Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-17
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TOWN OF GOLD Hill.

teE IOTtu IN LIE bGCkt0hoA AAAo 1s
Sody politic and corporate, by the name and
style Of s-The Town Of Gold Hill, and by that
they and their successors shall be known
in law. have perpetual succession, and sue and
be sued In all Courts. The boundaries Of said
town shall be rs follows On the
north BY the southern line OF Virginia City, n
Inc county Of storey; on the east by the bound
AIRY line between the counties OF storey, and "
on: on the south by the boundary line between
the counties OF Storey and Lyon, and ON the
west by the boundary line between the counties.
Of Storey and Washoe. a.
SEE ,, The said town corporate Is hereby d.
yidcd into Wards, as follows: All that portion
Of said town lying north or northerly OF the
center OF Crown Point street, so Tar as saia
street Is opened, and also lying north OF a line
commencing AT the center OF tine sl,e OF INC
ouartz mill known as the Bowers Mill, and ex-
tending due west to the line OF Washoe county,
and also lying north Of q line commencing at
the intersection Of the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending Que east
thsrefrom to the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and ~ inst
portion lying south or southerly OF the hne
heretofore In this section OF this Act described,
shall constitute the Second Ward
Sec. 5, The corporate power OF said town
shall be vested In q Beard OF Trustees, 70 con-
sist OF Ave members, who shall be actual resi-
| dents OF and owners of real estate In said town,
| and who shall be chosen three nom among the
| residents OF the First Ward, and two from
among the residents ofthc Second Ward;
Sec 4, The said Trustees shall hold their ONCE
| for one year, md until their successors arc elect
ed and qualified, except as hereinafter In THIS
Sec S. No person shall be eligible to the once
Of Trustee unless he be u ~qualihod elector OF inc
/ state of Nevada, nor unless he shall have oeeh
an actual resident OF said town for ELK months
next preceding the election.
Sec. Z. No pe-son shall DO entitled to vote q;
any election for said Trustees, unless he shall
be- q qualified clcctor Of this State, and VIII nav
actually resided within the county OF storey i0I
six months, and within the town OF Gold hu
for three months next preceding such eiecnoh,
within the Ward In which he resides, and has
resided for thirty days nextpreceding such cleo
ton r.,
be held on the frst Monday Of Ma, In each year
Sec. s. All provisions Of law, which now arc
or hereafter may be in force, regulating elections
and providing for the registration OF electors,
40 FAR "a NAV be consistent with The provisions
Of this Act, shall apply to the election Of ofneers
herein provided for. The Board OF trustees
shall, for two weeks prior 10 each annual elec,
ton, publish notice In 4 newspaper pu9nsnee
in Storey county, to the effect that sucn eiecton
will take placc In said town, for the election 0
three Trustees In the First Ward and two Trus
tees In the Second Wyrd, naming the day OF
which such election viii DO he'd, aha aesignat
Il l0N IHt u pAANtSs eae
inspectors OF Election for each ward. soon q,
the votes are counted and tailed In each Ward
the Inspectors and Clerks shall make out :
statement, showing the number OF votes east II
each Ward for the Office OF Trustee, anu '9i eacl
person seyerally, which statement shall be Ger
tifed under oath or affirmation by ut least twS
of said Inspectors and two Clerks, and they shnl
carsc the same, together with the polling ant
tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed up In a pack
ace. TO be delivered to the Board OF Trustees OF
i Nfn.i-. ,karanf within fIyn lNyS nfter RuCn eleC
lion. Within three days aftcr the receipt OF inc
sane, the Board Of Trustees sEsll proceed Il
examine and ascertain from such statement ono
;ally lists, what person has received the great
eat number OF votes for the office OF Trustees
and a certificate Of election shall be forthwith
Issucd by the Clerk. under the direction and SUI
d. vision OF the Board, to tho person or persons
having recsiyed the greatest number 0i votes
for each Of said Offices. The Clerk shall, with
out unreasonable delay, deliver said certificates
10 the person or persons for whom they are In
tended, and he or his successor shall safely keeT
,he packages OF tickets, together with the tally
lists, and al other papers relating TO such cleo
ton for forty days from and amer the day o.
election, when, II no notice OF contest In sncl
election shalt have been served on him, ne may
town shall have the right to contest the election
OF any person declared elected q Trustee, as pro
yided in this section Of this Act, and such con,
test shall be conducted In the manner requirec
By the laws that now are or hereafter may b'
enacted BY the Legislature Tor contestingo count!
or precinct elections.
Sec. o. The Trustees chosen at any election
held under this Act shall take the official oatf
provided by law, and enter upon the discharge
Of their official duties within i've days afler du'
notice OF their election, and In case any Trustee
shall fail TO qualify within said time, his Office
shnll he declared vacant: provided, that In cas-,
the pcrson 80 elected shall be absent from tn,
county at the time OF his election, he shall bt
allowed twenty days In which TO return ant
enter upon the duties OF his Office.
Sec. 10. Tit Board OF Trustees so electet
hall, at their lrst meeting, or a. soon there
after as may b., select one OF theli numoer III
President, who shall preside attheir meeninSs
and perform such other uuti:s Us saiu oo~'
may prescribe. .uu.,,
Sec. II. Whenever q vacancy shan occur II
he Office OF Trustee, the remainder OF SAL!
Board OF Trdstees, or n mrJ"riiN thereof, snail
II the next regular meeting nesG after Tue san
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per
son to ill the vacancy ; PROVIDED, That the per
son so appointed must be eligible 10, the once
under the requirements OF Sections 3, . and 20
this Act.
Sec. IL. The Board Of Trustees shall appOlh
4 Treasurer. They shall have discrctlonar!
power to appoint u Clerk, an Attorney and MAJ
-hal. At such rates OF saLary OF SontluSen' sU W
pensation Us said Board may acerInine. IN
Board may also employ such other assistancs o.
.aborcrs as may De, from Time W TIME, requltST,
for the assessment or coiIection OF taxes or u
censes, or the care and repair OF streets, water
works, or other town property. Amy OF IN
Aforesaid Officers or employees, IN tnls SeStioi
provided for, may be by said Trustees removed
or discharged, or the office or position, excep
The Treasurer, abolished, as circumstances, ant
1 due sense OF economy may require. .,
Sec. 10. The Board OF trustees SHAH nolt
regular meetings Oh the first and third Monday
in each month, and such other meetings as D!
adjournment or resolution they may determine
but the Presldeat oil the Board shall have powei
TO call special meetings whenever, In his Judg
ment, il may be necessary.
Sec. II. 4 majority OF tho Board or Trustees
shall constitute u quorum for business, but
less number may adjourn from time TO time, aht
NAV compel ths attendance OF absent members
by pcrrmptory order, or by resolution, impos
ing line. not to exceed $40 for any one meeting
Sec. Is. The Board Of Trustees shall adopI
rules for the government OF their own proceed
Ings, and shall be the judges Of the election an6
qualification Of their own members. subject
however. to the decision Of the District Cour'
Of the Frat Judicial District, In cases OF con
tested elections. Their meetings shall be pub
&c. except when the Board shall decide that thu
interests OF the town require secrecy. A Jour
nal of all proceedings OF the Board shall be KEEP
by The Clerk. and the ayes and noes shali o.
taken NJ the request OF any member and snai
DO entered in the Journal.
Sec. i6. The Board OF Trustees shall nave
power: First-To make bylaws and ordinance
not repugnant to the Constitution and law o
the State OF Nevada. Second-To levy ant
collect taxes on all real and personal propcrt,
within the town, made taxable by the laws o
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