Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-18
AN TO INCORPORATE THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.
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ennr,y e,shracc5 within, the limits hereinafter
~, 10Th in tbis section Of this Act, shall be q
body polite and corporate, by the name and
~, ~ :. The Town of Gold Nm" and by that
nsr, they ana heir suecessors shall be known
in law, have perpetual succession, and sue and
town shall be- as follows: On tho
north nv Inc southern line Of Virginia City, In
the comfy of Storey. on the east BY the bound
ary line between the counties Of Storey and Ly-
on; on the south BY the boundary line between
the countie. OF Storey and Lyon, and on the
west by the boundary line between the counties
OF Storey and washoe.
Sec. ?, The said town corporate 10 hereby d.
vided into Wards, as follows: AL hat portion
of said town living north or northerly Of the
center OF Crown Point street, SO far as said
s,,sct IA onened. and also living north OF q line
ccbnmencinr az the center ofthe site Of the
nifartz min known as the Bowers Mill, and ex-
snS as ivjno nortb M a limo commencing at
,hn 1nte,s,rtton of the center OF Main Etreet
anJ Gown Point street, and extending due east
fherefrom 10 the BOUNDARY line OF Lyon county,
sbalj Constitute the First Ward and all that
portion lying south or southerly Of the line
heretofore In this section OF this Act described,
shaii constitute the Second Ward.
See. 3. The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested in a Board Of Trustees, to con
ala, ~ Ave members. who shall be actual resi-
dents OF and owners OF real estate in said town,
ana, who shall be chosen three from among the
residents Of the First Ward, and two from
among the residents OF the second Ward.
Sec a The said Trustees shall hold their Office
for one wear. and until their successors are elect.
ed and qualified, except as hereinafter In thir
Act provided, .H
Sec, 5. No person shall be eligible TO the once
OF Trustee unless he be qualified elector OF the
State OF Nevada, nor unless he shall have been
an actual resident Of sald town for ELK months
next prcceliny the election.
Sec e. No person shall DO entitled to vote al
any election for said Trustees. unless he shall
he n oualided elcc;or OF this State, and will have
~actnsily resided within the county Of Storey for
~ months' and within the town Of Gold Hill
for three months next preceding such election
ami no person shall be entitled to vote, excep,
within the Ward In which he resides, and has
resided for thirty days next preceding such cleo
ton. :,
Sec. Z. The annual election for Trustees shall
he held ON the frst Monday Of May In each year.
Sec, 8. All provisions Of law, which now are
mr. hereafter NAV be In force, regulating elections
and proyidinc for the registration OF electors,
al far "a NAV be consistent with tho provisions
of this Act, shall apply to the election Of officers
herein nroyIded for. The Board Of Trustees
.haIl for TWO weeks prior to each annual cleo.
lion pnbiish notice in a newspaper published
in storey county. 10 the effect that ruch election
viii take place In said town. for the election Of
,h,es Trnstce. In the First Ward and two Trus.
taaa Ia tho Snenn1 Wyrl. naming Inc uAV OIL
'ybJcb spcb election will be held, and dcsignat.
inc the no,llnp places. and the names OF three
Irsncrtors of Election for each ward. coon ~
| thc votes ara counted and tailed In each Ward,
,he Insnectors and Clerks shall make ont q
s.s,.mspt sbovving the number of votes cast In
ss.n W. Sos ,hs ontcc Of Trnstee. and fol each
eaen As.,iI. witch statement shall be Ger.
ps a5 80. e aa,SS or aairmstiop by M least two
rNstS Insnsctn,. and two CLERKS. and they shall
carSa ibe Iems' toceiher with the polling and
III NJ III wy snd ;,csc,s dplv scaled mn I'm a back,
tsliy ISIS anTassoS w ,Sa Roani Of frrnstecs OF
~, 70 DC aG.,Ie a;,h,u ,,xo Ssrs amer sncS cleo.
SIeESs ansIvot NJ. !. Ia a. ,ba rsceint nf thc
ION. nI" Wi os H. No. .LaII nrocsc5 to
sanc, 'no 49, asaaa,r t."m snch statsmrnt and
e snl ml., "" ,oha, narann hos racciycd The vrent.
-. 80 rnmh,r ~ rofes for the office of Trustees,
est nunloe.M ,o' ~ .Ia.,,nn shaIl he fnrIbwith
ann : nv ,he cisrI nndcr tha IIrec,ion and Nh.
narvJs,o5 of the BolrI. 10 the person or persons
na'lns iuSsa 800 A. I'So SIs,L shsu Win,
ont unreasonable deiay, deISes sau SeItn!eats
70 tne Pefs9h oo pSiss 49, ~ shsu soI,,y tear
tended, anu nc y. nis sue.ess.t s"aJ J,s -. ~ ,oIIf,
me paekasss OF Ilehets, .ogyanSs y snn = oIac
lists anu III o'ner Papets vIAu .hn Ia. y,
ZION los Iyt.! uTS's Unrcn as con,o.t IN inch
election shalt nave been served on nun, nc my
destroy the same; ANY quaiinee eic.sol in sau
own snau nave tue riSnt eonSre. ~ 'ssa,ol
OF any person deSlatea eisSteea iIus'ee, aspio
vided IN TINS sest,on oi .niS nS., amu SUI sn ~
test shall be conducted " tne manne. Nqunse
by the LAWS that now are os nsltaiter may w
enacted by the Legislature
or precinct e.eeilons.
Sec. y. Inc trustees CHOSEN a. anS StI@'ivy,
held under inns Act shaLi axe .ne omSian oa.l
provided by law, and entcr upon ihe uisehhIS'
OF their official duties Within i've days alIer an.
notice OF their eieetion, Sasr ahS I'ussSt
shall tail 10 quaiiiy Within salu tinie, His ome'
shall be declared vacant; PrSSiuea, tnat III east
the person so elected shaI po aosc,t ilHnt - hs
sHan.y u, y ,T T,vs IN which 10 return and
allowed twenty uays ~ "nsMun " u
enter upon inc antes " y rr Tne., ~ o,oo,o,
Sec. III; Ine boaIa vi irus.ees 80 ~,
shall, at their nsst meeting, or as soon tncre
after a. may DC, selevt wy VI ~ ann,;nc .
PRESIDENT, VINO sGaIi prcsiuS az 'nsn $1,000 ~ w y
and perform sucn otncr uu'ies Us satu Doa'N
may prescribe.
Sec. II. whenever Nacane! snam oSSur !;
the office OF trustee. tnc renia,h hoeno " shaI
Doulu ., rcs.,,i,, m ,ncs,in': held aiter The saiC
- sail raw occurred. appoint some per
co. I'M the vacancy provided. that the per
.on 40 appOinted must be eligible 70 the office
nrJsr ~. rnnnIrcments or SECTIONS & 3 and q %
,h;s A.,
A' :, Tho Ro,rJ or Trustees shall appoint
HSn TT,ey sholl have dIscretionar,
-. ,m .nno,nt a CL,rE nm Attorney and Mar
PoMe. " 49, or .ai,rv or contin,cnt com
1 a. -a.l Hoard naV IalAFmlnn IhN
penSI'ron ~ sa. a,n r oy suoh 3,ser as.isiancc q,
b1ard may aiso enpioy sI ,ime nv ,,ms ranni, nd
saoo,eIsN - May ' - n,iiacS;or or tnxcs or N
Tor inc a-sessinen'oa ,noit ~ 1880 y,oter
senses' OF a har ,o,Sn ,rn,.rtv SnW "f m,
NnOrss,tS osrrcrs mr. en,nloyes. In this Section
asn,;J,I ror may he Inv said Trustees removed
~ =; ScSar ..j or tho ONCE or position. except
,he T'rsasnS,r abolished. a. circumstance, and
!, 7, I,a s,msr M economy may ~rrurire.
SEC. I3. The Board OF trustees shall! hold
,.S,,SSs- mcs,jng. on the frst and third Monday
in Sach month and such other meetings ~ BY
adiournment or resolution they may determine,
I mi the President OF the Board shall have power
10 call special meetings whenever, in his jud.,
ment, IL may be necessary.
Sec. H. A majority of the Board OF Trustees
shall CONSTITUTED a quorum for business, but u
less number NAV adjourn from time TO time. aud
NAV compcl tho attendance OF absent members,
by percmptory order, or by resolution, impos'
iny due, not to exceed 80 for any one meeting.
Sec. Is. The Board OF Trustees shall adopt
| rules for tho government Of their " proceed
inys and shall be She iudycs nj the election and
unslidcation OF their own members. subject,
SSoTeyer. 10 the decision Of the District Court
of Inc Frat Judicial District, in cases Of con-
rested clcctiona. Their meetings shall be pub
lie. except whom the Board shall decide that the
intere-ts Of the town require secrecy. A Jour
nal of all proceedings Of the Board snail be kept
| by The Clerk, and the ayes and noes shall bt
| taken AZ the request of any member, and shall
be entered in the Journal.
Sec. 10. The board OF Trustees snail have
| power: First-To make bylaws and ordinance
not rcpu.nant to the Constitution and laws o.
the State OF Nevada. Second-To levy ant
| collect taxes on all real and personal property
within the town, made taxable by the laws d
this State, for State and county purposes, which