Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-19
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AN ACT TO INCORPORATES THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

SaaT Ir6 .Isseally. DO enact dsyo4oaes:
Section i. For the purposes herc!naiteS men
toned. the inhabitants OF iha' Pot,oh srrinafisr
s,t forth In this section Of this Act shan oSS
hnly nolItic aud corporate, by tne name anu
styi, OF " The Town Of Gold HUI, ana py .mat
nimc they aud their successors shai DC hnoM1
In Az. have perpetual succession. ana sue anu
b. s,,d i'm ali Courts. The boundaries OF Sale
jn.ornoratc town shall be a. follows: on tue
north by IN. southern line OF virginia CITY, III
the county OF Storey on the east Dy the oou1u-
AIRY line between the counties OF storey anu Ly-
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 eouaues
of Storey and Washoe. n,
Sec, 4. The said town corporate Is hcreoy ui1l-
ded into two Wards, ~ follows: All that portion
OF said town lying north or northeriy OF me
center OF Crown Point street. 50 Tar A. saiu
street Ia opened, and also lying north oil u inc
commencing at the ceuter OF the site OF tue
quartz mill known as the Bowers MIN, anu eA-
tsading due west to the line Of Washoe county,
and also lying north Of n line eommcncins ~
IN, intersection OF The center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
therefrom 10 the bound ry line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; .nd an inat
portion lying south or southerly OF tne hnc
heretofore In this section OF This ACE ueseFioeu'
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Ssc. 8. The corporate powers oil SAID town
.hall be vested in a Board OF Trustees, TO con
s!st OF 1--we members, who shall DC actuau resi-
dents OF and owners or real estate IN siiu Town,
and who shall be chosen three irom anon. the
residents Of the First Ward, and Two from
among the residents OF the Second Waru. In
addition TO said Bnard OF Trustees, there shall
be q Treasurer elected by the qualified voters o'
said Town.
hold their offices for one year, AMI until the'f
slccessors are elected and qua lied, eXcep; al
hereinafter In this Act provided.
S.c. S. No person shall be eligible 20 the Once
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless ne bca quaiiaod
elector Of the state Of Nevada, nor unless Nc
shall have been an actual resident OF said towh
for elk months next preceding the election.
Sec. q. No person shall be entitled 10 vote al
any election for said Trustees or Tgeasarcr, nn'
less he shall be y qualified elcc'or OF tnls stare
and will have actually resided within me county
OF storey for six months, and within the town
OF Gold Hill for three months next precedins
such election aud no person shal' DC entit'sO
10 vote, except within the Ward In which he
resides. and has resided for thirty days next pre-
ccdins such election.
Treasurer shall be held on the lirst Monday oi
May In each year.
Sec. 8. All provisions OF law, which now arr
or hereafter may b. In force, rcSulaiin: elections
and prJyfdin: for the registration Of electors
Al fsr a. The same may be consistent with IN,
provisions Of this Act, rhall apply 70 Tie electioi
or officers herein provided for. Tue BOARD o
TraAtses shall for We weeks prior " each an
nul election, publish notice In q nswspaPe
puolishcd Ia Sturey county, TO the elect ina
such e,vsli1n' VIII take place In said town; 10
the election OF three Trustees In the Fret Ware
and two Trustees In the Second Ward anu !
Treasurer, naming the day on which such eicc
ton will be held, and designating the polhni
places, and tire namOs OF three inspectors U
Election for each ward. soon "a TIE HGtes ar
counted and tailed la each Ward, the lnspcc
tors and Clerks shall make out a statement
showing the number o votes cast IN each VAR
for tho otices oe Trustee anI OF irSasarS,' SnI
be certified under oath or affirmation by ~ leas'
two OF sSid Inspectors and two Clerks, ana inc!
rhsll caise the same. together Win Tue poiills
and tally lists, aud tickets, duly sca.ed up IN :
package, 10 be delivered to the Board OF Irus
teeI o. the Clerk thereof within two days aitii
such election. Within three days after tae re
eeipt OF tue same, the Board OF Trustees .shal
proceed " examined and ASCERTAIN irV'D sgcL
.tatemrnta aud tally lists, what persoas received
this erva:cst number OF votes for the offices o.
Tr,stos4 sand OF Treasurer, and u certificate o
election shall 10 forthwIth Issued by the Clerk
under the direction and supervision OF the
BolrJ, 20 the persoa or persons having received
the greatest number OF votes Tor each OF "a.
Offices. The Clerk shall, without unreasonable
DELAY, deliver said certificates to the person o
persons for whom they are intended. aud he y
his succSssor shall safely keep the packages .
tickets, together with the tally lists, and al
other papers relating to such election Tor fort
~. !, .on,ssr in .nch eIertion Ma
have been serted on him, he may destroy IN
same. Any qualified elector In said town shaI
have tho rightlo contest the election olhly pei
sIsSSt II M sSrf,on ofthis Act and sI.ch cor
~, s.ssii Ia condnctsd i'm Tee manner require
hv the Laws that now are or hereafter may b
oIss5 hv The Teyisl,ture FOR contestiny count
or prcclnct elections.
So ~ 49, hi Act -bnIl take Nh
n..,.i Nth nr,yij,.d by law, aI,i enter upo
.hs Jisch,ry, ~ thrir olic,al dutI-4 within Nv
JaSs arrr line notice OF their election, and 4
80 any Tr,strs or IRE lsurvr shall fail 10 qua
an, within said time. his Office shall be declarct
xSc,n,. nroyiied. that in ease the person -
elected he ah.rut from the County III the tim
~ NJ ~.IartI,n he shall o.. allowed twent
~'.hich IN rc,nrn and enter upou m,
uays Si.S an
oustoso M. III ~, 1,-,s,.c. AZ cl,c,r,
ov0' ~ I. D - ~, th.rc
SNAIL ~, tuetr ~ enS, iii, ",,r,Srr n
after a. may oe' sSteSt ony W y u"",n' :
President, VINO saai PscStie ~ net IN ~
ana perform sun otIet @ III - ~
Inay pscsctloc, pro'.asu, y ~, Ja r. ~ ri
duty 10 make out. on tne tniIu 'uSuu". IL ~
OF elch year. ans cause 10 oe puollsneu. ei."e
In = Newspaper pnohshsi iG Story souhS!,o
by posting IN nor ICES ,han h'e pu"i'S NV y
spicuous places III satu tpMn, u ~ - 49,
statement OF inc hahetslSoHuI' - Wv"
bhoNiuS sh,u oc,,,. I,
Sec. II. whenever vacancy s"t' pSsuiu
tns OUNCE OF iIsasuIva, '"' - nso.biaI In,
shaii MI sucn vacancy Wy .SnaIm go. q
thcr, that Wncu q 'SSAhN! Inan :" I"
the Once OF lrustec' tno rcHil,nueI - :. =,
Board OF Trustecs, or majority lneteoi, suai'
At the next regular MeetIn3 hcu a,es tne sa"
vacancy shan nave occurreu' appoint somc per
son to dill the vacancy provi1ea' Una the pr
son so appointed must De eilHioie 10 inc ouicc
under the requirements OF SECTIONS D, 0 ana o o
this Act.
Sec. IL. Inc ooatuo l ltu,'eeS sLs'' -
cretionary power 70 apPoint 1919; 1870
hey anu u uarsnh. ~ ~ "a a., .na. l.,
Contingent eoWpcnSat.ou1 a. s"tu ~ I"! Wv AZ
lefinihc. rue pta,u" A"s 80. ~ - 49, :,
h--is'aueoo 'rOo.St - M-! w .onaa,ia,
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nIrce's, WateI "O'N,. OpN SiDp z
ANY OF me aIoIest.u o""setap SnPayii s,"
tlt- cec'lou pEo'Iueu w, may .' i'"
tees renoNSu os "irenhrSsu, . ~ "a IT,
stson ay,uneu,a s."nI.. n-nr uI ,ha,,
ssns ~ ~" T,-.S,i HAL NH crrccj In
u.I." =, ~ -, IN, ,...ssyn, AMI c,Ii.c,
"H e -. ,,J ii".ns,s ths nm nI ~,
,hc,Sana aolI,r. nrr anunm
Scr "a The Hoard of Trustees shall bol,
rc,,isr ma,,inv. on the nrst and third Monday,
in r,ch month and .nch other meetings a. Is,
adIournmeu, or resolution they may determine
In, IN. Prc.Ide,, n, he HOARD shall have MOVE
,"ssi .n.cjnI meetings whrneyer. i'm hi. ind,
ment. h NAV be necessary.
De- ~ A majority of The Boari of Trustee
.haiI CONSTITUTED A quorum for business, but
les. number NAV adjourn from time to time. aat
NAV compel IN. attendance OF absent members
H. ,az,r,,,rv nrlar M hy resolution imDos