Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-29
A TRUE COPY
AN ACT TO INCORPORATES raE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

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TONED, the inhabitants OF that portion OF storey
county embraced within the limits nereinsitel
| BET forth In this section OF tnls ACT, snai DC
\ BODY polite and corporate, oy tne name nhu
| styie OF Tho Town OF Gold hil, Ano ~ tnA'
| name they and their successors shnll DO known
In law, have perpetual succession. and sue and
be sued In all Courts. The boundaries ol said
incorporate town shall DO % follows: On inc
north by the southern line OF Virginia CITY, IN
the comfy OF Storey; on the east by the bound
| AIRY line between the counties Of Storey and 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 counties
/ of Storey and Washoe.
Sec, ;. The said town corporate Is hereby divi.
ded into two Wards, as follows: All that portion
of said town living north or northerly OF the
| center OF Crown Point street, 80 far as said
| street Is opened, and also lying north OF line
eusrtx mill Known a. the Bowers MIN, and ex.
tending due west to the line Of Washoe county,
| and also lying north Of line commencing at
| the intersection OF the center Of Main rtreet
and Crown Point street, and extending duo east
therefrom TO the boundary line Of Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Mafd; ana AZ ,,n. ins'
heretofore in this section Of this Act desert bed
| shall constitute the Second Ward
Sec g. The corporate powers OF said town
shan be vested in a Board OF Trustees. 70 CON
sist OF five members, who shall be actual resi-
dents OF and owners OF real estate In said town,
and who shall be chosen three from among the
residents OF the First Ward, and two from
among the residents of the Second Ward. IN
addition to said Board OF Trustees, there shall
be Treasurer elected by the qualified voters OF
said Town 80. .... % 4. !.
| Sec I. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their Offices for one year. and until their
SUCCESSORS are elected and qua lied, except 40
hereinafter In this Act provided,
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he be q qualihod
elcctor Of the State of Nevada, nor unless he
shall have been an actual resident Of said town
| for six months next pre-, eding the election. .
Sec. q. No person shall be entitled TO vote at
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un-
less he shall be qualified elcc,or Of this State,
1 and win have nctusiy resided within tho county
| OF Storey for slx months, aud within the town
/ of Gold Hill for three months next preceding
such election ;and no person shall be entitled
| to vote, except within the Ward In which he
resides. and nne resided for thirty days next pre-
| ceding such eIsction. ..r-.a. % Q
Sec. Z. Themuual election for Trustees and
| Treasurer shall be held on the first Monday OF
| MAY in each scar. I...rn o ... '.I E
| Sec. &. All, provisions Of law, which now arc
or hereaf(ef MAJ be in force regulating elections
aud proyiding FOR the registration Of electors,
80 ir as he same may be consistent With the
proyfsloIS of this Act shall apply % the election
n nt,JrrrS b.rsIn nrnvided .f5,t The Board OF
Trnsissf shall for two weeks prior 10 each an.
nnsI snfrtIon nuhlish notice in a newspaper
nnhiis in Storey eonnty. 10 The effect that
snch Gsc,Ssn viii t.ks nlaeo In said town. for
the 49,, m tsre 'r,nstees In the First Ward
,nJ sss,n T,rsssss IN The Second Ward. and
T..Ssnrar ns,nino the dsy on which such elec.
a. ,,.,n h, Itoand 5esiynatino the pollipr
I ..svo,s." and Tho e.Sof Ihrec inspectors OF
Rs..,j,,, ~ Tor s,ch v.rd ysoon as thc votes are
suunted and tailed 10 each.Wa the Inspec.
Esors and clerks shalt fsnake+out statement,
.howinr the number of votes castiu each Ward
for ths otlces OF Trustee affdsof Treasuyer, and
fo, each person seycrally, which statem ent shall
be c.rtId,l undcr oath or aiiiruisypn by at t6aAi
two aid Insneetors and two Cierknl and they
.haIl r.nse The same toyother with th6epollinv
snd talIy lis;s and tickets, duly sealed up ma,
packsye. 10 DO delivered to the Board OF Trus-
tees or the Clerk thereof within two days after
such election. Within three days amer the re.
ceipt OF the same, the Board OF Trustees shall
proceed TO examine and ascertain frVm such
statement and tally lets, what persons received
the greatest number OF votes for the oftices OF
Trustees and VI Treasurer. and certincate OF
election shall be forthwith issued BY the Clerk,
under the direction and supervision OF the
Board To the person or persons having received
the greatest number OF votes for each OF said
offices. The Clerk shall. without upreasonaoIe
delay, deliver said certihcafes 70 the person or
persons for whom they arc intcndeo, anu nc OF
his successor shall safely keep tn9 packAges OF
tickets, together with the tal!y nsts, ana an
other papers relating TO euch eeeuon Tor lofty
days from and after the day ofeiecroD, wnen;
N no notice Of contest In such election shalt
have been served On him, he may Destroy the
same ANY Qualifed elector In sAttoWn shall
have the rivht to contest the election OF any per-