Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-24
an ACT TO INCORPORATES TAE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

set forth in this section OF this ACT. -hall DC u
body polite and corporate, by the name anu
styis of The Town Of Gold HIM. and by that
name they and their successors shall be known
in law, have perpetual succession. and sue and
be .ued in all Courts. The boundaries OF said
incorporate town shall be a. follows: VI the
north by the southern line OF Virginia City, in
the county 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 counties OF Storey and Lyon, and on the
west by the boundary line etwcen the counties
OF Storey and washoe.
Sec. 3 The said town corporate Is hereby d.
yided into Wards, as follows: All that portion
OF said town lying north or northeriy OF the
center OF Crown Point street, so far as said
street is opened, and also lying north OF a line
commencing at the center Of the site OF the
quartz mill known a. the Bowers Mill, and ex-
tending duc west to the line OF Washoe county,
and also lying Forth OF 4 line commencing al
the intersection OF the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
therefrom TO the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shan constitute the First Ward; and all that
portion lying south or southerly or the line
heretofore In this section OF this Act described,
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. 8. The corporate powers Of said town
shall be vested in q Board OF Trustees, 10 con-
sist Of tve members, who shall be actual resi-
dents Of aud 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.
Sec 1. The said Trustees shall hold their office
for one year. and until their Successors are elect
ed and qualified, except as hereinafter In this
Act provided.
Sec. 5. No person shall be eligible to the Office
Of Trustee unless he be a qualified elector OF the
State OF Nevada, nor unless he shall have been
an actual resident OF said town for six months
next preceding the election.
See. d. No person shall be entitled 20 vote al
any election for said Trustees, unless he shall
he y qualified elcctor OF this State. anc VIII have
actually resided within the county OF storey ior
ak months, and within the town of Gold Hill
for three months next preceding such election;
and no person shall Re entitled TO vote, except
within the Ward In which he resides, and has
resided for thirty days next preceding such cleo
ton 80
Sec. =. The annual electioa FOR Trustees shall
he held on the frat Monday OF May in each year.
Sec. s. AL provisions Of law, which now are
or hereafter may be In force, regulating elections
and providing for the registration Of electors,
81 far as may be consistent with The provisions
OF this Act. snail apply TO the election Of Ofilcers
herein provided for. The BOarl VI Trustees
shall. for two weeks prior to each annual cleo.
ton, publish notice In \ newspaper published
in Storey county, to the effect that such election
will take piacc In said own for the election Of
three Trustees In the First Ward and two Trus-
tees In the Second wyrd, naming The day on
which such election will he held, and dcsignat.
Ing tho polling place., and the names or three
Inspectors OF ELECTION for each ward. soon ~
the yOtcs arsconnted and tllliedin each Ward,
the inspectors = md Clerks shah make ont n
statement, showing the number of votes cast H.
each Ward for the otfce OF Trustee, and lot each
person severalJ, which statement shall be GER
lihed under oath or affirmation by NJ least two
Of said Inspectors and two Clerks. and they shall
caH-c the sane, together with the polliu. and
tally lists, and tickets, duly scaled up in 4 pack.
are, TO he delivered Id the Board OF Trustees or
Clerks thereof within w days after such elec.
ton. Within three days after the receipt OF the
same. the B0srd OF Trustees shall proceed TO
examine and ascertain irum such statement and
tally lists, what person has received the great
est number OF yoIes for tho Office OF Trustees,
aid a certificate OF election shall be forthwith
issued by the Clerk. under the direction and I'll.
pervision Of the Bolrd, to the person or persons
having received the greatest humber OF votes
out unreasonable delay, deliver said certificates
to the person or persons for whom they arc in
tended, spd he or his successor shall safely keep
the pscsSSes OF tickets, together with the tally
lists, ard al other paper. relating 10 such elec
ton for forty days from and aficr the day OF
election, whcB, " NO notice Of contest much
election shall have been served on him, he may
destroy the same. Any Gualided elector In said
town shall have the right 10 contest the election
OF any person declared elee.cda Trustee. as pro-
>v,ded In this section Of this Act. and such con-
test shall be conducted in the manner required
by the laws that now are or hereafter may be
enacted by the Legislature for contcstin. county
or precinct eiectipnS,
sec. 9, The Trustees chosen at any election,
hsld under this Act shall take the official oath
provided by Lave, and enter upon the discharge
u: their olicial duties within i've days after due
notice OF their election, andin case any Trustee
shall failto quality within S5id time, his Osicc
shall DO decIatsI vacant provided, that in case
me person so e.ycted shall b" absent from the
county at the time Of his election, he shall be-
allowed twenty days in which TO return and
enter upon the duties ofhiS Office.
Sec. ~. The BTArd Of Trustees so elected
shall, ~ their irst meeting, or ~ soOn there
after rs may be, select one OF thcll Number ~
President, who shall preside At their mec;ings,
aud perform such other duties a. said Board
nay prescribe.
Sec. II. Whenever a vacancy shall occur In
the Office OF Trustee, the remainder OF said
Board OF Trustees. or a majority thereof, shall,
al the next regular meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred. appoint sonc per.
sou 10 ill the yacancy: provided, that the per.
son 80 appointed must be eligible Ia the office.
under the requirements OF Sections 2, : and q OF
this Act.
Sec. IL. The Board OF Trustees shall appoin,
aTreasarcr. They shall have discretionary
power to appoint a Clerk, an Attorney and Mar.
rhll. at such rates OF salary or contingent com.
pcn-ation a. SAID Board may determine. The
board may also employ such other AS tstancc or
lAborcrs a. may be, nom time to time, required
for the assessment or collection OF taxes OI IL
ccnsc., or the care and repair OF streets, water
works, OF other town property. ANY OF the
aforesaid officers or employees, in this Section
provided for, may be by said Trustees removed
or discharged, or the Office or position, except
the Treasurer. abolished, a. circumstances, and
q due sense Of economy may require.
Sec. Is. The Board Of Trustees shall hold
regular mect!a.s on the first and third Mondays
Ia each month, and such other meetings a. by
adjournment OF resolution they may determine,
but the President OF the Board shall have power
20 call special meetings Whenever, in his JUDI
ment, II may be necessary.
Sec. IL. A majority OF the Board OF Trustees
shall constitute 4 quorum for business, but
less number may adjourn LOm line TO time, and
may compel the attendance OF absent members,
by percmptory order. or by resolution. impos.
ing ine. not to exceed $40 70: any one meeting.
Sec. Is. The Board OF Trustees shall adopt
rules FOR the government OF their own proceed
inys, and shall be the judges Of the election and
qualification OF their own members. subject,
however. TO the decision OF the District Court
Of the First Judicial District. in cases OF con
tested elections. Their meetings shall be pub
lie, except when the Board shall decide that the
interests OF the town require secrecy. \ jour
nal OF uhl proceedings III the BoarG shall be kept
by the Clerk. and the ayes and noes shall be
taken At the reQue-i Of any member. and shall
be entered in the JUUr nAl
Sec. Is. The Board OF Trustees shall have
power: First-To make bylaws and ordinance
not rerngnant To the Constitution and laws Of
the State OF Nevada. Scconl-rO levy and
collect taxes on all res! and personal property
within the town. made taxable by the laws OF
this State. for state and cOunty purposes. which
are now in force or may hereafter he enacted.
except the proceeds OF mines. which shall not
be subject TO taxation, which tax shall not OK.
coed one and three-fOurths per ccntum per an
mum on the assessed value Of ali property. with,
not to exceed ten per ccntum on the amount of
such tax additional thereto, asa penalty on all
Delinquent taxes provided, that they shall have
further power, when In their opinion IL may be-
como necessary and cIpedicnt, TO levy an addi-
tlonal K, not to exceed five cents on each and
every 500 valuation OF all property. for the con.
tinuOus maintenance OF the public schools Of
said town, said tax TO he collected at the same
time and In the same manner rs other taxes In
this Act provided for. Third-to lay out or cx.
tend, open, alter or repair all streets and alleys.
aud provide for opening. grading, widening.
draining, cleaning, anu ligIting, or otherwise
improving the zane, Also, To provide for the
construction repa.,. preservation and cleaning
OF all sidewalks. croSswalks. bridges, sewers
and drains. To proven: distractions being
erected or placed II ny OF the streets, alleys or
sidewalks, or the Use OF any sewers or drains rs
cesspool-, and for the removal of the SAME. To
compel the owrers Ct lots and property To bear
tic expense OfcEectins sidewalks, or improving
the road or streets In front Of the same. by
special tax or othcrwi.c. To condemn prop
erty for the use or henef, ofthc town In the FOL.
lowing manner: The Board OF Trustees shall
appoint one referee and he owner or owners Of
the property TO be condemned shall appoint one
referee, and In the event that the two referees
40 appointed shall fail To agree In the valuation
III the properly. the two so selected shall Ap
po.nta third referee, and the valuation OF such
property agreed 10 BY such referees, or two Of