Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-29
A TRUE COPY
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

Sas,on , For the purposes hereinafter men
,lonc5 The Inhabitants OF that portion OF storey
county embraced within the limits heteinai .
set forth In this section OF this h az p.ma and
style or ). The Town OF Gold Hill, ana py Inat
name they and their successors rhaIl pc Snow
in law, have perpetual succession. ana sue aTS
he sned In al Courts. The boundaries OF said
fncornorate town shall be as follows: On the
northb y The southern line OF Virginia City, In
the comfy Of Storey /; on the east by the bound
ary 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 tue
west BY the boundary line between ue Soun'eo
Of Storey and Washoe.
Sec. 2. The said town corporate u hereby uiVt-
ded into two Wards, as follows: AL
OF said tow lying north or northeriy OF the
center OF Crown Point street, 80 far as said
street IA opened, and also lying north OF a line
commencing at the center OF the site OF inc
ouartz mill known as the Bowers Mill, and e1-
Tending due west to the line Of Washoe county,
and also lying north Of u line commencing al
the Intersection o. the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due cast
therefrom TO the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and al tnal
portion lying south or southerly OF inc me
heretofore in this section OF THIS ACT deserioeu'
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. 3. The corporate powers OF said town
shalI be vested In a Board of Trustees, to con-
sist OF I'VE members, who shan Do actua resi'
dents OF and owners Of real estate In said town,
and who shall be chosen three nom amohS lne
among the residents Of the Second Ward. In
addition 10 said Board OF Trustees, there shaI
be a Treasurer elected By the qualified voters OF
said Town.
hold their o!fces for one year, and unol thelr
successors gre elected and quaLined, except as
hereinafter Ia this Act provided.
Sec. 5. No person shall be eligible TO the 9nee
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he bea quiaiinSd
elector Of the State OF Nevada, nor uhicss nc
shall have been an actual resident OF ralu town
for six months next preceding the elecuon.
Sec. q, No person shall be entitled 10 vote ~
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, nn'
less he shall be . qualified elcctor OF lois sAte.
and will have actually resided within the county
OF storey for ak months, and within the town
OF Gold Hin for three months next pFeceuinS
such election and no person shall DC entltleu
10 vote, except within the ward IN whlcn NC
resides, and has resided for thirty days next pre-
Seq I. The annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held on the FIRST MONDAY Oh
May In each year.
Sec. s. All provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter may b. In force, regulating elections
AMI providln: for the registration OF electors,
30 FAR a. the same may be consistent win the
~D-oyisIons OF ri Act, shall apply 10 the election
ul officers hrreil Gproyiial for, Tho Board OF
Trustees shall, for two weeks prior 10 each an
nuAl election. publish no,lee ~ q ne SSs, ,Ps,
such ION VII take place In said town; Tor
the e!ecfIon OF three Trustees In the t1rst Maru
and Two Trustees In The Second Wafu, anu y
Treasurer, naming thu day on which sGch elec-
ton viii be held. and designating inc ponnS
pl.yss, and the names OF three Inspectors oil
Election for each ward. soon as the votes are
counted aud Tailed In each Ward, the lnspec-
tors aud Clerks shan make out q tatemenI
showing the number Of votes cast In cen Naru
4 w.. AaI NJ TrAaZnrar and
10, each person seyerally, which statement shall
Dc certified under oath or Animation oy az least
two of said Inspectors and two Clerks, ana tney
shall cause tho rautc. together Win tue po'iihs
and tally lists, and tiekets, duly sealcu up IN =
packaye. TO be delivered TO the Board OF Trus-
ices or the Clerk thereof Within two days after
such election. Within three days aner the re,
ce!pt bfthe same, the Board OF trustees sshan
proceed TO examine aud ascertain irom snch
statement and tally lists, what pcrrons rsceircG
the yr,Afest number OF votes Tor the otlces oil
Trustees xnd OF Treasurer. and u certineate OF
e~lec,honshAll DO forthwith Issued by the Clerk,
under tho direc lion and supervision OF tue
Bo~ard,tothc person or persons having received
oflces. The Clerk shall. without unreasonable
DELAY, deliver said certificates to the person or
ncrsona for whom thcy arc intended, and he or
his successor shali rsfely keep the packages Of
tickets, together with the tally LETS, and all
other papers relating TO such election Tor forty
DAYS from and after the day OF eleetion, when.
AZ no notice OF contest in such election rhaI'
have bcen. served on him, he may destroy Tue
same. Any qualified clcctor In said town shall
aan dsriar,S elected a Trustee or Treasurer, as
proyidedi In this section ofthis Act,a and suchcon.
-, NAN IL CONDUCTED in the manner required
by the lrys that now arc or hereafter may DC
eiActod BY the Legislature for ontestinSeounty
see y aa bsIa nnder Ibis Act shall take the
"ei.;sI an nrnyided by law, aud enter upoT
,ha di.charve Of ,hcir official duties within i've
- go Sre no,irc Of thcir election, aud In
n. = TrnsIes or treasurer shall fail 10 quail
q oasS,n ss;J ,,rc his ofncc .NrI, ne declared
- snsoyiJ,sI thar In case me person 50
$500 h. ,h.cnt from the county at The. time
W IA, .Ios,Jon Ia. .bnll he allowcl twenty
- IN ,xbjch ~ rctnrn and enter upon the
mi =. - ~ of,ce - 49, .,r
= IN TSa Roarl Of Trustees 40 elected
,Aai- al meeting or as soon there.
$50 $50 MAJ hc' select ont. of thei; lumber Us
after a. may ~ MN nsnsJdc ~ thcir meetings,
fresitNnt' VINO sSa, ~. Sr,ics "a aid Board
ana perform -ucn ot9el ,Sa, 4, Rail no Nj
may prescIloe, Nv 49, No,d.y In Anr,l
dnty 10 MAKE OUT ~ !. III ~. raS,iShs1 ei,Se,
OF each year. ana cause Uo PH.n. 49,, y,
In q newspaper puolsnyu ~ SVonS 80 ccn,
by posting In mot lees imam h'e puoLsS nv Sun,
spicuous places IN salu Gown y :. ~ ,aSrn
statement OF tne nnanvtaaS ,Sas"o "
showing the .oIal shaTr occ,,r In
Sec. II. Whenever a vacancy saal occur IN
the once OF treasurer, Tue Dpa,u W. a.
shal III suCn N"S."N! =. XIII occrr In
ther, ths. Wncu SNH..! 49, ~ s,;d
inc oMsy W LLuSsos' ~ ,Sc,soS .hniI
Board otIrustecs, or anlayStlI 1850. 80
al the next resular mectIn3 w ~ - nns
vacancy snai nave oeIu'teu, ~. y. ~ -.
sonto Ill the vacancy pronlIeu' ."a, ~
non so appointed must DC eliSioto " ~ uee
under the requirements OF sec'ions D. 'a""oo'
this ACT ,.ro Hi
Sec. II. me boaru OF lIus'evr s sIn' "a s,,ns'
eretionsfy power 70 apPoant 1900 Sal,ry nv
hey ana . Massla. ~ W. - -. nay 40.
conIinsen re- InPon ,sas a. NJ snrh ether
tetm.ne. in' sSasa 10 mSv 10 Nom lime IN
aneos a. ,Se ossessmcni or collection
~ 49, ~ ii.cnsas ar The care and rcpair of
= rn.Ls or o,hsr town ,rhnerty
$500 ~. ssn..sSIj oo,ccrs or rmnIoyes IN
81! $3.50 nroy,J.S for may hc nv said Trus.
.nis $4,000 ~. SSschar,,J ~ IN. ono, ar no.
- .NnfJohod aS ci-cnms,ancc. and a due
100 naSnon,S NAV nsnnIre. nroyId.d that
,ha ala, ~ the Har-ial snail not exceed, In.
c.n1I,g comn,n.stion for assessing and collect
Inc town tsy,. and llcenses, the sum OF two
,hc,.ena della. mar annum
Scc ~ The Hoard OF Trustees shall hold
rssni,r meetinps ON the trt and third MONDAYS
in each month and such other meetings as by
Adjournment or resolution they may determine,
hui the Presideat OF ths Eoard shall have power
10 call special meetings whenever, in his judy
ment. Il may be necessary.
Sec, IA. A majority OF the Board OF Trustees
shall constitute 4 quorum for business, but q
lrss number nav adjourn from time to time, and
NAV compel the attendance orabscnt members,
nv pcrcmptory order, or BY resolution, impOs'
iny lne- NOT 10 exceed 40 for any oae meeting.