Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-05
A TRUE COPY
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE TaR
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

Set forth in this section OF this Act, shall DC
body polite and corporate, by the name ana
| style Of " The Town of Gold Hill, I" and by thaI
name they and their SUCCESSORS shall be known
| in law, have perpetual succession. and sue ana
be sued In all Courts The boundaries OF said
incorporate town shall be as follows: On the
north by the southern line OF Virginia CITY. IN
| the county OF Storey on the east by the oound-
| AIRY line between the counties OF Storey and l.y-
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.
ded into two Wards, as follows: All that portion
| OF said town lying north or northery OF the
center OF Crown Point street, 80 far as said
street Is opened, and also lying north OF line
| commencing at the center OF the site OF the
Quartz mill known "a the Bowers Mill, and eS.
tending due west to the line OF Washoe county,
and also lying north OF u line commencing ut
the intersection OF the ccnter OF Main street
and Crown Point street. and extending due east
therefrom to the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and all that
portion lying. south or southeriy OF the line,
heretofore in this section Of this Act desert bed
shsll constitute the Second Ward.
| Sec. 3. The corporate powers OF said town
| shall BE- vested in q Board OF Trustees, to con-
| sst Of Ave 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
4 among the residents OF the Second Ward. In
addition to said Board OF Trustees, there shall
be Treasurer elected by the cLsl';lcd voters OF
said Town. .-
Sec 1. Tho said Trustees aud Is,asurer shall
hold their offices for one year, and until their
successors are elected and qua iaed, except as
i hereinafter In this Act provided.
Sec. 5. No person shall be eligible to the office
/ OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he be 4 qualified
/ clcctor OF the State Of Nevada, nor unless he
shall have been an actual resident OF said town
for Fix months next preSe edinS the election.
Sec. q. No person shall be entitled 10 vote al
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un-
less he shall be qualified elector OF this State,
/ and will have actually resided within the county
/ Of Storey for six months, and 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 ne
resides and has resided for thirty days next pre-
/ ceding such election.
Sec. Z. The annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held on the hrst Monaay oi
/ May in each year.
| See 5. All provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter may be in force, regulating elections
| and providing for the registration OF electors,
| so far Us the same may be consistent with the
provisions OF this Act, shall apply 70 tne elecol
| OF officers herein provided for. Tho Board OF
/ Trustees shall, for two weeks prior 10 each an
| nual election, publish notice In newspaper
/ published in Storey county, to the elect that
such election will take place In said town: for
II "
| and two Trustees in the Second Ward, and o
/ Treasurer, naming the day on which such cleo
Il ton will be held, and designating the polling
places, and the names OF three Inspectors of
| Election for each ward. Soon rs the votes are
counted and tailed In each Ward, the lnspec-
| tors and Clerks shall make out statement
showing tho number OF votes cast IN each W ara
/ for the offices OF Trustee and OF Treasurer and
/ fot each person scvcrally, which statement shau
be certified under oath or affirmation by at least
/ two OF said Inspectors and two Clerks, and they
shall cause the same, together with the polling
and tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed up In y
package, 10 be delivered TO the Board OF Trus-
/ tros or the Clerk thereof within two days after
such election. Within three days after the re.
ce!pt OF the same, the Board OF Trustees sshall
proceed TO examine and ascertain frUm sucn
statement and tally lists, what pcrrons received
the greatest number OF votes for the offices OF
Trustees and OF Treasurer, and certincate OF
election shall bo 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 Tor each OF saiu
offices. The Clerk shall. without unreasonable
delay, deliver said certificates to the person or
persons for whom they are intended, and he or
MS successor shall safely keep the packages OF
tickets, together with the tally lists, and all
other papers relating 10 such election Tor torty
days from and After the day OF election, when;
II no notice OF contest In such election shalt
have been served on him, he may destroy the
same Any Qualihed elector in said town shall
have the right TO contest the election OF any per
-on declared elected II Trustee or Treasurer, as
proydcd in this section ofths Act, and such con,
test shall be conducted In the manner required
nv the laws that now are or hereafter may DC
enacted by the Legislature for orcontestin: county
or precinct elections.
| any election held under this Act shall take the
| official oath provided by law, and enter upon
the discharge Of their official duties within nye
| days after due notice Of their election, anu IN
any Trustee or % s sh sSs M se 10
i vacant; provided. that In case the person 20
/ elected be absent from the county ut the time
i Of his election, he shall be allowed twenty
| days In which TO return and enter upon the
i duties of his office.
| Sec. 10 The Board OF Trustees 30 elected
shall, at their first meeting, or a. soon there
| after as may be, select one OF theii number as
President who shall preside at their meetings;
| and perform such other duties a. said Boata
| may nrrscribc: provided, that IL shall be his
i duty TO make out, on the third Monday III April
i of each wear, and cause to be Published, either
/ In a newspaper published In Storey county, or
by porting in not less than five public and con.
| snicuOus places in said town, iull and correct
statement OF the financial condition oi the town,
showing the total Indebtedness thereof
| Sec. ii, Whenever q vacancy shall occur In
| the office of Treasurer, the Board Of Trustees
shall al such vacancy; anG spyase aseur iGI In
the Office OF Trustee, the remainder OF said
Board of Trustees, or a'majority thereof, shail,
AZ the next regular meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per-
son to I'LL the vacancy provided, that the per
son 30 appointed must be eligible to the office,
under the requirements oI Sections y, D ana oi
Sec, ~. Tn. Board OF Trustees shall have dis
i cretlOnary power to appoint Clerk, an Attor-
ncy and Marshal. ut such rate- OF salary or
contingent compensation as SAID Board may dc.
| termine. The Board may also employ such other
| ass distance or labOrcrs as may be, nom time 10
/ time required for the assessment or coiIection
/ OF taxes or licenses, or the care anu repair OF
1 streets. er.wOrks, or other town properly
| Any of the aforesaid officers or employees, in
this Section provided for, may be by said Trus-
/ tees removed or discharged, or the Office or p0-
| sition abolished. as circumstances, and duo
sense OF economy may require; provided, that
cludin. compensation for assessing and collect
ing town taxes and licenses, the sum OF two
| thousand dollars per anuum.
See. l3 The Board Of Trustees shall hold
regular meetings on the first agd third Mondays
In each month, and such Other meetings. as by
adjournment or resolution they ,N"v determine,
but the Presidcat OF the BoGl p, IL nave power
| to call special meetings whenever, in his jud.-
ment, IL may be necessary.
Sec. II. A majority OF the Board OF Trustees
shall constitute quorum for business, but q
lcss number may adjourn from time to time, and
may compel the attendance ofabsent members,
by pcremptory order, or by resolution, inPos'
Inc fIne. NOT TO exceed 80 for any one meeting.
Sec. l5, The Board OF Trustees shall adopt
rules for the government OF their own proceed
inrs and shall be the judges OF the election and
qualification Of their own members subJcct.
however, 10 the decision of the District Court
| OF the First Judicial District, In cases OF con-
tested elections. Their meetings shall he pub
lie. except when the Board shall decide that inc
interests Of the town require secrecy. a Jour.
nal OF all proceedings Of the Board shall be Eepl
by the Clerk. and the ayes and noes shall DC
taken at the request Of any member, anu shail
be entered In the Journal
Sec. l6. The Board Of Trustees shall nave
| power: First-To make bylaws and ordinances
| not repucnant TO the Constitution and laws OF
the State of Nevada. Second-To levy and
collect taxes on all real and personal property
, within the town, made taxable by the laws o.
this State, for State and county purposes, which
are now In force or may hereafter be enacted
except proceeds Of mines. which shall MOI
be subject TO taxation, which tax shall not cx
coed one and three-fourths per centum per an
mum on the assessed value of all property, with
not to exceed ten per centum on the amount o.
such tax additional thei eto, As n penalty on al
DELINQUENT taxes provided. that they shall have
further power, when In their opinion II may be
come necessary and cxpedient. to levy an addi
| tional tax, not to exceed five cents on each ant
every 300 valuation Of all property, for the con
tinuous maintenance of the public schools o
said town, said tax to be collected at the sam,
time and In the same manner other taxes II
: thIa Act provided for. Third-to lay out or ex