Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-13
a TRUE COPY
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

SSanl IQH Z1efDL1N, 10 cNbuSt @NyOt<ONNs
Soetion 1. For the purposes hereinafter meh-
,tonrd the inhabitants OF that portion OF storey
eonnty embraced within the limits hereinafter
SET forth in this section OF this ACT shal oes
body polite and corporate, 6y inc name anu
styi, Of :. The Town Of Gold Hill, " and by that
name they and their successors shall DC known
I'm law, have perpetual succession, and sue ana
he .ued In ali Courts. The boundaries OF saiu
incorporate town shall be as follows: On the
north by the southern line OF Virginia CITY, IN
tho county OF Storey on me east oy tne oou ~
on; on the south by the boundary line between
Me counties Of Storey and Lyon, and on the
west by the boundary line etween tho counties
OF storey and Washoe.
Sec. q. The said town corporate Is hereby divi-
ded into two Wards, as follows: AL that portion
OF said town lying north or northeriy OF tns
center OF Crown Point street, so lar as saiu
street Is opened, and also lying norin OF q ING
commencing at the center OF the ate OF tne
quartz mill known as the Bowers Min, anu eA'
Tending due west TO the line Of Washoe county,
and also lying north Of a line commencing AT
the Intersection OF the center or Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending que east
therefrom TO the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and all tnat
portion living south or southerly OF 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-
elet OIL nft mtmOcEs, WIN sla w ~ NSt
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 tho residents OF the Second Ward. In
addition 10 said Board OF Trustees, there shall
be Q Treasurer elected by the qualified voters OF
Sec 4. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their offices for one year, anu until their
successors are elected and Qua.ined, except as
hereinafter In this Act provided;
Sec. 5. No person shall be eligible 10 the once
Of Trustee or Treasurer unless he bea qualihod
elector Of the State OF Nevada, nor unless he
shall have been an actual resident OF said town
for pix months next preceding the election.
Sec. q. Nc person shall be entitled TO vote AZ
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, I'M
less he shall be q Qualidel elcc,or OF this State,
And win nave 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 DC enutleu
10 vote, except within the Ward IN which no
resides, and has resided for thirty days next pre-
Sec 7. The annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held on the hrst Monday OF
May In each year.
Secs An provisions. OF law, wnich now are
or hereafter ma be in force, regulating elections
and providing for the registration OF electors,
so far as the same may be consistent win the
provisions ofthis Aet, shall apply 10 the election
ofonsers herein provided for. The bosru oi
Trustees shall, for two weeks priort 10 eacn an
nui olcction. publish notice in n newspaper
published In Storey county, TO the effect that
such election will take place In said town: Tor
the election Of three Trustees In the tlrst ward
and two Trustees in the Second Ward, ana =
Treasurer, naming the day on which such siee-
ton will be held, and designating tho polling
places. and the names OF three Inspectors OF
Election for zach ward. as the votes arc
counted ard tailed in each Ward, the lnspec-
tors and Clerks shap make Out a staiement;
showing tie number u votes cast in each Waru
for The ondecs OF TRUSTED and OF Treasurer, and
foi each perton severally, which statement shal
be certified under oath or Affirmation by at least
two Of said Inspectors aud two Clerks, and they
shall catsc the SAME, together with the poiin.
and tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed ePlnA
pscSage, to be delivered to the Board OF Trus-
ices or the Clerk thereof within two days after
such election. Within three days AFTER The re.
cent OF the same, the Board OF Trustees small
proosed 70 examine and ascertain rvm such
statemcnt and tally lists, what pertons received
the greatest number OF votes for the oflces OF
TfnStees and Of Treasurer, and q certincate OF
eloctIonehan 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 yotes Tor cacn OF sag
ofhccs. The Clerk shall, without unreasonable
delay. deiyer raid certificates to the person OF
persons for whom they are intended, and he OF
his successor shall safely keep the packages o.
tickets, together with the taIy lists anu an
othcr papers, relating to such election Tor forty
DAYS from and after the day OF election, when,
N no notice OF contest in such election shall
have been serred on him, he may destroy The
Same. Any Qualplea elector IN said town shaL
have the right TO contest the election OF any per
son declared elected a Trustee or Treasurer, a:
proyidcd In thisseetlou ofthis Act, and such con,
trst shall DO conducted in the manner required
by the laws that now are or hereafter may Dc
saIcted by the Legislature for contestin@ county
or precinct elections.
N ~. A-,N.,a aud Two d0 y Rhnapn nj
any ~electiop, held under this Act shall take the
onfcial 'oath provided by law, and enter upon
the discharge OF their Official dntics within Ave
days amer due notice of their election, and ~
case any Trustee or Treasurer shall nil to quail,
i'm within said time, his office shall be declared
vacant. provided, that in case the person 20
elected be absent from the county at the time
of his election, he shall be allowed twenty
days In which 10 return and enter upon the
duties Of hisofice.
shall, at their ilrst meeting or a. soon there
after a. may be, select one OF thcli number rs
President, who shall preside al their meetings,
and perform such other duties az said Board
may prescribe; provided, that II shal be ms
duty 10 make out. on the third Monday In April
OF each year. and cause to be published, either
IN q newspaper published In Storey county, or
by posting In not le-s than Ave public and con.
spicuous places In said town, u iull and correct
statement OF the financial condition OF the town.
u NoklA ~
Sec, ii, Whenever a vacancy shall occurin
the Office OF Treasurer, the Board Of Trustees
shall all such vacancy; and provided nr-
ther, that when 4 vacancy shall occur IN
the ofice OF Trustee. the remainder OF said
Board Of Trustees, or a majority thereof, shall,
a. the next regular meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per-
son TO all the vacancy provided, that the per-
son so appointed must be eligible TO the ONCE,
under the requirements OF Sections j, D and o OF
Sec. IL. The Board OF Trustees shall have dis
cretlonary power to appoint a Clerk. an Att0r-
ney and a Marshal. At such rates OF salary or
contingent compensation "a said Board may dc.
termine. The Board may also employ such other
assistance or laborcrs a. may be, nom time TO
time, required for the assessment or collection
OF taxes or licenses, or the care and repair OF
streets. water-works, or other town property.
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 po-
sltiou abolished, a. circumstances, and a due
sense OF economy may require; provided, that
the salary Of the Marshal shall not exceed, in
Guiding compensation for assessing and collect
lug town taxes and licenses, the sum OF two
thousand dollars per annum.
Sec. IS. The Board OF Trustees shall hold
regular meetings on the frst and third Mondays
In each month, and such other meetings as by
adjournment or resolution they may determine,
but the Presideat OF the Board shall have power
TO call special meetings whenever, IN his JUDI
ment, IL may be necessary.
Sec. "a. A majority OF the Board OF Trustees
shall constitute a quorum for business, but a
less number may adjourn from time TO time, and
may compel the attendance OF absent members,
by percmptory order, or by resolution. impos.
ing nne. not TO exceed $40 for any one meeting,
Sec. IS. The Board OF Trustees shall adopt
rules for the government OF their own proceed.
ings, 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. A jour
nal OF all proceedings OF the Board shall be kept
by the Clerk. and the ayes and noes shall be
taken NJ the rcque-t OF any member, and shall
be entered in the Journal.
Sec. 10. The Board OF Trustees shall have
power: First-To make bylaws and ordinances
not repugnant 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 OF
this State, for State and county purposes. which
are now in force or may hereafter be enacted,
except proceeds of mines. which shall not
be subject TO taxation, which tax shall not ex.
coed one and thrcc-iourths per centum per an.
mum on the assessed value OF all property, with.
not TO exceed ten per centum on the amount Of
such tax additional thereto, as a penalty on all
delinouont taxes : provided, that they shall have
further power, when In their opinion II may be-
come necessary and cxpedient, to levy an addi-
tionsl tax, not to exceed five cents on each and
every 300 valuation OF all property, for the con-