Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-03
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AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE
TOWH OF GOLD HILL

y,r,J, r,Dr,s,nksd In
me frVEey n.oeg,, ~, sn1rf ne 6ly0.rs.
SeRd.e ana 1tN,nsNS 10000 h,r,inaner men
section 4 ro, u ~ ths, nor,ion OF Storey
TONED. INC innapp 1si,sin the limits hereinafter
county =, ,Sis Seetion OF this Act, shall be q
set an,i,i. and cnrporate. by the name and
III, ~ :. The Town Of Gold Hin" and by that
1sm, thov and their successors shall be known
~ na% me- 'h Ssys perpetaal succession. and sue and
he s,sa in All Courts, The boundaries OF said
inco-oorate town shall be as follows: On the
nor,hby IN. southcrn line OF Virginia City, in
thc connty OF Stony: on the east by the bound
sry line between the counties OF Storey and Ly-
on on the south BY the boundary line
Tho eo,nties OF storey and Lyon, and on the
Ue.t nv the boundary line between the counties
~ S,o,ev and Washoe.
a. > The said town corporate Is hereby divt-
ded into two Wards, as follows: All that portion
OF ssid town lying north or northerly OF ths
stroet Is opened, and also lying north OF u line
commencing at the center OF the site OF the
Quart mill known as the Bowers Mill, and eS-
tending due west to the line OF Washoc county,
and also lying north OF a line commencing AZ
and Crown Point street. and extending due east
therefrom TO the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shsn constitnte the First Ward; and all that
portion lying south or southeriy OF the line
herotofore In this section OF ms ACT aescr'oed'
Sec. 3. Tue corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested in q Board OF Trustees, 10 con
sist OF Ave members, who shall DC 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. aud two from
among the residents OF the Second Ward. In
addition 10 said Board OF Trustees, there shall
b.. a Treasurer elected by the qualified voters oil
Maid Town.
Sar 4 The s,id Tru stees and Treasurer shall
- mi. oysscs tnr one wear. and until their
sncc,s-ors are elected and qua lhed. except ID
h,r,insf.r In this Act provided.
SAG : M ner.on shall be eligible to tho Office
Of Trustee or Treasurer unless he be qualified
eI.rtor on the state OF Nevada, nor unless he
shall have been an actual resident OF said town
for SIX months next preceding the election.
Sec. q. No person shall be entitled 10 vote at
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un'
less he shall be . qualified elccior oil ms State.
and will have actually resided within the county
OF Storey for six months. and within the town
OF Gold Hin for three months next preceainS
such election aud no person shall be entitled
10 vote, except within the Ward In which he
resides, and has resided for thirty days next pre-
cediu, such election.
Sec 7. The annual elec:iDn for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held ON the first Monday oil
Nav in each year.
SEES All provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter ma be In Nrce, regulating elections
and providing FOR the registration VI eisS'o IT.
10 far a. the same may be consistent WIN ihe
provisions Or this Act, shaliapply 20 tleelectioil
anfoaacsr. hAreip, provided for. The Board OF
Trnstr.r shall, for two weeks prior 10 each an
uuar eIection, publish notice In . newspaper
publi,hrd In Storey county, to the effect that
snch election will take place in said town. for
the election Of three Trustees in the First Ward
and two Trustees In the Second Ward. and d
Treasurer, naming the day on which such eIcc-
ton will be held, and designating the polling
nltre. and the Names OF three Inspectors OF
fh.ction for each ward, soon NJ the votes are
counted mi taHIel In each Wand, the Inspec-
tors and Clerks shall make out u statement,
shnvvin" me humber Of votes cast in each Ward
for the oirces OF Trustee and OF Treasurer, and
fol each person sevcrally, which statement shan
he certified under oath or Affirmation by AT least
t,yo Of aid Inspectors and two Clerks, and they
shall causc the same, Together With the pOllin.
ami rally lists. and tickets, duly sealed up in 4
PACKAGE. to b. delivered to the Board OF Iras-
sN,ch e,rction Within three days after the re-
csrnt of inc same, The Board Of Trustees :-hall
orsSeAi 10 examine and ascertain from such
X, m,,nt And tally Nsts. whist persons received
yhs .r,,,icst number OF yotos for IL Offices of
~, 400 and Of Treasurer. and a certificate Of
eI.riion shaIl bc forthwith issued by the Clerk,
unLrr the direction and supervision Of the
Raanl. 10 the pcr.,n or pessops having received
th,y ,,r,strst number OF votes for each or said
~ S,sc 1gc,s sh,il wi,hout unreasonable
Snse. ~. ssiS c.y,ihcat,,s To In. per.on or
aeIsy, ooe.s. $780,, intcudcd and n, or
persons iot WaSiu .us y. S.cn thc n,cLorcs n,
ny suseessos Nth the tslIy li.,s. and mi
tickets, together Win .he Sa,iy us "n co !" ,or,"
other papcrs leIrins 5a. ~ .Isc,ian WHEN
aayr iloa1 :" \, centesI In snch election -halj
49, 49, s.ryrd ON him. he NAV destroy the
ssn,a , Inv unalltled elcctor in raid town shal
<ms,ha .iy,h, 20 CONTEST The election of shy Der
have tae figntgo !. 800 ~ .rrs.srr,- n.
son declared elecSea g,hy. a. ~, an snch c,n
e., sSsIi hs Conducted In the manner required
s.,h. -. ,h,, ,,o,v are Or hereafter may b,
oS tne SsMs ~ "a ri,,nr. FIR con,c-tin, conpty
eisctcI oy tne
or PtcciuS. rH' an, 1,rc,s,rcr cho..n nj
See; eino 49, ,h;s Sc, .b,II takc m,
any eIcetIon' - a. Ia. AMI enter pnor
oinclat oaui 49, enJ,yc;"I Ir,i,s within nv,
Inc mssunISu W -, ~ ,L.ir cL,.ctinn and IN
days alIer uue y T,.asnrcr shsIi trii 10 nnai,
case Hny IL"st'Io 81 nn;c,-h,u h. G,rltr,L
lily WITHIN sani ,L y, y, 80 H.. nrrson ~
vacant ~. y" H. !. cor,,,y \. the iims
elected DC aoSe"' W LII m ~. aIt1,vcI ,yyrnty
81 NJ 'Sit.yn' .,,n,n anL enter unon M
uays III w.hSa " 's'"'" $50 -
dutiss OF ne ouhSn. - r.,.,,,s a, c,,c,.d
Sec. ~, Tue poauo -" ,Lrrc'
shalI,a AZ tuetr u1st mee,nE, Shi Um,rhnr ~
after a. may pc rStcvt ~ W. -" ""a,Sn,.
President VINO snan p.eet n ~ =. III r.
and perform sucn otIct ~, a, .har ~ hi.
may presctioc' PIo'iu'u, -. 4, Iii
duty 10 make out On In. ~ nnhiiNssJ oS,Ga,
OF eica year. a'u u ~ \. So Snrr,v n,
IN hew-papcl W., rr, n,,EIir and con,
py posting ~ ~ \, "a, ,,wn n t,II and corrcr,
spleuuus pLaSv 4, =. nano,si conj zion az tho town
% stateniaht o u i tnI.h,sInrS iberror
SHOWN; u vv rUa a v.renrv shall occur IN
Scc.n. T,,.s,-sr 10 RS,,d M 1'rnstcs.
.ne All uS .,.h vscsnry and provided fur.