Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-08
TOWN ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
AN ORDINANCE TO Provide for the Levy
and Collection Of Taxes In tho Town
Of Gold Hill, passed April "a, A. d.

ma ColicctiOu OF Iuxoo IN INC Town
Of Gold Hill, passed April "a, A. d.
1871.
The Board OF Trustees OF Gold HIlldo ordain:
SECTION l. An annual al valorem tax Of one dol
larsls hereby levied and directed TO be paid, for town
purposes. upon all the property. both real and per-
sonal, within the Incorporate limits o. the own Of
Gold Hill, made taxable by the laws OF tho State OF
| Nevada for State and county purposes, which are now
In force. or which may hereafter be enacted, except
the proceeds Of mines, which shall not be subject TO
t~axation; said tax OF Zone dollar aud my cents Is and
sh,I be held 10 be the same as that authorized to be
levied and collected by an Act OF the Legislature Of
the State OF Nevada, entitled "An Act 10 incorp0-
rate the Town OF Gold ILL" approved March ID,
SEC. 2. Tho fiscal year for the collection Of taxes
shall be from and including the first Monday Of
| the succeeding year.
SEC. ). The taxes levied under the provisions OF
this Ordinance are hereby made q lien against the
| property assessed. and q lien shall attach upon the
real property for the tax levied upon the personal
/ property OF the owner OF such real property; and
such lien shall attach on the trst day OF May In
each year, and upon all property then within the
limits OF the Town Of Gold ILL, and all other prop
| erty whenever II comes within said limits and said
lien shall not be satisfied or removed until all the
taxes arc paid, or the property has actually vested
In a purchaser under a sale for taxes.
SIC. I. All property OF every Kind and nature
subject to taxation as In this Ordinance provided,
| except such property as IL exempted from taxa
ton for State and county purposes as by statute
SEC. 8. The tcrms "real estate" or real prop.
erty" and personal property" when used In
this Ordinance, shal, be deemed and taken 70
In Section 5 Of an Act OF the Legislature ofthe state
Of Nevada entitled A Act TO provide Revenue for
vada,d approved March 9th. 1865.
SEC 6. Between the third Monday OF May and
the first Monday In August In each and every year,
except whom otherwise directed by resolution or
rdlnancc, the Assessor OF said Town OF Gold Hill
shall make an assessment Of all the property subject
to taxation within the Limits OF said town, and shall
determine the true cash value OF all such property;
and all the duties, powers and liabilities conferred
/ upon the County Assessors In relation to property.
persons and corporations within their respective
| Sections OF an Act OF the Legislature Of the State OF
| Nevada entitled" An Act TO provide Revenue for the
support Of the Government OF the State or Nevada
approved March 9th, 1865. including all amendments
since made thereto. are hereby made applicable TO
| and conferred upon the Assessor OF the Town OF
Gold HLl-the words Town Attorney" being sub
titutcd for the words District or Prosecuting AT.
rorney;" tho words +" Board OF Trustees " for " Board
Of County Commissioners" and tho word "town"
for county" whenever the same occur In said sec.
| tons, or the amendments hercto; and all the duties
and penalties imposed By the said sections and
| amendments.u upon persons and corporations within
the county, are hereby Imposed upon the persons;
and corporations. and property, Within the limits Of
said town, respecting the assessment and collection
Sic. 7. On or before the first Monday of August,
Il Hi tuG 1GAAN u FNtNb NuulA oblblCtC tuS
Assessment Roll. aud shall attach his certificate
thereto, and shall deliver II, and all the original lists
OF property given TO him, TO the Clerk OF the Board
| or Trustees; and 10 soon as the Clerk receives the
same he shall give notice Of the fact, stating the
time Of the meeting Of tho Board Of Equalization.
by publishing the same In some newspaper OF the
county Of Storey. and shall keep said roll open In
his Office for public inspection.
SIC. 8. The Board Of Trustees shall meet as q
Board OF Equalization at the time specified In the
notice OF the Clerk, and shall continue In session,
| frnt. tlma In time for the term of Onp week Or until
the business Of equalization Is disposed VI. The
Board OF Equalization shall have power to deter.
mine MI complaints In regard to the assessed value
Of any property, and may change and correct any
valuation. either by adding TO or de,luctiIg there.
from, n they deem the sum fixed In the Assessment
Roll either above or below lis true value. whether
the said sum was liked by the owner or Assessor,
except that IN case where the person complaining OF
the assessment has refused TO give the Assessor hs
list under oath, no deduction shall be made from the
assessment as made by the Assessor; and when the
Board OF Equalization shall ado to the assessed
value OF any property they shal, erect the Clerk 10
give notice thereof to tho persons Interested, BY
publication 10 a newspaper pnbl'sned in the county,
und By letter deposited IN tho PostOflcc at Gold
Ilill. Storey county. Nevada. at least ten days prior
TO tile hnai adjournment OF tho Board OF EQuallZa'
ton, The Clerk shall enter upon Ills Assessment
toll all the changes and corrections made by the
Board. IN red Ink. and deliver The Assessment Roll.
as corrected, to the Collector Of Taxes OF said town.
A quorum OF the Board OF Trustees shall be sum.
Client to constituted the DOard OF Equalization. and u
majority of the members present shall determine
tho action Of the Board.
SEC. y. The Collector. upon receiving the Assess.
ment Roll from the Clerk. shal. proceed 10 collect
the taxes. and shall forthwith give notice, BY publ.
cation IN u newspaper published IN said county, and
by posting printed notices In not less than ten con
s~picuOus places In said town. that the town taxes
are due and payable. and that the laws In regard to
their collection will be strictly enforced; aEd when
ever any taxes are paid, the Collector shall lark the
word " Paii," and the date OF payment, In the As
scssmcnt Roll opposite the name OF the person, or
description OF property, liable Tor such tax, and shall
give a receipt therefor, specifying the amount OF the
assessment and tax. and u description OF the prop
erty assessed.
SEC. 10. Al the expiration OF thirty days from the
receipt OF said Assessment Roll, said Collector shall
make out u list fall persons and property then Ow
Ing taxes and verified by his oath, which list shall
bSknOwn as the Delinquent List" and to oil taxes
then owing ten per ccntum shall be INDEED aud col.
lectcd. and the Collector shall deliver such list to the
Town Attorney, and give notice In q newspaper
4 published In tho county that such Ii In the hands Of
the Tow Attorney, and at the expiration o ftwenty
days action viii be commenced IN the proper courts
for the collection OF said taxes and the ten per ecu
tunI added thereto. The complaint In such actions
may be. so far as possible, IN the form set forth In
SECTION . OF an Act OF the legislature of the State Of
Nevada. entitled A Act to further amend Gn Act
entitled An Act to provide revenue for the support
or the Government OF the State OF Nevada" ap.
proved March !. lsGi. Al the provisions OF Sections
| 81, 81, 81, b, 81 and 81 OF all Act OF the Legislature OF
the State Of Nevada. entitled An Act to provide
revenue for the support OF tho Government Of the
State Of Nevada" approved March !? ls63,. so for Us
Legislature Of the State OF Nevada, entitled An
Act 10 Incorporate the town Of GOld Ill.," approved
March 3, A. il. ISL, and the provisions OF this Ordin.
ance. arr made applicable hereto, and made u part
hereof for the collection Of taxes by this ordinance
prOvldcd-the word town" being substited for the
word county" the word Marshal +" or Constable
ofTownship No. ar there be no Marshal appointed.
for SHERIFF and County Auditor" the words
"Town Attorney" for the words "pfosecutlnS or
| District Attorney" and the words County Record.
err" and Tax Collector" being stricken out.
SEC, II. Tie Marshal or Constable shall, upon 70
i ceIyIng nm execution upon O Judgment for taxes,
proceed to advertise for sale the real estate described
In such execution, by posting q notice OF the time
and place Of such sale, one upon the real estate, and
also notices In two conspicuous places In said town.
which notices shall DO posted At least twenty days
before the day Of sale; and he shall sell tho smallest
quantity ofsuch property that will pay the Judgment
/ and all costs, and such smallest quantity shall be
| Judged and taken 10 mean. wlicn such real estatccan
conveniently be divided, the smallest undivided In
tercst; and such portion, divided or undivided, so
sold, shall not be subject or liable for, or bound By
any lien, mortgage, Judgment or other lncumbrance,
| at the time OF such sale. but the title to such prop
| erty 10 sold shall rest absolutely In the purchaser
| thereof, and the same shall not be subject 10 redemp-
| Act OF the State Of Nevada herein before referred TO.
SEC. IL. All taxes levied under the provisions OF
| this Ordinance shall be paid In gold and silver coin OF
the United states.
Syc. 10. All ordinances or parts Of ordinances In
| conflict with the provisions Of this Ordinance, or re-
| pugnant thereto, are hereby repealed, except so far
as the same relate to the proceedings before and up
to the rendition OF Judgments In the collection Of
taxes now due and payable.
SEo. H.. This Ordinance shall take effect from and
after Its passage. -