Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-29
Xeaal gotifss.
AN ACT 10 CREATE THE C0UN.
~ OF EUREKA AND FRO
VIDE FOR IT'S 0RaANIzA'
TON.

ATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACA aS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The County of Eureka
ia hereby created, with the following
boundaries, to wit: All that portion
of the State of Nevada bounded and
described as follows, viz: Beginning
at a point on the north boundary line
of Lander County, equi-distant be-
| tween the northeast and northwest
| corner of said Lander County thence
| running due south from said initial
| point to the south boundary line OF
said Lander County /; thence running
east along said south boundary line
Of Lander County to the southeast
| corner of said Lander County /; thence
running north along the east bound
ary line of said Lander County, to D
| northwest corner Of White ZINE
| County /; thence running west along
the south boundary line OF Elko
County,, to the southwest corner OF
said Elko County /; thence running
along the west boundary line Of Elko
| County, to the northeast corner Of said
| Lander County ; thence running west
| along the north boundary line Of said
| Lander County, to the place Of begin
| ming. The County of Eureka shall
| employ and pay some competent sur
| veyor to establish the boundary line
between the said Counties Of Lander
| and Eureka.
Sec. 2. The County Seat of said Coun-
ty is hereby located at the town of Eu-
| reka. A courthouse, Jail, and other
necessary County buildings, shall be
provided by the County Commission
ers Of said County.
Sec. 8. The following named per-
sons shall be and are hereby cOnsti-
| tuted the officers of said County, who
shall hold their respective offices
until their successors are elected and
qualified, to wit: Sheriff, John D.
Sullivan; County Recorder, A. 5.
Campbell /; County Clerk, F. II. Har-
mon !; County Assessor, &C. Wallace
County Treasurer, w. A. Seaton /;
| County Surveyor, W. A. Edwards
| District Attorney, George w. Baker
Public Administrator, Francis Han
son ; County Superintendent Of Pub
lie Schools, William Head County
Commissioners-D. H. Hall, f. Z.
Phillips, l.. w. Cromer. The said
officers shall perform the duties now
or hereafter required by law Of Off
GERS of the same character in the other
counties of this State provided, that
FIVE hundred or more Of the qualified
electors of the County Of Eureka shall,
on or before the first Monday in July,
A. D. 1873, petition the Board Of County
Commissioners to order ar election
for County officers as above named,
then it shall be the duty Of the Board
Of County Commissioners to call an
election to fill the various County
offices on the first Monday in August,
n 1910 &. aud tho Road IF rO,,rtvy
Commissioners are fully authorized
arrangements to carry this provision
into effect. In the event OF an cleo
ton in compliance with the provisions
of this section, on the first Monday in
August. A. D.. 1873, all officers elected
at that time shall hold their respective
offices until the next general election,
or until their successors are elected
and qualified. The township en-
braced within the territory compris-
ing the County Of Eureka, shall be,
and as heretofore fixed and estab-
lished, during the time the same CON-
posed a part of Lander County. until
otherwise changed by the County
Commissioners. And the Justices OF
the Peace and COnstables heretofore
elected or appointed to office in said
townships, as Justices and Constables
of Lander County. shall hold the
Office of Justices of the Peace and
Constables of said townships respec'
lively. for the County Of Eureka,
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Sec. 4. The Counties Of Lander and
Eureka shall be entitled severally tc
elect Senators and Assemblymen, as
prescribed in this section, to wit !: A,
the general election for members Of
the Legislature in the year 1874, the
County Of Lander shall elect one Sen
ator and two Assemblymen, and
the County Of Eureka shall elect two
Assemblymen at said election, and,
at the general election in the yeal
1876, the County Of Eureka shall elect
n Senator and two Assemblymen
provided, that, If a vacancy shall &C
cur in the office Of Senator from Ian
der County, now filled by the Hon
e. w. Cassidy. by reason of his death
Counties Of Lander and Eureka shall
jointly elect one Senator to fill such
vacancy for the unexpired term.
Sec. 5. The salary of the District
Attorney for Eureka County is here
by fixed at twelve hundred Isl, 200
dollars per annum ; and the salary O
the County Treasurer shall he sixteer
hundred 1900 dollars per annum
and the salary Of the County Super
intendent Of Public instruction shall,
be fixed by the County Commission
ers. not to exceed six hundred $500,
dollars per annum ; and their fee,
shall be the same as officers of like
character under the laws of this State
Sec. 6. The County of Eureka shall,
assume, and pay to Lander County
n half Of the debt of said Count,
at the time this Act takes effect. Fol
the purpose Of paying said amount
twenty per cent. Of all the COUNTY
revenues collected by the County O.
Eureka shall be placed in a fund to bt
called tho Lander County Deb
Fund.-" which fund shall be applied
exclusively to the payment OF sale
debt, until the whole Of said share n
Indebtedness shall be paid. Warrants
drawn upon the County OF Eurek,
in favor of the County of Lander
under the order of the Board of Com
missioners of Eureka County. shall
be paid out Of said fund by the Treas
urer Of said County, until the sa;1
share shall be fully satisfied. Al
moneys received from Eureka Conn
ty by Lander County, shall be accred
tied in the Redemption Fund of sail
| latter County Tho Co,,nt,, 49,.