Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-24
S0Ras Features CT the Act for the Gov.
ernment Of Towns nd Cit;es.

erEment Of Towns q nd Catses.
Wewou't attempt synopsis Of all the
features of the town government net of
last winter, but by way of acqnainting
our citizens with some of the leading
features 0: the sane We epitCmlse a:l.
copy AZ folio rs: The first section, where
in the intended new powers are ennner-
ated authorizes the Board of Commits
sioners to fix the boundary of the town;
levy tax not exceeding one per cent on
the zeal and personal property Of the
place; lay out and extend streets and
alleys; condemn private property to the
use OF the town: license theaters end
other shows; levy dog tax: pass ord:-
nances to prevent animals from running
st large; and to perform. III general, the
functions Of Board of Town Trustees
or Aldermen The various county ofi-
GERS shall act as the officers OF the Town.
Section Ten provides as follows:
SEC. 10. ANY Justice of the Peace
shall have jurisdiction Of all violations
Of ordinances made to apply TO HIS town
or city. under the provisions Of this act;
and HAY render final Judgment, hold to
bail, line or commit to prison any o.
fender IN accordance with tn provisions
OF said o.ltinany, s; anu in IT, exercise
of such Jurisdiction, sai,. Justice q the
Peace shall conform to the provisions Of
-. I . III.
thereto. except when the ordinances
aforesaid otheiwise direct. All commit
ments Of Imprisonment shall be- directed
to the Snefiii et the county. S.sid JUS f,
tee Of the Peace. shall receive the same !
fees and compensation rs IL other cases
provided iay law.
Section Twelve provides. among other
things. that the Sheriff shall designate
one of his d,puties to act as a street
commissioner il 50 required to do by the
Board. Section Fifteen provides for
monthly meetings OF the Town Board;
and Section Sixteen says:
SIC &c. Nothing in this Act con-
tanned shall be construed to apply to the
transactions OF county business in any
of the counties of this State. nor shall
any of the powers or jurisdiction con-
ferred be exercised by any officer or per-
son in any town or city before there
shall have been flied i'll the Clerks office
of the county in which the same IS stu
ated, IA written petition for the applici,
ton of the provisions of this Act. t" said
town or city, signed by majority of tn
actu Il residents of such town or city,
representing ut least three-tifths of the
taxable property. The genuinenrsS OF
all signatures to such petition, aud the
qnal cations of the slbScr.b rrs shall be
established by the affi1sviis of reliable
tax, layers of said town or city, filed with
such pc .ti,n
The es ,entiul fe lures of this section
namely, those viii h rel,te to the names
and number of names +, Tired are some
what ambiguous; but 1t is concluded
that it means that it shall he deemed ,
necessary to get one-haf the residents /,
to sign and that that one-half shall be !,
made up of citizens amongst whom at
least three-tifths of the taxable property /
is owned. 1t will materially assist Sher-
if Swift, who has taken the matter in
hand, if those interested in the project
of placing Carson under this Act will Il
busy themselves in bringing signers to 1
his Office. Let us hurry up and get the
thing in operation. j,