Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-08
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AN ACT TO CREATE THE CoUN.
TY OF EUFEKA AND PRO-
VIDE FOR ITS 0RGANIzA-
TON.

FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The County of Eureka
is hereby created, with the following
boundaries. to wit All that portion
of the State of Nevada bounded ana
described as follows. viz: Beginning
at a point on the north boundary Inc
of Lander County equi-dlstant De
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 Lambert County thence
running north along the east bound
arv line of said Lander County, tothe
northwest corner of mte line
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 Eiko
County, to the northeast corner Of sad
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
veVor to establish the boundary line
between the said Counties Of Lander
and Eureka.
Sec. =. The County Seat of said Conn
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 ID.
sullivan: County Recorder. y. :.
Campbell a; County Clerk. +. II. Hair
mon County Assessor, C.C.N %ailaCc;
County Treasurer, W. \. Seaton
County Surveyor, W. y. Edwards
District Attorney, George W. Baker:
Public Administrator, Francis Han
son County Superintendent Of Pub
lie Schools, William Head: County
CommisSiOners-D. II. Hall, +. +.
officers shall perform the duties now
or hereafter required by law OF ofli-
GERS ofthe same character in the other
counties of this State provided, that
five hundred or more OF the qualified
electors of the County OF EurekaShall,
on or before the first Monday in july.
A. d. 1873, petition the Board OF County
Commissioners to order an election
for County officers Is 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,
y. d. 1873 and the Board of County
Commissioners are fully authorised
and empowered tOmakp all necessary
arrangements to carry this provision
into effect. In the event OF an elec-
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 RETROSPECTIVE
offices until the next general election,
or until their successors are elected
and qualified. The township Pm
braced within the territory comDrls-
ing the County of Eureka, shall be.
and as heretofore fixed and cSt&b-
lished, during the time the ann COM
posed a part of Lander County. until
otherwise changed by the County
Commissioners. And the Justices Of
the Peace and Constablcs heretofore
elected or appointed to office i'm said
townships, Is Justices and ConStahlcs
of Lander County, shall hold the
office of Justices of the Peace and
COnStables of said townships reSpcc-
lively, for the County of Eureka.
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Sec. 4. The Counties of Lander and
Eureka shall be entitled scverallv to
elect Senators and Assemblymeu.a as
prescribed in this section, to wit At
the general election for members of
the Legislature in the vear 1874. the
County of Lander shall elect one Sen
ator and two ASscmblymen. and
the County of Eureka sh II elect two
ASsemblNmen at said election. and.
at the general election in the wear
1876. the County of Eureka shall elect
II Senator and two Assemhivmen
provided, that, if a vacancy Shall oc-
u in the office of Senator from I@n-
der County, 10Y filled by the Hon.
q. w. Cassidy, by reason OF his death,
resignation, Or otherwise, then the
Counties of Lander and Eureka shall
jointly elect one Senator to fill such
vacancy for the uneNpired term.
Sec. 8. The salary Of the District
Attorney for Eureka County is here
by fixed at twelve hundred Isl 2OO)
dollars per annum ; ana the salary of
the County Treasurer shall he sixteen
hundred 1000 dollars per annum
and the salary of the County Sunrr.
intendent OF Public instruction Shall
be fixed by the County Commission
ers, not to exceed six hundred (SG0M
dollars per annum and their fees
Shall be the same as officers of like
character under the laws of this State.
Sec. 4. The County OF Eureka shall
assume, and pay to Lander County.
n half OF the debt OF said County
at the time this Act takes effect. For
the purpose of paving said amount.
twenty per cent. of all the County
revenues collected by the County Of
Eureka shall be placed in a fund To- be
called the Lander County Debt
Fund" which fund shall be applied
exclusively TO the payment OF said
debt, until the whole Of said share of
Indebtedness shall be paid. Warrants
drawn upon the County of Eureka
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 said
share shall be fully satisfied. All
moneys received from Eureka Conn
ty by Lander County, shall be accred-
tied in the Redemption Fund of said
latter County. The County Commits