Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-02
legal gotifes.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE COUN.
TY OF Z AND PRO
VIDE FOR ITS 0RGANIzA.
TON.

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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 n
described as follows. viz: Beginning
at a point on the north boundary ilne
of Lander Coun v, equi-distant ne.
tween the northeast and northwest
corner of said Lander County thence
rum ing due south from said initial
point tn the south boundary line OF
said Larder County 4: thence running
east along said south boundary l
of Lander County to the southeast
corner of said Lander County: thence
running north along the east bound.
arv line of said Lander County, to b
northwest corner of White Pine
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 sald
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.
See. 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 Commissions
erS OF said County.
Sec. 3. The following named per-
SONS shall he 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. A.. ).
Campbell County Clerk. +. ii. Hair
mon County Assessor, &C. Wallace;
County Treasurer. w. A. Seaton
County Surveyor, w. n. Edwards
District Attorney, George W. Baker;
Public Administrator, Francis Ham
son !: County Superintendent of Pub
lie Schools, William Head County
Commissioners-D. II. Hall, T.. f.
Phillips. l.. w. Cromer. The said
officers shall perform the duties now
or hereafter required by law OF Otf-
GERS of the same character in the other
counties of this State provided. that
five hundred or more of the qualified
SltCtoIS vi III SoitlltN vi III Slitil,
on or before the first Monday in July,
A 4. 1873, petition the Board of County
Commissioners t. order an 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,
A. D.. 1873 and the Board of County
Commissioners are fully authorized
and empowered to make all necessary
arrangements to carry this provision
n effect. In the event of an cleo
ton in compliance with the provisions
Of this section. on the first Monday in
August. A. d. 1878, 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-
li>hed. during the time the same COM
posed a parl of Lander County. until
otherwise changed by the County
Commissioners. And the Justices Of
the Peace and ConstableS heretofore
townships, as Justices and ConStailes
Va ~ obiitS SIdll 'Ilt tllt
office of Justices of the Peace and
Con>taDles 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 he entitled S~evtrallv to
elect Senators and Assemblvmen, AS
prescribed in this section, to wit At
the general election for members of
the Legislature i'll the wear 1874. the
County of Lander shall elect one Sen
ator and two AsScmblvmen. and
the County of Eureka sh II elect two
Assembly men at said elt elton, and.
at the general election in the wear
1876. the County of Eureka shall tlect
II Senator and two ASsemhlvmen !:
provided, that, if a vacancy shall oc.
u in the office of Senator from Ian
der County, now filled bv the Hon,
q. w. Cassidy, ty reason of his death
resignation, or otherwise, then the
Counties OF Lander and Eureka shall
jointly elect n Senator to I'LL such
vacancy for the uneXpircd term.
Sec. 5. The salary of the District
Attorney for Eureka County is here.
by fixed at twelve hundred Isl. 200
collars per annum !; and the salary of
the County Treasurer shall he sixteen
hundred 1000 dollars per annum ::
and the salary of the County Super
intendent of Public Instruction shall
he fixed by the County Commissions.
ers, not to exceed six hundred (SGUO)
dollars per annum /; and their fees
shall he the same as officers of like
character under the laws OF this State.
Sec. &. 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 paying 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 he 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.
imiSsioners 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. Ali
moneys received from Eureka Coun-
ty by Lander County, shall be accred-
tied in the Redemption Fund of said
latter County. The County Commits
of the raSpactiyo Co,.