Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-21

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rnincorporated Towns i'm this
State.
Following is a certified copy Of the above
entitled Act.
Section /. In addition to the powers
and jurisdiction conferred by other laws,
the Board Of County Commissioners OF
this State shall nave the following with re-
gard to the management of affairs and bust
ness Of any un~incorporated town in their
respective counties
First-Whenever q majority OF the tax
payers. az appears from the last assessment
roll. representing a majority OF the taxable
property Of such town, petition the Board
of County Commissioners for q town gov
eminent, subject to the rules, regulations,
government and such other bylaws, rules,
regulations, and stating the metes and
bounds Of said town as the petitioners may
designate and prescribe. the said Board Of
Commissioners shall, in accordance with
the petition presented by said petitioners,
examine and find that it appears from the
books OF the County Clerk that fifteen
DAYS previous to the filing Of the aforesaid
petition Of the majority OF taxpayers of
such town, a notification OF ivtent to pre-
sent petition shall have been filed with the
County Clerk and published in at least one
issue Of some newspaper published in the
county, signed by five taxpayers Of such
town.. The ge%nnineness OF the signatures
to the taxpayers petition for town govern
ment shall be attested by at least three re-
liable taxpayers of such town. and the
suficiency of the petition, as regards the
plumber OF petitioners and amount of tax
able property represented by said petit
TONERS, shall be passed and determined
upon by comparison with the last assess
ment roll. by the County Commissioners,
and if found sufficient. as by this section
hereinbefore required, the Board OF County
Commissioners shall then have power:
First-To establish and prescribe the
metes and bounds of such town, the name
by which such town shall be known (nam-
ing the town.. .
Second-To levy and collect taxes on all
property in such town made taxable by
law, both real aud personal, for sanitary
purposes and pay Of clerk, which shall
not exceed the sum of ~onc-quarter Of one
per cent. on each one hundred dollars value
Of taxable property. Such taxes shall be
levied, assessed and collected at the same
time and in the same manner as the State
and county taxes are levied, assessed and
collected. All moneys collected under the
provisions Of this Act shall be paid into
the County Treasury to the Town Fund.
Third-To raise, lower, widen, open, ex-
tend and build sidewalks; to grade, open,
widen and extend streets and alleys; to re-
move distractions from sidewalks, streets
and alleys; to provide for proper and sufi-
cient drainage, sewerage and cleansing OF
said town, and require payment therefor OF
the property owners whose frontage is on
the block, street or alley where such work
is performed. The amount required for
payment therefor shall be collected pro
rata Of the owners of frontage proportion
ate to the amount of such frontage on such
improved street, alley or sidewalk. No
such Improvement shall be made except
upon petition to the Board Of County Com
m~issioners of a majority of the frontage
property owners upon any street, alley or
block wherein such improvements are de-
sired.
Fourth-To provide for the prevention
and extinguishment Of fires; also, to or
ganize and regulate fire companies, or to
create a fire department in any t0w that
shall have two or more companies, and
provide for the election Of q Chief of said
department, whose salary (said chief's)
shall not exceed the sum of $40 per month,
PAYABLE out OF the regular tax levied for
fire purposes.
-Fifth-To regulate the storage Of gun
powder and other combustible material.
Sixth-To levy and collect an annual
tax upon all dogs within the town, and to
provide for the determination Of dogs for
which such tax shall not have been paid.
Seventh-To regulate houses OF ill-fame
and establish and prescribe a district with.
in which such houses shall be kept in such
town.
Eighth-To prevent and abate nuisancesi
also, to determine what are nuisances.
Ninth-The Board of County Commits
sioners shall provide by order for the an
nual election of the Chief Of the fire de-
partment.
Tenth-The Board of County Commits
sioners shall publish, at least once a week
for two consecutive weeks, all orders of a
general character, and shall make all need
full rules and regulations governing all
matters and things hereinbefore mentioned.
Sec. 2. If any person or persons shall
fail or refuse to pay the amount or pro
rata amount required by the Board, upon
their order, duly made INT entered in the
minutes of their proceedings, for the i'm
provements mentioned in this Act, after
the publication of notice thereof in a news
paper at least once a week for two consecu-
tive weeks, as provided in section l OF
this Act. suit may be brought in the name
OF the said town against such person or
persons for the recovery Of such AMOUNT,
or pro rata amount remaining unpaid by
such person or persons, and such actions
shall be tried in the same manner as other
civil actions. It shall be the duty of the
District Attorney Of the county to prose-
cute all such actions, for which he shall
receive a fee Of So, and five per cent. on
the amount recovered, to be collected as
costs provided. that in no case shall his
services, fee or fees. or per centage become
a charge against, or be paid by the town.
Sec. 8. Any and all orders made and
published as provided in section l by the
Board Of Police. sanitary regulation or
Government Of said town, shall be known
as a town order, or orders, and it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons to vlo-
late any order, rule or regulation made by
the Board for the government OF said
town, and any person or persons violating
any such order. rule or regulation to carry
out the provisions of this Act, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by a
fine OF not less than $50 nor more than
$500, or by imprisonment in the Comfy
Jail for a period of one day for each 81 OF
such fine. The same fees may be allowed
in such cases as in other criminal actions,
to be collected from the defendant pro-
vided that in no case shall the fees OF any
officer whatever become a charge against,
or be paid by such town.
Sec. 4. The County Clerk shall keep a
separate book for each town operating I'M
der the provisions of this Act, wherein
shall be kept the record Of the proceedings
of the Board of County Commissioner
relative to business affecting said town.
The salary of the County Clerk for keep
ing such books shall not exceed in the
aggregate the sun of $500 per annum, and
shall be paid quarterly out of the moneys
collected by taxation, and from the fund
provided for in section one of this Act, for
sanitary and clerkship purposes. The cur
rent expenses of the town for any one year
shall not exceed the amounts of money on
hand and the meaning enu OF said