Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30


of lots and property TO bear the expense
of erecting sidewalks or improving the
road or street in front OF the same by
special tax or other wise; to employ police.
men and prescribe their duties and COM
pensation and provide for the government
and regulation Of the same. :,
o. To provide for the prevention and
eYtinguishmsnt OF fires; also. to organize.
regulate, establish. locate or disbsnd dre
and hose companies.
10. To use the labor Of the prisoners I'm.
prisoned In the County jail In suoh
manner ss said Board may deem proper;
provided. that nothing In this subdivision
shall be so construed IS to authorize said
Board TO establish 9 chaiu.gang.
| SEC. s. The Justices Of tho Peace within
the county OF Storey shall have jurisdic-
| ton OF ali violations of ordinances COM
mitted within the limits Of their respective
townships.
SEC. @. All fines. penalties and forfeit
ures coming 10 the hands OF any Justice
Of the Peace In said county. in cases aris.
| ing under any ordinance, shall be by him
paid into tho County Treasury. under
oath. on the first Monday OF each month;
provided. that the costs and fees allowed
by law to such Justices and other officers
may be deducted from said fines. forfeit
ures aud penalties before making such
payment.
SHc. Z. The Sheriff Of the county Of
Storey shall bo er.oflicio Chief OF Police.
and Il shall DO his duty and the duty OF
any policeman appointed by the Board OF
County Commissioners to execute and
return all processes issued by any Justice
OF the Peace within the limits OF Storey
county. In cases Of violation OF any ordi-
nance or directed to him or them by any
legal authority. and 1t shall bs his and
their duty TO attend upon tho Justices
Courts OF said county whenever there 10
any business before said courts, In which
tho County Commissioners OF Storey
county are Q party thereto. lie, or any
policeman. shall arrest all persons guilty
OF = breach Of tho peace or other oiense
committed in his or their presence, and
all persons guilty Of q breach OF any ordi.
nance. and take them before tho Justice oi
the Peace in tho township In which the
offense may have been committed, for trial
or examination. The Chief OF Police and
all policemen shall perform such other |
duties as the County Commissioners OF
Storey county may direct.
SEC. 8. Tho present Fire Departments
OF the City Of Virginia and the Town OF
Gold Hill shall remain separate nnd dis.
tinct. and each shall retain its present or. |
ganizati0n and officers. and tho laws and |
ordinances now in force respecting the |
officers Of said departments. their election |
and tho internal arrangement OF their |
affairs, so far a. not in conflict with tho
provisions OF this Act, remain In force, |
and when, by said laws or ordinances.
duties are imposed or powers conferred In |
relation to said departments on tho Mayor |
and Board OF Aldermen OF the City OF Vir.
ginia or tho Trustees OF tho Town OF Gold |
II III. the same shall be exercised and per. |
formed by the Board Of County Commits.
sioners OF Storey county. Both OF said
departments shall bo under the control OF
tho Board Of County Commissioners. who
shall alone have the power to authorize
expenditures Of money in respect TO the
same. and 10 audit and allow oil bills
therefor, and to fix and regulate the sAla.
ries and compensation OF all oihcers ana
employees connected Herewith, and all
officers and employees shall DO removable
At the pleasure OF the Board. /
SEC. .. From and after the -th day OF
May. 1851. no money shall be paid out OF
the Treasury OF the City OF Virginia or out
OF the Treasury Of the Town OF Gold Hill.
and all moneys In either OF said Treasures |
shall on said named day, be paid over by |
tho Treasur.rs Of said corporations to the |
Treasurer OF the county Of Storey, and all |
taxes heretofore levied by the City Of vir. |
gipia or its officers. or the Town OF Gold |
Hill or its officers. upon property OF any |
character within the limits or Jurisdiction |
Of said corporations aud remaining unpaid
on tho -th day OF May. 1881, shall be paid
into the Treasury OF the county OF Storey,
and shall be due aud payable at such times
as by the laws under which such taxes were
levied. they were or would have been DUE
to said corporations respectively. The va
lidity OF the levy Of raid taxes shall be In
no wise impaired by any OF the provisions
Of this Act, and the laws and ordinances
In power governing the collection OF the
same shall be In full force ih all respects
for the purpose Of compelling payment OF
the same to tho said county Of Storey In
the same manner ~. but for this Act. pay.
ment might have been compelled to said
municipal corporations. The Treasurer
Tax Collector. Assessor. Auditor. County |
Clerk and District Attornty OF Storey
county shall take the place OF the officers
performing like duties under said munici.
pal corporations, as TO the collection OF
said taxes, and the latter shall forthwith |
deliver to tho said officers OF Storey county |
all books aud papers relating to the same,
or belonging to their said Offices.
SEC. 10. All moneys duo or 10 become |
due for licenses issued or granted prior to |
the - day OF May, 1881, by the City OF
Virginia or by the Town Of Gold Hill. and
remaining unpaid on said day, shall be
paid into the Treasury Of the county OF
Storey at tho same times aud under the
same regulations, except 50 far as altered
by the provisions OF this Act. as the same
| at said dato may be due and payable to
said municipal corporations, and all mon
cys due on the - day Of May, 1881. or
thereafter to become due. to either OF said
corporations on account OF back taxes or
claims against individuals or corporations
or any other account, shall In like manner
DO paid into tho Treasury OF the county Of
Storey.
SEC. II. All ordinances Of the City OF
Virginia or the Town OF Gold Hill, in
force on the - day OF May, 1881, shall,
so far "a the same are not In conflict with
tho provisions OF this Act, DO and remain
| in full force and effect; but nothing In
this section contained shall be construed
ss restricting the power Of the Board Of
| County Commissioners In passing. adopt.
| ing or repeating ordinances. Printed
copies OF ordinances purpOrting to have
been made and published by the authority
of the Board Of Aldermen OF the City OF
Virginia or the Board Of Trustees Of the
Town of Gold Hill shall bc competent evi.
depce OF the existence and contents OF such