Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-10

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 otherwise; to employ police
men and prescribe their duties and COM
pensation and provide for the government
and regulation Of the same.
9. To provide for the prevention and
extinguishmsnt Of fres; also, to organize.
regulate. establish. locate or disband hre
and hose companies.
10. To use the labor Of the prisoners i'm.
prisoned in the County Jail In such
manner as said Board may deem proper;
provided. that nothing in this subdivision
shall be so construed as to authorize said
Board to establish chain.gang.
SEC. 8. The Justices Of the Peace within
the county Of Storey shall have jurisdio-
ton OF all violations OF ordinances COM
mitted within the limits Of their respective
townships.
SEC. q. All fines. penalties and forfeit
ures coming to the hands OF any Justice
Of the Peace in said county, in cases aris.
ing under any ordinance. shall be BY him
paid into the County Treasury. under
oath. on the first Monday OF each month;
provided. that the costs and fees allowed
by law to such Justices aud other officers
may be deducted from said fines. forfeit.
ures and penalties before making such
payment.
SEc..7. The Sheriff Of the county Of
Storey shall be ex.0ficio Chief OF Police.
and 1t shall be his duty and tho duty OF
any policeman appointed by the Board OF
| County Commissioners to execute aud
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 DO his aud
their duty to attend upon the Justices
| Courts OF said county whenever there Is
any business before said courts. In which
the County Commissioners OF storey
county arc . party thereto. He. or any
policeman, shall arrest all persons guilty
| Of = breach Of the peace or other ofiense
committed In his or their presence, and
| all persons guilty OF breach OF any ordi.
nance. and take them before tho Justice oi
the Peace In the township IN which the
offense may have been committed, Tor tria!
or examination. The Chief OF Police and
all policemen shall perform such other
duties a. tho County Commissioners of
Storey county may direct.
SEC. 8. The present Fire Departments
Of the City Of Virginia and the Town OF
Gold Hill shall remain separate and dis |
tinct. and each shall retain its present or. |
ganization and officers, and the laws and |
ordinances now in force respecting the |
officers Of said departments, their election |
and the internal arrangement OF their |
affairs. 30 far Is not in conflict with the
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 the Mayor
aud Board OF Aldermen OF the City OF Vir.
gina or the Trustees Of the Town OF Gold
Hill. the same shall be exercised aud per. |
formed by the Board Of County Commits
sioners Of Storey county. Both of said
departments shall be under the control OF
the Board Of County Commissioners. who |
shall alone have the power to authorize
expenditures OF money in respect to the
same, and to audit aud allow all bills
therefor, and to fix and regulate the sala.
ries and compensation OF all officers and |
employees connected therswish' aud all
officers and employees shall DO removable |
at the pleasure Of tho Board.
SEC. o. From and after the -th day Of |
May. 1881. 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 |
the Treasurers OF said corporations to the |
Treasurer Of tho county Of Storey, and all
taxes heretofore levied by the City OF vir.
ginia 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 the -th day Of May. 1881. shall DO paid
into the Treasury OF the county OF Storey.
and shall be due and 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 |
lidi,y OF the levy Of said taxes shall DO In |
no wise impaired by any OF the provisions
Of this Act, and the laws and ordinances
In power governing tho collection Of tho
same shall be In full force in oil respects
for the purpose OF compelling payment Of
the same to the said county OF Storey In
tho same manner ~. but for this Act, pay. |
ment might have been compelled to said
municipal corporations. Tho Treasurer,
Tax Collector, Assessor, Auditor. County
Clerk and District Attorney OF Storey |
county shall take the place OF the officers
performing like duties under said munici.
pal corporations, az to the collection of
| said taxes, and the latter shall forthwith
deliver to the said officers OF Storey county
all books and papers relating to the same
| or belonging to their said offices.
SEC. lO. All moneys due or TO become
due for licenses issued or granted prier to
the - day Of May. 1881. by the City OF
Virginia or by the Town OF Gold Hill, aud
remaining unpaid on said day. shall be
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Storey at the same times aud under the
same regulations, except 30 far as altered
by the provisions OF this Act, as tho same
at said date may DO due and payable to
said municipal corporations, and all mon.
eys due on tho - 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
be paid into the 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.
30 far as the same are not In conflict with
| the provisions Of this Act, DO and remain
| in full force aud effect; but nothing In
this section contained shall be construed
as 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 aud published by tho authority
of the Board Of Aldermen OF the City of
Virginia or the Board Of Trustees Of the
Town Of Gold Hill shall be competent evil
dence Of the existence and contents OF such
ordinances.
SEC. l2. The Board OF County Commis-
sioners Of Storey county. for the purpose
Of paying the principal and interest due or
to become due on the bonds issued In con.
iormi,y with the provisions Of an Act OF
the Legislature Of this State entitled "An
Act TO legslize certain contracts made by
tho Mayor aud Board OF Aldermen OF the
City OF Virginia, Storey county. State OF
Nevada. and the Virginia and Gold Hill
Water Company. OF the same place, and for
the Issuance and sale Of bonds for the pay
ment Of said indebtedness thereby In.
Cured" approved January %. 1877. shall
levy and cause TO be collected an ad valo.
rem tax not to exceed 81 upon each 500
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