Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-20

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road or street in front OF the same by
special tax or otherwise; to employ police
men and prescribe their duties aud com
pensation and provide for the government
aud regulation OF the same.
3. To provide for the prevention and
extinguishmsnt Of fires; also, to organize
regulate, establish, locate or disband fire
aud hose companies.
10. To use the labor Of the prisoners i'm
prisoned in the County Jail in such q
manner as said Board may deem proper
provided, that nothing In this subdivision
shall be 80 construed ss to authorize said
Board to establish = chain.gang.
SEc. s. Tho Justices Of the 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. q. All fines, penalties and forfeit
N es 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 hrst 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 aud penalties before making such
payment.
SEC. Z. The Sheriff Of the county OF
Storey shall be ex.oilicio Chief OF Police.
and it 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-
vance or directed TO him or them by any
legal authority. and 1t shall be his aud
their duty to attend upon the Justices
Courts Of said county whenever there IL
any business before said courts. III which
the County Commissioners of storey
county are q party thereto. He, or any
policeman. shall arrest oil persons guilty
Of q 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 the Justice OF
the Peace in the township in which the
offense may have been committed. for trial
or examination. The Chief oil Police ana
all policemen shall perform such other
duties as the County Commissioners oi
storey county may direct.
SEC. s. Tho present Firo Departments
Of the City Of Virginia and the Town of
Gold Hill shall remain separate aud dis
tinct. and each shall retain its present or.
ganization and officers. and the laws aud
ordinances now in force respecting the
officers Of said departments. their election
and the internal arrangement OF their
affairs, so far as 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.
ginia or tho Trustees OF the Town OF Gold
Hill, the same shall be exercised and per.
formed by the Board OF County Commits
sioners OF Storey county. Both OF said
departments shall be under the control oi
the Board OF County Commissioners. who
shall alone have the power to authorize
expenditures Of money id respect to the
same, and TO audit and allow all bills
therefor, and to fix and. regulate the sala.
ries and compensation OF all officers and
employees connected Herewith. aud all
officers aud employees shall DO removable
at the pleasure Of the Board.
SEC. 9. 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. DO paid over by
the Treasur.rs Of said corporations to the
Treasurer Of the 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 and remaining unpaid
on the -,h day Of May. 1881. shall be paid
into the Treasury Of the county OF Storey.
and shall be due and payable at such times
ss 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 said 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 bs in full force In all respects
for the purpose Of compelling payment OF
the same to the said county Of Storey In
the same manner a.. but for this Act, pay.
ment might have been compelled 10 said
municipal corporations. The 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 munich.
pal corporations. as 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 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 the same times aud under the
Same regulations, except 30 far ~ altered
by the provisions OF this Act, ~ the same
at said date may DO duo and payable to
said municipal corporations, and all mon-
eys 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
be paid into the Treasury OF the county oi
Storey.
SEC. II. All ordinances OF the City oi
Virginia or the Town Of Gold Hill, In
force on the - day Of May, 1881, shall
so far as the same are not in conflict with
the provisions Of this Act, bo and remain
| in full force aud effect; but nothing In
this section contained shall be construed
as restricting the power Of the Board oi
| 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 o'
Virginia or the Board Of Trustees OF th,
Town OF Gold Hill shall be competent owl
dence OF the existence and contents OF suct
ordinances.
SEC. ~. The Board Of County Commits
sioners Of Storey county, for the purpose
Of paying the principal and interest due oil
to become due on the bonds issued In con
formity with the provisions Of an Act o.
the Legislature Of this State entitled "Ar
Act to legslize certain contracts made b,
the Mayor aud Board OF Aldermen OF th'
City OF Virginia. Storey county. State o
Nevada, and the Virginia and Gold Hill
Water Company. Cf the same place, and fol
the issuance and sale Of bonds for the pay
ment Of said Indebtedness thereby In
CURED" approved January 2?. 1877. shsl
levy and cause to be collected an ad valo
rem tax not to exceed 81 upon each $40,