Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-21

| of erecting sidewalks or Improving tut
road or street in front Of the same BY
special tax or other wise; to employ police
men and prescribe their duties aud com
pensation aud provide for the government
and regulation Of the SAME.
.. To provide for the prevention ant
extinguishmsnt Of fires; also, to organize
regulate, establish, locate or disbAnd hrt
and 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 50 construed as to authorize said
Board to establish y chain.gang.
SEC. 8. The Justices Of the Peace within
the county Of Storey shall have jurisdic.
ton Of all violations Of ordinances COM
mitted within the limits Of their respective
townships.
SIC. 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 DO 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 aud penalties before making such
payment.
SEC. Z. The Sheriff OF the county OF
Storey shall bo ex .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-
sance or directed to him or them by any
legal authority. and ii 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 are q party thereto. He. or any
policeman, shall arrest all persons guilty
Of breach OF the peace or other offense
committed in his or their presence. aud
all persons guilty OF 4 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 Tor trial
or examination. The Chief OF Police anu
all policemen shall perform such other
duties as the County Commissioners oi
Storey county may direct.
SEC. 4. The present Fire Departments
Of the City Of Virginia aud 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, 80 far a. not In conflict with the
provisions Of this Aot, 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 the 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 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 Herewith, and all
officers aud employees shall be removable
at the pleasure Of the Board.
Src. Q. From and after tho -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 and remaining unpaid
on tho -th day Of May, 1881, shall be paid
into the Treasury OF the county Of Storey.
and shall be due and payable Mt such times
as by the laws under which such taxes we're
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 tho laws and ordinances
in power governing the collection Of the
same shall be 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 AZ. but for this Act, pay.
ment might have been compelled TO said
municipal corporations. The Treasurer,
Tax Collector, Assessor. Auditor. County
Clerk aud 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 10 the said officers OF Storey county
all books and papers relating to the same,
or belonging to their said offices.
SEC. lU. 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 tile same times aud under the
same regulations, except 30 far az altered
by the provisions OF this Act, a. the same
at said date may be due 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 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
the provisions Of this Act. be 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 the authority
of the Board Of Aldermen OF the City oi
Virginia or the Board Of Trustees Of the
Town Of Gold Hill shall DO competent evil
dence Of the existence and contents of such
ordinances.
SEC. ~. The Board OF County Commits
sioners Of Storey county. for the purpose
Of paying the principal and interest due oi
to become due on the bonds issued in con
formity with the provisions Of an Act oi
the Legislature Of this State entitled "Ar
Act to legalize certain contracts made By
the Mayor aud Board OF Aldermen OF th,
City Of Virginia, Storey county. State q
Nevada, and the Virginia and Gold Hill
Water Company, Gf the same place, and FOL
the issuance aud sale Of bonds for the pay
ment Of said Indebtedness thereby In
Cured" approved January "a. 1877. shsl
levy and cause to be collected an ad valo
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