Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-17

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.
| 0. To provide for the prevention and
extinguishment Of hres; also, to organize,
regulate, establish, locate or disband fire
and hose companies.
10. To use the labor OF the prisoners i'm
prisoped in the County Jail In such .
manner as said Board may deem proper
provided. that nothing in this subdivision
shall be 80 construed as to authorize said
Board to establish chain.gang.
SEC. s. The Justices Of the Peace within
the county Of Storey shall have jurisdio'
ton Of ali violations Of ordinances com.
mitted within the limits Of their respective
townships.
SEC. O. All fines. penalties and forfeit
ures csming to tho 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 frst Monday OF each month;
provided. that the costs and fees allowed
by law to such Justices aud other officers
may DO deducted from said fines. forfeit.
ures and penalties before making such
payment. y.
SIC. 7. The Sheriff Of tho county OF
Storey shall be ex.ofiicio Chief OF Police.
aud 1t shall DO his duty aud 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 DO his and
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 . party thereto. He. or any
policeman. shall arrest all persons guilty
Of q breach OF the peace or other onense
committed In his OF 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
ur examination. The Chief OF Police aud
all policemen shall perform such other
duties as the County Commissioners OF
Storey county may direct.
SEC. &. 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.
ganizati0n 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 rs 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 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 bo under the control Of
the Board Of County Commissioners. who
shall alone have tho power to authorize
expenditures Of money in respect to the
same, and 10 audit and allow all bills
therefor, and to fix and regulate the saia.
ries and compensation OF all officers aud
employees connected Herewith. aud all
officers and employees shall be 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 tho 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 the county Of Storey, and all
taxes heretofore levied by the City OF vir.
ginia or its officers. or the Town OF Gold
Hin or its officers, upon property OF any
character within the limits or Jurisdiction
Of said corporations and 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
lidity OF the levy OF said taxes shall be In
no wise impaired by any OF the provisions
OF this Act, aud tho laws and ordinances
In power governing tho 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 samo manner an, but for this Act pay.
ment might have been compelled to said
municipal corporations. The Treasurer,
Tax Collector, Assessor, Auditor. County
Clerk and District Attorney OF Storey
county shall take tho place of tho 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 tho same'
or belonging to their said Offices.
SEC. 10. 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 ut the same times aud under the
same regulations, except so far as altered
by the provisions Of this Act, as the same
at said date may DO duo 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
be paid into the Treasury Of the county oi
Storey.
SEC. II. All ordinances Of the City oil
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 will
the provisions OF this Act. DO and remain
| in full force and 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 o
Virginia or the Board Of Trustees OF The
Town OF Gold Hill shall be competent evi
dence Of the existence and contents of sucf
ordinances.
SEC. -. The Board OF County Commits
sioners Of Storey county, for the purpss'
Of paying the principal and interest due ol
to become due on the bonds issued In con
formity with the provisions Of an Act o
the Legislature Of this State entitled "Ai
Act to legalizo certain contracts made b.
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of tn
City Of Virginia. Storey county. State o
Nevada. and the Virginia and Gold Hi
Water Company. Gf the same place, and 10
tho issuance and sale Of bonds for the pay
ment Of said Indebtedness thereby In
Cured" approved January 20, 1877. shal
levy and cause to be collected an I'D vslo
rem tax rot 10 exceed 81 upon each $40
OF all tho taxable property, real. persona