Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-04

moval OF the same; to compel the owners
Of lots and property TO bear the expense
Of erecting sidewalks or improving the
road or street In front OF the same BY
specisl tax or otherwise; 10 employ police
men and prescribe their duties and com.
pensstion and provide for the government
| and regulation Of the same.
9. To provide for the prevention and
extinguishment Of dres; also, to organise,
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 a said Board may deem proper;
provided, that nothing In this subdivision
shall be 20 construed - 70 authorize said
Board to establish chain-gang.
SEQ. 8. The Justices Of the Peace within
the county Of Storey shall have 1urisdio-
ton Of all violations Of ordinances com.
mitted within the limits Of their respective
SIC. s. 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 and other officers
may be deducted from said fnes. forfeit
ures and penalties before making such
SIC. 4. Tho Sheriff Of the county Of
Storey shall be ex.ofiicio Chief Of Police.
and Il shall be 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 10 him or them by any
legal authority. and II shall be 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 Q party thereto. He, or any
policeman, shall arrest all persons guilty
Of q breach Of the peace or other offense
committed In his or their presence, and
all persons guilty Of q 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 Of Police and
all policemen shall perform such other
duties a. the 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. 80 far - not in conflict with the
provisions Of this Act, remain In force,
and when. by said laws or ordinauces,
duties are imposed or powers conferred in
relation to said departments on the MAYOR
and 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 and allow all bills
therefor, and to ix and regulate the sala.
ries and compensation Of all officers and
employees connected herewith, and all
officers and employees shall be removable
at the pleasure Of tho Board.
SEC. 8. From aud 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. bo paid over by
the Tressurers Of said corporations TO tho
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 tho -th day Of May, 1881, shall be paid
into the Treasury Of the county Of Storey.
and shall be due and payable At such times
~ 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 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 ~, 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 the place Of the ofhcers
performing like duties under said munici:
pal corporations, - 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. ~. All moneys due or TO become
due for licenses issued or granted prior 70
the - day Of May, 1881. by the City OF
Virginia or by the Town Of Gold Hill. and
remaining unpaid on said day, shall DO
paid into the Treasury Of the county OF
Storey at the same times and under the
same regulations, except 90 lar a. altered
by the provisions OF this Act, as the same
at said date may be due and payable to
said municipal corporations, and al mon
eys due on the - day Of MAY, 1851 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 tho 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,
| 40 far a the same are not In connist with
the provisions Of this Act, be 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 10 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 be competent evi.
dence of the existence and contents Of such
ordinances.
Sec. u. The Board Of County Commits
sioners Of Storey county, for the purpose
Of paying the principal and interest due or
to become due on the bonds issued In con.
iormity with the provisions Of an Act OF
the Legislature Of this State entitled IAN
Act to legalize certain contracts made BY
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF the
City Of Virginia, Storey county, State OF
Nevada. and the Virginia and Gold Hill
Water Company. Ct the same place, and for
the issuance and sale Of bonds for the pay.
ment Of said indebtedness thereby In.
Cured" approved January 40. 1877. shall