Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-31
VIOLATING the LAW.
STAR CHAMBER WORK OF THE
CO MAIsSI0NEBs.
Pr~aeticisg one Thing and Presen
log Anoshsr-Thstr Lsssss Ass
fssse 20 County Oniciais.

The Board Of Commissioners OF Storey
county while straining points to esmpsl
other county officials to follow the strict
letter Of the law (as they interpret it)
apparently snap their hssers and turn
up their noses at any statutory provision
made to govern them.
sectio, 5. Chapter s5. page l6o Of the
compiled laws reads
"a majority OF the Board shall form
q quorum for the transaction Of business
and all sessions of he Board shall b public.
They shall elect one OF their number 81
Chairman Of the Board and the County
Clerk shall DO the Clerk thereof. The
Clerk shall keep . complete record Of oil
the proceedings OF the Board, and al
their proceedings shall BE- entered on the rec
ords," etc.
The language Of the above is certainly
plain enough for o child in the First
Reader to interpret. yet the Commits.
siouers Thursday last met with closed
doors. excluding even the Clerk OF the
Board, and the day following served up
on the various county officials working
under the Salary Act the following no
tice
Chambers Of the Board Of County
Commissioners Of Storey County. De
csmber 90, lSSl-Sir: Your attention II
called to the provisions Of Section 2,
Chapter G. OF the Statues Of Nevada
1881. page 10.
A strict compliance Herewith on YOU
part Is hereby required.
Neglect or refusal on your part so te
comply will deprive the Board OF County
Commissioners Of Storey County OF the
power to approve and the Auditor o.
sach county Of the right to allow any dc
msud made by you upon the county
treasury.
To there is inserted the name OF thu
official addressed).
MATT. CANAvIN,
County Commissioner.
Nachss or any Of his Pluto braves
might o. well have signed 1t. for ell The
legal effect Il has. To be binding. al
order OF the Commissioners must bt
made in public session. spread on the
minutes, and each copy served on an OH
cial. certified to by the Clerk OF the
Board. and bearing the seal OF the
county.
This is by no means the FIRST time
such orders have been issued frsm the
star chambers. but the public are OF the
opinion ii should be the last. and that
the business OF the Commissioner
should DO conducted as prescribed by
law.
ANOTHER BLUSDER.
The Board has adjourned until Tues
day, January 3. The statute (Ssctior
3, Chapter %. Compiled Lsws) reads
'Ths meetings Of the Board Of Count,
Commissioners shall be held at th,
county seats Of their respective counties
| on the first Mondays Of January. April
| July and October Of each year." A
note is appended to the above section
quoting from the decision OF the Nevad'
supreme Court to the effect that "th'
Board Of County Commissioners is not {
court az courts are defined by the Con
stitution, and that such bodies may law
fully meet and transact business on thu
first day Of January" 49,,
Monday. January 2. is not q legal hol
iday in this State. and even II 1t were
the Board would be required BY law to
meet that day.
alt would be q wise plan for members oil
the Board to ascertain the duties devolv'
ing on themselves and perform them be-
fore searching for technlcalitiss to annoy
other officials.