Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-01

ers or drains or cesspools, and for tho re-
moval OF the same; 10 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
speciL tar or otherwise; to employ police
men and prescribe their duties and oom.
pensstion and provide for the government
and regulation Of the same.
0. TO provide for the prevention and
extinguishment Of 6res; also, TO organise,
regulate, establish, locate or disband IRE
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
shsll be 10 construed % 10 authorize said
Board 70 establish ohain.gang.
SEC. 8. The Justices Of the Peace within
the county Of Storey shall have jurisdlc-
ton Of ali violations Of ordinances COM
mitted Within the limits Of their respective
townships.
SEC. d. All hnes. penalties and forfeit
ures coming 70 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 and other ofhcers
| may be deducted from said dnes. forfeit
ures and penalties before making such
payment.
Storey shall be ex-oficio 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 to 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 10
any business before said courts, In which
the County Commissioners OF Storey
county arc . party thereto. He, or any
policeman, shall arrest all persons guilty
| Of 4 breach OF the peace or other onense
| 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, Tor 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. g. The present Fire Department.
Of the City Of Virginia and the Town OF
| Gold Hill shall remain separate and dis
| tinct, aud each shall retain its present or
gsnization 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 as not In conflict with the
provisions Of this Act, remain In force,
and when. by said laws or ordinapces.
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 tho Trustees OF the Town OF Gold
/ Hill, the same shall DO 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 fix and regulate the sAla-
ries and compensation Of all officers and
employees connected Herewith, and all
officers aud employees shall be removable
st the pleasure Of the Board.
SEC. 8. From and after the -th day OF
May. 1881. no money shall DO 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 Treasurers Of said corporations TO the
Treasurer Of the county Of Storey, and all
taxes heretofore levied by the City OF Wiz.
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
en- 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
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, 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 a., but for this Act, pay.
ment might have been compelled to said
municipal corporations. Tho 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. a. 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. 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 DO
paid into the Treasury Of the county OF
storey at the same times and under the
same regulations. except 30 far A. altered
by the provisions Of this Act, a. the Same
at said date may DO due and payable to
said municipal corporations aud All mon.
eys duo on tho day Of May. 1881, or
thereafter TO become dHe, 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,
30 far a. the same are not In conflict with
the provisions Of this Act, bo and remain
/ In full force and effect; but nothing IN
this section contained shall DO construed
o. 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 and published by the authority
of the Board Of Aldermen Of the City OF
Virginia or tho Board Of Trustees Of the
Town Of Gold Hill shall be competent evil
dence Of the existence and contents oil such
ordinances.
SEC. 70. The Board Of County Commis-
sioners Of Storey county, for the purpose
Of paying the principal aud 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 aud Board Of Aldermen of the
City Of Virginia, Storey county, State OF
Nevada, aud the Virginia and Gold Hill
nounu.,r <f ha mn nlarq and for