Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-02

Ams.dasery OF and supplementary
20 an Act entitled.
" An Act to Create . Board OF
County Commissioners In tho
Several Counties OF This
State. and to Define
Their Duties and
Powers"
The People Of Ge State Of Ssrada, repre-
seated IN tss Senate aad Assembly. do
enact as GaHoss:
SECTION I. Section four Of said Act Ii
hereby amended so ~ to read - follows: :
'.ssction 4. II at any time aiser the ANAL
adjournment Of . regular meeting tho
business Of the County shall require .
meeting Of the Board. . special meeting
Of the same may DO ordered by any mem
Der Of tho Board. The order shall be en-
tered on the records Of the Board. and the
Clerk shall give notice Of such special
meeting and the time thereof TO any MEM
Der Of the Board not joining In the order"
SECTION 2. No County Commissioner in
this State shall have power or privilege to
make any advance to any INDECENT or in
arm or other person or persons. except the
sick a. q charity. under any pretext what
ever. Of any money. credit. security. msr-
chandise or other valuable. for any pur-
pose, until the same shall have been passed
upon and allowed at . meeting Of the
Board.
SECTION 8. No County Commissioner or
Board Of County Commissioners in this
State shall have power to make any appro-
priation or payment Of any money. mer-
ohandise or other valuable to any INDECENT
poor, inirm. or other person or persons,
except the sick as . charity. unless the
same shall have been previously recon-.
msnded a. necessary by two or more prop
srty.ta1payers Of the county. The recon-
mendation must be in writing. and signed
by two or moro proporty.taxpayers Of the
county, and passed upon. and payment
authorised by the Board Of County Com
missioners at . meeting Of the Board.
SECTION 4. No County Commissioner or
Board Of County Commissioners In this
State shall have power to make any appro-
priatiOn or payment Of any money, mer-
chandise er other valuable to any sick per-
son or persons. unless the same shall have
been previously recommended in writing
~ necessary by Q resident Of the county.
SECTION s. No claim Of any Commits
sioner for payment. allowance or advance
Of any money. merchandise or other prop
srty. to any INDECENT poor. inirm or sick
person or persons. shall DO allowed or
paid. unless presented and authorized ~
provided in Sections . and 4 Of this Act.
SECTION 6. It shall be the duty Of the
Board Of County Commissioners to keep
on nle In the County Clerks Office all
recommendations mentioned in Sections 8
and 4 Of this Act, and tho Same shall DO
open to inspection to any resident Of tho
county.
SKcriox Z. II the Board Of Commits
sioners in any county In this State, or any
member Of any Board. shall violate any
provisions Of this Act. such member or
members so violating shall be deemed
guilty Of . misdemeanor. and on convie-
ton thereof shall DO fined in any sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars or less than
ffty dollars. and shall DO liable for any
loss. damage or expense sustained by the
county in consequence Of such violation.
SECTION 8. This Act to take effect in
any county in this State having pollsd
moro than fifteen hundred votes Ut the last
General Election In 1880.
Approved February II. 1881.
STATE or NEVADA. s
secretary's ONCE.
i, JASPER BAscocx. Secretary Of State Of
the State Of Nevada, do hereby certify
that tho foregoing is . true. full and
correct copy Of the original Of an Act