Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-17

of lots and property TO bear the expense
Of erecting sidewalks or improving tho
road or street in front OF tho same BY
special tar or otherwise; to employ police.
men and prescribe their duties aud com.
pepsation and provide for the government
and regulation Of the same.
3. To provide for the prevention and
sxtineuishment Of fres; also, TO organise,
regulate, establish, locate or disband hrs
and hose companies.
10. To use the labor Of the prisoners i'm.
prisoned In the County Jail In such .
manner q said Board may deem proper;
provided, that nothing In this subdivision
shsll be 40 construed a TO authorize said
Board to establish chain-gang.
SEQ. 8. The Justices Of the Peace within
the county Of Storey shall have jurisdic-
ton Of ali violations OF ordinances COM
mitted within the limits Of their respective
SYc. 8. All fines, penalties and forfeit
ures coming 10 the hands OF any Justice
Of the Peace in said county, In cases aris'
ing under any ordinance. shall bo 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 70 such Justices and other ofhcers
NAV be deducted from said hnes, Forfeit
ures and penalties before making such
payment. 4.
SEo. 4. Tho Sheriff Of the county Of
Storey shall be ex.oHicio Chief OF Police.
and Ii 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 are Q party thereto. He, or any
policeman, shall arrest all persons guilty
OF breach Of the peace or other ohense
committed In his or their presence ana
ali persons guilty Of . breach Of any ordi:
nance, and take them before the Justioe OF
the Peace In the township in which the
offeuse 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.
tnct, aud each shall retain its present or.
gsnixation 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
aud when, By said laws or ordinances
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 aud 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 70 authorize
expenditures " money in respect TO the
same, and to audit and allow all bills
therefor, and to fix and regulate the sslA.
ries aud compensation OF all officers and
employees connected Herewith, aud all
officers and employees shall be removable
at the pleasure OF the Board.
SEC. 8. 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 the Town Of Gold Hill.
and all moneys In either Of said Treasures
shall. on said named day, be paid over by
the Trsasurers Of said corporations to the
Treasurer Of the county Of Storey, aud 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 aud remaining unpaid
en- the -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 tho
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. The Treasurer,
Tax Collector, Assessor, Auditor. County
Clerk and District Attorney OF Storey
county shall take the place OF tho officers
performing like duties under said munich.
pal corporations, ~ to the collection OF
said taxes, and the latter shall forthwith
deliver to the said officers Of Storey county
all books aud papers relating to the same'
or belonging 10 their said offices.
SIC. 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 tho 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 be due and payable to
said municipal corporations, and all mon
eys due ON the - day Of May. 1881, or
thereafter to become due, 10 either OF said
corporations ON account Of back taxes or
claims against individuals or corporations
|.or nv other account, shall in like manner
be paid into the Treasury Of the county Of
Storey.
SHc. II. All ordinances Of the City Of
NlrgtniA OF tn6 IOWu VI 0Oiu ntht IN
force ON the - day Of May, 1881, shall,
90 far o. the same are not In conflict with
the provisions Of this Act, be and remain
in full force and effect; but nothing In
this section contained shall be construed
a. restricting the power OF the Board oi
County Commissioners In passing. adopt.
ing or repesling ordinances. Printed
COPIES Of ordinances purporting TO have
been made and published by the authority
of the Board OF Aldermen Of the City oil
virginia or the Board Of Trustees OF the
Town Of Gold Hill shall be competent evil
dence Of the existence and contents oil such
ordinances.
SIC. II. Tho Board Of County Commits.
sioners Of Storey county, for the purpose
Of paying the principal and interest due OF
TO become due on the bonds issued In con.
formity with the provisions Of an Act oi
the Legislature Of this State entitled IAN
Act to legalizs certain contracts made BY
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF the
City Of Virginia, Storey county, State o.
Nevada. and the Virginia and Gold Hill
Water Company, of the same place, and foI
the issuance and sale Of bonds for the pay
ment Of said indebtedness thereby In.
Cured" approved January 20, 1877. shall
levy and cause TO be collected an I'D valo-