Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-25
A Town GOVERN nENT.


Snch a Government for Eureka
What the Law Empowering the
same Provides and Requires.
A petition was circulated yesterday for
signatures Of citizens, asking of the County
Commissioners that a own government be
provided for Eureka under the provisions
Of an Act Of the Legislature Of Nevada en-
titled IAN Act providing for. the govern
ment of the towns and cities Of this State"
approved February &c, 1881, which gives the
power to the Commissioners, with regard
to the management of the affairs of any
town or city in their respective counties,
first, to define the boundary of such town
or city within which the Jurisdiction con-
ferred by the Act shall be exercised; Sec
oDd, to institute or maintain any suit or
suits necessary in their judgment to en-
force and maintain any rights of such
town or city in the name OF the Board Of
County Commissioners; third, to levy
Q tax, not exceeding Ia per cent
per annum upon the assessed value
OF all real and personal property,
Including proceeds of mines. stu
ated in such town or city;) fourth, to
Law out, extend and alter the streets and
| alleys in such own or clty, and provide
| for the grading, draining, cleaning, widen
| ing, lighting or otherwise improving the
same, etc; fifth TO condemn property for
the use OF the inhabitants of such town or
city; sixth, TO provide for the prevention
and extinguishment Of fires and organize,
| regulate, establish and disband fire com-
panies, etc; seventh, to regulate the stor-
| age OF %gunpowder and other explosives or
combustible materials in such tow or
city; eighth, to determine what shall be
| deemed n%uisances in such town or city,
and provide for the punishment. proven
ton and removal OF the same; ninth, to
fix and collect a license tax on and Iegu-
late all places of business and amuse-
ments so licensed, and to tax and regulate,
prohibit and suppress all tipplirg houses,
dram-shops, public card tables, r%atties,
hawkers, peddlers nj pawnbrokers,
gambling-houses, disorderly houses and
houses of i'll fame, and all dogs owned or
kept within the limits of said city; to pro-
hibit the keeping Of hogs or the running
at large OF goats, cows or other animals
within the limits of such town.
The provisions are too numerous to men,
ton further, but we will mention only
| those OF general interest. To prevent, pun
ish and restrain any disorderly conduct
| within such town or city; TO establish and
/ maintain a Board Of Health; to fix and
| prescribe the punishment for the breach Of
any ordinance adopted by the Board OF
| Commissioners, but no fine shall be i'm
posed for one offense in a sum greater than
$500, and no term Of imprisonment shall
| be more than six months. In lieu OF i'm
~prisonment any person committed for
punishment may be made to work on any
public work in such town or city, and to
that end q chain gang may be formed, con-
tinued and operated. No ordinance passed
by the Board of County Commissioners
| shall be in force or effect until published
for one week. All expenses arising from
such a town government as is contem-
| plated would be paid out Of the General
fund of such town. Any Justice Of the
Peace within any such town or city shall
have Jurisdiction of all violation of ordi-
nances, and the commitments shall run to
| the Sheriff OF the county in which such
town il, and all fees or fines collected shall
be paid TO the County Treasurer and be
distributed by him to the proper fund of
the town. All prosecutions shall be con-
Quoted by the District Attorney OF the
| county. who shall collect such fees as are
provided by law or ordinance and pay the
same into the County Treasury. Although
| the Act provides for the appointment of a
| Chief of Police and policemen at q salary
not to exceed 500 for the subordinates
| and $3.50 for the Chief. non need be ap-
| pointed unless a necessity should arise.
The County Treasurer shall be held on his
official bond for all moneys paid to him.
The County Clerk shall be ex-ofiicio Clerk
OF the Board Of County Com missioners in
the execution OF the provisions of the Act.
The District Attorney, County Auditor,
County Assessor and all officials not o.
~pecially exempted therefrom shall perform
the duties required to be performed by
them under the Act, and shall be held liza
BILE on their official bonds for the faithful
performance thereof. No officer, except
| ing the Board of County Commissioners,
officers or employees of any fire depart
ment or company, or peace officer there
under authorized, shall demand or receive
any compensation for duties performed
under the Act. The County Commission
era are compelled by the law to hold q
meeting at the Courthouse of the county
al least once q month, and continue in
session from day TO day until the business
OF the town ia completed, aud they may
hold special meetings. The only proviso
for the payment of County Commission
ers ia in counties having / 1900 or more
inhabitants, and then it would be $40 q
J month in addition to their other salaries.
Before action can be taken upon the
proposition of forming a town government
there must be filed in the Clerks Office of
the county a written petition for the ap-
plication OF the provisions OF the Act to
the town Of Eureka, signed by a majority
of the actual residents thereof, represent
ing at least three-ffths Of its taxable prop
erty. When the petition is filed the genu-
~ineness OF it's signatures and the qualih-
cations OF its subscribers shall be esti-
mated by the aiidavits of reliable taxpsy-
ers of the town filed with such petition.
The Terrible Death of "a Miner.