The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-11
FOR FIRE PROTECTION.
Bill Authorizing the Bonding OF
The Town

The following is the text of Mr..
Paul's bill, which we have spoken OF
several times:
Section l. For the purpose OF pro-
viding protection against fire in the
town OF Ely, White Pine county, New,
the Board of County Commissioners OF
said White Pine county, New, is here
by authorized when petitioned so to
do by taxpayers representing more
than half of the taxable property in
the said town of Ely, as shown by the
last previous assessment ROLL to issue
bonds for sum not exceeding i've
thousand dollars.
Section 2. Said bonds shall be OF
the denomination of five hundred dol
lara each, and shall be numbered con-
secutively and shall bear interest at a
rate not to exceed seven per cent per
annum, said interest to be paid on the
fifteenth day of December each year.
Said bonds shall specify that the hold
err thereof has due him from the coun-
ty OF White Pine the sum of money
expressed therein. Coupons for ln-
terest shall be attached to each bond.
Section 3. The bonds and coupons
herein provided for, shall be signed by
the Chairman Of the Board of County
Commissioners, countersigned by the
County Clerk, and authenticated with
the seal of said White Pine county.
Section 4. Said bonds shall be sold
at not less than their par value, and
all monies received from the sale there
of shall be paid into the county treas
ury, and the County Treasurer is here
by required to receive and safely keep
the same in fund to be known as the
.'Ely Fire Department Fund.-, which
shall be applied to the payment of de-
mands accrued for fire purposes in the
town OF Ely, and shall be allowed and
paid in the same manner as claims "a
gainst counties are allowed and paid.
The County Treasurer shall be liable,
on his official bond, for the safekeeping
of said money which shall come into
his hands, and for the faithful dis
charge OF his duties in relation there
to.
Section 5. The boundaries of the
said town OF Ely, for the purposes OF
this Act, shall be, and are hereby made
the same as was established by the
survey made of the townsite of the
said town of Ely.
Section 6. The principal of such
bonds as may be issued under author
ity of this Act, shall be due and pay
able as follows, to-wit: Bond number
one on the fifteenth day of December,
1903; bond namber two on the 10 day
of December, 1904; bond number three
on the Is day of December, 1905; bond
four on the Is dav of Decem-
Der, 1906; bonds number five and six on
the 10 day of December, 1907; bonds
seven and eight on the 10 day
of December, 1908; bonds number nine
and ten on the Is day of December,
1909.
Section I. For the purpose of pro-
viding for the payments of the princi-
pal and interest OF said bonds when
issued as herein authorized to be issued,
the Board of County Commissioners of
the county of White Pine are hereby
and directed to levy spe-
cial annual tax not exceeding twenty
five cents on each one hundred dollars
of taxable property situated within the
boundaries of said town of Ely, which
shall be assessed and collected the same
as other State and county taxes are
paid into the county treasury. The
money derived from such special tax
shall be placed in fund to be known
as the ''Ely Fire Department Redempt-
ion Fund.-" and shall be applied ex-
clusively to the payment OF principal
and interest of the bonds herein pro-
vided for.
Section 8. The County Commission
ers of White Pine county are hereby
authorized and directed to do all such
other acts not herein specified, for the
organization, maintenance, and man
agement of said fire department in the
said town of Ely as may be necessary
under the provisions of an Act entitled
San Act providing for the government
of the towns and cities of the State, "
approved February 20, 1881.