Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-02-25
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN TONOPAH
TIME FOL ACTION.

Tonopah for local and corporate
government and the time is certainly
ripe for action. BY legislative
authority of the state the way has
been paved and it is 0 incumbent
on the citizens of the town to start
the ball rolling. The first step
should be the calling of a mass meet
ing by some prominent citizen, for
instance, Richard B. Davis, who
enjoys the good will and esteem
Of the people Of the camp. Let that
meeting consider the matter care
fully and earnestly and name a com
mittee to present a petition to the
Board of county Commissioners, ask
ing that body to authorize and direct
the holding Of an election by the
voters Of Tonopah, to determine the
question Of incorporation. 1t is a
simple matter, but one of vital i'm
portance to the camp aud its future
welfare.
The subsequent proceedings will
be under section 80, OF an act passed
by the legislature of 1903, which
reads as follows:
1t shall be the duty of the board Of
county commissioners of Nye county,
upon petition by a majority Of the
taxpayers within the corporate
limits OF Tonopah, as shown by the
records of the assessors and treas
urer's offices, to issue a proclama-
tion of an election within the limits
defined in this charter as the limits
Of the City Of T%onnpah, to be held
within thirty days thereafter, at
which election all the qualified cleo
tors residing within the limits of the
City OF Tonopah as herelnbefore
prescribed, as shown by the register
Of votes for the last preceding gen
eral election, shall have the right to
vote for the election Of one mayor,
five councilmen, one city attorney,
one police Judge, one city treasurer,
and also to vote for or against the
adoption Of this charter. The said
proclamation shall be published in a
newspaper in said City of Tonopah
for at least three weeks prior to the
date Of said election, and printed
copies of such proclamation shall be
posted in three conspicuous and pub
lie places in the City of Tonopah.
Said proclamation shall set forth the
purpose Of said election, the place
where the same shall be held, the
names of the inspectors of election,
and such other matters as may be
deemed proper in the premises. Al
provisions of law relating to genera.
elections so far as the same are APP
plicable or not Inconsistent with the
provisions of this section, shall be
observed in the conduct of such elec.
ton. Candidates for the Office Of
mayor, councilman, city treasurer,
city attorney and police Judge, to be
voted for at such election, Shall file
their names with the county clerk OIL
Nye county at least ten days before
the date of such election. The
county clerk of Nye county shall
cause to be printed a sufficient
number of ballots for said election,
upon which shall appear the names
OF the candidates for the Offices above
specified, also the words ''For Adop-
ton of the Charter Against
Adoption Of the Charter" The
officers of election shall make return
to the board of county commissioners
OF Nye county, and the said board Of
county commissioners shall, within
five days thereafter, meet aud can
vass said vote, and shall enter upon
their minutes the result of such can
vass. They shall first canvass the
vote for and against the adoption of
the charter. II from such canvass
they find that a majority of the