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Newspaper Notes - 1850s (NN-18.5)(1850s) (336 pages)
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Conied from Nevada Journal, Sent 13, 1651; and Sept. 18, 1851.
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Act to incorvorate the city of "Nevada". Hxcerpts: Boundres
shall be within one mile and a half from the store of Truex and
Blackman, north and south. The eastern lime one mile and the
western line two miles within said store. As surveyed by J. S.
Brodie.under the instructions of the Common Council.
City divided into 5 wards:
Ward 1: Commencing at the intersection of the south bank
of Little Deer Creek with the eastern boundry line of the city
and féllowing westerly said south Lank of little Deer Creek
to the bridge at the foot of Main Street; thence continuing
westerly along the south bank of Great Deer Creek to its
intersection with the western boundry lined the city, thence
southerly along the west boundry line of the city to it with
the south boundry, thence east along the boundry line to its
junction to it and junction with the north east boundry line
to the nlace of commencement.
Ward 2: Comuencing on the south bank of little Deer Creek
at the bridge at the toot of Main, follow north on west side
of. Main to north east corner of the store of N. H. Shepherd
on uvver Main, thence north east to the north east corner ot
the boundries thence south along the east boindry of the ci¥,
crossing Great Deer Creek to its intersection with Little
Deer Creek.
Ward 5: (I don't ‘now what mpnened to Wards 3 and 4)
Commencing at the north east cornerof Shepherd's store, tum ng
north west to the boundry line of city, thence east along nérth
boundry line, thence south west to place of commencement.
Officerss “Mayor, ten Alderman, one recorder, one treasurer, assessor,
clerk, attorney and marshall.
Duties: To nrovide for the prevention and extinguishment of fires,
and to establish and organize fire companies.
(a) To remove from the immediate vicinity of the inhabited parts
of the city all slaughter houses, haystacks, forges and blacksmith
shops.
(b) To license and regulate auctioneers, taverns, bar rooms,
billiard tables, bowling alleys, theatrical and other exhibition§g
shows and ammusements.
(c) To license, tax, regulate, prohibit and suppress, tippling
houses, dram shops, gaming and gambling houses, and hawkers,
peddlers, and nawn brokers, and to supvress disorderly houses and
houses of ill fame.
(d)) Yo establish a city hospital.
(e) To nrevent and restrain any riot.
(f) It shall be the duty of the city assessor to pepare a list
of taxable pronerty.
Ordinancess
Ordinances for Flumes:
Section 1: to carry water out of ravine at east side of “Sugar
Loaf" on old Coyote Hill, east of Main Street.
Section 2: Flume in ravine on south side of old @oyote Hill Z
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