The Nevada Democrat., 1856-08-27
CITY ORDINANCES.
lNo. 49,
A " ORDINANCE regulating the issue of Licenses.


A Y ORDINANCE regulating the issue of Licenses.
The Trustees Of the City of Nevada do oran as folows
SEC l. 1t shall not be lawful for any person within the
corporate limits Of the city of Nevada to pursue any call
ing transact any business hereinafter mentioned until
he she or they have taken out license therefor and
paid for the hereinafter provided and for every vi
Oon of this ordinance this party offending shall be sub
ect penalty of not less than ten dollars than
one hundred dollars.
SEC 2 The licenses provided for in this ordinance shall
be numbered and signed by the Marshal counesgned
by the Cerzo the Board of Trustees. All licenses shall
he paid in advance and all persons having taken out IL
cense shall exhibit the in conspicuous part of
their place Of business and produce the when ppy-
ing to the Marshal for its renewal
SEC 3. Every person. house, firm engaged in keep
ing hotel restaurant, public saloon, bar-room other
place where sptuous liquors sold by the glass bot
e to be drank the premises shall pay quarterly for
license to keep each of the same the Of fifteen dol
lars
SEC A. Every person. house, or FIRM, engaged in keep
ing house where balls, dances fandangos held in
connection with public saloon barrooIn shall pay for
license to carry each of said houses the of TWEEN
ty-dye dollars per quarter.
Sac 5. The proprietor, owner, occupant of every
house in which billiard table bagdtee table, shuttle
table enpn bowling alley kept shall pay for license
to keep the same the of ten dollars per quarter for
each table alley.
SEC g. Every person, house. or drm engaged in keep
ing pistol rifle shooting gallery shall pay for license
to carry the same the of fifteen dollars per quarter
SEC. T. Every person engaged in the itineranf vending
of dry goods clothing or eweiry within the corporate linn
its of Nevada, shall pay for license to do the the
out license under this section required to carry the
their persons and to produce them when required
SEC. s. The manager owner lessee of every theatre
shall pay for license to keep open the same the of
fifty dollars per quarter the of five dollars for each
theatrical performance concert exhibition given therein
SEC. 9. The manager proprietor of each menagere,
circus shall pay for license for each exhibition
formance the of twenty dollars For each and every
other show exhibition the manager proprietor sha
pay for license the of five dollars per day every
such show exhibition, excepting the shall be given
in a regularly licensed theater.
SEC TO- 1t shall be the duty of the Marshal and police
to close up and prevent every exhibition perform
named in sections eight and nine Of this ordnance
when license has not been obtained for the same.
SEC H. Whenever the Marshal or a policeman shall
have to believe that any person firm carrying
their business without proper license he shall call on
the party and if he they cannot shall refuse to
hbit his license he they shall be fined in section first
SEC r. 1t shall be the duty Of the Marshal to visit at
least in each month, every place of business within
the corporate limits to that each place duly licensed
and cite deinquents before Justice of the Peace. 1t
shall also be his duty to make out and keep register of
the names and places of business of such persons may
within the provisions of this ordinance together with
the number and amount of each license.
SEC l3. In any person changes his place of bust
ness in he conveys his business to another the
party purchasing, removing, shall Immediately call
on the Marshal and have the registry changed neglect
or refusal to comply with this section shall be punishable
by fine double the amount of the license for the current
quarter.
SEC H. Ordinknce No s. to regulate the issue of IL
censes passed May 18th, 1856, is hereby repealed.
Passed August 2lst 1856
C. T. 0VERTON, President.