The Nevada Democrat., 1856-09-17
CITY ORDINANCES.
No. 49,
A n ORDINANCE regulating the issue of Licei


A n ORDINANCE regulating the issue of Licenses
The Trustees of the City of Nevada do ordan as follows:
SEC 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
oaon of this ordinance the party offending shall be sub
ect to penalty of not less than ten dollars than
one hundred dollars.
SEC The licenses provided for in this ordinance shall
numbered signed by the Marshal and countersgned
by The Clerk of the Board of Trustees All licenses shall
be paid in advance and all persons having taken out Ii
eense shall exhibit the in conspicuous part Of
their place of business and produce the when apply
ing to the Marshal for its renewal
SEC 3. Every person. house, firm engaged in keep
inc hotel restaurant public saloon bal-room other
place where ptuous liquors are sold by the glass or bot
tie to be drank the premises shall pay quarterly for
license to keep each of the same, the of fifteen dol
lars.
SIC L. Every person. house, or firm engaged in keep
ing house where balls Dances fandangos are held in
connection with public saloon barroOm shall pay for
license carry each Of said houses the of twen-
ty-liVe dollars per quarter.
sac s. The proprietor, owner, or occupar5tf every
house in which billiard table, bagatele table, shuttle
table ten-pn bowling alley kept shall sy for license
to keep the same the of ten dollars per quarter for
each table alley.
SEC g. Every person, house. or firm engaged in keep
ing pistol rise shooting gallery shall pay for license
to carry the same the of fifteen dollars per quarter.
Sec T. Every person engaged in the tnerant vending
of dry goods clothing or ewelry within the corporate linn
its of Nevada shall pay for license TO do the the
of twenty five dollars per quarter All persons taking
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 the of
fifty dollars per quarter the of five dollars for each
theatrical performance concert exhibition given therein
SEC. g. The manager proprietor of each menagere,
circus shall pay for license for each exhbtonsor per-
formance the Of twenty dollars For each and every
other show exhibition the proprietor shall
pay license the of five dollars per day for 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 ordinance
when Il license has not been obtained for the same
SEC IL. Whenever the Marshal 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 12 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 delnquents before Justice of the Peace 1t
shall also be his duty to make out and keep register of
the and places Of business of such persons may
within the provisions Of this ordinance together with
the number and amount Of each license.
SEC 13. In any person changes his place of bust
ness he conveys his business to another the
party purchasing removing shall Immediately call
the Marshal and have the registry changed neglect
refusal to comply with this section, shall be punishable
by fine double the amount of the license for the
quarter IA "A
SEC. II. Ordnknce No g. to regulate the issue Of IL
censes" passed May 5th 1856 is hereby repealed " -
Passed August 2lst 1885, }d pE
c. 7. OvERTON, President. ~