The Nevada Democrat., 1856-09-24
CITY ORDINANCES
no. I5.
A n ORDINANCE regulating the issue of Licenses

AN ORDINANCE regulating the issue of Licenses.
The Trustees of the City of Nevada do orain as ,o,o
SEC J. It shall not be lawful for any person within a.
corporate limits Of the city of Nevada to pursue any .M
ing transact any business hereinafter mentioned untf
he she or they have taken out license therefor -
maid the hereinafter provided and for eyer
oation of this ordinance the party offending shall be h
t TO penalty OF not less than ten dollars thar
one hundred dollars
SEC The licenses provided for in this ordinance s.
be numbered and signed by the Marshal and countersio
by the Clerk of the Board of Trustees. All licenses sIs
be paid in advance and all persons having taken out NJ
cene shall exhibit the same in some conspicuous part Of
their place Of business, and produce the when ami
ng TO the Marshal for its renewal.
SEC 8. Every person. house. or firm, engaged in kee,
ing hotel restaurant public saloon bar-room or otfsr
place where sprtuous liquors sold by the glass; or bot
lie TO be drank the premises shall pay QUARTERLY g.
license to keep each of the same the Of fifteen dol
lars.
ing house where balls dances andangos are held r.
connection with public saloon bar-room shall pav s
license to carry each of said houses the Of twen
ty-fve dollars per quarter
sac s. The proprietor, owner occupant Of everv
house in which billiard table bagatee table, shunis
table pin bowling alley kept shall pay licens
to keep the same, the of ten dollars per quarter for
each table Or alley
SIC 6. Every person, house or firm engaged in keen
ing pistol rife shooting gallery shall pay for license
carry the the of fifteen dollars per quarter
SEC T. Every person engaged in the itnerant vending
of dry goods clothing ewey within the corporate linn
of Nevada shall pay for license to do the same the
of twenty dollars per quarter All persons taking
license under this section, required to the
their persons. and to produce them when required
SIC s. The manager lessee of every theatre
shall pay for license to keep open the same the
fifty dollars per quarter the of five dollars for ea ch
theatrical performance concert exhibition given therein
SEC Q. The manager proprietor of each menagerie
circus shall pay for license for each exhibition per
omance the of twenty dollars For each and every
other show exhibition the proprietor shah
pay for license the of five dollars per day for every
show exhibition, excepting the shall be given
in regularly licensed theater
SEC TO- 1t shall be the duty of the Marshal and police
close up and prevent every exhibition perform
named in sections eight and nine of this ordinance
when a license has not been obtained for the
SEC II. Whenever the Marshal policeman shall
have to believe that any person firm carrying
their business without proper license he shall call
the party and if he they cannot shall refuse to
hbit his license he they shall be fined as in section first
SEC II 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 is duly licensed
and cite dehnquens before Justice Of the Peace It
shall also be his duty to make out and keep register
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 l3 In any person changes his place of bust
ness in he conveys his business to another tho
party purchasing, removing shall Immediately call
on the Marshal and have the registry changed neglect
refusal to comply with this section shall be punisha BILE
by fine double the amount of the license the current
quarter.
SEC II. 0rdinknee No.5 o regulate the issue of II.
censes, " passed May l5th 1885, is hereby repealed
Passed August 2lst 1856.
c. t. ovERTON President.