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The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
ORDINANCE No. 4.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Au-
burn. hereby Ordain as follows.

SEC. |. The owners or managers OF every cir
Gus caravan or mcnagcrie hereafter exhibiting or
performing within the corporate limits of the
town OF Auburn shall pay to the said town for
each performance a license tax of five dollars.
And the owners or managers of every other pub
lie show, exhibition, theatre or concert, or other
public performance, for which an admission fee
is charged shall pay to the said town for each
performance within the said limits. license tax
of two dollars and fifty cents; provided, that the
owners managers of any exhibition before
mentioned, may exhibit or perform for thirty
consecutive days on paying therefor license
tax of fifty dollars. or for any consecutive ninety
days on paying therefor license tax of one hun
dred dollls.
SEC 2. The said license tax shall be paid to
the Marshal of said town. or to the Treasurer
thereof; and the officer to whom the same is paid
shall give to the per- on paying the same, re-
cept therefor, which receipt shall specify the
amount paid, the character Of the exhibition, and
the time Of the performance thereby licensed.
SEC. 5. Every person who shall open. or CON
duet. or carry on, cause to be opened. conduct
ed or carried on. any of the performances on
which a license tax is imposed by the first section,
or who shall take any part therein rs manager or
actor without the license Tux provided in the
first section having been paid. and the receipt
specifi' in the second section having been Oh
tanned therefor, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor. and conviction thereof before any
Justice of the Peace. shall be fined for each
otfense not less than ten nor more than one hun
dred dollars. and may he imp soned in the coun-
ty Jail until said fine be paid
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
[ORDINANCE No. s.
Defining the duties of certain Officers,

SEC. !. 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk of
the Board of Trustees TO keep the minutes of the
transactions OF said Board in record book pro-
vded for such purpose; and shall also keep an
account with the Marshal of all collections made
by him charging him with all such collections and
crediting him with payments made to the Treas
uTer. He shall also keep an account with the
Treasurer Of said town. charging him with all
moneys paid to him from whatever source and
with all licenses sold by him, and crediting him
with all disbursements made by him.
SEC ?. 1t shall be the duty OF the Marshal
to collect all Taxes levied. and all licenses or
dered by this Board, and to make payment of all
moneys so collected to the Treasurer at the end
Of each and every month, and said payment to
be accompanied by statement showing specif-
cally the amount of such collections. and from
what source.-The statement shall be filed with
the Treasurer. when such payments are made by
the Marshal, taking receipt of the Treasurer
for the same, as per statement.
1t shall further be the duty Of the Marshal to
enforce all Ordinances made by this Board, and
prosecute all deinquents according to law.
SEC. 1t shall be the duty of the Treasurer
of said Town to safely keep all moneys receiv-
ell by him, and to dsburse the same only upon an
order signed by the President and Clerk of this
Board. He shall at the end of each and every
month makea report to this Board showing the
amount collected and received by him, and from
what source.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
SAN FRANCISCO.
III ETROp CElfAM HOTEL.
Southwest corner Bush and SansOme SITS.
SAN FRANCISCO.

THIS POPULAR AND WELL ESTABLISHED
i Hotel still continues to enjoy the patronage
OF the public, for which the propretors beg most
respectfully to return their grateful acknowledge
ments and avail themselves of this opportunity to
assure their patrons that effort shall be spared
on their part, to maintain the enviable rcputa-
ton Of the Metropolitan as a first class house
The Metropolitan is fre-proof and hard finish
ed throughout.
The Metropolitan is the largest Hotel, and has
the most spacious halls, and the best lighted and
ventilated rooms of any upon the Pacific coast
The Metropolitan is situated in the business
part of the city and is centrally located between
the landings of the Ocean and River steamers.
The Metropolitan has elegantly furnished suites
of rooms, with one or more bedrooms attached to
parlors, and admirably adapted to the wants of
families.
The Metropolitan Dining Room has twenty sep
crate tables, where families and friends can enjoy
at meals the social quiet of home
For general cleanliness. luxurious and we'll
cooked food, attentive and orderly servants, the
Metropolitan has no superior.
The Metropolitan is furnished with Collins q
Co.'s luxurious and justly celebrated Premium
Spring Mattresses, which insure the most refresh
ing sleep.
The ''MErROPoLrTAN COACH" will always be at
the landing upon the arrival of the steamers to
carry passengers to the Hotel.
Last but not least the charges will be moder-
ate, to suit the state of the times.
ARMSTRONG q TODD.
Jan IL, l862.--ly. Proprietors.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
[ORDNANCE No. l3.]
An Ordinance for the a batement of Certain

Sec. l. The deposting of filth of any nature or
kind in or upon the borders of Rich Ravine
along the line of Valley Street or upon any of
the lots or beneath any house along the line of
said l,avine or street, is hereby declared public
nuisance; and any person offending against the
provisions Of this section, shall upon conviction
thereof before any Justice Of The Peace having
jurisdiction. shall be fined in any sum not less
than ten nor more than fifty dollars.
SEC. 2. The filth now deposited in said Ravinc
and upon the lots and beneath the houses named
in the foregoing section is hereby declared Il
public nuisance, and it is hereby ordered that the
occupants OF said house and lots remove said
filth before the LIST day of April. 1862, and any
such occupant negecting or refusing to comply
with the provisions of this sect on shall upon
conviction be punished in the same manner as
provided for the violation OF section No. Of this
ordinance.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
TORDINANCE No. l2.1
For Taxing Loose or Unclaimed Dogs.


The Trustees of the Town of Auburn do ordain
as follows:
SEC. l.. tax of Two Dollars per annum is
hereby levied on every Dog owned within the
corporate limits Of the Town Of Auburn. found at
large within said Town, on and after the first day
of April. 1862.
SEC. Annually on the last Monday in March.
it shall be the duty Of the Clerk of the Board Of
Trustees to deliver to the Town Treasurer. as
many brass or copper tags as may be necessary
and being numbered from one up to the highest
number, delivered to the Treasurer; and said tags
shall be altered annually in shape as to be ea-
silly designated from the tags issued the preced-
ing years.
SEC 3. On or before the first Monday in April
in each year it shall be the duty of the Town
Marshal to draw from the Treasurer as many tags
as he may be able to dispose of. giving receipt
for the same, one of which he shall deliver to
any inhlbitant Of the town Of Auburn, upon pay
ment Of two dollars.
SEC t. Every dog that shall be found run
ming at large within said town after the 10th day
nished by the Marshal. according to section two
OF this Ordinance, attached to a collar upon his
Il ok, shall be liable to be killed by any person .
and it is hereby made the duty of the Marshal
to put to death any dog so at large without said
tag. All moneys collected under this Ordinance
snail be paid over by the Marshal to the Treasurer
on the first Monday of each month"; less his per
centage for collecting the same, which is hereby
fixed at one dollar for each tag sold And it
shall be the further duty of the Town Marshal to
file q report with the Clerk on the first Monday
in each month. containing list of those citizens
who have purchased no tags the preceding month.
SEC D. Ordinance No. 3, in hereby repealed.
and this Ordinance shall he in force from and
after IFS passage.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15

leans. Empire and American Hotels. to Sacra-
mepto st.. shall be known as Washington street
The street commencing at the Odd Fellows Hail
and running toward Spanish Flat shall be known
as Nevada street. The street commencing at the
Plaza and running in front of the center block to
Nevada street shall he known as Main street.
The steeet commencing at the Plaza between the
brick buildings erected by }. M. Vanmater ana
Wm H. Hardy, and running past the cemetery to
Auburn Ravine shall be known as East street
The street commencing ut the junction of Main
and Washington streets and running past the
Court House to East street shall be known as
Court street. The street commencing at the
Crescent City Hotel and running towards Illinois
town shall be known as High street
The street running from East street past the
Church of ST. Theresa to High street shall be
known as Broad street.
The street commencing at Washington street
and running through center block past the Tenn
pie and in the rear of the Court House lot to East
street, shall be known rs Commercial street.
The street commencing at the Pioneer Stable
and running from Commercial street to the RAJ
vine Turnpike, shall be known as Cross street.
The street running from the Ravne Turnpike
past the lands Of John G. Boggs, to East street
shall be known rs Union street.
The street running from Washington street
southery by the lands of John Atkinson shall be
called Ophir street.
So much of the Auburn Rtvine Turnpike as is
within the Corporate limits, is hereby declared IL
street, and shall be known as Placer street.
TIL street running westerly out of Sacramento
street. commencing opposite the House OF George
Bishop. shall be called Vine street.
The street running along the line of Rich RAJ
vine past the Brewery to Vine street, shall be
called Valley Street.
Passed, April 10th. 1861.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
PRIVATE MEDICAL OFFICE.

HUNDREDS Of those who have contracted dis
Ill ease are disappointed of cure by not call
ing on Dr. Young at first He will forfeit any
sum if he fails to cure any disease that may come
under his care, no matter how long standing or
flicting, such as ulcers tumors. nodcs punches,
pimpl on the face and body, pains ia the bones
and loins wakclulness trembling, copper color
ed sores, wasting Of the bones, emaciation, loss
Of appetite strength nd'flesh, sores in the nose
and ears loss OF hair, weak eyes, itching humors,
&c. Many persons after being relieved of all
external diseases suppose themselves cured, but
after a few months find themselves troubled with
various symptoms which they never had before,
and which they find it impossible to relieve. To
all who are afflicted in this way. Dr.. Young would
particularly recommend a trial Of his skill. The
symptoms with which you are troubled caus
ed by taints in the blood, which, sooner or Later,
will destroy health and happiness. No person
who has ever had an attack Of any private com
plant should fail to consult DR.. Young. and
take few bottles of his invaluable purifying
medicine, rs they rest assured that their
blood is in aperfectly pure and healthy condition.
and that every trace of disease has been remoy-
ed from the system.
Recent cases cured in from two to five days
without change OF diet or hindrance from bust
ness or no fee. DIR. j. G. YOUNG.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
TORDINANCE No. II.
[ORDINANCE No. u.
Ordinance establishing the width, and
grade of n Sidewalk from the toll House
on the Auburn Ravine to the American
Hotel, and to regulate the grade of the
Street along the line of said Sidewalk.

SEC. |. The owners of property upon the
western side Of the street. extending from the
Auburn ravine Turnpike to the American Hotel
are hereby empowered to construct sidewalk
not exceeding eight feet in width from the front
walls of the buildings, along the lots between the
said Turnpike and American Hotel
SEC. 2. Said Sidewalk. so far as at present
constructed may remain at its present width and
grade-but from the southern corner of Odd
Fellows Hall to where it will connect with the
northeast corner Of the building of Jas. Hons
ton, the grade shall be gradual and uniform,
without abrupt ascens or descents, and with Il
rise or fall not exceeding five and oneh half inches
to the rod and from the south east corner of the
Empire Hotel to the northeast corner of the
American Hotel the grade shall also be gradual
and uniform without abrupt ascents or descents,
and with "a rise or fail not exceeding three inches
to the rod and the grade of the sidewalk as estab-
lished in this section shall be permanent.
SEC. g. Ii shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to deposit, or cause to be deposited,
along the line of said street, within the distance
named in Section LIST of this Ordinance, any dirt,
stone, gravel, or other material, except with the
written permission of the Marshal.
SEC. 4. Any person or persons violating the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor. and upon conviction of
the same before any magistrate in this county,
shall be fined in sum not exceeding fifty dollars,
and be imprisoned until the fine be paid.
Sec. 5. This Ordinance shall go into effect
and he of full force from and after Saturday, the
8th day of December, SOL
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
ORDINANCE No. 2.
The Boa I'd of Trustees of the Town of Au'
burn. hereby Ordain as follows:

SEC |. That from and after the 18th day Of
June, A. D. 1860, every stove pipe within said
town which passes through the roof OF any house,
not fire proof, or through any cloth, or wooden
partition. or ceiling. shall he made and secured
as tollows The stove-pipe joints shall be riveted
in sections OF two or more, and on one story
building there shall be two sections, and an adj
ditonl section for each additional story. And
the sip-ioints Of such pipe passing through the
roof shall not be less than two feet from the cell
ing and in all cases when the pipe shall pass
through the ceiling or floor of any house, it shall
be encased in ventilator. and when said pipe
passes through the roof, there shall be water
proof joint of pipe through which the stove pipe
be at least one half inch greater in diameter than
the stovepipe And all stove-pipes passing
through the roof OF any buildings shall extend
up the distance of at least two ieet above the
highest part of the roof, and where the same
passes through the side of any house, the said
pipe shall be run up by the side Of the building
to the extent aforesaid.
SEC. 2. That the owner or occupant of any
house in said town. in which after said 18th day
of June 1860, there shall be found stove pipe
not made and secured in the manner above stated,
or in some manner equally safe against fire, and
approved by the Board OF Trustees as hereinafter
set forth, shall be deemed guilty OLA misdemean
or. and shall upon conviction before any magis-
trate in the county, be fined not exceeding twenty
five dollars and may be imprisoned in the county
jail until the fine be paid.
SEC. 3. No other mode OF making and securing
stove pipes except that provided in section first
shall be deemed equally safe against fire. unless
certificate TO that effect shall be given to the
owner or occupant, signed by three members of
this Board.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
[ORDINANCE No. Ill
An Ordinance, Ieyying and providing for
the collection of IL tax for the payment OF
interest upon Town Bonds.

interest upon Town Bonds.
The Trustees of the Town of Auburn do Or
dain as follows
SEC. l. There shall be, and is hereby levied
upon all assessablc and tax bic property within
the corporate limits of the Town of Auburn a
Tax OF Two Dollars and Twenty five cents upon
each one hundred dollars of asaessable property
in accordance with an act of the Legislature of
California. entitled IAN Act to authorize the
Town OF Auburn to take and subscribe Fifty
Thousand Dollars to the Capital Stock of the
Sacramento, Placer and Nevada Railroad Com
pany, and to provide for the payment of the
same" Approved April 23d, 1860.
SEC. q 1t shall be, and is hereby made the
duty of the Town Assessor, to proceed immcdi
ately after the first publication of this
Ordinance with assessing the real and personal
property within the corporate limits of said town.
He shall take down alphabetically, the name of
each person and describe the property of every
description assessed with the amount of the val
uation thereof, and he shall complete said assess
ment, and return his assessment roll to the Town
Clerk on or by the 18th day of March, A. D. 1862
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Town
Clerk to furnish 10 the Marshal d correct COPY of
said Assessment Roll with the amount of taxes
correctly computed to each person, and the whole
amount Of said taxes shall be by him added up,
and the total amount thereof charged against
said Marshal, in an account to be by said Clerk
kept; and the Clerk shall from time to time credit
the Marshal with the amounts paid by him to the
Treasurer.
SEC, 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Marshal to
collect from each and every person the amount of
taxes hereby assessed, and for that purpose he
may accompany the Assessor and demand from
each citizen at the time of being assessed, the
amount OF taxes thus levied, and when the dupli-
cate copy of said roll is furnished him, he shall
mark thereon the word paid" opposite the name
OF each person thus paying, and shall proceed to
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15

SEC. /. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or depos,
tied in or upon any of the streets Of the Town Of
Auburn; and decayed vegetables or fruit ofll
filth or rubbish or any dirt. rock. or other sub
stance or material Of any nature or description
whatever,
SEC 2. Any person offending against the pro-
visions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof
before any Justice of the Peace of the county
shall be fined any not exceeding Twenty
five dollars. or in default oil the payment of such
fine shall be imprisoned at the rate of two dol
lars per day until the same is paid:
Prorided. That any person may deposit dirt or
rock in the Streets after having obtained per-
mission in writing from a majority of the Board
of Trustees.
ind Propided also; That this Ordinance shall
not apply to the depositng of building material
in front Of any building in process of erection or
repair.
SEC 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Marshal to
observe that all the streets and sidewalks of the
Town are kept fl ee from distractions of any ma
ture or kind. He shall cuasc any such obstruction
to be Immediately removed and he shall receive
for such duty in each case, three dollars. and may
sue in his own name and recover judgement
against the person causing such obstruction, be-
fore any Justice of the Peace of the county, for
amount of his fee and all expenses incurred in
such removal.
SEC 4. Ordinance No. 6 is hereby repealed.
Passed April J. It'll, 1861.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15
Democratic State Central Committee

.Aaimedu - Harry Linden.
.Amador james A Brown
Butte Thomas Wells.
Cdidveras-John Sullivan
Colusa-Charles r. Street
Contra Costo-Nathanicl Jones'
DEL .Norte-David E. Buell.
FL Dorado ID, W. Gelwicks and S. F. Hamm.
Fresno JEFF. NJ. Shannon
Humdoldt George W. Hook.
klamath John Daggart.
Lake-James 7. Thompson.
Los Angeies-A J. King.
observation-disclosures j. Henley.
Mam-John Smms.
.Mariposa A. Merritt
Mono james NJ. Bradley.
Merced-John W. Bost
.Monterey-D.S Gregory.
Napa-W. c. Wallace.
Neuada-E J. Cook, E. McSorley.
Placer-James Anderson.
Piuma,-P. O. Hundley.
Sacramento-Frank Powell, T. A, Talbert
Thos. NJ. Williams, P Maulden. G. p ellis
San BernardinO-Joh ohm Rains.
San DiegO-Cave j. Coutts
San Francisco-Thos Hayes, John II. Wise
p. l.. Solomon, John D. Williams Jas. d. Thorn
ton.
San Joaquin-David d. Terry, J. II. Woods
San Luis Obispo-David f. Newsom.
San .Mates-Wm p. Morrison.
Santa Barbara--James l.. Ord.
Santa Ciard-L Archer
Santa Cruel. f. Cooper.
Shasta-Jo ohm Van Setback
Sierra-Jas. Gallagher.
SiskiyOu-E. W. Conner.
SoianO-Wm. B. White
Sonoma = Thos. l.. Thompson.
Stanislaus-ThOs w. Land
Sutfer-I c. McQuaid.
Iehama ". E. Geiger.
Irinity-JOhn W. Owens
1uiare-Jas G. Pemberton.
IM0lumne-H. P. Barber
Yolo-Humphrey Griffith.
Yu6a-Dr. 3. P. Wilkins and Benz. j. Hugg.
Wm.J. Hootcn, from the State at large.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1862-11-15

The PRESIDENT AND HIS GUARD When
ever Mr.. Lincoln now appears in public, on
horseback or in his carriage, he goes through
the streets at a rapid pace, escorted 10y a
cavalry Guard Of about twenty men, half of
whom are in the advance, and the remain
der in the rear Of the Presidential charge.
For some reason, Mr.. Lincoln has allowed
himself to be persuaded that his life would
be endangered If he rode about sail unarm
ed and alone" like Lord Lochinvar, and like
Mr.. Lincoln's fifteen predecessors IN the
White House. 1t certainly is regretable
proceed ent for a chief magistrate OF this
Republic to establish, in imitation of the des
pots of Europe, who have weI'tounded cause
TO expect attempts to assassinate them, while
the President of the United States cannot, in
good reason, entertain any such reasons
The death of Mr.. Lincoln would simply have
the effect to place in the Presidential chair,
a man far more repuynant to the rebels than
the present incumbent, from the fact that
Mr.. Hamin is not only believed in the South
to be more radical in his leanings than Mr..
Lincoln, but it is also generally supposed to
have a negro faint in his blood. However
absurd or uufounded this suppostion may be,
it undoubtedly exists, and at once precludes
all idea that the rebels can anticipate any
benefit to themselves from the assassination
of Mr.. Lincoln The truth is, nobody ever
thought Of such thing until the fearful I'M
aginations of otficious zealots conjured up
the shadow Of danger without a substance,
and set people to thinking about it; where
upon, the President yielding to the socta-
tions of his armed or tmorous personal
friends. consented to this bit o! unrepubiican
osten: alton.
Washington Correspondence, 9th October.
WHAT HAVE NEVER KNowN.-I have
never known a poor man to obtain preml
I'm at a fair where there WAS a rich man to
compete with him.
have never known a naturally dishonest
man to become morally honest 10y becoming
a member of the church.
have never known a minister to be CALI
ed from high to a low salary.
have never known really poor man
elevated to an important office, let his intel
lect be ever so brilliant.
have never known man to be respected
because he was poor.
have never known rich man but what
was respected on account Of his riches.
have never known temperance, or any
society. to make an example, for neglect of
duty, by BUSTING rich man when there was
poor cuss unfortunately liable. 1t is all
most sin to be poor. D-n poor man.
Exchange