Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-02
Ordinance No, 33.

4 NORDINANCETOPUN MIGRANTS,
n vagabonds and dangerous and suspicious
persons. passed August 9th, 1865:
The Board OF Trustees Of the town OF Gold
Hill do ordain
SECTION |. II shall not be lawful for any per-
son Except Indians) to live or To be- found within
she limits of the town of Gold Hill who shall nave
no visible means of support, or who shalI 60
about from place to place without any lawtnl
business Or occupation. or who shall be guilty OF
begging for aims: or, being healthy and able
bodied, shall travel about with written state
>men,s, or otherwise, seeking aims: and all such
persons 40 found within the limits Of said town OF
Gold Hill, and all lewd and dissolute persons
who live in and about houses of il-tlme, and all
common drunkards or suspicious persons who
cannot give a good account Of themselves, may
be arrested by the Marshal, policemen or other
officer with or without warrant, and upon con.
vlction shall be fined Il in any sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars or Imprisonment in the town
iail not exceeding six months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
SEC. = IL shall be the duty of the Justice of
the Peace Of said town, on his own knowledge or
npon written complaint, To issue his warrant for
the arrest OF any such person or persons, and
upon conviction, 20 forthwith enter Judgment
against such person for fine or imprisonment. or
both, as provided Ia the preceding section, and
the said Justice may order that any fine so I'm.
posed may be enforced by causing said person 10
work upon the public streets or other public
works OF the town, AZ the rate of two dollars per
day for such fine and costs.
SEC. 3. Whenever the Justice of the Peace
before whom such case was tried Cor his success.
Sor) shall be Of opinion that any person who may
have been committee under The provisions of this
Ordinance has so conducted himself or herself
whilst so confined ar employed that he or she
should no longer be 50 held. said Justice of the
Peace, with the consent of the Board of Trustees,
or a majority of them. may direct the Marshal 10
discharge such person from confinement.
SEC. 1. Any person who shall have been ar.
rested under the provisions of this Ordinance
may AT any time after such arrcset. file with
the Justice a valid bond in the penal sum Of
five hundred dollars, with AZ lraS; two good and
sufficient bondsIncn, 10 be approved by said
Justice, conditional for his or her good behavior,
and against any liability, cost or expense TO be
incurred by said town or corporation known ~
The Inhabitants OF the Town Of Gold Hill" by
reason Of the vagrancy. improvidtnce, idlenesS
or diSs0lute or unlawful conduct of such person,
and upon the filing of such bond. he or she may
be discharged by order OF said Justice.
SEC. ) IL shall not be lawful for any female
to clothe herself in male attire, or any male 10
clothe himself in female attire. and 50 appear in
the public streets or in any saloon or other public
place. and any person so offending shall. on con
~viciion, be- fined in any sum not exceeding i've
hundred dollars, which fine may be enforced rs
in other cases; provided. this Section shall not
apply to actors or actresses while performing
within the walls of any theater or melodeOn.
SEC. 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
GEO. w. AYLSwORTH, President.
II. C. MANNING, Clerk pro TEN.