Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-20
Ordinance No. 23.


N vagabonds aud dangerous and suspicious
persons. passed August Yth, 1875:
The Board OF Trustees OF the town OF 6oid
Hill do ordain
SECTION l.. Il shall not be lawful for any per
son Except Indians) 10 live or 10 be found within
the limits of the town OF Gold Hill who shall have
no visible means of support. or VINO shAI so
about from place TO place without any lawful
business Or occupation, or who shall be guilty OF
begging for aims: or. being healthy and able.
bodied, shall travel about with written state
menrs, or otherwise, seeking aims: and all such
persons 10 found within the limits Of said town OF
Gold Hill, and all lewd and dissolute persons
who live in and aOout houses OF ill.fame. and all
common drunkards or suspicious persoas 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.
vic,ion shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
hvr huudred dollars or Imprisonment in the town
Jail not exceeding ak months, or ey both Such
hne and Imprisonment.
SEC -. II shall be the duty OF tue Justice OF
the Peace OF said town, on his own knowledge or
upon written complaint, TO issue his warrant tor
the arrest Of any such person or persons, and
upon conviction. TO forthwith enter Judgment
against such person for fine or imprisonment, or
both. as provided N the preceding section, and
the said Justice may order that any line so i'm
posed may be enforced by causing said person 20
work upon the public streets or other public
works OF the town. at the rate OF two dollars per
day for such line and costs.
SEC. 3. Whenever the Justice of the Peace
before whom such case was tried (or his success
Sor) shall be Of opinion that any person who may
have been committed under the provisions OF this
Ordinance has so conducted himself or herself
whilst 80 coufnrd or employed that he or she
should no longer be so held. said Justice Of the
Peace, with the consent of the Board Of Trustees.
or a majority of them. may direct the Marshal TO
discharge such person from confinement.
SEC. T. Any person who shall have been nr'
rested under the provisions Of this Ordinance
NAV a, any time after such arreset, de with
the Justice a valid bond in the penal sum OF
Ave hundred dollars, with at least two good and
sufficient bondsnru. 10 be approved by said
Justice, conditional for his or her good behavior,
and against any liability, cost or expense 20 be
incurred by said town or corporation known ~
THE Inhabitants of the Town OF Gold Hill. by
reason Of the vagrancy, improvidence. idleuess
or dissolute or unlawful conduct Of such person,
and upon the ding Of such bond, he or she may
be discharged by order OF said Justice.
SEC. s /, shall no; be lawful for any female
TO clothe hereof in male attire, or any male 10
clothe himselfm female attire. and so appear IN
the public streets or In any saloon or other public
place, and any person 80 Offending shall. on con-
yictiou, &c fined In any sum not exceeding i've
hundred dollars which fine may be enforced a.
In other cases; provided, this Section shall not
apply TO actors or actresses while performing
within the walls Of any ,heaier or mclOdeon.
SEC. 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
In force from and after It's passage.
GEO W. AYL>wORTH, President.
II. C. MANNING, 0Serk pro TEN.