Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-08-22
Ordinance No. 2:3.

A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MIGRANTS,
N vagabonds md 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 amy per
son Except Indians) 10 live or 10 be found within
the limits of the town Of Gold I'LL who shall have
no visible means of support, or who shall =,
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 statc'
mcnts, or otherwise, seeking aims; aud all such
persons NO found within the limits Of said town Of
Gold Hill, and oil lewd and dissolute persons
who live In and about houses Of ~ill.fiunc, and all
common drunkards or suspicious persons who
cannot give u good account Of themselves, may
be arrested by the Marshal, policemen or other
officer with or without warrant, and npon con-
vlction shall be fined In any sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars or imprisonment In the town
Jail not exceeding nix months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 9. II shall be the duty oil the Justice OF
the Peace Of said town, on his own knowledge or
upon written complaint, TO issue his warrant for
tho arrest OF any such person or persons, aud
upon conviction. to forthwith enter Judgment
against such person for fine or Imprisonment, or
both, ns provided iu tho preceding section, aud
tho said Justice may order that any fine no In.
posed may be enforced by causing said person TO
work upon the public streets or other public
works Of the town, ut the rate Of two dollara- per
day for such fine and costs.
SIC. 3. Whenever the Justice Of tho PcHc"
before whom such case was tried (or his succes'
sor) shall be Of opinion that any person whomay
have been committed under the provisions of this
Ordinance has no conducted himself or berself
whilst 70 confined or employed TINT he or ,rhr
should no longer be 10 held, said Justice of the
Peace, with the consent Of the Board Of Trustees,
or a majority ofthcm, may direct the Marshal Ia
discharge such person from confinement.
SEC. 1. Any person who shall have been mr.
rested under the provisions Of. this Ordinances
may ut any time after such arreset, file With
the Justice Il valid bond in the penal sum OF
Ryo hundred dollars, with ut least two good and
sufficient b%ondsmen, TO DO approved by said
Justice, conditional for his or her good behavior,
and against my liability, coSt or expense TO DO
incurred by said town or corporation known nB
"The Inhabitants Of the Town OF Gold HILL by
reason Of tho Yagrnucy, imprOyidencc, idlene,H
or dIssolute or unlawful conduct OF such pcraoh.
and upon tho filing Of such bond. he or she may
DO discharged by order Of said Justice. ~ '.
SEC. s. II shall not be lawful for any female
to cloths herself in male attire. or any rnal0 10
clothe himselfI In female attire. and 80 appear In
the public streets or In any saloon or other public
place, and my person no offending shall, on con
victlon, be fined In any sum not exceeding i've
hundred dollars, which fine may be 1enforcedR ~
In other cases; provided, this Section shall NOT
apply TO actors or actresses while performing
within the walls Of any theatcr or melodeon.
SIC. &. This Ordinance shall take effect and hn
In force from and after It's passage.
GEO. ". AYLSWORTH, President.
II. e, MANNING, Clerk pro TEN.