Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-05
Ordinance No. 23.

A NORDINANCETO PUNISH MIGRANTS,
~ vagabondS and dangerous and suspicious
persons, passed August 9Th, 1865:
The Board OF Trustees OF the town Of Gold
Hill do ordain:
SECTION |. Il shall not be law full for any per.
son Except Indians) to live or to be found within
the limits OF the town Of Gold Hill who shall have
no visible means, OF support, or who shall 60
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
ments. or otherwise, seeking aims; aud all such
persons 80 found within the limits Of said town Of
Gold Hill, and all lewd and dissolutc persons
who live in and about houses of ill.tame, and NIL
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-
viction shall be tined in any sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars or imprisonment in the town
Jail not exceeding six mOnthS, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. > II shal! be the duty OF the Justice of
the Peace Of said town, on his own knowledge or
upon written complaint, 10 issue his warrant for
the arrest of any such person or persons, and
upon. conviction, to forthwith enter judgment
against such person for tine or imprisonment, or
both. as provided in the preceding section. and
the said Justice may order that any fine 10 i'm.
posed may be enforced by causing said person 20
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works OF the town, nj the rate Of two dollars per
day for such fine and costs.
SEC. 3. Whenever the Justice of the Peace
before whom such ease wa tried Cor 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 so confined or employed that he or she
should no longer De 10 held. said Justice OF the
Peace, with the consent Of the Board Of Trustees,
or q majority of them, may direct the Marshal to
discharge such person from confinement.
SEC. I. Any person who shall have been ar
rested under the provisions OF this Ordinance
may at any time after such Hrreset. file with
the Justice a valid bond in the penal sum Of
five hundred dollars, with at least two good and
sufficient bOndsmen, TO be approved by said
Justice, conditional for his or her good behavior,
and against any liability, cost or expense 10 DO
incurred by said town or corporation known "a
The Inhabitants of the Town OF Gold Hill" by
reason Of the vagrancy, improvidence, idlenesS
or dissolute OF unlawful conduct Of such person.
and upon the filing OF such bond. he or she may
b. discharged by order of said Justice.
SEC. 5. II shall not be lawful for any female
TO clothe herself In male attire. or any male TO
clothe himself in 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.
~yiction. be fined In any sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, which fine may be enforced ~
in other cases: provided, this Section shall not
apply TO actors or actresses while performing
within the walls of any theaier or mclodeon.
SIC. 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
In force from and after It's passage.
GEO. W. AYLSwORTH, President.
II. c. MANNING, Clerk pro TEN.