Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-28
Ordinance No. 23.

4 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MIGRANTS,
~ vagabonds and dangerous aud suspicious
persons. passed August 9th, 1865:
The Board Of Trustees Of the town of Gold
Hill do ordain
SECrIoY |. 1t shall not be lawful for any per.
son Except Indians) to live or IN be found within
the limits OF the town of Gold Hill who shall have
no visible means OF support, or who shall 80
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, hall travel about with written state.
ments. or otherwise, seeking alnis; and all such
persons so found within the limits Of said town of
Gold Hill, and all lewd and disSolute persons
who live In and about houses OF ill.fame, 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 upon con.
vIction shall be fined 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. = Il shall 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 ares, of any such person or persons, and
upou conviction, TO forthwith enter Judgment
aSains, such person for fine or imprisonment, or
both, rs provided in the preceding section, and
the said Justice may order that any nnc so i'm
posed may be enforced by causing said person to
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,
SIC. 3. Whenever the Justice of the Peace
before whom such case was tried Cor his success
sorl 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 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
SHr 4 ANU nersnn who shAll have been mr.
rested under the provisions OF this Ordinance
may a. any time after such arreset. file with
the Justice a valid bond in the penal sum Of
Ave 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 20 be
incurred by said town or corporation known ~
The Inhabitants Of the Town OF Gold HILL by
reason Of the vagrancy. improvidencc, idieness
or dissolute 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. 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 40 offending shall. on con-
viction, be fined in any sum- not exceeding five
hundred dollars. which fine may be enforced as
In other cases; provided, this Section shall not
apply 20 nctors or actresses while performing
within the walls of any thrater or melodron.
SIC. 6 This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
GEO. W. AYLSw0RTH, President.
II. c. MANNING, Clerk pro ten.