Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-15
Ordinance No. 23.

LNoRDINANCEToPUNISH MIGRANTS,
N vagabonds and dangerous aud suspicious
persons. passed August 9Th, 1855:
The Board OF Trustees Of the town of Gold
Hill do ordain
SycTloS l. Il shall not be lawf full for any per.
sou Except Indians) to live or 10 be found within
the limits of the town OF Gold Hill who shall have
no visible means of support. or who shall go
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.
men,s, or otherwise. seeking aims; 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.fGrne. 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 in any sum not exceeding
dive hundred dollars or imprisonment IN the town
Jail not exceeding six months, or by both sucn
fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. o IL shall be the duty OF the Justice Of
the Peace of said town, on his own knowledge or
upon written complaint, TO issue his warrant for
the arrest Of any such person or persons, and
upon conviction, TO forthwith enter judgment
against such person for fine or imprisonment, or
both, a. provided In the preceding section, and
the said Justice may order tina; any hne 50 I'M
posed may be enforced by causing said person 10
work upon the public streets or other public
works OF the town, AZ tue rate OF TWO doNAEs per
day for such iue and costs.
SEC. 3. Whenever the Justice OF the Peace
before whom such case was tried Tor 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 20 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 n 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 NJ any time after such arreset, hle with
the Justice a valid bond in the penal sum OF
Ave hundred dollars, with AZ least two good and
sufficient bondsmen. 20 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. improvidence. idleness
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 II shall not be lawful for any female
20 clothe herself In male attire, or any male 10
clothe himselfin female attire, and 80 appear in
the public streets or in any saloon or other public
place, and any person ~ offeu diug shall. on con-
~vlction, be lined in any sum not exceeding i've
hundred dollars, which fne may be enforced As
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 efec; and be
in force from and after Its passage.
GEO. ". AYLSw0RTH, President.
II. c. MANNING, Clerk pro TEN.