Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-18
Ordinance No. Oh.

NORDINANCETOPU PUNISH MIGRANTS,
yagabonds and dangerous aud suspicious
persons. passed August 9th, 1865:
The Board OF Trustees OF the town OF Gold
Hill do ordain
SECTION |. Il shall not be lawful for any per,
son Except Indians) TO live or 20 be found within
the limits OF the town OF Gold Hill who shall have
no visible means of support, or who shall 80
abou, from place 20 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; and all such
persons NO found within the limits Of said town OF
Gold Hill, and all lewd and absolute persons
who live in and about houses OF ill.fame, 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.
viction shall be fined in any sumtnot exceeding
five hundred dollars or imprisonment in the town
Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such
fne aud imprisonment.
SEC, Q /, shall he the duty Of the Justice Of
the Peace Of said town, on his own knowledge or
upon written complaint, to issue his warran; for
the arrest Of any such person or persons and
upon conviction, 20 forthwith enter Judgment
against such person for tine or imprisonment, or
both, IA provided In the preceding section, and
the said Justice may order that any nne so i'm
posed may be enforced by causing said person to
work upon the public streets or other public
"a nv w ~ go
day tor such tine and costs.
SIC. 2. 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 80 conducted himself or herself
whilst so contin.d or employed that he or she
should no longer be 40 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. l. Any person who shall have been ar'
rested under the provisions OF this Ordinance
NAV nj anv time after such arreset, file with
the Justice q valid bond in the penal sum Of
five hundred dollars, with at least two good and
sufficient bordsmcn. 10 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 rs
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 fling Of such bond, he or she may
be discharged BY order of said Justice.
SEC. 5. Il shall not be lawful for any female
TO clo,he herself in male attire, or any male TO
clothe himself in female attire. and 30 appear in
the public streets or in any saloon or other public
place, and any person so offending shall, on con.
viction, be tned In any sum not exceeding 1--we
hundred dollars. which fine may be enforced AZ
in other cases; provided, this Section shall not
apply 20 actors or actresses while performing
within the walls OF any theA;er or melodeon.
SEC. 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
GEO. W. AYLSw0RTH, President.
n. C. NAMING, Clerk pro tenn.