Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-19
Ordinance No. 23.

NORDINANCEToPU PUNISH MIGRANTS.
n vagabonds and dangerous aud suspicious
persons. passed August 9Th, 1866:
The Board OF Trustees of the town OF Gold
Hill do ordain
SECTION l. II shall not be lawful for any per.
son Except Iudians) 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 SHAH go
about from place to place without any lawtnI
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 30 found within the limits Of said town OF
Gold Hill, and all lewd and dissolu;e persons
who live in and Rbont houses of iU.fa'ne. and all
common drunkards or suspicious persons VINO
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 dued in any sum not exceeding
Ave hundred dollars or imprisonment in the town
jail not exceeding six months, or by ooth sueh
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. 20 issue his warrant for
the arrest OF any such person or persons, and
upon 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 fine so im
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.
SEC. 2. Whenever the Justice Of the Peace
before whom such case, was 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 tina; he or she
should no longer be 50 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.
SEC. 1. ANY person who shall have been ar
rested under the provisions OF this Ordinance
may at any time after such arresei, file with
the Justice a valid bond in the penal sum Of
1--we hundred dollars, with AZ least two go"d and
sufficient bondsmrn. 10 be approved by said
Justice, conditional for his or her good behavior,
and against any liability, cost or expense 10 be
incurred by said town or corporation known "a
'The Inhabitants Of the Town OF Gold Hill" BY
reason Of the vagrancy. improvidence, ldleuess
or dissolute or unlawful conduct Of such person,
and upon the Cling Of such bond, he or she may
be discharged by order Of said Justice,
SEC. S. i, shall not be lawful for any female
TO clo,he herself In male attire. or any male 10
clothe himsrlfin female attire. and 80 appear in
the public streets or in any saloon or other public
place, and any person 40 offending shall, on con-
viction, be lined In any sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars. which fine may be enforced a.
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 effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
GEO. W. AYL~wORTH, President.
II. c. MANNING, Clerk pro TEN.