Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-08-10
Ordinance No. 23.

4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WARRANTS,
n yagabonds md dangerous mud suspicious
persons, passed August 9th, 1865:
The Board Of Trustees Of the town Of Gold
Hill do ordnln
SECTION l.. It shall not he lawful for any per
son Except soldiers) 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 ahall go
about from place TO place without my lawful
business or occupation, or who shall be guilty OF
begging for aims; or, being healthy aud able
bodied, shall travel about with written state
mcntG, or otherwise, seeking aims; and oil such
persons 30 found within the limits Of said town Of
Gold Hill, and al lewd and dissolute persons
who live In and about houses Of ill.fnme, and all
common drunkardS or suspicious persons who
cannot give a good account OF themselvcs, may
be arrested by the Marshal, policemen or other
officer with or without warrant, md upon con
yIction shall be fined In any sum not exceeding
dive hundred dollars or imprisonment In the town
jail not exceeding six months, or by both such
hne nnd imprisonment.
SEC, 6, II shall be the duty Of the Justice Of
the Peace Of said town, on his own knowledge or
upon MEittcn complaint, 10 Issue his warrant for
tho arrest OF my such person or persons, and
upon conviction, to forthwith enter Judgment
against such person for iinc or Imprisonment, or
both, ~ provided in the preceding section, und
tho saId Justice may order that any fine 20 im
posed may DO enforced by causing said person to
work upon the public streets or other public
works of the town, at the ratio OF two dollars per
day for such finc and costs.
SEC, 3. Whenever the Justice Of tho Peace
before whom such case was tried (or his success.
sor) shall br of opinion that any person who may
have been committed under the provisions Of this
Ordinance has 40 conducted himself or herself
whilst 20 confined or employed that lo or she
should no longer DO no held, said Justice Of the
Peace, with the consent OF the Board Of Trustees,
or q majority Of them, may direct tho Marshal TO
discharge such person from confinement.
SEC. 4. Any person who shall have been mr..
rested under the provisions Of this Ordinance
NAV ut any time after such Rrreset, upon filing
dive hundred dollars, with at least two gopd and
sufficient bondsmen, TO 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 a
1.-THE Inhabitants Of tho Town Of Gold Hill" by
reason Of the vagrancy. improvidence, idlcness
or dissolute or unlawful conduct OF such person,
and upon the filing Of such bond. he or she may
DO discharged by order OF Said Justice.
SEC. 5. It shall not be lawful for any female
to clotho herself In male attire, or any male TO
clothe himself In female attire. and 80 appear In
tho public streets or In any saloon or othor public
place, and any person 20 Offending shall. on con.
viction, be fined In any sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, which ino may be enforced NJ
In other cases; provided, this Section shall not
apply 10 actors or actresses while performing
within the walls Of any theator or mclodeon.
SIC G. This Ordinance shall tako effect md be
In force from and aftor its passage.
GEO. W. AYL>W0RTH, President.
II. c. MANNING, Clerk pro TEN.