Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-11-01
ORDINANCE NO. 80.

An Ordinance to Regulate the stor.
age Of Gunpowdcr and other Con.
bustibie Material, passed August
10, A. D., 1867.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
L Town Of Gold Hill. do ordsln as follows:
SECTION ]. II shall be unlawful for any per.
son or persons to store. place or deposit, or
cause to be stored, placed or deposited, or allow,
or permit TO remain after being stored, placed or
deposited. or permit what may have been here.
tofore stored. placed or deposited by him or
them. any gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, or any
explosive substance or material whatever. In
any building, cellar. tunnel, excavation. maya.
zine, or in any place whatsoever, within five
hundred feet Of any occupied building or dwell.
Ing, within the incorporate limits of the Town Of
Gold Hill; and any person or persons who shall
violate the provisions Of this Ordinance shall be
deemed to have committed q nuisance. and on
conviction thereof before any Justice Of the
any sum not less than thirty dollars and not
more than fvc hundred dollars. and imprlson.
ment In the Town jail, II such 6ne be not paid,
at the rate Of ono day for every two dollars Of
such fine; and said Justice fthe Peace may also
order such gunpowder, nitro.glycerine. or other
explosive material to be removed by the person
or persons 80 convicted. within a time by the
said Justice specified, and II not so removed, as
ordered, such perso or persons may be again ar.
rested, convicted and fined; no appeal from the
decision or Judgment Of the sold Justice, shall
Interfere with or stay other and repeated arrests
for the continuation Of such nuisance or nui.
sances; and the said Justice may at any time af.
ter conviction, order the Marshal Of said Town.
taking with him sufficient force TO enter the
premises where such gunpowder, nitro. glycerine
or explosive material may be, and forcibly enter
and remove, or abate tho same. at the cost aud
expense ofthe person or persons so convicted.
which cost and expense shall be entered as n
Judgment sgainst such person or persons. for the
recovery OF which, execution may Issue a. In
civil actions under the laws Of the state Of Neva.
dn, aud be governedin all respectsthereby.
SEC. 9. Any person or persons who shall have
In his possession or under his control, within the
incorporate limits Of the Town Of Gold Hill. my
gunpowder. nitro. glycerine or explosive material
or substance. shall store. place or deposit the
same ut a distance pinot less than 500 feet from
any occupied building or dwelling. and within a
good and sufficient fire proof building. magazine
or excavation, with the entrance thereto safely
secured; and any person or persons violating ihe
provisions of this section shall DO deeinedto have
committed a nuisance. and upon conviction shall
DO fined and proceeded agains, M In Section l 81
this ordinance provided.
SEC. 3. Every person or persons trading OF
dealing In gunpowder. or using the laine for min
Ing or other purposes. or having In his, her OF
their control any gunpowdcr for any purpose,
shall be allowed TO keep three kegs OF % poundi
each, at his her or their store, place OF bushes,
or office; provided the same be kept upon the
first floor or story above ground. md q sufficient
distance from fire. light, or heat. and easily nc
cesslblc In the event of a confagration or fire
and any person or persons violating the provls
ions Of this section, shall be fined and proceeded
against as herelnbefore Sc, forth v.s
President Board OF Tow Trustees.
II G. MANNING, Clerk.
Gold Hill, Aug. &c, le67.-au27.2w