Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-26
CORPORATION NOTICE.
%onpTyANCE NO. 50.
An Ordinance 20 Fix mud Collect =
License Tax, Paved march x1o'
A.. D.. lS09.

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uNHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DO oRDAlH
SECTION /. No person or persons, firm or as,
ISOLATION shall, within the incorporate limits oil
the town Of Geld Hill, be allowed to pursue my
ness Hereinafter mentioned, until he, sho or they
have taken out q license therefor and paid ior
the same as Is hereinafter provided, and for any
violation OF this ordinance the party so offending
shall, on conviction before any Justice OF the
sum not greater thnn five hundred dollars mud
not loss thnn thirty dollars, and II such fnc be
not paid, such person or person, shall be I'm.
prisoned in the town jail at the rate OF ono day
for every two dollars OF said fne.
SEC. .. All licenses, except as herein other
wise provided, shall be paid quarterly In advance,
and all persons having taken out a license under
this ordinance are required to exhibit the. Same
in some conspicuous part OF their place Of busi-
ness, and to produce the sarne when applying to
the Marshal for q new license: and in case
any person or persons, 1rm or association fails
to take out q license for tho current quarter,
as is hereinafter provided prior to tho NJ
tcenth days Of January. April, July and
shall DO subject to pay an addition OF ten
per cent. over and above the amounts prescribed
herein for such license, and, II not paid,a civil
action. In addition to being fined and imprisoned.
as In Section !, shall be commenced against
such person or persons, in the name OF tho In,
hab.tants Of the town OF Gold Hill" as In civil
actions under the laws of the state OF Nevada,
for the recovery Of the amount OF such license
and said percentage, together with costs, includ'
ing the fee Of Attorney, as In other eases'
and enforced on execution.
SEC, 8. The Marshal shall keep his office open
and be present thereat between the hours OF ?
O'Clock p. N. and 4 o'clock 7. NJ: OF each day.
Sundays and holidays excepted, for the nrst III.
teen dave OF each quarter to issue Licences, and
II shall be the duty Of every person from whom
a license tax 10 due and owing, TO pay the same
at the Office OF the Marshal, during the hours he
Is by this ordinance required TO keep MS once
open, and no personal demand or notice oy Inc
Marshal TO such person or persons owing such
license tax. shall be necessary to incur the pen
altics OF this ordinance.
SEC. (. It shall be the duty OF the Marshal to
report to the Town Attorney all persons VINO
have not taken out and paid for q license as re,
oulred In this ordinance, on the fifteenth days OF
January, April. July and October OF each year,
and II shall be the duty OF Town Attorney to In.
stitutc suits for the recovery oil Tue same, ana
civil suit commenced shall not be deemed =
waiver Of the right to prosecute inc person o.
persons so sued, as provided In Section l OF this
SEC. s. II shall be the duty OF the Marshal to
keep in his o1ice a book, to be styled and
marked as tho Town License Book wherein
he shall enter the names OF oil persons, associa-
lions and 1rms TO whom license has been Ia
sued, the character OF their respective callings
or occupations, the time for which the license
has been granted, the date and expiration thereof
and the amount received In each case, and to
furnish the Board OF Trustees at their first regu
lar meeting In the months beginning each quar-.
ter, an abstract OF the same for the quarter JUST
ended.
SEC. 8. All licenses issued under and by virtue
of this ordinance shall be printed In blank form.
signed by the Town Clerk and countersigned by
the Marshal, and shall set forth the name OF the
party TO whom the licenee Is granted, the nature
Of the trade or business he. she or they arc
licensed to pursue, the time for which the came
Is granted, tho date thereof and the amount paid
therefor.
The Town Clerk shall keep an accurate account
In q book to be entitled "Iown License Book,
OF all licenses delivered to the Marshal, the quar-.
ter for which issued and the amount thereof.
The Marshal shall, on the first Mondays OF Jan
uary. April, July and October OF each year, return
to the Town Clerk nil licenses issued for the pre-.
ceding quarter, remaining UNFOLD, and the Town
Clerk shall balance and close the license account
with isS 3 % S.,nilea r for a9s d preceding he sams S % sSs bo sa$
OF Trustees at the first regular meeting OF said
Board held In the months aforesaid.
SEC. Z. 1t shall be the duty OF every policeman
to sec that the provisions Of this ordinance are
rigidly enforced, and whenever he makes an
arrest for a violation OF II, upon his own knowl'
edge, he shall receive one half Of the fine.
II the Marshal or any officer specified In this
ordinance fails TO carry ont the provisions con.
| tanned herein he shall forfeit the amount OF the
license to be collected.
SEC. 8. 1t il hereby ordered that any person or
persons. agent, factor or employee transacting,
carrying on or conducting any business or trade
or calling ehall pay for a license or licenses 80 To
do. to the Tow OF Gold Hill, a. follows viz:
For selling malt, distilled or spirituous liquors,
or wine OF any kind, or liquid beverage OF any
description, by the bottle, case, box, hogshcad,
or barrel. per quarter in advance, $40.
For keeping q saloon, or bar, or booth, or shed,
or any place where malt or distilled liquors. or
wine nf any Kind or any HOUil hpyprnUea ARE
sold, In smaller quantities than by the quart bot
tic, each place or bar, per quarter In advance,
$40: or per day in advance, 80.
For keeping a public dance house, or hurdy.
deon, per quarter In advance, $50; or per day In
advance, SO.
For each bowling saloon. or each ninc.pIn or
ten.pin alley, per quarter In advance, SOS; for
For each theatcr. concert, exhibition, show, or
place OF amusement, per quarter In advance, $50;
or per day in advance. so.
For q circus, caravau. or mcnageric, each per-
Torrance In advance, SIS.
For each gift entertainment, rattle or lottery,
In the Town OF Gold Hill, or for the sale Of any
tickets, or any disposal thereof In any man..tr
whatever, for gift entertainment, rattle or lottery,
to take place within the Town of Gold Hill, for
money or any other article OF value. when tho
value Of the money or article or articlce are OF
less value than 1900, In advance. $40: when tho
money, or article or articles, IL Of greater value
than $1,000, In advance, $20.
For conducting insurance business Of any
kind, or In any way, per quarter In advance, $40.
For hawking or pcddling any goods, fruit or
vegetables or any wares or merchandise, or
thing Of any kind whatsoever OF my value with
out a team or animal or ~animals), per quarter
In advance. $40. Or per day In advance, 81 %.
For hawking or peddlinS with a team, or with
any animal or animals. per quarter In advance.
$50. Or per day In advance, IS.
For each omnibus, carriage, singe or vehicle
OF any kind. which shall carry passengers or
freight from and out OF the town of Gold Hill.
or run within the corporate limits OF said town,
per quarter " advance. $40.
For eacl Job or express wagon or dray
advance, $40.
And every person who shall take or haul any
goods, chattels or property whatsoever. except
rock or ore from the mines, from any point
within the town Of Gold Hill to any olhcr place
within the said town, or from or ont OF the
same, or within the limits thereof, shall be sub
ject TO tho license herein provided, and SO sub.
ject whether he be the owner. agent or m
ploycc.
For each hotel, tavern, inn or public boarding
house or lodging house, or coffee stand, or re.
freshmen or oyster stand. or restaurant or chop
house, or lunch house or stand, per quarter in
advance, 80.
Provided that nothing In this last clause OF
this section shall be 30 construed NJ to include
tho right to sell malt or distilled liquors or
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rate and exclusive license therefor.
For each pawnbrokcr, per quarter In advance.
$25.
For each auctionccr or commission merchant,
per quarter In advance, $40.
For each broker, per quarter In advance. go.
Every person or firm engaged In the manufRc.
ture OF wines, cider, soda, sarsaparilla. malt or
spirituous liquors, shall pay a quarterly llcense to
carry oh the same, per quarter In advance, $50.
For carrying on business as gunsmith, news.
paper publisher. undertaken, baker. painter or
~wheclwrights, per quarter In advance, $40.
Each telegraph company doing business with,
in the incorporate limits Of the town OF Gold
Hill, shall pay therefor per quarter In advance.
$50
Each water company. doing business within
the incorporate limits OF the town OF Gold
Hill, delivering water TO customers through
pipes laid through the streets OF said town, shall
pay therefor per quarter In advance. 500.
Keepers OF barber shops shall purchase n
quarterly license for each chair In use In said
shop, and shall pay therefor, In advance, the
For each banking housS per quarter in ad.
For each assay ofice, room or establishment,
office, or any place where letters or
OF any kind arc received and trans.
or forwarded, per quarter in advance,
SEQ.
For each grocery or provision store. dry goods
or clothing store, drug store, vegetable or fruit
stand, or market, butcher shOD or markct mil