Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-10
CORPORATION NOTICE.
ORDINANCE No. 50.
An Ordinance TO Fix and Collect u
License Tax, Passed mnrch 23d,
A. m. lAAA. IL --L--- 1870 "

ISOLATION shall, within the incorporate limits o
the town OF Gold Hill, be allowed to pursue any
calling, trade or profession, or transact any bust
ness hereinafter mentioned, untilhe, she or theJ
have taken out o license therefor aud paid fo
the same as Is hereinafter provided, md for an!
violation of this ordnance the partyso offending
shall, on conviction before any Justice of TIL
Peace OF the tow Of Gold Hill. BIO fined In an!
sum not greater than five hundred dollars ant
not less than thirty dollars, and II such fine b.
not paid, such person or persons shall be I'm
prisoned in tho town jail At the rate OF ono da!
for every two dollars OF said fine.
SEC, 9, All licenses, except as herein other
wise provided, shall be paid quarterly In advance
and al persons having taken out o license undeI
this ordinance are required TO exhibit the SAINT
In some conspicuous part OF their place OF busl
ness, and to produce the sane when applying Z
the Marshal for q new license; and In cas-
any person or persons, firm or association fall
to take out o license for the current quarter
as is hereinafter provided prior TO the M
tecnth days OF January. April, July an.
October OF each year, he, shc or thel
shall be subject to pay, an addition OF tel
per cent. over and above the amounts prescribed
herein for such license, and, II not paid, a civi
action, In addition to being fined and imprisoned
as in Section /, shall be commenced agains
such person or persons, In the name OF the I'm
habitants Of the o Of Gold Hill" as In ciyi
actions under the laws OF tho State OF Nevada
for the recovery Of the amount OF such license
and said percentage, together with costs, includ
ing the fee OF Town Attorney, as In other cases
and enforced on execution.
SEC. 3. The Marshal shall keep his office opcI
and be present thcreat between the holrs OF
o'clock p. n. and 4 o'clock T. N. OF each day
Sundays and holidays excepted, for the first ff
teen days Of each quarter to issue licenses. and
It shall be the daty OF every person from whom
q license tax Ia due and owing, to pay the same
at the olice Of the Marshal, during the hourG he
is by this ordinance required to Keep his office
open, and no personal demand or notice by the
Marshal to such perron or persons owing such
license tax. shall be necessary TO incur the pen.
altles OF this ordinance.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the Marshal to
report to the Town Attorney all persons who
have not taken out and paid for a license as re.
quired in this ordinance, on the fnecnth days oil
January, April, July and October of each year,
and It shall be the duty OF Town Attorney TO in.
stitute suits for the recovery Of the same, and u
civil suit commenced shall not be deemed o
waiver OF the right TO prosecute the person or
ordinance.
SEC. 8. It shall be the duty Of the Marshal to
keep In his office q book, to be styled and
marked as the "Town License Book" wherein
he shall enter the names Of all persons, associa'
| tions and firms to whom license has been Ii,
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 rcgu
lar meeting in the months beginning each quar-.
ter, an abstract Of the same for the quarter just
ended.
SEC, G. All licenses issued under and by virtue
OF this ordinance shall be printed In blank form,
signed by the Town Clerk and countcrsigncd by
the Marshal. and shall set forth the name OF the
party to whom the license Is granted, the nature
OF the trade or business he, she or they arc
licensed to pursue, the time for which the same
Is granted, the date thereof and the amount paid
therefor.
The Town Clerk shall keepa an accurate account
IN a book to be entitled Flown License Book
Of all licenses delivered to the Marshal, the quar-.
ter for which issued and the amount thereof
The Marshal shall, or the first Mondays OF Jan
uary, April, July and October Of each year. return
to the Town Clerk MI licenses Issued for the pre-
ccding quarter, remaining unsold, and the Town
Clerk shall balance and close the licen-c account
with the Marshal for the preceding quarter; and
submit n detailed report OF the same To- the Boart
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 acc that the provisions OF this ordinance art
rigidly enforced, and whenever he makes M
arrest for Il violation Of II, upon his own knowl
edge, he shall receive one half OF the lnc.
II the Marshal or any officer specified In thii
ordinance fails TO carry out the provisions con
tanned herein he shall forfeit the amount OF tn
license TO be collected.
SEC. 8. It II hereby ordered that any person o
persons, agent, factor or employee transacting
carrying on or conducting any business or trad
or calling shall pay for a license or licenses so t
do. to the Town OF Gold Hill, as follows viz:
For selling mali, distilled or splrituous liquors
or wine OF any kind, or liquid beverage OF an,
description, by the bottle, case, box, hogshcad
or barrel, per quarter in advance, geo,
For keeping a saloon, or bar, OF booth, or sned
or any place where malt or distilled liquors, O.
wine of any kind, or any liquid beverages ar
sold, In smaller quantities than by the quart bot
tie, each place or bar, per quarter in advance
$50; or per day In advance, s..
For keeping a public dance house, or hurdy
glIrdy house, room or establishment, or melo
deon, per quarter In advance, $50; or per day II
advance, $40.
For each bowling saloon. or each nine.pin o.
tcn-pin alley, per quarter In advance, S25; fol
each billiard table, per quarter In advance, 81 ~
For each thcatcr, concert, exhibition, show, o.
place Of amusement. per quarter in advance, $50
or per day In advance, SO.
For q circus. caravan. or mcnagcrie, each per
fOrmancc In advance, S25.
For each gift entertainment. rattle or lottery
In the Town OF Gold Hill, or for the sale Of an!
tickets, or any disposal thereof In any mamie
whatever, for gift entertainment, rattle or lottery
TO take place within the Town Of Gold lin, 70
money or any other article of value, when til
value Of the money or article or articles are o
lcss value than $1,000, In advance. $40; when tn
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than $1,000. In advance, geo.
For conducting insurance business OF an
kind. or In any way, per quarter In advance: gu
For hawking or peddling any goods, fruit 0
vegetables or any wares or merchandise, o
thing OF any kind whatsoever of any value with
out u team or animal or anlmals), per quartz
In advance. $40. Or per day In advance, 81 u
For hawking or pcddling with a team, or wit
any animal or animals. per quarter In advance
$40. Or per day In advance, IS. -.
1 : AnNl. n.Nn aAsrfnra aNa1A ~ NAhNAl
Of any kind, which shall carry passengers Q
freight from and out Of the town of Gold Hill
or run within the corporate limits OF said town
per quarter &? advance, $40.
For eac.. Job or express wagon or dra
drawn by one or more animals, per quarter II
advance, $40.
And every person who shall take or haul an.
goods, chattels or property whatsoever, cxcep
rock or ore from the mines, from any poin
within the town OF Gold Hill to any olher plnc'
within the said town, or from or out OF III
same, or within the limits thereof, shall be sub
jcct to the license herein provided, and so SUB
]cct whether he be the owner. agent or en-
ploycc.
For each hotel, tavern, inn or public boarding
house or lodging house, or coffee stand, or re
frcshmcnt or oyster stand, or restaurant or choI
house, or lunch house or stand, per quarter In
advance. $40.
Provided that nothing in this last clause Of
this section shall be 80 construed as to include
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wines, but the same shall be distinct and scpa'
ratio and exclusive license therefor.
For each pawnbrokcr, per quarter In advance,
$25.
For each auctionccr or commission merchant,
per quarter In advance, so.
For each broker. per quarter In advance, $50
Every person or ilrm engaged In the manulac'
turc OF wines, cider, soda, sarsaparilla, malt OIL
splrituous liquors, shall pay a quarterly license "a
carry on the same, per quarter In advance, $50
For carrying on business rs gnnsmith, news
paper publisher, undertaken, baker, painter OF
whcclwrights. per quarter In advance, $l0.
Each telegraph company doing business with.
In the incorporate limits OF the town Of Gold
Hill, shall pay therefor per quarter In advance,
so
Each water company, doing business within
tho incorporate limits Of the town OF Gold
Hill, delivering water 10 customers through
pipes laid through the streets OF said town, shall
DAY therefor per quarter In advance, 800.
Keepers OF barber shops shall purchase a
quarterly license for each chair In use In said
shop, and shall pay therefor, In advance, the
For each banking house per quarter in i'd
vance, $40.
For each assay Office, room or establishment,
express Office, or any place where letters or
packages OF any kind arc received and trans
mittcd or forwarded, per quarter In advance,
$50.
For each grocery or provision store, dry goods
or clothing store, drug store, vegetable or fruit
stand, or market, butcher shop or market. mil
linery store, variety store, cigar or tobacco
store or shop, books or stationery store, lumber
yard or store, hardware store or tin shop, livery
or sale stable, or wagon or hay yard or corral