The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-07-29
Ordinance No. Al.


An Ordinance regulating Licenses and License
Tax in Hamilton City.
The Board of Trustees Of Hamilton City do or
dain as follows:
SECTION l. The Clerk shall cause to be pre-
pared, at the expense of the city, printed
forms of City Licenses, to be issued as herein
provided. He shall number and sign the same
and deliver them 10 the Marshal, from time to
time, charging him therefor. The Marshal
shall make \ written report to the Board Of Trus-
tees on Monday of each week, duly verified,
showing the amount Of licenses collected by him
the previous week, the names Of persons or firms
to whom licenses have been issued, the amount
paid by each, and the occupation or business for
which such licenses were issued.
SEC. 2. All licenses herein provided for shall
be payable In legal coin of the United States.
SIC. 3. Every person or firm eng aged in the
business of trading or merchandising, or dealing
in any kind Of goods, wares, or merchandise
whatsoever. shall pay a license as follows: Those
making monthly sales to the amount Of one
thousand dollars or under, eight dollars per
quarter; those making monthly sales amounting
to more than one thousand and under Ave thou
sand dollars, twelve dollars per quarter and
those making monthly sales amounting to more
than i've thousand dollars, twenty dollars per
quarter.
SEQ. 4. Every person or firm engaged in the
business OF storage and commission merchants
shall pay n license as follows: Those whose
monthly receipts amount to one thousand dol
lars or under, ten dollars per quarter; those
whose monthly receipts are more than one thou
sand and under three thousand dollars, fifteen
dollars per quarter; and those whose monthly
receipts are more than three thousand dollars,
twenty-five dollars per quarter.
SEC. 8. Every person or firm engaged in the
business OF banking, dealers in exchange, gold
and silver, stocks. or bullion. shall pay a license
of fifty dollars per quarter.
&c. Q. Every person, Arm or company en-
gagged in the business OF expressing or transmit
ting letters or packages for hire, having an office
in thta cifv ahail nav n lfeanao nf affv daIlars
per quarter.
SEQ. 7. Each Telegraph Company doing bust.
ness In the city shall pay a license of fifty dol
lars per quarter.
$50. 8. Every person, firm or company en-.
gagged In the business Of stock or real estate
brokerage In buying and selling stocks or real
estate, shall pay q license Of fifteen dollars per
quarter.
SEQ. 0. Every person or Arm engaged In the
business OF keeping q livery stable, or letting
horses, wagons, carriages, or other animals or
vehicles for hire, shall pay a license of fifteen
dollars per quarter.
SIC. 10. Every person or firm engaged In the
business Of running for hire any dray, job wagon,
cart or other public vehicle, shall pay for each
dray, job wagon, cart or vehicle SO run, a license
Of ten dollars per quarter.
$50. IL. Every person or Arm engaged In the
business OF auctioneering shall pay a license Of
thirty dollars per quarter.
SEC. IL. Every person or Arm engaged In the
business OF carrying on a daguerrean or photo
graphic gallery shall pay a license of fifteen dol
lare per quarter.
SEC. IS. Every person or firm engaged in the
business OF keeping q barber shop, shall pay
for each chair In use In said shop a license of
Ave dollars per quarter.
SEC. IA. Every person or firm engaged In the
business OF aseaying any metals or ore. shall
pay a license Of twenty-five dollars per quarter
SEC. 10. Every person or firm engaged in the
business OF manufacturing soda, cider. vinegar,
sarsaparilla, or syrrps of any kind, shall paw a
license Of fifteen dollars per quarter.
SEC. 16. Every person or firm engaged in the
business OF keeping or conducting any tavern
hotel, lodging house, chop house, or restaurant,
shall pay a license Of fifteen dollars per quarter.
SEC. II. Every person or firm engaged In the
business OF keeping a bar or saloon, for retail.
ing any wines or liquors Of any kind. in less
quantities than one quart, shall pay a license Of
forty-hve dollars per quarter.
SEC. IL. Every person or firm engaged In
the business OF keeping 4 public bath house,
shall pay a license Of ten dollars per quarter.
SEC. ~. Every person or firm engaged In the
business of keeping or carrying on a shooting
quarter.
SIC. 20. Every person or firm engaged in the
business OF keeping or conducting a public bak.
cry ior the manufacture Of bread, pies or cakes,
shall pay a license Of Ave dollars per quarter.
SEC. A.. Every person or firm engaged in
seepIns . laundry, where washing and ironinQ
quarter. 20
SEC. e. Every proprietor or keeper OF a bill.
nara table, shall pay for each table in use 4
license OF ten dollars per quarter.
SEC. 70. Every keeper or proprietor of A nine
pm. ten pun or bowling alley, shall pay q license
OF twenty dollars per quarter.
SEC. ~. Every person or firm engaged In ths
business OF Keeping or carrying on any brewery
Tor the manufacture Of beer. malt or fermentad
liquor. shan pay a license Of thirty dollars ne,
quarter. Pe'
sEc. Is, Each and every insurance compan,
doing business IN the city. shall pay n license q
twenty-five dollars per quarter.
SEC. 20. Every person. firm or company an
gagged in running stages and carrying passenger,
for hire, and having an ONCE in the city. shal
psy . license Of fifteen dollars per quarter.
SEC. q. Every person or firm engaged in IN
business of pawn broker. shall pay a license q
forty dollars per quarter.
SEC. 2a. Every person or firm engaged in IN
business Of keeping a butcher shop or stall, 70
the retail Of fresh meats. shall pay q license 9
fifteen dollars per quarter.
Sac. 70. Every travelling merchant, hawker. o
peddler. who shall vend goods, wares, and mel
chandise, shall pay alicense oftwenty- Ave dollar
per quarter; provided that In case such travelin
merchant, hawker. or peddier. shall use a wagon
cart, or other vehicle In such business, he shal
pay q license Of forty dollars per quarter.
SEC. 50. Every person. Arm, company. mana
ger, or lessee ofany theater, engaged In the bust
ness Of giving theatrical performances or exhi