Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-04-09
CORPORATION NOTICE.
ORDINANCE no. 81.
An Ordinance to Fix and Collect q
License Tax, Parsed March asa,
A. d. 1869. HTIrF 81
TIVE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DO oRDAIN

S-~ - ~ ENAuSA VI IVA ~ "a eC-
ISOLATION shall, within the incorporate limits OF
the town OF Gold Hill, be allowed to pursue any
calling, trade or profession, or transact any bust.
ness hereinafter mentioned, until he, she or they
have taken out a license therefor and paid for
the same as Is hereinafter provided, and for any
violation OF this ordnance the party 10 offending
shall, on conviction before any Justice OF the
Peace OF the town Of Gold Hill, be fined in any
sum not greater than five hundred dollars and
not less than thirty dollars, andif such 1ne be
not paid, such person or persons shall be I'M
prisoned in the town jail at the rate Of one day
for every two dollars Of said fine.
SEC. 2. 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 arc required TO exhibit the same
ness, and TO produce the samc when applying to
the Marshal for o new license; and In case
any person or perons. firm or association falls
to take out a license for the current quarter,
as II hereinafter provided prior to the nf
teenth days Of January, April. July and
shall be subject to pay an addition Of ten
per cent. over and above tho amounts prescribed
herein for such ~license, and, II not paid, 0 civil
action, In addition TO being incd and imprisoned,
az In Section /. shall be commenced against
such pcrson or persons, In the name Of the In;
habitants Of the town Of Gold Hill" as in civil
actions under tho 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 Town Attorney, rs In other cases,
and enforced on execution.
SEC. 3. The Marshal shall keep his ONCE open
and be present tllercat between the hours OF 9
o'clock +. u. and 4 o'clock +. n. Of each day,
Sundays and holidays excepted, for the first NJ.
teen days OF each quarter to issue licenses, and
II shall be the duty OF every pcrson from whom
at the Office OF the Marshal, during the hour he
Is by this ordinance required TO keep his office
open. md no personal dcmnnd or notice by the
Marshal 10 such person or persons owing such
license tax, shall be necessary to incur the pen
alties Of this ordinance.
SEC, 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the Marshal TO
report to tho Tow Attorney all persons who
have not taken out ard paid for q license as re,
Quircd in this ordinance, oil the nfeenth days Of
January, April, July and October OF each year,
and 1t shall be the duty Of Town Attorney to In
stitutc suits for the recovery OF the sumo, and q
civil snit commenced shall not be deemed o
waiver Of tho right to prosecute the person or
persons so sued, as provided In Section / Of this
ordinance.
SEQ. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the Marshal to
keep In his Office q book, TO be styled and
marked a. the Flown License Book, wherein
he shall enter the names Of all persons, assocla'
tons and firms 10 whom license has been H.
sued. the character Of their respective callings
or occupations, the time for which the license
has been granted, the date and expiration thereof
md the amount received In each Gaze, and TO
furnish the Board OF Trustees, at their first regn
lar meeting In the months beginning each quar-.
ter, an abstract Of the samc for the quarter just
ended.
SIC. g.. All licenses issued under and by virtue
OF this ordinance shall DC printed In blink form,
signed BY the Town Clerk and c0untcrslgned BY
the Marshal, and shall set forth the nam Of the
partyto whom the license is granted, the nature
of the trrle or business he, she or they are
licensed to pursue, the time for which the same
II granted, the date thereof and the amount paid
therefor.
The Town Clerk shall keep an accurate account
Of ali licenses delivered to the Martlal, 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 cacll year, return
to the Town Clerk all licenses issued for tho pre-
ceding quarter, remaining unsold, and The Town
with the Marshal for the preceding quarter, and
submit q detailed report OF the samG TO the Board
OF Trustees at the hrst regular meeting Of said
Board held In the months Aforesaid.
SEC. Z. 1t shall be the duty of every policeman
to zee that the provisions OF this ordinance are
rigidly enforced. and whenever he makes an
arrest for d violation of Il, upon his own knowl
edge. he shall receive one half OF the fnc.
If the Marshal or any officer specified In this
ordinance falls to carry out the provisions con.
tanned herein he shall iorfeit the amount Of the
license 10 be collected. ..|... A..
SEC. g.. II IL hereby ordered that any person OF
persons, agent, factor or employee transacting,
carrying on or conducting any business or trade
or calling shall pay for q IicSnso or licenses 30 to
For selling malt, distilled or spirltuous liquors,
or wine OF any kind, or LIQUID beverage OF any
description, by the bottle, case, box, hogshead,
or barrel, por quarter In advance, $a..
For keeping q saloon, or bar, or booth, or shed,
wine OF any kind, or any liquid beverages are
sold. In smaller quantities thnn by the quart bot
tic, each place or bar, per quarter In advance,
$50; or per day In advance, S.
For keeping q public dance house, or hurdy.
glirdy house, room or establishment, or melo-
deon, per quarter In advance, $50; or per day In
advance, $40.
For each bowling saloon. or each nine.p In or
ten.pln alley, per quarter In advance, $25; for
each billiard table, per quarter In advance, 81 20.
For each theater, concert, exhibition, show, or
place Of amusement. per quarter in advance, go;
or per day In advance, $40.
For q circus. caravan, or mcnagcric, each per
Torrance In advance, $25.
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 manner
whatever. for gift entertainment, rattle or lottery,
to take place within the Town OF Gold I'LL. for
money or my other article of value, when the
yaluc Of the money or article or articles are Of
less value than 81 900, In advance $40; when the
money, or article or articles, Is OF greater value
than 1900, In advance, $al.
For conducting insurance business Of any
kind, or In any way, per quarter In advance. go.
For hawking or peddling any goods. fruit or
vegetables or any wares or merchandise, or
thing OF any kind whatsoever OF any value with
out q team or animal or aiimals), per quarter
IN advance, $40. Or per dny In advance, 81 30.
For hawking or peddling with a team, or with
any animal or animals, per quarter In advance,
$50. Or per day In advance, IS.
For each omnibus, carriage, stage 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, $50.
For ,cacL job or express wagon or dray
drawn by one or moro animals, p0r quarter In
And every person who shall take or haul any
goods, chattcls or property whatsoever, except
rock or orc from tho minos, from any point
within tho town Of Gold Hill to any Other place
within the said town, or from or ont OF the
samc, or within the limits thereof, shall be sub
ject TO the license herein provided, and so sub
jcct whether he be the owner, agent or en-.
ployce.
house or lodging house, or coffee stand, or re.
freshment or oyster stand, or restaurant or chop
house, or lunch house or stand, per quarter In
advance, $40,
Provided that nothing IN this last clause OF
this section shall be 20 construed as to include
the right to sell malt or distilled liquors or
wines, but the samc shall he distinct and sepa.
rate and exclusive license therefor.
For each pawnbrokcr, per qua .cr In advance,
s25.
For each auctionccr or commission merchant,
per quarter ip advance, $40,
For each broker, per quarter In advance, $50.
Every pcrson or firm engaged In the mnnufac-
turc OF wines, cider, soda, sarsaparilln, malt or
spirituous liquors, shall pay q quarterly license to
carry on the samc, per quarter IN advance, S3.
For carrying Oh business rs gnnsnith, news.
paper publisher, undertaken, baker, painter or
wlieelwrights, 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,
Each waier company, doing business within
tho incorporate limits Of tho town OF Gold
Hill, delivering water TO customers through
pipas laid through the streets Of said town, shall
pny therefor per quarter In advance, 800.
Keepers OF barber shops shall purchase q
quarterly license for each chair In use In said
shop, and shall pay therefor, In advance, the
For each banking house per quatss In I'd.
vance, 80.
For each assay osies, room or establishment,
express pflce, or Rny place where letters or
packages Of any kind arc received. and trans
mittcd or forwarded, per quarter In advance,
SO. 20
For each GROCERY or provision store, dry goods
or clnthipg store, drug store, Vegetable or ffuit
stand, or market, butcher shop or Market ml-
lincry store, variety story, cigar or tobacco
store or shop, books or stationery store, lumber
ward or store, hardware store or tin shop, livery
or sale stable, or wagon or hay yard or corral,
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