The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-07-24
Ordinance No.

An Ordinance regulating Licenses and License
Tax in Hamilton City.
The Board of Trustees of Hamilton City do or.
dain as follows:
SECTION /. 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 to the Marshal, from time to
time, charging him therefor. The Marshal
shall make a 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.
SEC. 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 five thou
sand dollars, twelve dollars per quarter and
those making monthly sales amounting to more
than Ave thousand dollars, twenty dollars per
quarter.
SEC. 4. Every person or firm engaged In the
business of storage and commission merchants
shall pay a 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. B. 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.
SEC. q. Every person. firm or company en-
gagged IN the business Of expressing or transmit
ting letters or packages for hire, having an Office
IN TINS city, shall pay a license of fifty dollars
sEc, 4, Each Telegraph Company doing bust
ness In the city shall pay a license of nifty dol
lars per quarter.
Size. 3. Every person. Arm or company en-.
gagged IN the business of stock or real estate
brokerage in buying aud selling stocks or real
estate, shall pay a license of fifteen dollars per
quarter.
sEc. .. Every person or firm engaged in the
business OF keeping a livery stable, or letting
horses, wagons, carriages, or other animals or
vehicles Tor hire, shall pay a license of fifteen
dollars per quarter.
SEC. 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.
SEc. IL. Every person or firm engaged in the
business or auctioneering shall pay q license Of
thirty dollars per quarter.
SEC. IL. Every person or firm engaged In the
business OF carrying on a daguerrean or photo
graphic gallery, shall pay a license Of fifteen dol
lare per quarter.
Sac. Is. Ever. person or firm engaged in the
business OF keeping a barber shop, shall pay
for each chair in use In said shop a license Of
Ave dollars per quarter.
SEC. II. Every person or firm engaged in the
business OF assaying any metals or ore, shall
pay q license of twenty-five dollars per quarter.
Sac. Is. Every person or firm engaged in the
business OF manufacturing soda, cider, vinegar,
sarsaparllla, or syrups Of any kind, shall pay a
license OF fifteen dollars per quarter.
SIC. To-, Every person or hrm engaged in the
business OF keeping or conducting any tavern,
Motel, lodging house, chop house, or restaurant,
shall pay a license Of fifteen dollars per quarter.
SIC. ~. Every person or firm engaged in the
nusiness o. 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-dye dollars per quarter.
SEC. ~. Every person or firm engaged in
tne business OF Keeping a public bath house,
shall pay q license Of ten dollars per quarter.
SEC. 10. Every person or firm engaged In the
business OF Keeping or carrying on a shooting
gallery, shall pay alicense Of fifteen dollars pei
SEC. 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
shau pay q Boense Of Ave dollars per quarter.
sss. H.. Every person or firm engaged il
heeplne = laundry, where washing and ironing
quarter. va uV'"' ~
SEC; <; Every proprietor or keeper of a bill
naru table, shall pay for each table in use
hcsnse ~ zen dollars per quarter.
SEC. %, Every keeper or proprietor of a min,
pin, ten pin or bowling alley, shall pay a licens,
OF twenty dollars per quarter.
SEC. ~ Every person or hrm engaged In tn,
business OF keeping or carrying ON any brewer,
TOT the manufacture OF beer, malt or fe,nente,
liquor. shall pay a license of thirty dollars ne
quarter. ~
Sac. IS. Each aud every insurance eompan
doing business in the city, shall pay a license {
twenty-five dollars per quarter.
SEC. 70. Every person, firm or company 81
gagged In running stages and carrying paseenqer
for hire, and having an Office in the CITY. Ia
pay q license Of fifteen dollars per quarter.
SEC. 81. Every person or firm engaged in n
business of pawn broker, shall pay a license
forty dollars per quarter.
SEC. 28. Every person or firm engaged in Il
business Of keeping q butcher shop or stall, 4
she retail Of fresh meats, shall pay a license
fifteen dollars per quarter.
SEC. -. Every travelling merchant, hawker,
peddler, who shall vend goods, wares. and me
chandise, shall pay n license Of twenty-hve dolla
per quarter: provided that In case such trayelir
merchant, hawker. or peddler, shall use a Wagon
cart, or other vehicle In such business, he sha
pay q license of forty dollars per quarter.
SEC. 80. Every person, firm, company. man
ger, or lessee ofany theater, engaged in the bus
ness Of giving theatrical performances or exh