Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-03
TOWN ORDINANCE.
ORDINANCE NO. ~,
AN ORDINANCE Providing for tho Levy
and Collection OF Licenses In the Town
OF Gold Hill. ai EfSF.l! o. -'.4 @aJA
Passed Augut 10, A. D. lsTa.l

" Passed Augut 10, A. u. 18TH
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD
Il Hill do ordain: .rr
: SECTION i. No ierson or persons, firm or as:
ISOLATION shall, within tho incorporate limits OF
'the-tovn Of. Gold Hill, be allowed to pursue any
calling, trade or profession, or transact any onsi:
ness hereinafter mentioned, until he, she or they
have taken out q license therefor and paid Tor
the same as 10 hereinafter provided, and Tor any
violation Of this ordinance the party so oiendlns
shall, on conviction before any Justice OF tne
Peace OF the town OF Gold Hill, be fned IN any
sum not greater than Ave hundred dollars, and
IN all cares the costs OF prosecution shall % a.,
sessed against the defendant, II convicted, ann
If such flne and costs, or any part thcrcoI. pc
not paid, the defendant shall be- Imprisoned In
the town jail az he rate Of ono day Tor every
two dollars OF said fine. Il 5c..L .
wise provided, shall be paid quarterly In advance,
and all persons having taken out a license unocrl
this ordinance are required 70 exhibit inc same
in some conspicuous part OF their place or Dnsl.
ness, and to produce the same when applying 70
the Marshal for a new license; and in case
any person or persons, firm or association fails
to take out q license for the current quarter,
- is hereinafter provided prior to the III;
teenth days OF January, April, July aud
october OF each year, he, she or they
shall DO subject, to pay ON addition OF Ten
herein for such license, and, II not paid, a'clyll
lction, In addition to being hned and Imprisoned,
IS provided in Section 1, shall be com.
.nenced against such person or persons, IN the
name OF the Flown Gold HILL" az In civil
actions under the laws OF the State Of Nevada,
for the recovery oil the amount OF such license
and said percentage, together with costs, includ'
| ing the fee Of Town Attorney, taxed at $l5. In
ZACH case, and may be enforced on execution.
SEC. 8. The Marshal shall keep his office open
| and be present thcreat between the hours of 2
i N,ln m - md A nsrlnnk IF zach day
Sundays and holidays excepted, for the lrst af:
teen days OF each quarter to issue licenses, and
It shall be the duty OF every person from whom
4 license tax Is due and owing, TO pay the same
| It the Office OF the Marshal, during the hourG he
Is by this ordinance required to keep his ONCE
open, and no personal demand or notice by the
Marshal to such porton or persons owing such
license tax, shall be necessary to incur the pen.
alties Of this ordinance. III
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty Of the Marshal to
| report to the Town Attorney all persons who
have not taken out and paid for Q license as re-
quired In this ordinance, on the fifteenth days Of
| January, April, July and October OF each year,
md It shall be the duty Of Town Attorney to In
1 ytltute suits for the recovery OF the same, and o
civil suit commenced shall not BIO deemed 0
waiver Of the right to prosecute the person o.
persons so sued, as provided In Section ii OF this
: SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty OF the Marshal TO
Keep In his office o book, styled and
1 marked as the IOWl LlCCnbe bOOk, WnerclD
hc shall enter the names Of oil persons, associa
| lions and firms to whom license has been IL.
sued, the character OF their respective. calling
or occupations, the time for which the licens,
has been granted, the date and expiration thereof
and the amount received In each case, anu t.
furnish the Board Of Trustees, ut their first regu
lar meeting In the months beginning each quar-.
ter, an abstract Of the same for the quarter jus'
ended. o.. Ts. ..| Do .-Hr. ...f
SEC. 8. All licenses issued under and by ylrtuc
or this ordinance, together with the class and me
mount to BIZ paid therefor, shall be printed In
blank form. signed by the President OF the Board
| Jf Tr,lstecs and the Town Clerk. and counter
| signed BY the Marshal, and shall set forth the
| anne ofthe party to whom the license Is grant
| ID, the nature Of the trade or business he, sne
| )r they are licensed to pursue, the time for
| which the same Is granted, and the date thereof.
| SEC. Z. The Town Clerk shall keep M accurate
| Iccount In a book entitled'1own License Book,
fall 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 all licenses issued for the pre-
ccding quarter, remaining unsOld. and the Towt
| Clerk shall balance and close the license account
with the Marshal for the preceding quarter; anc
| u Trustees at the first regular meeting OF said
Board held In the months Aforesaid. .sf ..
| SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF every policeman
| to zee that the provisions OF this ordinance ar,
| rigidly enforced, and whenever he makes al
| arrest for a violation Of II, upon his own knowl
| ,lgc, he shall receive one half Of the fine.
II the Marshal or any officer specified In thit
| ordinance fills 10 carry out the provisions con
| tanned herein he shall forfeit the amount OF the
| license TO be collected.
| If Gold Hill are hereby divided into ten classes,
- follows:
Licences of 80 per quuartcr shall be OF the
lrst class, and may be Issued for one month.
two months, and one quarter, At tho following
rates: For one month, SIS; for Two months,
$50; for one quarter. $40.
Licenses of $50 per quarter shall be OF the
.ccond class. and may be issued for a quarter,
for two months. and for one month, at the fol
lowing rates: For one quarter. $50; for two
months. S23; for one month, $l3.
Licenses OF go per quarter shall be OF the
third clasS, and may be issued for one quarter
nr for two months, or one month. ut the follow.
ing rates: For one quarter, $40; for two months,
slG; for one month, so. "
Licenses OF $40 per quarter shall be Of the
fourth class. and may be issued for one quarter,
Cor two months and for one month. at the fol
lowing rates: For one quarter, $l0; for two
months, S; for one month, g.
Licenses Of IS per quarter shall be OF the
Licenses of 50 per quarter shall DO of the
Licenses Of $40 per day shall be Of the sew.
enth class.
Licenses OF IS per day shall be Of the eighth
clnss.
Licenses of IS per day shall be Of the ninth
| class.
Licenses of 500 per month shall DO Of the
| tentn class.
SEC. 10. 1t lie hereby ordered that any person OF
persons, agent, factor or employee trnnsactlng,
carrying on or conducting any business or trade
do, to the Town OF Gold Hill, as follows viz:
/ or TIE FIRST CLASS.
1-For each clearinghouse, per quarter In I'D.
vance, $40. .-..
corporate limits OF the Town Of Gold Hill, pei
quarter In advance, $40. ,-,
OF THE SECOND CLASS. .
'3-For each grocery, provision, hardware or
oth0r store, doing q business OF more than
10000 per month, per quarter In advance, $50.
4-For each broker, per quarter In advance.
$50. ESQ
6-For each pawnbroker, per quarter in ad.
vance. $50.
6-For a circus. caravan or menagerle, each
day In advance, $50.
FLOR keeping a public dance house, or hurdy
| purdy house, room or establishment, or melo.
doom. per quarter In advance, $50; or per day In
| advance, $40. .
s-For hawking or pcddling any goods. fruit or
| vegetables or any wares or merchandise, or
| thing Of any kind whatsoever OF any value with.
out a team or animal or anlmals), per quarter
in advance, $50. Or per day In advance, 81.
9-For hawking or peddling with q team, or
| with any animal or animals, per quarter in ad.
vance. $50. Or per day In advance, "a; proytd.
cd, that tho peddling OF vegetables raised In
this State arc exempt rom q license tax.
#tf . OF TIE THIRD CLASS.
.10-For each grocery. provision, hardware or
| other store doing q business OF less than $l0,-
200 and more than 5000 per month, per quar-.
ter in advance, $40. " O.
n-For zach auctioneer or commission mer-
chant, per quarter IL. advance, $40; for ono day,
In ADVANCE, g.. .
l2-For conducting insurance business OF
any kind, or In any way. per quarter In advance,
I3-Evcry person or firm engaged in the
foundry business shall take out license and
pay therefor. per quarter in advance, $9o;
i4-For selling malt, distilled or sPiritnous
| LIQUORS. or wine Of any kind, or liquid Devel-
age OF any description, by tho case. eo5'
hoyshead or barrel, per quarter In advance; Sso.
i5-For each gift entertainment: ranIe ~
| lottery. in tho Town Of Gold Hill, or ior the saac
| of any tickets, or any disposal thereof In any
manner whatever, for gift ENTERTAINMENT rame
or iottery. 10 take place within the I2Wh OF
Coli mn. for money or any other aIucIr "
vainc when the value OF the money or nrlpcic
or srf,cics arc OF less value than Sj,VVo, IN 10
,arco am. when the money, or article OF alt-
cics. /, ~ rroater value than $1,000, In advance,
%;-For each assay office, room or establish
,,ent cynrcss office, or any place where let.
liz ~ nackapes of any kind arc received and
san.miftcd or forwarded, per Quarter in ad- |