Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-31
TOWN ORDINANCES.

Ssc. .. All licenses, except as herein other.
wise provided, shall be paid quarterly In advance,
ard all persons having taken out a license under
this ordinance are required to exhibit the same
in some conspicuous part Of their place OF bust
ness, and to produce the same when applying to
the Marshal for q now license; and In case
any person or persons. firm or association fails
to take out a license for the current quarter,
s ss II h dnys Of J SISul1Su RR T12i July Sp' and md
October OF each year, he, sho. or they
shall be subject to pay an addition OF ten
per cent. over and above the amounts prescribed
herein for such license, and, II not paid, q civil
action, in addition to being fined and imprisoned,
as provided In Section !, shall BIO COM
menced against such person or persons, In the
name OF the flown Gold HILL" as In civil
for the recovery Of the amount OF such license
and said percentage, together with costs, includ.
ing the fec OF Town Attorney, taxed at $l6 In
each case, and may be enforced on execution.
SEC. 8. The Marshal shall keep his office open
and be present thereat between the hours OF 2
O'Clock =. n. and 4 o'clock r. n. Of each day,
Sundays and holidays excepted, for the first IF.
teen days Of each quarter to Issue licenses, and
It shall be the duty OF every person from whom
q license tax Is due and owing, to pay the same
at the Office Of tho Marshal, during the hourS he
Is by this ordinance required to keep his Office
open, and no personal demando or notice by tho
Marshal to such person or persons owing such
license Tux, shall be necessary to incur the pen
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF tho Marshal to
report to the Town Attorney all persons who
have not taken out and paid for o license as re-
quircd In this ordinance, on tho fhteenth days OF
and It shnll be tho duty Of Town Attorney to In
stitute suits for tho recovery Of the same, md o
civil suit commenced shall not no deemed q
waiver OF the right to prosecute the person or
persons 30 sued, as provided In Section ! Of this
SEC. S. It shall be tho duty OF the Marshal to
keep In his office a book, styled and
marked as the Town License Book" wherein
he shall enter tho names OF all persons, associa.
tons and firms to whom license hns been Is
sucd, the character of their respective callings
or occupations, the time for which the license
has been granted, tho 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 tho 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, together with the class and the
amount TO be paid therefor, shall be printed in
blank form. signed by the President Of the Board
OF Trustees and the Tow Clerk. and counter
signed by the Marshal, and shall set forth the
name ofthe party to whom the license Is grant
cd, the nature OF the trade or business he, she
or they arc licensed to pursue, the time for
which the same 10 granted, and the date thereof.
SEC. z. The Town Clerk shall keep IN accurate
account In q book ontitlcd"TOwn License Book"
vi I'LL llCcifcs uCuNcTcu 10 luU MuIrIlll, tHc luuI.
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 Tow Clerk al licenses issued for the pre-.
ccding quarter, remaining unsold, and the Town
Clcrk shall balance and close the license account
with the Marshal for the preceding quarter, md
submit n detailed report Of the same to the Board
OF Trustees ut the first regular meeting Of said
Board held In the months aforesaid.
SEC. s. The licences TO be paid to the Tow
nf Gnld Hill arp hereby divided into ninp cinssna
rs follows:
Licences Of $40 per Quuarter shall be OF the
first class.
Licenses of $50 per quarter shall be of the
| second class.
Licenses OF 900 per quarter shall be of the
third class.
Licenses of $40 per quarter shall DO Of the
fourth class.
Licenses Of IS per quarter shall be of tho
fifth class.
Licenses Of SO per quarter shall DO of the
sixth class.
Licenses of $40 per day shall be Of tho soy.
cnth class.
Licenses of IS per day shall be OF the eighth
class. .
Licenses of So per day shall be OF tho ninth
clGsa.
SEC. o. 1t shall be the duty Of every policeman
to see that the provisions OF this ordinance are
rigidly enforced, and whenever no makes an
arrest for a violation Of 1t, upon his own knowl.
edge, he shall receive one half Of the ilnc.
II the Marshal or any officer specified In this
ordinance fails 10 carry ont the provisions con.
tanned herein he shall forfeit the amount OF the
license to be collected.
SEC. 10. It la hereby ordered that any person or
persons, agent, factor or employee traEsacting,
carrying on or conducting any business or trade
or calling shall pay for n license or licenses 70 to
do, to the Tow Of Gold Hill, as follows viz:
For each banking house, per quarter In ad-
vance, $40. # 10
For each grocery or provision store doing q
business of more than $4,000 per month, per
quarter In advance, $50.
For each broker, per quarter In advance, $50.
For each pawnbroker, per quarter In advance.
$40.
For q circus, caravan or mcnagcrIc, each per-
formancc In advance, $50.
For each grocery or provision store doing n
business OF lcss than 100000 and more than
5000 per month, per quarter In advance. $sO.
For each auctioneer or commission merchant,
per quarter In advance, $50.
For conducting insurance business OF any
kind, or In any way, per quarter In advance, $40.
Every pcrsOn, firm or cooperation having n
Fairbanks platform scales, or scales of Il simi.
lar character, and engaged In tho bueinesr of
Weighing ores or other substances, by the ton,
for pny, shall pay therefor, per quarter In I'd
vance, SO.
Every person or firm engaged In the mauufac
turc Of wines, cider, soda, sarsaparilia, malt or
spiri,uous liquors, shall pay a quarterly license to
carry on the same, per quarter In advance, go.
Every person or firm engaged In tho foundry
business ehAll tuke out a license and pny there
for. per quarter In advance, $2O.
For selling malt, distilled or spirituous liquors,
or wine OF any kind, or liquid beverage Of any
description, by the case, box, hogshead,
or barrel, per quarter in advance, $50.
For, each gin entertainment, rattle or lottery,
In tho Town Of Gold Hill, or for the sale OF any
tickets, or any disposal thereof In any manner
whatever, for Gift entertainment rallc or lottery,
TO take place within the Town Of Gold Hill, for
money or any other article Of value, when the
value Of the money or article or articles are OF
less value thnn $1,000, in advance, $40: when the
money, or article or articles, Is Of greater value
than $1,000, In advance, 900.
For each assay o1lcc, room or establishment, |
express office, or any place whcro letters or
packages OF any kind arc received and trans
mitted or forwarded, por quarter In advance,
$2O.
Each telegraph company doing business with.
In the incorporate limits Of tho town OF Gold
Hill, shall pay therefor per quarter In advance,
$50.
Every person, firm or corporation, agent or
factor, engaged in the business OF selling or
bartcring quicksilver, shall take out n license
and pay therefor, per quarter In advance, 500. |
For each omnibus or stage line which shall
carry passengers or freight from and out OF the
town Of Gold Hill, per quarter in advance. go. |
For each grocery or provision store, doing
business ofless than $4,000 or month. 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 storc, lumber
yard or store, hardware store or tin shop, livery |
or sale stable, or wagon or hay yard or corral,
grain or feed store, shoe store, blacksmith
shop and wagon. shop, saddle or harness
chop, laundry or Chinese wash house, flrili'