Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
ORDINANCE NO. ~.
AN ORDINANCE Pr ayldIns for the Low
md Collection OF Licenses in tho Town
Of Gold Hill.
Passed Augut 10, A. D. ls7,.l

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u,HE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD
i Hin do ordain:
SECTION l. No person or persons, firm or rs.
socistion shall, within the incorporate limits oil
the town Of Gold Hill, DO allowed to pursue any
calling, trade or profession, or transact any bust
ness hereinafter mentioned, until he, she or they
have taken out . license therefor and paid for
tho same a. 10 hereinafter provided, and for any
violation Of thls ordnance the party so Offending
shall, on conviction before any Justice or the
Peace OF the town OF Gold Hill, be fined In any
sum not greater than dye hundred dollars, and
in ali cases the costs Of prosecution shalt DO as.
sessed against the defendant, II convicted, sni
n such nns aud costs, or any part thereof. 90
not D lid. the defendant shall be imprisoned In
tho town jail at he rate OF one day Tor overy
two dollars OF said nne.
SIC. .. An licenses, except a. herein other
wise provided, shall be paid quarterly In advance,
and al persons having taken out q license under
In some conspicuous part Of their place Of bust
ness, and to produce the same when applying to
tho Marshal for . new license; and in case
any person or persons, drm or association Ails
to take out . license for the current quarter,
e 4 A i.y. Ss J giSu.asd R gE'Gif g Sui i1' an. nd
October of each year, he, she Or they
shall be subject. TO pay an addition OF ten
per cent. over and above the amounts prescribed
herein for such license, aud, If not paid, q civil
a~etion, in addition to being fined and imprisoned,
As provided in Section 1. shall be com.
menced against such person or persons, In the
name o! the Town Gold HILL" a. In civil
actions under the laws OF the state OF Nevada,
for the recovery Of, the amount OF such license
and said percentage, together with costs, includ-
each case, and may be enforced on execution.
SEC. 5. The Marshal shall keep his ONCE open
and be present thereat between the hours OF 2
o'clock ?. =. and 4 O'Clock r. Il. OF each day,
Sundays and holidays excepted, for the nrst III.
teen days OF each quarter to Issue licenses, and
It shall DO the duty OF every person from whom
q license tar IL due and owing, to pay'the same
at the oGlce OF the Marshal, during the hours he
10 BY this ordinance required to keep his ONCE
oPen, and no personal demand or notice by the
Marshal to such person or persons owing such
license tax. shall be necessary to incur the pen
alties Of this ordinance.
SIC. 1. It shall DO the duty Of the Marshal to
report TO the Town Attorney all persons who
have not taken out and paid for . license as rc-
quired In this ordinance, on the fifteenth days Of
aud It shall DO the duty Of Town Attorney to In
stitute suits for the recovery Of the same. and a
civil suit commenced shall not be deemed q
waiver OF the right TO prosecute tho person or
persons 20 sued, a. provided In Section 1 Of thlt
ssc. S. It shall be the duty OF the Marshal to
marked as the Town License Book" wherein
ho shall enter the names OF all persons, assocla.
tlons and firms TO whom license has been Is.
sued, the character Of their respective calllnge
or occupations, the time for which the license
has been granted, the 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 the months beginning each quar-.
tor, an abstract Of the samc for tho quarter just
ended.
SIC. 9. All licenses issued undor and by virtue
Of this ordinance, together with the class and the
amount to be paid therefor, shall DO printed In
blank form. signed by the President Of the Board
Of Trustees and tho Town Clerk, and counter.
signed BY tho Marshal and shall sot forth the
ofthe party to whom the llconso 10 grant.
ed, the nature OF tho trade or business he, she
or they are licensed to pursue, tho time for
which the san 10 granted, and tho date thereof.
SEC. Z. Tho Town Clerk shall keep an accurate.
account In q book cntitled"Town License Book"
Of all licenses delivered to the Marshal, the quar-.
ter for which issued and tho amount thereof.
The Marshal shall, on the first Mondays Of Jan.
nary, April, July and October Of each year, return
to tho Town Clerk all licenses issued for the pre-
ceding quarter, remaining unsold, and tho Town
with the Marshal for the preceding quarter, and
submit . detailed report Of the same to the Board
OF Trustees at the nrst regular meeting OF said
Board held In the months Aforesaid.
SEC. g.. II shall be the duty OF every policeman
TO SEQ that the provisions Of this ordinance are
stsest for . violation oft, upon his own knowl.
odge he shaIl receive one half Of the fine.
n The Marshal or any oficor specified In TIL.
ordinance fsils 10 carry out the provisions con-
t,inod horcin no shall forfeit tho amount Of the
license 10 be collected.
SIc, 8. Tho licences TO DO paid to the Town
Gold HUI are hereby divided Into ten classes,
Licences Of so per quarter shall DO Of the
arst claar, and may DO issued for one month,
two months, and one quarter, at tho following
rates: For one month. SIS; for two months,
80; for one quarter, 80.
Licenses Of $50 per quarter SHAH be or the
second ciass. and may DO issued for q quarter,
for two months. and for one month. at tho fol-
lowing rates: For one quarter. $50; for two
months. e9S: for one month, SIS.
Licenses Of ~ per quarter shall DO OF tho