Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-11
TOWN ORDNANCE. +
ORDINANCE No.y7i. 7o1
AN ORDINANCE Providing fer tho Levy
and Collection OF Licenses In tho Town
oil Gold uiil. ,0f"tL tttt'N
Passed Ausut 10, A. D. lsTa.I
I,nE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COLI
Hill do ordain. . HET

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Passed Ausut 10, A. D. lsTa.l
VynE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD
Il Hill do ordain: 9ia
SECTION /. No person or persons, firm or as.
ISOLATION shall, within the incorporate limits oil
the town OF Gold Hill, be allowed to pursue any
calling, trade or profession, or transact any bust.
ness hereinafter mentioned, untilhc. she or they
have taken out o license therefor and paid for
the same as IL hereinafter provided, and for any
violation ofthis ordinance the partyso 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
In all cases the costs Of prosecution shall be a.:
sessed against the defendant, II convicted, and
not paid. the defendant shall bo imprisoned In
tho tow jail at The rate OF one day for every
two dollars Of SAID fno. l-NfFbF
SEC. 2. All licenses, except as herein other.
wise provided, shall be paid quarterly In advance,
and all persons having taken out o license under
this ordinance arc required % exhibit tho same
In some conspicuous part Of their place OF busi-
ness, and TO produce tho same when applying TO
the Marshal for a new license; and in case
any person. or persons, firm or association falls
to takc out q license for the current quarter,
"a IL hsreinafter provided prior to the ni;
October Of each year, he, she or they
shall DO subject, TO pay an addition OF ten
per cent. over and above the amounts prescribed
herein for such license, and, III not paid, q civil
action, In addition to being fncd and imprisoned,
rs provided In Section !, shall DO com.
name OF the Town Gold HILL" as In civil
actions under the laws OF the state Of Nevada,
for the recovery oil tho amount OF such license
and said percentage, together with costs, includ'
Ing the fee OF Town Attorney. taxed at $lb In
each case, and may be enforced on execution.
Sec. 3. The Marshal shall keep his office open
and be present thercat between the hours Of 2
o'clock L. n. and 1 o'clock p. u. OF each day,
Sundays and holidays excepted, for the 1rst III.
teen days Of each quarter TO Issue licenses, and
1t shall be the duty OF every person from whom
q license tax is due and owing, TO pay the same
at tho Office Of the Marshal, during tho hour6 he
Is by this ordinance required to keep his oflce
open, and no personal demand or notice by the
Marshal to such pcrson or persons owing such
license tax, shall be necessary to incur the pen.
alties OF this ordinance.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be tho duty Of the Marshal to
report to the Town Attorney all persons who
have not taken ont and paid for q license as re.
quircd in this ordinance, on the fifteenth days oil
January, April, July and October OF each year,
and II shall be the duty OF Town Attorney to in
.tiiIte suits for the recovery, Of the same, and .
civil suit commenced shall not be deemed a
waiver OF the right to prosecute the person or
persons 30 sued, Us provided In Section ! OF thir
ordinance.
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty Of the Marshal to
keep In his office u book, styled and
marked as the "Town License Book" wherein
he shall enter the names Of all persons, assocla
tions and firms to whom license has been ID.
sued, the character OF their respective callings
or occupations, the time for which tho 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-.
ter, AL abstract OF tho same for the quarter just
ended.
SEC. O. All licenses issued under and by virtue
Of this ordinance, together with the class and the
amount to BE- paid therefor, shall BIO printed In
blank form. signed by the President OF the Board
of Trustees md the Town Clerk, and counter
signed BY the Marshal, and shall set forth the
name 0fthe party TO whom the license Is grant.
cd, the nature, OF the trade or business he, sne
or they IRE licensed TO pursue, the time for
which the same II granted, and the date thereof.
SEC. Z. The Town Clerk shall keep an accurate
account In u book entitled"T0wn License Book"
OF oil licenses delivered 10 the Marshal, the quar-.
ter for which issued and the amount thereof
The Marshal shall, on the first Mondays Of Jan.
uary, April, July mud October Of each year, return
to the Town Clerk all licenses issued for the pre-
codinS quarter, remaining unsold, and the Town
Clerk shall balance and close the license account
with the Marshal for the preceding quarter, and
submit u detailed report OF the -amC to the Board
OF Trustees ut tho ilrst regular meeting OF said
DUdTu ucIu ~ luC UuOulIls hlOECrdlu.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty OF every policeman
TO see that the provisions OF this ordinance are
rigidly enforced, and whenever he makes an
arrest for a violation OF II, upon his own knowl.
edge, he shall receive one half Of the fine.
II the Marshal or any officer specified In this
ordinance fails TO carry out the provisions con.
tanned herein he shall forfeit the amount Of the
license 10 be collected.
SEC. Q. The licences to be paid to the Town
OF Gold Hill arc hereby divided into ten classes,
Us follows:
Licences OF $40 per quuartcr shall be of the
llrst Class, and may be Issued for one month.
Two months. and one quarter, at the following
rates: For one month. SIS; for two months,
$50; for one quarter, $40.
Licenses OF $40 per quarter shall be OF the
second cla-s, and may be issued for n quarter,
for two months, and for one month. at the fol-
lowing rates: For one quarter. $50; for two
months. $23; for one month, $l3.
Licenses OF $40 per quarter shall be Of the
third class, anu may be Issued for one quarter
or for two months, or one month, ut the follow
ing rates: For one quarter, 80; for two months,
SlB; for one month, $40.
Licenses OF $40 per quarter shall be of tho
fourth class, and may be isrucd for one quarter,
for W. months and for one month. at the fol-
lowing rates: For one quarter, $40; for two
months, -; for one month, IS.
Licenses OF IS per quarter shall be Of tho
nth class.
Licenses OF 50 per quarter shall be Of the
sixth class.
Licenses of $40 per day shall be OF the sew.
cnth class.
Licenses Of IS per day shall be Of the eighth
class.
Licenses of 50 per day shall be of tho ninth
class. 0L
Licenses of 800 per month shall be Of the
tcntn class.
SIC. 10. Ii ishcrcby ordered that any person OF
persons, agent, factor or employee transacting,
f.t nn or annlNrttn,V apy hnainaaa nv trada
or calling shall pay for q license or licenses so to
do, to the Town OF Gold Hin, Us follows viz:
OF THE FIRST CLASS.
1-For each clearinghouse, per quarteri In ad'
vance. $40.
2-For selling Illuminating gas within tho In.
corporate limits Of the Town Of Gold Hill, per
quarter in advance, $40.
or TuE SECOND CLASS.
3-For each grocery, provision. hardware OF
other store, doing q business OF moro than
$4,000 per month, per quarter In advance. go.
A. For each broker, per quarter In advance.
$50.
5-For each pawnbrokcr, per quarter in ad.
vance. $50.
6-For a circus, caravan or mcnagcrie, each
day in advance, $50.
For kccpinga public dance house, or hurdy
gtrdy house, room or establishment, or melo-
deon, per quarter in advance, $40; or per day In
advance, 80.
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 q team or animal or animals), per quarter
in ! ady Sn. :; go; Or Dr. per Ds5S day IN n rdya = ss. q, or
with any animal or animals, per quarter In ad.
vance, $50. Or per day In advance, 50; provid.
ed, that the peddling OF vegetables raised In
this State arc exempt rom 3 license tax.
OF TIE THIRD CLASS.
10-For each grocery. provision, hardware or
Ofhnr utnra hninO n husinnss of lbHs than klO.-