Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-16
TOWN ORDINANCE.
ORDINANCE NO. ~.
AN ORDINANCE Providins for the Levy
and Collection OF Licenses In tho Town
OF Gold Hill.
Passed Augut 10, A. D. ls7a.l
T'IE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD

Passed Augut 10, A. D. ls72.l
I'VE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD
i Hill do ordain:
SECTION !. No ferson or persons, firm or as.
ISOLATION shall, within the incorporate limits OF
the tow Of Gold Hill, be allowed to pursue any
calling, trade or profession, or transact any bust.
ness hereinafter mentioned, until he, she or they
have taken out q license therefor and paid for
the same as IL hereinafter provided, and for any
violation ofthls ordinance tho party 30 offending
shall, on conviction before any Justice OF the
Peace OF the town OF Gold Hill, be fined In any
sum not greater than 1--WE hundred dollars, and
In all cases The costs Of prosecution shall be a..
sessed against the defendant, II convicted, and
II such line and costs, or ally part thereof. DO
not paid. The defendant shall be imprisoned In
the tow jail az Vie rate Of one day for every
two dollars OF SAID fine.
SEC. 2. All licenses, except as herein otner.
wise provided, shall be paid quarterly In advance,
and all persons having taken out q license under
this ordinance are required TO exhibit the same
In some conspicuous part OF their place or buBi-
ness, and TO produce the same when applying to
the Marshal for q new license; and In case
any person or persons, firm or association falls
to take out a license for the current quarter,
as is hereinafter provided prior TO the Of:
tccnth days OF January. April. July and
October OF each year, he, she or they
per cent. over and above the amounts prescribed
herein for such license, and, II not paid, q civil
action, In addition to being lined and Imprisoned,
Us provided In Section !, shall DO COM
menced against such person or persons, In the
name Of the Town Gold HILL" as In civil
actions under the laws OF tho State OF Nevada,
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.
SIC. 3. The Marshal shall keep his office open
o.J IA. ruanp thnrnot nt,.ta, Nha hpn pf u
O'Clock r. n. and 4 o'clock r. n. OF each day,
Sundays and holidays excepted, for the first III.
teen days OF each quarter to issue licenses, and
it shall be the duty Of every person from whom
q license tax Ii due and owing, to pay the same
ut the Office Of the Marshal, during the hours he
Is by this ordinance required TO keep his office
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.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF the Marshal to
report TO the Town Attorney all persons who
have not taken ont and paid for q license as 70.
CURED In this ordinance, on tho fhteenth days Of
January, April, July and October OF each year,
and II shall be the duty Of Town Attorney to In
stitute suits for the recovery OF the same, and q
civil suit commenced shall not be deemed u
waiver OF the right TO prosecute the person or
ordinance.
SEC. ). Ii shall be tho 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, associa.
tions aud firms ~ whom license has been Ii.
or occupations, the tim for which the license
has been granted, the date and expiration thereof
aud 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, an abstract OF the same for the quarter just
ended.
SEC. 6. All licenses issued under and by virtue
OF this ordinance, together with the Glars and the
amount TO be paid therefor, shall be printed In
blink form. signed by the President OF the Board
signed BY the Marshal, and shall set forth the
nuinc Of The party to whom the license Is grant
cd, the nature of the trade or business he, snc
or they are licensed to pursue, the time for
which the same Is granted, and the date thereof.
SEC. {. The Town Clerk shall keep an accurate
account In u book c~ntitlcd"Town License Book"
OF all liccnres 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 and October OF each year. return
to the Town Clerk all licenses Issued for the pre-.
ceding quarter, remaining unsold, and the Town
Clerk shall balance and close the license account
with the Marshal for the preceding quarter, and
submit II detailed report OF the samC ~ the Board
OF Trustees at the ilrst regular meeting OF said
Board held In the months Aforesaid.
SEC. 3. IL 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 u violation Of 1t, upon his W knowl'
edge, he shall receive one half OF tho fine.
II the Marshal or any officer specified In THE
ordinance fails to carry out the provisions con.
tanned herein he shall forfeit the amount Of the
license TO be collected.
SEC. 0. The licences to be paid to the Town
of Gold Hill are hereby divided into ten classes,
as follows:
Licences OF $40 per quarter shall be OF the
first class, and may he issued for one month,
two months, and one quarter, at the following
rates: For one month. SIS; for two month";,
$50 for one quarter, SO.
Licenses Of $50 per quarter shall be OF the
second Glars. and may he issued for n quarter,
for two months, and for one month. at the fol-
lowing rates: For one quarter. $50; for two
months. So: for one month, $l3.
Licenses OF $50 per quarter shall be or the
third class, and may he issued for one quarter
or for two months, or one month, at the follow
ing rates: For one quarter, $40: for two months,
SIG; for one month, $40.
Licenses Of $40 per quarter shall be Of tho
fourth class, and may be istrcd for one quarter,
for two months and for one month. nj the fol-
lowing rates: For one quarter, $40; for two
months, IS: for one month. s..
Licenses OF s. per quarter shall be OF tho
fifth class.
Licenses OF So per quarter shall be Of the
sixth class.
Licenses of $40 per day shall be of the sew
cnth class.
Licenses of s. per day shall be Of the eighth
class.
Licenses of 50 per day shall be OF the ninth
class.
Licenses of 800 per month shall be Of the
tenth class.
SIC. 10. I'll hereby ordered that any person or
persons, agent, factor or employee transacting,
carrying on or conducting any business or trade
or calling shall pay for a license or licenses 90 to
do, to the Town Of Gold llill, as follows viz:
or THE FIRST CLASS.
1-For each clearinghouse, per quarter In ad.
vance, $40.
2-For selling Illuminating gas within tho In.
corporate limits OF the Town VI Gold Hill, per
quarter In advance, $40.
OF THE SECOND CLASS.
3-For cach grocery, provision, hardware or
other store, doing u business or moro than
$4,000 per month, per quarter in advance, $50.
4-For each broker, per quarter In advance.
$40.
5-For each pawnbrokcr, per quarter in ad.
vance. $50.
6.For a circus. caravan or menascric, each
For keeping public dance house, or hurdy
purdy house, room or establishment, or mel0-
deon, per quarter In advance, $50; or per day In
advance, $40.
s-For hawking or peddling any goods, mutt or
vegetables or any wares or merchandise, or
thing of any kind whatsoever OF any value with
out a team or animal or alimals), per quarter
In advance, $50. Or per day In advance, ~.
9-For hawking or pcddling with q team, or
with any animal or animals, per quarter In ad.
vance, 500. Or per day In advance, 81; proyid.
ed, that the peddling OF vegetables raised In
this State are exempt rom q license tax.
OF THE THIRD CLASS.
1O-For each grocery, provision, hardware or
other store doing q business OF less than flO,'
900 and more than 5000 per month, per quar-.
ter In advance, go.
l1-For each auctioneer or commission MGR
chant, per quarter in advance, $40; for ono day,
In advance, s..
I2-For conducting insurance business OF
any kind, or in any way, per quarter In advance,
So.
IS-Every pcrson or Arm engaged In the
foundry business shall take out a license and
pay therefor. per quarter In advance, $40.
i4-For selling malt, distilled or spirituous
liquors. or wine Of any kind, or liquid bcycr.
age of any description, by the case, boz,
hogshcad or barrel, per quarter In advance, go.
l5-For each gin entertainment, rafle or
Lottery. In the Town of Gold Hill, or for the sale
OF any tickets, or any disposal thereof In any
manner whatever. for gift entertainment, raf1e
or lottery, to take place within the Town Of
Gold IIiii. for money or any other article OF
value, when the value OF the money or article
or articles arc OF less value than 81 200, In I'D.
vance, $40; when the money. or article or arti-
clcs, IL OF greater value than : 1000, In advance,
900.
I6-For each assay office, room or establish.
-,.-k .--rAaa nni1R nj ~ nlafR tphnHa Int