Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-02
Government of Towns and Cities.

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Mr.. Lockwood, January 10th, 1878, is
an Act providing for the government
Of towns.and cities of this State. The
bill is too long for insertion in full in
columns, and we therefore give
only a synopsis of the most impor-
tant provisions. Section l provides
that, in addition to the powers and
jurisdiction conferred by other laws,
the Boards of County Commission
ers shall have the following with re-
gard to the management of the af-
fairs and business of any town or city
in their respective counties To fix
and define the boundaries. To insti-
tute and maintain suits in any courts
necessary to enforce or maintain the
rights of said town or city. To levy
Ia tax, not exceeding n per cent. per
annum, upon the assessed value of
all the taxable real and personal
property. To lay out, extend and al
ter streets and alleys, and provide for
the grading, draining, cleaning, light
ing or otherwise improving the same !;
also, to provide for the construction,
repair and preservation of sidewalks,
bridges, drains, and sewers, and for
the prevention and removal of OBJ
structions from the streets and side
walks !; and in its discretion to as
sess the cost of improving any street
or building, or repairing a sidewalk,
to the owner or of the prop
erty in front of which said street or
sidewalk, or proposed sidewalk, may
be and to make such cost Of improve
ment, repairs, or building a lien upon
such property. To condemn proper
ty for the use of the inhabitants. To
provide for the prevention and eXtin-
guishment of fires, and organize, reg
ulate, establish and disband fire COM
panies. To regulate the storage of
gunpowder and other explosive or
combustible materials. To determine
what shall be deemed nuisances, and
provide for their punishment, and re-
moval. To fix and collect Il license
tax on and regulate all theaters and
theatrical performances, circuses,
shows, billiard tables, bowling-alleys,
and all exhibitions and amusements i;
to fix and collect a license tax on, and
regulate all taverns, hotels, restau-
rants, saloons, bar-rOoms, bankers,
brokers, gold dust buyers, manufac-
turers, livery stables and livery sta
BILE keepers, and express companies,
persons engaged in the business oftrans
hitting letters or packages, stage com
panies or the owners Of stages or
stage lines to license and regulate
auctioneers and stock brokers !; to
license, Ia and regulate, and prohibit
or suppress all tipping houses, dram
shops, saloons and ~raffleS, and license
or tax all hawkers, peddlers, pawn
brokers, refreshment or coffee stands,
booths and sheds ; to regulate or pro-
hibit or suppress prostitution and I'M
licensed gaming and gambling
houses, disorderly houses, dance
houses, and houses of ill-fame !; to
levy and collect an annual tax upon
all dogs, and provide for the
determination of dogs for which
such tax shall not have been
paid to, and prevent all other
animals from running at large
to fix and collect a license tax upon
all other professions, trades or bust
ness. To provide for the issuance OF
all licenses in this Act authorized to
be issued, and to fix the terms on
which the same shall be issued. To pre-
vent. punish, land restrain any disorder
ly conduct. To hold, manage, use, and
dispose of real and personal property
belonging to said town or city, and
collect all dues and demands bel ong-
ing to or coming to the same such
property to be appraised by three APP
~praisers, who are taxpayers, at its
actual market value, and sold for not
less than three-fourths of such value.
To fix and prescribe the punishment
for the breach of any ordinance made
or adopted by said Board of County
Commissioners but no fines shall
be imposed for one oifense in a sum
greater than five hundred dollars,
and no term of imprisonment shall be
more than six months; but in lieu of
imprisonment, any person committed
for punishment may be made to work
on any public work, provided, moth
ing herein contained shall authorize
the formation of a chair-gang. To
pass or adopt all ordinances, rules,
and regulations, and do and perform
all other acts necessary for the eXecu-
ton of the powersand jurisdiction by
this Act conferred and to audit and
allow all claims properly payable ;
and any property, real or personal,
necessary tor the public use of said
town or city, or the inhabitants there
Of. NAV be condemned and appropri-