Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-03

TAs People Of the State q Esroda. rep
resented IN Senate aad Assessb!y. 10
enact as Joiio~s:
SECTION I. Prom and after the - day
OF May, A. D. 1881, there shall be no sep,
ar.te government, or officers or system OF
revenue, for the City Of Virginia or the
Town Of Gold Hill; bat for said purposes
the above mentioned corporations shall be
associated and consolidated with the coun.
ty Of Storey in accordance with the pro.
visions Of this Act. and all laws or parts OF
laws relating to the government OF either
Of said corporations. or creating officers
therefor, or having relation ~ raising rev.
epue therefor. or Disturbing the same. or
to paving any indebtedness thereof, 80 far
az the same shall conflict with the provis.
ions Of this Act. arc hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. The public buildings, lspds and
property. all rights Of property and right.
OF action, aud all moneys revenues and
income belonging or appertaining 70 the
corporations Of the Town OF Gold Hilio
the City OF Virginia are hereby declared
to be vested In and to appertain aud be-
long TO the county Of Storey. except a.
otherwise provided in this Act; and all
MONEYS In the treasures Of said corpora.
tions, and all the revenues and income.
from whatever source arising. including
delinquent taxes upon persons anu prop
srty appertsining to either OF said cofpo'
rations. shall be handed over. paid aud 70.
ceived into the treasury OF the county OF
Storey, except ~ otherwise herein pro
vidsd; and all records. books and papers
in the custody Of either OF said corpors.
tions shall be. on or before the tn day OF
May, 1881. handed over to and received by
the officers Of the county Of Storey. who,
by the terms Of this Act. shall become the
proper custodians Of the same.
SIC. 3. All Of the existing provisions Of
law defining the powers and duties oi coun'
ty officers. except County Commissioners
50 far as the same are not repealed or sl.
tered by the provisions Of this Act, shall
DO considered As applicable to the officers
Of the county Of Storey.
Src. 4. The Board Of County Commis.
sioners Of the county Of Storey. In addi.
ton to the powers already conferred by
other laws, shall have power and jurisdic-
ton In the county
1. To institute and maintain any suit or
suits In any court or courts necessary. In
the Judgment Of said Board. to enforce and
maintain any right or rights Of the Town OF
Gold Hill OF the City Of Virginia which may
have accrued prior to the -th day OF May,
1881. All such suits shall be instituted
and prosecuted In the name OF the Board
of County Commissioners Of Storey coun-
ty, for the use and benefit Of the inhabi-
tants Of said town or city, a. the case may
be, and shall be entitled accordingly In all
nlsadinga and proceedipgs.
2. To regulate the storage of gunpowder
and other explosive or combustible mate
rials within said county.
8. To prevent and remove nuisances.
and TO determine what are nuisances.
4. To fix and collect lie. nse tax on and
regulate all theater and theatrioal per-
formanees, eircusses. shows, billiard
tables, bowling alleys, and all exhibitions
aud amussments; to hx aud collect .
license tax on and regulate all taverns,
hotels and restaurants, saloons, bsr'rooms,
bankers, brokers. gold.dust buyers. manu-
fseturers, livery stables and stable keep
ers. express companies and persons engaged
In the business Of transmitting letters or
packages. and stage companies or owners
whose place Of business IL In said county,
or who shall have an agency therein; to hx
aud collect license tax on aud regulate,
prohibit and suppress all tippling. houses,
dram. shops. raffies. hawkers, peddlsrs and
pawnbrokers, refreshment or coffee stands,
booths and sheds; to III and collect .
license tax on and regulate all gaming.
games Of chance. banking games and
gambling houses; also, to tx and collect
license tax upon all professions, trades Or
| business not heretofore specified. having
rsg.rd 10 the amount OF business done
bv each person or arm thus licensed; to
n,obihit suppress or regulate disordsrly
r,,n.e. and houses OF i'll fame, and to con.
ans an. s,ms within certain prescribed
i,.n;.. Tha T.x Collector shall demand
s. ..,h n.,son and Arm. aud from the
neiss S.or.,.ry C,.hisr Treasurer.
r.suen, a sos .n.,in. Agent ~ each
ouper'n..enaen p..a a..o.,s,;nn ~ or comnany li.bls
.o,posauo., p. ;a,.Us.nn5sr mi. ,pbdiyi,ion.
p,o. ,s. AZ, I'm laws az the lss, month
u1'ins ". ..,S, a % ,hs,ssf,sr = ,worn ,tate.
80, ~ Lifting Of the Amount of business
done during the prior two months; and.
Va sna ,,a anrno.s ~ s.cart.ining lie rate OF
-. ,h.. ,,,o,,h,y ,vsr,u, Tor tbs prior
,,s, ,,,a,h. snd ,bsrs,itsr for the preco
Az, a., TO months of each quarter.
shS .ans,,,r,a ,hs montblv average for
.S ~. xso,a "n.r,.r II .ny nsrson or Arm,
or @ N" President, secretary, Cashier, Treas.
ur,r. superiptendent or Managing Agen,
ot o,,, .nv saPpor.,ion association or company
wi,hip IA, limits Of the county Of Storey
shall neglect or refuse, on demand Of ths
Tax Collector, to give under oath or aiiir'
nation the statement required by this sec.
tion, within five days after such demand,
or shall give q false name, or shall refuse
TO give hi. or her name, or shall refuse to
verify such statement, he or she shall BE-
suilty Of a misdsmssnor. and shsll 10 ar,
T,.tsd upop the complaint Of the Tax Col.
l,etor. and upon conviction thereof, he OF
an. sh.lI he punished by a tins In sny ann
mot lea, than $50 nor more than $500, OF
by imprisonmsn, in the county Jail for .