Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-23
A BILL
10
PROVIDE CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
FOR THE
COUNTY OF STOREY. THE CITY
OF VIRGINIA AND THE
TOWN OF GOLD
HILL.
And TO Provide for the Payment OF
the Existing Indebtedness OF
Said City and Town.

IA, P.opl. Of the State Of Nerada. rep
r,,e.ted ia Senate and Asssmbiy. do
enact as Joilors:
SECTION I. From and after the - day
oi May, A. D. 1881. there shall DO no sep.
arate government. or officers or system OF
revenue, for the City VI Virginia or the
Town Of Gold Hill; but for SAID purposes
the above mentioned corporations shall be
associated and consolidated With tho coun'
~ OF Storey in accordance with the pro.
visions Of this Act. aud all laws or parts oil
laws relating to the government of either
| OF said corporations, or creating ofncera
| therefor, or having relation to raising rev.
epue therefor, or disoursing the same or
10 paving any Indebtedness thereof, 30 lar
a. the same shall conflict with the pr0vis'
ion. of this Act, are hereby repealed.
SEC. q. The public buildings. lands and
property, all rishts Of property aud rights
OF action, aud all moneys revenues and
income belonging or appertalning 70 ths
corporations Of the Town of Gold Hill OF
the CITY Of Virginia are hereby declared
to be vested In and to apPertAin anu Do
long to the county OF Storey eAcept a.
| otherwise provided In this ACT and All
monsys In the treasures OF said corpora
| tons, aud all the revenues and income
from whatever source arising. including
delinquent taxes upon persons aud prop.
| erty sppertainiug to either OF said corpo'
rations. shall be- handed over. paid and re
| c.iy,d into tho treasury OF the county oi
Storey, except a. otherwise herein pro
yidrd: and all records. books and papers
Ia the custody Of either of said corpors
tions shall be, on or before the tn uAy oi
May, 1881. handed over TO and received oy
the officers Of the county OF storey who'
by the terms Of this Act. shall become the
proper custodians VI the same.
SEC. 3. Ali Of the existing provisions oi
law defining the powers and duties OF coun'
| ~ officers. except County Commissionsrs
50 far as the same are not repealed OF ai,
tered by the provisions Of thus Act, shall
DO considered as applicable to the ofiieer'
of the county Of Storey.
SIC. A. Tue Board Of County Commits
sion.rs OF tho county VI Storey. In addi'
lion to the powers already conferred BY
other laws, shall have power and Jurisdic'
| tion in the county
1. To institute and maintain any suit OF
suits in any court or courts necessary IN
the Judgment Of said Board, to enforce and
maiu,aln any right or rig1ts Of the Town Vi
Gold Hill or the City Of Virginia which may
have accrued prior To the -th day OF May,
1881. All such suits shall be instituted
aud prosecuted in the name OF the Board
of County Com missiOuers OF Storey coun-
~. for tho use aud benefit VI the inhabi.
,ants Of said town or city. a. the case may
be-, and SHALL be entitled accordingly In all
| pleadiugs and proceedings.
2. To regulate the storage OF gunpowuer
and other explosive or conbusupie ma'e'
rials within said county.
3, To prevent and remove nuisances'
and 10 determine what are nuisances.
4, To nx aud collect = lie, Use tax OH and
regulate all theAter and theatrical per.
| formances, eircusses, shows, biiiiAfo
| tables, boxling alleys. and all exhibitions
| and amusements; to tx aud coliect =
license tax on aud regulate all taverns'
hotels and restaurants, saloons, bar rooms,
bankers, brokers, gold.dust buyers, manu-
| f.cturers, livery stables and stable Keep
srs, express companies aud persons engaged
iu tho business VI transmitting letters "
packages, and stage COMPANIES or owners
II
or who shall have an agency therein; to M
| and collect license tax ON aud regulate,
prohibit and suppress all tipPiing.houses'
dram.s shops, rattirs. hawkers. peddiers aud
pswubrol.rs, rvfreshment or coffee stands,
Dooths and sheds; to tix and collect u
i license tax ON and regulate all gaming,
games Of chance. banking games Ahu
gambling houses; also. TO NJ and coiiect
Incense tax upon all professions trades Vi
business not heretofore specified. having
r.y.rd 10 ths amount OF business done
| by zach person or tirm thus licensed; I,
| urohiblt. .uppress or regulate disorderl,
houses aud houses Of Ill Tame, aud 10 con-
tine the same within certain prescribed
limits. Tue Tax Collector shall demAnu
from each person and nrm' and from TIE
| President. Secretary, Cashier treasurer
Superintendent Ut Managing Agent oi eael
| corporation. association vr company iiAoi'
to procure license under this suoaivision
during the tirst ten days oil the last monu
VI EACH quarter thereafter, = sworn state
ment IN writing Of the amount OF businss'
doue during tne PRIOR two months; anu
Tor the purpose vi ascertAining tie rAte VI
license, tho monthly average Tor the prioi
Two months, and thereafter for the precv
u,ng nrst two mouths of each quarter
shall constitute the monthly average fol
the Whole quarter. II sny person or hrm
or the Pr,sidsnt. Secretary, Cashier, Treas
ur.r, Superintendent or Managing Agen
Of any corporation, association or cempAny
within the limits of the county of store>
shall neglect or refuse. on demand of th'
Tax Collector, to give under oath or afhr
nation the statement required by this Sec
ivn. within hive days alter such demand
Or shall give . false name, or shall reius'
10 giye his or her name. or shall refuse u
verify such statement. he or she shall b
guilty ot . misdemeanor, aud shall bs ar
rested upon the complaint of the Tax Col
l,ctor, aud upon conviction thereof. he ol
she shall be- punished by y hne in any suu
not less tnAn $ov nor more than sJuO, VI
by imprisonment in tho county jail for |
term uot exceeding l5u days. or by boti
such tine aud imprisonment' ~ the aisers
uvn VI the Court.
prevent the introduction and spread
disease.
q. To make or adopt bylaws and ordi
pane,s not repugnAnt TO tns CONSTITUTION
and laws Of ths United States or oi III
state ot Nevada. All ordinances shall
published in one or more newspapers Puu
iishsd IN said county. within one wee
alter their passage. Tor the period Oh *'
days.
I. To fix and prescribe the punishment
for the violation VI any ordinance, but
hue shall be imposed for ons offense u
any SUN greater than $sOO. and No tern
oi Imprisonment shall be prescribed ~
more than SIX months.
y. To lay out or extend. open, alter
repair all streets. and provide ior opening
grading. widening. draining. cleaning an
iishting. or otherwise improving the same
also. 10 provide for ths construction. rs
pair. preservation and cleaning of side
walks, crosswAlks, bridges, sewers An,