Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-06
A BILL
10
PROVIDE CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
-roR THE
COUNTY OF STOREY. THE CITY
OF VIRGINIA AND THE
TOWN OF GOLD
HILL.
And TO Provide for the Payment or
the Existing Indebtedness or
Said City and Town.

r,.,a,ed ~ Senate and Asssmbiy. d
eaaet os JoiIoHs'
SECTION 1. From and after the - day
| Of May. A. D. 1881. there shall be no sep
srste government. or officers or system o
revenue, for the City Of Virginia or th'
Town Of Gold Hill; but for said purposes
the above mentioned corporations shall bs
associated and consolidated with the coun
Nv Of Storey in accordance with the pro
visions Of this Act. and all laws or parts ol
laws relating to the government OF either
/ Of said corporations, or creating officers
therefor, or having relation to raising rev
epue therefor, or disbursing the same, OF
to paving any Indebtedness thereof. 80 far
a. the same shall conflict with the proyis
ions Of this Act. are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. The public buildings. lands and
property. all rights OF property aud right.
| Of action, and all moneys revenues aud
income belonging or appertaining 10 the
/ corporations Of the Town OF Gold Hill OF
the City Of Virginia ars hereby declared
to be vested in and TO appertain and be-
long TO the county Of Storey, except a.
otherwise provided in this Act; and Gil
moneys in the treasures OF said corpora
tons, and all the revenues and income.
from whatever source arising. including
J.linauent taxes upon persons and prop.
| erty appertaipipg to either Of said corpO'
| ratiops. shall be handed over. paid and 70,
| c.iy,d into the treasury OF the county oil
| storey. except as otherwise herein pro
yid,d: and all records. books and papers
in the custody Of either OF said corpora.
| tions shall DO, on or-before the th day oi
| May. 1881. handed over to aud received oy
the officers Of the county OF Storey. who
by tue terms Of this Act, shall become the
| proper custodians Of the same.
SIC. 3. Ali Of the existing provisions oil
law defining the powers and duties oi coun'
/ ~ officers, except County Commissioners
50 far as the same are not repealed OF ai,
tered by the provisions Of this Act. shall
be considered Is applicable to the oiheer'
Of the county Of Storey.
SIC. 4. The Board Of County Commits
siouers Of the county Of Storey. in addi'
tion to the powers already conferred by
other laws. shall have power and jurisdic'
/ tion 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 aud
maiutain any right or rights Of the Town oi
Gold Hill or the City Of Virginia which may
have accrued prior ts the -th day of May,
| 1881, All such suits shall DO instituted
and prosecuted In the name Of the Board
| of County Commissioners OF Storey coun-
~. for the use and benefit Of the inhabi'
tants Of said town or city, al the case may
/ bs, aud shall be entitled accordingly In all
| pleadings and proceedings.
2, To regulate the storage OF gunpowder
and other explosive or combustible mate
| rials within said county.
3. To prevent and remove nuisances,
and 10 determine what are nuisances.
| 4, To fx aud collect lie, nse tax on and
regulate all theater and Theatrical per.
i iormanees, sircusses, shows. +. billiard
tables, Bowling alleys. and all exhibitions
and amusements; to hx and collect Z
license tar on ard regulate all taverns,
| hotels and restaurants, saloons, bar rooms,
bankers, brokers. gold dust buyers, manu-
faeturers, livery stables and stable keep
ers, express companies and persons engaged
IN the business of transmitting letters OF
packages, and stage companies or owners
whose place Of business 10 IN said county
or who shall have an agency therein; to M
and collect a license tax ON aud regulate
prohibit and suppress all tipping. houses,
dram shops, rafiies, hawkers, peddlers aud
pawnbroKrrs, r.freshment or coffee stands
booths aud sheds; to tix and collect q
license tax on aud regulate all gaming
games Of chance, banking games and
gambling houses; also, to iix aud collect 4
license tax upon all professions, trades oi
business not heretofore specified, having
regard TO the amount Of business dont
by each person or firm thus licensed; tt
prohibit, suppress or regulate disorderi>
houses aud houses Of i'll fame, and to con
tiue III. same within certain prescribed
limits. Tue Tax Collector shall demand
from each person and hrm. aud from th'
President, Secretary, Cashier, Treasurer
Superintendent or Managing Agent oi eaci
corporation, association or company hAoi'
/ 10 PROCURE a license under this subdisision
during the trst ton days oil the iast monu'
VI each quarter thereafter, sworn state
ment IN writing Of the amount oi ousinss'
done during the prior two mouths anu
iur the purpose oi ascertaining tie rate
license, the monthly average for the priol
lwo months, aud thereafter for tho prece
ding nrstrwo months Of each quarter
snail constitute the monthly average fol
the Whole quarter. II any person or urn
or the President, Secretary, Cashier, Treas
urer, Superintendent or Managing Agen
| uf any corporation, association or eempAn!
within the limits Of the county VI STORE!
shall neglect or refuse. on demand oi IN
Tax Collector, to give under oath or atnr
nation the statement required by THIS sec
ton, within i've days Alter such DEMAND
or shall give . false name, or shall refus
TO give his or her name. or shall refuse v
verify such statement, he or she shall b
guilty Of . misdemeanor. and shall bs ar
rested upon the complaint of the Tax Col
lsctor, and upon conviction thereof, he o
she shall be punished by tine in any sun
not less than sSU nor more than $500, .
by Imprisonment in the county jail for
term not exceeding l5U days. or by bot
such tine aud imprisonment, At the discrs
ton of the Court.
8. To establish Q Beard Of Health
prevent the introduction and spread Q
disease.
g. To make or adopt bylaws and ord
nances not repugnAnt to the Consu'uuo
and laws Of the United States or OF u
State OF Nevada. All ordinances shall
published in one or more newspapers pu'
Iished In said county. within one wee
alter their passage, for the period Oh 'e
days.
!. To fix and prescribe the punishmel
for the violation Of any ordinance, but =
fine shall be imposed for one ofienss
any sum greater than $500, and no ter
Of imprisonment shall be prescribed II
more than SIX months.
Il =. Ts lay out or extend. open, alter
repair all streets. and provide for openinl
grading. widening, draining. cleaning Az
n lighting. or otherwise improving the sam
also. to provide for the construction. r
pair. preservation and cleaning OF sid
walks, crosswalks. bridges, sewers an
drains; 10 prevent obstruetions bsir
. | ..ar.ed or plsced In any Of ths atreet