Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-21
a BILL
TO
PROVIDE A 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 or
Said City and Town.


saaet a. foiiosr':
SECTION 1. From and after the - da.
of NAV. A. ID. 1881, thero shall be no sep
arat, government, or officers or system o
revenue, for the City of Virginia or tn
Town OF Gold Hill; but for said purpose
tho above mentioned corporations shall b
associated aud consolidated with the coun
| ~ Of Storey in accordance with the pro
visions OF this Act. aud all laws or parts
laws relating to the government oil eithe
| Of said corporations. or creating oihcer'
| therefor, or having relation to raising rev
enue therefor, or discussing the same OF
TO paving any indebtedness thereof. so la
| a, the same shall contiict with the prosis
ion, OF this Act. are hereby repealed.
SIC. 2. The public buildings. lands ant
property. all rights of property aud right
Of action, aud all moneys revenues ant
income belonging or appertaining to th'
| CORPORATIONS of the Town OF Gold Hill ol
| the City OF Virginia are hereby declared
| to be vested in and to appertain aud be
long 10 the county Of Storey. except ~
| otherwise provided ia this Act and Al
money, In the treasures Of said corpora
tons. and all the revenues aud Income
from whatever source arising. inciuuint
delinquent taxes upon persons and prop
erty appertaining to either oi saiu cotPo
| rations, shall be handed over paid anu re
| c,ived into the treasury of the county o'
storey, except as otherwise herein pro
vidrd; and all records, books and papers
| In the custody Of either OF said corpora
tions shall be. on or before the tn day o'
Nav. 1851, handed over to AND received b!
the officers Of the county Of Storey. who
| by the terms Of this Act, shall become TIT
proper cus,odians of the same.
SIC. ). Ali Of the existing provisions o'
law definins the powers and duties oi eoun
| ~ officers, except County Commissioners
80 far as the same are not repealed or nj
cred by the provisions VI this Act, shal
be consid.red as applicable to tbs oiiieer'
Of the county OF Storey.
sEc. 4. The Board Of County Commits
| siou,rs Of tho county VI Storey. IN addi
ZION TO the powers already conferred b,
other laws, shall have power aud jurisdic
tion In the county
1. To institute and maintain any SUIT OF
suits in any court or courts necessary u
the Judgment Of said Board, to enforce and
maiutaiu any right or rights oi the Town o'
Gold n i'll or the City Of virginia whieh may
have accrued prior to the -th day of May,
1881. All such suits shall be Instituted
aud prosecuted in the name oi the boArd
of County Commissioners Of Storey coun'
~. for the use aud benefit VI the inhAbi'
,.nt. Of said town or city. as the case may
be. aud shall be entitled accordingly IN all
pl,adiugs aud proceedings.
9. To regulate the storage of gunpowdei
and other explosive or combusuDiv mate
rails within said county.
3. To prevent and remove nuisances
and 10 determine what are nuisahces.
4. To tix aud collect = lie, Use tax on snt
regulate all theSter and Theatrical per
iormunces, circusses, shows, billiard
/ tables, bowling alleys, and all exhibitioh'
and auusemenls; TO tx aud collect
license tax on ard regulate all taverns
hotels and restaurants, saloons, bar rooms
| bankers, brokers. gold. dust buyers, manu-
| facturers, livery stables and stable Keep
| ers, express companies aud persons engAged
| I'm the business uf transmitting letters VI
| packages. aud stage COMPANIES or owner'
ybu,- place Of business Is IN said county
or who shall have AL agency therein; ~ ~
| and collect license tax on aud regulate
| prUhlDlt anu suppress 81 aPP'e
dram. shops, raites. hAwkers' peddiets ahe
| pawubrukers, rvfreshment UT couee stahas
uovths and sheds; to III aud collect
| liceus. tax ON and regulate all gaming
| games Of chance. banking games ant
gambling houses; also, TO iix and collect
| ncvns. tax upon all profvssions' trades vi
| business not heretofore specified, hAvint
regard TO the amount oi business dou'
| by each person or tirm thus licensed, u
| pruhiDil, suppress or regulate uisorusfi,
houses aud houses of i'll lame, anu W con
| nm, tn, same within certain pr-scribe'
limits. Tuo Tax Collector shall demAu'
ram each person and tirm, aud from th,
| p,,.,d,nt- secretary, Cashier. Treasurer
snu.,iute,d.nt or Managing Agent Of eacl
,nruor.,,on. association or company liabl
| to prucure a license under this suUdivision
| during tho tirst ten days OF the last mon''
of ..ch quarter thereafter. u sworn state
msnt IN writing oi the amount OF businss
done during the prior TWO moh'hsi anu
Tor the purpose Of a.certaining the rate u
license. the monthly average Tor the prio
ru,, month, and thereafter for the precr
a,nv tr,t two mouths OF each quarter
,nall constitute the monthly average ~
the whole Quarter. II any person or nrm
or the Pr.sid.ut, Secretary, Cashier, Treas
ur,r, Superintendent or Managing Asen
Of any eorporat,on. association or eempAn
WITHIN the limits OF the county of store
shall neglect Or refuse, on demand oi th
Tax Coli,etor, to give under oath or aihr
nation the statement required by this sec
uvu, within fiye days alter such demand
or shall siye a false name. or shall reius
TO g,y. his or her name. or shall refuse :
y,r.iy such statement, he or she shall b
guilty Of - misdvneanor. aud shall Ds al
rested upon the complaint Of the Tax Col
lsctor. aud upon CONVICTION thereof. he
sue shall be punished by = fino in any sui
not less tnau soU nor more than s5OO. U
| nv ,upri,unm, mt iu the county iail for