Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-28
A BILL
10
PROVIDE "A CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
-YoR THE
COUNTY OF STOREY. THE CITY
OF VIRGINIA AND THE
TOWN OF GOLD
HILL.
And to Provide for the Payment OF
the Rxlsting Indebtedness OF
Said City and Town.

The People Of the State Of Nerada. rep
resented in Senate and A'smIty, d'
enact as Joiiors:
SECTION /. From and after the - day
Of Nay. A. D. 1881. there shall be no sep
arste government. or officers or system o
revenue, for the City VI Virginia or the
Town Of Gold Hill; but for said purposes
the above mentioned corporations shall bt
associated and consolidated with the coun'
ty Of Storey In accordance with the pro.
visions Of this Act, aud all laws or parts oi
laws relating TO the government OF either
OF said corporations, or creating oihcert
therefor, or having relation to raising rev.
snue therefor. sr disDursing the same. OF
to paying any Indebtedness thereof, 80 far
a the same shall contiict with the prOvis.
ions Of this Act, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. The public buildings. lands and
property, all rights Of property aud rights
Of action. and all moneys revenues and
income belonging or appertalning 70 the
corporations OF the TOwn of Gold Hill or
the City OF Virginia are hereby declared
TO be vested In and to appsrtAin aud be-
long to the county Of Storey. except "
otherwise provided in this Act; and oil
moneys In tho treasures OF said corpora
tions, and all the revenues and Income,
from whatever source arising. including
delinquent taxes upon persons aud prop
erty appertaining to either Of said corp0.
rations, shall be handed over. paid aud 70.
csiyrd into the treasury Of tue county oi
except ~ otherwise herein pro-
vidsd; and all records, books aud papers
In the custody Of either Of said cVrpors.
tions shall be, on or before the -th day Vi
May, 1881, handed ever 10 and received by
the officers Of the county OF Storey, who,
by the terms OF this Act. shall become the
proper custodians Uf the same.
SEc. 3. Ali Of the existing provisions OF
law deRnins tho powers and duties oi coun'
ty officers, except County Commissioners
30 far rs tho same are not repealed or nj.
tered by the provisions Of this Act. shall
bo considered ~ applicable " the officers
Of the county OF Storey.
SEC. 4. Tue Board Of County Commis.
sioners OF the county Of Storey. IN addi'
ton 10 the powers already conferred by
other laws, shall have power aud 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 and
MAINTAIN any right or rignts of the Town VI
Gold Hill or the City Of virginia which may
have accrued prior to the -ih day of May,
1881. All such suits shall be instituted
aud prosecuted in the name Of the Board
Of County Commissioners Of Storey coun-
~, for the use and benefit VI the inhabi-
tsnts of said town or city, as the case may
bs, and shall be entitled accordingly IN all
and proceedings.
2, To regulate the storage OF gunpowder
and other explosive or combustible mate
risls within said county.
q, To prevent aud remove nuisanccs,
and TO determine what are nuisances.
4. To tx aud collect lie, nse tax on and
regulate all theater and thestrical per-
Iormsnces, eircusses, shows, billiard
tables, bowling alleys, and all exhibitions
md amusements; TO hx aud collect
license tax on aud regulate all taverns,
hotels and restaurants, saloons, bar rooms
bankers, brokers, gold dust buyers, maui
Iseturers, livery stables aud stable Keep
srs, express companies and persons engaged
IN the business VI transmitting letters or
packages. and stage companies Or owners
whose place Of business Is III said county,
Or whO shall have III agency therein; ~ nx
and collect . license tax Oh aud regulate,
prohibit and suppress all tippIiny.houses.
lrAm.shops. rallies, hAwkers, peddlers and
refreshment or coffee stands,
Do0ths aud sheds; " tix and collect
license tax on and regulate all gaming,
games Of chance, banking games aud
gambling houses; also, to ix aud collect =
Iicsnss tax upon all professions, trades or
business not heretofore specified, having
regard to the amount 0i business dune
BY each person or firm thus licensed; 10
prOhibiI, suppress or regulate disOrderly
houses aud houses Of Ill lame, and " CON.
due tho same within certain prescribed
llmits. Tue Tax Collector shall demAud
Irsm each person and hrm, aud from the
Secretary, Cashier, Treasurer
Or Managing Agent of each
association vr company liable
W procure license under this subdivision,
duripx the first ten days Of the last month
VI each quarter thereafter, y sworn state
ment IN writing OF the amount of business
done during the prior two mouths; nnd,
for the purpose of ascertalniny tie rate oi
license, the monthly average Tor the prior
TWO months, aud thereafter for the prece
ding trst two mouths Of each quarter.
susil constitute the monthly average for
the whole quarter. II auy person or hrm'
Or the President, Secretary, Cashier, Treas
ursr, Superintendent or Msn.ying Agent
of any corporation, ASSOCIATION Ut cemPAny
shall neglect or refuse, on demand Of the
Tax Collector, to give under oath or afir.
nation the statement required by this sc.
tion, within five days after such dsmsnd'
or shall give false name, or shall refuse
TO give his or her name, 0r shall refuse ~
verify such statement. he or she shall DO
guilty OF . misdsmeAnor, and shall w ar
rested upon the complaint Of the Tax Col.
lectsr, aud upon conviction thereof, he or
she shall be punished by hns In any SUN
mot less than $50 nor more than ssUo, Or
by imprisonment in the county jail for q
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