Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-18
A BILL
10
PROVIDE A CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
-foR rHE-
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.

The Peopis Of the State Of Nsrddd. rep
| r,.,a,sd ~ Senate and A"en,biy. d
eaaei a JoIioes'
SECTION l. From and after the - ds!
| OF MAY. A. ID. 1881, there shail be no sep
arato government. or officers or system %
revenue, for the City VI Virginia or thu
Town Of Gold Hill; but for said purpose
the above mentioned corporations shall u
associated and consolidated with the coun
" Of Storey in accordance with the pro
visions OF this Act. aud all laws or parts o.
laws relating to the government of ethel
| of said corporations. or creating oncer'
| therefor, or having relation To raising rev
-pue therefor, or disDursing the sane, OF
| 10 having any indebtedness thereof. 30 fai
| ss the same shall conflict with the provis
| ions Of this Act, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. The public buildings. lands and
| property, all rights Of property aud rights
| uf action, aud all moneys revenues And
income belonging or appertaining TO the
| CORPORATIONS OF the Town. OF Goid Hill ol
the City Of Virginia are hereby declared
to be vested in and to Appertain snd be
| long 10 the county Of Storey, except ~
otherwise provided in this Act; aud al
moneys in the treasures of said corpora
tons, aud all the revenues and Income
from whatever source arising. including
delinquent taxes upon persons aud prop
,rty appertaining to either VI said corpo
ra,ions, shall be handed over. paid and re,
/ c,iy,d into the treasury ot the county ol
| storey. except ~ otherwise herein pro
yid-d: and all records. books and papers
IN the custody Of either of SAID corpora.
tions shall be. on or before the tn uAy o'
May, 1851. handed over to and received os
| the officers Of the county oil storey VINO
| by the terms Of this Act, shall become tht
| proper custodians of the same.
src. 8. Ali OF the existing provisions OF
law defining the powers and duties oil coun
| ~ officers. except County Commissioners
so far AS the same are not repeated OF ~
tered by the provisions OF this Act. sinai
be considered as applicable to the ofiicer'
Of the county OF Storey.
| SIC, 4. The Board Of County Commits
siouers Of the county VI Storey. In addi
| tiun 20 the powers already conferred by
other laws. shall have power aud jurisdie
ton in the county
| 1, To institute and maintain any suit ol
suits in any court or courts necessary u
| tbs Judgment Of said Board, to enforce and
| maiutain any right or rights Of the Town o'
Gold Hill or the City Of Virginia which may
| have accrued prior TO the -th day OF May
| 1851. All such suits shall be instituted
and prosecuted in the namo of the Board
of County Commissioners of Storey coun'
~. for the use and benefit of the inhAbl'
| tan,s of said town or city. Us the case ma!
he. and shall be entitled accordingly IN all
| nlezdiugs aud proceedings.
2. To regulate the storage of gunpoWuei
and other explosive or coinbustibie mate
| rials within said county.
3, To prevent aud remove nuisances
and TO determine what are nuisances.
A. To liz aud collect lie, nss tax on and
| regulate all theater and theatrical per
| iormances, circusses, shows, billiard
tables, bowling alleys, and all exhioition'
and amusements; to nix and collect
license tax on aud regulate all taverns
hotels and restaurants, saloons, bar rooms
bankers, brokers, gold.dust buyers, manu-
t.cturers, livery stables aud stable keep
.rs, express companies and persons engaged
IN ,h. business VI transmitting letters ol
| packages, and stage companies or owner
whose place VI business Is IN said county
or who shall have an agency therein; To NJ
aud collect license tax ON and regulate
prohibit aud suppress all uppiing.houses
.hop,. rafti,s, hawk.rs, peddlers ant
pawubrvk.rs, refreshment or conee stAhds
booths and sheds; To M anu collect
license tax ON and regulate all gaming
Games Of chance, banking games ant
Gambling houses; also. TO nx aud collect
nc,n.. tax upon all professions, trades o
business not heretofore specined' hAvihl
r,v.,d 10 the .mouut Of business don'
hy ,.ch ner.on or firm thus deceased; u
,n,,,,, .,nn,,.s or regllate disorderl,
-. .,d h,,ns,. of III fame, and to con
sn,. ,h,, s.m, within certain prescribe,
n,,,i,. Tn, Tax Collector shall demau,
- ...ch ,.r.on and rirm, and from th
-, s,cr,,,ary. Cashier, Treasurer
,.'s,,.,.,.d d.n, arr Managing Agent Of escl
''',-,,,',, ..soc,.,,ou or company li.bl
~ W,r''.,... i,,..ns,, und.r this subdivision
,,.. a., q, n ,i.y, of the last montI
curing 'ue WI" "h ,n.s,sr . swurn stat,
eaeu fu =, ,,,. .mopnt of bu.iuss
.'''' I,",,'', 90, nr,or two mouths; and
uoue uui,ns sno p'c.,,a,ninr p ,Le rat. .
~. a"e p'sn,hly .y,r.p. for the priv
".e"se' ''.,.,s '.s S"a ,1.,,.,,t,r for ia, pr.c,
W. ' -. ,,an,h. of each quarter
u ,,,s,,,,,. ,hs monthiy ayerag. ~
- h',,.. an.r,.r' II uuy person or firm
ar ,b, President, secretary. Cashier, Treas
| 80 sunrint.nd.pt or Managing Ayeu
u,s,' su ''lp,,r.,,an a..ueis,ion or cempan
". ~ 49,, ,n.t nn,,,. oi ,b. county of Store
n I'll n..i,., or refuse. on d.msnd Of til
T.x ra,s,c,or 20 give under oath or afiir
nation th. s,aiemen, required by this Sac
nan. within tiy, d.ys alter such demand
ar .h.Ii i've a falls, name, or shall r.ius
~ CIV, hI. or her name, or shall refuse Z
y,r,iy such statement, ho or she shall b
,uil,y of a mi,d.m.snor. aud shall w Al
rested upon III. complaint of the Tax Col
lsc,or, nd upon CONVICTION thereof, hs o
she .h 4 be punished by iine in any sur
not l,sj ,nan ssu nor more than ssUo, U
by imprisonment, in the county jail for