Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-09
A BILL
10
PROVIDE A CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
-foR The
COUNTY OF STOREY. THE CITY
OF VIRGINIA AND TIE
TOWN OF GOLD
HILL,
And TO Provide for the Payment or
the Existing Indebtedness OF
Said City and Town.

re.e.,,d ~ Senate and Asssnstty. d'
enact as Joiio~s;
SECTION /. From and after the - da!
of Nav. A. d. 1881, there shall be no sep
arute government. or officers or systsm u
revenue. for the City of Virginia or thu
Town Of Gold Hill; but for said purposes
the above mentioned corporations shall b,
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 ofticer'
therefor, or having relation to raising rev
epue therefor, or disOursing the same, ol
to paying any indebtedness thereof, 80 ial
| AZ the same shall conflict with the provis
ions of this Act. are hereby repealed.
SIC. 2. The public buildings. lands and
property. all rights Of property and right,
Of action, aud all moneys revenues and
income belonging or sPpertaining 70 th'
| corporations Of the Town OF Gold hili OF
the City Of Virginia are hereby declared
TO be vested in and TO sppertain aud be-
long 10 the county Of Storey. except ..
otherwise provided in this Act; anu oil
/ mopsys in the treasuries Of said corpora
| tons, and all the revenues and income
from whatever source arising. including
d.linauent taxes upon persons and prop
srty appertaining to either of said corpo'
ra,ions, shall be handed over. paid aud re.
c-iy,d into the treasury OF the county 0i
storey. excep, a. 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 tn dAy oi
May, 1851. handed over to aud received oy
the officers Of the county OF Storey who
by the terms Of this Act, shall become the
proper custodiAns of the same.
Src. ,. Ali Of the existing provisions oi
law defining the powers and duties oi coun'
| ~ officers. except County COMMISSIONER
so far as the same are not repealed OF ~,
tered by the provisions OF tins ACT. shAil
DO considered rs applicable to the officers
of the county OF storey.
SIC. 4. The Board Of County Commits
sion.rs Of the county Of Storey. In addi'
| ton to the powers already conferred by
| other laws. shall have power and jurisdic'
| ton in the county
| 1. To institute and maintain any suit OF
suits in any court or courts necessary Ia
| the Judgment Of said Board, to enforce and
maiu,ain any right or rights Of the Town oi
Gold Hill or the City Of Virginia which may
have accrued prior to the -th day of May,
| 1881. All such suits shall DO instltyted
| 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, as the case may
be-. and shall be entitled accordingly in all
| pleadings aud proceedings.
2. To regulate the storage oil gunpowder
and other explosive or combustibie mate
rials within said county.
y. To prevent and remove nuisances'
and to determine what are nuisances.
A. To tix aud collect . license TAX ON and
regulate all theater and theatrical per.
| formanees, eircusses. shows, billiard
| tables, bowling alleys, and all exhibitions
| and amusements; to hx and collect q
/ license tax on aud regulate all taverns'
hotels aud restaurants, saloons, bar'rooms'
| bankers, brokers. gold.dust buyers, manu-
f.cturers, livery stables and stable keep
ers, express companies and persons engaged
| in the business VI transmitting letters or
packages, and stage companies or owners
whose place Of business 10 In said county,
or who shall have an agency therein; to fiI
/ and collect license tax ON aud regulate,
prohibit and suppress all tppling,hou
drain.shops, raifirs. hawkers, Peddisrs anu
| pawnbrokers, refreshment or coffee stands
booths and sheds; to Tx and collect .
| license tax ON and regulate all gaming,
/ games Of chance, banking games and
gambling houses; also. to III and collect
license tax upon all professions trades VI
business not heretofore specified having
regard 10 the amount Of business done
by each person or firm thus licensed; u
nyobibit' suppre.s or regulate disorderly
nnp.e. and houses Of i'll fame, and to con-
bne the same within certain prescribed
Iimi.s. The Tax Collector shall demand
tram each psrson and firm, aud from the
pr,.,d,nt. Secretary, Cashier. Treasurer,
sn.aY,n,sndent or Managing Agent OF each
cornor.,,on ,..ociatiop or company lisbl,
10 procur, a license under this subdivision
during the first ten days OF the last month
ase. a,sr,., ,hsr..fter. a sworu state
80, ,n ar,,,nv NJ the amount of business
% Sor ,h,. % nnrnosa of ase,rta,ning tLe rate oi
iic.n.e ,hn montbly average for the prioI
49,, ,non,h. and thereafter for the prece
a., d., ,xo months of each quarter
sh.ii constitute the monthly average fol
,he whole quarter, II any person or irm
or IN, President, Secretary, Cashier. Treas
urer. Superintendent or Managing Agen
Of any Corporation. association or company
xi,h,n IN, limits Of the county Of Storey
nall pevl.c, or refuse, ON demand Of tn,
Tax Collector. 10 give under oath or afiir
nation nm, ,ta,em,n, required by this sec
tn vi,hi, five d.y. aft.r such demand
ar shaii give a falls. name. or .hull refus,
~ ,,vr bI. or her name. or shall refuse Z,
~.,,iv snch .,s,emeut. he or shs shall b,
sni,,y of . mi.d.me.nor. and sbsll bs ar
s.,.3 n,on ,h, complain, Of the Tsx Col
I.c,,r and upon conviction thereof, he ol
~, sh.II bs nuni.hsd by \ fine in any sun
,a, L.. than $50 nor NOR, than $500, o