Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-08
A BILL
10
PROVIDE A CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
ron TIE
COUNTY OF STOREY. THE CITY
OF VIRGINIA AND THE
TOWN OF GOLD
HILL.
And TO Provide l. the Payment OF
the Existing Indebtedness OF
Said City and Town.

resented ~ SeHdfe ana hWs"oy' ~
enact as Jolloss:
SECTION I. From and after the - day
of May, A. D. 1881. there shall be no sep.
aratc government. or officers or system OF
revenue, for the City of Virginia or the
Town OF Gold Hill; but for said purposes
the above mentioned corporations shall be
associated aud consolidated with the coun.
Nv Of Storey in accordance with the pro.
visions Of this Act, aud all laws or parts OF
laws relating to the governments of either
Of said corporations, or creating oncers
therefor, or having relation to raising rev.
enue therefor. or dis0ursing the same or
TO paying any Indebtedness thereof, 30 lar
a. 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 are hereby repealed.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 and right.
OF action, aud all moneys revenues and
income belonging or appertaining 70 the
corporations Of the Town OF Gold Hill or
the City Of Virginia are hereby declared
to be vested In aud to appertain and be-
long to the county Of Storey, except ..
otherwise provided In this Act aud all
moneys in the tressuries Of said corporA'
,ious, and all the revenues and income
from whatever source arising. including
d.lipouent taxes upon persons and prop
srty appertsiniug to either of said corPo'
r.tions. sLall be handed over. paid and 70,
ceiyed into the treasury OF the county oi
storey. except a. 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 -th day oi
MAY, 1881, handed over to and received oy
the officers Of the county OF Storey. Who
by III, terms Of this Act. shall become the
proper custodians Of the same.
SEC. 8. Ali Of the existing provisions oil
law defining the powers and duties Of coun
" officers, except County Commissioners,
so far ~ the same are not repealed or al.
tered by the provisions OF this Act. shaii
DO considered As applicable to the oincers
Of the county Of Storey.
SEC, 4. The Board Of County Commits
siouers OF the county Of Storey. In addi'
ton 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 and
maiu,aiu any right or rights Of the Town oi
Gold ill or the City OF Virginia which may
have accrued prior to tho -th day OF May.
1881. All such suits shall be instituted
aud prosecuted In the name OF the Board
of County Commissioners OF Storey coun-
ty, for the use and benefit OF the inhA6i'
tan,s of said town or city. ~ the case may
bs, and shall be entitled accordingly In all
plesdiugs and proceedings.
2. To regulate the storage OF gunpo~aer
.l- .I.,.. nR
rials within said county.
8, To prevent and remove nuisances'
and to determine what are nuisahces.
4. To tix aud collect lie, nse TAX on and
regulate all theater and theatrical per,
formances, eircusses, shows, DiliiArd
tables, bowling alleys, and all exhioitions
aud amusements; to NJ anu collect
license tax on aud regulate all tverns'
hotels aud 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 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 nx
and collect license tax on aud regulate,
prohibit aud suppress all tippling. houses,
dram. shops, raiiies. hawkers, peddlers aud
pawpbrokers, refreshment or coffee stands,
booths and sheds; to hx and collect .
license tax ON and regulate all gaming,
games Of chance, banking games and
gambling houses; also. to ix and collect
license tax upon all professions, trades or
business not heretofore specified. having
| regard 10 the amount VI business done
nv each persou or firm thus licensed; to
pronion. supp pss ~ an s.me' and 10 con.
aou'.s 49,. s"u ". within certain prescrib.d
nno 'n' T,.n r.. Caii.c,or sbail demand
iuI". =. 's,.an md Arm. and from tb.
om nss 49, ..r.,.rv Gamer. Treasurer.
rtesiaen'. Se ~ y.n.,,n. Lyent of rseh
ouperihsnaen. n..o.,s,;an -. Dr. comnany li.bly
.oipo.a .o ,,a,sns.. nnd.r tbi. ,ubdiyi.ion,
S,f'n', pn ,n. srst trn days Of the last mou, III
during Tue n'ss '.h .hys,or = sworn tate.
VI e.su q.,,na qu, a, ,ho .moun, of busiutss
done durins .ne p.,,,,U;nr pa.o. ,ts rats of
,ol .no pu'po.v 'sn,.,, .vsr.ys for tb. prior
neense, 'uo A vi ,s.rs.i,,r for the pr,ce
W. W. I a., 80 ,ron,h. of ZACH quarter,
sn.si con.,,,nte tbs monthly average for
,ns xho,, ou.rt.r. II spy person or firm.
ar ,h, President, secretary, Cashier. Treas.
urer, Superintendent or Managing Agen'
Of apy Corporation, association or company
Within the limits Of the county Of Storey
shall neglect or refuse, on demand Of the
Tax Collector, to give under oath or afiir'
nation the statement required by this sec
tion, within i've days alter such demand
or shall give = false name. or shall refuse
to give his or her name. or shall refuse u
verify such statement. he or she shall be
guilty Of Q misdsmeanor. and shall bs ar
rested upon the complaint of the Tax Col
iector. and upon conviction thereof, he OF
shs shall be- punished by . Ane In any sun
not less than S5U nor more than $500, oI
BY imprisonment In the county jail for
| ,.r,, ,,nt exceeding lbU dnys or by bOtl