Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-26
A BILL
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PROVIDE A CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
-roR THE
COUNTY OF STOREY. THE CITY
OF VIRGINIA AND THE
TOWN OF GOLD
HILL.
And to Provide for the Payment OF
the Existing Indebtedness OF
Said City and Town.

The People Of ns State Of Nsrodn. rep
resented IN Senate aud Assmbiy, do
enact as Joilors:
SECTION 1. From and after the - day
Of May. A. d. 1881, there shall be no sep.
arute government. or officers or systsm OF
revenue. for the City Of Virginia or the
Town Of Gold Hill; but for said purposes
the above mentioned corporations shall b.
associated and consolidated with the coun.
ty Of Storey in accordance with the pro.
visions Of this Act. and all laws or parts OF
laws relating to the government OF either
Of said corporations. or creating officers
therefor, or having relation to raising rev.
euue therefor. or disbursing the same, or
to paying any indebtedness thereof. 90 far
as the same shall conflict with the proyis.
ions Of this Act. arc hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. The public buildings. lands and
property. all rights Of property and rights
Of action, and all moneys revenues and
income belonging or appertaining 10 the
corporations Of the Town OF Gold Hill or
the City Of Virginia are hereby declared
to be vested In and to appertain and be-
long TO the county OF Storey, except a.
otherwise provided In this Act; and all
moneys in the treasuries OF said corpora.
tons, aud all the revenues and income.
from whatever source arising. including
delinauent taxes upon persons and prop
erty appertaining to either OF said corPo.
ra,ions, shall be handed over. paid and re.
c.iyed into the treasury OF the county OF
Storey, except ~ otherwise herein pro
vid.d; and all records. books and papers
in the custody Of either Of said corpora
tions shall be. on or before the -th day OF
Nav, 1881. handed over TO aud received by
the officers Of the county Of Storey. who.
by the terms Of this Act. shall become the
proper custodians Of the same.
SIC. 8. All Of the existing provisions of
law defining the powers and duties OF coun.
ty officers, except County Commissioners,
so far as the same are not repealed or nj.
tered by the provisions Of this Act, shall
be considered as applicable TO the officers
Of the county Of Storey.
SEC. 4. The Board Of County Commits.
sioners OF the county OF Storey. In addi'
tions to the powers already conferred by
other laws. shall have power and jurisdic-
ton in the county
4. To institute aud maintain any suit or
suits in any court or courts necessary, IN
the Judgment Of said Board, to enforce and
maintain any right or rights OF the Town OF
Gold Hill or the City OF Virginia which may
have accrued prior to the -th day oil May,
1881. All such suits shall be instituted
aud prosecuted in the name OF the Board
Of County Commissioners OF Storey coun-
,y. for the use and benefit OF the inhabi.
,apts of said town or city. a. the case may
be. and shall be entitled accordingly In all
pleadings and proceedings.
2. To regulate the storage OF gunpowder
and other explosive or combusubis mate
rials within said county.
8. To prevent and remove nuisanees'
and to determine what are nuisances.
4. To fix and collect lie. nse tax on and
regulate all theater and theatrical per-
formanees, circusses. shows, billiard
| tables, bowling alleys. and all exhibitions
and amusements; to ix and collect
license tax on and regulate all taverns,
hotels and restaurants, saloons, bar rooms.
bankers, brokers, gold dust buyers, manu-.
| facturers, livery stables and stable keep.
ers. express companies and persons engaged
/ in the business of transmitting letters or
packages, aud stage companies or owners
whose place Of business Is In said county,
or who shall have an agency therein; to fix
and collect license tax on aud regulate,
prohibit and suppress all tippling.houses,
| dram.sho rsfiirs. hswkers, peddlers and
| pawnbrokers, r.freshment or coffee stands,
i booths and sheds; to hx and collect Q
i license tax ON and regulate all gaming.
games Of chance. banking games and
| gambling houses; also. to dx and collect .
| license tax upon all professions, trades or
busin,ss NOT heretofore specified, having
regard 10 tho amount Of business done
by each person or firm thus licensed; to
| prohibit, suppress or regulate disorderly
houses and houses Of Ill fame, and to con.
| fine the same within certain prescribed
limits. The Tax Collector shall demand
from each person and firm, aud from the
| President, Secretary, Cashier. Treasurer,
| superintep dent or Managing Agent oi each
corporation. association or company liable
| 10 procure license under this subdivision.
during ths tirst ten days Of the last month
| of each quarter thereafter. . sworn state
men, in writing Of the amount oil business
done during the prior two mouths; snu,
| for the purpose OF ascertaining tie rste VI
license. the monthly average Tor the prior
two months. aud thereafter for the prece
ding first two months OF each quArter'
shall constitute the monthly average Tor
the whole quarter. II any person or hrm,
or the President, Secretary. Cashier, Treas
ursr. Superintendent or Managing Agent
Of any 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 atfir.
nation the statement required by this SIC.
tion, within five days after such demand,
or shall give . false name, or shall refuse
to give his or her name, or shall refuse To
verify such statement, he or she shall be
guilty Of Q misdemeanor, and shall be ar
rested upon the complaint Of the Tax Col
lec,or. aud upon conviction thereof, he or
she shall DO punished by = dne in any sum
not less than $50 nor more than $500, or
by imprisonment in the county jail for q
term not exceeding $50 days. or by beth
such fine aud imprisonment, at the disors'
ton Of the Court.
S. To establish Q Beard OF Health to
prevent the introduction and spread oi
disease.
8. To make or adopt bylaws and ordi
nsnces not repugnsnt to the Constitution
aud laws Of the United States or OF the
State OF Nevada. All ordinances shall bs
published in one or more newspapers pub
iished In said county. within one weel
after their passage. for the period OF ter
days.
I. To fix and prescribe the punishmen
for the violation Of any ordinance. but ne
fine shall be imposed for one ofiense II
any sum greater than $500, and no tern
Of imprisonment shall be prescribed fol
more than six months.
s. To lay out or extend, open. alter Of
repair all streets, and provide for opening
grading. widening. draining. cleaning anc
lighting. or otherwise improving the same
also, to provide for the construction. 70
pair. preservation and cleaning Of side
walks, crosswalks, bridges. sewers and
drains; TO prevent obsructious being
erected or placed In any Of the strssts