Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-27
A BILL
10
PRovlDEA CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
ron The
COUNTY OF STOREY. THE CITY
OF VIRGINIA AND THE
TOWN OF GOLD
HILL.
And to Provide for lhe Payment OF
the Hxhting Indebtedness or
Said City and Town.

The People Of The State cf Nsroda, rep
rsssaisd 10 Ssmats asd Assessbiy, do
s~aet as foiisws:
SECTION 1. From and after the - day
of Nav. A. d. 1881, there shall be no sep.
ar.te government, or officers or system OF
revenue, for the City Of Virginia or the
Town OF Gold Hill; but for said purposes
tho above mentioned corporations shall DO
saaociated and consolidated with the coon-
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 ofncers
therefor, or having relation to raising rev.
euue therefor, or disbursing the same, or
TO paving any indebtedness thereof, 90 far
A The ssme 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 are hereby repealed.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 rights
Of action. and all moneys revenues and
income belonging or sppertaining TO the
corporations Of the Town OF Gold Hill or
the City Of Virginia are hereby declared
10 be vested in and to appertain and be-
long TO the county ,pf Storey, except a.
otherwise provided In this Act; and all
moneys In the treasures OF said corpora
tions, and all the revenues and income.
from whatever source arising. including
delinquent taxes upon persons and prop
erty appertaining TO either OF said corpo-
rations, shall be handed over. paid aud 70.
ceiyed into the treasury OF the county OF
storey, except % otherwise herein pro-
vided: 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 and received by
the officers Of the county OF Storey. who,
by the terms Of this Act, shall become the
proper custodians Of the same.
SEc. 3. All Of the existing provisions OF
Law defining the powers and duties Of coun.
ty officers, except County Commissioners,
40 far N the same are not repealed or al.
tered by the provisions Of this Act, shall
be considered a. applicable to the ofhcers
Of the county Of Storey.
SEC. 4. The Board Of County Commits.
siouers Of the county Of Storey. In add
ton to the powers already conferred oy
other laws, shall have power and jurisdic'
ton In the county
1. To institute and maintain any suit or
,uits In sny 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 OF May,
issi. All such suits shall be instituted
and prosecuted in tho name Of the Board
Of County Commissioners OF storey eopn'
ty. for the use and benefit Qf the inhaoi.
tants Of said town or city, - the case may
be, and shall be entitled accordingly In al
pleadings and proceedings.
2. To regulate the storage of gunpoWder
and other explosive or combustible mate
riAls within said county.
s. To prevent and remove nuisances'
and TO determine what are nuisances.
4. To hx and collect licc nse tax ON and
regulate all theater and theatrical per.
formances, circusses. shows, billiard
tables, bowling alleys. and all exhibitions
and amusements; to az and collect
license tax ON and regulate all taverns,
hotels and restaurants, saloons, bar.rooms.
bankers, brokers, gold.dust buyers. manu-
fsctursrs, livery stables and stable keep.
ers, express companies and persons engaged
In the business OF transmitting letters or
packages, and stage companies or owners
whose place Of business Is In said county,
or who shall have an agency therein; 70 fix
and collect q license tax ON aud regulate,
prohibit and suppress all tippling. houses,
dram. shops, raffies, hawkers, peddlers and
navnbrokers, refreshment or coffee stands,
bootba and sheds; to fix and collect .
license tar on and regulate all gaming.
games Of chance. banking games and
Gambling houses; also, TO hx and collect .
license tax upon all professions, trades or
business not heretofore specified, having
regard TO the amount Of business done
nv each person or firm thus licensed; to
prohibit, suppress or reguiA.e oisolueiIy
houses and houses Of Ill fame anu 70 con,
fine the same within certain prescrioea
limits. The Tax Collector shall demand
from each person and hrm, and from Tue
President. Secretary, Cashisr' Tressuic,,
Superintendent or Managing Agent oi escn
corporation. association or company naois
to procure license under this subdivision
during the first ten days Of the last month
OF each quarter thereafter, sworn state-
ment in writing Of the amount oil business
done during the prior two months; anu.
for the purpose Of ascertaining the rate OF
license. the monthly average for the prior
two months. aud thereafter for the prece-
ding frat two months Of each quarter
shali constitute the monthly average for
the whole quarter. II any person or hrm'
or the President, Secretary, Cashier, Treas.
urer, Superintendent or Managing, ,Agen'
of any corporation. association or company
within the limits Of tho county ei storey
shall neglect or refuse, on demand OF Tue
Tax Collector, 70 give under oath or amr'
nation the statement required by this sec
ton. within fve days after such demand,
or shall give false name, or shall reiuse
t6 give his or her name, or shall refuse TO
verify such statement. he or she shall %
| guilty Of . misdemeanor, and shall be ar.
rested upon the complaint Of the Tax Col
lector, and upon conviction thereof. he or
she shall be punished BY hne 10 any sum
not lees than $50 nor more than $500, OF
by imprisonment in the county Jail for z
term not exceeding $50 days, or by both
such fins and imprisonment, at the discre'
ton Of the Court. :.
IS. To establish . Board Of Health tc
prevent the introduction and spread o.
disease.
a. To make or adopt bylaws and ordi
nances not repugnsnt to the Constitution
and laws Of the United States or Of thu
State Of Nevada. AL ordinances shall b
published In one or more newspapers pub
lished In said county. within one weel
After their passage, for the period of tei
days.
I. To az and prescribe the punishmen
for the violation Of any ordinance, but n
ane shall be imposed for one onense II
any sum greater than $500. and no tern
Of imprisonment shall bs prescribed 10
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