Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-16
therein should have th,i licenses re.

therein should have their licenses re.
voked.
Attention has also beeu called to the
collection OF Licenses by the sheriff and
his deputy. Our laws provide that
every ono doing certain kinds OK bus-
ness IL required to pay Ii rnSo to the
sheriff, and tho statute. Guotrd below
say when aud IN wnRl 'u:D .c: Ibis shall
be done. lu the ease ~ ordinary H..
ceases binnks signed anal !illed out by
the auditor may be I.:t by the sheriff.
IN the cas-" II gan ~ licenses the
application there for is required to be
mnie to the sheriff, and description OF
the rom, III which the game Is to be
carried on, flied with the county clerk.
The audi'ur IL required to fill out the
liccnse,m detail! aid keep stub recit.
ing all OF the facts on the license, and
deliver to the sheriff who must collect
1t.
Sec'.,n l2ll of the Compiled Laws Of
tie State Of Nevada sa!s:
-l'ho county audirOr sha'!, from time
70 time, deliver to the sheriff ns many OF
such licenses as may be required, and
shall sign the same and charge them to
tho sheriff. Provided, that before sign
mg or delivering any such license to the
sheriff, .tnc auditor shall fill out the
license III full, stating therein to whom
said license 10 issued, the kind Of bust.
ness authorized to be carried on under
the license, the room, building md place
where the business If to be carried on,
tie dates WHEN said license begins and
expires. and the amonDl Of money to be
psid the or, and shall, at the same
time, MAKE entries upon the stubs in tho
license book. Whenever any Iicen So is
returned by the sheriff unsold, the audi
tor shall cancel and ti!e the license. and
note the fact and date Of such return
aud cancellation on the stub thereof.
No Board oi County Commissioners
shall audit or allow niIy claim III favor
Of the sheriff until there shaiI be filed
with said Board the certified statement
~ the auditor that all set,lement0 re-
quirrd 10y Section l29 of this act have
beru made by the sheriff. Tho amount
oi MI licenses issued to the sheriff end
not accounted for shall be dedu cted be &.
toic any claim shall he allowed to the
sheriff.
Parties ASKING for lice nses must com.
ply with the law us follows:
| Section 1853, Compiled Law, Gays:
"Each and every person who shall deal,
play, cnrry on, or cadse to be opened, or
who shall cHnduot either as owner or
employer, whether for hire or not, ex-
| cppt under - license. ns hereinafter pro.
| vided, any game of faro, monte, rou
| leile, ian -qu net, rouge. ct noir, rondo,
keno, fauiHm, vensy-nnc, red white and
blue, rcd'nnh-b!ack or diana. percent
age or stud.horsn poker, or any banking
or percentage game, played with cards,
dice, or any other device, whether the
same he played for mouey, checks,
credit. ar amy other valuable thing or
representative Of value, shall he guilty
OF misdemeanor, aud on conviction
thereof ehnll 10 pInished by fine OF
not less than one thousand nor more tn IN
three thous nd dollars, or by inprison.
ment in the county Jail not less than
three months nor moro than one year, or
by both such fine and imprisonment"
Section lG6 saya: "rho amount TO be
paid to the sheTiT shall be one hundred
dollars FOR tho iirst month, and seventy.
five dollars Tor ench successive month
so long as the licenseo shall deal OF
carry on, or cause to he dealt or carried
on, said game or games in the eame
ROOM
Section 1868 says: "Evory person who
shall knowingly permit apy OF tho
games mentioned in the tirst section oI
this Act 10 be played, conducted, denli
or carried on il any house owned l.,
him or her in whole or iu part, excepI
10y pcrson who hns received liccusc
as herein provided, or his employee, aut
In tho rooms lo9cribei heroin, aball bo
guilty Of mislcmcanor, RDd on con
vicIion thereof, shall bc punished n,
provided IN section ono oi this act
Dissection 1869 says: "t'ho license,
, shall not carry rn his game IN any iron
room on the first or ground floor OF nn!
, building. aud IL any person carrying or
!, any Of said games shall knowingly per
nit to enter or remain 10 any licensed
room any person under the age o
, twenty ono ynars, hc shall bc deemed
. guilty Of misdemoanor, and shall b,
T punished by the came penalties, for vio
, lation Of its provisions va proacibci IL
section one OF this aci.'
; County Commissioners are required
y TO withhold all bills OF tho sheriff unit
! lis license ncconnt in collected. sectiol
4 1900 already quoted.
, Wo have examined ma many Of on
/, citizens as our timc would permit an