The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-15
ORDINANCE NO. 217.

AN ORDINANCE MAKING PRoVIS-
IoN FOR THE PURCHASE. SALE
AND RECEIPT or UNCoINED
GOLD. GOLD DUST. PRECIOUS
AND VALUABLE MINERALS: FOR
KEEPING RECORD THEREOF
AND PROVIDING PUNISHMENT
FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
he it ordained and Enacted by TN.
common Council Of the Town of
Nome.
soc. THAT every person within
the Town of Nome. shall. upon mr.
CHASING or receiving any uncoinod gold
S"id aust. or other precious or valuable
mineral enter upon a book L. ba ken,
i"f That purpose, brief ,lescripti,, Of
the same. the amount thereof Tho ,,ica
''a'' therefor. the name and residence
u tho person selling or delivering tho
same the nam" and location Of tho
MN" where the same was obtained &c
stated by the person selling or doIiv-
erlhs the same: and if the person SELL
ing or delivering such valuable min
eiaI shall allegc that he received II
from another person. then tho n.,oo
ana residence of such other person
shall also be given and entered in said
book
Sc. THAT it shall be the du,,. =,
every person purchasing or receiving
such nncoined gold. gold dust or otbar
r'cIous or valuable mineral To mako
cut certificate in duplicate as bero-
matter provided each of which certifi-
Gates shall be signed by the person who
purchases or received such valuable
mineral and the person who sells or
delivers the same: one of said certifi-
Gates shall be kept by the person who
receives such gold. or gold dust. and
the other one shall be given 10 tho
person delivering the same.
Sec. 3.-That said record books and
certificates herein provided for shall
at all reasonable hours he omen tn tho
inspection Of such police officer or other
officer of tho Town of Nome az may no
designated by the Common Council for
that purpose
Sec. 4.-That the certificate herein
before mentioned shall be substantially
in the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE. OR
RECEIPT. OF GOLD.
Name and residence Of person deliv-
ering the gold Observation-Disclosures.
'''''' ''''' .'.... Observation-Disclosures.
Amount received: ............... ozs.
'.............. pvt ........ 80. grs
Kind G'ndorscored) bullion Amalgam
Coarse Fine Price mid.
IS..,..........-.. per oz.
Name AMI Location Of Mine. ........
..... 49,. ..- -. -..................
other designation Of source Of the gold
'''- ..t...-. $500. .-.- ............ -.
! 800 '''..... ..t. .... ............. -.
Signature Of person receiving the gold:
.... ........ 800. 80. ............ q.
Signature Of person delivering the
gold: ........ ......
Dated. Nome Alaska ..............
1871.
In duplicate
/ Sec. THAT any person within the
Town or Nome who shall purchase or
receive any uncoined gold. gold dust
o" other precious or valuable mineral.
"nd shall omit. refuse or neglect to
| keep a true and correct record Of all
such purchases or receipts. ms in this
ordinance provided. or who shall fail.
neglect or refuse Ia permit said entries
in such books and certificates to be
Inspected by such person or persons
as may be authorized thereto by the
Common Council. shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor. and upon convict IN
thereof shall be punished by fine not
exceeding $4,000. or imprisoned in the
city Jail not exeeediaS so days. or b.
beth such fine and imprisonment in the
discretion Of the court
| sec u ne Prov !ions - t.is ofui-
l nance shall app to persons firms.
partnerships. trtL ortation companies
and other companies and 10 corpora :
tions.
Passed by the Common Council the
18th day Of November. 1910.
O. d. COCHRAN.
| president NJ tho Common CounciI and
ex-offieio Mayor Of Nome. Alaska