Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-09-14

hereafter required to be paid by ordinance o
! INC Sity OF lerngton and now, or hereafte
| remaining unpaid by the person, firm or cor
| I,cration liable to pay the same shall b,
deemed a debt due the City OF Yerington, ano
I me Mayor is hereby authorized and empower
e. ,, 10 dlrec, action to be brought by the City
Ntorney, or its other officer so directed ant
! upon sich direction, or request, said officer i.
hereby authorized and required to bring ac
ton IN the name OF the City Of Yerington in
the Police Court of the City OF Yerington or
any court OF competent jurisdiction for tn.
recovery OF said amount against said person
rm or corporation liable to pay the same.
Section T. The Mayor. City Attorney OF
any other officer of the City OF Yerineton on
Ithalf OF the said city may make the necessary
aihdavit Tor and a writ of attachment may
issue without any undertaking. or bond given
on behalf Of the plaintiff; and in case OF re.
ccvefy. by the plaintiff, Twenty five ($25.00)
Dollars damages must be added to the judp-
ment as costs to be collected from the defends
ant or defendants.
Section 5. Nothing herein contained shall
bar or prevent a criminal prosecution for each
ana every violation of any Ordinance, not
any judgment IN a civil action of the pavment
ci the same or the payment of a license bar
or prevent such criminal prosecution
Section O. All persons, firms corporations
must pay the license, license tax. fee OF money
to the proper officers and take out the license
without any tender Of such license or deinan,,
for the same.
Section Z No free, or gratuitous license
Shall issue 10 any person or persons unless IL
be fully demonstrated to the City Council that
the party applying for said license is impov-
crushed or a widow dependent upon following
the sad calling Tor her own support, or that
the same should issue for charitable or eleemu.
synary purposes.
Sec. 3. II shall be unlawful for any per.
son to engage IN or carry any business.
trade, profession or calling for the transa-.
ton or carrying on OF which license is re-
auired without first taking out or procuring
the license required for such business, trade.
profession or calling.
Section 9. No license granted or issued nm.
der any OF the provisions of any Ordinance
shall be IN any manner assignable or transfer
able or authorize any person other than a.
therein mentioned named to do business or
authorize any other business than is therein
mentioned or named to be done or transacted
at any place other than is therein named or
mentioned without permission of the City
Council therefor
Section 10. In any action brought under
arisIng out OF any provisions OF any Ordinance
imposing license tax the fact that the party
thereto represented himself, or herself, as en-
gagged IN any business calling for the trans
ton OF which license is required. or that such
party exhibited sign indicating such busine $
OF calling, shall be conclusive evidence of the
Liability OF such party TO pay for a license.
Section II. Every person having a NUM-
cipal license shall post and exhibit the same
at all times. while in force in some conspicu-
Gus part OF the place OF the business for which
II Is ISSUED. On demand during the usual
hours OF business said license must be shown
"a the officer whose duty it is to collect such
license. or the Mayor. any OF the Council
men, or any peace officer or the officer who
issues the same.
$, ction IL All licenses shall be taken on:
IN advance and payable quarterly to the end
OF the last day Of March. the last day OF june.
the last day of September or the last day of
December OF the quarter IN which it issues
the case may be. In computing licenses no
traction OF month shall be allowed but the
fractional months part of the quarter may be
computed to the end OF the respective quart
ers herein specified and license issued for the
SAID parts OF the quarter.
Section l5. All licenses issued under any
Ordinance shall be printed in appropriate form
and shall be so printed that on issuance the
date. number, amount. class, business, trade.
OF profession licensed and the name names
OF the party to whom the license
IS granted and the time for which
the same IS granted shall appear and ali
licenses shall be issued by the City Clerk. or
his legally appointed deputy, and counter
signed by the Mayor or in his absence. or in
ability to act. by the Mayor pro TEN.
Section ~. The Chief OF Police. City Clerk
ard all peace officers shall make digent in.
curry and examination to all persons in the
city liable to pay licenses and the Chief
Police is empowered and it shall be his duty
to require each person to appear before the
City Clerk and make a statement under oath.
Affirmation, OF the amount OF business
which lac or the firm he is member. for
which he is agent. attorney. the asso-
citation corporation OF which he is President
Secretary Managing, or Resident agent.
have done trasacted during the last pre-
cedng month quarter in order 10 carry out
the provisions Of this Ordinance. whenever the
said Chief OF Police shall deem the same
sary. But any license not graded by the
amount of business done may issue OF course
To the person applying tor the same and des-
ignating himself as following the said business
calling. The City Clerk shall administer
caths to the persons applying for license with.
authorized to administer oaths shall serve
license applicants without charge.
Section IS. 1t shall be the duty of the
Chief OF Police or any other city officer cog,
infant OF the same to report to the City Coun-
Gil all persons who fail to take out licenses
as required by Ordinance as such
party. parties. shall have been delinquent
for five DAYS and thereupon the City Council
,hall instruct the City Attorney TO institute
civil proceeding to recover the amount OF such
delinquency, or the City Council way delegate
erection Of the Mayor. the City Attorney, or
other officer of the city that they may by res
plution empower to do the same.
Section IL. The City Clerk shall keep IN
his office a competent set OF books to he called
the City License Register" in which he shall
erter the business, trade, profession licensed.
the time for which said license holds good.
the date OF the issue and expiration, the
amount required therefor.
Section II. Every person, firm or associa.
ton or corporation engaged IN the business OF
selling at wholesale: or by retail, in the City
II Nerineton. at a fixed place OF business, ex-
cept in the Ordinance otherwise provided. any
groceries provisions. drugs, medicines. oils
paints. chemicals. furniture. drygoods cloth
ing. boots shoes, hats, caps, confectionery,
carpets. ice cream. guns, gun-powder, mer-
chandise. stationery, sewing machines. wares,
farm implements, farm products, hardware,
harness and jewelry. shall pay for and obtain
quarterly n license to carry ON such business
on the basis OF monthly sales made in the fol.
lowing schedule, to wit;
Those whose monthly sales equal or ex-
coed ten tSl0,0o0) dollars and not equal TO
twenty thousand tS20,000) dollars shall pay
for such license eighteen ($lS00) collars per
Quarter.
Those whose monthly sales aie equal TO five
thousand (Ss.000) dollars and not equal to
ten thousand (Si0,000) dollars shall pay for
such license twelve u200) dollars per quarter.
Those whose monthly sales equal or exceed