Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-18
PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF

THIS ORDINANCE AND MATTERS
PROPERLY CONNECTED THERE
WITH.
The Board Of County Commission
ers of the County Of Elko. State of
Nevada acting as a Town Board in
and for the Town Of Elko. County of
Elko, State of Nevada, do ordain as
follows:
Section 1. From and after the pass
age of this act, it shall be unlaw-
full for any person, either as owner,
agent, servant, contractor or employee,
to construct any sidewalk within the
Town Of Elko, County of Elko, State
of Nevada, unless such sidewalk be
constructed to lines and grades as CIV
en- and established by the Board of
County Commissioners, acting as a
Town Board for the Town of Elko.
Section 2. The County Surveyor is
hereby constituted Ex-officio Town
Surveyor for the purpose of establish
ing street lines and street grades, and
said County Surveyor shall keep a
record of all street lines and street
grades established by him, which
record shall be open to the inspection
of the public at any and all reason
able times.
Section 8. When property owners
construct permanent sidewalks at
their own expense in compliance with
tho nrnUiafnnc nf fhie nrl,,,onao .Io
cost of indicating grades and lines for
such sidewalks shall be paid by the
Town of Elko.
Section 4. The curb of the streets
of the Town of Elko shall be located
fifteen feet from the property line of
each and every block within said
Town, and whenever the Board deems
il necessary in order that a gutter may
be constructed, said Board shall mott
f. the property owner or owners to
construct a curb or curbs within the
Town of Elko, and If said property
owner or owners shall fail or refuse
for the period of ten days after such
notification to construct said curb or
curbs the Board shall have the right
to construct the same and charge the
expense of such construction to the
property owner or owners and collect
such charge by a suit in any court of
competent jurisdiction. Said notice,
as Above mentioned, shall be given in
writing and signed by at least one
member of said Board.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm, association or cor
%poration to maintain or construct up
on any of the sidewalks or streets
within the Town Of Elko anything
which shall obstruct such sidewalk
or street, or any part thereof, or the
free use and enjoyment thereof, or
the free passage over and upon the
same or any part thereof, without the
permission of the Board.
Section 6.-Any person, firm. asso-
citation or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof in a court
Of competent jurisdiction shall be
fined in any sum not less than Twen-
ty-fve dollars nor more than Five
Hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the
county jail for a period of not less
than twelve days nor more than six
months, or shall be punished by both
such fine and Imprisonment.
Section Z. All ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall be in effect af-
ter publication thereof for the period
of n full week in the Elko indie.
pendent, a newspaper published in the
Town of Elko, County of Elko, State
of Nevada.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners, acting as a Town
Board in and for the Town of Elko,
County of Elko, State of Nevada.
ROBERT B. HUNTER,
Clerk of said Board.
First publication May IL, 1915.