Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-24

AN ORDINANCE FIXING LICENS-
Els UPON PLACES OF BUSINESS
AND PLACES OF AMUSEMENT
WITHIN THE TOWN OF ELKO,
STATE OF NEVADA, PROVIDING
FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF.
REPEATING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH AND FIX
ING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLA
TON THEREOF, AND OTHER MAT
TIERS PROPERLY CONNECTED
THEREWITH.
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 /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person. firm, partnership. corpo-
ration or association to engage in or
carry on any business, trade, profes-
sion or calling. for the transaction
or carrying on Of which a license is
required under the provisions Of this
ordinance, within the Town of Elko,
County of Elko, State of Nevada, with
out taking out or procuring the lie.
ense required for such bushes, trade,
profession or calling.
Sec. 2. A license shall not be is
sued to any person, except the amount
required for said license shall have
been first paid as required by the pro.
visions of this ordinance. The Sheriff
Of the County of Elko, State of Ne.
vada, is hereby made Ex-officio Col.
lector Of licenses and shall have the
pow er to issue all licenses herein pro,
vlded for, and collect all revenue re,
Quired to be paid under the provis
Ions Of this ordinance, and shall be
allowed two per cent of the amount
cole cted for licenses, in addition t.
the six per cent provided for in Sec.
ton 80 Of Chapter 178 of thu Laws OF
the State OF Nevada OF An act proYid
ing for the revenue of the Government
of the State Of Nevada, and to repeal
all acts and parts of acts in conflict
herewith, and shall pay into the
town treasury each month the amount
collected as licenses, less the above
mentioned commissions.
Sec. 8. The County Treasurer OF
the County Of Elko, State Of Nevada
is hereby made the Ex-officio Receiver
OF license moneys under the provis
ions of this ordinance, and shall turn
the same into the town fund to BE-
used for town purposes within tn,
Town of Elko in said County and
State.
Sec. 4. The Board of County Com
m~issioners, acting as a Town Board
shall cause to be printed a sufficient
number of blank licenses in duplicate
for the purposes herein mentioned and
shall deliver to the said treasurer Q
sufficient number of said blank licens
es for the use Of said Town, which
shall be charged to the Sheriff on the
minutes Of the Town government
record. The Treasurer shall counter
sign said blank licenses and deliver
them to the sheriff; whenever the
sheriff shall pay into the treasury the
moneys collected for licenses as here
inaboVe provided, he shall at the same
time account to the Board of County
Commissioners for licenses not ISSUED
CT disposed Of by him and shall re
turn to said Board all duplicates o
the licenses issued, and the Boart
shall credit him with the amount &C
counted for, also for the duplicat,
licenses, which said duplicates shall
be filed with the Board of Count!
Commissioners. And 1t Is hereb!
made the duty of the sheriff to dc
mand that all persons required to pre-
cure licenses in accordance with thi
ordinance take out and pay for thu
same, and he shall be held responsible
oil his official bond for all moneys du
for such licenses remaining uncollet
ted by reason of his negligence.
Sec. S. Every license issued shall
specify by name the person to whom
1t Is issued and shall designate tn
business which is to be carried on III
der said license and the place wher
the same shall be carried on. No lie
nse granted or issued under the Pre-
visions Of this ordinance shall be !.
any way ~assignable or transferable. O
authorize any person other than /
therein mentioned or named to d,
business or authorize any other busi
ness than IL therein mentioned o
named to be done or transacted.
Sec. 6. Every person who has a Fl,
cd place OF business, who may deal T.
goods, wares or merchandise, wines o
distilled liquors, except the wines an
distilled liquors produced or manufa,
tured from the agricultural product
OF this State, when sold by the pro
ducer or manufacturer thereof, and e.
cept such as are sold by auctloneer
under license according to law, shat
pay quarterly an amount OF money 70
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