Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-26
AN ORDINANCE FIXING LICENs.

AN ORDINANCE FIXING LICENS-
ES 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 r to issue all licenses herein pro
Vlded for, and collect all revenue re,
gu ed to be paid under the provis
IONS Of this ordinance, and shall b,
allowed two per cent of the amour;
collected for licenses, In addition t.
the six per cent provided jor in Sec
ton go of Chapter 178 Of thu Laws o;
the State Of Nevada OF AN act provid
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 o!
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 turr
the same into the town fund to bt
used for town purposes within tn,
Town Of Elko in said County ant
State.
Sec. 4. The Board of County Com
mssioners, acting as a Town Board
shall cause to be printed a sufficient
number Of blank licenses in duplicate
fol the purposes herein mentioned ant
shall deliver to the said treasurer o
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 thu
sherin 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 Count.
Commissioners for licenses not ISSUED
or disposed of by him and shall re
turn to said Board all duplicates o
the licenses issued, and the BoarC
shall credit him with the amount &C
counted for, also for the duplicat,
licenses, which said duplicates shall
be nled with the Board Of Count.
Commissioners. And 1t is hereb.
made the duty of the sheriff to de
mand that all persons required 10 pre-
cure licenses in accordance with thi
ordinance take out and pay for tn
same, and he shall be held responsible
OH 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
It 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
ense granted or issued under the pre-
visions OF this ordinance shall be ~
any way a~ssignable or transferable, o
authorize any person other than /.
therein mentioned or named to d.
business or authorize any other bust
ness than IN therein mentioned o,
named to be done or transacted.
Sec. 6. Every person who has a A.
I'D place OF business, who may deal IL
goods, wares or merchandise, wines o
Distilled liquors, except the wines ar
distilled liquors produced or maDufac
tured from the agricultural product
OF this state, when sold by the pre-
Queer or manufacturer thereof, and ex
cept such rs are sold by auctioneer,
under license according to law, sha'
pay quarterly an amount OF money &c