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Statutes of the State of Nevada - Fifteenth Session, 1891

CONTENTS

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No.

Title

Page

1

An Act to create a Legislative Fund.

13

2

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the safe keeping of the securities of the State School Fund,” approved February 21, 1871.

14

3

An Act granting leave of absence to Henry W. Turner, Recorder of the county of Lincoln.

14

4

An Act granting leave of absence to Herman E. Frudenthal, Assessor of the county of Lincoln.

15

5

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act relating to marriage and divorce,” approved November 28, 1861, as amended March 5, 1867.

15

6

An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Eureka county to levy a tax for the benefit of the Eureka Road District.

16

7

An Act granting leave of absence to J. W. Guthrie, Assessor of the county of Humboldt.

16

8

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a State Printing Office and to create the office of Superintendent of State Printing,” approved March 11, 1879, as amended March 4, 1881.

16

9

An Act to pay the deficiencies in the appropriations for the years 1889 and 1890.

17

10

An Act to authorize the Senate and Assembly Joint Committee on Constitutional Amendments to appoint a Clerk.

18

11

An Act limiting the duration of sessions of the Legislature of the State of Nevada:

18

12

An Act to authorize the payment of salary to ex-Governor Frank Bell while acting as Governor of the State of Nevada.

18

13

An Act for the relief of L. H. Bell.

19

14

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act fixing the time for the opening and closing of saloons and gaming houses,” approved March 6, 1889.

19

15

An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act fixing the salaries of the county officers of Lincoln county and providing for the compensation of a Deputy Sheriff therein,” approved February 17, 1887; approved January 30, 1889.

19

16

An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled “an Act to amend an Act concerning the Courts of Justice of this State and judicial officers,” approved January 26, 1865; approved January 31, 1866; approved March 1, 1883.

20

17

An Act to fix the number of officers and attaches of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, and to define their duties and specify their pay.

21

18

An Act for the reapportionment of Senators and Assemblymen in the several counties of this State.

23

19

An Act to transfer certain moneys collected as interest on public land contracts prior to January 5, 1881, and wrongly apportioned to the State School Fund.

24

20

An Act to provide for the copying the Journal of the Assembly for the Fifteenth Session.

24

21

An Act requiring the Board of Examiners to annul certain contracts between the State of Nevada and John Mullen.

25

22

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act relating to the transportation of indigent insane persons and convicts,” approved February 15, 1875-63.

25

23

An Act to repeal Section 47 of an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies, and the management of the affairs thereof, and other matters relating thereto,” approved March 22, 1865.

26

24

An Act to consolidate certain county offices, in and for the county of Ormsby, State of Nevada, fix their compensation and the compensation of other officers of said County.

26

25

An Act to prevent unnecessary delay in rendering judicial decisions by the Courts of this State.

28

26

An Act to authorize the Board of Trustees of Carson City, Nevada, to issue bonds for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a system of sewerage within the corporate limits of Carson City, Nevada.

29

27

An Act to abolish the compensation of County Auditors for extending the taxes on the assessment roll.

30

28

An Act fixing the salaries and compensation of the officers of Humboldt county and consolidating certain offices in said county, and to repeal all Acts in relation thereto.

30

29

An Act to consolidate certain State offices in the State of Nevada.

32

30

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act requiring insurance companies to make annual statements to the State Controller,” approved February 23, 1889.

32

31

An Act fixing the salaries and compensation of the officers of Elko county and consolidating certain offices in said county, and to repeal all Acts in relation thereto.

33

32

An Act to prohibit the bringing of diseased animals within this State, and to prevent the selling of diseased animals, poultry, fish, game and other articles, by butchers, merchants and others, to the general public.

34

33

An Act fixing the salary of Justice of the Peace in and for Eureka Township, Eureka county, State of Nevada, and other matters relating thereto.

35

34

An Act to grant leave of absence to J. M. Gooding, District Attorney and Superintendent of Public Schools of Nye county.

35

35

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act fixing the salaries and defining the duties of certain county officers in Eureka county, and other matters relating thereto,” approved March 7, 1889.

36

36

An Act requiring the shutting and fastening of gates opened for the purpose of passing through or into inclosed fields, or partly inclosed lands, and regulating penalties for violating the provisions of this Act.

36

37

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act for the protection of mines and mining claims,” approved December 17, 1862.

37

38

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to regulate fees and compensation for official and other services in the State of Nevada, and to repeal all other Acts in relation thereto,” approved February 27, 1883.

38

39

An Act to provide for the destruction of certain noxious animals.

39

40

An Act relating to elections and to more fully secure the secrecy of the ballot.

40

41

An Act to encourage the development of mineral resources of the State of Nevada.

47

42

An Act requiring payment of licenses for compensated services of stallions.

48

43

An Act consolidating certain county offices in White Pine county and regulating compensation of the county officers in said county, and other matters relating thereto.

49

44

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the maintenance and supervision of public schools,” approved March 20, 1865; as amended by Acts approved March 6, 1869, February 28, 1881, and March 2 and March 12, 1885.

51

45

An Act to provide for the punishment of persons for altering the marks and brands upon live stock.

51

46

An Act fixing and regulating the salaries of the officers of Washoe county.

52

47

An Act consolidating certain county offices in Lyon county and regulating the compensation of the county officers in said county.

52

48

An Act to provide for the copying of the Senate Journal of the Fifteenth Session of the Legislature of the State of Nevada.

54

49

An Act to pay the deficiencies in the appropriation for the years 1889-1890.

54

50

An Act to authorize the issuance of certain bonds of Ormsby county and to provide for the payment of the same.

55

51

An Act supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act to provide revenue for the support of the government of the State of Nevada,” approved March 9, 1865, and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.

56

52

An Act to prohibit the sale or removal of mortgaged personal property.

63

53

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act fixing the salaries of the Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada,” approved February 19, 1881.

64

54

An Act to create judicial districts in the State of Nevada, provide for the election of District Judges therein and fix their salaries.

64

55

An Act relative to the proving of Indian War Claims.

66

56

An Act making appropriations for the support of the civil government of the State of Nevada for the fiscal years 1891 and 1892.

68

57

An Act to provide for compiling and revising the revenue laws of the State.

71

58

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the formation of corporations for certain purposes,” approved March 10, 1865.

71

59

An Act in relation to the agricultural, mining and mechanical college of this State.

72

60

An Act regulating the compensation of certain county officers in White Pine county.

73

61

An Act to encourage the construction of a railroad in the State of Nevada, from the eastern bounday of said State to the western boundary thereof.

73

62

An Act to repeal an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the storage of water, to encourage milling, mining and internal improvements and to reclaim the arable desert lands and develop the agricultural resources of the State of Nevada, and to provide funds for the payment of the same,” approved March 9, 1889.

76

63

An Act relative to military affairs in this State.

76

64

An Act fixing the compensation of Sheriff and Assessor in the county of Douglas, State of Nevada.

77

65

An Act to increase the number of Regents of the State University.

77

66

An Act relating to official bonds.

77

67

An Act to prevent the wilfull injury to, or interference with railroad property, and to provide for the punishment thereof.

78

68

An Act to amend Section four of an Act entitled “An Act fixing the salaries and defining the duties of certain county officers in Eureka county, and other matters relating thereto,” approved March 7, 1889.

78

69

An Act to grant aid to the several District Agricultural Associations of the State and to the State Agricultural Society of the State of Nevada.

79

70

An Act to encourage the construction of a railroad in the county of Elko, State of Nevada.

80

71

An Act to pay the deficiencies in the appropriation for the support of the State University for the years 1889-90.

83

72

An Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the preservation of fish in the waters of this State,” approved March 5, 1877, and to repeal Section 9 of said Act.

83

73

An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Washoe county to issue bonds for public parks in the town of Reno.

86

74

An Act to pay the claim of Wm. T. Hanford, for notarial work performed for the State of Nevada, in complying with the instructions of the Hon. Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office, dated Washington, D. C., August 25, 1886.

87

75

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act relating to elections, and to more fully secure the secrecy of the ballot,” approved March 13, 1891.

88

76

An Act to grant the right of way and to provide street railroads within the town of Reno, Washoe county, State of Nevada.

88

77

An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Washoe county to issue bonds to pay for the construction of sewers in the town of Reno, and to provide for the payment of such bonds.

90

78

An Act authorizing the Board of State Capitol Commissioners to lay, or cause to be laid, a walk or way around the grounds of the State Capitol.

91

79

An Act to provide for the purchase and erection of a monument to the memory of deceased soldiers and sailors of the late war buried in the cemetery near Carson City, Nevada.

91

80

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act relating to the State University and matters properly connected therewith,” approved February 7, 1887.

92

81

An Act to provide for the election of School Trustees and matters properly connected therewith.

93

82

An Act to provide for procuring a portrait of the late Governor C. C. Stevenson.

95

83

An Act for the relief of Company “B,” Nevada National Guard.

96

84

An Act for the relief of T. H. Wells.

96

85

An Act to consolidate certain county offices in Esmeralda county, State of Nevada, to fix their compensation, and the compensation of other officers in said county.

96

86

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act regulating the compensations of county officers in the several counties of this State, and other matters relating thereto,” approved March 11, 1885.

98

87

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the maintenance and supervision of the public schools,” approved March 20, 1865.

99

88

An Act to amend sections three, five and thirteen of an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the selection and sale of lands that have been or may hereafter be granted by the United States to the State of Nevada,” approved March 12, 1885; as amended March 5, 1887, and further amended March 11, 1889.

100

89

An Act to provide for determining the rights of applicants who simultaneously apply to purchase the same lands from the State of Nevada.

103

90

An Act reducing and regulating the salaries of certain State officers of the State of Nevada.

104

91

An Act to amend an Act to regulate the settlement of the estates of deceased persons, approved November 29, 1861.

104

92

An Act to provide for the organization and government of irrigation and water storage districts, and to provide for the acquisition of water and other property, and for the distribution of water thereby for irrigation purposes.

106

93

An Act to reimburse certain counties of this State for moneys expended by them on account of [the] special election of February 11, 1889.

125

94

An Act authorizing the Board of County Commissioners of counties having a certain number of voters at the general election of 1890 to apportion county revenues.

126

95

An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to preserve wild game, and to repeal all other Acts in relation thereto,” approved February 23, 1877; approved March 6, 1879; approved March 3, 1881.

126

96

An Act to regulate the fees and compensation of Justices of the Peace and Constables in townships having a certain number of voters at the general election in eighteen hundred and ninety.

127

97

An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act consolidating certain county and township officers [offices] in the State of Nevada, and fixing the salaries thereof, and other matters relating thereto,” approved March 12, 1885; approved March 9, 1889.

129

98

An Act relating to life, health, accident and annuity or endowment insurance on the assessment plan, and the conduct of the business of such insurance.

130

99

An Act to provide revenue for the support of the government of the State of Nevada, and to repeal certain Acts relating thereto.

135

100

An Act in relation to levying and assessing taxes for State and county purposes.

189