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Statutes of the State of Nevada - Eighteenth Session, 1897

CONTENTS

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An Act to create a Legislative Fund. Approved January 22, 1897.

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2

An Act to restrict and license glove contests, or exhibitions between man and man, and to repeal all other Acts in conflict therewith. Approved January 29, 1897.

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3

An Act to provide for the copying of the Journal of the Senate for the Eighteenth Session. Approved February 4, 1897.

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4

An Act to provide for the issuance of bonds by the County of Ormsby and to provide for the payment of the same, in order to provide for the payment of eight thousand dollars of the bonds of said county heretofore issued and now outstanding, which were issued in pursuance and by virtue of an Act of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, entitled “An Act to establish and provide for an Indian School,” approved January 25, 1887. Approved February 9, 1897.

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5

An Act to provide for the issuance of bonds by the County of Ormsby and to provide for the payment of the same, in order to provide for the payment of ten thousand dollars of the bonds of said county heretofore issued and now outstanding, which were issued in pursuance and by virtue of an Act of the Legislature of the State of Nevada entitled “An Act to authorize the issuance of certain bonds by Ormsby county and to provide for the payment of the same,” approved March 9, 1889. Approved February 9, 1897.

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6

An Act to require the payment of poll tax by all legal voters under sixty years of age. Approved February 9, 1897.

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7

An Act to authorize the Honorable C. E. Mack, District Judge of the First Judicial District of the State of Nevada, to sign records in the Counties of Storey, Ormsby, Lyon, Douglas and Esmeralda. Approved February 9, 1897.

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8

An Act fixing the fees of the County Clerk of Ormsby county for making out naturalization papers. Approved February 12, 1897.

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9

An Act to repeal an Act entitled “An Act providing for the appointment of a Janitor for the committee rooms of the Legislature,” approved January 25, 1887. Approved February 12, 1897.

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10

An Act to amend an Act to provide for the election of School Trustees and matters properly connected therewith, approved, March 19th, 1891. Approved February 12, 1897.

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11

An Act to amend section three of an Act entitled “An Act for the preservation of wild game, and for the preservation of beaver and otter within the State of Nevada, and to repeal all other Acts in relation thereto,” approved February 27, 1893, as amended and approved March 2, 1895. Approved February 15, 1897.

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12

An Act to provide for copying the Journal of the Assembly for the Eighteenth Session Approved February 15, 1897.

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13

An Act to pay the deficiencies in the appropriations for the years 1895 and 1896. Approved February 16, 1897.

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14

An Act to provide relief for H. C. Cutting. Approved February 18, 1897.

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15

An Act to amend section one hundred and sixty-three of an Act entitled “An Act to regulate proceedings in criminal cases in the courts of justice in the Territory of Nevada,” approved November 26, 1861. Approved February 18, 1897.

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16

An Act to regulate the herding or grazing of sheep within a distance of four miles of the town of Austin, Lander county, Nevada. Approved February 24, 1897.

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17

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to amend section two hundred and forty-five of an Act entitled ‘An Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases, in courts of justice in this State, and to repeal all other Acts in relation thereto,’ approved March 8, 1869,” approved March 16, 1895. Approved February 25, 1897.

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18

An Act to prevent t e adulteration of candy. Approved February 26, 1897.

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19

An Act to amend section four of an Act entitled “An Act defining the duties of State Treasurer,” approved February 2, 1866. Approved February 26, 1897.

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20

An Act to amend section six of an Act entitled “An Act defining the rights of husband and wife,” approved March 10, 1873. Approved February 27, 1897.

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21

An Act to create the office of Road Inspector, to provide for work on public roads and to limit the compensation therefor. Approved February 27, 1897.

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22

An Act to regulate the condemnation of property for public use. Approved February 27, 1897.

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23

An Act to define the rights and responsibilities of owners of telephone lines in the State of Nevada. Approved March 1, 1897.

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24

An Act to empower the State Board of Education to grant life diplomas to residents of Nevada who have taught ten years. Approved March 1, 1897.

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25

An Act licensing the sale of cigarettes and cigarette paper, and other matters relating thereto. Approved March 1, 1897.

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26

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for free public libraries and other matters relating thereto,” approved March 16, 1895. Approved March 1, 1897.

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27

An Act to grant the right of way and to provide electric lights within the town of Austin, Lander county, State of Nevada. Approved March 1, 1897.

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28

An Act granting leave of absence to William Easton, Sheriff and ex officio Assessor of Lander county, State of Nevada. Approved March 1, 1897.

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29

An Act to amend section 123 of an Act entitled “An Act to provide revenue for the support of the Government of the State of Nevada, and to repeal certain Acts relating thereto,” approved March 23, 1891. Approved March 2, 1897.

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30

An Act to provide for the building, completion and equipment of a mechanical building and the completion and equipment of the gymnasium at the Nevada State University at Reno, Nevada. Approved March 3, 1897.

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31

An Act to provide for the deficiencies incurred in the building and furnishing of dormitories, and for the construction of the annex for a mechanical building at the Nevada State University at Reno, Nevada. Approved March 3, 1897.

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32

An Act to fix the State tax levy and to distribute the same to the proper funds. Approved March 5, 1897.

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33

An Act to provide revenue for the support of certain counties in the State of Nevada, and matters pertaining to the apportioning and disbursement thereof. Approved March 5, 1897.

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34

An Act to provide for paying the cost of printing and stationery required in the State Land Office. Approved March 5, 1897.

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35

An Act to amend section two of an Act entitled “An Act to encourage mining,” approved March 3, 1887. Approved March 5, 1897.

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36

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 March 5, 1897.

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37

An Act to provide for the incorporation of mutual fire insurance companies and to define their powers and duties. Approved March 6, 1897.

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38

An Act to amend section 379 of an Act entitled “An Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in the courts of justice of this State and repeal all other Acts in relation thereto,” approved March 8th, 1869, as amended and approved February 20th, 1881. Approved March 6, 1897.

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39

An Act providing for the appointment of Notaries Public, fixing their terms of office and specifying the numbers to be appointed. Approved March 6, 1897.

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40

An Act fixing the salary of the Curator of the State Museum. Approved March 6, 1897.

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41

An Act to create a fund in the State Treasury of the State of Nevada to be known as the Fire Insurance Fund, and other matters pertaining thereto. Approved March 6, 1897.

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42

An Act requiring the County Assessor of Eureka county to pay his own deputy. Approved March 6, 1896.

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43

An Act fixing the salaries of certain county officers in Eureka county, and other matters relating thereto. Approved March 6, 1897.

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44

An Act to provide for repairs to, and purchasing material for the State Printing Office. Approved March 6, 1897.

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45

An Act to make provision for the payment of certain indebtedness now existing or which may hereafter accrue against Lincoln county. Approved March 6, 1897.

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46

An Act ceding the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada over certain lands to be acquired by the United States for the use and benefit of the Indian School, situated in Ormsby county, Nevada. Approved March 6, 1897.

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47

An Act to provide for the purchase of a portrait of ex-Governor John E. Jones, and to appropriate money therefor. Approved March 8, 1897.

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48

An Act to incorporate the town of Reno. Approved March 8, 1897.

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49

An Act to empower the State Board of Education to grant Life Diplomas to residents of the State of Nevada who have received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Approved March 8, 1897.

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50

An Act to authorize the formation of corporations for the purpose of transacting business as sureties on all bonds and undertakings required by law, and to prescribe the powers and duties of such incorporations. Approved March 8, 1897.

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51

An Act relating to the Nevada National Guard. Approved March 8, 1897.

63

52

An Act to provide for the occupancy, improvement, and preferred right to final entry of lands subject to acceptance by the State of Nevada, under the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled “An Act to make appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895; and for other purposes,” approved August 18, 1894, together with all grants of land to the State of Nevada, under the provisions of said Act. Approved March 8, 1897.

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53

An Act to provide for the preservation of fish in the waters of the State of Nevada. Approved March 9, 1897.

67

54

An Act authorizing the destruction of wild, unbranded horses, mares and colts over the age of twelve months, found running at large on Government range lands. Approved March 9, 1897.

68

55

An Act to repeal an Act entitled “An Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of County Commissioners in the several counties of this State, and to define their duties and powers,” approved February 14, 1881. Approved March 9, 1897.

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56

An Act authorizing and directing the Board of County Commissioners of Elko county, State of Nevada, to issue and sell bonds for the purpose of providing means to equip and furnish the County High School in said county, and other matters properly relating thereto. Approved March 9, 1897.

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57

An Act to amend section six of an Act entitled “An Act to amend sections two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, eighteen and twenty-one 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, approved March 11, 1889. Approved March 10, 1897.

71

58

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the appointment of Inspectors of Hides, defining their duties, and mode of compensation,” approved March 3, 1881. Approved March 10, 1897.

72

59

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act consolidating certain county officers in Lyon county, and regulating the compensation of the county officers in said county,” approved March 16, 1891, approved February 18, 1893. Approved March 10, 1897.

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60

An Act to authorize the Board of County Commissioners of Lyon county to issue bonds for the purpose of providing a fund to pay the bonded indebtedness of said county. Approved March 10, 1897.

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61

An Act to fix the compensation to be paid the Sheriff of Storey county, for the services of a Jailer to be appointed by him. Approved March 10, 1897.

76

62

An Act to amend sections four and five of an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the better preservation of the mining records of this State, and to repeal all other Acts in conflict with this Act,” approved February 14, 1885. Approved March 10, 1897.

77

63

An Act regulating the compensation of county officers in Churchill county and other matters relating thereto. Approved March 10, 1897.

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64

An Act for the relief of the Nevada National Guard. Approved March 12, 1896.

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65

An Act to restrict the creation of deficiencies in funds or appropriations set apart or made by the Legislature of the State of Nevada. Approved March 12, 1897.

80

66

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to create Judicial Districts in the State of Nevada, provide for the election of District Judges therein and fix their salaries,” approved March 18, 1891. Approved March 13, 1897.

80

67

An Act making appropriation for the support of the civil government of the State of Nevada for the fiscal years 1897 and 1898. Approved March 13, 1897.

82

68

An Act relating to the duties, salaries and compensation of county and township officers in Storey county, Nevada. Approved March 15, 1897.

85

69

An Act to amend an Act, entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act authorizing a State loan,” approved March 6, 1893, approved March 16, 1895. Approved March 15, 1897.

86

70

An Act fixing the salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Approved March 15, 1897.

86

71

An Act for the relief of A. T. Kramer. Approved March 15, 1897.

87

72

An Act to provide for lighting the State Capitol Building and Grounds and other State property. Approved March 16, 1897.

87

73

An Act to amend section one of an Act entitled “An Act to amend section twenty-one of an Act entitled ‘An Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in the Courts of Justice of this State, and to repeal all other Acts in relation thereto,’ approved March 8, 1869;” approved March 13, 1895. Approved March 16, 1897.

87

74

An Act to authorize the exchange of new court house bonds for the bonds now outstanding and unpaid by Nye county and to provide for the payment of the same. Approved March 16, 1897.

88

75

An Act to amend section three of an Act entitled “An Act to create a Board of County Commissioners in the several counties of this State and to define their duties and powers,” approved March 8, 1865. Approved March 16, 1897.

90

76

An Act supplemental to an Act entitled “An Act relating to the State University and matters properly connected therewith,” approved February 7, 1887, approved March 16, 1895. Approved March 16, 1897.

91

77

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to restore lost records,” approved February 16, 1881. Approved March 16, 1897.

91

78

An Act to reimburse the State Agricultural Society for loss sustained by fire. Approved March 16, 1897.

92

79

An Act fixing the rates for official advertising by the State of Nevada and the several counties of the State. Approved March 16, 1897.

92

80

An Act to authorize the Trustees of School District No. 9 in the town of Yerington, Lyon county, Nevada, to issue bonds for school purposes. Approved March 16, 1897.

93

81

An Act allowing the payment of taxes in equal semi-annual installments and regulating the collection of taxes on personal property. Approved March 16, 1897.

95

82

An Act relating to the salary of the District Judge of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Nevada. Approved March 9, 1897.

96

83

An Act for the relief of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Company. Approved March 10, 1897.

96

84

An Act to refund certain erroneous interest payments made on contracts for land in the State Land Office. Approved March 16, 1897.

97

85

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to promote the purity of elections by regulating the conduct thereof, and to support the privilege of free suffrage by prohibiting certain acts and practices in relation thereto, and providing for the punishment thereof,” approved March 16, 1895. Approved March 16, 1897.

97

86

An Act to provide for the payment of certain claims against the State of Nevada for advertising State selections, within six miles of a mineral claim. Approved March 16, 1897.

99

87

An Act fixing the salaries and compensations and defining the duties of certain county officers in Washoe county, and other matters relating thereto. Approved March 16, 1897.

99

88

An Act to provide for the election of School Trustees and matters properly connected therewith. Approved March 16, 1897.

100

89

An Act relating to the location, relocation, manner of recording lode and placer claims, mill sites, tunnel rights, amount of work necessary to hold possession of mining claims and the rights of co-owners therein. Approved March 16, 1897.

103

90

An Act for the relief of R. Foote. Approved March 19, 1897.

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91

An Act for the relief of J. D. Ernst. Approved March 19, 1897.

109

92

An Act for the relief of Mahoney Brothers. Approved March 19, 1897.

109

93

An Act for the relief of Douglas county. Approved March 19, 1897.

110

94

An Act to submit the question, Shall Storey, Ormsby Lyon and Douglass counties be consolidated? to the electors of Storey, Ormsby, Lyon and Douglass, at the general election of 1898 and to provide for the canvass and the certification of the vote therein. Approved March 19, 1897.

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95

An Act concerning the liabilities of proprietors and keepers of saloons and gambling houses. Approved March 19, 1897.

111

96

An Act to amend section four hundred and ninety-six of an Act entitled “An Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in the Courts of Justice of this State, and to repeal all other Acts in relation thereto,” approved March 8, 1869. Approved March 19, 1897.

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97

An Act to submit the question “Shall the County of Lincoln be divided?” to the electors of Lincoln county at the general election of 1898 and to provide for the canvass and certification of the vote thereon. Approved March 19, 1897.

112

98

An Act for the relief of Battery “A” Band. Approved March 20, 1897.

112

99

An Act concerning the election of town and city officers in this State and matters properly connected therewith. Approved March 22, 1897.

113

100

An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act supplemental to an Act entitled ‘An Act to provide revenue for the support of the government of the State of Nevada, and to repeal certain Acts relating thereto,’ approved March 23, 1891, and to all Acts amendatory thereof, and to provide for a license upon the business of owning, raising, grazing, herding or pasturing sheep in the several counties of the State of Nevada, and to declare a violation thereof a misdemeanor and to provide a punishment therefor,” approved March 12, 1895. Approved March 22, 1897.

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101

An Act fixing the salary of Constable in and for Carson township, Ormsby county, State of Nevada, and other matters relating thereto. Approved March 22, 1897.

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102

An Act relating to the duties of Census Marshals. Approved March 22, 1897.

115

103

An Act to abolish the office of Fish Commissioner and to protect the fish in the waters of the State of Nevada. Approved March 22, 1897.

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104

An Act to provide for the building, completion and equipment of a mechanical building and the completion and equipment of the gymnasium at the State University at Reno, Nevada, and to appropriate the sum of twelve thousand dollars therefor, to prepare and issue bonds for the amount of said appropriation, and to provide for the levy and collection of a tax to pay said bonds. Approved March 23, 1897.

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105

An Act to provide for the payment of deficiencies incurred in the building and furnishing of dormitories, and for the construction of the annex for a mechanical building at the Nevada State University at Reno, Nevada, the preparation and issuance of bonds therefor, and to provide for the payment of said bonds. Approved March 23, 1897.

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106

An Act to regulate the settlement of the estates of deceased persons. Approved March 23, 1897.

119

107

An Act to authorize the Board of Regents of the State University of the State of Nevada, at Reno, to lease and purchase land for an Experiment Station Farm. Approved March 23, 1897.

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108

An Act relating to the publication of Supreme Court decisions and advertising required by the State of Nevada. Approved March 25, 1897.

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