paid as other SEC. 2. The expense of sinking artesian wells as herein Expense provided shall be a legal charge against the county in which legal claims said wells are sunk, and shall be paid as other claims against the county are paid. CHAP. 14—An Act authorizing the county commissioners of Lander County, Nevada, to appoint a night watchman for the town of Battle Mountain upon receipt of petition therefor, to fix the salary of night watchman, and prescribing what said petition shall contain. [Approved February 20, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and County Com. SECTION 1. Upon receipt of a petition as hereinafter Lander described, the board of county commissioners of Lander missioners to County, Nevada, is hereby authorized and required to appoint night appoint a night watchman for the town of Battle Mountain for Battle in said county. SEC. 2. The compensation of said night watchman is to be one hundred dollars ($100) per month. SEC. 3. The said night watchman shall serve within the limits of said town of Battle Mountain and shall be empowered and required to do any and all things the public safety may require and shall have and exercise the usual powers and duties of a peace officer. SEC. 4. The compensation herein provided for said night. watchman shall be drawn from the general fund of said county by warrants upon the treasury of said county. watchman Mountain appointed on residents of SEC. 5. The provisions of this act shall not be enforced, To be nor have any effect, unless a majority of the property-holders petition of of said town of Battle Mountain shall present a petition to Battle said board of county commissioners of Lander County, Mountain setting forth the following facts: Said petition shall contain the names of a majority of the property-holders of said town of Battle Mountain and the name of the person to be appointed as such night watchman and praying for his appointment. SEC. 6. Upon the presentation of said petition, it shall be the duty of said board of county commissioners of said county to make the appointment of said night watchman in accordance with the prayer of said petition. discharge SEC. 7. The board of county commissioners shall be fur- May ther empowered and directed to discharge from office any watchman night watchman appointed under the provisions of this act on petition upon the presentation of a petition signed by a majority of the property-owners of the town of Battle Mountain praying for and requesting the discharge of said officer. Certain elec tors given holiday on election day Electors must be given three hours in which to vote Employers held liable for violation fine or imprisonment CHAP. 15-An Act to provide employed electors opportunities to vote. [Approved February 24, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. No person entitled to vote at any election held in this state shall, upon the day of such election, be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, except such establishments as may lawfully conduct their business on a legal holiday. SEC. 2. Every person entitled to vote at any such election held in this state who is employed in such an establishment as may lawfully conduct its business on a legal holiday and on election day, must be given on election day a leave of absence for a period of three consecutive hours after the opening and before the closing of the polls in the voting precinct or town in which he is entitled to vote, if he shall make application for leave of absence during such period. SEC. 3. Any owner, superintendent or overseer, or other person, [shall] in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, who employs or permits to be employed any of this act by person therein on the day of any election held in this state in violation of the provisions of section 1 of this act, or who violates the provisions of section 2 of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than twenty-five days nor more than fifty days, or both such fine and imprisonment. In effect SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Price of "Constitu tional Debates" fixed at $3 CHAP. 16-An Act supplemental to "An act to regulate the sale of state law books," approved March 5, 1907. [Approved February 26, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The secretary of state is directed to sell the "Nevada Constitutional Debates and Proceedings" at three dollars ($3) per volume, and the money received from the sale of said books be turned into library fund of the state treasury. CHAP. 17—An Act to amend an act entitled "An act provid- [Approved February 26, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. follows: Section two of said act is amended to read as city incorpo attain incor Section 2. Whenever a majority of the qualified electors Amending who are taxpayers within the limits of the city or town pro- ration act posed to be incorporated, as shown by the last official registration lists and assessment roll, not embraced within the limits of any city or incorporated town (shall desire to be organized into a city or incorporated town), they may apply in writing to the district court of the proper county, which application shall describe the territory to be embraced in such city or incorporated town, and shall have annexed thereto an accu- Mode of prorate map or plat thereof, duly surveyed, and containing the cecure to streets and alleys, and state the name proposed for such city poration or incorporated town, and shall be accompanied with satisfactory proof of the number of inhabitants within the territory embraced in said limits, for purposes of classification under the provisions of this act; and shall also be accompanied by an affidavit, made by some person familiar with the facts, that all of the names subscribed to said application or petition for incorporation were subscribed thereto not more than ninety days before said application or petition was presented to said district court. CHAP. 18-An Act to amend section five of an act entitled "An act to consolidate certain county offices in Lincoln County, State of Nevada, and fixing the salaries of certain officers of said county, to take effect on the first Monday in January, 1913, and repealing all other acts in conflict herewith," approved March 18, 1911. [Approved February 26, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and officers in SECTION 1. That section one of said act, entitled "An act Concerning authorizing the appointment of extra deputy sheriffs in and Lincoln for Lincoln County, Nevada, fixing their salaries, and other County matters relating thereto," is hereby amended to read as fol lows: Deputy Section 1. The sheriff of Lincoln County, Nevada, is hereby authorized to appoint one or more, but not to exceed to exceed 4 four, deputy sheriffs for Lincoln County, Nevada, whose sheriffs not in number Salaries compensation shall be $100 per month for each deputy sheriff so appointed, except that one of such deputy sheriffs shall be undersheriff of said county, and shall receive a salary of $125 per month. SEC. 2. That section two of said act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 2. The salaries of deputy sheriffs, including such Salaries paid undersheriff, appointed under the provisions of this act, shall be allowed and paid monthly, in the manner that the salaries of other county officers are now allowed and paid. monthly In effect SEC. 3. That this act shall go into effect March 1, 1913. Salaries and fees of justices of the peace in Lyon County To retain fees in civil cases Salaries regularly allowed CHAP. 19-An Act fixing and regulating the salaries and fees of the justices of the peace of Lyon County, State of Nevada, and providing for the payment of the same. [Approved February 26, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. From and after the approval of this act the justices of the peace of Lyon County, Nevada, shall be allowed salaries as follows: Justices of the peace in townships polling 400 votes and over, shall be allowed salaries of $600 per annum, payable in twelve monthly installments of $50. Justices of the peace in townships polling 250 votes, and not more than 400 votes, shall be allowed salaries of $300 per annum, payable in twelve monthly installments of $25. Justices of the peace in townships polling 100 votes, and not more than 250 votes, shall be allowed salaries of $180 per annum, payable in twelve monthly installments of $15. Justices of the peace in townships polling less than 100 votes, shall be allowed salaries of $120 per annum, payable in twelve monthly installments of $10. SEC. 2. In addition to the salaries specified in the preceding section, the said justices of the peace shall be allowed to retain all fees in civil cases, and collect from Lyon County all fees in criminal cases, as now provided by law. SEC. 3. The board of county commissioners of Lyon County, Nevada, shall allow the salaries named in section 1 of this act as other salaries are allowed, and the county auditor shall draw his warrant for the same, and the county treasurer shall pay the same. SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. CHAP. 20-An Act authorizing and directing the state con- The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and and from cer funds SECTION 1. The state controller and the state treasurer Authorizing are hereby authorized and directed to transfer from the transfers to orphans' home interest and sinking fund the sum of three tain state thousand, six hundred fourteen and twenty-three onehundredths dollars ($3,614.23), as follows: To the contingent university fund, 1905, No. 1, the sum of two thousand six hundred seventy-four and forty-four one-hundredths dollars ($2,674.44); to the contingent university fund, 1905, No. 2, the sum of nine hundred thirty-nine and seventy-nine onehundredths dollars ($939.79). To transfer from the territorial interest fund the sum of fourteen thousand one hundred ninety-seven and twenty-seven one-hundredths dollars ($14,197.27) as follows: To the contingent university fund, 1905, No. 2, the sum of four thousand one hundred ninetyseven and twenty-seven one-hundredths dollars ($4,197.27): to the prison interest and sinking fund the sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, the said transfers to be used to redeem Nevada state bonds. moneys SEC. 2. Any moneys hereafter apportioned to either the certain contingent university fund, 1905, No. 1, or the contingent transferred university fund, 1905, No. 2, shall be transferred to the to prison prison interest and sinking fund for the redemption of sinking fund Nevada state bonds. CHAP. 21-An Act to regulate the salary and compensation [Approved February 28, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and interest and salaries of the peace stables in SECTION 1. From and after the first day of March, A. D. Fixing 1913, the board of county commissioners of Elko County are certain hereby empowered and directed to appropriate from the justices of treasury of said county and to pay to the justices of the and conpeace of Elko Township of said county, the sum of one hun- Elko County dred and fifty ($150) dollars monthly as a salary, and to the justices of the peace of Star Valley Township, Montello Township the sum of fifty ($50) dollars each monthly as a salary; and to the constable of Elko Township the sum of one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars monthly as a salary; and to the constables of Star Valley Township, Montello Township the sum of seventy-five ($75) dollars each monthly |