SEC. 93. For the support of the Nevada state police, twelve State police thousand five hundred ($12,500) dollars. Rewards SEC. 94. For payment of rewards offered by the governor, two thousand ($2,000) dollars. SEC. 95. For general expenses of the railroad commission, commission fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars. Expenses mine inspector Office expense Board of assessors Historical society SEC. 96. For actual traveling expenses of mine inspector and deputy, four thousand ($4,000) dollars. SEC. 97. For office expenses of mine inspector, three thousand ($3,000) dollars. SEC. 98. For the support of the state board of assessors, four thousand ($4,000) dollars. SEC. 99. For the support of the historical society, five thousand ($5,000) dollars. SEC. 100. For the support of the University of Nevada, University thirty thousand five hundred ($30,500) dollars, to be paid from the general fund. Analytical laboratory Summer school Library building Dairy building Regents' fund Experiment station Hygienic laboratory SEC. 101. For the support of the state analytical laboratory, four thousand one hundred ($4,100) dollars. SEC. 102. For the support of summer school, University of Nevada, two thousand ($2,000) dollars. SEC. 103. For library building and equipments, University of Nevada, ten thousand ($10,000) dollars. SEC. 104. For dairy building, University of Nevada, fortyeight hundred ($4,800) dollars. SEC. 105. For regents' fund, University of Nevada, four thousand ($4,000) dollars. SEC. 106. For support of experiment station, University of Nevada, five thousand ($5,000) dollars. SEC. 107. For support of the state hygienic laboratory at the University of Nevada, ten thousand ($10,000) dollars. SEC. 108. For support of food and drug control at Univerdrug control sity of Nevada, ten thousand ($10,000) dollars. Food and Weights and measures SEC. 109. For the support of weights and measures at the University of Nevada, four thousand ($4,000) dollars. SEC. 110. For insurance on capitol building, library buildInsurance on ing, armory building, state printing building, state library, public records and furniture, thirty-five hundred ($3,500) dollars. state buildings SEC. 111. For stationery, fuel and light for state offices Stationery, and state buildings and grounds, ten thousand ($10,000) state offices dollars. fuel, etc., Current SEC. 112. For current expenses, telegraph, postal and contingent for the state officers, supreme court and state library, state officers and for transportation of state property, ten thousand ($10,000) dollars. expense, Capitol and grounds Repairs SEC. 113. For expenses of capitol and state printing buildings, grounds and water, three thousand ($3,000) dollars. SEC. 114. For repairs on capitol building, three thousand ($3,000) dollars. SEC. 115. For election expenses, twelve hundred ($1,200) Election dollars. expenses property SEC. 116. For the care, transfer, transportation and insur- Military ance of military property while in the keeping of the State of Nevada, for clerical and stenographic assistance when necessary, for traveling expenses of the adjutant-general or official detailed by him, and for contingent expenses of the adjutantgeneral's office, three thousand ($3,000) dollars. SEC. 117. For the salary of deputy mine inspector, forty- Deputy mine eight hundred ($4,800) dollars. inspector SEC. 118. For salary of secretary of the railroad commis- Secretary sion, forty-eight hundred ($4,800) dollars. railroad commission institute SEC. 119. For expenses of teachers' institute, one thousand Teachers' ($1,000) dollars. SEC. 120. For support of state board of health, five thou- Board of sand ($5,000) dollars. health SEC. 121. For support of Nevada state fish commission, Fish eleven thousand five hundred ($11,500) dollars. commission revenue SEC. 122. For support of state controller's office for enforce- Collection of ment of collection of revenue, three thousand ($3,000) dollars. SEC. 123. For general expenses of public service commis- Public sion, five thousand ($5,000) dollars. service commission land office SEC. 124. For the salaries of clerks in the state land office Clerks, state for the years 1913 and 1914 and for transcribing records, four thousand ($4,000) dollars, payable out of the state school fund. SEC. 125. For expenses incurred in the examination of the Experting accounts of state officers, for expert accountants, two thousand accounts four hundred ($2,400) dollars. hospital at asylum SEC. 126. For the receiving hospital of the Nevada hospital Receiving for mental diseases, five thousand ($5,000) dollars. SEC. 127. For moving-picture machine and bowling alley Amusements for the amusement of the inmates of the Nevada hospital for for inmates mental diseases, one thousand ($1,000) dollars. SEC. 128. For the repair and rebuilding of the outhouses Repairs and barns of the Nevada hospital for mental diseases, two thousand ($2,000) dollars. CHAP. 137-An Act to amend section seven of an act entitled "An act providing for a state loan and the refunding of the outstanding indebtedness of the state," approved March 11, 1913. [Approved March 20, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section seven of the above-entitled act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: state loan, redemption Section 7. There shall be levied and collected for the fiscal State tax for year, commencing January 1, 1913, and annually thereafter interest and until January 1, 1916, an ad valorem tax of one and one-half fund cents, and commencing January 1, 1916, and annually thereafter an ad valorem tax of four cents on each one hundred dollars taxable property in the state, and all moneys from said taxes shall be paid into the state loan interest and redemption fund, created as aforesaid for the payment of the interest and the redemption of the bonds authorized by this act. CHAP. 138-An Act for the relief of M. S. Bonnifield, and [Approved March 21, 1913] WHEREAS, In the month of December, of the year 1912, Relief of M. S. certain gambling cases instituted by the state police were pending in the justice court of George A. Shea, at National, Humboldt County, Nevada; and Bonnifield and T. A. Brandon Appropria tion, $500 from certain fund WHEREAS, The Hon. J. A. Callahan, district attorney of said county, was then engaged in the trial of a protracted murder case and had no deputy to attend the preliminary hearing of said gambling cases, and therefore applied to the attorney-general of the State of Nevada for assistance; and WHEREAS, The attorney-general and the deputy attorneygeneral were unable to personally attend said preliminary examinations owing to press of affairs in the attorneygeneral's office; and therefore appointed Messrs. M. S. Bonnifield and T. A. Brandon as special deputy attorneys-general to conduct the preliminary examination of the defendants in the above-mentioned gambling cases; and WHEREAS, The said M. S. Bonnifield and T. A. Brandon did conduct the preliminary examinations of the said defendants in said cases, and caused them to be bound over to the grand jury, and consumed six days in attending to said matter; and WHEREAS, The said Bonnifield and Brandon have presented a claim for services, amounting to the sum of five hundred dollars, which said claim has been allowed by the state board of examiners, and is a just and legal claim against the State of Nevada; and WHEREAS, The legislature at its twenty-fifth session did appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars for the traveling expenses of the governor and the attorney-general, in which fund sufficient remains for payment of the said claim of the said Bonnifield and Brandon; now, therefore, The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The sum of five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated out of the fund provided for traveling expenses for the governor and attorney-general, in payment of the said claim of said Bonnifield and Brandon, and the state controller is hereby authorized to draw his warrant for such sum out of said fund in favor of said Bonnifield and Brandon, and the state treasurer is directed to pay the same. CHAP. 139-An Act to fix the state tax levy for the fiscal years 1913 and 1914, and to distribute the same in the proper funds. [Approved March 22, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and Fixing state tax for 1913 and 1914 SECTION 1. For the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1913, an ad valorem tax of sixty-six cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable property is hereby levied and directed to be collected for state purposes upon all taxable property in the state, including net proceeds on mines and mining claims, except such property as is by law exempt from taxation, which shall be apportioned by the state controller among the various funds of the state as follows: General fund, forty 66 cents for and one-tenth cents; state loan interest and redemption fund, 1913 one and five-tenths cents; general school fund, six cents; territorial interest fund, two and four-tenths cents; 1915 exposition fund, six cents; contingent university fund, eight cents; Nevada school of industry fund, two cents. 1914 SEC. 2. For the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1914, 60 cents for an ad valorem tax of sixty cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable property is hereby levied and directed to be collected for state purposes, upon all taxable property in the state, including net proceeds of mines and mining claims, except such property as is by law exempt from taxation, which shall be apportioned by the state controller among the various funds of the state as follows: General fund, thirtyfour and one-tenth cents; state loan interest and redemption fund, one and five-tenths cents; general school fund, six cents; territorial interest fund, two and four-tenths cents; 1915 exposition fund, six cents; contingent university fund, eight cents; Nevada school of industry fund, two cents. All water public property Beneficial use Basis Provisions for use of water CHAP. 140-An Act to provide a water law for the State of Nevada; providing a system of state control; creating the office of the state engineer and other offices connected with the appropriation, distribution and use of water, prescribing the duties and powers of the state engineer and other officers and fixing their compensation; prescribing the duties of water users and providing penalties for failure to perform such duties; providing for the appointment of water commissioners, defining their duties and fixing their compensation; providing for a fee system, for the certification of records, and an official seal for the state engineer's office; providing for an appropriation to carry out the provisions of this act; and other matters properly connected therewith, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act, repealing an act to provide for the appropriation, distribution and use of water, and to define and preserve existing water rights, to provide for the appointment of a state engineer, an assistant state engineer, and fixing their compensation, duties and powers, defining the duties of the state board of irrigation, providing for the appointment of water commissioners and defining their duties, approved February 26, 1907; also repealing an act amendatory of a certain act entitled "An act to provide for the appropriation, distribution and use of water, and to define and preserve existing water rights, to provide for the appointment of a state engineer and assistant state engineer, and fixing their compensation, duties and powers, defining the duties of the state board of irrigation, providing for the appointment of water commissioners and defining their duties, approved February 26, 1907, and to provide a fee system for the certification of the records of, and an official seal for the state engineer's office and other matters relating thereto," approved February 20, 1909. [Approved March 22, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1. The water of all sources of water supply within the boundaries of the state, whether above or beneath the surface of the ground, belongs to the public. SEC. 2. Subject to existing rights, all such water may be appropriated for beneficial use as provided in this act and not otherwise. SEC. 3. Beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure and the limit of the right to the use of water. SEC. 4. All water used in this state for beneficial purposes shall remain appurtenant to the place of use; provided, that if for any reason it should at any time become imprac |