Measurements, how made be printed of the United States department of agriculture in charge of irrigation investigations, in association with the Nevada agricultural experiment station and the state engineer; said money, or any part thereof, to be available when the officer or representative of the United States department of agriculture in charge of irrigation investigations on behalf of the federal government shall have certified to the governor of the State of Nevada that an equal or greater sum will be allotted for investigation in the State of Nevada for the years 1913 and 1914 out of any appropriation made by the Congress of the United States for such work. SEC. 2. The measurements and investigations contemplated by this act shall be planned and supervised jointly by the Nevada agricultural experiment station, the state engineer and the officer or representative of the United States department of agriculture in charge of irrigation investigations, but its execution shall be placed in direct charge of a competent state agent, to be selected by the officer or representative of the United States department of agriculture in charge of irrigation investigations, by and with the approval of the Nevada agricultural experiment station and the state engineer, and the expenses thereof shall be allowed and paid out of the money appropriated for that purpose upon the vouchers signed by the agent in charge of such investigations and certified by the chairman and secretary of the state board of irrigation in the same manner that other claims against the state are allowed and paid. SEC. 3. After the reports of the results of any investigaReports may tions made under the provisions of this act shall have been made to the United States department of agriculture, the state printing office shall publish such additional copies of these reports for distribution to the citizens of the State of Nevada as the board of irrigation may direct, but not to exceed fifteen hundred copies. SEC. 4. The results of these investigations shall be Results to be reported to the board of irrigation from time to time, as said board may direct. reported Feed bill to be lien on CHAP. 177-An Act to regulate the disposition of live stock in settlement of pasturage or feed bills. [Approved March 22, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Whenever the bill or claim for pasturage or feed for live stock shall in the judgment of the person or persons live stock fed furnishing such pasturage or feed equal the value of the live stock pastured or fed and the owner or owners of such live stock shall have failed or neglected to pay for such pasturage or feed the person or persons furnishing the pasturage or feed may have such live stock appraised by three competent and disinterested freeholders and if such appraisement does not Appraisers exceed by ten per cent the amount of the unpaid pasturage or feed bill, upon the filing of such appraisement with the county recorder of the county in which such live stock is situated, the title to such live stock shall vest in the person or persons furnishing such pasturage or feed and he or they shall have the right to sell, subject to the right of redemption hereinafter mentioned, the said live stock. redeem within one SEC. 2. At any time within one year after the filing of such Owner may appraisement the original owner or owners of such live stock animals shall have the right to redeem such live stock from the pos- year sessor thereof by paying or tendering as payment to such possessor the amount of such appraisement together with twenty-five per cent of such appraisement additional as damages, but should such payment or tender not be made by such original owner within one year after the filing of such appraisement the title of the possessor of such live stock shall become absolute. CHAP. 178-An Act to repeal "An act to regulate the measurement of charcoal," approved February 26, 1879. [Approved March 22, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. An act entitled "An act to regulate the measure- Repeal ment of charcoal, approved February 26, 1879, is hereby repealed. CHAP. 179-An Act to establish assembly districts in the The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and districts in SECTION 1. The county of Washoe is hereby divided into Assembly four assembly districts as follows: All that portion of Washoe Washoc County included in the voting precincts as established by the County county commissioners of Washoe County and known as voting precincts Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall be known as Assembly District No.1, with five assemblymen elected at large. The voting precincts of Sparks, as established by the county commissioners of Washoe County, shall be known as Assembly District No. 2, with two assemblymen elected at large. All Three that portion of Washoe County lying north and east of Reno and Sparks voting precincts, shall be known as Assembly Dis districts Apportionment of assemblymen to districts missioners to establish polling places trict No. 3, with one assemblyman. All that portion of Washoe County lying west and south of Reno and Sparks precincts shall be known as Assembly District No 4, with one assemblyman. SEC. 2. At each election held hereafter at which assemblymen are to be elected, or nominated for election, from said county, there shall be elected or nominated by the qualified electors of Assembly District No. 1, five assemblymen at large; Assembly District No. 2, two assemblymen at large; Assembly District No. 3, one assemblyman at large; Assembly District No. 4, one assemblyman at large. SEC. 3. The county commissioners of Washoe County shall, County com- prior to all elections and as provided by law, establish the polling places within said county in any such manner that each and every polling place for all elections at which any such assemblymen are to be elected, or nominated for election, shall be wholly within some one of said assembly districts, and any establishment of a polling place for any such election which lies partly in two or more of said assembly districts shall be wholly null and void. Act operative; when repealed ipso facto Fees and mileage of witnesses in criminal cases in Esmeralda, Eureka, Mineral and Elko SEC. 4. This act shall become operative from and after its passage and approval and shall continue in effect as long as the number of assemblymen to be elected from Washoe County shall continue to be nine, and shall be ipso facto, and without further legislative action, abrogated and repealed by any change in the number of assemblymen to which Washoe County is entitled. CHAP. 180-An Act to amend an act entitled "An act fixing the fees and mileage of witnesses in criminal cases in the district courts of Humboldt, Esmeralda, Eureka, Mineral, and Elko Counties, State of Nevada, providing payment therefor, and repealing an act entitled 'An act fixing the fees and compensation of witnesses in criminal cases in and for the county of Humboldt, and providing payment therefor,' approved March 20, 1907," approved March 24, 1911. [Approved March 22, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section one of the above-entitled act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. All witnesses subpenaed in criminal cases to appear before the district courts of the counties of Esmeralda, Eureka, Mineral and Elko, State of Nevada, shall receive as fees two and one-half dollars per diem, from the date of their appearance at court (as per subpena) until excused. The clerk of each of said courts shall keep a payroll enrolling therein all names of witnesses, the number of days in attendance and the actual number of miles traveled by the most practical route in coming to and returning from said court, for which such witnesses shall receive ten cents for each mile so traveled. The clerk of each of said courts shall forthwith give a statement of such amount to the county auditor of his respective county, who shall draw warrants upon the county treasurer for the payment of such witnesses; provided, however, that not more than two witnesses shall be No more subpenaed to prove the same fact, at the expense of the witnesses county, and that the judge before whom the hearing or trial is had shall certify at the conclusion of the testimony of said witnesses that the testimony of said witnesses was material and relevant to the matter tried. than two repealed SEC. 2. An act entitled "An act fixing the fees and com- Certain acts pensation of witnesses in criminal cases in and for the county of Humboldt, and providing payment therefor," approved March 20, 1907, and all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. CHAP. 181-An Act to provide for the investigation of the water resources of the State of Nevada in cooperation with the United States geological survey, and to make an appropriation for the expense of such investigations. [Approved March 22, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and resources tion with SECTION 1. For the purpose of making more extensive stream Investigameasurements and the determination of water resources in the tion of water State of Nevada, and otherwise investigating the water supply in cooperaof the state, there is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in U. S. geologithe state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) annually for the years 1913 and 1914 for cooperation with the water resources branch of the United States geological survey. cal survey tion sum from This appropriation, however, shall be contingent Appropriaupon, and not available unless the United States government contingent apportion a greater or equal amount to be expended within upon like the State of Nevada; provided, also, that the measurements United and investigations mentioned above be made in connection with the office of the state engineer so that there will not be a duplication of the work. States make agreement SEC. 3. The governor is hereby authorized and directed to Governor to formulate and enter into such agreement with the director of the United States geological survey, or other proper representative of the federal government, as shall insure economy of expenditure and promptness of publication, and secure avoidance of duplication of work and other embarrassments incident to the operation of state and federal agencies in the same field. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw warrants from time to time upon certificates May enter private lands Misde meanor, when printed of the state engineer approved by the state board of examiners, and the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay such warrants. SEC. 4. In order to carry out the purposes of this act, any person or persons employed hereunder are authorized to enter and cross all lands within the state, provided in so doing no damage is done to private property. It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in such cases, for any person or persons to wilfully and maliciously remove or injure any equipment, permanent marks or monuments made or installed for the purpose of carrying on these investigations. SEC. 5. After the report of the results of any investigaReports to be tions made under the provisions of this act shall have been made to the United States geological survey, the state printing office shall publish such additional copies of the results of these investigations as the state board of examiners shall direct for distribution to the citizens of the State of Nevada. SEC. 6. The results of these investigations shall be reported to the governor, from time to time, as he may direct. Results reported CHAP. 182-An Act to regulate the construction of weirs in river dams situated within two miles of any incorporated city or town governed by a board of county commissioners within this state, and other matters relating thereto. [Approved March 22, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of any person, or persons, Weirs must firm, association, company, or corporation owning, leasing, or be constructed Penalty for noncompliance constructing any dam in any river of this state within two miles of an incorporated city or town governed by a board of county commissioners, to make or construct a weir in such dam of such size as to admit of the free passage of the water of such river during such portions of the year as said water is not being used for irrigating purposes. SEC. 2. If any person, persons, firm, association, company, or corporation mentioned in section 1 of this act shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with the provisions of said section 1, it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the county wherein said dam is situated or being constructed, to commence mandamus proceedings to compel such person, persons, firm, association, company, or corporation to comply with the provisions of said section 1, or the board of county commissioners of such county may order said weir to be so constructed at the expense of the county and such county shall have a right of action against the owner or lessee of said |