Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-14
WIPE OUT CHURCHILL.

center and the annexing of the east
ern' half to Lander, the western tc
Lyon. The bill has been carefully
drawn, and should become law. II
is only Justice to the balance of the
State; it is no injustice, but rather a
mercy to the people of Churchill; ii
can injure no one except the few
county officers, who cannot be main
tanned in Churchill without injustice
to the taxpayers there. The follow
ing is the Bill, as introduced by Mr..
CARING, who is using every means
within his power to carry out the
wishes and desires of his constitu-
ents."
An Act to DiUidc the County Of
| Churchill and Amer the Portions
Thereof to adjacent Counties, and
to Proutde for the Government Of
| the same.
The People of the State Of Neudda,
represented IN Senate and Assem-
BIN, do enact as foltows:
SECTION /. All that portion of tn
present county of Churchill lying
west of the one hundred and eigh-
teenth meridian of longitude west
from Greenwich is hereby annexed
to and shall be part of the county of
Lyon, and all that portion of Chur-
chill County lying east of said meri-
dian is hereby annexed to and shall
be part of the county of Lander.
seq. Until the first Monday in
January, eighteen hundred and sew
enty nine, the county of Lyon shall
pay that portion of the salary of the
Judge of the Fifth Judicial District
which is now assigned by law for
payment by the county of Churchill,
and the county of Lyon shall as
sumo and is hereby made liable for
the payment of all the existing in
debtedness of Churchill County.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
officers keverally of; the present
county of Churchill, within thirty
days after the passage of this Act, to
remove, transmit or otherwise trans
fer and deposit into the custody of
the like officers in each case of the
county of Lyon, all moneys, nova
BILE property, books, records, papers,
files and documents of whatever
nature belonging to the county of
Churchill and to the officers thereof,
as such; and all such moneys, NOV
able property, books, fecords, pa
pers files and documents, and all
other property both real and per-
sonal, so belonging until now to and
in the county of Churchill, shall and
is hereby declared to be, from the
passage of this Act, the property of
the county of Lyon and the several
officers thereof, as snch.
SEC. 4. From and after the passage
of this Act the officers OF the county
of Churchill shall have no powers
as such, and shall do no act what
ever except as provided in this Act;
prorided, that the Sheriff shall exc
cute any process now i'll his hands
and make due return thereof into
the office of the Clerk Of the Fifth
District Court at the county seat of
Lander County, or elsewhere, ac-
cording to the issuance of such pro-
cess; and the Public Administrator
shall proceed with the administra-
ton of all estates coming into his
hands prior to the passage of this
Act, being answerable therein to the
jurisdiction of the Fifth District
Court in and for Lander County.
SEC. 5. Until the first Monday in
January, eighteen hundred and sew
enty- nine, or until such date prior
thereto, as there shall occur vacan-
CIV in the office of the Judge of the
Fifth judicial District, the portion of
territory of what is now Churchill
County, lying west of said meridian
shall be attached for judicial pur-
poses to the county of Lander, as
well in matters originally cognizable
in the District Court as of appeals,
but on and after the occurring of
either of the dates mentioned in this
section, said portion of territory shall
be attached TO and be part of Lyon
County for judicial purposes.
SEC. U. L VI all IeNtllut anu oIllcI
county purposes generally, the Off
GERS of Lyon County shall from the
passage of this Act exercise the juris-
diction incident to their several Off
ces over that portion of Churchill
County which is by this Act annexed
to the county of Lyon, Vacancies
in township and school district Off
ces shall be filled by the Board of
Commissioners of Lyon County in
the manner provided by law, and all
other such acts shall be done by the
several officers of the county of Lyon
as do not conflict in their nature with
the jurisdistion of the Fifth District
Court as the same is now defined and
limited. All such records and pa
pers and files of the District Court
for Churchill County as shall be
found from time to time necessary to
the complete and convenient exercise
of the jurisdiction of the Fifth Dis
trict Court shall be furnished by the
Clerk of Lyon County by transcript
or copy, certified under the seal of
the District Court. The cost of all
such transcripts and copies shall be