Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-01-31
LYON COUNTY LEGISLATORS.

giving as full Legislative proceedings
as we contemplated at the beginning
of the session. Nor have we devoted
to the members from Lyon county
the space intended. They have not
been idle, however, as the subjoined
partial list of bills and resolutions In
troduced will amply show. Only
half the lawful limit of the session
has expired and there yet remains
sufficient time to secure any legisla-
ton the people of the county may re-
qulre. We have heard OF little local
legislation desired. Something has
been said in Silver about a special
tax to provide protection against fire,
but we believe the people have not
yet fully decided to ask legislation
on that point. AS to the wishes of
other towns we have not been in
formed.
Senator Westerfeld has intro
duced various bills, and we mention
those on our table:
An Act to aid in the construction
of the State Prison. 1t provides that
L. r. Bradley, G. II. Eastman. and
G. G. Batterman shall constitute a
State Prison Building Committee, to
receive bids and contract for the erec-
ton of the prison at Reno, and to re-
ceive, with the concurrence of the
Board of State Prison Commission
ers, all work done under contract.
Compensation, $40 per day, not ex-
ceeding thirty days per annum, and
travelling expenses.
An Act relative to renting fines
and forfeitures and committing pun
ishments. 1t shall be the duty of all
District Judges, Attorneys, and
County Commissioners, receiving no.
tice of application for pardon, com
mutation or remission, to transmit
forthwith to the Board of Pardons a
statement of all matters within their
knowledge affecting the merits of
such application. Any District
Judge, Attorney, or County Commits
sioner who shall refuse or neglect to
comply with the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of II
mlsdemeanor, and upon conviction,
shall each be fined in any sum not
less than 800, nor more than $500.
An Act supplementary to an Act
concerning crimes and punishments.
Amy person obstructing or damaging
any railroad with intent to throw
the cars off the track or cause coils
ion, shall be deemed guilty of felony,
and if such act result in injury or
death of another, it shall be deemed
assault to murder, or murder, as the
case may be.
An Act relative to printing the Ad-
iutant Generals report.
Senator King has introduced sew
cral bills, but we can give at this
time only two titles.
An Act for the reapportionment Of
the representation OF this State.
A resolution relative to the Next
can Veterans flag now hanging over
the Presidents desk and appropriated
by former resolution to the Senate.
Asssemblyman Wright is the au-
thor of two bills the titles Of which
we remember at this writing.
An Act to regulate the sale OF
drugs.
An Act requiring railroads to be
fenced.
Assemblyman Kennedy has lately
introduced two bills. Any OF Il prior
date we have not ut hand.
An Act prohibiting the collection
of liquor accounts over s.. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Public
Morals
An Act prohibit g animals from
beng driven over bridges faster than
walk.
Assemblymsn Cleaver has not sent
us any bills, and we have no files of
papers before us from which to OBJ
tain the list. But we feel sure that
he is always at his post and doing
good service for his constituents.