Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-04-12
New Laws.


of u bounty tn encourage the borinr
vt wells in search Tor OIL. natural gas
md artesian water in this State
Provides for the following bounties:
To the first person to produce 6ve
barrels OF crude petroleum si0Ol;t'
he first person to dis nver natural
gas to the extent Of 1000 cubic ieer
5000; tu the fir1i person TO siuk )
veil IN the State not less than 6 in.
shes in di ,meter ut the bottom AM,
luCO feet deep $500; provided that
such well shall hIw at least 60 gal.
lens OF water per minute. I'll,
bounty to be repaid to the State j
IIe properly be sold. Appropriate
5000.
An Act to provide for the pay meni
" the claim OF Sol Hilp for expense,
incurred in the performance Of his
Iuties as Cattle Inspector. ALpru-
pnRtes Gallo.
AnAct apprcpriating $500 for TAX
ing up old ana replacing new water
pipe for State water works.
An Act amenumg III Act to pro
vide revenue for tile support OF til,
State government. Requires the MS.
SCISSOR ouor before the second Mon
day OF September to prepare ID printe'
list Of taxpayers. giving the value il
iigures Of each subdivision. article.
item or separate piece OF properI!
asSrss.d. us the same appears III til,
assessors statements. with the tctH
valuation III figures assessed to eacl
taxpayer.
An Act providing Tor the elecnm
Of Road Supervisors, for the subdi
vision OF counties INTO road districts
and matters relating thereto. Re
quires the commissioner Ut ~couDtiee
polling over 1870 votes tn divide thtil
counties into road districts, and pro
vides for the election Of road super
yisors in each dist rict.
An Act authorizing and empower
ing the Board OF commissioners for
the care Of tue insane to purchase Ill
undivided one-fourth interest in anu
10 the sullivan water ditch i'll WaslIoe
county. Appropriates 5000.
An Act to pay j. G.. Taylor OF
Humboldt county s75 Tor lost poll
tax receipts.
An Act authorizing county clerk
to retain for their own use the fees
and compensation for services per-
'Ormed by authority Of IN Act OF
Consr IS re eating to location Of Gov
eminent lands.
An Act fixing the snlary aud
compensation OF the Sheriff of Lin.
coin county.
An .Ac' fixing the salaries and com.
pensatiUn Of the officers OF White
Pine county.
An AZ; authorizing the adjustment
and pay ment OF certain claims
against equities in this State. Pro.
vides II way for the tliieving Office
Specially Company to drag the
treasury Of WasIIoe comfy.
An Act consolidating the offices OF
Clerk aud Treasurer in LincoIn
county and fixing the salary.
An Act to provide for the construc
ton and furnishing a building for
hospital purposes and foi repairs up
Oh the heating Appliances in o
necrInu witt the Hospital for Mental
Diseases. Appropriates S6iU0.
An Act to regulate the settlement
OF the eaiatn OF deceased persons
Section | provides that whenever amy
husband dies mtesiatP, leaving heirs
III this State, aud il the wife dice III.
testate subsequently to her husband,
without heir leaving property in
this State, her estate shall vest III the
heirs Of her husband. subject to the
expense 81 administration and pay.
ment ~ iegal debts against the q
tate. Put tile word "Sif." in place Of
"husb mi" and husband" III place 0i
wife i'll the foregoing and you will
have section , ~ this Act. The law
applies to estates in process Of settle.
ment.
An Act milking the sheriff Of
Ormsi y county B1lliT Of the Su
preme Cnnrt Mt d snlary Of a per Hay
when in attepdnnre upon the Cour..
An Act Tx ng the mileage IT Tie
commissioners ~ Humboldt 10 Inty
An Act giving ,chrnl trustees
power to make aud enforce needfuI
sanitary gulati0ns and make and
eDf"rce rules preventing the spread
NJ Infections aud contagious d Ieases
and for the p]rOtectIuU ~ children on
The way n and from school, and for
the enforcement III di scipline among
them. Trustees, prime pals and
teachers are given power concurrent
with peace officers IN enforcing this
Act.
An Act amending the law in regard
10 location OF mining claims. Before
the expiration Of 90 days from the
posting OF his notice upon the claim,
the locator must sinR IA discovery
shntt upon the claim TO the depth OF
ten feet. a cut or cross cut, or
tunnel cutting the ven Mt ii depth Of
ton feet. or nm open cut along the
ledge or lode equivalent in sizc TO I.
shaft four feet by ak feet by ten feet
deep is equivalent Ia discovery
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