The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-02

Lemon To- railroad through Esmerald
and Nye counties.
50 Relief OF P. B. Ellis.
30 Grants right OF way to R.chAr
Kirman aud associates for railroa
through ormsby and Douglas oOur
ties.
81 Provides for preventing spread Q
contagious diseases
60 Incorporates Nevada " { T c
Go Amends act concerning courts Q
justice.
81 Empowers the commissioners 0
Washoe county 70 issue and sell bond
to the amount Of $40. TO pay thi
outstanding Indebtedness. 10 repair tn,
court house and 70 erect new COUNTY
hospital
s. Provides that book making OF
prize fights. horse races. etc. taxing
place outside Of tie State. can only b
made In the town Of Reno where tie
bookmaking l. done Of the first OF
ground floor. and then license Of 500
for the first month and as for each
subsequent month shall be paid into
the county
g. Provides that Whenever : peti.
ton is presented to the county com
missioDers signed by twenty or more
persons, who are freeholders. the
board shah appoint a horticultural
commissioner, who shall examine the
trees and orchards Of the county and
shall force owners % take such neces.
sary steps as will prevent tie spread Of
scale and kindred diseases of trees. and
where trees are already affected he NAV
order them killed or treated. His com
pensaiion shall be fixed by the county
commissioners at the time of appoint.
ment.
81 Provides that the county clerk
and sheriff OF each county shall keep
their Offices open from Ga. m. to D
m, except the noon hour, and II he
cannot be present himself during this
time. each of the above entitled officials
must appoint deputy to be present
Failure to comply with this law entails
fine OF from one to two hundred dol.
lars and IN addition removal from Of.
fee.
% Provides relief for Wellington
Bowen. Bowen is the hero who saved
the day during the break at the State
Prison in 1870, and fought until he was
literally hammered and hacked 10
pieces. This act provides that the
Controller shall issue a warrant To Mr.
Bowen each month for not less than
$50 or more than $50 until 81, 900 has
been issued TO him Bowen is now on
the poor farm.
o9 Inc new revenue Law. Provides
that the assessors shall meet In the
Governors Office as OF yore. but the
county commissioners shall not have
the right to alter the valuations of the
State Board. The Governor Is given a
casting vote 10 case OF a tie. the neces.
sity for which amendment was empha.
sized year ago. when deadlock re-
suited In the hoard. Every assessor is
to vote upon every question. n an as.
essor fails to attend meeting OF the
board he may be fined $500 The val.
uation TO be fixed is the cash valuation.
10 Provides that gambling games
may not be carried on upon the first or
ground floor in Washoe county, and
II any person knowingly allows minors
TO gamble 10 his institution heshall be
subject TO a fine of from 81 600 to So. 900
Or by Imprisonment from three to nine
II Authorizes the commissioners OF
of Humboldt county to have prisoners
Kept at the branch jail at Loyelock, as
veil as at the main institution.
" Provides that the period of the
oan and time payment of any aud
ponds issued udder the act OF March 8.
1893, is extended for ten years upon the
anne terms, interest, etc.
10. Appropriating deficiencies Of
I62. %
"A Whenever ten or more citizens
SIX it the Governor may issue a pro-
lamation of quarantine against any
'ther State or district where the live
took Is infected with disease. Viola.
Ion of such quarantine lines Is mis-.
emeanor.
10 Provides that the Governor and
wo others whom he may appoint.shall
q Nevada's commissioners at the St.
.ouis worlds fair In 1904. The one
rho takes charge OF the exhibit NAV
eceive compensation of IS. 80 per day
, addition to his railroad expenses.
Appropriates $40, 900 for the purposes
{ the act.
70 Appropriates 81. 629 to make IN
he deficiency of the Reno race track
or the year 1902, and to pay premiums
hen awarded.
II An act providing for the refund
ig OF the debt Of Lincoln county.
II In all counties whose tax rate last
ear did not exceed $3.50 the rate Is to
g reduced annually Ave cents hereafter
ntil the rate of so cents per 800 is es-
ablished; counties where the rate last
ear was in excess. of 81. so the reduc-
on is to be ten cents per year.
70 Provides that the Board OF Coun.