The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-03-02
PROPOSED
RED|STR|CT|NC
Senator Roffs Bill Redistricting
the State for Judicial
Purposes

The people of this county are interested
following is published to show how Hum
boldt will be affected by the proposed
change. AS the law now stanus Hum
boldt county Is In a district by itself and
known as the Fifth District. 1t is now
proposed to put Humboldt into the Sec
ond District by attaching her to Washoe
and Churchill counties and the bill pro-
vides for two Juages for the District.
1t is claimed that 1t will more equally =
vide the judicial business and be better
all around The Silver State has not yea
had an opportunity of interviewing the
people to see whether they like the pro-
posed change or not. The bill is pub
hshed for the information of everybody
and a Silver State reporter will try ana
get line on the matter within day or
two and publish the result of his inves-
tigation The bill in question is entitled
An act to create judicial districts. pro-
vide for the election on District Judges
and to fix their compensation and their
residences The bill as presented to the
Senate reads as follows:
Section /. The State of Nevada is here
by divided into five judicial Districts;
the Counties of Storey. Douglas, ormsby
and Lyon shall constitute the First Ju-
dieial District: the Counties of Washoe,
Churchill and Humboldt shall constitute
the Second Judicial District; the Counties
of Eureka, Lander and White Pine shall
constitute the Thhu judicial District; the
Counties of Elko and Lincoln shall con-
stitute the Fourth judicial District; and
the Counties of Nye and Esmeralda shall
each OF which stricts Judges shall be
elected by the qualified electors thereof
at the general election in the year 1906.
as follows: For each of said districts
shall be elected one Judge. For the Sec
ond judicial District there shall be elect
ed two Judges.
Sec. 2. Until the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1907. the judicial Districts of this
State shall be and remain as heretofore
provided by law, unless there snail occur
vacancies in the Offices now held by the
present incumbents. by deaths. resigna-
ton or otherwise, provided tnat in case
of such vacancies. the provisions of this
act shall take immediate effect when
practicable.
Sec. 3. The salary of each District
Judge hereafter elected. or appointed to
fill vacancies shall be $1,000 per annum.
to be paid In equal monthly instalments.
out of the Districts Judges salary fund,
hereby created in the State Treasury.
which fund shall be supplied in the man
ner following, to wit:
Each county in each district In the State
shall contribute annually to the said fund
it's proportionate share of the money
necessary to pay the Judge or Judges of
monthly for such year. based upon the
assessment roll of each county for the
previous year and 1t is hereby made the
duty of the County Commissioners of
each county to make such arrangements
and orders as may be necessary to insure
the forwarding of their counties quota
OF said District Judges salary fund, to
the State Treasurer. at such times anu
in such instalments as will enable the
State Treasurer to pay each District
Judge one-twelfth of his annual salary
on the first Monday of each and every
month, ano to cause such money to be
forwarded by the County Treasurers, and
II necessary, in order to render certain
the forwarding OF such money in ample
time to prevent any default In said
monthly installments, said Board OF
County Commissioners shall transfer and
use any moneys in the county treasures.
except those belonging to the Public
School fund. No salary of any District
Judge shall be paid in advance.
Sec 4. The Second judicial District
shall be entitled to, and shall have two
District Judges one OF which shall reside