The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-04
PROVIDES FOR
COURT HOUSE
FeSIer's BiII..Permitting Issuing Of
100000 In Bonds for County
Building Passes Assembly


Carson. March THE bill by Assem-
blyman Fesler, permitting the Board
of County Commissioners of White Pine
to issue 500, 900 worth of bonds for a
new county bnilding, has been passed
by the Assembly and has been sent to
the Senate.
The bonds are to bear interest at the
rate of 6 per cent per annum and shall
be redeemable within twenty years.
Mr.. Fesler also introduced a bill i'm
the Assembly providing for the issuing
of $50, 600 worth of bonds by the Ely
School Trustees for improving the
school houses.
Assemblyman Williams of Lincoln
county has introduced bill repeating
the famous prize-fght law passed by
the Nevada Legislature in 1897. His
bill makes it felony to engage in
prize fight within the state or to act as
referee, time keeper, or in any other
capacity. The penalty fixed for the
violation of the law, if passed, is fine
of not less than $500 or more than
| 81, ,000 or Imprisonment for not less
than six months and not more than
two years.
The resolution dealing with the open
ing of the mint has been signed by the
governor. The resolution asks for the
re-opening of the mint and the making
of coins with &C. c. - on them as in
years gone by.
The secretary of the treasury of the
United States and the Nevada memb-
ers of the Senate will receive copy.
Roosevelt will be sent copy and it
is said that within the year there will
be arrangements made to send dele
cation to present their claims to the
government, The people of this sec
tion do not have much faith in petitions
since the time petition was drawn up
advocating the hanging of Governor
Stevens The bill was circulated and
the contents were claimed to be a
tribute to the chief executive and it
was in most cases signed without being
read as it cost nothing.
1t was signed by more than two
hundred persons who had not read it
and was later published with the names
of those who had advocated the hang
ing of the governor.
C. D. Halvin and associates are de-
sirous of securing the right to build
railroad in White Pine and Elko coun-
ties and ask for the privilege in bill
which was introduced in the Senate
by Senator Bell. The road would con-
meet with the Western Pacific in Elko
county and will run to the copper coun-
try near Bald Mountain.
The slot machines will be thing of
the past if Speaker Skaggs secures the
passage of the bill which he introduced
in the Assembly yesterday, making it
a misdemeanor to own, operate, lease
or expose for play any slot machiues
which is game chance.
There is also fine and Imprisonment
attached for playing the machines.
Senator Mack introduced bill per-
mitting the establishment of High
provided majority of the voters of
the various counties desire such a
school, Before any Board of County
Commissioners can take steps in the
matter, however, the question must be
put to the vote of the people of the
county concerned.
Senator Payne introduced bill per-
mitting any person to practice law in
the State who can pass the necessary
examination.
Mr.. Duberg presented bill creating
State Board of Sheep Commissioners,
consisting of three members, with con
troll of the inspection Of the sheep in
the State and power to order the dip
ping of herds.
izing the parole of good conduct con
victs in the State Prison.
Mr.. Fellows presented bill fixing
the wage of unskiled labor on public
works at So for an eight hour day.
Senator Locl1lin introduce bill Civ
ing the Boards of County Commission
ers of the State authoyity to issue and
revoke the licenses of stationary engi-
neers.
Senator Woodbury. introduced bill
appropriating So, 500 for the improve
ment of the State Capitol building.