The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-02-07
NEWS FROM THE
. STATE LEGISLATURE


of the first half of the regular session
of the Nevada legislature, the mem
bers have only just begun to get down
general impression that an extra ses-
sion will be necessary. There is large
amount of important legislation to be
considered, and it will be physical
impossibility for the committees to
give these bills the consideration they
merit and report to their respective
bodies before the close of the sixty
days.
Very little legislation of local inter
est to Humboldt county as a whole has
thus far been introduced, aside from
the bill to remove the state capital to
Winnemucca. This measure was de-
feated by tie vote, but it is thought
that the last of it has not yet been
heard, as the Humboldt delegation has
not abandoned the fight by any means.
When first introduced, the bill was
looked upon, at least by the Ormsby
members as the joke of the session, but
the vote it received indicated that the
sentiment of the state is favorable to
the removal of the capital to a more
central location, and it is undoubtedly
a matter of but a few years at most un-
til Winnemueca, the most logical site
in the state, will be the seat of govern
ment.
To Regulate Justice and Constable
Salaries.
On January 21 Assemblyman Robins
bill, entitled can Act
and directing the board of
county commissioners of Humboldt
county, state of Nevada, to regulate the
compensation of the justices of the
peace and constable of National town
ship and Paradise township, Humboldt
county, Nevada as follows:
Section J.. At their first meeting in
March, 1911, and every six months
the board of county com
mssioners of Humboldt county, shall
fix the respective salaries of the JUS
tees of the peace and constables of
National township, and of Paradise
township of Humboldt county, which
salaries shall be in lieu of all criminal
fees as are now allowed said officers by
lay; provided. that each of the said JUS
tices of the peace and constables shall
be entitled to retain, in addition to
the salary as fixed by said board as
aforesaid, all civil and coroners' fees
as are now provided by law; and pro-
vided further, that in no case shall the
salary Of any of said justices of the
peace or eonstables be fixed at any
amount exceeding the sum of one hun
dred and fifty ($150) per month.
Section 2. All criminal fees received
by the justices of the peace and said
in the performance of their
official duties shall be paid into the
county treasury of Humboldt county,
by said officers, within ten days after
the receipt thereof.
Section 4. In addition to the said
salary and fees, each of the said con-
stables shall be allowed his actual ex-
penses when necessarily performing his
without the boundaries of his respect
i've township.
To Amend Divorce Law.
Last Thursday Assemblyman Hacker
bill to amend the divorce
law of the state. However, the propos.
ed amendment leaves the time neces-
sary to acquire citizenship at six
months and names the following as the
grounds for divorce:
/. Impotency at the time of the
continuing to the time of the
divorce.
2. Adultery since marriage, remain
ing upforgiven.
3. Wilful desertion, at any time, of
either party by the other, for the period
Of one year.
4. Conviction of felony or infamous
crime.
5. Habitual gross drunkenness, con
tracted since marriage of either party,
which shall incapacitate such party
from contributing his or her share to
the support of the family.
6. Extreme cruelty in either party.
7. Neglect of the husband, for the
period of one year, to provide the com
mon neeessaries of life. when such ne
gleet is not the result of poverty on
the part Of the husband, which he could
not avoid by ordinary industry.
To Prevent Miscegenation.
On January 81 Senator Holmes in
bill which, if it becomes a
law, will make intermarriage between
the different races impossible The
bill provides as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
persons of different races to intermar-
ry within the state of Nevada.
Section 2. For the purposes of this
act, the races of mankind shall be the
Caucasion, or white race, the Ethiopian,
pr black race, the Malay, or brown race,
the Mongolian or yellow race, and the
American Indian, or the red race.
Section 3. Any officer, minister,
priest or other person authorized by
the laws of the state of Nevada to per
form ceremonies of marriage, who shall
perform, or assist in the performance
Or be knowingly present at the per
Torrance within the state of Nevada o.
any ceremony of marriage between
persons of different races of mankind,
rs defined in section two of this act,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
lpon conviction thereof shall be pun
shed by fine of not less than one hun
ired nor more than five hundred dol
lars, or by imprisonment for not less
than one nor more than six months in
the county Jail, or by both such fine