The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-02-01
THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE
Sweeney of Eureka Coun'
ty Introduces Measure Reg
ulating White Slavery In
This State

Following are some Of the new meas
ures introduced in the Legislature thii
week:
Senate bill No. 10 was introduced BY
Carpenter to amend the Act regulating
insurance business. This was referred
to the judiciary committee. The bill
provides that all insurance companies
| doing business In the State shall have q
Board of I've directors who are residents
of the State and own property here.
The company, 10 further provides. shall
have an actual cash capital Of 500. 900.
this money &C be invested In either Fed
eral, State. County or school bonds.
Senate bill No. 30 BY Scanlon wasin-
troduced. It's purpose 10 to regulate the
payment Of all servants Of corporations.
Il provides that these wages be paid
semi.monthly. The penalty for viola
ton of the law is from $50 to $500 for
each offenss.
Senate bill Nc. 81. by Soanlon. would
prohibits the use of inaccurate motors or
devices for measuring or regulating cleo
tricity, gas or water; or falsely reading
the same; or charging . price for more
than the amount consumed. Il does
not apply to electric power oompanys.
Penalty for violation 10 SET at from $50
to $500 fine for every ofense.
Senate bill No. 90, BY Mills. would
amend the Act concerning Justices Of
peace. and provides that . justice Of the
peace may invite any other justice Of
the peace to act in case Of Ill health or
accident, but not for . period Of longer
than 80 days. II only n justice Of the
peace is in one county, IL provides that q
justice Of the peace from another coun-
~ may be invited "a sit. bat the visitor
will have no claim for salary.
Sen. Sweeney DeaL With White Slavery
Senate bill No. 2S by Sweeney Of Eu.
reka County 10 the first to be intro.
duoed on the subject Of regulating white
slavery. Il provides that every person
who inveigles. p~ersuades II coaxes any
other person to lead . life of shame
shall be guilty Of . criminal offense
by sentence Of not less
than two years mp to life in the State
Any husband who forces his wife to
lead an immoral life stands subject to
punishment Of not less than two years
more than 20 years in the State
Any person forcing another person
into m immoral life because of debt
shall be liable 10 not less than two years
nor more than 30 years sentence in
Any person bringing . woman from
State for purposes immoral
shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to
less than two nor more than 90
years in prison.
The bill also provides that . woman's
shall be competent even
she marries the defendant before
the trial Of the case.
Barnes OF Nye County introduced
bill number 10 in the Assembly. 1t pre-
cribes the time and manner of payment
Of wages in mines, mills and smelters
and provides that all laborers employed
such places shall be paid on or be-
fore the 18th and S0sh Of each month.
Penalty for failure to observe the law
Is fixed ut . fine of not more than $50
nor less than 800, the offense being
90 . misdemesnor.
A bill amending Section 81 of the
Act regulating proceedings In criminal
cases was introduced by Schoer of
Elko and provides that while . defend.
Ant may not be forced to testify st any
In which he 10 involved. his
failure to testify may be considered by
the court and jury and may be made .
Of comment by counsel In ad.
dressing the jury.
Gardiner Of Washoe introduced bill
10 designed for the protection Of labor.
srs employed on public buildings. The
bill requires that all contractors en-.
gagged in pablo work, in cases whore
the contract price guaranteeing that he
will pay or nj to be paid every Just
bill for labor or for material used In the
construction Of the building.
A bill requiring all Supreme Court
briefs 20 be printed and doing away with
the unwisldy, soluminous and unsatis-
factory typewriter briefs now in use In
the Supreme Court was introduced by
Schosr Of Elko. chairman of the ways
and committee. Il provides that
In all cases on appeal In the Supreme
Court the appellants and respondents
shall nle briefs printed In black ink on
white paper. In the briefs no type
larger than that known as 10 point shall