Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-03
amount 2 per cent.
General File

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S. B. No. 57-An act for the re-
lief OF certain persons. appropriating
$1.00S52 for authorized service rem.
dered for which no appropriation was
on hand to meet the expense. Sena.
tor Huskey spoke against the bill.
Passed.
Assembly substitute for A. b. No.
2-Authorizing the Acknowledgement
to prosecute cases for the pollution of
public waters and appropriating &c.
900 for the purpose. Referred to the
committee Of the whole.
S. d. No. 81, by Penrose-Relating
10 the trespass of livestock on Guilt
waited lands and specifying what shall
constitute legal fence. Passed.
S. b. No. 76-Amending crimes
and punishment act, defining what
shall constitute murder in the first
degree. This amendment makes the
law practically the same as II was in
1912. Passed.
S. u. No. SO. by Bradshaw-To
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soner. This bill had been made
| special order for 2:30 and was taken
up at this time. A motion by Harring-
ton to lay the bill on the table was
lost. Senator Harrington spoke on
the bill, declaring that it had become
valuable TO the laboring classes and
TO abolish ii would be a blow that
] would have serious results at this
time. Senator Bradshaw stated that
all laboring classes were organized
and were competent to take care of
themselves. On vote the bill passed
by vote of 10 tot.
S. ]. and c. No. 5, by Hesson-Re-
questing the United States senators
and the representative in congress TO
have law passed in congress author
izing the federal court 10 hold sessions
in Reno, Winnemucca, Elko. Ely, Gold.
field and Tonopah to accommodate
litigants. Passed by a vote OF Is
2. Senators Harrington and Hussman
not voting.
S. b. No. so, by Hesson-Amend,
ing crimes and punishment act, re
quiring pawnbrokers and secondhand
dealers to keep record. The bill
passed.
S. b. No. "a, by Bradshaw-Grant
ing right-of-way to John T. Rier for
railroad in Churchill. Laid on table
S. B. No. 10, by Chapin-Providina
for the extradition of persons of un
sound minds. Passed.
S. b. No. 73, by Chapin-To make
uniform the laws of acknofledg
ments to deeds or other instruments
taken outside the United States.
Passed
A. b. No. 70, by Winters-Author.
izing the employment of an engineer
at the state capitol at salary oil
$125 per month, and two janitors, one
gardener and two watchmen at a sal
airy of S11O per month. Passed.
A. b. No. sc, by Bell-Authorizins
the secretary of state to donate Il
the Harvard university one complet,
assembly journals. Passed
Assembly substitute for 4. b. No
s, by MISUNDERSTANDING proper
~ of veterans from taxation. Passed
a. b. No. 120-Authorizing a bono
issue Of $4,000 in Elko county fol
the purpose of erecting schools
Passed.
a. b. No. 50--Rcgulating compcn
sation Of constables and justices o.
the peace of Elko county. Passed.
S. b. No. 90, by Misunderstanding
commissioner districts in Humboldt
county. Passed.
S. b. No. 81, by Kenney-Appropri
ating $4,000 to the state agricultural
society for the purpose of holdini
fairs. Passed.
Assembly substitute for a. j. No
2. by Buol-To protect the people OF
the state from the pollution of it,
public streams. Passed
S. b. No. 90, by Buol-For the re
lief of certain persons in the sum OF
s103.57. Passed.
S. b. No. 90-For the relief OF J
II. Stern. Passed.
S. B. No. 81, by Buol-For the re
lief o fthe Johns-Manville Co. TO
$1,000 for the correction of the acous
teal properties Of the senate and as
sembly. Passed.
S. II. No. 63, by Thatcher-Con
. corning the granting of franchises b,
county commissioners. Passed.
Tho senate adjourned until II a. m
today.
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