White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
WHITE PINE COUNTY
MEASURES APPEAR

Five bills, dealing with affairs in
White Pine. were introduced In the
house Tuesday morning bS the White
Pine delegation. to which they were
referred back for report. says the
Reno Journal,
The bills are az follows:
A. B. i22. raising the salaries
of The county and county assessor
from $500 yearly TO $500.
A. B. 133. abolishing the Office
o; constable In Ely township No. /.
the act to take effect upon the ex-
piration Of the present term of the
incumbent
A. b. i24. fixing the compensa-
tion OF constable of Ely township No
l at 500 per month.
A. q. i26, authorizing the COM
missioners of White Pine counay To
issue bonds to the extent of $4,000
to be used In purchasing sites and
constructing school houses In Ely
A b. i2e. providing for q reg
nisr deputy for the district attorney
The senate judiciary committee got
busy Wednesday and reported out
thirteen bills at the afternoon ses-
sion. some received favorable rec
concentrations. one unfayorable and
two received no recommenastioa At
all.
The bill on which the committee
looked with d1sfavor is an assembly
measure providing rules and reguls-
tions under which chiropodists may
be admitted to practice In this state.
No recommendation was made on
chapin's bill to change the liquor r.
eense section Of the general revenue
act. II Ia designed to meet a local
condition In White Pine county.
Senator Harrigton's bill providing
that In cases OF divorce or separation
the wife shall have the custody OF all
minor children under the age of six
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to show that she Is an unfit person To
care for her children also WAS report
ed without recommendation. says the
Reno Gazette.
Frank Golden's bill making II a
felony punishable by Imprisonment In
the state prison TO defraud an inn
keeper. was reported favorably as
amended. The amendments reduce
the offense to a misdemeanor punish
able by jail sentence or a fine.
Lutte Whites bill repeating the act
which would require Reno and
Sparks to dump sewage elsewhere
than In the Truckee river ater Janu-
airy |, 1918. and making IL unlawful
to contaminate streams from which
corporations take their domestic sup
ly of water was also reported favor
ably. Included In the list OF bills IA
vorably reported are various amend
ments to lien laws. corporation laws
and other acts of minor Importance.
Assembly committees also showed
signs of life and reported numerous
bills. The state auditos bill. an ad-
ministration measure, was reported
favorably with an amendent cutting
the salary from $4,000 to $4,000 per
year and cutting the yearly appro-
priation from $4,000 to $2500.
The Lucas bill providing for an APP
preparation to aid the state poultry
association was reported unfavorably
as also was Whites bill providing for
the examination of candidates for en-
gineers' licenses
The ways and means committee re-
versed itself on the Winters bill TO
provide an additional ianitor for the
capitol. reporting II favorably after
having given an unfavorable report
on 1t earlier in the week
The Washoe delegation reported
favorably on the new bill providing
for widening the channel OF the
Truckee river.