The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-03-10

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! ing is the bill introduced:
Section 1. The State of Nevada is
hereby divided into nine judicial dis
tricts. The counties of Storey,
Douglas and Ormsby shall constitute
the First judicial district; the county
of Washoe shall constitute the Sec
ond judicial district; the counties of
Lincoln and Clark shall constitute
the Third judicial district; the coun-
ties of Elko and Eureka shall consti-
tute the Fourth judicial district;
the county of Nye shall constitute
the Fifth judicial district; the coun-
ties of Humboldt and Lander shall
constitute the Sixth judicial district;
the counties of Esmeralda and Min
eral shall constitute the Seventh ju-
dicial district; the counties of Lyon
and Churchill shall constitute the
Eighth judicial district; and the
county of White Pine shall constitute
the Ninth judicial district. For each
of said districts judges shall be cleo
ted by the qualified electors thereof
at the general election in the year
1918. and every four years thereafter,
except as otherwise provided in this
Act, as follows: For each of said
districts, except the Second judicial
district, there shall be elected one
Judge. For the Second judicial dis
trict there shall be two judges elected.
Sec. 2. Until the first Monday in
January, 1919, the judicial districts
of this State shall be and remain as
heretofore provided by law. unless
there shall occur vacancies in the Of
fees nov held by the present incum-
bents by deaths, designations or
otherwise; provided, that in cas OF
such vacancy Or vacancies the pro.
visions of this Act shall take immedi.
ate effect, and such vacancy or va.
cancies shall be filled as provided by
law.
Sec. 3. The salary of each judge
herein elected, or appointed to fill
vacancies whenever such vacancies
shall occur, shall be four Thousand
dollars per annum, except the judge
of the Fourth judicial district. who's
salary shall be ffty-fve hundred dol
lars per annum. and the judge of tn,
Fifth judicial district, whose salar,
| shall be six thousand dollars per an
mum, and the judge of the Sixth ju
dicial district, whose salary shall b.
five thousand dollars per annum, ant
the Judge of the Seventh judicial dis
trict, whose salary shall be fou
thousand five hundred dollars pc
annum, and the judge of the FRS
judicial district. whose salary shall
be four thousand dollars per annum
all of said salaries to be paid in equa
monthly installments out of the dis
trict judges salary fund, hereb.
created in the State treasury, whicl
fund shall be supplied in the manne
following. to-wit:
Each county in each district in tn
State shall contribute annually t.
the said fund its proportionate shar
of the money necessary to pay tn
judge or judges of its district thei
respective salaries monthly for suc|
year, based upon the assessment rol
of each county for the previous year
and it is hereby made the duty o
the county commissioners of eacl
county to make such arrangement
and orders as may be necessary Il
insure the forwarding of their coun
tvs quota of said district judges
salary fund to the State treasurer a
such times and in such installment
as will enable the State treasurer t.
pay each district Judge one-twelftl
of his annual salary on the first Mon
day of each and every month. and Il
cause such money to be Forwarded
by the county treasurer. and if neces
sary in order to render certain tn,
forwarding of such money in ampl,
time to prevent any default in salt
monthly installments said board O