Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-10-21
Authorized by GEORGE BRoDI-
GAN, Secretary Of State


The following constitutional amend
ments (No i No. p were passed by
tie Legislatures Of 1919 and 1921, and
are 10 be voted upon by the people at
the general election Of 1922:
mol
Assembly JOINT Resolution proposing
to amend Section % Of Article of
lii, c5nsasae5a Of the State Of
Nevada
Resolved by thc Assembly the ecn.
ate coAcurring, That section q OF
article OF the constitution be
amended so as 10 read as follows.
Section 20. TIE legislature shall moi
pass local or special laws in any Of
the following enumerated cases, at
is 10 say:Regulating the jurisdiction
and duties OF justices of the CAGE and
Of constables, and fixing their compen-
sation: for the punishment of crimes
and misdemeanors regulating thcprac-
tice of courts of justice; providing Tor
changing the venue in civil and GRIM
NAL cases. granting divorces; chang
ing the names of persons; vacating
roads, town-plots, streets, alleys and
public squares; summoning and en-
paneling grand and petit .juries, and
providing for their compensation; reg i
lating county and township business.
regulating the election OF county and
township officers; for the assessment
and collection OF taxes for state, coai.
iy, and township purposes; providing
for opening and conducting elections
OF state, county, or township officers
and designating t places OF voting
providing for the sale of real estate
belonging to minors or other persons
laboring Under d al disabilities; civ
ing effect to inflaid deeds, wills OF
other instruments; refunding money
paid into state treasury, or into
treasury of any county; releasing the
indebtedness, liability or obligation o
any corporation, association, or per
son to the state, or to any county
town or city OF tbs state; but nothine
in this section shall be construed te
deny or restrict tic power of the legis
stature to establish and regulate tho
compensation and fees of county
officers. to establish and regulate TIC
rates Of freight, passage, toll, ahf
charges of railroads toll-roads, ditch
flume and tunnel companies, incorpor-
ated under the laws OF this state o.
doing business therein.
No.
Senate Joint Resell ltion No. of tho
Twonty-ninth scssion. Propose
to amend the Constitution of tiie
State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Senate, the As
sembly concurring, That section Il o
article of the constitution be
amended to read as follows:
In case OF the oath or resignation
of any member of the legislature,
either senator or assemblyman, tho
+ county commissioners of the county
from which such member was electsd
shall appoint a person OF the same pa
litical party as the iarty which elected
such senator or asemblyman to I'll
such vacancy; provided, that this sec
/ ton shall apply oaiy in cases whers
no general election takes place be
tween the time al sach death or resis-
nation and the next succeeding session
OF tac legislature
THE DIVORCE LAW
+ The Ac, Immediately following was
roposed to the Legislature OF 1921 ty
initiative petition; that Legislature rr
icctsd thc measure. and proposed
substitute, Ne. 3 ID, which is also
here given. Both al these measure
are 10 be voted on by the people al
the general election OF 1922. and ii
one receiving the majority OF vote
will be the law.
No. (a)
An Act affecting divorce and matters
properly connected Herewith, pro
viding for interlccutory DEGREES Of
divorce in certain cases and elm.
mating what ere commonly known
as short-term DEGREES in divorce
cases and repeating Section % of an
Act entitled "An Act relating tc
marriage and divorce approved
November IS, 1861, as amended
and all other Acts or parts of Acts
in conflict herewith.
The people of the State of Nevada
do enact as follows:
Section |. Divorce from the bonds
of matrimony may be obtained, by
complaint under oath, to the district
court Of the county in which the cause