WHEREAS, The legislature of the State of Nevada did, at its Preamble twenty-first session, and at various sessions thereafter, pass acts appropriating various sums of money for the benefit of said Wellington Bowen in appreciation of the services so rendered; and WHEREAS, Said appropriation has been exhausted: now, therefore, The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and tion, $720 SECTION 1. The sum of seven hundred and twenty ($720) Appropriadollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to be used and paid as hereinafter specified, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund of the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the benefit of the said Wellington Bowen. controller SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the state controller to draw Duties of his warrant on the state treasurer in favor of the said Welling- and ton Bowen for the sum of thirty ($30) dollars, for each and treasurer every month during the lifetime of the said Wellington Bowen, or until the said sum of seven hundred and twenty ($720) dollars shall be fully exhausted. CHAP. 12-An Act authorizing the Nevada-California-Oregon railway, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of this state, to amend its articles of incorporation by increasing the number of its board of directors from five to eleven. [Approved February 10, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: N.-C.-O. board of SECTION 1. The Nevada-California-Oregon railway, a cor- Allowing poration organized and existing under the laws of this state, is railway to hereby authorized and empowered to amend its articles of increase incorporation so as to increase its board of directors from five directors directors, as now constituted, to eleven directors; such amendment to be made pursuant to the provisions of section 1142 of the Revised Laws of Nevada, being section 40 of "An act providing a general corporation law, approved March 16, 1903. Nevada bureau of industry, agriculture and irrigation CHAP. 13-An Act to repeal an act entitled "An act creating and establishing a Nevada bureau of industry, agriculture and irrigation, providing for a commission in charge thereof; creating the office of commissioner of industry, agriculture and irrigation, and fixing his compensation; defining the objects and purposes of said bureau; prescribing the powers and duties of said commission; appropriating funds for its support and maintenance, and to carry out its objects and purposes, and other matters relating thereto," approved March 17, 1911; and providing for the disposition of the records, property, and effects of said bureau. [Approved February 11, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. An act entitled "An act creating and establishAbolishing ing a Nevada bureau of industry, agriculture and irrigation, providing for a commission in charge thereof; creating the office of commissioner of industry, agriculture and irrigation, and fixing his compensation, defining the objects and purposes of said bureau; prescribing the powers and duties of said commission; appropriating funds for its support and maintenance, and to carry out its objects and purposes, and other matters relating thereto, approved March 17, 1911, is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. Upon the taking of effect of this act the Nevada Capitol com- bureau of industry, agriculture and irrigation and the commissioner thereof shall deliver to the board of capitol commissioners of the State of Nevada all records, property, and effects belonging to or theretofore in any manner acquired by said bureau. missioners to receive property and effects Duty of missioners SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the said board of capitol commissioners to accept and receive said records, property, capitol com- and effects, and the same shall thereafter be under the direction and control of said board of capitol commissioners until disposed of by it in the manner provided in sections 4417 or 4418 of Revised Laws of Nevada, 1912. In effect SEC. 4. This act shall become effective from and after April 1, 1915. CHAP. 14-An Act to repeal an act entitled "An act to authorize and empower the board of county commissioners of Nye County to issue bonds for the purpose of creating a fund for liquidating and paying all outstanding indebtedness of said county, and for paying current expenses of Nye County, State of Nevada," approved March 20, 1911. [Approved February 11, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. That certain act of the legislature of the State of Nevada entitled an act to repeal an act entitled "An act to bonding authorize and empower the board of county commissioners of Repeal of act Nye County to issue bonds for the purpose of creating a fund Nye County for liquidating and paying all outstanding indebtedness of said. county, and for paying current expenses of Nye County, State of Nevada, approved March 20, 1911, is hereby repealed. immediately SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and In effect after its passage and approval. CHAP. 15-An Act establishing a rule of evidence, and to amend section four hundred of an act entitled "An act concerning crimes and punishments, and repealing certain acts relating thereto," approved March 17, 1911, effective January 1, 1912. [Approved February 11, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 400 of an act entitled "An act concern- Crimes and punishments ing crimes and punishments, and repealing certain acts relating act amended thereto, approved March 17, 1911, effective January 1, 1912, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: evidence Section 400. Every person who shall make, pass, utter, or Rule of publish, with an intention to defraud any other person or per- established sons, body politic or corporate, either in this state or elsewhere, regarding or with the like intention shall attempt to pass, utter, or pub- false paper lish, or shall have in his possession, with like intent to utter, pass, or publish, any fictitious bill, note, or check purporting to be the bill, note or check, or other instrument in writing, for the payment of money or property of some bank, corporation, copartnership, or individual, when in fact there shall be no such bank, corporation, copartnership, or individual in existence, the said person knowing the said bill, note, check, or instrument in writing for the payment of money or property to be fictitious, shall be deemed guilty of forgery, and on con- Deemed viction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penalty prison for a term not less than one or more than fourteen years. Whenever such note, bill, check, or other instrument in writing is drawn upon any bank, proof that the purported drawer of the same had no account at said bank, shall be deemed sufficient evidence to sustain the allegation of the nonexistence of the drawer of such instrument. forgery Criminal CHAP. 16-An Act to amend section twenty of an act entitled "An act to regulate proceedings in criminal cases in this state, and to repeal all other acts in relation thereto," approved March 17, 1911; effective January 1, 1912. [Approved February 12, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section 20 of an act entitled "An act to regulate proceedings in criminal cases in this state, and to repeal all practice act other acts in relation thereto, approved March 17, 1911, effective January 1, 1912, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: amended Giving or refusing to give bond, effect Imprisonment limited to 6 months Section 20. If the bond required by the last section is given, the person complained of shall be discharged. If he does not give it, the magistrate must commit him to prison until he gives such bond, specifying in the warrant the requirement to give security, the amount thereof, and the omission to pay the same; provided, that in no event shall the person complained of be confined in prison for a period of longer than six months for a failure or omission to give such bond. CHAP. 17-An Act to amend section nine of an act entitled "An act providing for the prosecution and punishment of crimes, misdemeanors, and offenses by information," approved March 24, 1913. [Approved February 12, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section 9 of an act entitled "An act providing Prosecution for the prosecution and punishment of crimes, misdemeanors, information and offenses by information, approved March 24, 1913, is of crime by how made hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 9. An information may be filed against any person Information, for any offense when such person has had a preliminary examination as provided by law before a justice of the peace, or other examining officer or magistrate, and has been bound over to appear at the court having jurisdiction, or shall have waived his right to such preliminary examination. If, however, upon such preliminary examination the accused has been discharged, or the affidavit or complaint upon which the examination has been held has not been delivered to the clerk of the proper court, the district attorney may, upon affidavit of any person who has knowledge of the commission of an offense, and who is a competent witness to testify in the case, setting forth the offense and the name of the person or persons charged with the commission thereof, upon being furnished with the Upon affi davit, when names of the witnesses for the prosecution, by leave of the court first had, file an information, and process shall forthwith issue thereon. The affidavit mentioned herein need not be filed in cases where the defendant has waived a preliminary examination, or upon such preliminary examination has been bound over to appear at the court having jurisdiction. All Shall set informations shall set forth the crime committed according to the facts. CHAP. 18-An Act to amend an act entitled "An act relating to the support of the poor," approved November 29, 1861. [Approved February 12, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section 10 of the above-entitled act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: forth facts missioners or poor Section 10. The board of county commissioners of any County comcounty in this state may, if they think proper, cause to be may provide built or provide in their respective counties workhouses for workhouses the accommodation or employment of such indigents as may, farms from time to time, become a county charge, and such workhouse and indigents shall be under such rules and regulations as said board of county commissioners may deem proper and just; and said board of county commissioners may, if they think proper, purchase a suitable tract of land not to exceed eighty acres in extent, within four miles of said workhouse, or any county hospital heretofore or hereafter established, or any home for the indigent poor or sick heretofore or hereafter established, for a county poor-farm; and said board of county Purchase commissioners are hereby authorized to pay for the purchase county of said county poor-farm out of the general fund of the county, general fund CHAP. 19-An Act to prohibit state, county, municipal and township officials from employing or keeping in their employ any person or persons related to them within the third degree of consanguinity, or affinity, and providing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act. [Approved February 13, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and paid from SECTION 1. From and after July 1, 1915, it shall be unlaw- Nepotism ful for any state, township, municipal, or county official, elected prohibited or appointed, to employ or to keep in his employ on behalf of the State of Nevada, or any county thereof, in any capacity, within third degree of his wife, son, daughter, or any person or persons related to him (by blood or marriage) within the third degree of con- guinity or sanguinity or affinity. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed consan affinity |