institutions of learning authorized by law to confer degrees. Sixth-To prescribe the duties of the President, and fix Powers and his salary and the salaries of all other teachers in the University.

Seventh-To require the President, under their direction, to establish and maintain training or model schools, and require the pupils of the University to teach and instruct classes therein.

Eighth-To control the expenditures of all moneys appropriated for the support and maintenance of the University, and all moneys received from any source whatsoever.

Ninth-To keep open to public inspection an account of receipts and expenditures.

Tenth-To annually report to the Governor a statement of all their transactions, and of all other matters pertaining to the University.

Eleventh-To transmit with such report a copy of the President's annual report.

Twelfth-To revoke any diploma by them granted, on receiving satisfactory evidence that the holder thereof is addicted to drunkenness, is guilty of gross immorality, or is reputably dishonest in his or her dealings; provided, that such person shall have at least thirty days' previous notice of such contemplated action, and shall, if he or she asks it, be heard in his or her own defense.

duties of Regents.

SEC. 4. The Board of Regents shall have the power to Chairman to be appointed. appoint a Chairman, who shall receive no compensation therefor, nor shall any member receive any compensation for his services except necessary expenses in attending meetings of the Board. The Board of Regents may employ a Clerk of said Board, who shall receive a salary of twenty-five dollars per month, and who shall keep a full record of all proceedings of the Board, which shall at all times be open to public inspection, and said Clerk shall not be a teacher in said University.

SEC. 5. The Board must hold four regular meetings in each year, and may hold special meetings at the call of the Chairman of the Board.

SEC. 6. The President of the University must make a detailed annual report to the Board of Regents, with a catalogue of pupils, and such other particulars as the Board may require or he may think useful.

SEC. 7. Upon the recommendation of the President of the Academic University, the Board of Regents shall issue to those who degree, how worthily complete the full course of study in the School of Mines, or in the School of Agriculture, or in the School of Liberal Arts, or in any equivalent course that may hereafter be prescribed, a diploma of graduation, conferring the proper academic degree, from the Nevada State University; and no diploma bearing the distinctive title, "Nevada State University," shall be issued to any one who has not completed the

full course of study as above set forth. Upon the recommendation of the President of the University, the Board of Regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the full four years' course of study prescribed in the Nevada State Normal School, a department of the State University, a diploma of graduation, and said diploma shall bear the headNevada State ing, "The Nevada State Normal School," and to all persons

Normal

School.

State High

School certificates.

Grammar grade diploma.

receiving this diploma, the State Board of Education shall issue a State High School certificate of the first grade, good for five years. To the holders of the above State High School certificates of the first grade, the State Board of Education Life diploma. shall grant a life diploma when said graduates of the Nevada State Normal School shall have completed at least five years of successful instruction in the public schools of Nevada, or of any other State. Upon the recommendation of the President of the University, the Board of Regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the three years' course of study prescribed in the Nevada State Normal School, a grammar grade diploma of graduation, and said diploma shall bear the heading, "Nevada State Normal School Grammar Grade Diploma," and to all persons receiving this grammar grade diploma, the State Board of Education shall grant a grammar grade State certificate good for five years. The Board of Regents may require said Normal School graduates, before granting the diplomas herein provided for, to sign the following obligation: "I hereby agree to report to the President of the University, by letter, at least twice a year for three years after my graduation, and once a year thereafter, so long as I continue in the profession of teaching, and when I shall leave the profession I will report the fact to him, with the cause therefor. A failure to make such reports may be considered sufficient cause for the revocation of my diploma." And further, it is hereby expressly provided that the graduates of the Nevada State Normal School for the year 1895 shall receive their diplomas and State certificates according to the Act of March 19, 1891, hereby amended. Upon the recommendation of the President of the University, the Board of Regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the full course of study in any other department of the University, not equivalent to a regular University course, a Diploma of diploma of graduation, but said diploma shall bear the name of the department from which it is issued, and in no case to bear the heading of the regular University diploma. [As amended Stats. 1895, p. 89.]

Cause for revocation.

graduation.

Duty of

President of
University.

SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the President of the University to instruct in the University, and, under the direction of the Board of Regents, to manage all matters connected with the institution, to employ assistant teachers and servants, purchase supplies and make monthly statements to the Board of Regents of all receipts and expenditures, supported by vouchers.

crimination.

SEC. 9. There shall be no discrimination in the admission No disof pupils on account of sex, race or color; but no person shall be admitted who is not of good moral character, and who has not arrived at the age of fifteen years, and passed such an examination as shall be prescribed by the Board of Regents, and no person under said age shall hereafter be taught in said institution.

SEC. 10. Tuition shall be free.

SEC. 11. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction must visit the University at least every three months, inquire into its condition and management and report to the Board of Regents quarter-yearly the condition of the institution, with such suggestions as he may deem proper.

Examiners.

SEC. 12. All expenses incurred, of every name and nature, Duties of involving the payment of money by or under the direction of Board of the Board of Regents of the University, shall be passed upon by the Board of Examiners as other accounts against the State, and be paid out of the moneys appropriated for the University.

ORES TO BE ANALYZED AT THE UNIVERSITY.·

[Stats. 1895, p. 76.]

chemical

University.

SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the President of the Relating to State University, in addition to his other duties as fixed by analysis at law, to cause to be analyzed by an assistant, teacher, or State teachers employed at the State University, any ores, mineral, soil or water taken from within the boundaries of the State of Nevada, and sent by any citizen of said State for that purpose. Any citizen of the State may send any such substances and have the same analyzed free of charge, and the result of the same returned to him by mail with as near as possible an explanation of their uses and value in market, and there shall be kept at the State University a book of record open for inspection, under such rules as may be made by the Regents, of all mineral, ores or other matters so sent, with the history of such mineral or other matters, stating the name of the person or persons from whom received, the district and county from which it came, and all other matters that may be beneficial touching the same. A duplicate of the sample analyzed, as far as practicable, shall be kept at the University, properly labeled, so as to correspond to the record, and properly preserved.

SEC. 2. If the same kind of matter for analysis is sent Relating to from the same place it shall not be necessary to analyze the analysis in same, but a duplicate of the analysis shall be sent by mail

to the person desiring the same.

SEC. 3. Samples for analysis shall be analyzed in the order received.

duplicate.

SEC. 4. Sample assays for gold or silver shall be made, Assays for and when the value per ton exceeds five dollars in gold, the silver.

gold and

returns shall state the fact thus, "Test for gold." And when the value per ton exceeds five dollars in silver the returns shall state the fact thus, "Test for silver." [As amended Stats. 1897, p. 91.]

Board created.

Term of office.

Who shall act.

Duties of
Board.

Notice to
Board.

No compensation.

ARTICLE XXII.

HONORARY BOARD OF VISITORS OF NEVADA STATE UNIVERSITY. [Stats. 1895, p. 40.]

SECTION 1. There is hereby created a Board to be known as the Honorary Board of Visitors of the Nevada State University. Said Board shall consist of fifteen members. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be ex officio a member and the Chairman of said Board. In the absence of said Chief Justice the members of the Board may elect one of their number to act as Temporary Chairman. The term of office of the members of said Board shall be two years from the date of their appointment and until their successors are appointed.

SEC. 2. The Governor shall appoint and commission, within forty days after the passage of this Act, from each county, one suitable and discreet person who is interested in higher education and who is an actual resident of said county as a member of said Board.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of said Board of Visitors to meet annually at the seat of the Nevada State University during commencement week, and inspect the grounds, buildings and equipment of said University, and also inquire into the actual state of the discipline, instruction, police administration and other affairs or concerns of the University. The Board of Visitors shall report thereon to the Governor within thirty days after each annual meeting, for the information of the people of the State and of the next succeeding Legislature of the State, their action as such Visitors, with their views and recommendations concerning the University, such as they shall deem wise and just and for the best interests of the University.

SEC. 4. The President of the University shall cause at least thirty days' notice to be given to the members of the Honorary Board of Visitors of the time and place of their annual meeting.

SEC. 5. No compensation shall be made to the members of said Board of Visitors for their services or for their traveling expenses, but the Board of Regents shall pay out of the University Contingent Fund their expenses for board and lodging while at the University.

ACTS RELATIVE TO EDUCATION.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATES.

An Act to authorize the State Board of Education to issue special certificates to teach.

[Approved March 14, 1899, p. 87.]

of Education

certificates.

SECTION 1. The State Board of Education, or a majority of State Board said Board, are hereby authorized, and it shall be their duty, ' authorized to to issue special certificates, good for two years, authorizing issue special persons to teach any of the following subjects, to wit: Music, drawing, penmanship, kindergarten work and any of the foreign languages, in the public schools of this State, when employed by the Trustees of any school district for that purpose; provided, that a person applying for a certificate to teach any of the above subjects, shall first satisfy, in such a manner as they shall deem proper, a majority of said Board of Education that he or she is thoroughly qualified to teach that subject.

SEC. 2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine Misdemeanor not to exceed one hundred dollars for any School Trustee to draw a voucher upon any school fund within this State in payment for services in teaching any branches of study not authorized by the certificate held by the teacher.

SEC. 3. All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with the pro- Repeal. visions of this Act are repealed to the extent of such confliction.

LIBRARY LAWS.

An Act to provide for free public libraries, and other matters relating thereto.

[Approved March 16, 1895, p. 79.]

ment of free

SECTION 1. Whenever in any county in the State of Nevada Establishof over seven thousand inhabitants a petition or petitions for public the establishment of a free public library, certified by the Dis- libraries. trict Judge of any Judicial District of the State of Nevada as being signed by a majority of the taxpayers, or by taxpayers representing a majority of the taxable property, as shown by the last preceding assessment roll of any city, unincorporated town or school district, shall be presented to the Board of County Commissioners of the county in which said city, unincorporated town or school district is situated, accompanied by affidavit of one or more of the signers thereof that the signatures thereto are genuine, the said Board of County Com