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Any candidate may spend $150

of the office for which he is nominated, and no such candidate
shall pay, or contribute, or become liable to the managing
committee of his political party in any sum of money in
excess of 20 per cent of one year's salary, or compensation of
the office for which he is nominated; provided, that candi-
dates for any office may expend the sum of $150; provided,
further, that a candidate for representative in Congress or
for senator of the United States may expend such amount as
is permitted by the laws of the United States governing
the nomination and election of such officers. The word
"expense" or "expenses" in this bill shall not be construed
to include and shall not include the personal traveling and
living expenses of the candidate, or the postage, telegraph or
telephone expenses of such candidate.

Estates of $500 or less not admin

[Senate Bill No. 87-Senator Scott]

CHAP. 85-An Act to amend section 105 of an act entitled
"An act to regulate the settlement of the estates of
deceased persons," approved March 23, 1897, as amended.

[Approved March 11, 1921]

The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 105 of the above-entitled act is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 105. When a person shall die, leaving an estate the whole value of which does not exceed five hundred dollars, and there be a surviving husband or wife, or a istered upon minor child or children, such estate shall not be administered upon, but the whole thereof shall be by the court or judge, by an order for that purpose, assigned and set apart for the support of the surviving husband or wife, or minor children of deceased, or for the support of the minor child or children if there be no surviving husband or wife; provided, that the whole of such estate, even though there be a surviving husband or wife, may, in the discretion of the court, be set aside to the minor child or children of the deceased according to the subserviency of the best interests of such minor child or children. Such order may be made by the court or judge on motion made by or on behalf of the surviving husband or wife, or next friend of any minor child or children upon an affidavit setting forth the necessary facts, and the court or judge being satisfied that the value of the whole of such estate does not exceed five hundred dollars; provided further, that when a person shall die, leaving an estate the whole value of which does not exceed three hundred dollars, upon good cause shown therefor, the judge may order that such estate shall not be administered upon, but the whole

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thereof shall be by the judge, by an order for that purpose, assigned and set apart, first, to the payment of funeral expenses and creditors, if any there be, and, second, any balance remaining to the claimant or claimants entitled thereto.

[Senate Bill No. 88-Senator Scott]

CHAP. 86-An Act to amend section 381 of an act entitled "An act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in this state and to repeal all other acts in relation thereto," approved March 17, 1911 (being section 5323, R. L. Nevada, 1912).

[Approved March 11, 1921]

The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 381 of the above-entitled act is Amending hereby amended to read as follows:

civil practice act

motion for

contain

Section 381. The party intending to move for a new trial must, within five days after the verdict of the jury, if the Notice of action was tried by jury, or within ten days after written new trial, notice of the decision of the court, or referee, if the action what must was tried without a jury, file with the clerk, and serve upon the adverse party a notice of his intention, designating the grounds upon which the motion will be made, and whether the same will be made upon affidavits or upon the minutes of the court.

[Senate Bill No. 99-Senator Scott]

CHAP. 87-An Act to amend section 14 of an act entitled "An act relating to the office of public administrators, and prescribing their duties," approved March 7, 1883 (R. S. Nev. 1912, 1627).

[Approved March 11, 1921]

The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 14 of the above-entitled act is hereby amended to read as follows:

ministrators

all residue

Section 14. Public administrators shall, at the expiration Public adof their terms of office, surrender up to their successors in to turn over office all the books or papers belonging or appertaining to to successor said office, including all exhibits, estates, money and prop- of estate erty in their possession; provided, however, that upon the expiration of the term of office of any public administrator before the entry of decree of distribution in any estate for which the said public administrator is the duly appointed, qualified and acting administrator, if good cause be shown therefor, the court shall enter an order in such estate,

for closing estates

Proceedings authorizing and directing a person to whom letters have been issued, to close up said estate as expeditiously as possible, or the court shall enter an order requiring the filing of a petition for letters by the successor in office of said public administrator.

Three commissioner districts in Pershing County

Specified salaries of

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[Senate Substitute for Assembly Bill No. 100-Senator Uniacke] CHAP. 88-An Act to establish commissioner districts in the county of Pershing, providing for the election of the members of the board of county commissioners and fixing their compensation. [Approved March 11, 1921]

The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The county of Pershing shall be divided into three commissioner districts; the boundaries of each of said districts shall be defined by the board of county commissioners of said county within three months after the passage and approval of this act; provided, that the precinct of South Lovelock shall be designated as within first district.

SEC. 2. Each county commissioner residing within a distance of fifteen miles of the county-seat shall receive a salary of three hundred dollars ($300) per annum, and those missioners; residing at a greater distance from the county-seat shall receive a salary of four hundred and twenty dollars ($420) per annum, salaries to be payable in twelve equal installments; provided, that in addition to the above salary each commissioner will be allowed traveling expenses at the rate of twenty cents (20c) per mile while traveling to and from the county-seat on official business.

SEC. 3. Beginning with the general election to be held in Long-terms Pershing County in 1922, there shall be one long-term comshort-terms missioner who shall serve for a term of four years beginning designated January 1, 1923, who shall be a qualified elector and resident

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of district No. 2; and one short-term commissioner, who shall serve for a term of two years beginning January 1, 1923, who shall be a qualified elector and resident of district No. 3. At each regular election thereafter there shall be elected two county commissioners, one long-term and one short-term, who shall be qualified electors and residents of the two districts, the terms of office of the county commissioners of which shall expire on January 1; provided, the long-term commissioner shall be accredited in direct biennial rotation to

each of the three districts; provided further, no two commissioners shall serve at one and the same time from any one district.

SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are Repeal hereby repealed.

[Assembly Bill No. 56-Mr. Brown]

CHAP. 89-An Act fixing the salaries of certain officers of Humboldt County, and repealing certain acts in relation thereto.

[Approved March 11, 1921]

The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1. The sheriff shall receive twenty-four hundred Salary of ($2,400) dollars per annum. He shall be allowed to appoint one deputy, who shall receive a salary not to exceed eighteen Deputies hundred ($1,800) dollars per annum, and he shall also have the right and authority to appoint such additional deputies as may be necessary; provided, that the compensation of each additional deputy shall not exceed five ($5) dollars per day, such compensation to be paid by and with the approval of the board of county commissioners only.

SEC. 2. The county recorder and auditor shall receive Recorder three thousand ($3,000) dollars per annum, which shall be compensation in full for all services.

SEC. 3. The county clerk and the clerk of the district court Clerk and the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall receive a salary of three thousand ($3,000) dollars per annum, which shall be compensation in full for all services. All fees collected shall be paid into the county treasury.

SEC. 4. The county treasurer shall receive a salary of Treasurer twenty-five hundred ($2,500) dollars per annum, which shall be compensation in full for all services.

SEC. 5. The county assessor shall receive a salary of Assessor twenty-five hundred ($2,500) dollars per annum, and shall be entitled to employ one or more deputies at a salary not to exceed five ($5) dollars per day, and shall receive in addition to such salary as assessor actual traveling expenses, to consist of actual cost of transportation and living expenses while absent from the county-seat in the performance of his official duties.

attorney

SEC. 6. The district attorney shall receive a salary of District twenty-four hundred ($2,400) dollars per annum, which shall be compensation in full for all services.

Humboldt County to have three

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Janitor for courthouse

SEC. 7. The county of Humboldt shall be divided into three commissioner districts; the districts to be defined by said board of county commissioners on and after the passage of this act, one commissioner to be a resident of each district; each commissioner shall receive a salary of seven hundred and twenty ($720) dollars per annum. In addition to the above salary each commissioner will be allowed traveling expenses at the rate of twenty (20c) cents per mile while traveling to and from the county-seat for the purpose of attending regular and special meetings of the board of county commissioners.

SEC. 8. The county commissioners of Humboldt County shall appoint one janitor to care for and look after the courthouse and lawn and adjacent county buildings, at a salary not to exceed the sum of one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars the month.

SEC. 9. The salaries provided for in this act shall be Salaries paid payable monthly in twelve equal installments, on the first day of each month.

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acts for Humboldt County repealed

In effect

SEC. 10. Those certain acts entitled "An act fixing the salaries and compensation of the officers of Humboldt County and consolidating certain offices of said county, and to repeal all acts in relation thereto," approved March 9, 1891; "An act fixing the compensation of certain county officers; authorizing the appointing of a deputy sheriff and of an assistant in the county assessor's office; creating the office of 'overseer of county prisoners' and regulating his duties, in Humboldt County," approved March 22, 1909; "An act authorizing the appointment of certain officers and fixing their compensation in Humboldt County," approved March 12, 1915; "An act fixing the compensation of the deputy county recorder of the county of Humboldt," approved March 26, 1915; "An act to authorize the board of county commissioners of the county of Humboldt, State of Nevada, to allow the appointment of a deputy or deputies by the county assessor of said county under certain circumstances and fixing their compensation," approved March 23, 1917; "An act fixing the compensation of the county commissioners of Humboldt County, Nevada, and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith," approved March 23, 1917; An act to amend section 2 of an act entitled 'An act authorizing the appointment of certain officers and fixing their compensation in Humboldt County,'" approved March 12, 1915; "An act authorizing the appointment of certain officers and fixing their compensation in Humboldt County," approved March 12, 1915, are, and each of them is, hereby repealed.

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SEC. 11. This act shall take effect on the 1st day of April, 1921.

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