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speed greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to Speed the traffic and use of the highway, or so as to endanger the life or limb of any person or the safety of any property. Nor shall any person incompetent to properly handle a motor vehicle nor an intoxicated person be permitted to drive the same. No person under sixteen years of age shall be per- Driver must mitted to drive or operate any motor vehicle in any incorporated or unincorporated city or town in this state. For a violation of this section any peace officer may arrest the driver of such motor vehicle and remove from the same the license-number plate thereof, and such number plate shall not be restored to the owner thereof except upon payment of ten dollars ($10) in addition to the fine provided by this act. SEC. 16. Motor Vehicles Must Have Efficient Brakes, Proper and Proper Lights at Night, etc.-Exceptions-Dimmers. Every lights motor vehicle while in use on a public highway shall be provided with good and efficient brakes, and also with a suitable horn or other signal. Every motor vehicle other than motorcycles must exhibit, during the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, two lamps showing white lights, visible within a reasonable distance, in the direction toward which such vehicle is proceeding, and also a red light, visible in the reverse direction; and provided, every automobile equipped with and using electric light or lights upon any of the public highways of this state shall be provided and equipped with some practical and efficient device or devices whereby the forward light or lights of such vehicle may be dimmed or lessened at the will of the driver or chauf- Dimmers feur to such an extent that such electric light or the reflection therefrom through said forward light or lights will not interfere with the sight of nor temporarily blind the vision of the driver of an approaching vehicle; and it shall be the duty of every chauffeur or driver of such automobile equipped with and using electric lights upon the public highways of this state to effectually apply such dimmer to the forward light or lights of the vehicles being driven by him, and cause such light or lights to be dimmed and lessened so as not to interfere with the sight or temporarily blind the vision of the driver of any approaching vehicle; provided, that any headlight that does not cast a blinding light or a Specificabeam of light over forty-two inches above the road shall be lights deemed to comply with the requirements of this section; and provided further, that at the times and under the conditions of this section all other vehicles of any kind or description which shall use the highways of this state at night shall carry one or more lamp or lamps.

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SEC. 17. Motorcycle Must Carry Proper Lights at Night. Motorcycle Every motorcycle while in use shall carry during the period proper lights from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, and

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whenever fog or other atmospheric conditions render the use of the highway by vehicles unusually dangerous to the traffic and use of the highway, at least one lighted lamp showing a white light, visible under normal atmospheric conditions at least two hundred feet in the direction toward which the motorcycle is proceeding, and shall also carry at the rear of such motorcycle one red light, or one red reflex mirror, plainly visible from the rear.

SEC. 18. Constitutionality of Act. If any provision of Constitution this act shall be held by any court to be unconstitutional, such judgment shall not affect any other section or provision of this act.

Repeal of inconsistent

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Jan. 1, 1922

SEC. 19. Repeal of Inconsistent Acts. Chapter 171 of the Statutes of Nevada, 1919, entitled "An act to amend certain sections of an act entitled 'An act regulating automobiles or motor vehicles on public roads, highways, parks, or parkways, streets, and avenues, within the State of Nevada; providing a license for the operation thereof, and prescribing penalties for its violation; designating the manner of handling the receipts therefrom, and the purpose for which it may be expended, and in what manner, and repealing an act of the same title, approved March 24, 1913,' approved March 24, 1915, and repealing a certain section of a certain act,” and chapter 230 of the Statutes of Nevada, 1915, an act entitled "An act regulating automobiles or motor vehicles on public roads, highways, parks, or parkways, streets, and avenues, within the State of Nevada; providing a license for the operation thereof, and prescribing penalties for its violation; designating the manner of handling the receipts therefrom, and the purpose for which it may be expended, and in what manner, and repealing an act of the same title, approved March 24, 1913," approved March 24, 1915, and chapter 181 of the Statutes of Nevada, 1917, entitled "An act to amend sections 2, 9, 11, 24, 25, and 27, of an act entitled 'An act regulating automobiles or motor vehicles on public roads, highways, parks, or parkways, streets, and avenues, within the State of Nevada; providing a license for the operation thereof, and prescribing penalties for its violation; designating the manner of handling the receipts therefrom, and the purpose for which it may be expended, and in what manner, and repealing an act of the same title, approved March 24, 1913,' approved March 24, 1915," approved March 24, 1917, and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.

SEC. 20. Time for Act to Take Effect. This act shall take effect January 1, 1922.

[Assembly Bill No. 232-Mr. Mack]

CHAP. 244—An Act to amend section 8 of an act entitled "An act to provide a general highway law for the State of Nevada," approved March 23, 1917, as amended by act approved February 21, 1919, as amended 1921.

[Approved March 25, 1921]

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

SECTION 1. Section 8 of the above-entitled act is hereby Amending amended so as to read as follows:

highway act

highways

Section 8. The highways which are constructed or Designated improved by the department of highways in accordance with state the routes set forth and described in this section shall be state highways and shall be constructed or improved and maintained by the department of highways; provided, that the funds available to the state through the act of Congress or other federal acts may be used therefor; and provided further, that when such federal funds are made available, under section eight of said act of Congress, or other federal act or acts authorizing the use of federal funds to build roads in the national forest, the board is authorized and empowered to set aside for the purpose and to expend said highway funds on state highways built by the federal government. Such state highway routes are hereby designated and are set forth and described as follows:

Route 1. Beginning at a point east of Tecoma, at the Route 1 Utah state-line, running thence in a westerly direction through the towns of Montello, Cobre, Wells, Deeth, Halleck, Elko, Carlin, Beowawe, Battle Mountain, Golconda, Winnemucca, Imlay, Lovelock, Fernley, and Wadsworth to the city of Reno, thence westerly through the town of Verdi and to the California-Nevada state-line.

Route 2. Commencing at a point on the dividing line Route 2 between White Pine County and the State of Utah, thence in a southwesterly direction to the city of Ely; thence westerly, passing through the towns of Eureka, Austin, Fallon, and Hazen, to a junction with route 1 as herein described, at a point between the town of Hazen and the town of Fernley.

Route 2a. Commencing at a point on route 2, at or near Route 2a Leeteville, Churchill County, thence via Lahontan and Dayton to Carson City.

Route 3. Commencing at the city of Reno; thence Route 3 running southerly through the city of Carson City; thence westerly to Glenbrook on Lake Tahoe; thence in a southerly direction, to the Nevada-California state-line at or near

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Lakeside; beginning again at Carson City, thence to the town of Yerington by the most available and practicable route; thence to the northerly end of Walker lake by the most available and practicable route; thence along the west side of Walker lake to the town of Hawthorne; thence to and through the towns of Luning, Mina, and Millers to the town of Tonopah; thence southerly to the town of Goldfield; thence westerly by the most practicable and available route to the Nevada-California state-line.

Route 4. Commencing at the city of Ely and running in a general southwesterly direction to the town of Tonopah. Route 5. Commencing at Goldfield and running southeasterly to Beatty, thence along or over the grade of the Las Vegas and Tonopah railway to Las Vegas, thence to Searchlight, and to a junction with the Arizona or California state highway system.

Route 6. Commencing at the Arizona line near Mesquite and running southwesterly over what is now known as the Arrowhead trail, through Las Vegas and via Jean or Goodsprings to a junction with the California state highway system.

Route 7. Commencing at the city of Ely and running thence southerly through Pioche to Las Vegas.

Route 8. Commencing at the city of Winnemucca and running thence northerly on the most feasible route through Toll House, Amos, Quinn River Crossing and thence to Denio; thence westerly through Thousand creek to Massacre lake; thence westerly to Vya, and the '49 station to the California state-line to a connection with the California state highway system.

Route 9. Commencing at the city of Reno and running thence northerly to a connection with the California state highway near Purdy.

As soon as funds are available the department of highways

to construct shall commence the construction of said routes.

[Assembly Bill No. 65-Committees on Judiciary and Public Morals] CHAP. 245-An Act proposing a legislative substitute for "An act affecting divorce and matters properly connected therewith, providing for interlocutory decrees of divorce in certain cases and eliminating what are commonly known as short-term decrees in divorce cases, and repealing section 22 of an act entitled 'An act relating to marriage and divorce,' approved November 28, 1861, as amended, and all other acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith," presented to this legislature by the secretary of state upon initiative petition under section 3 of article 19 of the constitution, and to provide for the submission of a legislative substitute by the secretary of state to the qualified electors for approval or rejection at the next ensuing general election.

[Approved March 28, 1921]

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WHEREAS, There has been transmitted to this legislature a Preamble: measure initiated by petition of more than ten per cent of the divorce law qualified electors of the State of Nevada as required by law, entitled "An act affecting divorce and matters properly connected therewith, providing for interlocutory decrees of divorce in certain cases and eliminating what are commonly known as short-term decrees in divorce cases, and repealing section 22 of an act entitled 'An act relating to marriage and divorce,' approved November 28, 1861, as amended, and all other acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith"; and

WHEREAS, The legislature has rejected such initiative measure; and

WHEREAS, Under the provisions of section 3 of article 19 of the constitution of Nevada, the legislature may, with the approval of the governor, propose a different measure on the same subject which shall be submitted by the secretary of state to the qualified electors for approval or rejection at the next ensuing general election; now, therefore,

The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and

Assembly, do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1. The legislature of the State of Nevada, with Proposed the approval of the governor, proposes as a legislative sub- offered by stitute for "An act affecting divorce and matters properly legislature connected therewith, providing for interlocutory decrees of divorce in certain cases and eliminating what are commonly known as short-term decrees in divorce cases, and repealing section 22 of an act entitled 'An act relating to marriage and divorce,' approved November 28, 1861, as amended, and all other acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith," that section 22 of "An act relating to marriage and divorce," approved November 28, 1861, as amended and approved February 23, 1915, be amended to read as follows:

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