ing thereto, and to regulate and order the renting of pews in their churches; to have control over all matters pertaining to their burial places; to appoint a clerk and treasurer of their board, and a collector to collect and receive all rents and revenue due them, and to regulate the fees to be allowed to such officers, and them, or either of them, to remove at pleasure, and appoint others in their stead; and such clerks shall enter all rules and orders made by such trustees, and payments made by them, in a book to be kept for that purpose. 1431. Sale of real estate. SEC. 7. It shall be lawful for any court of competent jurisdiction, upon the application of any religious corporation, in case the judge thereof shall deem it proper, to make an order for the sale of any real estate belonging to the corporation, and to direct the application of the moneys arising therefrom by the said corporation to such uses as the corporation with the consent and approbation of the court shall conceive to be the most for the interest of the church or congregation to which the real estate so sold did belong. 1432. Limitation on annual income. SEC. 8. When the annual income of the real or personal estate of any church or congregation, incorporated under this act, shall exceed in value the sum of ten thousand dollars, the treasurer of such church or congregation shall make a report, subscribed to under oath, that the such report is correct, and file such report with the auditor of the county in which the church or congregation is situated, and shall pay over to the county treasurer, for the benefit of the common school fund, any excess over and above the said sum of ten thousand dollars; and any violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed a forfeiture of all rights and privileges held under this act. 1433. Churches already organized. SEC. 9. Any church or congregation, organized by the election of a vestry before the passage of this act, may avail itself of the provisions of this act by filing with the county clerk a certificate, setting forth its corporate name, the names of its church wardens and vestrymen, the day in Easter week on which all future elections shall be held, and by complying with the conditions specified in the second section of this act in the matter of elections hereafter to be held. An Act to incorporate the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Nevada. 1434. May incorporate, how. 1435. Idem. Approved March 12, 1903, 86 1436. Articles to be filed-Limitation as to value of property. 1434. May incorporate, how. 1437. Certified copy of record prima facie evidence. 1438. May erect and own certain property. 1439. Subject to general incorporation law. SECTION 1. That the State Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Nevada may be incorporated in pursuance to the provisions of this act. 1435. Idem. SEC. 2. The president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Nevada, and any number of persons being members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Nevada, may make and execute an article of association under their hands and seals, which articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of this state authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall set forth: First-The names of persons associating and their places of residence. Second-The corporate name by which the corporation shall be known. Third-The object and purpose of such association and the period for which it is incorporated, which shall not exceed fifty years. 1436. Articles to be filed-Limitation as to value of property. SEC. 3. A copy of said articles of incorporation shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state and thereupon the persons who shall sign such articles of incorporation, their associates and successors shall be a body politic and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name they and their successors shall have succession and shall be persons in law capable to purchase, take and receive, hold and enjoy, to them and their successors, estates, real and personal, of suing and being sued, and they and their successors may have a common seal, which may be changed and altered at their pleasure; provided, that the value of their real and personal property shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars and that they and their successors shall have authority and power to give, grant, sell, lease, devise, mortgage, and dispose of said real and personal estate or any part thereof, at their will and pleasure, and the proceeds, rents, and increase shall be devoted to the charity and benevolent purposes of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Such corporation shall have full power and authority to make and establish rules, regulations and by-laws for regulating and governing all the affairs and business of said corporation, not contrary to the laws of the state and of the United States, and to designate, elect or appoint from among their members such officers under the names and style as shall be in accordance with the constitution or charter of such society, who shall have the supervision, control and management of said corporation. 1437. Certified copy of record prima facie evidence. SEC. 4. A copy of the record of such articles of incorporation under the seal of the state and duly certified to by the secretary of state shall be prima facie evidence in all counties of this state of the existence and organization of such incorporation. 1438. May erect and own certain property. SEC. 5. Any corporation formed in pursuance with this act may erect and own suitable edifices, buildings or halls as such corporation shall deem suitable, and for that purpose may create a capital stock of not more than one hundred thousand dollars, and any such corporation may take, purchase, hold and own a suitable lot or parcel of ground in any lawful established cemetery, for the interment of the deceased members of said incorporation, and all property belonging to the said incorporation shall be exempt from taxation. 1439. Subject to general incorporation law. SEC. 6. Any corporation formed under the provisions of this act shall be subject to the provisions of the general laws of this state relating to corporations so far as the same may be applicable to corporations formed under this act. 1440. Below are references to several acts relating to corporations, which, although apparently in force, are not of general interest, and are of so little importance that it was deemed best not to reprint them: An Act concerning banking associations formed in this state, under the laws of the United States, 1864-5, 353. An Act to regulate rafting and running timber and wood on the rivers in the State of Nevada, 1866, 198; amended, 1875, 61. (Act upheld, Mandelbaum v. Russell, 4 Nev. 551.) An Act to aid in carrying out the provisions of the Pacific railroad and telegraph act of Congress, and other matters relating thereto, 1866, 254. An Act to provide for the incorporation of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars, and its subordinate lodges, 1869, 66. An Act to promote the introduction and use of steam power for transportation purposes on common roads in the state, 1871, 62. An Act to provide for the incorporation of wire suspension tramway companies, 1871, 133. An Act to provide for the consolidation of domestic and certain foreign corporations, 1883, 121. An Act to incorporate the Grand Lodge of Benevolent Bachelor Brothers and their subordinate lodges in this state, 1893, 79. COUNTIES CREATION, BOUNDARIES, COUNTY-SEATS Churchill County, sections 1449, 1453. Clark County, sections 1456, 1457. Douglas County, sections 1442, 1450. Elko County, section 1458. Esmeralda County, sections 1441, 1450, 1461. Eureka County, sections 1462, 1464, 1465. Humboldt County, sections 1448, 1466. Lander County, section 1469. Lincoln County, sections 1471-1473. Ormsby County, sections 1443, 1450. Storey County, sections 1446, 1450. Washoe County, sections 1444, 1447, 1450, 1483-1485. White Pine County, sections 1486-1488. Survey and establishment of county boundaries, sections 1490-1495. Removal of county-seats, sections 1496-1500. See County Government, secs. 1501-1701. 1441. Esmeralda County. 1442. Douglas County. 1443. Ormsby County. 1444. Washoe County. 1445. Lyon County. 1446. Storey County. 1466. Humboldt county-seat located. 1467. Line between Humboldt and Lander Counties established. 1468. Boundaries of Nye and Lander. 1469. Lander County created and boundaries. 1470. Boundaries of Lander County. 1471. Lincoln County boundaries. 1472. Part of Nye detached and added to Lincoln. An Act to create counties, and establishing the boundaries thereof. SECTION 1. There shall be a county, to be known as Esmeralda County, to include all that part of the territory within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at a point where the thirty-seventh degree of north latitude intersects the one hundred and sixteenth meridian, and running west along said thirty-seventh degree, to the California line; thence, along said line, in a northwesterly direction, to the summit of the divide, between the east and west forks of Walker River; thence, along said divide, in a northerly direction, to the headwaters of Desert Creek; thence, following down the middle of said creek, to a point where it debouches from the mountain; thence, following the base of the mountain, to the west branch of Walker River; thence, across said river, to the base of the mountain; thence, following the base of the mountain in a direct line, as near as may be, to Mason's ranch; thence, due east to the one hundred and sixteenth meridian; thence, south along said meridian, to place of beginning. See secs. 1451, 1452, 1460. County of Mineral carved out of, sec. 1479. 1442. Douglas County. SEC. 2. There shall be a county, to be known as Douglas County, to include all that part of the territory within the boundaries described, as follows: Beginning at Mason's ranch, on Walker River, and running westerly, in a straight line, to the mouth of Clear Creek; thence, along the middle of said creek, to its source; thence, due west to the. California line; thence, south, and southeasterly along said line, to the western boundary of Esmeralda County; thence, northerly along said boundary, to the place of beginning. In addition to the above (sec. 1442), special acts in relation to this county have been enacted as follows: To create a county building fund, 1864, 67; to provide for payment of outstanding indebtedness, 1864-5, 170; to authorize the levy of a special tax for building purposes, 1573, 118; fixing compensation of sheriff and assessor, 1891, 77; to authorize the issuance of bonds for road purposes, 1895, 26; to submit question of consolidation with certain other counties to a vote, 1897, 110; authorizing issuance of bonds for constructing, improving and maintaining roads and bridges, 1907, 294; to prevent stock running at large, 1909, 69; authorizing issuance of bonds for liquidating and paying outstanding indebtedness, 1911, 25. 1443. Ormsby County. SEC. 3. There shall be a county, to be known as Ormsby County, to include all that part of the territory within the boundaries described, as follows: Beginning at the northwestern corner of Douglas County, and running easterly along the north boundary thereof, to a point where it crosses Eldorado Canyon; thence, down the center of said canyon to a point thereon due east of Brown & Company's dam, on Carson River; thence, in a westerly direction, crossing Carson River at said dam; thence, to the Half-way House, between Carson and Silver City; thence, northwesterly, to the summit of the mountains east of Washoe Lake; thence, in a westerly course along said summit, to the tops of the Sierras; thence, due west, to the California line; thence, south, along said line to the place of beginning. In addition to the above (sec. 1443), special acts in relation to this county have been enacted as follows: to Authorizing creation of a jail building fund, 1862, 65; to regulate finances, 1864, 92 (act sustained, Trustees v. Ormsby Co., 5 Nev. 334); this act partly repealed, 1866, 253; consolidate and pay certain indebtedness, 1866, 255; amended, 1867, 81; 1869, 57; 1871, 51 (construed, Haydon v. Ormsby Co., 2 Nev. 371); to authorize the issuance of bonds to the V. & T. R. R. Co., 1869, 43; amended, 1873, 117 (act sustained, Gibson v. Mason, 5 Nev. 283); authorizing trustees of school district No. 1 to issue school warrants to cover certain indebtedness, 1873, 51; to incorporate Carson City, 1875, 87; amended, 1877, 117; 1879, 67; 1889, 68; 1895, 37; 1905, 200; 1907, 53, 344 (sustained, State ex rel. Rosenstock v. Swift, 11 Nev. 128, cited, Parsons v. Carson, 33 Nev., 110 P. 3); authorizing trustees of st district No. 1 to issue warrants to pay certain indebtedness, 1879, 70; to authorize *purchase of land and building a courthouse and to issue bonds to pay indebtedness thercreated, 1879, 96; to provide for issuance of bonds for the payment of bonds now standing, 1883, 93; to regulate the compensation of officers, 1887, 126 (sustained. Con M. & M. Co. v. Allen, 21 Nev. 325, 31 P. 434, cited, State ex rel. Westerfield v. Tyrei Nev. 425, 41 P. 145); to authorize the issuance of certain bonds, 1889, 88; to conse certain offices and fix compensation of other offices, 1891, 26; amended, 1893, 76; 19991907, 344; to authorize Carson City to issue bonds for constructing and maintain sewerage system, 1891, 29; to authorize the issuance of certain bonds, 1891, 55; auther Carson City to contract for water supplies for sewers, fires, and other municipal pare 1893, 25; to authorize trustees for school district No. 1 to issue bonds, 1893, 71; to pr for issuance of bonds, 1897, 13; fixing fees of county clerk, for making out naturalizat papers, 1897, 19; to submit question of consolidation with certain other counties to a 1897, 110; fixing salary of constable in Carson Township, 1897, 115; amended, 1997 repealing a certain act to provide for the issuance of bonds, 1899, 18; fixing sal justice in Carson Township, 1899, 30; amended, 1907, 184; to provide for issuane bonds, 1899, 43; to provide for issuance of bonds, 1899, 45; to authorize trustees of dist No. 1 to sell certain school property and to issue bonds for school purposes, 1905, A provide for deputies in the office of sheriff and county clerk, 1907, 72; fixing rate of pensation for work on public roads, 1907, 92; fixing and regulating salary of district a** * ney, 1909, 7; authorizing appointment of deputy sheriff, 1909, 13; authorizing issua bonds, 1909, 28; empowering Carson to borrow money on its notes, 1911, 102; fixing a regulating salaries of certain officers, 1911, 110. 1444. Washoe County. SEC. 4. There shall be a county, to be known as Washoe County, to inc. all that part of the territory within the boundaries described as follows Begining at the northwest corner of Ormsby County, and running easter along the northern boundary of said county, to the summit of the mounta east of Washoe Lake; thence, in a northerly course along the summit of sa mountains, to the lower end of the Big Meadows, on Truckee River; there down said river, to its lower crossing; thence, east, along the Immig Road to the summit of the mountains lying east of said river; thence, nort on the main summit of said mountains, to a point from which, running dire west, would intersect the Truckee River at its mouth in Pyramid Lake thence, due west, to the California line; thence, south, to the place beginning. Washoe and Lake (Roop) Counties consolidated, secs. 1447, 1485. 1445. Lyon County. SEC. 5. There shall be a county, to be known as Lyon County, to incl all that part of the territory within the boundaries described, as follows Beginning at the southeast corner of Washoe County; thence, following north line of Ormsby County in a southeasterly direction, to the HalfHouse, between Silver City and Carson City; thence, following the said of Ormsby County to Douglas County; thence, following the northerly bor ary of Douglas County to the one hundred and nineteenth meridian of we longitude; thence, north, five miles; thence, by direct line, northwester a point on Carson River, one mile below Reed's Station; thence, north th miles; thence, westerly by a direct line, to the southern boundary of the G Hill mining district, but running so as to include in this county the De Gate toll house; thence, continuing westerly in the same course, to the easte boundary of Washoe County, and thence, southerly, along the eastern bo ary of said county, to the place of beginning. See secs. 1474-1476, changing boundaries. See Lyon County v. Storey County, 33 Nev. —. 1446. Storey County. SEC. 6. There shall be a county, to be known as Storey County, to in all that part of the territory within the boundaries described, as fo Beginning at the northwestern corner of Lyon County, and running the |