north line of Lincoln County, at a point where the one hundred and fifteenth parallel of longitude crosses said line; thence due north forty-five miles, more or less, to a point due west of the north line of A. Prairie's farm (northeast of Patterson Station); thence from said point west of A. Prairie's farm due east fifty-one miles, more or less, to the east line of the state; thence south along said state line forty-five miles, more or less, to the present north line of Lincoln County; and thence west along the said north line of Lincoln County to the place of beginning. Balance of act, not relating to boundaries, omitted. Clark County carved out of Lincoln County, sec. 1456. An Act to temporarily fix the county-seat of Lincoln County. SECTION 1. The county-seat of Lincoln County is hereby temporarily located at the town of Pioche, for a period not to exceed three months from the passage of this act. NOTE-Stats. 1871, 64, provided for election to definitely fix the county-seat, and the compilers understand it was so fixed at Pioche, but there is no statute otherwise so fixing it. Balance of act, not relating to location of county-seat, omitted. In addition to above, special acts in regard to this county have been passed as follows: To submit to a vote a proposition to aid railroad, 1869, 160; to provide for removal of county-seat, 1871, 64 (cited, Evans v. Job, 8 Nev. 341); to consolidate and fund indebtedness, 1873, 54; amended. 1877, 46 (construed, State ex rel. Davis v. Lincoln County, 23 Nev. 262, 45 P. 982, cited, Davis v. Simpson, 25 Nev. 129, 58 P. 146); to provide for payment of floating indebtedness, 1875, 129; amended, 1883, 82; create a current expense fund, 1877, 193; fixing salaries of officers, 1885, 124; to encourage the construction of railways, 1887, 14; fixing salaries of officers, 1887, 63; amended, 1889, 25; 1891, 19; 1897, 37; 1901, 92; 1905, 239; relating to payment of expenses of sheriff, 1889, 75; to make provision for payment of certain indebtedness, 1897, 47 (sustained, Thompson v. Turner, 24 Nev. 292, 53 P. 178); to submit the question of division of county to vote, 1897, 112; to create a special jury fund, 1899, 29; amended, 1903, 30; 1905, 81; to encourage the construction of railways, 1899, 128; consolidating certain offices, 1901, 94; to refund bonded indebtedness, 1903, 102; to consolidate offices of district attorney and county superintendent of schools, 1903, 210; authorizing appointment of extra deputy sheriffs, 1905, 149; authorizing trustees of Caliente district to issue bonds for erection of school buildings, 1905, 200; to segregate certain county officers, 1905, 215; to authorize trustees of Bunkerville district to issue bonds for completion of school buildings, 1905, 239; fixing fees and compensation of justices, coroners, and constables, 1907, 58; authorizing funding and refunding of existing indebtedness, 1907, 64; fixing fees and compensation of witnesses in criminal cases, 1907, 150; fixing compensation of county officers, 1907, 347; creating and confirming Las Vegas school district, 1909, 41; fixing compensations of county officers, 1909, 81; to fix salary of justice of Caliente Township, 1911, 59; to consolidate certain county offices, 1911, 124; to authorize board of fire commissioners of Caliente to issue bonds for paying off outstanding indebtedness, 1911, 125; create a salary fund, 1911, 129. An Act changing the boundary lines of Lyon County, and for other purposes. Approved February 20, 1864, 148 1474. Change of boundary. SECTION 1. That the eastern boundary line of Lyon County be and is hereby changed from the present boundary as established by law, to the line of longitude forty-one degrees, forty minutes, west from Washington, as laid down on De Groot's map of Nevada Territory, published A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-three. 1475. Boundaries affected by change. SEC. 2. All other boundaries of Lyon County, affected by the change of the eastern boundary, shall follow the lines of that portion of Churchill County ceded to Lyon, as established by law. Balance of act, not relating to boundaries, omitted. An Act to detach a portion of Esmeralda County, and to annex the SECTION 1. All that portion of Esmeralda County lying west of a line commencing at a point on the boundary line between California and Nevada where the counties of Esmeralda and Douglas corner, and running thence in a northeasterly direction to a point on the north boundary line of Esmeralda County where the Carson and Colorado Railroad crosses said line, is hereby detached from Esmeralda County and annexed to Lyon County. Remainder of act, not relating to boundaries, omitted. See secs. 1445, 1474, 1475. Cited, Esmeralda Co. v. District Court, 18 Nev. 438, 439 (5 P. 64); Lyon Co. v. Esmeralda Co., 18 Nev. 166–170 (1 P. 839). An Act to definitely fix and establish the boundaries of Lyon County. Approved March 6, 1899, 41 1477. Boundaries confirmed. SECTION 1. The territory over which Lyon County has exercised jurisdiction for the period of five years last past, in the assessment and collection of taxes, in the selection of grand and petit jurors, in the establishment of voting precincts and the holding of elections therein, is hereby declared to be within the boundary of that county. An Act to provide for the removal of the county-seat of Lyon County from the town of Dayton to the city of Yerington. SECTION 1. From and after the first day of May, nineteen hundred and eleven, the county-seat of Lyon County shall be located at the city of Yerington, in said county. Balance of act, not relating to location of county-seat, omitted. In addition to above, special acts in regard to this county have been passed as follows: Providing for building a court house and jail, 1864, 153; for the purpose of placing the finances upon a permanent cash basis, 1869, 52; amended, 1871, 91; 1873, 176; 1877, 166; to issue certain bonds to the V. & T. R. R. Co., 1869, 62 (construed, V. & T. R. R. v. Lyon Co., 6 Nev. 68); to incorporate Silver City, 1877, 134; to authorize the issuance of certain bonds, 1881, 157; to provide for the issuance of bonds, 1887, 49; amended, 1893, 11; to provide a county hospital, 1887, 98; consolidating certain offices and regulating compensation of officers, 1891, 52; amended, 1893, 27; 1895, 112 (cited, State ex rel. Lyon Co. v. La Grave, 24 Nev. 148); 1897, 73; 1905, 216; 1907, 205; 1909, 22, 159; 1911, 137; authorizing issuance of certain bonds, 1897, 74; authorizing trustees of school district No. 9 to issue bonds for school purposes, 1897, 93; to submit the question of consolidation with certain other counties to a vote, 1897, 110; to authorize the issuance of certain bonds, 1903, 181; to incorporate the town of Yerington, 1907, 150; to authorize the issuance of bonds for reconstruction and repair of bridges, 1907, 297; authorizing issuance of bonds to establish, construct, and maintain a high school at Yerington, 1909, 145; authorizing issuance of bonds for erection and furnishing of county building, 1911, 29; to segregate the office of sheriff and assessor, 1911, 107. An Act creating and organizing the county of Mineral out of a portion of Esmeralda County, and providing for its government and to regulate the affairs of Esmeralda County and Mineral County. SECTION 1. The county of Mineral is hereby erected out of the following territory, to wit: All that portion of Esmeralda County lying northerly of a line drawn, commencing at the intersection of the Mount Diablo base line with the Von Schmidt's survey of the boundary line between Nevada and California, running thence east to the southeast corner of township one north, range thirty-two east on said Mount Diablo base line; thence northeasterly to the southwest corner of township seven north, range thirty-eight east, Mount Diablo base and meridian; thence continuing in the same direction intersecting the boundary line between the counties of Nye and Esmeralda, which said territory is hereby detached and set aside from Esmeralda County, and the county of Mineral erected therefrom. See sec. 1441, boundaries of Esmeralda County. 1480. Location of county-seat. SEC. 2. The place known officially as Hawthorne, being the town and postoffice of Hawthorne, is hereby designated and made the county-seat of Mineral County, at which place shall be maintained the county and judicial offices, and the necessary county buildings. Balance of act, not relating to boundaries or county-seat, omitted. In addition to above, special acts in regard to this county have been passed as follows: Authorizing issuance of bonds for repairing and furnishing county buildings, 1911, 47; fixing fees and mileage of witnesses in criminal cases, 1911, 61. An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to create the county of Nye." SECTION 1. The county of Nye is hereby created, to include all that portion of the State of Nevada within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at the thirty-seventh degree of north latitude with the one hundred and fifteenth meridian of longitude west from Greenwich, and running thence west, along the northern boundary of the Territory of Arizona, to its intersection with the California line; thence northwesterly along the California line to the meridian of longitude one hundred and seventeen degrees thirty minutes west from Greenwich; thence due north to the boundary line of Churchill County; thence in an easterly direction to the O'Donnell Pass on the West Gate and Ione road; thence in an easterly direction to the mound in Reese River Valley, about three miles southwesterly from the town of Washington; thence due east to the eastern boundary of the state; thence south, along the eastern boundary of the state to the place of beginning. Section 1, original act, Stats. 1864, 143, defining boundaries, omitted, and above section, amending said section 1, substituted. Boundary line between Nye, Churchill, and Esmeralda Counties established, sec. 1451. See act concerning boundaries of Nye and Lander Counties, sec. 1468. Portion of Nye detached and annexed to Lincoln County, sec. 1472. Portion of this county detached and added to White Pine County, sec. 1487. An Act to remove the county-seat of Nye County, from the town of Belmont to the town of Tonopah. SECTION 1. From and after the first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five, the county-seat of Nye County shall be located at the town of Tonopah, in said county. Balance of act, not relating to location of county-seat, omitted. In addition to above, special acts in regard to this county have been passed as follows: To create the county of Nye, 1864, 143; amended, 1864-5, 352; to change the county-seat, 1867, 47 (cited, Evans v. Job, 8 Nev. 341); to provide for the payment of outstanding indebtedness, 1869, 99; to submit to Elko, White Pine, Nye and Lincoln, a proposition to aid railroad, 1869, 160; apportioning payment of salary of district judge, 1873, 102; to create a current expense fund, 1877, 159; amended, 1879, 66; to fund the court house bonds, 1881, 46; authorizing the negotiation of a loan, 1881, 159; to provide for payment of certain indebtedness, 1887, 17; to empower commissioners to transfer surplus moneys from certain funds to other funds, 1893, 14; to fund the court house bonds, 1895, 34; to authorize exchange of new court house bonds for other bonds, 1897, 88; regulating compensation of officers, 1903, 42; to incorporate the city of Tonopah, 1903, 163; concerning sittings of court, 1903, 198 (declared void, Ex Parte Wonacott, 27 Nev. 102, 73 P. 661); to authorize issuance of bonds for erection and furnishing of county buildings, 1905, 39; to authorize trustees of Tonopah school district to issue bonds for erection of school buildings, 1905, 146; relating to compensation of county officers, 1905, 214; relating to compensation of county officers, 1907, 29; authorizing issuance of bonds for improvement and enlargement of court house, 1907, 110; fixing fees and compensation of witnesses in criminal cases, 1909, 158; fixing compensation of county and township officers, 1909, 223; amended, 1911, 134; authorizing refunding of existing indebtedness, 1909, 301; authorizing issuance of bonds for liquidating and paying outstanding indebtedness, 1911, 103. An Act to change the county-seat of the county of Washoe. SECTION 1. From and after the third day of April, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, the county-seat of Washoe County shall be located at the town of Reno, in said county. This act upheld, Hess v. Pegg, 7 Nev. 23, 26, 29. Concurrent Resolution organizing Lake County. Approved December 2, 1862, 193 1484. Governor to organize and appoint officers. Resolved by the Council, the House of Representatives concurring, That the governor of the territory be and he is hereby requested to organize the county of Lake by the appointment of all necessary officers, pursuant to statute. See secs. 1447, 1485. Name changed to Roop by Stats. 1862, p. 6. An Act to consolidate the counties of Washoe and Roop. Approved January 18, 1883, 12 1485. Counties consolidated. SECTION 1. The counties of Washoe and Roop shall hereafter form but one county, to be known as Washoe County. Said county shall embrace the territory within the present boundaries of Washoe and Roop Counties, and shall constitute the seventh judicial district. See secs. 1444, 1447. Name of Lake County changed to Roop County. Stats. 1862, p. 6. In addition to above, special acts in regard to this county have been passed as follows: Defining salary of probate judge, 1864, 159; to establish an agricultural and mechanical college, 1864-5, 349; to fund the hospital debt, 1873, 87; to provide for transferring and replacing money of certain funds, 1873, 89; to authorize the temporary use of moneys levied and collected for building fund, 1873, 92; authorizing trustees of school district No. 10 to issue bonds for building a schoolhouse, 1873, 174; authorizing issuance of bonds for certain purposes, 1875, 101; authorizing issuance of bonds for construction of county bridge across the Truckee River at Reno, 1877, 71; authorizing trustees of school district No. 10 to issue bonds for providing additional school buildings, 1877, 196; authorizing issuing of bonds for certain purposes, 1877, 199; to authorize trustees of school district No. 10 to issue bonds for school purposes, 1879, 38; amended, 1887, 133; authorizing issuance of bonds for construction of bridge across the Truckee River at Wadsworth, 1879, 107; authorizing trustees of school district No. 10 to issue bonds for school purposes, 1881, 64; authorizing issuance of bonds for construction of bridge across Truckee River near Verdi, 1883, 76; authorizing issuance of certain bonds, 1885, 74; authorizing issuance of bonds for construction of bridges across the Truckee River, 1887. 48; authorizing issuance of bonds to pay for construction of sewers in Reno, 1889, 41; authorizing issuance of certain bonds, 1889, 58; fixing and regulating salaries of officers, 1891, 52; authorizing issuance of bonds for public parks in Reno, 1891, 86; authorizing issuance of bonds for construction of sewers in Reno, 1891, 90; authorizing issuing of bonds on the property of the town of Wadsworth for protection against fire, 1893, 29; authorizing issuance of a bond for a public park in Reno, 1893, 35; authorizing trustees of school district No. 10 to issue bonds for school purposes, 1895, 47; directing the submission of certain questions to the electors of Reno election precincts at the general election of 1896, 1895, 72; fixing salaries and compensations and defining duties of certain officers, 1897, 99; to provide for the purchase of land for an agricultural experiment station, 1889, 23; to authorize the trustees of school district No. 11, in Wadsworth, to issue bonds for school purposes, 1899, 49; to issue bonds on the property of the town of Wadsworth for protection against fire, 1899, 56; to purchase reservoir sites for the storage of water, 1899, 81; to disincorporate the city of Reno, 1899, 84 (construed, State ex rel. Osburn v. Beck, 25 Nev. 68, 56 P. 1008); to authorize issuance of bonds on the property of the town of Reno for fire purposes, 1901, 28; providing for the establishment of a free public kindergarten in Reno school district, 1901, 31; regulating salaries of certain officers, 1901, 86; amended, 1905, 19; to incorporate the town of Reno, 1901, 100; to authorize trustees of district No. 10 to sell certain property within their district and to purchase real estate, 1903, 35; authorizing the issuance of bonds to provide for the payment of certain outstanding indebtedness, to pay for construction of hospital and to pay for repairing and improving court house, 1903, 89; prescribing and defining the duties of the county commissioners, sitting as a board of equalization, in relation to property situated within the corporate limits of Reno, 1903, 110; providing for the appointment of a deputy sheriff, 1903, 175; amended, 1905, 41; providing for a special election in the town of Reno, 1903, 180; to incorporate the town of Reno, 1903, 184; amended, 1905, 98 (see. 20, sub. 8, sustained, Wallace v. Reno, 27 Nev. 71, 103 A. S. 747, 63 L. R. A. 337, 93 P. 528; sec. 20, sub. 9, held unconstitutional, State ex rel. Reno v. Boyd, 27 Nev. 249, 74 P. 654); requiring county commissioners to apportion certain funds, 1903, 210; authorizing trustees of district No. 29 in the town of Sparks to acquire a schoolhouse site and to erect school buildings, and to issue bonds for said purposes, 1905, 60; fixing salary and compensation of justices and constables in certain townships, 1905, 81; authorizing issuance of bonds for removal and reconstruction of bridge in Reno, to construct a new bridge across the Truckee River and to construct and repair other bridges, 1905, 155; to incorporate the town of Sparks, 1905, 158; amended, 1907, 146; 1909, 113; regulating and fixing salaries of certain officers, 1905, 220; fixing and regulating salaries of county commissioners and county clerk, 1905, 233; authorizing sheriff to appoint a jailer, 1905, 252; to authorize trustees for school district No. 10 to sell certain school property and to purchase a schoolhouse site, and to issue bonds for school purposes, 1905, 261; to authorize trustees of Reno school district No. 10 to issue bonds for school purposes, 1907, 17; to authorize the disposal of certain lands belonging to Reno, 1907, 23; fixing and regulating salaries of certain officers, 1907, 102; pertaining to compensation of sheriff and deputy sheriff, 1907. 104; fixing and regulating salaries of certain officers, 1907, 181; authorizing issuance of bonds by city council of Reno for the construction of a bridge across the Truckee River, 1907, 203; to amend the title and to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of Reno," 1905, 98; amended, 1907, 341; 1909, 297, 329; 1911, 5, 57, 113; authorizing issuance of bonds for constructing, laying out, improving and maintaining public roads, 1907, 298; fixing and regulating salaries and fees of certain officers, 1907, 355; amended, 1909, 21; to provide for the appointment of deputies and copyists for officers in cases of emergency, 1907, 356; fixing and regulating salary of district attorney, authorizing the appointment of assistant and fixing salary of same, and providing for allowance of certain expenses, 1909, 31; providing salary for county surveyor in lieu of all fees, 1909, 46; authorizing issuance of bonds for altering, improving and repairing court house, 1909, 92; fixing and regulating salaries of certain officers, 1909, 194; to regulate fees and compensation of county clerk, 1909, 196, amended, 1911, 374; fixing and regulating salaries and fees of justice and constable of Gerlach township, 1911, 4; providing for the establishment of a free public kindergarten in Sparks school district No. 29, 1911, 36: authorizing the trustees of school district No. 10 to dispose of certain school property, 1911, 109; authorizing issuance of bonds for construction of bridge across Truckee River, 1911, 113. An Act to create the county of White Pine, and provide for its organization. 1486. Boundaries. Became a law March 2, 1869, 108 SECTION 1. The county of White Pine is hereby created with the following boundaries, to wit: All that portion of the State of Nevada lying east of a line running due north and south through the most westerly part of the house known as Shannon's Station, on the westerly slope of Diamond Mountains, in Lander County, on the road from Austin to Hamilton in said county, and south of a line running due east and west through the most northerly |