Revised Laws of Nevada: Containing State Statutes of a General Nature from 1861, Revised to 1912, and Pertinent Acts of Congress, with Annotations from Volumes 1 to 34, Nevada Reports, and from Federal and State Decisions, Volume 1

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J. Farnsworth, superintendent of state printing, 1912 - Law

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Contents

Act relating to election of county commissioners by districts
77
STATE PRISON AND JAILS
86
Act to prevent slavery or involuntary servitude except for the punishment of crime 68476850 1942
94
Chapter 64Termination of life estate
96
CRIMINAL PRACTICE
99
General act regulating criminal practice 68517529 1945
101
APPENDIX AND INDEX 2113
122
Historical data regarding early government 428 429
129
Proclamation of President Lincoln announcing the admission of Nevada 430
135
Horticultural commissioner 446453
141
APIARIES
148
GUARDIANS
149
Chapter 6Removal of civil officers otherwise than by impeachment 68946907 1952
152
General act concerning courts and judicial officers 48284885 1389
153
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations 4655 1328
156
The plea 71067114 1996
170
Chapter 30Conduct of jury 72047212 2022
173
BANKS AND BANKING
190
Bureau of Animal Industry 4390 1249
193
By surety companies 695 701
210
Destruction of noxious animals 718727
216
COUNTY OFFICERS
222
Contributory dependency and contributory delinquency 757764
230
Transfer of surplus funds of unincorporated towns 894
273
Acquisition by unincorporated towns of water light and sewer systems 940953
281
Disincorporation of cities and towns incorporated under territorial laws 967 974
287
Exemption of unincorporated cities and towns from payment of costs
293
Main civil practice
296
WILLS
298
Supplemental act concerning county records and certified copies 1093 1094
315
Chapter 32Exceptions 72277231 2027
320
Act to enable mining companies to consolidate 12161218
351
Formation of surety companies 12421248
361
Act providing that gas companies may erect buildings and lay pipes 1265
367
Act relating to reinsurance and transaction of business by fire insurance
378
Act requiring insurance companies to make annual statements 13271329
384
Act requiring foreign corporations to furnish evidence of their incorpora
390
Organization of historical and other literary societies 13821389
398
Act incorporating Ancient Order of Hibernians 14101415
405
List of other acts relating to corporations 1440
411
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
433
Chapter 23Garnishment
434
Chapter 37Substituting controversy without action
447
Act authorizing boards of county commissioners to procure alphabetical
453
Chapter 48NoticesFiling and serving of papers
454
Office hours 1564 1565
455
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
461
Chapter 55Affidavits
466
COUNTY RECORDERS
469
Chapter 67Lost records affecting real propertyRestoration
472
Conservators of the peace
481
Deputies jailers compensation fees and salaries 16931701
482
Act to provide for registration of voters in case of death or resignation
496
General act relating to elections 17671832
515
Chapter 33New trial 72327237 2028
526
Act relating to elections and to more fully secure the secrecy of the ballot
531
Act requiring rejected ballots to be canvassed on separate sheet 1863
539
Desert Land Entries 31503162 906
546
Employers liability act 19151928
550
Chapter 36The execution 72647282 2036
554
Act prohibiting the issuance of nonnegotiable acknowledgments of indebt
558
FEES
573
HABEAS CORPUS
580
Chapter 84Justices courts Contempts and general provisions
584
Chapter 39Bail 73087347 2016
590
Fees for certified copies of records or documents 2045
594
Act to provide for the establishment of private fish hatcheries 20762084
601
Act to prevent shipment of wild game 2113
608
HOMESTEADS
615
Act to encourage the collection of mineral specimens and to exempt same
618
Act for protection of proprietors of hotels and lodginghouses 21512154
619
MEDICINE SURGERY AND OBSTETRICS
670
Enabling Act State of Nevada 209 220 56
676
United States laws relating to coal lands 24082413
706
STATE LAWS
728
Act to provide for location of lands containing salt 24472450
739
Act to provide for the recording of grubstake contracts 2475 711
746
Act concerning payment in money of debts and other obligations 2501
752
Naturalization 25062544
754
SUPREME COURT
756
Liabilities of joint debtors
759
Act to create and encourage 25452547
768
Act designating holidays to be observed in acceptance and payment of bills
796
Act creating judicial districts and relating to district judges their resi
799
Act relating to the appointment powers and duties of bailiffs in district
816
Act to prevent drunkenness in office 28612863
819
Bond of county clerk when he is ex officio county recorder to be deposited
825
POOR AND POOR LAWS
832
Act to regulate the sale of state law books 2937
838
Act to create county boards of health 2981 2982
850
Act in relation to erection and maintenance of bridges 30173021
860
Act to provide for constructing and maintaining toll roads and bridges 30503062
866
Homestead entries 31153149
896
Regarding canceled relinquished contested and invalid homestead entries
902
Timber and stone entries 31633167
910
Organization of Territory of Nevada 192 208 49
912
Act to protect locators of oil and gas lands 3178
916
State land laws 31963226
922
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
935
Act empowering all persons to copy or abstract all books and records
936
Act to provide books equipment and materials and to encourage
997
RAILROADS
1008
Act providing offices for district judges 4921 1411
1013
Act regulating transportation of live stock 35853587
1035
Act to authorize aliens and nonresident persons to acquire and hold real
1038
ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS
1043
Act to fix the tax levy 3617
1044
Act to provide revenue for the support of the State of Nevada and
1104
Act defining certain duties of county assessors and other officers 37933796
1111
Act in relation to the levy raise or reduction of the tax rate by county
1118
Act to exempt from taxation Young Mens Christian Association buildings 3842
1124
LICENSES
1130
REWARDS
1139
Act to regulate the purchase sale transfer and encumbrance of a stock
1140
Act for the aid and benefit of 3932
1146
Act to authorize state librarian to appoint assistant 3960
1152
Act relative to military affairs 4022 4023
1163
STATE ORPHANS HOME
1176
STATE OFFICERS
1182
SECRETARY OF STATE
1218
Act authorizing employment of clerk and typists
1224
SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE PRINTING
1230
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
1238
Act supplementary to above 43704372
1244
SALARIES
1250
Act to provide supply of water for capitol and state orphans home 44244426
1259
Act to establish state board of embalmers 44454454
1265
Act relating to claims of exsoldiers of the Spanish war 44784480
1272
Act to provide for creation of a state board of pharmacy and to regulate
1278
STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION
1292
SHEEP COMMISSION
1309
Act to provide for constructing and maintaining telegraph lines 46244630
1319
Act to provide for the election of a board of regents 4651
1327
Act in relation to the agricultural mining and mechanical college 46564659
1330
Townsites on Public Domain 19531979 562
1333
Other acts of Congress relating to reservoirs ditches canals and entries
1336
General act concerning juries 49294935 1414
1338
Act defining and prohibiting unlawful diversion and waste of water 4721 4722
1357
Of the supreme court 1421
1359
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
1381
Act to regulate measurement of charcoal 48244827
1387

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