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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Superintendent of State Printing, 1912 - Law
 

Contents

Act relating to election of county commissioners by districts 15311534
77
Chapter 11Demurrer to complaint 50405045 1469
82
STATE PRISON AND JAILS
86
Act to prevent slavery or involuntary servitude except for the punishment of crime 68476850 1942
94
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
Chapter 23The 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 695701
210
Destruction of noxious animals 718727
216
COUNTY OFFICERS
222
Contributory dependency and contributory delinquency 757764
230
Government of towns and cities 877893
264
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 967974
287
Exemption of unincorporated cities and towns from payment of costs
293
WILLS
298
Chapter 13Demurrer to answer 50535056 1473
301
Supplemental act concerning county records and certified copies 1093 1094
315
Chapter 16General rules of pleading 50655079 1476
345
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 life health accident and endowment insurance on assess
379
Act to encourage construction of cheap transportation lines 13411345
388
FRATERNAL BENEVOLENT LITERARY RELIGIOUS
394
Incorporation of rural cemetery associations 13981409
401
Act extending provisions of above act 1424
407
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
433
Act relating to county certificates of indebtedness or warrants 1563
434
Act to establish state board of embalmers
451
Office hours 1564 1565
455
Act relating to election powers duties compensation and deputies
456
COUNTY CLERKS
465
SHERIFFS
472
COUNTY TREASURERS
478
Deputies jailers compensation fees and salaries 16931701
482
Act supplemental to act to provide for registration of voters and allowing
496
General act relating to elections 17671832
515
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 32Exceptions 72277231 2027
556
Act prohibiting the issuance of nonnegotiable acknowledgments of indebt
558
Act amendatory of that act 19891991
577
HABEAS CORPUS
580
Chapter 26Provisional remedies on behalf of defendant 5194 1512
581
Chapter 30Trial by the court 52265229 1521
583
Fees for certified copies of records or documents 2045
594
Act to provide for the establishment of private fish hatcheries 20762084
601
Chapter 43Proceedings supplementary to execution 53075314 1549
606
Act to prevent shipment of wild game 2113
608
Act to provide for the purchase of certain supplies for state officers
610
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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
Chapter 47Motions and orders 53625366 1578
621
Act to authorize married women to transact business as sole traders 21902194
627
Adoption of children 58255834 1697
628
Act to provide for commitment of insane persons 2210
633
Chapter 33New trial 72327237 2028
641
Act to secure liens to ranchmen and other persons 2232
642
STATE LAWS
728
Act to provide for location of lands containing salt 24472450
739
Act regarding suit for expenditure by company owning majority interest
746
Act concerning payment in money of debts and other obligations 2501
752
Naturalization 25062544
754
Act to create and encourage 25452547
768
Act designating holidays to be observed in acceptance and payment of bills
796
Chapter 50Contempt 53945407 1585
800
Act authorizing officers to appoint deputies 28482850
816
Chapter 34Arrest of judgment 72387241 2030
819
Chapter 36The execution 72647282 2036
821
Act providing for release of sureties 28802884
823
Act requiring partners transacting business to file certificate of partnership 29102914
830
Chapter 37Bill of exceptionsAppeal without on errors in record 72837285 2039
832
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS
836
Act to regulate the sale of state law books 2937
838
Act to create county boards of health 2981 2982
850
Act concerning road districts road funds and opening of roads 30113016
857
Act providing for election of road supervisors 30373040
864
PUBLIC LANDS
870
Reclamation act and state legislation in relation thereto 30983114
890
Homestead entries 31153149
896
Regarding canceled relinquished contested and invalid homestead entries
902
Timber and stone entries 31633167
910
Organization of Territory of Nevada 192208 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 concerning petitions of taxpayers in aid of construction of railroads 3571
1030
Acts to promote public safety by requiring adequate train crews 35883596
1036
REVENUE
1042
ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS
1043
Acts supplementary to above 37673792
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
Acts relating to Nevada national guard 4021 40274035
1163
STATE ORPHANS HOME
1176
STATE OFFICERS
1182
Reapportioning senators and assemblymen 4111
1184
Act to authorize attorneygeneral to employ deputies 4135 4136
1190
Act to provide for appointment of deputy state controller and to fix
1201
Chapter 51Public writings 54085413 1589
1203
Act creating office of inspector of mines and fixing duties and powers 41984238
1207
Act extending tenure of office 4239
1216
Act relating to duties of 4262 4263
1222
Of the supreme court 1421
1223
Act to provide for the creation organization and maintenance of
1224
Act fixing salary of superintendent of state printing 4305
1230
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
1238
Act supplementary to above 43704372
1244
SALARIES
1250
Act relating to claims of exsoldiers of the Spanish
1255
Act to establish weather service station and provide for appointment
1256
Act to provide for creation of a state board of pharmacy and to regulate
1277
Act making railroad commission ex officio a public service commission
1283
Act to regulate railroads telegraph and telephone companies and other
1292
Of the district court 1425
1301
Act regulating the sheep industry and creating a state board of sheep
1322
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
Act creating state board of irrigation 4706
1352
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
1381
Act to regulate measurement of charcoal 48244827
1387

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