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CHAP. 250—An Act requiring school trustees to advertise for bids on contracts for the erection of new school buildings, or for the repairing or adding to an old school building, whenever the cost of such work is to exceed five hundred dollars.

[Approved March 25, 1915]

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

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SECTION 1. Whenever the trustees of any school district Trustees shall decide to erect any new school building that is to cost tise for bids more than five hundred dollars or to repair or add to any old on all work school building, which repair or addition is to cost more than five hundred dollars, or to purchase school furniture that is to cost more than five hundred dollars they shall advertise for bids for the contract to erect the said new building, or to make the repairs or addition. Such advertising shall be done in the following manner: If a daily newspaper is published in the In newsdistrict, the advertisement for bids shall be published in such papers, when newspaper for ten successive days previous to the opening of such bids. If there is only a weekly newspaper published in the district, the advertisement for bids shall be published in at least two weekly issues previous to the opening of such bids. If no newspaper is published in the district the trustees shall cause such advertisement to be published in some paper in the county for the same periods of time as those mentioned above in this section.

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SEC. 2. In all cases where more than five hundred dollars Contract to is to be expended upon the erection of any school building, and best or upon the repair or addition to any school building or upon the purchase of school furniture, the trustees shall award the contract for such work to the lowest and best bidder for the contract.

SEC. 3. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are Repeal hereby repealed.

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CHAP. 251-An Act to amend section six of an act entitled "An act to limit expenditures for campaign and election purposes to candidates, their political agents, and managing committees of political parties; to prescribe the manner of appointment of such agents; to limit the contributions, expenditures and liabilities of candidates, political agents and managing committees of political parties; to define, prohibit and punish corrupt and illegal practices in connection with or relative thereto at primary, special and general elections; to secure and protect the purity of the ballot; to prohibit the use of conveyances to carry voters to the polls; to prohibit the peddling or distributing of liquors and cigars by candidates for office; to prohibit and punish the making, publication and circulation of false charges and statements against candidates, the doing of any act tending to deceive or interfere with the voter; and to provide for furnishing information to electors," approved March 31, 1913.

[Approved March 25, 1915]

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

SECTION 1. Section 6 of an act entitled "An act to limit expenditures for campaign and election purposes to candidates, corrupt prac- their political agents, and managing committees of political parties; to prescribe the manner of appointment of such agents; to limit the contributions, expenditures and liabilities of candidates, political agents and managing committees of political parties; to define, prohibit and punish corrupt and illegal practices in connection with or relative thereto at primary, special and general elections; to secure and protect the purity of the ballot; to prohibit the use of conveyances to carry voters to the polls; to prohibit the peddling or distributing of liquors and cigars by candidates for office; to prohibit and punish the making, publication and circulation of false charges and statements against candidates, the doing of any act tending to deceive or interfere with the voter; and to provide for furnishing information to electors, approved March 31, 1913, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

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Section 6. No political party in any campaign in this State through its managing committees or otherwise shall pay, distribute or expend any sum of money, or incur, authorize or permit any expenses or liabilities in excess of the sum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars.

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CHAP. 252-An Act to amend an act entitled "An act concerning public schools, and repealing certain acts relating thereto," approved March 20, 1911.

[Approved March 25, 1915]

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

SECTION 1. Section 23 of the above-entitled act is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Classes of teachers'

Section 23. Teachers' certificates in this state shall be: 1. High school, authorizing the holder thereof to teach in certificates any high school or elementary school in the state; provided, High school that after September 1, 1916, no one shall be entitled to teach the regular elementary school subjects unless he holds an elementary certificate;

2. Elementary, authorizing the holder thereof to teach in Elementary any elementary school in the state; provided, that no teacher shall be eligible to act as principal of an elementary school unless he or she holds an elementary certificate of the first grade;

3. Special, authorizing the holder to teach such special Special branches of learning, and in such grades, as are named in the certificate;

4. Temporary, authorizing the holder to teach such branches Temporary of learning, and in such grades and school districts, as are named in the certificate.

SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are Repeal hereby repealed.

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Amending water law

Various duties of state engineer enumerated

CHAP. 253-An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide a water law for the State of Nevada; providing a system of state control; creating the office of the state engineer and other offices connected with the appropriation, distribution, and use of water; prescribing the duties and powers of the state engineer and other officers, and fixing their compensation; prescribing the duties of water users, and providing penalties for failure to perform such duties; providing for the appointment of water commissioners, defining their duties, and fixing their compensation; providing for a fee system, for the certification of records, and an official seal for the state engineer's office; providing for an appropriation to carry out the provisions of this act; and other matters properly connected therewith, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act, repealing an act to provide for the appropriation, distribution, and use of water, and to define and preserve existing water rights, to provide for the appointment of a state engineer, an assistant state engineer, and fixing their compensation, duties, and powers, defining the duties of the state board of irrigation, providing for the appointment of water commissioners and defining their duties," approved February 26, 1907; also repealing an act amendatory of a certain act entitled "An act to provide for the appropriation, distribution, and use of water, and to define and preserve existing water rights, to provide for the appointment of a state engineer and assistant state engineer, and fixing their compensation, duties and powers, defining the duties of the state board of irrigation, providing for the appointment of water commissioners, and defining their duties, approved February 26, 1907, and to provide a fee system, for the certification of the records of, and an official seal for, the state engineer's office, and other matters relating thereto," approved February 20, 1909, approved March 22, 1913.

[Approved March 25, 1915]

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

SECTION 1. Section twenty-five of the above-entitled act is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 25. It shall be the duty of the state engineer to commence the taking of proofs on the date fixed and named in the notice provided for herein for the commencement of the taking of proofs, and he shall proceed therewith during the period fixed by him and named in the said notice, after which no proofs shall be received by or filed with the said state engineer; provided, however, that the state engineer may in his discretion, for cause shown, extend the time in which proofs may be filed. Upon neglect or refusal of any person to make proof of his claim or rights in or to the waters of such stream system, as required by this act, prior to the expiration of the period

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fixed by said state engineer during which proofs may be filed, the state engineer shall determine the right of such person from such evidence as he may obtain or may have on file in his office in the way of maps, plats, surveys and transcripts, and exceptions to such determination may be filed in court, as hereinafter provided.

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Section thirty of the above-entitled act is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Section 30. The state engineer shall fix a time and place Hearings for for the hearing of said contest, which date shall not be less tion of water than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days from the rights date the notice is served on the persons who are parties to the contest. Said notice may be sent by registered mail to the person, and the receipt thereof shall constitute valid and legal service. Said notice may also be served by the state engineer, or by any person qualified and competent to serve subpenas as in civil actions, appointed by him, and returns thereof made in the same manner as in civil actions in the district courts of the state. The state engineer shall have power to adjourn hearings from time to time upon reasonable notice to all parties interested, and to issue subpenas and compel the attendance of witnesses to testify at such hearings, which shall be served in the same manner as subpenas issued out of the district courts of the state. He shall have the power to administer oaths to witnesses. In the case of neglect or refusal on the part of any person to comply with any order of the state engineer or any subpena, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of the district court of any county, or any judge thereof, on application of the state engineer, to issue attachment proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of a subpena issued from such court, or a refusal to testify therein. Said witnesses shall receive fees as in civil cases, the costs to be taxed in the same manner as in civil actions in this state. The evidence in such proceedings shall be confined to the subjects enumerated in the notice of contest and answer and reply, when the same are permitted to be filed. All testimony taken at such hearings. shall be reported and transcribed in its entirety.

SEC. 3. Section thirty-three of the above-entitled act is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Section 33. As soon as practicable after the hearing of State engi contests, it shall be the duty of the state engineer to make, and and record cause to be entered of record in his office, an order determin- order detering and establishing the several rights to the waters of said rights stream; provided, however, that within sixty days after the entry of an order establishing water rights, the state engineer may, for good cause shown, reopen the proceedings and grant a rehearing. Such order of determination shall be certified to by the state engineer, and as many copies as required printed in the state printing office. A copy of said order of determina

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