sioners may ordinance per cent of the taxpayers of any town or voting precinct, not Commismaintaining a separate and independent local government, to make pass an ordinance to prevent the running at large of any horse, preventing mule, ass, kine, hog, sheep, or goat in said town or precinct; running at and providing in said ordinance for the impounding of the animals in said animals as estrays and the payment of certain fees and unincorpocosts before the release of such animals. large of rated towns shall be SEC. 2. When said ordinance is properly drawn and signed Ordinance by the chairman of the board of county commissioners it shall published be published in some newspaper of general circulation published in said town or precinct, and if there be none, then in some newspaper published in the county for a period of at least ten days before going into effect. The cost of publication to be paid by the county out of the general fund of the county the same as other bills. SEC. 3. A violation of any such ordinance shall be a misde- Penalty meanor, and punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act Repeal are hereby repealed. CHAP. 266-An Act to amend "An act to prevent the unlawful destruction of fish and game; to provide for the appointment of fish and game wardens of the several counties of this state, and to define their duties and compensation," approved March 12, 1901, being section 2052 of the Revised Laws, 1912. [Approved March 26, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and on petition SECTION 1. The several boards of county commissioners in County fish this state, at their first regular meeting in April, 1915, and warden may annually thereafter, upon the petition of twenty or more resi- be appointed dent taxpayers, may appoint a fish and game warden for their of 20 taxrespective counties, who shall reside in the county for which payers he is appointed. Each warden so appointed, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take his oath of office and give an undertaking to the State of Nevada, for the use of the respective counties thereof, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, and in such sum as the county commissioners of the several counties may deem sufficient for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and the enforcement of the requirements of this act. Relief of company CHAP. 267-An Act for the relief of the Remington Typewriter company, a corporation, doing business at San Francisco, California. [Approved March 26, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The sum of $739.81 is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, to pay to the Remington Typewriter company, a corporation, doing business and located in San Francisco, California, for supplying typewriters to the various state officers in the employ of the government of the State of Nevada. SEC. 2. Upon the passage of this bill, the controller is hereby Appropria- authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the state treastion, $739.81 ury of Nevada in the sum of $739.81 in favor of the said Remington Typewriter company, and the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay said warrant upon its presentation. State board CHAP. 268-An Act relating to cattle, horses, and hogs, and regulating such stock, creating a state board of stock commissioners, defining their duties, and matters properly relating thereto. [Approved March 26, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The state board of stock commissioners is hereby of stock com- created. missioners created of said board Oath and bond SEC. 2. The state board of stock commissioners, hereinafter Composition called the board, shall consist of three (3) members, all of whom shall be experienced stockmen, no two of whom shall be from the same county, said members to be appointed by the governor, and to hold office for four years, and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. Each of said commissioners, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and enter into a bond with at least two sureties in the penal sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500), payable to the State of Nevada, and conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, which bond shall be approved by the governor, and filed in the office of secretary of state. The members of the board shall each receive for their services three Salary, $300 hundred dollars ($300) per annum and actual transportation expenses while in discharge of their duties. Said salary and expenses shall be paid from the state treasury. Each member of said board shall be a qualified elector of the county from which he is chosen, and must reside during his term of office within the state. Said board must hold their meetings quarterly, and oftener if so requested by any member of the board. per year Quarterly meetings rules and board quarantine SEC. 3. The board shall elect one of its members president, Officers; and is empowered to make rules and regulations for governing regulations itself, and for the enforcement of the provisions of this act, and shall have control of all matters pertaining to the cattle, horse, and hog industry. It shall, in conjunction with the Duties of state veterinary control service department of the University of Nevada, adopt on behalf of the state rules and regulations of the United States bureau of animal industry, relating to the control and suppression of disease in said stock, and to coop- Cooperation with U. S. as erate with the officers of said bureau in the enforcement of to quaransuch rules and regulations. The board is authorized to give the tine, etc. inspectors of the bureau of animal industry full authority and power for the inspection, quarantine and condemnation of cattle, horses and hogs affected with any infectious or contagious disease, and for these purposes is granted all the authority of the present inspectors of the state, and is authorized and empowered to enter upon any ground or premises of this state for the purpose of enforcing the inspection, quarantine and condemnation laws of this state. The board is authorized to give the state quarantine officer, or his representatives or his State agents, duly approved by the board, full authority and power officer for the inspection, quarantine and condemnation of cattle, horses and hogs affected with any infectious or contagious disease, and is authorized and empowered to enter upon any ground or premises of this state for the purpose of enforcing the inspection, quarantine, and condemnation laws of this state. The board shall maintain an office at some point office for within this state, to be determined by the board. The maintenance of such office shall be paid from the state treasury, in the same manner as the salaries and expenses of state officers. The board shall fix the rate of tax to be levied, as provided for in section four of this act, and shall send notice of the same to the county commissioners of the several counties of the state on or before the first day of August of each year. The board shall audit all bills of salaries and expenses incurred in the enforcement of this act that may be payable from the stock inspection fund, and, if found correct, shall certify the Stock inspecsame to the state controller, who shall draw a warrant on the state treasurer in favor of the parties entitled thereto. The board shall make an annual report in writing to the governor Annual on or before the thirtieth day of November in each year, giving a statement of the transactions of the board, and facts relating to the condition of the stock industry in this state. The board shall have power to order the state quarantine officer to have State quarinspected or quarantined any stock in the state, compel treat- to inspect ment at such times and as often as he deems necessary to stock on insure the suppression of disease, and the board shall divide board the state into such districts as may be necessary for the enforcement of this act. The state quarantine officer shall, upon direction of the board, quarantine and compel the cleaning and disinfection of any corrals or place where stock is board tion fund report antine officer order of handled, and when owners or persons in charge of such corrals fail or refuse to clean and disinfect such places or corrals, the board shall have power to clean and disinfect them, the expense of which shall be paid by the owner or person in charge, and shall be a lien on such place or corral until the expense is paid. Orders, etc., All orders, rules, or regulations made as herein provided must be published at least twice in some newspaper having general circulation in each county in the state, which shall constitute a legal notice of the order made upon all stockmen owning or having in charge cattle, horses, or hogs. published in newspaper on all stock for stock inspection fund Duties of county officers Board to enforce act SEC. 4. The board of county commissioners, at the time of Tax (6 mills) the annual levy of taxes, must, at the request of the board, levy the rate of tax recommended by the board, not to exceed six (6) mills on the dollar, on all cattle, horses, and hogs assessed in their respective counties, according to the assessed valuation of the same, the said tax to be collected as other taxes, and paid to the state treasurer, who must keep the same in a separate fund to be known as the stock inspection fund. SEC. 5. The county assessor must, on or before the first Monday in September of each year, prepare from the assessment book of such year, as corrected by the board of county commissioners, a statement showing the total number of all said stock assessed, and the value of same. And the county treasurer must notify the state board of stock commissioners of all moneys forwarded to the state treasury belonging to the state stock inspection fund at the time said moneys are forwarded to the state treasury. Also make final report to said board at the time he makes settlement with the state controller. SEC. 6. The board shall have charge of the enforcement .of the provisions of this act, and of the rules and regulations made as herein provided. The board shall appoint such inspectors as may be necessary, and said inspectors, before Stock inspec- entering upon the duties of their office, shall file a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), payable to the state, for the faithful performance of their duties, with and to be approved by the board. Such inspectors shall be paid from the stock inspection fund. The board and each inspector must keep a book, to be known as the inspection record, in which they must enter their official acts. Such record must show the name of the owner of all horses, cattle, and hogs inspected, and the time when and place where the same were inspected. Inspectors shall have the right at all times to enter any premises, farms, fields, pens, slaughter-houses, buildings, or cars, where any of said stock are quartered, for the purpose of examining them, in order to determine whether they are affected with any infectious or contagious disease. All inspectors and their deputies shall have the same powers and authority of peace officers. The board shall have the power to order an inspector to quarantine any corral, pens, slaughter-houses, buildings and cars where stock may have been handled, and compel the cleaning and disinfecting of the same when deemed tors; bonds Inspection record Inspectors have powers of peace officers necessary for the purposes of this act. Where owners or persons in charge of such places refuse to clean and disinfect them, the inspector shall have the right to take charge of such places, and cause the same to be cleaned and disinfected, the expense of which must be paid by the owner or person in charge, and shall be a lien upon such premises, corrals, pens, slaughterhouses, buildings, cars, etc., until such expense is paid. tain animals by stock from its as to pelts SEC. 6A. The board is authorized and empowered to offer Bounties for and pay bounties out of its funds for the killing and destruc- killing for tion of the following-named animals, killed in the State of named; paid Nevada, to wit: For each coyote or coyote pup, seventy-five commission (75c) cents, for each wildcat or lynx, seventy-five (75c) cents, funds and for each mountain lion, five ($5) dollars. Any person killing any of the aforesaid animals in order to obtain the bounty provided for herein, shall within ninety (90) days of the date of the killing, present or cause to be presented by his duly authorized agent, to the county clerk of the county in which said animal or animals have been killed, the entire skin of each of said animal or animals, which skin includes and must have attached thereto all four of the paws, or feet, the tail and the skin of the head, eye-holes and skin to tip of nose; and shall at the same time make and file with the said county clerk an affidavit, which said affidavit shall state: First, the Regulations kind of animal or animals from which said skin or skins were of noxious taken and the number of skins presented; second, that the animals county in which said animal or animals were killed is the county in which their skins are presented for payment of a bounty; third, that said animal or animals from which said skins were taken were not bought or received dead or alive, from any other county or state; fourth, that said animals were killed within ninety (90) days from the date of making of said affidavit; fifth, that said animal or animals were killed in such county and in the State of Nevada; and, sixth, that the same were not fostered or whelped in captivity prior to the killing thereof. The said county clerk may, if he deems it advisable, require of such applicant for bounty such other corroborative testimony as to him seems proper concerning the truth set forth in such affidavit; provided, that when in doubt as to the kind of skin or skins presented, the order shall Lesser be issued for the lesser bounty. The county clerk shall cut off in case of the four (4) paws or feet at the knee and destroy them. The doubt said county clerk shall then certify to the said board that he received the said hides, that the required affidavit or affidavits have been made, and that he has destroyed the fore feet, in conformity with law, and also certify the name of the animals killed, the number, where killed and by whom and the bounty due. The board shall forthwith remit the bounty due to the party presenting the same and at the same time notify the said county clerk of the forwarding of said bounty so paid. bounty paid SEC. 7. Inspectors shall report to the board in writing as Inspectors often and at such times as may be requested by said board. must report |