Copies of same fur nished at reasonable price Amending railroad commission act Each commissioner ister oaths certified copy of all proceedings held and testimony taken upon such investigation to be filed with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending. A copy of such proceedings and testimony shall be furnished to any party, on payment of a reasonable amount therefor, to be fixed by the commission, which amount shall be uniform per folio to all parties. The amount so charged and collected shall be turned over by the commission to the state treasurer, and by him carried into the fund appropriated for the general expenses of the commission. CHAP. 281-An Act to amend section 13 of an act entitled "An act to regulate railroads, telegraph and telephone companies, and other common carriers in this state, creating a railroad commission, constituting the governor, the lieutenant-governor, and the attorney-general a railroad board for the appointment and removal of the railroad commissioners, prevent the imposition of unreasonable rates, prevent unjust discrimination, insure an adequate railway service, and fixing maximum freight charges," approved March 5, 1907, and amended March 20, 1909, and amended March 27, 1911. [Approved March 29, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section 13 of an act entitled "An act to regulate railroads, telegraph and telephone companies and other common carriers in this state, creating a railroad commission, constituting the governor, the lieutenant-governor, and the attorney-general a railroad board for the appointment and removal of the railroad commissioners, prevent the imposition of unreasonable rates, prevent unjust discrimination, insure an adequate railway service, and fixing maximum freight charges, approved March 5, 1907, as amended March 20, 1909, and as amended March 27, 1911, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 13. Each of the commissioners, for the purpose mentioned in this act, shall have power to administer oaths, may admin- certify to official acts, issue subpenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers, way-bills, books, accounts, documents, and testimony. In the case of disobedience on the part of any person or persons to comply with any order of the commission or any commissioner 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 a judge thereof, on application of a commissioner, to compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpena issued from such court, or a refusal to testify therein. Contempt, when to receive of witnesses (a) Each witness who shall appear before the commission Witness by its order shall receive for his attendance the fees and mile- regular fees age now provided for witnesses in civil cases in courts of record, which shall be audited and paid by the state in the same manner as other expenses are audited and paid, upon the pres- Expenses entation of proper vouchers, sworn to by such witnesses and paid, when approved by the chairman of the commission; provided, that no witness subpenaed at the instance of parties other than the commission shall be entitled to compensation from the state for attendance or travel unless the commission shall certify that his testimony was material to the matter investigated. (b) The commission or any party may, in the investigation, Depositions, cause the deposition of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the manner prescribed by the law for like depositions in civil actions in district courts. when to be kept evidence, (c) A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings Full record had before the commission or any investigation had under section 12 of this act, and all testimony shall be taken down by the stenographer appointed by the commission. Whenever any complaint is served upon the commission under the provisions of section 16 of this act the commission shall, before said action is reached for trial, cause a certified transcript of all proceedings had and testimony taken upon such investigation to be filed with the clerk of the district court of the county where the action is pending. A transcribed copy of Competent the evidence and proceedings, or any specific part thereof, or when any investigation taken by the stenographer appointed by the commission, being certified by such stenographer to be a true and correct transcript in longhand of all testimony taken at the investigation, or of a particular witness, or of other specific part thereof, carefully compared by him with his original notes, and to be a correct statement of the evidence and proceedings had on such investigation so purporting to be taken and transcribed, shall be received in evidence with the same effect as if such reporter were present and testified to the facts so certified. A copy of such transcript shall be furnished on demand Copy of to any party, on payment of a reasonable amount therefor, to reasonable be fixed by the commission, which amount shall be uniform price per folio to all parties. The amount so charged and collected shall be turned over by the commission to the state treasurer and by him carried into the fund appropriated for the general expenses of the commission. transcript, Superin tendent of to be ex officio warden of state prison CHAP. 282-An Act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to provide for the creation, organization, and maintenance of the Nevada state police, prescribing the powers and duties of the officers and members thereof in maintaining peace, order, and quiet in the State of Nevada, fixing their compensation, providing certain penalties, and other matters relating thereto, making an appropriation therefor, and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith," approved January 29, 1908; and making the superintendent of the Nevada state police ex officio warden of the state prison; fixing his salary; providing for an acting warden during vacancy or absence of the superintendent, and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith. [Approved March 29, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. From and after the first day of April, A. D. 1915, the superintendent of the Nevada state police shall be ex officio state police the warden of the state prison of this state, and shall hold office until his successor is chosen and qualified. He shall, as such ex officio warden, and in addition to his bond as superintendent of the Nevada state police, execute a bond in such sum as the state board of prison commissioners shall designate, not exceeding the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of his duties as warden, which bond shall be given to the State of Nevada, approved by the chief justice of the supreme court, and filed with the secretary of state. Captain of warden, when SEC. 2. In the event of vacancy in the office of superintenguard acting dent of Nevada state police, by death, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled as now provided by law, and until the filling of such vacancy, and during any absence of the warden, the captain of the guard of the state prison shall be acting warden thereof without any increase in salary. Salary of superintendent Repeal SEC. 3. From and after the first day of April, A. D. 1915, the salary of the superintendent of Nevada state police and ex officio warden of the state prison shall be, and the same is hereby fixed, at thirty-six hundred ($3,600) dollars per annum, in full compensation for all his services as such superintendent and warden, with mileage and expense allowances as now provided by law when engaged in the discharge of his duties, said salary to be payable in monthly installments out of the general fund in the state treasury, in the same manner as other state officers are paid. SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. CHAP. 283-An Act regulating the nomination of candidates by political parties, providing for the holding of primaries and conventions, and regulating the manner of nominating candidates by petition. [Approved March 29, 1915] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and election SECTION 1. A primary election shall be held in each elec- Primary tion precinct on the second Tuesday in August of each even- in August numbered year, for the election of delegates to state and of evencounty party conventions, and for other purposes as herein- years after provided. numbered delegates SEC. 2. Every political party, which at the last preceding Parties general election cast more than ten per cent of the vote of the entitled to state, as shown by the highest vote cast for a candidate for any office, shall be entitled to elect delegates to party conventions as hereinafter provided. ment of and county SEC. 3. Each political party entitled to election of dele- Apportiongates to party conventions shall be entitled to one delegate delegates from each county to the state convention, for each one hun- for state dred votes or major fraction thereof cast for such party within conventions the county, and one delegate to a county convention for each twenty votes or major fraction thereof so cast; provided, that delegates to the party state convention shall also be delegates to the party county convention. For the purpose of deter- How determining the number of delegates a political party is entitled mined to, the party vote of a county shall be determined by the vote for the party candidate for representative in Congress at the last preceding general election. gates elected SEC. 4. Delegates to state party conventions shall be elected State deleat large by party electors of the county. Delegates to party at large; county conventions shall be elected by precincts. county delegates by shall file tificate shall SEC. 5. Any qualified elector desirous of becoming a dele- precincts gate to a party convention and having his name printed upon Candidate the official primary election ballot as a candidate for delegate for delegate shall, not earlier than thirty days nor later than ten days certificate before such primary election, file a verified certificate with the county clerk, which certificate shall set forth his name and residence; the name of the party with which he is affiliated and which he desires to represent as a delegate; What certhe length of his residence in the state and county; the convention, whether state or county, to which he aspires to be a delegate; that he is a member of the political party he seeks to represent, and that he voted for a majority of the candidates of such party at the last preceding general election (or he did not vote at such general election, giving reasons), and that he intends to vote for a majority of said ticket at the coming election; that he will attend the convention or conventions if elected thereto unless unavoidably prevented from so doing. contain clerk to pre- (a) Immediately after the last day for filing names of canEach county didates for delegates, as provided in the preceding section, the county clerk shall prepare a form of ballot for each election precinct within his county for each political party entitled to elect delegates to conventions, which shall contain the names of all electors, who have filed certificates as provided in the preceding section, entitled to be voted for in such precinct, together with such other information as will assist the voters to intelligently cast their ballots. Specifica tions as to form and size of ballots Specifications as to type, etc. (b) Official primary election ballots shall not be less than eight inches wide, and wider if necessary, to conform to the requirements of the following provisions, and as long as the herein captions, headings, party designations, directions to voters, lists of printed names of candidates for delegates, require. (c) Across the top of the ballot shall be printed in heavyfaced gothic capital type, not smaller than fifty-four point, the words: "Official Primary Election Ballot." Beneath this shall be printed in not smaller than eighteenpoint type the name of the party, and beneath this the name of the county and precinct, wherein such ballot is to be used, together with the date of such primary election. At least three-eighths of an inch below the name of the county and precinct as aforesaid, and the date of the primary election, shall be printed in ten-point black-face type, double leaded, the following: "Instructions to Voters." "To vote for a convention delegate or delegates, stamp a cross opposite and to the right of the name of the person for whom you desire to vote in the blank space or spaces below." The "Instructions to Voters" shall be separated from the lists of candidates for delegates and blank spaces by one light and one heavy line or rule. "Instructions to Voters" shall be printed with the heading, "Delegates to State Convention" "Vote for One"-"Vote for Two," or more, according to the number to be elected, and then shall follow the names of the candidates for delegates to the state convention and below shall be printed the words, "Delegates to County Convention"-"Vote for One," or "Vote for Two," or more, according to the number to be elected. The printed names of the candidates for delegates shall be grouped in alphabetical order, according to surnames, and the words "Vote for One," or "Vote for Two," or more, according to the number to be elected. The number of delegates to be elected shall be printed in heavy-faced gothic type, not smaller than eight-point. The direction for voting shall be separated from the names of the candidates by a light line. The names of the candidates for delegates shall be printed on the ballot without indentation, in gothic capital type not smaller than eight-point, between light lines, or rules, threeeighths of an inch apart. To the right of the printed names |