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counties in regard to special legislation

Referendum cast at the last preceding general election for county recorder, shall express their wish that any law or resolution made by the legislature, and pertaining to such county only, be submitted to the vote of the people; they shall file with the county clerk of said county, not less than four months before the time set for such election, a petition, which petition shall contain the names and residences of at least 10 per centum of the voters of such county, demanding that a referendum vote be had by the people of said county at the next general election or at any election called for such purpose, upon the question of any law or resolution made by the legislature, and pertaining to such county only, on which the referendum is demanded.

Petition

10 per cent of voters

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SEC. 2. The names of the electors so petitioning need not be all upon one petition, but may be contained on one or more petitions; but said petition must be verified by at least one of the voters who has signed such petition, and such voter making such verification must swear that the persons signing said petition are qualified voters of said county and state, and that such signatures are genuine and were executed in his or her

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SEC. 3. That upon receipt of said petition by the county clerk he shall file the same and at the next general election, or at the election called for such purpose, shall submit the question of the approval or disapproval of said law or resolution made by the legislature, and pertaining to such county only, to the people of such county to be voted upon at the next ensuing general election, or at the election called for such purpose, and the county clerk shall publish such question of law or resolution, in accordance with the provisions of law requiring the several county clerks in this state to publish questions and constitutional amendments which are to be submitted for popular vote.

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The subject-matter of such question of law or resoQuestion on lution made by the legislature, and pertaining to such county only, shall be concisely stated on the ballot, and the question printed upon the ballot for the information of the voter shall be as follows:

Form of question

Shall the act (setting out the title thereof) be approved? Yes.

The votes cast upon such question shall be counted and canvassed as the votes for county officers are counted and canvassed.

SEC. 5. When a majority of the electors of such county voting upon the question submitted shall by their vote signify approval of such law or resolution, such law or resolution shall such law or stand as the law of the state, and shall not be overruled,

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annulled, set aside, or in any way made inoperative, except by direct vote of such county. When a majority of the electors of such county shall so signify disapproval, the law or resolution so disapproved shall be void and of no effect.

SEC. 6. After the filing of a referendum petition with the

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county clerk as herein provided, upon petition to the county Petition of 40 commissioners of such county so to do, signed by 40 per centum voters calls of the qualified electors of such county, as shown by the num- special ber of votes cast at the last preceding general election for county recorder, duly verified as provided herein, the board of county commissioners shall call a special election for the purpose of submitting such question to the electors of such county to be held within forty days after the petition requesting a special election shall have been filed with said board.

CHAP. 138—An Act authorizing the attorney-general of the State of Nevada, with the consent of the governor of Nevada, to commence and maintain certain actions in the supreme court of the United States, or in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

[Approved March 15, 1915]

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

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water suits

state

SECTION 1. The attorney-general of the State of Nevada, Attorneywith the consent of the governor, is hereby authorized to com- maintain mence and maintain, or defend, in the supreme court of the certain United States, or in any court having jurisdiction of the action, in name of in the name of the State of Nevada, or otherwise, such proceedings at law or in equity as in his judgment may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of establishing and determining the rights of the State of Nevada, or the residents thereof, in and to the waters of all interstate streams located partly in the State of Nevada, where such waters, or part thereof, are claimed by any other state or the citizens thereof.

intervene,

SEC. 2. The attorney-general of the State of Nevada, in the May name of the state, is likewise authorized to intervene in any interv action or proceeding at law or in equity, which may now or hereafter be pending, when it is necessary or incident for the purpose of establishing and determining the rights of the State of Nevada or the residents thereof in and to the waters of all interstate streams located partly in Nevada, where such waters or a part thereof are claimed by any other state or the citizens thereof; provided, however, that the attorney-general shall not obligate the state in any intervention for any costs or expenses.

Bonds for grade school

CHAP. 139-An Act to authorize the board of school trustees of Winnemucca school district No. 7, Humboldt County, State of Nevada, to issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing a site for a school building in the town of Winnemucca, and for constructing a school building on the said site, or for purchasing any school building now situated on said site, and for equipping and furnishing said building, and other matters properly connected therewith.

[Approved March 15, 1915]

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

SECTION 1. The board of school trustees of Winnemucca school district No. 7, county of Humboldt, State of Nevada, building for is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to prepare and Winnemucca issue bonds of said school district for an amount not to exceed the sum of twenty thousand ($20,000) dollars, exclusive of interest, for the purpose of providing funds for the purchase. of a site for a school building in the town of Winnemucca, and for constructing a school building on the said site, or purchasing any school building now situated thereon, and for equipping and furnishing the said building.

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SEC. 2. The bonds authorized under the provisions of section 1 of this act shall be issued in the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars each, and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed six per cent (6%) per annum, and shall be made payable in gold coin of the United States, and the interest thereon shall be payable in like gold coin. Said bonds shall be numbered consecutively from 1 to 40, inclusive, and shall be signed by the president and clerk of the said board of school trustees, and countersigned by the treasurer of Humboldt County. Coupons for interest shall be attached to each bond so that the same may be removed without injury to the bond, and each of said coupons shall be consecutively numbered and signed by the president and clerk of said board of school trustees and by the county treasurer.

SEC. 3. The board of school trustees of said Winnemucca Negotiation school district No. 7 are hereby authorized to negotiate the of bonds sale of said bonds by causing a notice of the sale of said bonds to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a Sealed bids newspaper published in said district, inviting sealed bids for the purchase of said bonds, and at the date fixed in the notices of said sale the said board may sell said bonds to the highest and best bidder for cash. If no bids therefor are received, then the said board of school trustees may sell the said bonds at private sale; provided, that in no case shall the said bonds be sold for less than their par value.

SEC. 4. All moneys received from the sale of said bonds shall be paid to the county treasurer of Humboldt County and

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the said county treasurer is hereby required to receive and safely keep the same in a fund to be known as the "Winne- "Winnemucca School District No. 7 Grade Building Fund, and to pay School out said moneys only on warrants of the county auditor issued District No. 7 upon order of the school trustees, and with the restrictions Building imposed by law on the treasurer in paying out county school moneys. The county treasurer shall be liable on his official bond for the safe keeping of such moneys that shall come into his charge. The school board of trustees is hereby authorized and directed to use the said moneys arising from the sale of said bonds, or such amount as may be necessary, to purchase a site for a school building in the town of Winnemucca, and to erect, construct, equip, and furnish a school building on said site, or for the purchase of any building now situated on said site, and to equip and furnish the same.

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SEC. 5. Said board shall determine as to the character of Trustees to determine said building, the materials to be used therefor, and the plans character of therefor, and when such determination is made said board shall advertise for bids for the construction of the said building and let the construction thereof in a contract to the lowest and most responsible bidder. The laws now in force governing the letting of contracts by boards of county commissioners are hereby made applicable to, and the same shall govern, the action of the board of school trustees in carrying out the provisions of this act; provided, that no contract shall be let nor bills for construction be paid until the plans and specifications for the said building shall have been approved by the superintendent of public instruction.

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SEC. 6. For the purpose of creating a fund for the payment Tax for of said bonds and the interest thereon, as authorized by this bonds and act, the board of county commissioners of Humboldt County is hereby authorized and required, at the time of making the annual levy of taxes for state and county purposes for the year 1915, and annually thereafter, to levy a sufficient tax on all property, both real and personal, including the proceeds of mines, within the boundaries of said school district, to redeem two of said bonds each year, and the payment each year of the accumulated interest on all the bonds authorized by this act. The taxes so levied shall be assessed and collected as other taxes are assessed and collected, and shall be paid into the county treasury and set apart as a fund, which is hereby created, to be known as the "Winnemucca School District No. 7 Grade Bond Redemption and Interest Fund"

of bonds

SEC. 7. On the first Monday in July, 1916, and every year Redemption thereafter, two of said bonds, together with interest thereon and the accumulated interest on all the unredeemed bonds, shall be paid. The payment and redemption of said bonds shall be in order of issuance, the lowest numbered bond to be paid first and redeemed, and so on, until the whole amount of said bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall have

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been paid and redeemed. Coupons shall be paid annually, and in no case shall any of said bonds run for a longer period than twenty years.

SEC. 8. Should the holder of said bonds, or any of them, for any cause whatever, fail to present said bonds to the said county treasurer for payment when they become due, all interest on such bonds shall immediately cease.

SEC. 9. Whenever the county treasurer shall redeem any of the bonds issued under the provisions of this act he shall cancel the same by writing across the face thereof "Paid, together with the date, sign his name thereto, and turn the same over to the county auditor, taking his receipt therefor, which receipt shall be filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners, and the auditor shall credit the treasurer on his books for the amount so paid. All bonds authorized under the provisions of this act shall be payable at the office of the county treasurer of Humboldt County, Nevada.

SEC. 10. Whenever the bonds and interest provided by this act shall have been fully paid, the taxes authorized by this act shall cease, and all money remaining in the fund shall be transferred to the county school fund of Winnemucca school district No. 7.

SEC. 11. The faith of the State of Nevada is hereby pledged that this act shall not be repealed until all the bonds issued under and by virtue hereof shall have been paid in full, as by this act specified.

CHAP. 140—An Act granting a franchise to H. C. Christensen and H. R. Lemaire, their heirs and assigns, to construct, maintain and operate a plant and distributing system for generating electricity, or electrical or other power, and distributing the same, and to construct, maintain, and operate an electric-light, heat, and power line, and a telephone line in connection therewith, in Lander County.

[Approved March 15, 1915]

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

SECTION 1. The right to locate, construct, maintain, and operate a plant and distributing system at Battle Mountain, in Lander County, State of Nevada, for generating electricity, or electrical or other power, and distributing the same, and the right to locate, construct, maintain, and operate an electric line or lines for the transmission of electricity for lighting, heating, and power purposes, and a telephone line in connection therewith, together with a right of way therefor, over and along such route or routes, in Lander County, as may be deemed most feasible and advantageous, for a period of twenty-five years, is hereby granted to H. C. Christensen and H. R. Lemaire, their heirs and assigns, together with the right and franchise

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