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An Act to create a State Legislative Fund-approved January 5, 1877...................................

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to consolidate and fund the indebted-

ness of Lincoln County," approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred

and seventy-three-approved January 18, 1877.

An Act to repeal an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the

destruction of noxious animals within this State," approved March seventh,

eighteen hundred and seventy-three, approved March fifth, eighteen hun-

dred and seventy-five, and the Act of which the same is amendatory-

approved January 18, 1877........

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An Act to authorize the Commissioners of Eureka County to issue certain

bonds, and provide for the payment of the same-approved January 19,

1877...........

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An Act to legalize certain contracts made by the Mayor and Board of Alder-

men of the City of Virginia, Storey County, State of Nevada, and the

Virginia and Gold Hill Water Company," of the same place, and for the

issuance and sale of bonds for the payment of said indebtedness thereby

incurred-approved January 22, 1877.....................

An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act

to regulate proceedings in criminal cases in the Courts of justice in the Ter-

ritory of Nevada," approved November twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred

and sixty-one, approved March second, eighteen hundred and seventy-

five-approved January 23, 1877.......

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to encourage the construction of a

railroad from Battle Mountain Station, on the Central Pacific Railroad, in

Lander County, State of Nevada, to the City of Austin, in said county, and

to authorize said county to issue its bonds for two hundred thousand dollars

to aid the same," passed February ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-

five-approved January 23, 1877.

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An Act to authorize the Commissioners of Eureka County to change the appor-

tionment of county revenues to certain funds in said Eureka County-ap-

proved January 23, 1877.....

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An Act to provide for the payment of the indebtedness of White Pine County,

known as the Hamilton debt-approved January 26, 1877............................................

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An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to prevent the destruction of fish in

the waters of the State of Nevada," approved March second, eighteen hun-

dred and seventy-one-approved January 26, 1877......

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An Act to admit to probate a certain paper purporting to be the last will and
testament of Rufus Adams-passed January 30, 1877......

An Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to legalize certain contracts made by

the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Virginia, Storey County,

State of Nevada, and the Virginia and Gold Hill Water Company, of the

same place, and for the issuance and sale of bonds for the payment of cer-

tain indebtedness thereby incurred," approved January nineteenth, eighteen

hundred and seventy-seven-approved January 30, 1877....

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to require foreign corporations to

furnish evidence of their incorporation and corporate name," approved

March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine-approved January 30, 1877. 57

An Act for the relief of Jacob Kline-approved January 30, 1877.................

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An Act for the relief of Harry A. Harville, late Assessor of Elko County, Ne-

vada-approved February 1, 1877.......

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An Act to authorize the Board of County Commissioners of Nye County to

draw money from the County Treasury for certain purposes-approved Feb-

ruary 1, 1877.......

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An Act to abolish the office of State Mineralogist, and provide for the care and

preservation of the State Museum-approved February 1, 1877.......

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An Act for the relief of the First Nevada Artillery Company-approved Feb-

ruary 1, 1877..........

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An Act to authorize the payment of certain claims against Storey County-

approved February 3, 1877........

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22 An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the payment of the

outstanding indebtedness of Churchill County," approved March fourth,

eighteen hundred and seventy-one-approved February 3, 1877 ...............

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An Act to provide for the payment of the services of the clerk in State

Library for the years eighteen hundred and seventy-five and eighteen hun-

dred and seventy-six-approved February 3, 1877........

24 An Act to detach a portion of the territory of Elko County from said county,

and to attach the same to Eureka County-approved February 7, 1877......

An Act to amend sections one, three, four, five, and twenty-two of an Act

entitled "An Act to provide for the government of the State Prison of the

State of Nevada," approved March seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-

three-approved February 8, 1877......

An Act to authorize the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Vir-

ginia to pay the claim of William Cook-approved February 8, 1877....

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An Act to regulate the sale or disposal of opium, and to prohibit the keeping

of places of resort for smoking or otherwise using that drug-approved

February 9, 1877........

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the maintenance and

supervision of public schools," approved March twentieth, eighteen hun-

dred and sixty-five, as amended March eighth, eighteen hundred and

sixty-seven-approved February 12, 1877.......

An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Washoe County to issue

bonds for the construction of a county bridge across the Truckee River at

Reno, in said county, and to provide for the payment of the same-ap-

proved February 12, 1877

An Act requiring persons slaughtering horned cattle to keep the hides and ears

ten days, and punishing a failure so to do-approved February 12, 1877......

An Act authorizing the Board of County Commissioners of Lyon County,

Nevada, to build a jail at Silver City, in said county, and to appropriate

money for the same-approved February 12, 1877....

An Act to prohibit certain advertisements tending to promote licentiousness

and crime-approved February 13, 1877....

An Act to amend section two of an Act entitled "An Act to amend sections

five and seven of an Act of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, entitled

An Act to provide for constructing toll roads and bridges in the State of

Nevada,'

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approved March tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five—

approved February 13, 1877........

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An Act to amend an Act concerning crimes and punishments, approved No-

vember twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one-approved February

13, 1877......

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An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act concerning crimes and punish-

ments," approved November twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-

one-approved February 15, 1877......

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36 An Act to punish the willful and fraudulent killing of stock running at large,

and the selling or buying any hide, or carcass, or animal, the brand on

which has been cut out or obliterated-approved February 15, 1877......

An Act to authorize the Supreme Court, or the Justices thereof, to issue

restraining orders pending the determination of appeals-approved Febru-

ary 16, 1877........

38An Act to extend the term granting to Isaac C. Bateman, and his associates

and assigns, the right and grant conferred under and by virtue of an Act

entitled "An Act to supply the Town of Austin with water," approved Feb-

ruary sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, passed at the third reg-

ular session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nevada-

passed February 17, 1877......

39 An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide revenue for the support

of the government of the State of Nevada," approved March ninth, eigh-

teen hundred and sixty-five, approved March eleventh, eighteen hundred

and sixty-seven, approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine,

approved March fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, approved Feb-

ruary twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three-approved February

20, 1877.....................

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An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide revenue for the support

of the government of the State of Nevada," approved March ninth, eigh-

teen hundred and sixty-five, and amended March fourth, eighteen hundred

and seventy-one-approved February 20, 1877......

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An Act to protect the rights of owners of stock shares and other interests in

the mineral and metal-yielding mines of this State-approved February 21,

1877.................

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An Act in relation to erection and maintenance of bridges-approved Febru-

ary 21, 1877.......

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An Act to prevent cruelty to women in the State of Nevada-approved Febru-

ary 21, 1877

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An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a Board of County Com-

missioners in the several counties of this State, and to define their duties

and powers," approved March eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five-

approved February 21, 1877.....

An Act supplementary to an Act entitled "An Act concerning crimes and

punishments," approved November twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and

sixty-one-approved February 23, 1877......

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An Act to preserve wild game, and to repeal all other Acts in relation thereto-

approved February 23, 1877...

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An Act making appropriations for deficiencies in the eleventh and twelfth fiscal

years-approved February 23, 1877.................

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act entitled an Act to incorporate the

Town of Gold Hill," approved February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and

seventy-three-approved February 23, 1877.......

An Act to prohibit animals from being ridden or driven over any toll or county

bridge in this State faster than a walk-approved February 23, 1877...........

An Act supplementary to an Act entitled "An Act to secure liens to mechanics

and others, and to repeal all other Acts in relation thereto," approved

March second, eighteen hundred and seventy-five-approved February 24,

1877.......

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act concerning estray animals," ap-
proved November eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one-approved Feb-
ruary 26, 1877...........

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An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the settlement of the

estates of deceased persons," approved November twenty-ninth, eighteen

hundred and sixty-one-approved February 26, 1877.....

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An Act to authorize and require the payment of rewards in certain cases-

approved February 26, 1877..

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An Act to admit to probate a certain paper purporting to be the last will and

testament of Thomas Sheehan-approved February 26, 1877

An Act to amend sections two and four of an Act entitled "An Act granting

the right of way for a railroad from the mines of the Virginia City Coal

Company, Lyon County, to Virginia City, Nevada, and intermediate

points," passed February twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five-

approved February 26, 1877................... ...........................

An Act to grant certain privileges to gas companies and others-approved

February 26, 1877........

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act to restrict gam-

ing," passed March fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, approved

March fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five-approved February 28,

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