No. IV. Concurrent Resolution relative to Printing the Report, etc., of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. [Passed January 15, 1869.] printing, tendent of Public Relative to Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That one thouetc., Report sand copies of the Report and accompanying documents, excepting of Superin- those numbered 6, 7, and 8, of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction be printed, seven hundred copies thereof being for the use of the members of the Senate and Assembly; twenty-five copies thereof to be delivered to the Secretary of State, and the balance to be delivered to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, for the use of School District Trustees, County Superintendents, and others in his department, and to supply exchanges with other States and countries. Relative to printing Reports of Controller and No. V.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed January 20, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That one thousand five hundred copies of the Report of the State Controller and State Treasurer each be printed, for the use of the Senate and Treasurer. Assembly. Relative to Report of Mineralogist. No. VI.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed January 20, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the Report of the State Mineralogist be referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining of the Senate, and of Mines and Mining Interests of the Assembly, for their joint action thereon. Relative to 66 No. VII.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed January 20, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the word current Res- regular" be inserted before the word "session" in Senate Concurrent olution 28. Resolution, No. 28, the same having been accidentally omitted. No. VIII.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed January 25, 1869. Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That fifteen Printing hundred copies of the Report of the State Mineralogist be ordered Report of printed. Mineralogist. No. IX.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. Report of Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That one thousand Relative to copies of the Biennial Report of the Warden of the State Prison, for printing two years, ending December 31st, A.D. 1868, be ordered printed in Warden of pamphlet form; and that one thousand copies be set apart for the use of the Warden of the State Prison. Prison. No. X.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed January 27, 1869.] absence Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That Robert Leave of McBeth, County Commissioner of Humboldt County, and J. D. Minor, granted. County Clerk of said County, be and they are hereby each granted leave of absence from this State, for the period of six months, in the year A.D. 1869; provided, that the said J. D. Minor shall have a competent deputy to faithfully discharge all the duties of said office of County Clerk, as required by law, during his absence from the State. No. XI.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed January 29, 1869.] Report of Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That one thousand Printing copies of the Report of the Surveyor General and ex-officio State Land Register be printed. Surveyor No. XII.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed January 29, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the State Leave of Prison Committee of the Senate, and the Committee on State Institu absence committees. granted tions of the Assembly, be granted leave of absence on one week from next Saturday, for the purpose of visiting and examining the State Prison. Controller allowed 200 No. XIII.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed February 2, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the State copies of his Controller be permitted to have two hundred copies of his Report for Report. his own use. Hiram Welch granted leave of absence. No. XIV.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed February 8, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That Hiram Welch, Recorder of Humboldt County, is hereby granted leave of absence from this State, for the period of five months, at any such time as he may select, during his term of office; provided, that said Recorder shall have a competent deputy, to perform all the duties of his said office required by law, during his absence. H. R. Mighels granted leave of absence. No. XV.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed February 9, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That Harry R Mighels, State Printer, be granted leave of absence from the State for the period of five months during the term of his office; provided, that he shall have a competent deputy to perform the duties of his office in accordance with law, during his absence. Relative to distribution No. XVI.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed February 18, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the Secreof Reports tary of State be and is hereby directed to distribute the Reports of the of Surveyor Surveyor General and State Mineralogist as follows: Twelve copies Mineralo of each to each of the State Officers, and to each Senator and Assem- General and blyman; four copies of each to each of the attachés of the Senate and gist. Assembly; and the balance of the Surveyor General's Reports shall be equally divided between the Surveyor General and the Secretary of State. And the balance of the Reports of the State Mineralogist shall be equally divided between that officer and the Secretary of State, for general distribution. No. XVII.-Joint Resolution relative to Mail Service between [Passed February 20, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representative requested, to use all due exertion to secure the passage of an Act to appropriate the sum of six thousand dollars to J. A. Thompson, for carrying the United States Mail from Placerville in California to Carson Valley in Utah Territory, during the years 1856, 1857 and 1858. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and Representative in Congress. Relative to appropriation to J. A. Thompson. No. XVIII.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed February 26, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the print ing executed by the State Printer, under orders from the Secretary of the Senate, Clerk of the Assembly, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate and Assembly, and for which the State Printer has the receipt of those officers, given in their official capacity, be considered as ordered by authority of the two houses of the Legislature. Relative to orders for printing. No. XIX.-Senate Concurrent Resolution. [Passed February 26, 1869.] leave of Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That D. G. Fran- D. G. Francis, Sheriff of Esmeralda County, be, and he is hereby granted leave cis granted of absence from the said County, or State, for the period of six months, absence. in the year A. D. 1869; provided, he leaves a competent deputy to act in his absence. protection of fish. No. XX.-Joint Resolutions relating to the protection of Fish in the Truckee River and its Branches. [Passed February 27, 1869.] Relative to WHEREAS, The protection of fish in the lakes and streams of our country is recognized as a proper subject of legislation; and, whereas, the statutes of the State of California contain no adequate provisions whereby the fish in the Truckee River and its branches are protected; that by reason of the practice of lumbermen in running the saw-dust of their mills into these streams, their entire destruction seems probable, at no distant day; therefore, be it Resolved, by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the mutual interests of the people will be subserved by the enactment of laws tending to the protection of fish in the above named streams; and that we earnestly urge upon the State of California, through their Legislature, that they do by legislative enactment restrain all persons from running saw-dust into said streams. Resolved, That the Secretary of State is requested to forward to the Governor of the State of California a copy of these resolutions, with the request that he lay the same before the Legislature of that State at its next session. Ratifying Article XV. Constitutional Amendment. No. XXI.-Joint Resolution. [Passed March 1, 1869.] Resolved, by the Senate and Assembly, conjointly, That the Legislature of Nevada hereby ratifies and confirms the amendment to the Constitution of the United States proposed by Congress, which adds thereto an article in terms as follows:-Article fifteen, Section one. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. Section Two. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Relative to military stations and No. XXII.-Concurrent Resolution relative to certain Military [Passed March 1,1869.] Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring: First-That the Commander of the Department of the Pacific, (U. S. A.) be and he is protection hereby requested, to adopt proper measures to afford to the settlers and and miners. miners now residing north of the Humboldt river, within this State, per to settlers |