May kill horses, etc., conditions CHAP. 95—An Act relating to the destruction of wild horses and burros, requiring a permit therefor, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. [Approved March 13, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Any resident of the State of Nevada is hereby authorized, and it shall be lawful for said resident to kill any certain wild wild, unbranded horse, mare, colt or burro of the age of twelve under certain months or over found running at large on any of the public lands or ranges within the State of Nevada; provided, that the person desiring to kill horses, mares, colts or burros under the provisions of this act shall first file with the board of county commissioners of the county in which he desires to kill any such horses, mares, colts or burros a written application generally describing the range or public lands upon which he intends to kill said horses, mares, colts or burros. Said application shall remain on file at least two weeks before being acted upon by said board of county commissioners, and said board of county commissioners shall have the power to grant or refuse the application, and prescribe any conditions as the circumstances may warrant, and may, at any time, revoke the permit given under said application, and under the provisions. of this act without assigning any reasons therefor; and provided further, that before the permission granted by said board of county commissioners shall become effective, the applicant shall file with and have approved by said board of county commissioners, a bond in the sum of $2,000 with two sureties, said bond to be conditioned that said applicant will comply with the provisions of this act and be answerable in damages to the owner or owners of any branded horses which he kills contrary to the provisions of this act. Applicant must give bond Permit necessary before killing said animals Animals under age of 12 months SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill, wound or maim any wild, unbranded horses, mares, colts, or burros of the age of twelve months or over found running at large on any of the public lands or ranges within the State of Nevada, without first having obtained a permit from the board of county commissioners as provided in section 1 of this act. SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill, wound or maim any wild, unbranded horse, mare, colt, or burro under the age of twelve months. And no permit granted by must not be the board of county commissioners under the provisions of section 1 of this act shall include or give the right to any person to kill, wound or maim any wild, unbranded horse, mare, colt, or burro under the age of twelve months. killed SEC. 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Penalties for act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or be confined in violation the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 5. All acts and parts of acts in conflict or inconsist- Repeal ent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. CHAP. 96-An Act to regulate the salaries of certain county officials of Clark County. [Approved March 13, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: salaries The county Recorder SECTION 1. From and after April 1, 1913, the sheriff of Clark County Clark County shall receive a salary of twenty-four hundred ($2,400) dollars per annum, payable in twelve equal installments of two hundred ($200) dollars each month, and such commissions as are now allowed by law, not to exceed in the aggregate the total compensation of three thousand dollars per Sheriff annum, including actual traveling expenses necessarily incurred in civil and criminal cases when it becomes necessary to travel a greater distance than ten miles from the county-seat. He shall appoint a deputy sheriff who shall also act as jailer, at a compensation not to exceed one hundred and twenty-five ($125) dollars per month. The sheriff may, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners, appoint nec- Deputies essary deputy sheriffs at a compensation not exceeding one hundred dollars each per month, each of said so appointed deputy sheriffs to give such bond as may be required by the sheriff, or by the board of county commissioners. recorder and auditor shall receive a compensation of twentyone hundred ($2,100) dollars per annum, and the board of county commissioners may allow him such thoroughly competent deputies, at a salary not to exceed one hundred ($100) dollars per month, as in their judgment the volume of the work in his office may require. All fees paid into the recorder and auditor's office shall belong to the county. The county Clerk clerk and ex officio clerk of the district court and of the board of county commissioners shall receive a salary of one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars per month. The county assessor shall Assessor receive a salary of one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars per month, and ten cents per mile actually traveled while in the performance of his duties. The district attorney shall receive District a salary of one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars per month attorney which shall be full compensation for all services rendered and in addition thereto all necessary traveling expenses while in the performance of his duties. The county treasurer shall Treasurer receive a salary of twenty-one hundred ($2,100) per annum. SEC. 2. The board of county commissioners of Clark County, Salaries paid Nevada, shall allow the salaries named in section 1 of this regularly Repeal Wife may recover from support of act as other salaries are allowed, the auditor shall draw his warrant for the same, and the county treasurer shall pay the same. SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. CHAP. 97-An Act providing, in certain cases, for actions for separate maintenance by the wife against her husband, permitting suitable allowances for the prosecution of the action and for the support and custody of the children and establishing the remedies, procedure and venue in such actions. [Approved March 13, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. When the wife has any cause of action for divorce against her husband, or when she has been deserted husband for by him and such desertion has continued for the space of ninety days, she may, without applying for a divorce, maintain in the district court, an action against her husband for permanent support and maintenance of herself or of herself and of her child or children. herself and children SEC. 2. During the pendency of such action, the court may, in its discretion, require the husband to pay any money necessary for the prosecution of the action and for the support and pay expense maintenance of the wife or of the wife and of her child or of litigation Court may require husband to Court may assign property to wife and decree fixed sum from children. SEC. 3. In any such action the court may assign and decree to the wife the possession of any real or personal property of the husband and may order or decree the payment of a fixed sum of money for the support of the wife or for the support of the wife and of her child or children and provide that the payhusband for ment of the same be secured upon real estate, or other security may be required, or any other suitable provision may be made; payments to be made at such times and in such manner as to the court may seem proper. And the court shall have power to change, modify or revoke its orders and decrees from time to time. No order or decree shall be effective beyond the joint lives of the husband and wife. support of family Husband may be enjoined SEC. 4. At any time after the filing of the complaint the wife may file a notice of pendency of the action in the office of the county recorder of any county in which the husband from selling may have real property which shall have the same effect as such notice in actions directly affecting real property. The court may also enjoin the husband from disposing of any property during the pendency of the action. property SEC. 5. The court in such actions may make such prelimPreliminary inary and final orders as it may deem proper for the custody, conorders trol and support of any minor child or children of the parties. and final may be SEC. 6. The final judgment and any order or orders made Such orders before or after judgment may be enforced by the court by such enforced order or orders as in its discretion it may from time to time deem necessary; a receiver may be appointed, security may be Receiver, required, execution may issue, under which real or personal property of the husband may be sold as under execution in other cases, and disobedience of any order or orders may be punished as a contempt. when same as in divorce SEC. 7. In all cases commenced hereunder, the proceedings Procedure and practice shall be the same, as nearly as may be, as is now actions for or hereafter may be provided in actions for divorce; and suit may be brought, at the option of the wife, either in the county in which the wife shall reside, at the time the suit is commenced, or in the county in which the husband may be found. SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from and after its passage In effect and approval. CHAP. 98-An Act to prohibit gift enterprises, and to provide punishment for a violation of the same. [Approved March 13, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and enterprises SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons All gift to engage in any gift enterprise in this state. Every person prohibited who shall sell or offer for sale any real estate or article of merchandise of any description whatever, or any ticket of admission to any exhibition or performance, or other place of amusement, with a promise, expressed or implied, to give or bestow, or in any manner hold out the promise of gift or bestowal, of any article or thing, for and in consideration of the purchase by any person of any other article or thing, Definition whether the object shall be for individual gain or for the benefit of any institution of whatever character, or for any purpose whatever, shall be held to be engaged in a gift enterprise within the provisions of this act. SEC. 2. Any person or persons who shall engage in any gift Penalties enterprise in this state shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court. Salaries of Sheriff Deputies Clerk Recorder CHAP. 99-An Act concerning certain county officers in the county of Churchill, State of Nevada, fixing the salaries and compensation, and other matters properly relating thereto. [Approved March 13, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. From and after the first Monday in January, 1915, the county officers of Churchill County named in this act shall receive the following salaries and fees in full compensation for their services: SEC. 2. The sheriff and ex officio assessor and license collector shall receive the sum of $2,000 per annum and his actual traveling expenses in all civil and criminal cases, which shall be in full compensation for all services rendered. All fees, commissions and percentage authorized by law shall be collected by him-except he shall on all money collected from sheep licenses retain twenty per cent (20%) for his commission for collecting the same-and paid to the county treasurer on the first Monday of each and every month, and he shall at the same time prepare, and file with the county treasurer a full and accurate itemized statement, under oath, of all such fees collected by him in his official capacity during the month previous, and also file a duplicate copy with the board of county commissioners. He is authorized to appoint a deputy; the salary of such deputy shall be $100 per month; and such other deputies as shall be authorized by the board of county commissioners, and at such time and at such salary, not exceeding $100 per month each, as said board may deem necessary; provided, not more than six hundred ($600) dollars per annum shall be paid to the deputies authorized by the county commissioners. SEC. 3. The county clerk and ex officio clerk of the county commissioners and ex officio clerk of the board of equalization and ex officio county treasurer shall receive the sum of $1,800 per annum. He shall have authority to appoint a deputy with an annual salary of $1,200, and all fees authorized by law shall be collected by said county clerk and paid to the county treasurer on the first Monday of each and every month; and he shall at the same time prepare and file with the county treasurer a full and accurate itemized statement, under oath, of all such fees collected by him in his official capacity during the month previous, and also file a duplicate copy thereof with the board of county commissioners. SEC. 4. The county recorder and ex officio auditor shall receive the sum of $1,500 per annum. All fees authorized by law shall be collected by him and paid to the county treasurer on the first Monday of each and every month, and he shall at the same time prepare and file with the county treasurer a full and accurate itemized statement, under oath, of all such |