miner to Unlawful for in stopes or raises is equipped as required by section 1 of this drill without act, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drill or bore a hole in said stope or raise without using said appliance for the prevention of dust. sprinkling devices violation SEC. 3. Any person who violates either of the two precedPenalties for ing sections, or any owner, operator or person in charge of any underground mine who hires, contracts with or causes any person to violate the two preceding sections shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 4. That the words "person" "operator," "owner" and "person in charge, wherever used in this act shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of the territories, the laws of any state, or the laws of any foreign country. Words defined In effect after 90 days SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in full force from and after ninety days next following its passage and approval. CHAP. 126-An Act for the relief of A. B. Lightfoot. WHEREAS, A. B. Lightfoot, deputy superintendent of public Relief of A. B. instruction, during the month of October, 1912, paid out for Lightfoot traveling and office expenses in connection with his office as such deputy superintendent of public instruction, the sum of $137.85, a claim for which amount has been duly allowed by the state board of examiners; and Duties of controller and treasurer WHEREAS, Owing to the delay in presentation and auditing of said claim, but through no fault of the said A. B. Lightfoot, the same was not presented to the state controller for payment, until the balance of the fund provided for the payment of the same had reverted to the general fund in accordance with law, although before such reversion there was sufficient money in the fund provided for the payment of such expenses and the same would have been paid had it been presented in due time; and WHEREAS, The said claim is a just and legal claim against the state; now, therefore, The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The controller of the State of Nevada is hereby directed to draw and deliver his warrant in favor of the said A. B. Lightfoot for the said sum of $137.85 and the state treasurer is directed to pay the same. CHAP. 127-An Act requiring the chief clerk of the assembly and secretary of the senate to verify and correct the copies of the assembly and senate journals for the state printer, and making an appropriation therefor. [Approved March 18, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and assembly senate to SECTION 1. Immediately upon the conclusion of the twenty- Chief clerk of sixth session of the legislature, the chief clerk of the assembly and shall verify and correct the copy of the assembly journal for secretary of such session to correspond with the journal as approved, and verify when verified and corrected he shall deposit the same with the respective secretary of state for delivery to the state printer. SEC. 2. Immediately upon the conclusion of the twentysixth session of the legislature the secretary of the senate shall verify and correct the copy of the senate journal for such session to correspond with the journal as approved, and when so verified and corrected he shall deposit the same with the secretary of state for delivery to the state printer. journals of houses tion for said SEC. 3. For the services of the chief clerk of the assembly Appropria and the secretary of the senate, as provided in the preceding services, $100 sections, there is hereby appropriated the sum of one hundred dollars out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and the state controller shall draw his warrant for and the state treasurer shall pay the same. CHAP. 128-An Act providing for exhibits of the products of the State of Nevada at the Panama-Pacific international exposition to be held in the city of San Francisco, California, and at the Panama-California exposition to be held at San Diego, California, in 1915, providing for the appointment of an exposition commissioner and honorary directors, creating a board of directors, and making an appropriation for such exhibits, and other matters properly connected therewith. [Approved March 18, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and commis tions SECTION 1. On or before the first Monday in May, 1913, Exposition the governor of the State of Nevada shall appoint a citizen of sioner for the State of Nevada to be known as exposition commissioner 1915 exposiof the State of Nevada for the Panama-Pacific international exposition and the Panama-California exposition, and the office of said exposition commissioner is hereby created. Board of directors to SEC. 2. Tasker L. Oddie, Gilbert C. Ross, and Geo. B. Thatcher shall constitute a board of directors for the State of employ Nevada for said expositions, whose duty it shall be to employ assistants Honorary directors appointed by board Traveling and other expenses State tax 6 per cent Appropriations for exposition fund All public institutions to assist superintendents, directors, clerks and other persons, upon such terms as may be deemed just and equitable, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, and for the further purpose of cooperating and advising with the exposition commissioner in carrying out the provisions of this act. SEC. 3. On or before the first Monday in May, 1913, the board of directors shall appoint five citizens of the State of Nevada as honorary directors, whose duty it shall be to cooperate and advise with the exposition commissioner and the board of directors in carrying out the general provisions of this act. SEC. 4. The exposition commissioner, the board of directors, and the honorary members herein provided for shall receive actual and necessary traveling expenses and other legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the carrying out of the provisions of this act. SEC. 5. For the fiscal years, commencing January 1, 1913, and January 1, 1914, an ad valorem tax of six cents on each hundred dollars of taxable property is hereby levied and directed to be collected for each of said years upon all taxable property in the state including the net proceeds of mines and mining claims, except such property as is exempt by law from taxation, the proceeds of which shall be placed in a special fund in the state treasury to be known as the 1915 exposition fund. SEC. 6. There is hereby appropriated the sum of forty thousand dollars from said 1915 exposition fund which shall be devoted to the conduct of an exhibit of the state's resources at the said Panama-California exposition to be held in the city of San Diego, California, in 1915, and the balance of the proceeds of the tax provided for in section 5 of this act, remaining in said 1915 exposition fund, not exceeding the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, is hereby appropriated for the conduct of an exhibit of the state's resources at the Panama-Pacific international exposition to be held in the city of San Francisco, California, in 1915, and all disbursements from each of said appropriations shall be on certificates of the exposition commissioner approved by a majority of the board of directors and by the state board of examiners, when the state controller shall draw his warrant and the state treasurer pay the same. SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of all public institutions, boards and commissions of the State of Nevada to assist the exposition commissioner, the board of directors, and the honorary directors herein provided for in every possible way, by supplying them with such information and material as will add to the attractive features of the exhibits. SEC. 8. The exposition commissioner and the board of To report to directors shall report in writing to the next succeeding legislature concerning the progress of their work. legislature CHAP. 129-An Act for the relief of Dr. T. F. Richardson, state veterinarian, for the years 1911 and 1912. [Approved March 19, 1913] Richardson, state WHEREAS, The governor of this state having received certain Relief of Dr. communications from the district attorneys of Churchill and Lyon counties, informing him of the existence of an epidemic veterinarian of disease in the horses and hogs of their counties; and of the fact that the officers of said counties were unable to cope with the disease; and WHEREAS, The governor, after consulting with the district attorney and the directorate of the hygienic laboratory at the university, appointed Dr. T. F. Richardson, state veterinarian and requested him to proceed at once to the counties involved and use all means within his power to remedy the existing evils, and investigate the health and conditions of the live stock in those sections; and WHEREAS, The funds for carrying out the work of the office of state veterinarian had become exhausted before the epidemic had started, it was necessary that the state veterinarian should advance the funds to carry on the work, therefore The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and tion, $1,350 SECTION 1. The sum of thirteen hundred and fifty dollars Appropriaand thirty-five cents is hereby appropriated out of the general fund of the state treasury to be paid to Dr. T. F. Richardson, state veterinarian, said amount being due him for salary and expenses during the years 1911 and 1912. SEC. 2. The state controller is hereby directed to draw his warrant in favor of Dr. T. F. Richardson, state veterinarian, for the amount specified in this act, and the state treasurer is hereby directed to pay the same. CHAP. 130-An Act to create a legislative fund. The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: legislative SECTION 1. For the purpose of paying the per diem of Additional members of the present legislature, the salaries of the appropriaattachés and the incidental expenses of the respective houses tion, $10,000 thereof, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and required to set apart, from any money now in the general fund not otherwise especially appropriated, the sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, which shall constitute the legislative fund. Duties of controller and treasurer Residue to revert Copying senate journal tion, $150 to SEC. 2. The state controller is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrants on said fund in favor of the members and attachés of the senate and assembly, for per diem, stationery allowance, compensation and incidental expenses of the respective houses, when properly certified to, in accordance with law, and the state treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay the same. SEC. 3. All moneys remaining in said fund, at the adjournment of the legislature, shall revert to the general fund. CHAP. 131-An Act to provide for the copying of the journal of the senate for the twenty-sixth session. [Approved March 20, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The sum of $150 is hereby appropriated out of the legislative fund, to be paid to H. J. Coogan for copying the journal of the senate of the twenty-sixth session of the Nevada state legislature for the state printer. SEC. 2. Upon receipt of a certificate from the Honorable Appropria- George Brodigan, secretary of state, that the journal of the senate H. J. Coogan of the twenty-sixth session of the Nevada state legislature has been correctly copied and delivered to the secretary of state, the state controller shall draw his warrant in favor of the said H. J. Coogan named in section 1 of this act for the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, and the state treasurer shall pay the same. CHAP. 132-An Act making it unlawful for any railroad and other transportation company doing business in the State of Nevada and any agent, officer or servant of any railroad or other transportation company, to require any employee of such railroad or transportation company to purchase of any such company or any particular person, firm or corporation or any particular place or places, the uniforms or other clothing or apparel required by any such railroad or other transportation company to be used by such employees in the performance of their duties as such, and fixing the penalty thereof. [Approved March 20, 1913] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any railroad or other transportation company doing business in the State of Nevada, or any officer, agent, or servant of such railroad or other trans |