LAWS

OF THE

TERRITORY OF NEVADA,

PASSED AT THE

FIRST REGULAR SESSION

OF THE

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,

BEGUN

THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER AND ENDED ON THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY
OF NOVEMBER, 1861, AT CARSON CITY.

PRINTED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF

WM. MARTIN GILLESPIE..

SAN FRANCISCO:

VALENTINE & CO.: COMMERCIAL STEAM PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT,

Nos. 517 Clay and 514 Commercial Streets.

1862.

303637

CERTIFICATE.

TERRITORY OF NEVADA,

SECRETARY'S OFFICE. CARSON CITY.

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I HEREBY CERTIFY, that the Laws contained in this printed volume are true and literal copies of the enrolled laws passed by the first Legislative Assembly, held during the months of October and November, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, on file in my office.

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LAWS OF NEVADA TERRITORY.

1.-An Act adopting the Common Law; approved October 30, 1861

2.-An Act to designate the Holidays to be observed in the acceptance and payment

of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes; approved October 30, 1861......

3.-An Act empowering the Governor to appoint Commissioners of Deeds, and defin-

ing the duties of such office; approved October 30, 1861....

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4.-An Act to regulate Official Oaths; approved October 30, 1861......

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5.-An Act relative to Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes; approved October 31,

1861.

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6. An Act relative to Attorneys and Counselors at Law; approved October 31, 1861.

7.—An Act concerning Judgments of the Probate Court of Carson County; approved

October 31, 1861.....

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8.-An Act to audit the Claim of John L. Blackburn, and to provide for the Payment

of the same; approved October 31, 1861....

9. An Act concerning Conveyances; approved November 5, 1861..

10.-An Act concerning Estray Animals; approved November 8, 1861......

11.-An Act to exempt the Homestead and other Property from Forced Sale in certain

cases; approved November 13, 1861....

12.-An Act defining the Time of commencing Civil Actions; approved November 21,

1861

13.-An Act to prevent the Driving of Stock from their Ranges; approved November

21, 1861....

14.-An Act relating to Wild Game and Fish; approved November 21, 1861......

15.-An Act to establish a Seminary of Learning in Carson City; approved November
21, 1861.......

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16.-An Act for securing Liens to Mechanics and others; approved November 21,

1861.....

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17.—An Act to audit the Claim of Henry DeGroot, and provide for the Payment of the

same; approved November 21, 1861......

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18.-An Act for the Better Observance of the Lord's Day; approved November 21, 1861.

19.-An Act fixing the Age of Majority; approved November 21, 1861.............

20.-An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act defining the Time of commencing

Civil Actions," approved by the Governor on the twenty-first day of Novem-

ber, 1861; approved November 23, 1861......

21.-An Act in relation to Common Jails, and the Prisoners thereof; approved No-

vember 25, 1861......

22.-An Act granting to certain Persons the Right to construct a Railroad from the

Western to the Eastern Boundary of the Territory of Nevada; approved No-

vember 25, 1861.....

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23.-An Act for the Regulation of the Telegraph, and to secure Secrecy and Fidelity

in the transmission of Telegraphic Messages; approved November 25, 1861.. 46

24.-An Act to create Counties, and establishing the Boundaries thereof; approved

November 25, 1861.....

25.-An Act to Prohibit Gambling; approved November 25, 1861......

26.-An Act for the Permanent Location of the Seat of Government at Carson City;

approved November 25, 1861.......

27.-An Act granting to certain Parties the Right to construct a Railroad from Aurora

to certain Points on the East Walker River, in the Territory of Nevada; ap-

proved November 25, 1861......

28.-An Act concerning Crimes and Punishments; approved November 26, 1861......

29.--An Act authorizing D. D. Kingsbury and James M. McDonald to establish and

maintain a Toll Road; approved November 27, 1861......

30.-An Act to grant the Right to construct a Toll Road from Smith & Co.'s Station,

to the mouth of Buena Vista Cañon, near Unionville, in Humboldt County;

approved November 27, 1861.....

31.-An Act to audit the Claim of Alfred James, and to provide for the Payment of

the same; approved November 27, 1861...

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32.-An Act to prohibit Marriages and Cohabitation of Whites with Indians, Chinese,

Mulattoes, and Negroes; approved November 28, 1861........

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33.-An Act relating to Marriage and Divorce; approved November 28, 1861........ 94

34.—An Act in relation to Money of Account and Interest; approved November 28,

1861.....

35.-An Act for the Improvement of the East Branch of Carson River; approved No-

vember 28, 1861...

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36.-An Act to provide for a Special Election; approved November 28, 1861 ......... 102

37.—An Act authorizing a Reward of One Thousand Dollars for the apprehension of

Wm. Mayfield, for the murder of John L. Blackburn, and providing for the

Payment of the same; approved November 28, 1861....

38.-An Act relating to Sheriffs; approved November 28, 1861...

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39.-An Act in relation to the Militia of the Territory of Nevada; approved November

28, 1861.......

40.-An Act creating Boards of County Commissioners, and defining their duties; ap-

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proved November 28, 1861......

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41.-An Act concerning Coroners; approved November 28, 1861......

42.-An Act to create the Virginia City Gas Company; approved November 28, 1861.. 131

43.—An Act to audit the Claim of John F. Kidder, for Surveying the Boundary Line

between California and the Territory of Nevada; approved November 28, 1861. 132

44.-An Act to supply the City of Carson with Water, and to protect the City against

Fires; approved November 28, 1861..

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45.-An Act relative to District Attorneys; approved November 28, 1861............ 134

46.-An Act to Incorporate the Virginia City and Washoe Railroad Company; ap-

proved November 29, 1861....

47.-An Act concerning Jurors; approved November 29, 1861.

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48.-An Act to preserve the Purity of Elections, and to prevent Ballot-Box Stuffing;

approved November 29, 1861....

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49.-An Act concerning Roads and Highways; approved November 29, 1861..

50.-An Act to provide for Assessing and Collecting County and Territorial Revenue;

approved November 29, 1861.....

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51.-An Act relating to the Support of the Poor; approved November 29, 1861...... 178

52.-An Act to Incorporate "The Virginia, Carson, and Truckee Railroad Company;"

approved November 29, 1861......

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53.-An Act to provide for the Appointment of Notaries Public; approved November 29,

1861

54.-An Act to provide Compensation for the Supreme Judges of the Territory, for the

Transaction of Territorial Business; approved November 29, 1861.....

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55.-An Act to regulate the Settlement of the Estates of Deceased Persons; approved

November 29, 1861......

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56.-An Act to provide Revenue for the Support of the Government of the United

States; approved November 29, 1861.......

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57.-An Act to regulate Fees and Costs; approved November 29, 1861........

58.-An Act to appropriate Moneys from the Territorial Treasury for the Guarding of

Prisoners in the Territory of Nevada; approved November 29, 1861.......... 254

59.-An Act entitled An Act to provide for the Appointment and prescribe the Duties of

Guardians; approved November 29, 1861.....

60.-An Act to provide for Taking the Census, and Apportioning the Representation of

the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nevada; approved November 29,

1861

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61.-An Act to Incorporate the Humboldt River Ferry Company; approved November

29, 1861......
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62.-An Act to create the Gold Hill and Silver City Gas Company; approved November

29, 1861......

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