the Governor and State Controller, countersigned by the State Treasurer, and authenticated with the Great Seal of the State, and shall state in substance that the State of Nevada owes to its State School Fund eighty thousand dollars, the inter- Interest. est on which sum, at four per cent. per annum, she agrees to pay during the life of said bonds, for the benefit of the common schools of the State; said bonds shall be lithographed, as is usual in similar cases, and deposited with the Treasurer of the State. The interest on said bonds shall be paid semi-annually, on the first days of January and July of each year, on the written order of the State Board of State Board Education to the State Controller directing him to draw his of Educawarrant for the amount of such semi-annual interest on the Indigent Insane Interest and Sinking Fund herein created. All sums derived from the interest on said bonds shall go into the General School Fund, for the support of the common schools of the State, and for the regular and prompt payment of which the faith and credit of the State is hereby pledged. tion. SEC. 12. There shall be levied and collected for the fiscal Taxes. year commencing January first, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, and annually thereafter, an ad valorem tax of three cents on each one hundred dollars of all the taxable property in the State, including the tax upon the proceeds of mines, and all sums derived from this tax shall go into the Indigent Insane Interest and Sinking Fund, for the payment of the interest and redemption of bonds herein authorized by this Act. Powers of Board of Commis sioners. Record of ings. SEC. 13. The Board of Commissioners, as named in this Act, shall have full power and exclusive control of and over all the grounds, buildings, property, and inmates of the Asylum, and shall furnish or cause to be furnished all needful supplies, provisions, and medicines for the care of the insane, and have charge of all other matters connected with the institution. They shall establish such rules, regulations, Rules and and by-laws for the construction and government thereof as regulations. they may deem proper. The Board of Commissioners shall cause to be kept a record of their proceedings, which shall proceedat all times be open to inspection by a committee of the Legislature. During the first week of the session a report Submit reshall be submitted to the Legislature, showing the annual Legislature receipts and expenditures, the condition of the Asylum, number of patients admitted during the year, number remaining in the Asylum at the date of report, and all matters touching the general affairs of the institution as they may deem proper, and shall from time to time visit the Asylum, examine into its affairs, condition, government, and make thorough inspection thereof. The Board of Commissioners shall, at the expiration of the present contract Contract with Dr. Asa Clark. Elect Superintendent; cations, pay, etc. with Doctors Langdon & Clark, of the State of California, enter into a new contract with Doctor Asa Clark, of the State of California, to care for the insane patients of this State until July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, at the price per day per patient now paid Langdon & Clark. SEC. 14. The Board of Commissioners shall elect one his qualif- resident physician, who shall be the General Superintendent of the Asylum, subject at all times to the order and direction of said Board, who shall have power at any time to discharge and remove said Superintendent whenever in their judgment it shall be deemed proper for the best interest of the State. The Superintendent so elected shall reside at the Asylum, be a graduate in medicine, and receive a salary of two thousand four hundred dollars per year, payable monthly, in equal installments. He shall cause to be kept a fair and full account of all his doings, and of the entire business and operations of the institution, and submit a monthly report to the Board of Commissioners. The Superintendent shall employ all necessary help needed at the Asylum, subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners. Patients removed from California. District duty, etc., commit ments. SEC. 15. From and after the completion of this Asylum, and when it shall be ready for the reception of patients, the insane patients now in California shall be received therein, and it shall be the duty of the Judge of the District Court in each Judicial District in this State, upon the application of any in regard to person, under oath, setting forth that any person, by reason of insanity, is unsafe to be at large, or is suffering under mental derangement, to cause the said person to be brought before him at such time and place as he may direct; and the said Judge shall also cause to appear at the same time and place one or more licensed practicing physicians, who shall proceed to examine the person alleged to be insane; and if said physicians, after careful examination, shall certify upon oath that the charge is correct, and if the Judge is satisfied that such person is, by reason of insanity, unsafe to be at large, and is incompetent to provide for his or her own proper care and support, and has no property applicable for such purpose, and no kindred in the degree of husband or wife, father or mother, children, brother or sister living within this State of sufficient means or ability to provide properly for such care and support, he shall cause the said indigent insane person to be conveyed to the Insane Asylum of this State, at the expense of the State, and place the said person in charge of the proper person having charge of the said Asylum, together with a copy of the complaint, commitment, and physician's certificate, which shall be in such form as the Board of Commissioners may prescribe. Form of certificates. patients. care of in SEC. 16. Paying patients whose friends or property can Paying pay their expenses, shall pay according to the terms directed by the Board of Commissioners; but the insane poor shall, Medical in all respects, receive the same medical care and treatment digent. from the institution, and good, wholesome food, and no record of debt shall be made against them. SEC. 17. All sums due for the support, care, and clothing of the insane, and all other needful expenses of the Asylum shall be certified by the Board of Commissioners of said Asylum and approved by the Board of Examiners, as now provided by the Constitution of the State of Nevada, and audited by the Controller, and paid by the State Treasurer, out of any moneys in the State Treasury appropriated for that purpose. Claims to and approv ed, and payvided for. be certified ment pro SEC. 18. The State Controller is hereby authorized to Warrants. draw his warrant in favor of the Commissioners for their incidental expenses in carrying out the provisions of this Act, after the Board of Examiners have properly allowed the same. CHAP. XLIII.-An Act to Amend an Act entitled an Act to [Approved February 25, 1881.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section One of the above-entitled Act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Governor Section One. The Governor is hereby authorized to ap- Notaries point and commission Notaries Public in the several counties Public in this State as follows: For Storey County, twelve; Lan- to appoint. der County, sixteen; Nye County, sixteen; Churchill County, four; Esmeralda County, twenty; Ormsby County, four; Humboldt County, sixteen; Washoe County, nine; Douglas County, five; Lyon County, eight; Roop County, two; Eureka County, ten; Elko County, twelve; White Pine County, ten; Lincoln County, eight, and for any new county hereafter created or organized, six; who shall hold office for the term of two years; provided, the Governor may at any time, for cause, revoke the commission of any Notary Public appointed under the provisions of this Act. Washoe county to denomina etc. CHAP. XLIV.-An Act Supplementary to an Act entitled "An Act to Authorize the School Trustees of School District No. 10, in Washoe County, to Issue Bonds for School Purposes," approved February 18, 1879. [Approved February 25, 1881.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The School Trustees of School District Number Ten, of Washoe County, are hereby authorized to issue issue bonds; additional bonds for a sum not exceeding three thousand tion, terms, ($3,000) dollars, bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum, which bonds shall be issued for sums not less than one hundred ($100) dollars each, and shall run for a period not less than twenty years from the date thereof, and shall in all other respects be prepared and issued; and a tax shall be levied and collected; and the bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid; and the bonds shall be redeemed, and all other things and acts shall be done and performed to give full force and effect to this Act, as are provided in Sections Two, Three, Five, Six, Seven and Eight of the Act to which this Act is supplementary. Taxes. Applica proceeds. SEC. 2. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds, specified tion of the in Section One of this Act, shall be applied to the indebtedness incurred in and now due on and for the construction of the main brick school building, on the north side of the river, in the town of Reno, in School District Number Ten, in Washoe County, State of Nevada; and if any sum of money shall remain, after such indebtedness is paid, such sum of money shall be applied to the construction of a fence inclosing the grounds of said main school building. Surplus. County CHAP. XLV.-An Act to Amend an Act entitled "An Act to Further Amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to Provide Revenue for the Support of the Government of the State of Nevada,' approved March 9, 1865; approved March 1, 1866. [Approved February 25, 1881.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section Six of said Act is hereby amended so assess prop- as to read as follows: Assessor to erty; time Section Six. Between the first Monday in April and the of doing so. second Monday in September, in each year, the County provided fied, etc. non-compli Assessor, except otherwise required by special enactment, shall ascertain by diligent inquiry and examination, all property in his county, real or personal, subject to taxation; and also the names of all persons, corporations, associations, companies or firms, owning, claiming or having possession, charge or control thereof. For the purpose of enabling the Statements Assessor to make such assessment, he shall demand from for, certieach person and firm and from the president, cashier, treasurer, managing agent or superintendent of such corporation, association or company, including all banking institutions, associations or firms within his county, a statement, under oath or affirmation, of all real or personal property within the county, owned, claimed by or on deposit with, or in the possession or control of such person, firm, corporation, association or company, and it shall be the duty of such president, cashier, treasurer, managing agent or superintendent, to furnish to the Assessor a full and complete description of all money, jewelry, bonds or other personal property, which may be on special deposit with such corporation, banking institution, association or firm. If any person, officer or agent shall neglect or refuse on de- Penalty for mand of the Assessor or his deputy, to give, under oath or ance. affirmation, the statement required by this Section, or shall give a false name, or shall refuse to give his or her name, or shall refuse to swear or affirm, he or she shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be arrested on the complaint of the Assessor or his deputy, and upon conviction before a Justice of the Peace of the county, he or she shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten ($10) dollars, nor more than five hundred ($500) dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a term of not less than ten (10) days nor more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the Court. If Assessor the owner of any property not listed by another person shall be absent or unknown, or fail to make the statement under of property oath or affirmation, as herein provided, within five (5) days after demand is made therefor, the Assessor shall make an estimate of the value of such property and assess the same accordingly. If the name of such absent owner is known to the Assessor, the property shall be assessed in his or her name. If unknown to the Assessor, the property shall be assessed to unknown owners. It is hereby made the duty Report to of the Assessor, at the end of each month, to report to the Attorney. District or Prosecuting Attorney of the county the names of all persons neglecting or refusing to give the statement as required by this Section of this Act; and it is hereby made the duty of such District or Prosecuting Attorney to prosecute all persons so offending. can estimate value in certain cases. District |