Salaries of Sheriff Salary includes expenses Salary as assessor Clerk CHAP. 179-An Act fixing the salaries and compensation of certain officers of Douglas County, State of Nevada, and matters properly relating thereto and repealing all acts in conflict therewith. [Approved March 28, 1919] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. From and after April 1, 1919, the county officers of Douglas County, State of Nevada, named in this act, shall receive the following salaries in full compensation for all services rendered by them: The sheriff, for services as sheriff, shall receive the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) per annum, payable in twelve monthly installments, which shall be in full and for all services rendered. The sheriff shall pay into the county treasury each month all moneys collected by him as fees in civil and criminal cases and all other fees and commissions collected by him, with a statement certified under oath, and no salary shall be allowed or paid to said officer for any month unless said statement has been so made and filed with the county clerk; said sheriff may appoint a deputy or deputies at his own expense to assist him in the duties of the office; provided further, that said salary includes all traveling and other expenses in the county, and said sheriff shall personally pay all traveling and other expenses of himself and deputies when traveling on official business in Douglas County; said sum being in full compensation for all services now imposed or to be imposed by law on said sheriff, and all fees and commissions collected or due him for services rendered as such officer shall be paid into the county treasury for the county. The sheriff, as ex officio county assessor, shall receive the sum of eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800) per annum, payable in twelve equal monthly installments. All fees, commissions, or moneys due and payable said officer shall be collected by him and paid into the county treasury monthly; said sum of eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800) being full and complete compensation for all services rendered and for all traveling expenses as such officer. The county clerk for services as county clerk shall receive the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) per annum, and for services as ex officio county treasurer the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) per annum, payable in twelve equal monthly installments, which shall be full and complete compensation for all services rendered as such county clerk and ex officio county treasurer. The said clerk and ex officio treasurer shall pay into the county treasury each month all moneys collected by him as fees in civil and criminal cases, and all other fees and commissions collected by him, with a statement certified under oath, and no salary shall be allowed or paid to said officer for any month unless said statement has been so made and filed with the board of county commissioners; said sums to be full and complete compensation for all services rendered as such officer, ex officio and otherwise, and all fees, commissions, and moneys due and collected by him shall be paid into the county treasury. attorney The district attorney for services as district attorney shall District receive the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) per annum, payable in twelve equal monthly installments, in full and complete compensation for all services as district attorney, and all fees and commissions due and collected by him shall be paid into the county treasury; provided further, that said district attorney shall prosecute all criminal cases and attend the trials of the same at any place in said county, and also attend to and be the legal adviser for said county; said salary to be in full compensation for all services and traveling expenses within said county while on official business. full com The above salaries shall be in full compensation for all All salaries services and ex officio services to be performed by the above- pensation named officers, both civil and criminal, and said officers shall collect all money and moneys due as fees, commissions, or otherwise and pay the same into the county treasury, said salaries so fixed being in full for all services, and said officers shall receive no further or other compensation for such services. SEC. 2. 1919. This act shall take effect from and after April 1, In effect April 1, 1919 CHAP. 180-An Act providing for the purchase by the board of county commissioners of Elko County, Nevada, of the buildings and real estate of the Nevada school of industry, upon certain terms and conditions. [Approved March 28, 1919] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and of Nevada industry may SECTION 1. The board of government of the Nevada school Buildings of industry is hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate school of with the county commissioners of Elko County, Nevada, for be sold to the purchase, by said board of county commissioners, of the Elko County real estate and buildings belonging to the said Nevada school of industry. for said SEC. 2. The basis for such negotiation shall be the provid- Basis ing by said board of county commissioners for said Nevada purchase school of industry of buildings, and site therefor, and farm, of not less than forty acres, with good water rights, in some other portion of said Elko County, which building and farm shall be mutually agreeable to the contracting boards. Governor to execute SEC. 3. Upon coming to an agreement in the premises, and upon the execution of the same on the part of said board of proper deed county commissioners, the governor of the State of Nevada is hereby authorized and empowered to execute the necessary deed or deeds to vest title to the real estate and buildings thereon, belonging to said Nevada school of industry now resting in the State of Nevada, to Elko County. Bonds of town of Wells, Elko and electric Denomination of bonds. interest. redemption, etc. CHAP. 181-An Act authorizing the acquisition of a public service system for the town of Wells and the sale of bonds therefor. [Approved March 28, 1919] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The board of county commissioners of the county of Elko is authorized and directed to prepare, issue, and sell negotiable coupon bonds of the town of Wells in said county for an amount not exceeding $50,000 exclusive of interest, for the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition of a water and electric-lighting system for said town of Wells. Said bonds shall be named "Town of Wells Public Service System Bonds." SEC. 2. Said bonds shall be prepared in denominations of $500 and shall be numbered consecutively. They shall be made payable in gold coin of the United States and they shall have interest coupons attached in such manner that they can be removed upon the payment of the installments of interest without injury to the bonds. Each coupon shall be consecutively numbered and shall bear the number of the bond to which it is attached. Said bonds and coupons shall be signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners acting as a town board and countersigned by the clerk of said board. Lithographed facsimile signatures may be used on the coupons. Said bonds shall bear interest in like gold coin at a rate not exceeding 6 per centum per annum, payable annually on the first Monday in July. They shall be redeemed and retired consecutively in the order of their issuance annually thereafter, according to the time specified therein from the date of their issue respectively and in no case shall any bond run for a longer period than 20 years. SEC. 3. The board of county commissioners of the county of Elko shall be entitled to have the advice of the expert engineer of the public service commission of Nevada or his commission successor, who shall make a detailed estimate of the reasonable cost of the proposed system. After receiving such advice and estimate the board shall be guided by the provisions of an act entitled "An act to enable the unincorporated cities and towns of the State of Nevada to acquire by construction, purchase or otherwise, sewerage systems, light systems, water Engineer of public service to estimate cost of proposed system to govern systems, or combined water and light systems, or combined General act water, light and sewerage systems, and to issue bonds for the construction or purchase of the same, and to provide for the fixing and collections of rates for the service thereof and other matters relating thereto," approved March 23, 1911, as it stands amended, except as otherwise provided in this act. SEC. 4. If a majority of all the votes cast are in favor of Bond issue the issue of the bonds, the board of county commissioners popular vote acting as a town board shall proceed at once to execute and issue them as rapidly as needed. decided by missioners bonds SEC. 5. The board of county commissioners acting as County comaforesaid is hereby authorized to negotiate the sale of said to sell such bonds or such number thereof as they may deem necessary, to the highest and best bidder, giving preference to the State of Nevada, or by private sales, as they may deem best, and may reject any or all bids; provided, that no bond shall be sold for less than par value. Public System SEC. 6. The said board of county commissioners, acting "Town as aforesaid, shall pay the proceeds from the sale of said of Wells bonds to the county treasurer, who shall keep a detailed Service record of the same and assign the same to a fund to be Fund" known as the "Town of Wells Public Service System Fund," and who shall pay out the same for the acquisition, installment, management and control of any plant or plants acquired under the provisions of this act, in all respects as prescribed for such payments by the board of county commissioners acting as a town board. All moneys acquired by the sale of service such as water service and electric lighting and other operating revenues shall be paid by the officer collecting the same to the county treasurer who shall assign the same to the town of Wells public service system fund for use as such fund is used, and at the first meeting of the board of county commissioners in January of each year, any surplus remaining shall be assigned by the treasurer on order of the said board to the town of Wells public service system bond interest and redemption fund. on Wells SEC. 7. To provide for the payment of the said bonds and Special tax the interest thereon the board of county commissioners shall town levy and collect annually a special tax on the assessment property value of all property, both real and personal, subject to taxation, including proceeds of mines, within the boundaries of the said town of Wells, until such bonds and interest thereon shall have been fully paid, sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds and to pay and retire, beginning with bond number one, and consecutively thereafter, five of said bonds annually, beginning with the first Monday in July, 1920, until all of said bonds have been redeemed and retired. Such tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are assessed and collected, and the proceeds thereof shall be kept by the county treasurer in a special fund to be known as the "Town of Wells Public Tax ceases, when of said bonds Service System Bond Interest and Redemption Fund." Said bonds and interest shall be paid from this fund. Said bonds and interest thereon shall be a lien on all property subject to taxation within said town of Wells. SEC. 8. Whenever the bonds and interest provided for in this act shall have been fully paid, the tax authorized by this act shall cease, and all moneys remaining in said bond interest and redemption fund shall, by order of the board of county commissioners of the said county, be transferred to the town of Wells public service system fund. If at any time there are sufficient funds in the said bond interest and redemption fund to care for the obligations of the current year in full or in part, the board of county commissioners shall fix the tax rate correspondingly lower. SEC. 9. Whenever the county treasurer shall redeem any Redemption of the bonds issued under the provisions of this act, he shall cancel the same by writing across the face thereof "Paid,” together with the date of such payment, sign his name thereto and turn the same over to the county auditor, taking his receipt therefor, which receipt shall be filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners, and the auditor shall credit the treasurer on his books for the amount so paid. Should the holder of said bonds, or any of them, for any cause whatever, fail to present said bonds to the said county ceases, when treasurer for payment when they become due, all interest on such bonds shall thereafter immediately cease. Interest Faith of state pledged Provisions of existing law to be observed Time limit The faith of the State of Nevada is hereby pledged that this act shall not be repealed, nor the taxation thereby imposed be omitted, until all the bonds and coupons issued hereunder and by virtue hereof shall have been paid in full, as in this act specified. SEC. 10. The provisions of the existing law respecting the manner of acquisition of utilities, advertising notice of intention to issue bonds, bond elections, the duty of commissioners to act on a proper petition, the collection and enforcement of collection of rates for service and all other provisions not expressly superseded by this act shall apply to the acquisition, management and financing of the system mentioned in this act. The commissioners shall act as soon as they conveniently may and the bonds shall be prepared not later than June 1, 1919. The plant or plants and the works herein provided for shall be deemed public uses authorized by the legislature such as are assisted by the principle of eminent domain. |