Five Regents Authorized-Three Elected at Every General Election. SEC. 2. From and after the first day of January, A. D. 1907, the board of regents of the state university shall consist of five members; those who are elected for the term of four years to be known as "longterm regents" and those who are elected for the term of two years to be known as "short-term regents, and to hold their offices for the several periods for which they are elected, and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the general election held in 1906 there shall be elected two long-term regents, who shall hold their office for the term of four years, and two short-term regents, who shall hold their office for the period of two years. Thereafter, at each general election, there shall be elected two regents for the long term and one regent for the short term in the same manner as other state officers are elected. The persons elected as regents under the provisions of this act, before entering upon the discharge of their office, shall take and subscribe to the official oath and file the same in the office of the secretary of state. In case of vacancy in said board of regents, the governor shall fill the same by appointment until the next general election, when such vacancy shall be filled by election. The term of office of each regent shall begin on the first Monday of January after his election. As amended, Stats. 1905, 190.

Powers and Duties of Regents.

SEC. 3. The powers and duties of the board of regents are as follows: First-To prescribe rules for their own government, and for the government of the university.

Second-To prescribe rules for the reports of officers and teachers of the university.

Third-To prescribe the course of study, the time and standard of graduation, and the commencement and duration of the terms, and the length of the vacations of the university.

Fourth-To prescribe the text-books, and provide apparatus and furniture for the use of pupils.

Fifth-To appoint a president of the university, who shall have a diploma from some recognized college of learning of good standing, or some state normal school, who has had at least five years of practical experience as an instructor; who is familiar with the modern methods. of imparting instruction generally approved in the United States, and who shall be endorsed as to moral character and qualifications as an instructor by the president and faculty of three institutions of learning authorized by law to confer degrees.

Sixth-To prescribe the duties of the president, and fix his salary and the salaries of all other teachers in the university.

Seventh-To require the president, under their direction, to establish and maintain training and model schools, and require the pupils of the university to teach and instruct classes therein.

Eighth-To control the expenditures of all moneys appropriated for the support and maintenance of the university, and all moneys received from any source whatsoever.

Ninth-To keep open to public inspection an account of receipts and expenditures.

Tenth-To annually report to the governor a statement of all their transactions, and of all other matters pertaining to the university.

Eleventh-To transmit with such report a copy of the president's annual report.

Twelfth-To revoke any diploma by them granted on receiving satisfactory evidence that the holder thereof is addicted to drunkenness, is guilty of gross immorality, or is reputably dishonest in his or her dealings; provided, that such person shall have at least thirty days' previous notice of such contemplated action, and shall, if he or she ask it, be heard in his or her own defense.

Chairman To Be Appointed.

SEC. 4. The board of regents shall have the power to appoint a chairman, who shall receive no compensation therefor, nor shall any member receive any compensation for his services except necessary expenses in attending meetings of the board. The board of regents may employ a clerk of said board, who shall receive a salary of twenty-five dollars per month, and who shall keep a full record of all proceedings of the board, which shall at all times be open to public inspection, and said clerk shall not be a teacher in said university.

SEC. 5. The board must hold four regular meetings in each year, and may hold special meetings at the call of the chairman of the board.

SEC. 6. The president of the university must make a detailed annual report to the board of regents, with a catalogue of pupils, and such other particulars as the board may require or he may think useful.

Academic Degree-How Issued-State Normal School-State High-School Certificates-Life Diploma-Grammar-Grade Diploma-Cause for Revocation-Diploma of Graduation.

SEC. 7. Upon the recommendation of the president of the university, the board of regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the full course of study in the school of mines, or in the school of agriculture, or in the school of liberal arts, or in any equivalent course that may hereafter be prescribed, a diploma of graduation, conferring the proper academic degree, from the Nevada state university; and no diploma bearing the distinctive title, "Nevada State University, shall be issued to any one who has not completed the full course of study as above set forth. Upon the recommendation of the president of the university, the board of regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the full four years' course of study prescribed in the Nevada state normal school, a department of the state university, a diploma of graduation, and said diploma shall bear the heading, "The Nevada State Normal School, and to all persons receiving this diploma, the state board of education shall issue a state high-school certificate of the first grade, good for five years. To the holders of the above state high-school certificates of the first grade, the state board of education shall grant a life diploma when said graduates of the Nevada state normal school shall have completed at least five years of successful instruction in the public schools of Nevada, or of any other state. Upon the recommendation of the president of the university, the board of regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the three years' course of study prescribed in the Nevada state normal school, a grammar-grade diploma of graduation, and said diploma shall bear the heading, "Nevada State Normal School

Grammar-Grade Diploma, and to all persons receiving this grammargrade diploma, the state board of education shall grant a grammar-grade state certificate good for five years. The board of regents may require said normal school graduates, before granting the diplomas herein provided for, to sign the following obligation: "I hereby agree to report to the president of the university, by letter, at least twice a year for three years after my graduation, and once a year thereafter, so long as I continue in the profession of teaching, and when I shall leave the profession I will report the fact to him with the cause therefor. A failure to make such reports may be considered sufficient cause for the revocation of my diploma. And further, it is hereby expressly provided that the graduates of the Nevada state normal school for the year 1895 shall receive their diplomas and state certificates according to the act of March 19, 1891, hereby amended. Upon the recommendation of the president of the university the board of regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the full course of study in any other department of the university, not equivalent to a regular university course, a diploma of graduation, but said diploma shall bear the name of the department from which it is issued, and in no case to bear the heading of the regular university diploma. As amended, Revised Laws of Nevada, 1912, 4645.

Duty of President of University.

SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the president of the university, to instruct in the university, and, under the direction of the board of regents, to manage all matters connected with the institution, to employ assistant teachers and servants, purchase supplies, and make monthly statements to the board of regents of all receipts and expenditures, supported by vouchers.

No Discrimination.

SEC. 9. There shall be no discrimination in the admission of pupils on account of sex, race, or color; but no person shall be admitted who is not of good moral character, and who has not arrived at the age of fifteen years, and passed such an examination as shall be prescribed by the board of regents, and no person under said age shall hereafter be taught in said institution.

SEC. 10. Tuition shall be free.

SEC. 11. The state superintendent of public instruction must visit the university at least every three months, inquire into its condition and management, and report to the board of regents quarter-yearly the condition of the institution, with such suggestions as he may deem proper. Duties of Board of Examiners.

SEC. 12. All expenses incurred, of every name and nature, involving the payment of money by or under the direction of the board of regents of the university, shall be passed upon by the board of examiners as other accounts against the state, and be paid out of the moneys appropriated for the university.

SEC. 13. [Repealing certain laws and sections of laws regarding the university. See Stats. 1887, 45.]

ORES TO BE ANALYZED AT UNIVERSITY

An Act supplemental to an act entitled "An act relating to the state university, and matters properly connected therewith, approved February 7, 1887.

Approved March 16, 1895

Relating to Chemical Analysis at State University.

SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the president of the state university, in addition to his other duties as fixed by law, to cause to be analyzed by an assistant, teacher, or teachers employed at the state university, any ores, mineral, soil, or water taken from within the boundaries of the State of Nevada, and sent by any citizen of said state for that purpose. Any citizen of the state may send any such substances and have the same analyzed free of charge, and the result of the same returned to him by mail with as near as possible an explanation of their uses and value in market, and there shall be kept at the state university a book of record open for inspection, under such rules as may be made by the regents, of all mineral, ores, or other matters so sent, with the history of such mineral or other matters, stating the name of the person or persons from whom received, the district and county from which it came, and all other matters that may be beneficial touching the same. A duplicate

of the sample analyzed, as far as practicable, shall be kept at the university, properly labeled, so as to correspond to the record, and properly preserved.

Relating to Analysis in Duplicate.

SEC. 2. If the same kind of matter for analysis is sent from the same place it shall not be necessary to analyze the same, but a duplicate of the analysis shall be sent by mail to the person desiring the same. Samples for analysis shall be analyzed in the order received. Assays for Gold and Silver.

SEC. 3.

SEC. 4. Sample assays for gold or silver shall be made, and when the value per ton exceeds five dollars in gold, the returns shall state the fact thus, "Test for gold" And when the value per ton exceeds five dollars in silver, the returns shall state the fact thus, "Test for silver? As amended, Stats. 1897, 91.

HONORARY BOARD OF VISITORS

An Act creating the honorary board of visitors of the Nevada state
university, and other matters relating thereto.

Approved March 11, 1895

Board Created-Term of Office.

SECTION 1. There is hereby created a board to be known as the honorary board of visitors of the Nevada state university. Said board shall consist of one member from each county, and, in addition thereto, the chief justice of the supreme court shall be ex officio a member and chairman of said board. In the absence of the said chief justice the members of the board may elect one of their own number as temporary chairman. The term of office of the members of said board shall be two years from the date of their appointment, and until their successors are appointed. As amended, Stats. 1913, 158, 159.

Governor to Appoint-Qualifications for Membership on Board.

SEC. 2. The governor shall appoint and commission, within forty days after the passage of this act, from each county, one suitable and discreet person who is interested in higher education and who is an actual resident of said county as a member of said board.

Duties of Board.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of said board of visitors to meet annually at the seat of the Nevada state university during commencement week, and inspect the grounds, buildings, and equipment of said university, and also to inquire into the actual state of the discipline, instruction, police administration, and other affairs or concerns of the university. The board of visitors shall report thereon to the governor within thirty days after each annual meeting, for the information of the people of the state and of the next succeeding legislature of the state, their action as such visitors, with their views and recommendations concerning the university, such as they shall deem wise and just and for the best interests of the university.

Notice to Board.

The president of the university shall cause at least thirty days' notice to be given to the members of the honorary board of visitors of the time and place of their annual meeting.

No Compensation.

SEC. 5. No compensation shall be made to the members of said board of visitors for their services or for their traveling expenses, but the board of regents shall pay out of the university contingent fund their expenses for board and lodging while at the university.

BOUNDARIES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS

An Act authorizing the county commissioners of the various counties to reestablish the boundaries of school districts and road districts in their respective counties.

Approved March 24, 1913, 306

County Commissioners to Reestablish Boundaries of Indefinite Road or School Districts.

SECTION 1. The county commissioners of any county in the state are hereby authorized to reestablish the boundaries of any school district or road district within the county whenever they shall deem the boundary of such school district or road district indistinct or indefinite as such boundary appears upon the records of the county commissioners.

To Conform to United States Surveys.

SEC. 2. Whenever the county commissioners shall reestablish the boundaries of school districts or road districts in accordance with this act, they shall make the new boundaries that they shall set forth for such school districts or road districts conform to the legal land surveys of the United States government so far as is possible.

New Boundaries to Include Same Property as Old Districts-Proviso.

SEC. 3. Whenever the county commissioners shall reestablish the boundaries of school districts or road districts in accordance with this