rived from evidence of property and how Section Thirty-six. An Act to regulate proceedings in Civil Deed deCases in the Courts of Justices in the State of Nevada, approved sale of real November twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty- property, one, and the several amendments thereto, or amendments which title. may hereafter be made thereto, or laws passed under the government of the State of Nevada, so far as the same are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby made applicable to the proceedings under this Act; and any deed derived from the sale of real property under this Act shall be conclusive evidence of the title, except as against actual frauds or the Exceptions. payment of the taxes, by one not a party to the action or judgment in or upon which such sale was made, and shall entitle the Holder of holder thereof to possession of such property, which possession entitled to may be obtained by action in a justice's court for the unlawful possession, withholding thereof in the same manner as where tenants hold obtained. over after the expiration of their lease; provided, that the officer in selling such property, shall only sell the smallest quantity that will pay the judgment and all costs. All sales of real estate sold for taxes shall be subject to redemption at any time Property within six months after date of sale, by the payment of all costs connected with the suit and sale, together with interest at the rate of three per cent. per month, from date of sale up to time of redemption. When property is sold belonging to minors, or persons under legal disability, they shall have until six months after such disability is removed, to redeem such property, as in other civil cases, by paying the whole amount of the judgment, and all subsequent taxes and interests paid by and deemed. due to the purchaser at such sale, and fifty per cent. in addition thereto. But this provision shall not apply when the executor or administrator of the estate, or the father, or in case of his death, the mother or guardian of such minor children, or insane person, has been personally served with process. subject to redemption Minors and empt, and others ex how long. How re Guardians, etc., to be served with process. CHAP. XXIII.-An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act Concerning Juries," approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three. [Approved March 14, 1879.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section Four of said Act is hereby amended, so as to read as follows: Section Four. To constitute the regular panel of trial jurors Trial jurors, for any term of the District Court, such number of names as how drawn. the Judge may direct, shall be drawn from the jury-box, either before or after the commencement of the term. If the When panel be drawn before the commencement of the term, the drawing shall take place in the office of the County Clerk, dur- Where drawn. Judge's duties. ing regular office hours, if after the commencement of the term, in open court, and in either case, in the presence of all persons who may choose to witness it. If the panel be drawn before the commencement of the term, it shall be drawn by the Judge and Clerk; or, if the Judge so directs, by any one of the County Commissioners of the county and the Clerk, and if the Judge directs that the panel be drawn by one of the County Commissioners of the county, and the Clerk, the Judge must make and file with the Clerk, an order designating the name of such County Commissioner, and fixing the number of names to be drawn as trial jurors, and the time at which the persons whose names are so drawn, shall be required to attend in court. If, from any cause, the regular panel of trial jurors should not be drawn before the commencement of a term of court, then it may be drawn after the commencement of the term. If drawn after the commencement of the term, it must be drawn by the Manner of Judge and Clerk. The drawing shall be conducted as follows: conducting drawing of The number to be drawn having been previously determined by the Judge, the box containing the names of the jurors, shall first be thoroughly shaken, it shall then be opened, and the Judge and Clerk, or one of the County Commissioners of the county and the Clerk, if the Judge has so ordered, shall alternately draw therefrom one ballot, until of non-exempt jurors the number determined upon is obtained. A list of the names obtained, shall be made out and certified by the officers drawing the jury, which list shall remain in the Clerk's office, subject to inspection by any officer or attorney of the court, and the Clerk shall immediately issue a venire, directed to the sheriff of the county, commanding him to summon the persons so drawn as trial jurors, to attend in court at such time as the Judge may have directed, and the sheriff shall summon such jurors, and make return of the venire at least two days before the day named for their appearance, after which the venire shall be subject to inspection by any officer or attorney of the court. names. Venire issued Sheriff to summon. Grand Jurors selected annually. Proviso. In case of failure to select. SO SEC. 2. Section Eight of said Act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section Eight. It shall be the duty of the District Judge, and any one of the County Commissioners of the county, at least once in each year, and as much oftener as the public interest may require, to select from the jury list twenty-four persons, who shall be summoned to appear as Grand Jurors at such time as the Judge may order; provided, that if the District Judge deems proper, he may direct any one of the County Commissioners of the county and the Clerk to select the Grand Jurors; and such County Commissioner and Clerk, if the Judge so directs, shall select from the jury list twentyfour persons as Grand Jurors. If the Judge directs the Grand Jurors to be selected by one of the County Commissioners of the county and the Clerk, the Judge must make and file with the Clerk an order designating the name of such County Commissioner, and the Judge shall in said order fix the time, during the term of Court, when said Grand Jurors shall be required to appear; and if from any cause such County Commissioner and Clerk should fail to select the Grand Jurors, the Judge and any one of the County Commisssioners may at any summon. time select the same. A list of the names so selected as Grand Jurors shall be made out and certified by the officers making such selection, and be filed in the Clerk's office, and the Clerk shall immediately issue a venire, directed to the Sheriff of the sheriff to county, commanding him to summon the persons so drawn as Grand Jurors to attend in Court at such time as the Judge may have directed, and the Sheriff shall summon such Grand Jurors. The Grand Jury shall consist of twenty-four persons, and out Number of Grand of the number so summoned the Court shall select seventeen Jurors. persons, to constitute the Grand Jury. If from any cause a sufficient number do not appear, or those who appear are excused or discharged, an additional number, sufficient to complete the Grand Jury, shall be selected from the jury list by the Judge and Clerk, and summoned to appear in Court, at such time as the Court may direct. CHAP. XXIV.-An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of [Approved February 14, 1879.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The County Commissioners of Storey County are hereby authorized and directed to transfer the surplus money, if any, remaining in the Railroad Interest and Sinking Fund of said County to the School Fund of said County; also, said County Commissioners of Storey County are hereby further authorized and directed to transfer the surplus money, if any, remaining in the Court House Bond Fund, to the General Fund of said County. Commis sioners of Storey County directed to transfer moneys. CHAP. XXV.-An Act to prevent the keeping of Disorderly Houses or Inns. [Approved February 14, 1879.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and Assem bly, do enact as follows: house. SECTION 1. Any person in this State who shall keep any dis- Disorderly orderly house, or any house of public resort, by which the peace, comfort, or decency of the immediate neighborhood, or of any family thereof, is habitually disturbed, or who shall keep keeping any inn in a disorderly manner, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and Penalty for upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court. same. Seals to be procured for District how. 4 CHAP. XXVI.—An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act concerning the Courts of Justice of this State, and Judicial Officers," approved January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. [Approved February 14, 1879.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section fifty-six of said Act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section Fifty-six. The several District Courts for which separate seals have not been heretofore provided, or the respective Courts, and Judges thereof, by an order, in writing, filed with the respective Clerks of such Courts, shall direct such Clerks to procure such seals, and shall have the following inscriptions surrounding the same. For the District Courts: "District Court, District, County of inserting the number of the District and the name of the County, and any such order that may have been made by any Judge of a District Court, shall have the same effect as if it had been made in open Court. Form of seal. Effect of order. Impure milk. penalties for selling same. Fines and penalties. Persons liable. CHAP. XXVII.-An Act to prevent the adulteration of milk; and to prevent traffic in impure and unwholesome milk. [Approved February 17, 1879.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Any person or persons who shall knowingly sell or exchange, or expose for sale or exchange, any impure, adulterated or unwholesome milk, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars for each and every offense; and if the fine is not paid, then said person or persons so convicted shall be imprisoned, in the County Jail, for not less than thirty days. SEC. 2. Any person or persons who shall adulterate milk, with the view of offering the same for sale or exchange, or shall keep cows for the production of milk for market, or for sale or exchange, in a crowded or unhealthy condition, or feed the same on food that produces impure, diseased, or unwholesome milk, or who shall sell or exchange, or offer to sell or exchange any milk as pure, from which the cream or any portion thereof has been taken, except as hereinafter provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars for Fines and each and every offense; and if the fine is not paid, the person or persons so convicted shall be imprisoned, in the County Jail, for not less than thirty days. penalties. Adultera tions of SEC. 3. The addition of water or any substance is hereby declared an adulteration; any milk that is obtained from animals milk. that are fed on distillery, brewery, hotel, or restaurant waste, usually called "swill," or upon any substance in a state of putrifaction, or upon impure matter from stalls and stables, is hereby declared to be impure and unwholesome, and any person or persons offending, as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by Fines, etc. a fine of not less than one hundred dollars for each and every offense; and if the fine is not paid, the person or persons so convicted shall be imprisoned, in the County Jail, for not less than thirty days. SEC. 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the Exceptions. sale of skimmed milk, provided the person or persons selling Proviso. the same shall first make known the fact that it is skimmed milk, and shall sell it as such; and any person or persons who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section two of this Act. SEC. 5. The penalties herein before provided shall be recoverable before any court having jurisdiction of the same, one half of such fine shall be paid to the person or persons who shall make the complaint and prosecute the same, and the other half shall be paid into the School Fund. Penalties, how recoverable One half of fine paid to informant. CHAP. XXVIII.-An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for obtaining correct statements of the financial condition of the several counties of this State, and other matters of statistical information," approved February 26, 1873. [Approved February 17, 1879.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section three of said Act is hereby amended to read as follows: Section Three. It shall be the duty of each County Duty of Assessor, at the time he delivers to the Clerk of the Board County Assesssors. |