children thus found shall constitute the basis upon which such consolidated district shall receive its share of sixty per cent of the county school fund, and thirty per cent of the state school fund at all apportionments of state and county school moneys until the next regular school census is taken. Thereafter at each apportionment such consolidated district shall receive its share of sixty per cent of the county school fund, and thirty per cent of the state school fund upon the basis of the actual number of census children in such district as shown by the last preceding school census.

Second-In determining the number of teachers that the consolidated district is entitled to receive state and county moneys upon according to the law governing the apportionment of state and county school moneys to the several school districts of the state, the superintendent of public instruction shall determine the number of teachers that constituted the basis for apportioning state and county school moneys to each of the districts that united to form the consolidated district at the time of the apportionment of state and county school moneys last preceding the date of the consolidation. He shall determine the number of teachers that shall constitute the basis for apportioning state and county school moneys to any consolidated district by adding together the teachers thus found in the several districts that united to form the consolidation district; provided, that if at any future time the number of children in the consolidated district shall become such as to allow a larger number of teachers for apportionment purposes, according to the law governing such matters in other school districts of the state, the superintendent of public instruction shall apportion state and county school moneys to such consolidated district upon the actual number of teachers as determined by the general law of apportionment of state and county school moneys.

Funds to Accrue to Consolidated District.

SEC. 8. All state and county school funds remaining to the credit of school districts that have become disorganized by uniting to form a consolidated district shall accrue to and be placed to the credit of the consolidated district of which the disorganized districts form a part. Old Debts, How Disposed Of.

SEC. 9. If any school district uniting to form a consolidated district shall have, at the time of its disorganization, a legally bonded indebtedness, such indebtedness shall attach to and become a charge against the territory comprised in the consolidated district, and it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of the county in which such territory is located to cause annually to be levied upon the property, real and personal, in such consolidated district, a tax sufficient to meet the interest and provide a sinking fund for the payment of such indebtedness. Property Accrues to New District.

SEC. 10. The school property of the disorganized districts shall, upon the organization of the consolidated district, be and become the property of the said consolidated district, and the board of trustees of said district is hereby authorized to use said property in carrying out the school work of the consolidated district or to sell or dispose of it in the manner now provided by law for the disposition of school property and for the best interests of the said district.

School Law to Govern.

SEC. 11. In all matters relating to consolidated school districts, not

provided for in the preceding sections of this act, the law relating to other school districts shall be in force where said laws are applicable. Certain Old Districts Entitled to Privileges of this Act.

SEC. 11A. All school districts in the State of Nevada that shall have been transporting school children to the schoolhouse at the expense of the school district at the time of the passage of this act shall be entitled to all the privileges given in this act to consolidated school districts, and after the passage of this act such districts as were transporting children to a school at the expense of the district at the time of the passage of this act shall thereafter be designated as consolidated districts, and shall come under all the rules, laws, and regulations of this act.

Repeal.

SEC. 12. All acts and parts of acts in so far as they conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

AID FOR CERTAIN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS

An Act to authorize county commissioners in counties not having high schools, to aid district high schools under certain conditions, and other matters properly connected therewith.

Approved March 9, 1915, 97

High-School Tax in Counties without Regular High School.

SECTION 1. In any county in which no county high school is located, the county commissioners shall levy a county tax for high-school purposes of not less than ten (10) cents on the hundred ($100) dollars of assessed valuation of the county for the benefit of any district high school or schools that comply with the following conditions:

1. That the said high school or schools shall have standard courses in commercial work or manual arts or domestic arts, or standard courses in agriculture;

2. That the board of school trustees of the district or districts having high schools as described in paragraph 1 of these conditions shall each have levied a special district tax of not less than fifteen (15) cents on the hundred ($100) dollars of the assessed valuation;

3. That the board of school trustees of each district interested shall have passed a resolution opening their high school to all properly qualified students of the county.

Amount Apportioned by State Superintendent.

SEC. 2. In counties having more than one district high school affected by the provisions of this act, the amount raised by the county for highschool purposes, as provided in section 1 hereof, shall be apportioned by the state superintendent of public instruction at the time of each semiannual apportionment of the state and county school moneys in January and July on the following basis:

1. One-third of the amount in this fund reported by the county treasurer, to the different high schools affected on the ratio of high-school enrollment according to the last preceding annual reports of the city superintendents, or of the principals of the schools affected;

2. One-third, on the comparative school census of the districts affected, according to the last preceding annual school census;

3. One-third, on the comparative assessed valuation of the districts affected, according to the last preceding assessment.

SEC. 3. The board of school trustees of any district availing itself of the benefits of this act is hereby empowered to provide for the rental, purchase, or erection of a suitable dormitory or dormitories and dininghall for high-school students whose homes are outside of a district having a high school in said county, and to provide for the comfort, maintenance, and management of the same. The said dormitory or dormitories shall be considered part of the regular high-school equipment and organization.

SEC. 4. All acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

STATE VETERINARY CONTROL SERVICE AT UNIVERSITY An Act to establish at the University of Nevada a state veterinary control service, defining its duties, and providing for the conduct of the same, and stating its relation to the state quarantine laws.

Approved March 11, 1915, 113

SECTION 1. The president and board of regents of the University of Nevada are hereby instructed to establish at the University of Nevada a laboratory to be known as the state veterinary control service, for the diagnosis of infectious diseases among animals and the conduct of research into the nature, cause, and control of such diseases.

SEC. 2. The regents of the university shall, from any moneys appropriated therefor, purchase suitable equipment, apparatus, chemicals, and supplies for the maintenance of such veterinary control service at the university.

SEC. 3. The regents of the university shall, upon the recommendation of the president, appoint a qualified veterinarian, a bacteriologist, to conduct and direct said control service and shall grant him such assistants as they deem necessary. The individual thus appointed shall be known as

the state quarantine officer.

SEC. 4. In addition to his duties comprehended under the terms of this act, he shall be the official adviser and executive officer for the enforcement of the provisions contained in chapters 279 and 280 of the Session Laws of the State of Nevada, Twenty-sixth session, 1913; provided, however, that wherever in these acts the duties imposed upon such officer require the exercise of the police power of the state, he shall make his recommendation to the governor, who shall take such action thereunder as he may deem wise.

SEC. 5. The president and board of regents of the University of Nevada may make such rules and regulations for the conduct of the said veterinary control service and for the guidance of the state quarantine officer as they may deem wise for the proper conduct of the office of state quarantine officer, as herein provided. All moneys appropriated by the state provided for the expense of the enforcement of chapters 279 and 280 of the Session Laws of the State of Nevada, Twenty-sixth session, 1913, shall be expended with the approval of the president and board of regents of the University of Nevada.

SEC. 6. All other acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. This act shall become immediately effective when passed and approved.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTATION AT

UNIVERSITY

An Act to establish at the University of Nevada a public service department, known as the department of engineering experimentation, to provide ways and means for aiding settlers, farmers, and other persons in the development of the underground waters of the state by giving expert advice regarding the most probable location, the best method of developing the underground water systems by the testing of, and the recommendation of, the most efficient machinery and power for pumping, and providing an appropriation therefor.

Approved March 11, 1915, 114

SECTION 1. There shall be established at the University of Nevada a public service department known as the department of engineering experimentation, which department shall devote its efforts to the aiding of settlers, farmers, and other persons desiring to develop or who have already developed the underground waters of the State of Nevada, and for the support of which the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) is hereby appropriated out of the moneys of the state not otherwise appropriated.

SEC. 2. The board of regents of the University of Nevada, upon the recommendation of the president, shall designate and appoint a qualified individual who shall be known as the director of engineering experimentation, and who, subject to the approval of the president and the board of regents, shall plan, supervise, and execute the work contem-plated by this act.

SEC. 3. Any person, farmer, corporation, or association may request. expert advice or assistance relating to the most probable location, method of developing, the most feasible machinery and power for pumping or the testing of the developed flow of the underground waters of the state, and it shall be the duty of the director appointed as herein provided, if in his opinion conditions justify it, to offer such aid as he shall deem proper to the end that the underground waters of the state may be developed, utilized, and conserved in a degree commensurate with the results of scientific investigations.

SEC. 4. The expenses thereof shall be allowed and paid out of the moneys appropriated under this act upon certificate of the director of engineering experimentation as other state claims are allowed and paid.

SEC. 5. The board of regents of the University of Nevada shall require that the director of engineering experimentation keep an accurate record of all investigations and results thereof, and shall require reports to be filed at the completion of each unit of experimentation, which reports shall be transmitted to the governor, and a concise statement of their results shall be prepared and shall be printed at the state printing office, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the county in which the experimentation has taken place to attach such concise report to the tax statement when it is mailed to the taxpayer.

SEC. 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage and approval.

PUBLIC SERVICE DIVISION OF UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA An Act providing for the consolidation of the various public service departments of the University of Nevada under the heading "Public Service Division of the University of Nevada, and providing for a uniform method of administration and control, and for the making of rules and regulations whereby the work of these departments may be most effective, and stating the departments comprehended herein.

Approved March 11, 1915, 115

SECTION 1. It is hereby provided that the several public service departments of the University of Nevada be consolidated into a "Public Service Division" of the University of Nevada.

SEC. 2. The public service division of the University of Nevada shall consist of the following public service departments, which have been conducted heretofore by authority of statutes of the State of Nevada, enumerated as follows:

1. State analytical laboratory, provided for in sections 4660-4663, inclusive, of the Revised Laws of the State of Nevada, 1912;

2. State hygienic laboratory, provided for in sections 3941-3945, inclusive, of the Revised Laws of the State of Nevada, 1912;

3. Food and drug control, provided for in chapter 226, Session Laws of the State of Nevada, Twenty-sixth session, 1913;

4. Weights and measures, provided for in sections 4792-4823, inclusive, of the Revised Laws of the State of Nevada, 1912, as amended in chapter 228, Session Laws of the State of Nevada, Twenty-sixth session, 1913;

5. Agricultural extension, as provided for in the Session Laws of the State of Nevada, Twenty-seventh session, 1915;

6. State veterinary control service, as provided for in the Session Laws of the State of Nevada, Twenty-seventh session, 1915;

7. Agricultural experiment station, as provided for in sections 456464, inclusive, of the Revised Laws of the State of Nevada, 1912;

8. Engineering experimentation, as provided for in the Session Laws of the State of Nevada, Twenty-seventh session, 1915.

SEC. 3. The board of regents of the University of Nevada, upon recommendation of the president, shall designate and appoint a qualified individual to conduct each of these various departments of the public service division, and shall grant him such assistants as they deem necessary, and the powers and duties of these individuals appointed as herein provided shall be as stated in the statutes establishing each of the several departments of the public service division; provided, however, that in those instances wherein the statutes concerned impose upon the individual appointed as herein provided any police power, the appointment shall receive the approval of the governor of the state.

SEC. 4. All rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the statutes establishing the departments comprehended in this public service division of the University of Nevada. shall be made by the president and board of regents of the University of Nevada.

SEC. 5. Wherever in any of these statutes establishing the departments comprehended in the public service division of the University of Nevada any individual, official, or department of the university is men