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UNITED STATES: — NEVADA

NEVADA.

Government. — The Legislature consists of a Senate of 22 members elected for four years, about half their number retiring every two years, and a House of Representatives of 53 members elected for two years. Qualified electors, and eligible to either House, are (Avith the usual exceptions) all male citizens who have resided in the State six months and in the county or district 30 days next before the election.

The State is represented in Congress by two Senators and one Represen- tative.

Governor.— T. L. Oddie, 1910-14 (4,000 dollars).

Secretary of State. — George Brodigan.

The State capital is Carson City (population in 1900, 2,100). There are 16 counties.

Area, Population, Instruction, Justice.— Area, iio,700 square

miles, 960 square miles being water. In 1910 the population included 52,551 males and 29,324 females ; 5,240 Indians, 900 Chinese, and 513 negroes. Tlie foreign-born numbered 18,102, of whom 1,425 Avere Irish, 1,179 German, and 1,167 Faiglish.

Years

Population. 1 ^^^^^^

Years.

Population.

Per sq. mile.

1880 1890

62,266 45,761

0-6 0-4

1900 1910

42,335 81,875

0-4

0-7

The most numerous religious body in the State is the Roman Catholic, other denominations being Episcopal, Methodist, Mormon, and Presbyterian.

School attendance is compulsory for children from 8 to 16 years of age. In 1910 the elementary public schools had 500 teachers and 10,500 enrolled pupils. The 23 public high schools had 60 teachers and 750 pupils. The University at Reno was founded in 1886 and has 40 professors and instructors and 325 students.

In Nevada there is a State Orphans' Home. Boards of county commissioners superintend the oounty poor, and may contract for their support, or appoint agents to provide for them. Six months' residence entitles a pauper to relief; provision is made lor relief and removal of non-resident paupers. Parents, grandparents, children, jLjrandchildren, brothers and sisters are liable for support of a pauper. Pauper children must be apprenticed to a householder. County commissioners may establish and regulate workhouses. There is a penalty of 100 dollars for bringing a pauper into a county.

Finance, Defence.— The receipts and disbursements in the year 1912

were as follows : —

Dollars Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1912 .... 522,066 Receipts, 1912 1,269,432

Total .... Disbursements, 1912

Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1912

1,791,498 1,212,469

579,029

The outstanding bonds of the State on December 31, 1911, amounted to 614,000 dollars. The assessed value of taxable property in 1910 was : real property, 50,482,526 dollars ; personal, 23,373,886 dollars ; total, 73,856,142