If any assayer, person, partnership, association or corporation shall fail, refuse or neglect to make the inquiries or secure the information necessary to the making of the proper entries in the book as provided in NRS 519.080, or shall so negligently and imperfectly make such entry or entries that the nature, character or value of the ore or other property therein mentioned, or the assayer, partnership, person, association or corporation delivering the same or receiving the proceeds thereof cannot be ascertained, identified or determined, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to keep such book or books, or shall willfully lose or mislay or willfully or knowingly permit to be lost or mislaid the book or books, so that the same cannot be produced for inspection as provided in NRS 519.090, such failure, refusal or neglect shall not excuse, protect or operate as a defense to any such assayer, partnership, association or corporation as defendant or defendants in any action or prosecution brought or instituted under the provisions of NRS 519.080 to 519.110, inclusive.
[4:193:1907; RL § 2486; NCL § 4184]
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 519 - Purchase, Assaying and Recovery of Ores
NRS 519.010 - Possessors of mining claims deemed lawful owners of ores therefrom.
NRS 519.020 - Purchasers in good faith deemed owners of ores.
NRS 519.030 - Notice to purchasers of their liability; institution of action to enforce title.
NRS 519.040 - Liability of claimant for failure to institute action after service of notice.
NRS 519.050 - Liability of purchaser after notice and institution of action.
NRS 519.060 - Payment for ores within 30 days after delivery, sale or settlement; penalty.
NRS 519.080 - Records of assayers and purchasers: Contents.
NRS 519.120 - Assayers to identify bullion or amalgam; penalty for refusal or neglect to comply.