The Nevada journal., 1853-01-14

70 impose novel; unnecessarv, expen-
Isive, and--as it has been sometimes act
ed imperative duty. 1t provides
that, in order to revise or amend az Act
lor Section, the Act or Section proposed
to be amended, must be re-enacted and
Ire-published at length. This requisi-
tion increases considerably our printing
expenditures, and from the useless labor
required, is frequently disregardsd in
practice. Thus at one and the same
time, teaching MS to evade the solemn
injunctions Of the Constitution which we
have sworn to support and uselessly en-
hancing the demands upon the Treasury.
therefore recommend that the por-
ton of this Section liable to these sbjec-
tions be repealed, and that the Section
be left to read, Every law enacted BY
the Legislature shall embrace but one
object, and that Shall bc expressed in
its title.n
| Filth: That the 18th Section Of the
9th Article Of the Constitution, proyid-
ing for the election of Surveyor Gener-
al, be amended, and that the whole mat
ter Of the necessity Of appointment or
election of such officer be confided to the
Legislature. The reasons for this rcc-
ommendation are the same as those
which obtain in the case of the Superin-
tendent of Public instruction.
Sixth: The 9th Section of the 11th
Article provides that the Fiscal Year
shall commence on the 1st day of July.
| recommend that this Section be so a.
mended as to make the Commencement
of the fiscal year on the 18th Of Decem-
ber. The reasons for this change will
readily present themselves. Under the
existing provision, the Legislature which
assemblies on the LIST Monday of January,
cannst obtain satisfactory information
from the Annual Reports Of the Comp
troller and Treasurer as to the condition
of the State finances, after the lst day
Of July preceding. And, consequently,
it becomes necessary for this information
to be obtained by special resolution, al
ways at great expense of time and labor
to those officers. If the change suggest
ed, however, were made, the Reports of
these officers would display the condi-
tion of our finances up to the 18th Of
December, and be much more satisfac-
tory. M
These alterations are suggested under
a solemn sense Of duty, believing them
not only conducive to the interests of the
State, but absolutely essential to our
prosperity and welfare. By adopting
the method of amendment pointed out
by the Section Of the Constitution to
which have referred, you will avoid the
expense and agitation of calling Con-
venton of the State. and it is hoped that
this course will commend itself to your
Judgment as the most prudent and de-
sirable.
| The Office of Superintendent Of Public
Buildings is believed to be unnecessary,
and useless burden to the Treasury.
| recommend, therefore, that the law
creating that Office, unless it expired
lby Limitation on the LIST of January, az
| is believed to be the case, be repealed,
and that the duties thereof be required
70 be performed by some one, or all of
the State officers, without additional
compensation or that seme other dispo-
sition be made of those duties whish
will relieve the Treasury 81 the expend-
lures incident to that Office. In this,
too, we follow the example of most Of
our sister States. New York vests these
duties in the Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Speaker Of Assembly, Secretary
of State, Attorney General and Comp
troller..by right Of office. Mississippi
vests them in the Auditor and Treasur-
er of State. illinois places them with
the Secretary of State. Wisconsin with
the Governor alone In no State Of the
Union, save that of Missouri, can find
this constituted separate and distinct
office.
Our Judicial Districts are much more
numerous than our necessities seem to
demand. We now have eleven District
Judges, with salaries ranging from three
thousand to seven Thousand FIVE hundred
dollars each. These might well bs cur
tailed to eight, and thus effect consid-
erable saving to the Treasury. rec
ommend that this be done, and that the
County Attorney system be also chang
ed to tha, Of the election Of one Attorney
for each Judicial District, to be compcn-
sated by the fees of Office. This latter
provision will relieve the County Treas
uries of the salaries of these officers, and
invest the office with more Importance
and dignity, besides saving to the State
the annual sum of five thousand dollars
now paid to the District Attorney of San
Francisco county.
The State Prison Inspectors, author
lied BY the Act Of April 25th, 1851, are
moi required, and are an unnecessary
charge upon the State, their salaries a.
mounting to $1,000 per annum, EACH
These may be dispensed with without
detriment to This particular branch Of
the public service, and their duties de-
volved on beard composed Of any three
of the State eficers, without additional
compensation. By adopting this sug-
gssiisn saving would be effected to the
State OF $4,000, annually. 81
In pursuance Of the system ofretrench-
ment and reform proposed, come now to