Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-09
VETOED.

Sound the hew-gag!" "Beat the
ton-ionr' Hung be the Heavens in
black" "Hooray for Governor Blasdel!
damn Governor Blasdel% "a Daniel
come to judgment" "Muggins!" Three
cheers" "Oh, He'll" Such are the
conflicting shouts that greet the announce
ment that Governor Blasdel has vetoed the
Virginia Charter Bill. The city papers,
reducing these popular cries into Journal
istic shape. thus contradict each other as
to the popular sentiment on the subject.
The Enterprise says:
Governor Blasdel vetoed the Amended
Charter Act Of Virginia, yesterday. In COM
mon with majority Of the tax payers Of the
city, we regret that the Governor found il
necessary to withhold his signature from the
bill"
The Union says:
Governor Blasdel has met the expecta-
tons Of our best citizens by yetoing the infa-
nous bill. Thank God, Nevada is blessed
with the right kind Of Governor! He will
not be forgotten by grateful people. In him
rests their safety" sl ..-..
The following is the message itself:
STATE OF NEVADA, executive DEPT, !
.... CARSON CRY, Feb. s, 1865.
To the honorable, the Senate of NeraGG:
/ herewith return TO your honorable body,
in which il originated, Senate bill IAN Act
to incorporate the city Of Virginia, to provide
for the government thereof, and to repeal all
other Acts in relation thereto" without ap-
proyal. My reasons for withholding my ap-
proval thereof are as follows:
LIST. It appears to me impolitlc and estab-
fishing bad precedent to leg,slate one set Of
municipal officers out, and appoint another
set in their stead, without allowing the voters
of the city a voice in the selection of thei.
own officers Here it may be urged that the
necessities Of the case, in justice to the tax
payers Of Virginia, are such that something
must be done to relieve them from their pre-
sent embarrassments and protect them from
future waste and extrayagant use OF the public
moneys. But il this precedent is set, When
necessity is claimed to exist, it will proba'
bly, be hereafter followed in other cases when
the only pretext will be the desire Of one
political party, having the aScendancy tenn
porarily in the Legislature, to GUST its oppon'
ents from Office. think the example, once
set, would lead to bad results.
I'd. doubt whether the SD Section Of the
bill is not in direct conflict with the Corstitu
ton. That section provides that the Mayor
when performing the functions Of a munich
pal Judge, "shal exercise all the powers anC
jurisdiction Of a Justice Of the Peace" The
lst Section of Article VI. OF the Constitution
contains this sentence: " The Legislature
may also establish courts for municipal pur.
poses only in incorporated cities and towns
Il is, in my mind, grave question whether
a court established for Rst1licipdl purpose.
only, can have the ordinary jurisdiction o.
Justices Courts in civil cases. II the Mayor
under this Act, should attempt TO exercise
the powers Of a Justices Court, and the Su'
preme Court should afterwards hold that nc
such powers could be conferred on munich
pal court, it would lead to much confusion
and endless trouble and litigation.
The last and most insurmountable objec-
ton to the bill is, that those gentlemen named
therein for the position OF Aldermen, will moi
accept the office. Upon this point l have the
most positive and direct information. If the
appointees in the bill will not accept, the
present Aldermen will hold over until March
1857, under the provisions Of Section IL, o.
the bill. This, instead Of shortening, would
extend the terms of the present incumbents
about eighteen months. The 4lst Section o.
the bill reads as follows: This Act shall
take effect and be in force from and after il
passage, but shall not affect the tenure Of any
Of the present officers until after the quail
feation Of the officers appointed BY Section
Z, Of this Act" ., ~.
HRSRY G. BLAsDEL, Governor.