Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-10-31
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
AND REVISION.

Az tue general electf0n TO be held
throughout the State next Tuesday the
people will vote for or against the calling
OF convention TO revise the State Con-
s,tu,ion. Section I'd, article 10Th OF the
Constitution of tho State of Nevada reads
as follows:
"If at any time the Legislature, by q
vote of two.thirds Of the mem bers elected
to each House, shall determine that IL ia
necessary to cause revision OF the on.
tire Constitution. they shall recommend
TO the electors at the next election for
members OF the Legislature to vote for
or against convention; and il it shall
appear that majority OF the electors
voting at such election shall have voted
IN favor OF calling a convention, the Leg.
islature shall at its next session provide
by law for calling convention to be
held within six months after the passage
OF such law; and such convention shall
consist OF number OF members not less
than that OF both branches OF the Legis
lature. In determining what is a ma.
Jority OF the eleieot0rs voting at such
election, reference shall be had to the
highest number of votes cast at such
election for the candidates for any Office
or on any question" ... ...
On the 18th of February, 1875. it was
resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
concurng, that our history as a State,
hos taught Us the necessity of revising
the Constitution; we therefore recon.
mend the electors. at next election for
members of the Legislature, to vote for or
against the calling OF convention for the
purpose of revising the Constitution OF
the State OF Nevada"
SO that one week from to-day will be
decided whether the people OF Nevada
want their State Constitution altered or
not. Wc don't thing they do. The
people living in this part of the State
certainly do not. The history of
the different State Constitutional
Conventions held throughout the
Union for the purpose Of revision
shows that unless most argent reason
exists for such revision it is better to
veto the matter and forego the great ex.
penss necessarily entailed. The present
Constitution OF Nevada is by no means
perfect; clauses exist that admit OF dis
honest Interpretation and unjust admin
istration, but were o convention to meet
tomorrow those clauses would receive
far less attention than others OF more
financial importance that would admit OF
lobbying and wire pulling. The present
condition Of Nevada-moreN especially
the Southeastern portion OF the State
neither justifies or demands any such
costly and cumbersome job as O Consti.
tutional Convention would be. 1t is i'll
timed and uncalled for, and we hope the
men OF this county will vote solidly
against it. 1t will be better for you to
do 30 now than wish you had in the flu
ture. So much for the merits of the
proposition. As to the desire of the
projectors of the measure it may not be
out of place to suggest that money has
potent influence in Nevada. Powerful
means in that line, it is alleged, are now
being brought to bear in certain portions
of this State to get men into the next
Legislature that will be in favor of a re-
peal,o the bullion tax. "Iu the name
of the Prophet-fgs," was the trade cry
of the Bagdad fruit vender. The prop
osition to call q Constitutional Conven.
ton has the same prostitutive flavor
about it and should be defeated. There
is also proposed amendment to the
Constitution that is q different matter
altogether: it was proposed and passed
by majority of the last Legislature that
the fiscal year commence on the first day
in December of each year At present
it commences on the LIST day of January.
This will be acted upon by the Legisla-
ture at the coming session and then
given to the people for final verdict. OF
course it will deservedy pass on its
merits. At present it is impossible to
get financial report of State affairs un-
til the Legislature is on the point of ad.
journing. The proposed amendment is
admirably intended to obyiate that in
convenience.