Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-06
STATE OF NEVADA, J
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

CAhSoN, Jan. -, 1000
To the Legislature Of the State
Of Nevada:
Gentlemen Of the Senate onc
.4ssembty:
Elected Governor of the State
of Nevada, by the suffrage 0!
my fellow citizens, have taken
the required oath and entered
upon, not without some mis-
givings of my own ability, the
discharge Of the duties that
pertain to that high and respon-
sible position.
On assuming charge so i'm
portant and grave l cannot
enter on those duties without
great anxiety for the result.
Grateful to the people who so
honored me, my chief aim shall
be to promote the public good.
The Governor is required, by an
Act passed by the last Legisla-
ture, to take the oath of office
and enter on the discharge of
his duties on the first Monday
in January after the election.
This law was passed in anticipa-
ton of the adoption, by the peo-
pie, tf tie amendment to the
Constitution making the Legis-
lative session commence on the
first Monday in February. This
amendment was not submitted
to the people at the last general
election owing to a failure by
the last Legislature to provide
the mode of submission, but my
duty to take and subscribe the
oath of office, at the time des-
ignated by law, is none the less
imperative. Owing to the ex-
istence of the law referred to no
provision has been made for the
Governor appearing before the
joint convention of the Legisia-
ture, which has been the Gus
tom Of my predecessors, en-
bodying his views, on questions
of public interest.
A proper regard for a time
honored custom makes it incu M
bent upon me to embrace the
earliest opportunity to max e
known my views upon meas
ures affecting the interest and
welfare of the people Of this
State.
Called to this high position at
time when the revenues Of the
State are constantly diminishing
and the population gradually de-
creasing when the industries
languish and prosperity is at a
low ebb; when even the
most sanguine cannot take
a hopeful view of the
immediate future of our
State am ad,nonished that the
most rigid economy should be
practiced in every department
OF cur State Government and, to
this end, l will devote my best
efforts.
The Legislature, at the last
session, reduced all the salaries
of State officers. The officers in
charge of State institutions and
heads Of departments, have eX-
ercised all the economy that
can be reasonably expected from
the present or future admins.
tration. The chief expense OF
the State government arises
from the maintainance of tse
State institutions, to wit; the
State Prison, Orphans Home,
Insane and Def and DumI
Asylums.
1t is then to the county and
municipal governments We must
look for the reduction OF eXpen-
ses and relief from the burden
of taxation. The report of the
Controller shows fer the yeai
1881 the State tax on all pro
perty (Dot including the net
proceeds of mines was il
round numbers $4,000, while
the county tax amounts t
$4,000. For the year 1SS-
the same authority shows tina
the States portion of last year:
taxes were in the proportion o
8 to 81 of the amount of taXes
received. ! invite your earnes
attention to the great expense 0
the several county governm emit
and suggest that each delega-
ton scrutiniZe closely the eX-
penditures of its county and re-
duce them to the lowest sun
consistent with public interest.
MINING.
1t cannot be denied that thu
permanent interest of our State
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