The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-09-27
REVISING THE CONSTITUTE ZION.


The following excellent article is from
the Winnemucca Silver State:
Two years ago, both the Democratic
and Republican parties declared IN their
platforms in favor of revising the State
Constitution. The people, and all the
papers, except few corporation organs
agreed with the platform makers, and
strange to say, the Legislature took
popular view of the matter, and declared,
by two.thirds vote of the members OF
each House that it was absolutely neces.
sory that the Constitution should be re.
vised for The purpose of reducing the OK
penses of the government, and resolved
to submit the question OF calling Con-
stitutional Convention to a vote OF the
qualified electors of the State at the en-
suing election, as provided by the Con
stitution. 1t was generally supposed
that as both parties in their platforms
showed the necessity of revising the Con.
stitution, and as two. thirds OF the men,
bers of each branch of the Legislature
had declared it absolutely necessary that
such revision should be made, that the
corporation organs and strikers would ac-
ouiesce in the decision of the Conventions
and Legislature. In this, however, the
people were mistaken. Early in the sea.
son the Territorial Enterprise, which is
published by corporation composed OF
members of the V. & r. r. Il. Co., and
other corporations, protested against re-
vision of the Constitution. This protest
was repeated more emphatically before
the Carson Convention met; and, as a
word from Mackay defeated the rencmi-
nation of Kinkead for Governor two
years ago, the protest of the mouthpiece
of the corporations of Western Nevada
caused the Carson Convention TO rescnd
the action of the Reno Convention of two
years ago, and of the Legislature also,
and declare against a Convention to re-
wise the Constitution. "Why,' it may
be asked, do the corporations oppose
revision of the Constitution, when the
object OF such revision i, to reduce the
expense of the government The an.
swer is, that the present Constitution
gives the corporations more privileges than
they can expect if the instrument is re-
vised. An instance of this iavortism is
shown in Article VIII, Section 3, of the
Constitution, which reads as follows:
"Dues from corporations shall be Sc
cured by such means as may be prescribed
by law; provided, that corporators in
corporations formed under the laws OF
this State shall not be individually liable
for the debts or liabilities of such cor.
porations.
Now, let MS note the practical opera
ton of this protective clause. II num-
Der of persons, jointly or soverally, en-
gage in business, they are Individually
responsible for the expenses they incur
and the wages OF those whom they EN-
ploy; but let the same persons form al
incorporation to carry on the business
and though each and all of them may b.
millonaires, they are not liable for on
cent of the expenses incurred by the cor
poration. William Sharon, j. w. Macka.
and D. O. Mills might incorporate to de
velop q mine, for instance, and emplo
fifty or FIVE hundred miners to work 70
them, and il the mine did not pay, til
three millionaires, under the e,is of tn
Constitution, would not be liable for on
cent OF the wages due the miners. u
der such circumstances, it il not surpri
ing that the organs Of the millionaire
should oppose revision of the Constit'
tion, but it will he strange indeed If tt
masses OF the people do not favor it, no
withstanding the Carson Convention,
the instigation Of the Territorial Ente
prise Publishing Company, attempts
make it q party issue.
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Rollin NJ. Daggett has arrived in s.
Francisco from the islands and will stun