, 1891-01-27
Some Good Reasons Advanced for
the Vetoes.
Eight Measures Have Received the
Governors Signature.

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come to no ether conclusion than that the
legislature 10 passing this act labored
under a mistake as to the kind and char
acter of test aud the method of making
the same which should be applied to oils
for Illuminating purposes. The test re-
quired is such that it is very doubtful if
it does not entirely prohibit all good sale
able, merchantable Illuminating oils in the
state. and by reason of the kind and de-
gree of test required Illuminating oil
would be enhanced in price to the con-
sumner very materially, and without any
manifest advantage TO such consumer or
to the state.
Section | of article / requires the ven,
dor to test the oil, and a subsequent sec
ton requires the test to be made by an in.
spector or a deputy inspector. 1t is a we'll
known fact hat the ordinary dealer is
without sufficient experience or apparatus
to enable him to properly test the oil, and
as many of the dealers in Illuminating
oils throughout the state are in places
where there would not be an inspector
ready at convenient times, they would be
unable 70 furnish any oil to the consum-
ers BY reasons OF their inability to have a
proper test made as required by this act,
The fash test required by this act is
l400. which, according to the best infor-
nation | can obtain. is equal to about
IT'S burning test. The highest fash test
required by the law of any state is IIO0,
which is the standard originally provided
by this bill when introduced, and | am
inclined to think that the increased stand
ard was inserted under a mistake by the
legislators, who were not Informed respect
ing the difference between a fash and
burning test OF oils
There are many other Inconsistencies
aud Imperfectlons in the act as passed.
each OF which render the bill either
strongly Objectionable or impracticable,
and while | should have approved an act
for the inspection OF Illuminating oils, CON
sisteut and practicable in its provisions,
| do not believe the act in question. if APP
proved. would work to the advantage OF
the state or to the consumers of oils
The provisions Of the act are such that
it would absolutely prohibit the use of a
mixtue of animal and mineral oils, which
are now used to a considerable extent in
some avenues of employment, and to
which there can be no possible objection.
An enforcement of the provisions of this
act, should it become a law. would, 10 my
judgment, greatly retard the development
of the netroleum industry of this state
and render tho sale of crude petroleum
oil produced in the state impracticable, If
not absolutely impossible.
For vetoing AN act providing for a
stay of execution or judgment entered in
the district court, the governor gives tho
following reasons:
Under this act. with the exception Of
SUIT on judgment and mortgages. a stay of
execution may be had by the Judgment
dctt9r, if he shall be possessed within the
county of an estate in fee, clear of eucum-
brance, 10 the opinion of the court. equal
TO the amOunt for which tho Judgment
creditor is entitled to nave execution, for
a period of time ranging from six months
to one year. according to the amount III
volved.
Under this act, il the debtor be possess
ed OF real estate worth. or supposed to be
worth, $500 he may defer payment of a
$500 judgment for the period OF one year,
not for the purpose of fur her adjudication
of material rights involved. but simply for
delay only, and utterly independent of the
probable worth of the real estate a year
hence and of the fact that the Judgment
increases in amount by rca, on of interest
at the rate of , per centum per aunum.
Such a delay might be obtained upon
the possession by the Debtor of a home
stead, BY law exempt fiom execution, and
thus defeat the remedy upon the personal
properly of the debtor.
Under this act the same delay may be
obtained in the enforcement of a mcchan-
les lien, and the mechanic, after having
obtained his judgment of foreclosure, may
be deprived of his remedies for an unrea-
sonable time.
The effect of the act would be to post
pone the collection of iudgmentsfor a time
longer than good policy would dictate;
would be to work a hardship upon small
creditors as against wealthy debtors and
would stford an instrument for the defeat
of Justice rather than for its enforcement.
AN act to authorize municipal cor
poratilns to grant franchises for street
railways aud to regul't t. TIE same" is
vetoed for these reasons: II cannot ap-
prove this act for the reason that it is to
all lntents and purposes a duplicate of
senate enrolled act No. sc, bearing the
same title, and which has this day been
approved"
In vetoing an act to amend an act and
re-enact Section l446 Of the Revised
Statutes of Wyoming, the same being an
act to provide for licensing pawn and
ticket brokers and int, l~ligencc Offices"
Governor Barber says: L find 1t necessary
to object to the provisions oil this act Tor
the reason that the matters contained in
Sections . and 3 of this act are not en-
braced in the title thereof and are there
fore In conflict with Section 81 of Article 3
OF the stite constitution
House enrolled act No. SO, entitled
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