The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-03-04
BILLS VETOED.
Three Measures Which the Governor
Could Not Sign.

Three Measures Which the Governor
Could Not Sign.
Governor Markham also returned three
bills to the Legislature yesterday with
veto messages, giving his reasons for
withholding his signature thereto. They
are as follows:
CONCERNING SUPREME COURT REPORTS.
To. the assembly Of the State Of cali
TofR'a: l herewith return to your honor
abie body, without my approval, Assem-
bly, Bill No. 21, entitled IAN Act to
amend Sections rs and 49, of the Politi-
cal Code of the State OF California relating
10 the printing and sale OF reports of the
Supreme Court of said State of California
and repeating Sections f1y, $50 and Isl OF
said Political Code" for the following
reasons:
The bill provides that the State Printer
must supply the demand. for these
volumes ana sell them to any person an
plying for the same at the cost of printing
and binding. No appropriation is made
Tor the purchase of material or to nav for
the labor required. The money arising
from their sale is to be paid into the
general fund of the State, and thus the APP
preparation for the State Printer will be
depleted many thousands of dollars.
which would naturally cause deficiency
iii that appropriation aud thereby affect
other State printing.
BY the terms of the present contract the
State is furnished with 800 COPIES of each
report without cost, from which it will be
seen that the State gains nothing by the
bill. If the State printed these volumes
and distributed them six times a year, as
that Is the number Of editions that will
probably be required annually. it would
cost the State very large sum of money.
unless the clause lat cost of printing and
binding could be construed to include
the cost of the volumes which are dis
tributed by the State, and if this conStruc-
ton were given to the term used the
price for which thoy could then be sold
would be increased very largely over the
present price per volume.
In addition, the bill provides that the
State Printer shall at all times keep on
hand sufficient number OF volumes to
supply the demand. The cost of every
volume left unSold must be added 10 the
cost OF the volumes distributed by the
State. l do not believe that the interests
OF the whole State would be subserved
by this bill becoming a law, and / 10 not
believe l am justified in giving life to a
measure which is only for the pecuniarv
benefit of small number of citizens, as
have information, which L believe to Ice
reliable, that less than 500 lawyers OF the
state purchase these volumes. II that be
true the Stale must pay out from 81 900 to
$4,000 annually that 500 attorneys may
supply their libraries with the California
Reports possibly at little reduced cost.
| am satisfied that the volumes should
be and can be sold 10 the attorneys of this
State at a less price than they are at pres
ent; and l believe, that contract can be
made at the expiration of the present one.
If such a course is thought to be desirable,
which will materially reduce the price
to them. But if the reduction cannot be
made, as there remains but one months
intermission between the termination OF
the present contract and the converting OF
the next session of the Legislature, ii it is
deemed to be in the interest OF the State,
the same steps could then be taken as
now, and no harm result from the delay.
BONNER PARTY MONUMENT,
To the Senate Of the State Of California:
1 herewith return to your honorable
body. without my approval, Senate Bill
No. 40. entitled AN Act to appropriate
money for the erection of a monument AT
Bonner Lake, Nevada County, Califor-
MIA. 10 the memory of the Bonner party
have been urged 10 sign this bill for The
reason that the appropriation asked Tor is
SO small. 1 cannot, however, overlook The
fact that in all probability other bills