Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-01-17
The Governors Message.

The Governor urges the necessity
of Nevada joining with the other
States i'll securing a uniformity Of
legislation i'll the United States and
submits Il draft OF statute to secure
a uniformity in the acknowledgement
and execution of written instruments.
The election laws of the State are
discussed at length. The Governor
commends the workings of the Au
stralian ballot law and urges the pas
sage of law similar to the Purity of
Election law of California which he
conmends as brave advance toward
more honest methods in conducting
elections. He also recommends the
use Of Il rubber stamp i'll Tie booths
for making the cross. mark opposite
the candidates voted for, instead Of the
lead pencil. This he says will lessen
the danger of designating mark be-
ing placed upon the ballot.
The Governor suggests as Il further
means of preventing bribery and
and fraudulent registering and vot-
ing that a law be enacted making it
the especial duty of all Judges in the
State. at the first session succeeding
any and every election, to give the
election laws in special charge to the
Grand Jurors of their respective
Courts with earnest Injunction for
strict investigation of the entire sub
ject matter.
He says that complaints have come
from several counties III the State that
voters in the recent election had trans
Tered from county to county up to
the day of election, and had unlaw-
fully registered and voted. Such col
; onization he declares to be in open
violation of the statutes. This evil he
claims to be due to the laxity of the
Registry Agents in enforcing the
registration law in regard to trans
! fers. The Governor recommends that
a joint special committee be APP 5o;nt.
ed to examine, amend. revise and cod
ify our election laws and that the
laws when so amended and codihed
be published in pamphlet form for
general distribution.
The Governor refers to the defeat of
the proposed Constitutional Conven-
ton by reason of the Supreme Judges
having no authority to canvass the
vote and he inclines to the belief that
the wholesale rejection of the amend
ments at the recent election was not
due to opposition to Constitutional
."--"ision, but due to the fact that cor
re, ton ana remedy by amendme 4 is is
wholly imprectica1;e.
He says it does not rest with him to
advise the Legislature in this matter
but he urges that il any action be
taken toward calling a Constitution
Con vention that the Legislature care
fully guard the future by providing
IL such laws as may be essential for
it's complete execution and secure u
pe.fec3 &C IS! trtior.
he dicec,s al &e Jon to a., = Il .ure
and iri IS tion and to the fact that Ne
vada has natural advlr Il les eve
greater than some Of the irtermoun.
ain States whose agricultural prod.
ucts now exceed the products of the
.h.Ges. He estimates the number. OF
live s.ocx in the SAFE at 83O,3;;3 head
and their value mt SG,5H9,132. This
information IS der. vet ION the De
p. me It of As";c>Ttu.'c at Washing
ton as the Law OF Nosada requiring
Cauh,y Assessors to repo.':s to the
SWve,o. Genera, true tabular
stetener; of the ag Cultural pursuits
and pro, dciS Of their respective coun.
ties, is to all inteht and puI poses q
dead letter. 1t is clear case of q
valuable law rendered imperative by
neglect.