Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-10
Cut on M. signature.


4 queer state OF affairs has arisen in
regard to the bill passed by the Iegis
la;ure to disincorpornte the city OF
Reno. This bin was signed 10y Gov
crnor Sadler and turned over to the
Secretary ~ State, who reo iptcd :"
the Governor for the bill. fter this
had been done Secretary Howell OBJ
iectei to the form of enroll nent
which was rs fellows: Substitute
for Senate Bill No.4T. An Act To dis
incorporate the city Of Ren".'
Howell obi cted to the words Sub
stitu.e for Senate Bill NJ. 81 beins
on the face Of the enrolled bill, and
claimed that it was part a. the his
tory ui the bill, and insisted that a
no y enrolment be ma lie with those
words Ieftof, aud Tor that puroo e he
turned the bill sack to he Governor,
who III turn gave it to Mr.. Armstrong
Chairman of the Assembly Commit.
tee on En7oll-d Bills, who hal d
fresh enrolment made without the
go-as objected TO by NJ. Howell
The bill was then sig ! b. the
proper ofica's OF both houses and
returned OF the Governor, who toux "A
pair Of shears aud cut his signature
Oft the first enrolment. and said that
he would he r what the people Of
Reno might have to say before he
would sign the fresh enroIImeI [.
The Gazette, in speaking VI tuis
peculiar action OF the Governor. sa,s:
sAs the case stands now: The bill
became a law the minute tie Cover
nor affixed his signature; Secretary
Of State Howell has given his receipt
to tile Governor for the Till, and the
Governor hns the bill. end conse.
quenily Howell is accountable Tor An
enrolled bill which he foolisbly lei
ont of his possession. The bill is a
law. The words Obj c.ed to by
Howell were moi OF such u nature rs
to effect the bill in any way, and MS n
matter Of fact a large number Of the
bills of past years have the same or
sinIilar words on the face in the same
manner. 1t is nonsense to SUPPOSE
that the Governor can repeal a law
by cutting his signature Off after IT
has been once affixed.
In the meantime the Secretary OF
State Is 'cussing' himself, and the
Governor, aud every ody in sight,
because tn. Governor refuses IN
either give him back the bill or the
receipt therefor. But the little Till
Is now the law and has been since
l.4l o'clock p. ~, March 4. 1890"
The journal takes issue with the
Gnzette and says:
The Gazette has queer views
about law making. 1t cInims that a
bill becomes law 10 once sipnel by
the Governor Y IL the Chief Ex-
ecuslve changes his mind ind with.
draws his signature while it ia yet in
hi4 hands. y bill caunot become n
law until 1t is returned tn the branch
OF the legislature from whicb'it cm.
anated and the message with it's i'm.
port is entered on the %jourpaI OF TINT
house. There have probably been
city eases Of the kinh the Grz"rte r..
fers to, since Nevada was admitted as
a state. In this case. however. tho re-
was a cbnDge made in the title of the
Dill utter 1t had been signed by the
Governor. which would mako I'm.
withdrawal Of his signature legal
beyond all possible question. Tor
"hen returned to him Il was moi Tho
came bill that he had preyiouslv
signed.
II i~SDEprSdEsr cant cxprcss nm
opinion as to whether the action y,
the Governor in cutting his sigrn.
lure from the original bill defeated !,
or not. Tho question ia Too Lro,,.
Tor us. IL tho Gazette ia rich, ,,,o
bill is a law not w~itbs,nudi,, g..
action OF the q, v~ernofs ,h,ors
And IL the journal is night the Inn :.
not a law. And tlu RI nm .,o