The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-06-27
GOVERNOR sADLBR EXPLAINS.

OUfERNOR SADLbk EAPLalN y.
Am -ndment to Constitution viii
BE Submitted TO Voters.
The NEWS is 10 receipt Of commu-
nicaLion from Governor Sadler explain
ing his veto OF the Resolution passed by
the last Legislature providing FOR the
taxing of patented mines, by which it
is shown that the Resolution in question
was improperly drawn as ID AIMED 10
correct two evils instead OF ons a5 pro-
yided by the State Constitution.
The following Resolution pissed By
the last two succeeding Legislatures
will be submitted 10 the people for
their approval or rejection at the next
election, and il TO this IS added
later provision requiring owners Of
patented mines to keep their boundary
stakes in place il will undoubtedly meet
all requirements for tho present.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT REsO-
LUTON RELATIVE TO AMEND.
ING THE CONSTITUTIONS OF
THE STATE OF NEVADA; PER.
TANNING TO THE.ASsESS3 3ENr
AND TAXATION o. PATENTED
MINES.
Resolved by the Assembly, the SEN
ate concurring, That the Constitution
OF the State OF Nevada be amended go
as to read as follows.
Amobd Section !, Article X Of lhe
Constitution OF the State OF Nevada.
so that the same sh al read as follows:
SEC lioN a. ue Hsal. taaassafz#s.- 81
provide by law for uniform and equal
rate OF assessment au1 aNaaon, ana
shall prescribe such regulations as shall
secure just valuation Tor taxation of
all property, ro J. psfsoali aai p1s-
sessory, except miaes aa1 mining claims
when not patented, the praaesis alone
OF which shall be assssss3 anl tlzsi.
aud when patented the acreage thereof
shall be assessed and taxed upon "a val
uation of ten dollars per acre Ia addi
tion to to the tax upon the met proceeds;
and also excepting such property a..
may be exempted by las for municipal.
educational literary, scientific or other
charitable purposes.
Following is the vetoed measure to-
gether with the Governors reasons
for disappearing It.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
No. l. As AMENDED
introduced by Mr. Sweeney, March
/, 1901.
Under suspension Of rules, reading SO
far had considered first rcaaing, rules
further suspended, read second time
by title and referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT REsoLu-
TIoN No. u.
Relative to Amending Section 1 Article
X of the Constitution OF the State ol
Nevada, Pertaining TO the ASSESS
ment and Taxation of Patented Mines
and also Pertaining TO the Assess
ment and Taxation OF Mortgages
and Mortgaged Property
Resolved by tho Assembly, the SEN
ate coneurring. That the Constitution
of the State OF Nevada be amended SO
as to read as follows:
Amend Section /, Article X of the
Constitution OF The State OF Nevada, SO
that the same shall read as follows:
Section l. The Legislature shall
provide by law for uniform aud equal
rate of assessment aud tlxation, aud
shall prescribe such regulations as shall
secure just valuation for taxation Of
all property, real, personal and pos
sessory, except niue and mining claims
when not patented, the proceeds alone
of which shall be assessed and taxed,
and when patented each patented mine
shall be assessed at not less than 5000,
except when one hundred dollars in
labor has been actually performed ON
each patented miae during the year,
In addison TO the tax upon the net
proceeds; and also except shch proper
ty as may be exempted by law for mn-
nicipal educational, literary. scientific
and other charitable purposes; ana q
mortgage, deed OF trust contract or
other obligation By which G debt Is
secured shall for the purpose OF as-
sessment and taxation, b. det.1el and
treated as an interest IN tha property
affected thereby Ia case ot debts SO
secured, the valus Of tue property az
fected by such mortgage, Geed OF trust,
contract, or obligation, loss the value
of such security, shall be assessed and
taxed to tho owner of the property,
and the value OF such eocurity shall DO