The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-03-30
THE GOVERNORS vETos.

The Silver State has no desire to be
unjust to Governor Sparks or to any
one else, and takes pleasure in publish
ing herewith a communication from
Alfred Chartz giving the grounds on
which the Governors action was based:
Editor Silver State:
Upon a careful review of the reason
given by Governor Sparks for vetoing
Assembly Bill No. 3S. being an act pro-
viding assistance for maintaining an ex-
hibit of mineral and agricultural re-
sources of the State. it will be plainly
seen tina the Governor could not act
otherwise under his oath of office. The
corporation is called the Reno Chamber
of Commerce., and was organized in 1907,
and its charter grants it the right, among
other things, ito lease, purchase, own,
hold, sell, convey, mortgage and convey
in trust. and release from trust, or mort
gage real and personal property, to bor-
row and loan money, give and take Sc
curity therefore,, and generally to do
any and all things which may be found
necessary, desirable or useful in the ac-
complishment of any of the objects and
purposes aforesaid"
Assembly Bill No. 3S granted to this
corporation an assistance of $500 a year
from the State. It's charter gives it the
,:-tt - -o toto I'll; H,.cinArC ,nlAr
the foregoing terms, and banking con-
Germs should not be assisted by the State.
Sec. 8, Art. 8 of the Constitution of
the State of Nevada forbids it, in the
following terms:
Sec. 9.-The State shall not donate
or loan money or it's credit, subscribe
to or be interested in the stock of any
company. association or corporation, ex-
cept corporations formed for educational
or charitable purposes
No self-respecting citizen or newspaper
in Nevada shoud fail to applaud Gov
ernor Sparks for vetoing a bill which
was plainly in the interests of the peo-
pie of his own county. The biggest kick
came from that county on account of has
veto, and that proves that he had the
stamina to stand by the Constitution as
against his own friends and neighpors,
and it Is no credit to his ~neighbors to re-
proach him for it. However, things dc
not look as though Governor Sparks can
be swerved from what he believes to be
his duty
The veto of Governor Sparks. which
has excited the most comment is en-
titled An act restricting The sale of
liquor in certain localities and providing
penalties for violation of this act"
h act. in short. prohibits the sale or
disposition of liquor in less quantity than
five gallons. within five miles of any
camp or assemblage of men engaged in
the construction or repair Of any rail
road, canal. ditch, reservoir. public work
or other kindred work where Is or more
to the act, and in effect it is that any
person having enjoyed a license to sell
liquors within such limits for a period
of six months may continue his work
The act is clearly unconstitutional, on
several grounds: 1t deprives men of
their property without due process OF
law, in this. that it deprives and prac.
tically confiscates the property of all
those who have engaged in the business
for any period less than SIX months,
Some of them might be running very de-
cent and respectable places of business
for one day less than six months and
might have thousands of dollars worth
of goods on hand; but their license could
not be renewed under the act. and they
would have to quit business Immediately.