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

might nave conducted the vilest of re-
sorts during all of said time and under
the law their license to murder and rol
would have to be continued. The act
is class legislation and Objectionable I'M
der that score; it grants a right to per-
six months and one day, and forbids those
who nave carried on such business five
months and 80 days. 1t is special legis-
lation. 1t restricts business that is legit-
imatized in Nevada by license within
certain limits, without reason therefor.
The law, as it stands upon the book, is
sufficient to cope with any imaginary
evil. The commissioners have the power
to revoke license.
True, the Sheriff must issue licenses
as applied for; but the County Commits
sioners can revoke as fast as granted,
and they cost $50 each. The truth is, that
local county officers, fearing the saloon
vote, attempted by the above bill to shift
responsibility. Governor Sparks tooK a
most solemn oath to perform the duties
of his office and be guided by the o
stitution and the law. and it is here con-
hdently asserted that the most vehement
prohibitionist, keeping his or her eye on
the oath of office and on said act, would
nave to veto the bill. However. it, is
strongly suspected that the bill, if en-.
acted into law, would result in granting
privileges, to the exclusion of the public
1t does grant the right to sell five ga
Ions. and if one ounce is bad, five gal
Ions are bladder"
1t has been charged that the Govern
ment of the United States, or employees
and subordlnates, requested the Governor
to stop the traffic of liquor within tn
canal zone" There is not a word OF
truth in the charge. If Governor Sparks
or request on the part of any authority,
or on the part of any one acting unde
any one having authority. he wound hav,
gladly laid the same in a special mes
sage to the legislature. Such reques
however, he would have laid side by SIDE
with the Constitution of the State o.
Nevada as his eternal guide, and with
his oath of office, and the Constitution
and his oath would nave guided him.
No honest, fearless man can accept any
other guide. If we don't want that iii
of men, let us not elect them. No person
has ever been PRINTED to lobby in
Governor Sparks office, and no person
II from any source.
Some criticism has been made over the
being an act to regulate the assessment
and taxation of banks and of the shares
of stock therein. 1t would be exceeding
ly difficult to improve on the Governors
reasons for vetoing that bill. He says:
"AIl capital loaned, invested or en-
poyed in trade, or business
whatsoever, the capital stock of cor
porations Except the capital stock of
corporations organized for mining pur-
poses), companies, associations, ferries
or individuals having business or hav-
ing an office within this State; the mon
property and effects of every kind,
except real estate of all banks. banking
or firms, bankers, money
lenders and brokers, and all property of
whatever kind or nature not included in
the term real estate as said term is
defined in this act; provided that gold
or siver-bearing ores, quartz or minerals
from which gold or silver is extracted
when in the hands of the producer there
of, shall not mean nor be taken to mean,
nor be listed and assessed under the term
personal property as used / nthis Sec
ton of this act, but are specially except
ed therefrom and shall be listed. assessed
and taxed as provided by the law" (Sec.
6, 1882, Compiled Laws)
A very late decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States in a case
arising in California shows that the act
in question was clearly unconstitutional,
and the section of the old law quoted
from the Governors message clearly
shows that if the State Board of AS
SCISSORS and the County Assessors will
only do their duty, they "a ample au-
thority to assess all property at it's true