Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-08
A na,l.o.d visfm.,

n the senate Tuesday afternoon and as
the railroads won. Senator Boyd's
bill providing for the s~ubpoenaing OF
Of public corporations was de.
leated by a vote OF ten to seven. This
regarded n a railroad victory as q
strong fight was made against the bill
by the railroad lobby. Following Is the
text of the bill us introduced by Senator
Il
An act au.horiz ng n committee OF
the Senate or Assembly to investigate
tho management, conduct OF business OF
any corporatiop, quWi-corporation, 10
partnership, or other concern, or person,
dong business within the State OF Ne
vadu.
The people Of the s ate Of Nevada,
represented in Senate and Assembly. 10
enact as follows:
Section I. That all committees up.
pointed by authority OF the Senate or
Assembly. or any joint committee OF the
Senate and Assembly. shall have author
ity to inquire into the management,
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foreign corporations. IT quasi.corpora-
tons, partnerships, or other concerns OF
persons doing business within the State
~ Nevada; and shall have the right to
obiSin from such corporations, quasi
corporations, ~partnerships, or other con-
! Germs or persons, their attorneys, agents,
officers, servants OF employees, full aud
complete IL formation necessary to
enable such committee or committees to
properly discharge their duties. And
Tor the purpose Of said investigation or
inquiry, said COMMITTEES shall have full
power and authority to call before IT any
said corporatior, qua Incorporation,
copartnershIp, persons or concern, their
officers, asente, attorneys, servants, or
employees, and to compel them to pro-
duce before 1t any and all boOkR, papers.
written Instruments, OF other evidence
Of the buslurhs or TRANSACTIONS Of eai1
corporati"u, quasi-co pnraticn. copart-
ucrship, person or concern.
Sec. >. SAID committees shall have
full power and authority to issu" sub
penas to compel Attendance nf any wit
ness or witnesses before any and all
meetings Of said quantities., and To is.
sus subpeHns duces tccum for any and
all books, papers. written pstrumonts, or
Otht + written or documentary evidence.
Aud any member OF eaid COMMITTEES or
committees shall have full power aud
authority la administer the oath t. said
witness Ui witnesses.
SEC. J. All witnesses appearing before
isuid committee or committees. whether
IN sdsinpIs t. a eubpcua or other wiSc.
shall be Compelled Ia fully, directly md
without rGuiyocHuOu iruthiully HDSw.r
all questions ProrOundel by atid ON.
mitte6 or committees, or any member
thereof. or hy It's authority ;tud eaid wit
HEST or Witnesses shall not he allowed tu
Hsgi,et or refuse Ia nnewer any nf said
questions hacausr OF the fict that his
said answer shall 0E may Ipgrimlnatc or
tend t. ipcriminHte said wItneG, And
it III hesehy expressly provided tina; no
testimony given by such witness or
witnesses herein shall be used against
him in any civil or Criminal prosecution
ngainsi sajf witness or witnesses.
Sec. 1. Upon thr Rnqlrgt or refusal OF
any witness 10 obey said subpsna, or
Hns ~oT my question, said committee or
committees subj immediately report the
same i'll the Senate OF Assembly Great.
my said committee. aa the casa may be
and upon the reception uf the said report
Of eaid committee CT commIttees, said
SENATE Or Assembly shall Immediately
call or cauae To lO cglluI before it said
witness go fefusing or ne4iCGiing to
obey said subpoena or answer any ques.
ton, propOundeI to him by eaid com
mrtp. And, II Unnecessary, shall authorize
tie ScrReaDi.at;arms NJ enid Snnntc or
Assembly to 81 urd bTlnR inrthYith
before said body said witness by farce.
And said Senate or Assembly shat nave
full power and authority to punirh said
witness for contempt of sad S'DWo or
Assembly, md to tue or iumprisnn said
witness, or both, in tins iIsnrntipp Of Buid
Senate or Assembly.