, 1907-01-09

such compiled statutes n the section
numbers thereof.
| am of the opinion that a compila.
ton of the statutes to include those of
the present session and those of the
next succeeding session Is not only
desirable but very important, and
earnestly recommend that a law he
enacted al The present session, which
will authorize The publication in ac.
c%ordance with the proposition above
referred to, or some similar PROPOSE
lion.
The appropriate places to send cop
les of our session laws are to the Ii,
brarians of the respective states and
territories, rather than to the governor
or other officer.
Wyoming Banks.
On July 10th, 1890, Wyoming was
admitted into the Union as the forty.
fourth state, a lucky number, and pos,
sibly notning will better illustrate our
progress than a brief glance at the
growth of banks and bank deposits in
the state. In 1890 we had eleven Ma.
tional and four private banks with ag.
gregate deposits amounting to 81, l59,
$50. while in 1906, we had twenty-four
National, .twenty-fOur state and five
private banks with deposits amounting
to $l1 $50, 235. During the past two
years, eleven new banks have been in,
c%orpOrated and the total assets of all
the banks in Wyoming nave increased
from S12,64S. $40 In June. 1904, to SIG,
4S9,l17 in June, 1906. The deposits
of state and private banks alone now
exceed the aggregate deposits of all
banks in the state in 1898,
The Examiner suggests that our
state banking laws should be amended
in a few instances, especially in re
spect to the loaning to stockholders
and directors. A stakeholder or direc.
tor should not be granted any privil'
eyes in the matter of borrowing not
enjoyed by the borrower, who is is in
no respect identified with the bank
as failures rarely come from the eff
fects of loans made to those not identi,
fed with the institution. He also rec,
ommends that the law be amended
permitting n state bank to transfer
its business a distance not to exceed
twenty-five miles, and calls attention
TO the fact that the federal banking
laws authorize the removal of a Ma.
tional bank this distance without re.
quiring a new charter to be taken out,
A private bank should certainly be
subject to the same examination and
supervision as is exercised by the Elk
aminer over state banks.
Wolf Bounty.
The Eighth State legislature made
an appropriation of $4,000 for the de.
struction of predatory wild animals,
fixing the bounty at SIS for each noun
tain lion, 81 for wolves and 81 for each
coyote. The measure contained wise
provisions guarding against fraud. Up
to Sept. 80, 1906, the skins of II, 1901
coyotes, 3,2l4 wolves and nine lions
were presented to the several county
clerks I'm the state and bounty paid 20
the amount of s27,4S8. The printing
and express on blanks cost $235. leav-
ing q balance on hand Sept. 80, 1906,
of $12,277. which will be about suf-
ficient to pay all bounties up to the
expiration of the time, for which the
appropriation was made.
Taking the state as a whole, | think
the payment of this large sum in boun-
ties has certainly been beneficial and
has slightly reduced the number of
predatory wild animals. These large
appropriations are a heavy drain, yet
the necessity for protecting our live
stock industry is imperative. Our state
constitution prohibits special taxation
for this purpose, but through the plac.
ing of reasonably high valuations on
all classes of live stock, by the board
of equalization, a large proportion of
this expense is borne directly by the
s~tockgrowers.
| recommend that the bounty law
be maintained with a similar approp,
ration, and the bounty on wolves in,
creased 81 per head, II on coyotes
twenty-five cents each, making the
bounty on wolves 81 and on coyotes
S1.25.
will now call your attention briefly
and specifically to the work of the
various state officials, offering such
suggestions and recommendations as
seem opportune.
Executive Department.
While the chief duty of the Governor
is to take car that the laws are faith
fully executed. our state constitution
also imposes upon the chief executive
certain responsibilities with reference
to legislation. He is required to take
the initiative in legislative proceed.
ings by recommending to the legisla-
ture such measures as he shall deem
eXpedient. Moreover when a measure
is enacted, the Governor must pass
Judgment upon it by giving or with
holding his official approval. Thus in
a certain degree he is involved with
both the beginning and the ending Of
all important Legislation. The veto
power should be exercised with great
care, and only when a measure is
clearly unconstitutional or the inter
ests of the state are in question. The
chief executive should never use it
as an instrument to aid in imposing
or impressing his will upon the legis-
lature.
During this session, | am anxious to
cooperate with you in every possible
way. and will gladly aid individual
members in securing full and complete
information relative to any subjects,
in which they may be particularly in
terested. The legislature two years
ago provided for a number of new Off.
cials, and enacted laws creating new
boards. In order to carry out the will
of the legislature and perfect the new
organizations required by law, it was