The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-04-29
". \. SWEENEY EXPLAINS
HIS LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Introduces Ten Bills In the SEN
ate Pertaining to State and
County Matters


tanning to Eureka County enacted q,
the last session Of the Nevada Legisla-
ture in this weeks SENTINEL, / herewith
submith the following:
introduced ten bills in the Senate.
the titles of which are al follows:
First-To authorize Boards of Com.
missioners to repair or construct pub
lie highways up to $500 without letting
a contract, and in cases of emergency.
where the amount would exceed the
sum of $500. to let q contract on the
spot.
Second Authorizing Boards of
County Commissioners to build or
construct bridges mp to $500 without
letting a contract, the old law limiting
the amount for this purpose to 500.
Third-Authorizing Commissioners
to allow not to exceed So per day for a
man aud team of two horses, and for
each additional span 81 80 per day. the
old law being 81 and 81 respectively.
Fourth-To regulate the issuance of
licenses to stationary engineers, etc.,
the law being so amended that a person
must now be 81 years OF age before a
license can be issued to him.
Fifth-Amending section 2142 Com
piled Laws relative to letting contracts
for county work so that said section
should not apply to roads and bridges,
said roads and bridges being provided
for in amendments one and two as
above set forth.
Sixth-To amend section s of an Act
to regulate railroads. telegraph and
telephone companies and other common
carriers in the State of Nevada. The
object OF this law is to permit the is
nance of railroad passes or reduced
rates to ministers Of the gospel and
constables in any county Of the State,
officer or agent OF incorporated colleges,
professors, school teachers. and regular
agents of charitable institutions when
travelling upon business Of the society
only.
Seventh-To suppress the white slave
traffic. imposing a heavy penalty in
violating the law.
Eighth-To empower the Governor
in cases Of emergency in time of re-
bellion and insurrection to appoint
generals. colonies. captains, etc
Ninth-To permit surety companies
to do business in the State without
having to pay the 8 per cent previous
ly exacted by law; said exaction of .
per cent had the effect of making ali
surety companies cease doing business
in the State.
Tenth-To amend the Eureka County
Salary Act making the salaries of
County Commissioners 5000 per annum
instead OF $500 per annum as under the
old law. This law passed the Senate
and was sent to the Assembly. being
referred to the Eureka delegation.
Man and Plummer having agreed
to pass il in that body. Mr.. Mau took
charge Of the bill. and when Mr.. Plum.
mer called it up for final passage neither
Mr.. Mau nor the bill could be found.
I here desire to state that when the
above Salary bill was in the Assembly
that no rider or amendment was put to
the same raising the salary or salaries
of any other county officers, reports TO
the contrary Notwithstanding. and l
also desire to state that there was no
understanding or agreement between
myself and the Board Of County Com
m~issioners of this county or any mem.
Der thereof relative to raising the
salaries OF the Board of County Com
m~issioners or other county officials. My
object in introd ucing this bill was due
to the fact that l believe the Commits
sioners are not receiving enough COM
pensation for the responsibility they in
cur. They are the custodians of all of
the connty's property. and every bill
against the county has to be passed
upon by them. I find that the counties
Of Elko, White Pine and Nye pay their
| Commissioners s75 per month. and
their travelling expenses, aud the Com.
missioners of Lander County $50 per
month and their necessary travelling ex
penses when going IN any county busi-
ness. The only difference between the
salaries allowed the Commissioners
of Eureka County and the Commits
sioners of Lander County is that the
Commissioners of this county were to
get only the $500 per annum with their
actual travelling expenses to the regular
monthly meetings.
The bills introduced by a member OF
the Legislature. of course. require a
large part of his time in securing their
passage, but the work on these consti-
tute only a small part Of the duties he
"a oaIlad unon "a narform in the interpst