White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-05
STATE INTERESTS
TO Be PROMOTED
BILL CREATING \ NEVADA
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY, AGRI-
NOW BEFORE LEGISLATURE.

In harmony with the recommended
ton contained in the message of
Governor eddie to the members of
the legislature the following bill has
been introduced in the assembly by
Mr.. Wilson of Nye county. and from
the general opinion expressed there
Is little doubt but that the measure
will receive favorable consideration:
Section /. That there Is hereby
created and established a Nevada
Bureau of Industry. Agriculture and
Irrigation. Said bureau shall be
governed and controlled by a com
mission which shall be designated as
State Commission of Industry, Agri-
culture and Irrigation, and shall be
composed of five members, three OF
whom shall be exoffieio members.
namely: The governor. the sur
veyor general and the state engineer,
and two members to be appointed by
Governor. the respective Offices of
which are hereby created. one OF
whom shall be entitled Nevada Com
missioner of industry. agriculture
and irrigation. and the other assoei-
ate commissioner of industry, agri-
culture and irrigation; ans hereafter
in this act. wherever the word com
missioner" appears 1t shall be under
stood to mean and refer to the for
mer. and wherever the word assoc
late commissioner" appears 1t shall
be understood to mean and refer TO
the latter. The governor shall be ex-
oficio chairman of said commission
and said associate commissioner the
secretary.
Section 2. This act shall take
effect April first. nineteen hundred
and eleven, and the term OF Office or
said commissioner and associate
commissioner shall begin on that
date. Each shall qualify by takins
and subscribing To the official oath
before some officer qualified 10 ad-
minister the same. and each shall
iiold Office at the pleasure of the gov
ernor. Both said commissioner and
associate commissioner may not be
appointed from the same politica;
party.
Section 3. Said commission. on
it's organizing. may rent. unless
otherwise provided Herewith by the
board of capitol commissioners. suit
able Office for its headquarters,
which shall be known as Nevada
Bureau of Industry. Agriculture and
Irrigation, may furnish and equip
the same according TO it's practical
requirements and may employ neces-
sary clerical assistance. The eomis-
sioner and associate commissioner
shall keep their Offices I'm said bureai.
and the same shall be open the usual
hours and days that state Offices arr
kept open. Said commission shah
meet from time TO time al the call Of
the governor for the transaction Of
business. and no expenditures shall
be made or expense contracted with
out Il be authorized by a majority
vote at such meeting and the min
utes thereof entered of record.
Section 4. The general and
special powers, duties and functions
of said commission are hereby
specifically defined as follows.
namely:
- 1t shall establish. conduct
and control said Nevada Bureau OF
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which shall. as rapidly as its organ
ization may be perfected. be made Il
practical bureau of information for
the use and benefit Of the people of
this state and outside inquiries CON
corning avenues, openings and OPP
portunities for industrial. agricul-
tural. irrigation and reclamation en-
terprises in Nevada. and il shall be
so conducted as to meet such pur-
pose in the highest practicable de
gree. Said bureau shall be the
place of fling and keeping for ready
reference books. periodicals, reports
maps, charts. correspondence, ex-
hibits and special and general in
formation on all subjects apertain-
ing to the arts, industries, agrieul-
tural. irrigation and reclamation
conditions, resources. opportunities.
projects and possibilities. within the
state, and which shall be classified,
eatalogued and indexed in such man
nor as 10 make information on any
such subject easily available for the