The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-05
MANY MEASURES VETOED
Governor Oddie Turns Down A
Number of Bills Passed BY
the Legislature

Governor Oddie last Monday vetoed q
large number of bills passed by the last
LEGISLATURE. Chief among them are
three measures making appropriations
s~eQregating 100000 for State highways
in various portions of the State. one
of these includes the Act appropriating
s25. 900 for the road from Ely through
Eureka to Fallon. The Governor gives
several reasons for disappearing these
bills. First, he holds that the State Is
in no financial condition to expend soo'-
600 on roads without some provision De-
ing made to raise the money by spec
ial tax, which feature was neglected by
the Legislature. He also calls attention
to the fact that he has approved two
bills allowing counties to bond them
selves for the purpose Of constructing
better highways.
The bill prohibiting blacklisting,
which was introduced by Davis, the So
cialist Assemblyman from Nye County,
and which caused such a storm when 1t
was up for consideration in boib Houses,
also was d~isapproved. The a
slipped through the Senate by a narrow
margin after being tabled. IL had been
amended in the Assembly. aud many OF
the Objectionable features removed, but
as passed was pronounced by many a
very drastic and dangerous measure.
The Governor says that the present
anti. blacklisting law is sufficient and
that the measure disapproved goes be-
yond the limits of sound and rational
legislation.
Gov. Oddie gives the following reasons
for vetoing Senate bill No. 1876, Senator
Sweeney's measure. entitled IAN Act
for branding the hides of slaughtered
bovine animals and prescribing a penalty
for the violation of this Act"
1.-THE obvious purpose Of this bill is to
make it difficult or impossible for cattle
r~ustlers to market the beef of any ami
NAL illicitly killed. There can be no
difference Of opinion as to the desira-
bility Of stringent and effective laws
which will reach cattle rustling. IL not
infrequently happens. however, that a
law designed to correct an evil. may
contain provisions which would involve.
as law breakers, many innocent people
in order to entrap one, occasionally, who
is guilty Of the real crime sought to be
reached. Legislation of this character,
however excellent its purpose, is per
~nicious in its effect when, to reach a
criminal for an entirely different o~ffense,
q technical requirement is attached to
an innocent act, the omission to per.
form such requirement being made a
crime. This bill falls in this class, and
for such reasons, and not for its pur-
pose to prevent cattle rustliDg. it meets
with my objection"
The bill regulating the salary of the
first assistant Railroad Commissioner
also is vetoed, the Attorney Genera.
having delivered an opinion declaring
the bill unconstitutional. This was the
measure increasing the salary of Com.
missioner Shaughnessy, thereby pro.
vidinR him remuneration for the duties
connected with his services on the Tal
Commission. The bill regulating the
salaries of the other commissioners also
was vetoed.
The bill providing for the infiictiot
of the death penalty by eleotrocution i,
disapproved on account of u~nconsti
~tutionality.
The bill prohibiting any dealer in
merchandise fixing a'price designed Il
injure the business of a competitor, alsc
is returned with a veto message. L
was held unconstitutional by the AT
torney General.
In addition to those mentioned are 8
number Of bills Of minor Importance
dealing with various subjects, which
were vetoed for numerous reasons.