Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-27
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4. W. HESSON,
Foreman oc the Grand Jur,

4, W. HESSoN.
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
ULYSSES LAM. Secretary.
The grand jury. while inclined to be
liberal i'll the matter OF saloons and
the granting of liquor licenses could
! not but be impressed by the fact that.
! with single exception. all Of the
/ criminal cases presented for consid.
Grafton arose either directly or in
directly from the sale of Intoxicating
I liquors. The grand jury feels that a
strictcr Interpretation and enforce
ment OF the liquor laws and Il better
/ regulation OF the business of selling
! liquor will undoubtedly eliminate. to
a great extent, the necessity Of grand
ana trial juries in this county.
We recommend that tho statute pro.
hlbitnS the sale Of liquor to minors
and prohibiting the frequenting of
saloons by minors and the frequenting
/ OF pool rooms by minors where gamhl.
ing is conducted be strictly enforced
NV P'NN'' biilNtIS Ill inc county
We recommend that the Board of
! County Commissioners infinitely ex.
anime all applications for licenses to
/ sell Intoxicating liquors. TO the end
that the number OF such licenses be
| not increased, except in tn" case of q
proper showing. We recommend that
II be the aim OF the County Commits
SlonorS 10 establish and enforce Il rule
4 to the effect that only one license TO
( a saloon Cor other place where intoNi.
eating liquor is sold) be allowed for
each TWO hundred persons: that no
new licenses be granted that will in
/ crease such proportion: that, however.
III cases where new camps or COM
munities spring up, the commissioners
{ shall use their discretion in granting
| licenses for the sale of liquor in such
new camps or communities.
II has been called TO the attention
OF the grand jury that in past cleo.
tions the privilege of transferring reg.
, lStration from one voting precinct TO
| another has been greatly (and appar.
! ent..!( unlawfully) absurd. 1t would
I naturally necGssitate a lengthy legal
opinion 10 obtain a correct cGnstruc.
r ton of the Election Law. but we are
4 confident that the law permitting
/ transfers was not intended TO allow
such transfer of registration for the
simple purpose of permitting a voter
to vote ir a precinct or district in
. which he does not reSide-such trans
fer being for the mere purpose OF yut-
irg for local Officers in the district or
prcc net Ia wLici' he has obtained a
, transfer.
We recommend That all registry
agents be cautioned and admonished
against the giving of transfers To vot-
ers requesting the same unless such
officers are convinced thai The appli-
cam is 'ntilIed TO the transfer under
the .Et"n; CT the statute.
We feel that this purpose NAV be
assisted and much confusion avoided
by compliance with the first para
graph OF Section 2 OF Chapter / OF
the Election Law Of 1913 (Which is
merely repetition of the first para.
graph OF Section OF the general cleo.
ton law of 1879 providing that 1T
Shall be The duty OF boards OF county
commissioners 10 establish election
precincts and define the boundaries
thCT,oI, etc"
Rtiih0. - CuIicht ia ana ai ound the
Town Of Eiko, that many of the per.
sons VINO are conuu, ing poker. and
gambling games in said town, are
holding out much larger commissions
than is authorized by Jaw; that in
many instances the owners commits.
sion is far in excess of the intcndment
OF the Statutes authorizing gambling /:
and We therefore recommend. that the
sheriff and district attorney investi.
gate these charges thoroughly, and il
they find the same to be true, punish
all offenders i'm the manner provided
. by law: and take whatever steps arc
necessary TO confine the management
; of gambling within this jurisdiction ia
the limits prescribed by statute.
1t has been brought TO our attention
: that some of The crossroads in diff
: ferent parts of the county are still
. lacking in the necessary signbOards
. and we would most respectfully call
: the attention of our board of county
commissioners to this fact and request
.. that they take the necessary steps to
. ward having signboards placed al
. these crossings wherein signboards
. are lacking.
We have had the report of the OK
; pert accountant before us for consid
. Grafton, and after considering the
same find that the condition of the diff
ferent offices is good and we BELIEVE
. that by having the books of the county
offices exported it is great protcc
ton to the taxpayers and a Safeguard
! to our officers.
. In the matter OF policing the Indiar
village located in the northern part o
the Town of Elko, we find that thi,
. 10 "a mnttnr which p,uot no b,p,IIod IA,