The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-06
COMPROMISE PRO-
H|BITION MEASURE

Creation OF the Nevada excise board
Tor the regulation of the liquor busi-
ness in this State is proposed in SEN
ate bill No 30, introduced by Senator
keddie yesterday. The measure was
referred to the committee on educa-
ton, State library and public morals.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of an excise board of five men,
bers, three of whom shall be the Gov.
ernor. the Attorney-General and the
Secretary of State, to serve four-year
terms. Not more than three mem
bers are to belong to any one politi-
cal party, and the members of the
boards are to be designated as State
excisemen.
The excisemen will receive salaries
at the rate of $40 per day when in
session, but will not be allowed more
than $1,000 per year. A secretary at
a salary of $4,000 and clerk at $1,000
are TO be appointed. The board will
possess power to issue all retail and
wholesale liquor licenses, and 1t is
specially stated that all liquor busi-
nesses must secure State licenses be-
fore being permitted to do business.
Licenses may be revoked, but no
compensation will be given where
such revocation was for violation of
the law. In other cases the property
is TO be appraised and the holder of
the revoked license reimbursed. The
board is without power ir established
where the licenses are
regulated at one for every 500 inhabi-
tants.
Retail liquor dealers are to pay q
tax of $3.50 per annum and s225 is
the rate established for wholesale
houses.
The State is divided into five dis
tricts. as follows:
District No. - Washoe, Douglas. |
Storey and Ormsby counties.
District No. Humboldt and Elko |
counties.
District No. 3-Eureka, Lander and |
White Pine counties.
District No. 4-Churchill, Lyon and |
counties.
District No. Clark. Lincoln, Es-
and Nye counties.
Assemblymen Griffith and Williams
of Clark county yesterday introduced
a State highway BILL which the au-
thors will endeavor to have adopted
in lieu of the administration measure
already presented in the Assembly by |
Ackerman of Mineral. The bill, A. b |
No. 40, was referred to the committee
on roads and highways.
The measure provides for raising |
the s1,000.000 required in order to
cooperate with the Federal govern
ment by means of tax levy OF 10
cents per 800 for the next five years /
upon all taxable property in Nevada.
The counties are not required to fur
nish any money.
The Governor is authorized to Gre
ate a department of State highways,
three directors. The board
will meet in Carson or elsewhere and
shall hire a competent engineer at
salary of $4,000 per year. AS soon as
study of road cond'-
ions and needs of the State will be
made and the findings submitted to
he Agricultural Department at Wash
ngton. wnen the plans are accepted
by the Federal government. road work
will begin. and the State shall expend
an equal amount with the government
for period of five years.
The total amount of State and Fed
eral funds to be expended in 1917 is
at $12S,OOO; in 1915
s246 900; in 1919, sSs4.000; in 1929,
s512, 900, and in 1921, $640,O0O.
BY the State raising all the money
i is explained by the authors OF the
bill, and not depending upon counties
% contribute, the highway directors
,an lay out plans for the best inter-
ssts of the State as whole.