The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-03-15
PAPERS COMMENT
ON DIVISION BILL

The act recently passed by the
Legislature, dividing the county of
Humboldt and creating a new county
of Pershing. must be referred to the
people of Humboldt county for de-
cision at the next general election, or
at a special election, If the people of
the county demand it, according to q
general legislative act of 1915. The
Carson City correspondent Of the Reno
Gazette declares that steps will be
taken at once by the people of Hum
boldt county to have such a special
election called to pass upon the di-
vision act, which they believe they
will be able to defeat, as the majority
of the votes in Humboldt are located
in the Winnemucca end of the
county,"
Several State newspapers received
this morning express amazement that
an act containing such manifestly
unconstitutional provisions should
have been passed by the legislators.
and some express a doubt as to
whether the Governor will sign 1t
after his attention has been called to
the defects-even If he would have
done SO did not the illegalities appear.
None of the newspapers make men
ton of the salient fact that minor
ity of the people of the county are
also striving to have set over to them
a disproportionate amount of taxes.
The act of 1915 provides that any
local measure enacted by the Legis-
lature. pertaining to only one county,
may be approved or disapproved by
the electors of that county at an cleo
tion called for such purpose; that If
the people disapprove the act it shall
become void and of no effect.
II 10 per cent of the voters Of a
county file a petition for referen-
dunn of such legislative act, it must
be referred to the people at the next
general election for their decision.
II 40 per cent os the voters petition
for such referendum, the act must
be referred to the people Of the coun-
ty at special election to be held
within forty days after the filing Of
such petition.
boldt division act, says the Gazette,
is being questioned by some people
because 1t provides that both the
counties made out OF Humboldt coun-
ty shall elect State Senators every
two years, while the State Constitu-
tion provides for the election of State
Senators every four years.
Stannard attempted to introduce
amendments to the bill creating Per-
shing county in the Assembly yester-
day, but objection was made by Tullis
and Faris. and they were not intro
duced. One amendment was designed
to clear up some antiquities In the
bill regarding the bonded indebted
ness Of the two counties, and the
other was to make the act creating
the counties conform with the consti-
tuition in the matter of electing
Senator.
The Carson City News pays a nice
little compliment to local represen-
tative, as follows: Attorney Tom
Brandon then took up the fight for
the old homestead. He directed most
Of his argument along the lines OF
sentiment. believing that when cooler
Judgment prevailed there would be
no division; that In case of an elec-
tion. by which the majority should
rule. many of the Lovelockers who
at first advocated the division would
vote against II. He also cited the
fact that the train service to and
from Winnemucca was along the
main line, with adequate trains and
plenty of conveniences; that the dis
tance was not an item between the
two cities. In the matter of recla-
nation and highway work that the
county as whole, and not divided.
would fare better than II separated.
the division meaning doubling the
troubles. Mr.. Brandon made a fair