, 1923-03-04
GOVERNOR ROSS
WRITES VETO ON
FOUR MEASURES
Bill Relating to Change
In Party Afiliation
Is Disapproved.

CHEYENNE. wyo.. March b.
Governor Ross trusty pen was in
good working order Friday n he
vetoed four acts OF the recent legisla-
ture and approved one act. Acts
vetoed were Senate %. relating to pri-
mary elections: House 22s. relating to
grading OF carload lots OF potatoes;
House 50, relating to registration. and
Senate 80. relating to the assessment
~ car companies The act signed is
House 149, re'ating to h inspection
OF live stock.
In expressing his d,sapproval OF
Senate %. originally a measure In
tended to provide for combination OF
the primary and party convention
systems OF nominating candidates for
public offices but in its enacted form
relating merely to changes of party
a~ffiliation. Governor Ross wrote Sec
reiary OF State Frank L. Lucas:
THE first section requires that no
less that 90 days prior to h date Of
n primary election the voter shall
flle his written declaration stating his
change OF party utilization. This Is
TOO early. II is before the candidates
have announced the principles upon
which they are running, before the
party platforms are adopted. n be-
fore many OF the issues OF h CAM
paign are framed. The voter Is en-
titled to know these facts before he
determines his party %affiliation for
this campaign"
In turning down House bill II he
wrote Secretary OF State Lucas:
This allows any person 10 vote at
y regular election who has voted in
the last preceding election, the reg
istry agents entering the name OF the
voter without the voters personal APP
pearance. It does away with the ne
cessity of the voter making his proper
oath. 1t increases the chances OF
fraud-first, by having no registration
Immediately prior to an election of
primary voters. and. second. by pro
v!ding no proper supervision of any
person who votes at the preceding
primary"
His objections to Senate file 80
were:
1.-THE taxes OF car companies would
be assessed by the county assessors.
Taxes on car running through many
counties amount to only a few cents
or a few dollars, and h counties
would fail to collect such a small
amount. If assessed by state Off
cis1s. the amounts would be suffi-
GENTLY large to Justify legal action in
case OF non-payment and may be
handled as a unit. Under the pres
ent law they are assessed by state Of
ficials. The enactment of this bill
into law would in a great many in
stances mean that private car com
panies would escape the payment OF
their just taxes"
AS for House bill 22s. providing for
the grading of carlot shipments of po-
tatoes and for the hiring of inspect
ors for that purpose. this was the gov
ernor's objection:
at eat a new office at a salary
of $4,000 a year and provides for all
necessary expenses incurred in in.
specting every carload of potatoes of
certain kinds and to be used for Ger.
tain purposes. It also places n fee.
OF 50 per carload upon the shipper.
Such a law would accomplish very lit
tie, in my opinion. and would d an
unnecessary burden upon the shippers
and the state
House DILL 14s. the lone one 10 get
by Friday morning. provides for the
h.risg OF a livestock inspector in each
county whenever rs or more tax.
paying stockmen in that county so
petition the board of commissioners.
His appointment must be confirmed
by the state board OF livestock com.
missioners. Wherever such an APP
pointement is not made. the sheriff
will be required to perform the duties.
The inspector will collect a fee Of 20
cents on all horses and mules. and 5
cents on each head OF cattle. and 5
through his hands. except where the
cattle are billed through to a market
center where Wyoming livestock In
spection is maintained. He will re.
ceive 80 a day while actually at work.
The governor tonight vetoed items
in h budget act OF the legislature
totaling about $4,000. He also We.
toed an act designed to increase the
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