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RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS
passed at the
SIXTH SESSION OF THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE, 1873.
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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS.
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No. IAssembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 10, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That four hundred copies of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly be ordered printed. |
Relative to printing Joint Rules |
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No. IIAssembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 14, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That four hundred and eighty copies of Assembly Concurrent Resolution Number One, concerning Central Pacific Railroad, be printed. |
Relative to printing resolution concerning C.P.R.R. |
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No. IIIAssembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 21, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Board of Regents be requested to make a full report of all their doings, during their term of office; also, would suggest to them the propriety of making any recommendation necessary to the speedy furtherance of the contemplated advantages to be obtained by a State University. |
Relative to report of Regents. |
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them the propriety of making any recommendation necessary to the speedy furtherance of the contemplated advantages to be obtained by a State University. |
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Relative to printing report of Com. State Orphans Home. |
No. IV.Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 5, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That four hundred and eighty copies of the Report of the Commissioners of the State Orphans Home be ordered printed. |
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Frank Owen granted leave of absence. |
No. V.Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 12, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That Frank Owen, District Attorney of Nye County, Nevada, be granted leave of absence from the State for a term of four months, at any time he may select during his present term of office; provided, he will appoint a competent deputy to attend to the duties of his office during said absence. |
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Relative to committee to report on matter of donation of lands to the State by the general Government for metallurgical and University purposes. |
No. VI.Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 17, 1873.]
Whereas, Congress having donated certain lands, at different times, for metallurgical and University purposes, to the people of the State of Nevada; and, whereas, said donations being conditional, and precedent action upon the part of the citizens of this State being required, in order that they may avail themselves of the benefits of said donations; therefore,
Resolved, That a joint committee, consisting of six, be appointed, three from the Assembly and three from the Senate, for the purpose of considering the whole subject matter, as above indicated, and report the result of their deliberations, by bill or otherwise. |
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No. VII.Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 17, 1873.]
Whereas, The cause of the State of Nevada against Henry Roades, administrator of the estate of Eben Roades, deceased, et al., is set for trial in the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the State of Nevada, in and for Lyon County, on Wednesday, the nineteenth day of February, A.D. eighteen hundred and seventy-three; and, whereas, the subject matter of said suit is now pending before the present Legislature for its consideration and action; therefore be it
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the suit of the State of Nevada against Henry Roades, administrator, etc., et al., be, and the same is hereby continued for this term of the said Court; and the Attorney General of the State is hereby requested and directed to enter into a stipulation with the attorneys for the defendants in said cause, continuing the same for the term. |
Relative to the continuance of the suit of the State of Nevada vs. H. A. Roades et als. |
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No. VIII.Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 18, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That Lemuel Allen, the present acting Prosecuting Attorney of Churchill County, in this State, be allowed leave of absence for four months at any time during the term of his office. |
Lemuel Allen granted leave of absence. |
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No. IX.Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 20, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That Noah Blossom, Treasurer of Douglas County, be, and he is hereby, granted leave of absence from the State for the term of five months, at any time during the present year that he may select; provided, that he shall leave a competent and responsible deputy to discharge the duties of said office during his absence. |
Noah Blossom granted leave of absence. |
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Relative to abandoned military reservations in Nevada.
Resolution requesting the General Government to vacate such reservations. |
No. X.Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed March 5, 1873.]
Whereas, Many military reservations within our State having been practically abandoned by the Government, and that such reservations can no longer be of any benefit to the General Government, and that permanent settlements are growing up about those reservations, and that the lands covered by these reservations are well adapted to cultivation and grazing, and that settlers are anxious to acquire them for permanent homesteads; therefore, be it
Resolved, That our Senators be directed, and our Representative be requested, to use all honorable means to have the General Government relinquish its title to such reservations, and that they be subject to settlement as other public lands. |
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SENATE RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS.
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Relative to printing Governors message. |
No. I.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 8, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That one thousand copies of the Governors Message be printed-two hundred and fifty for the Governor, two hundred and fifty for the Senate, and five hundred for the Assembly. |
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Relative to printing, etc., Report of Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
No. II.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 14, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That one thousand (1,000) copies of the report and accompanying documents of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction be printed, two hundred (200) copies thereof being for the use of the members of the Senate, and four hundred (400) copies thereof for the use of members of the Assembly, and one hundred (100) copies to be delivered to the Secretary of State, and the balance to be delivered to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for the use of School District Trustees, County Superintendents, and others in his department, and to supply exchanges with States and counties. |
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No. III.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 14, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate is hereby directed to deliver to the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, for the use of the Assembly, two thirds of the number of copies of all bills printed by order of the Senate; and the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly is hereby directed to deliver to the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, for the use of the Senate, one third of the number of copies of all bills printed by order of the Assembly. |
Relative to distribution of printed bills. |
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No. IV.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 14, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That a committee of five be appointed-two by the Senate and three for the Assembly-to examine Bonnifield and Healys compilation of the statutes of Nevada, and to report upon the form, style, and correctness of the work, its value, and the propriety of the State purchasing the same. |
Relative to committee to examine compilation of statutes. |
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No. V.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 15, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That twelve hundred (1,200) copies of the report of the State Controller be printed-fifty (50) copies thereof for the State Library; three hundred (300) copies thereof for the use of the members of the Senate; five hundred and fifty (550) copies thereof for the use of the members of the Assembly; three hundred (300) copies thereof for the use of the Controller, to supply the various county officials, and exchange with the several States and Territories. |
Relative to printing, etc., Report of State Controller. |
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No. VI.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 20, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That twelve hundred (1,200) copies of the report of the State Treasurer be printed-fifty (50) copies thereof for the State Library; three hundred (300) copies thereof for the use of the members of the Senate; |
Relative to printing, etc., Report of State Treasurer. |
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Senate; five hundred and fifty (550) copies thereof for the use of the members of the Assembly; and three hundred (300) copies thereof for the use of the Treasurer, for the purpose of supplying the various county officers and exchanging with States and Territories. |
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Bidleman granted leave of absence. |
No. VII.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 23, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That H.J. Bidleman, Recorder of Lander County, is hereby granted leave of absence from the State for the period of six months, at any time during his term of office; provided, that said County Recorder shall have a competent deputy to discharge all the duties of said office required by law during his absence. |
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Travis granted leave of absence. |
No. VIII.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 23, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That W.S. Travis, Sheriff of Lincoln County, have leave of absence for six months. |
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Relative to printing proceedings of Senate and Assembly in election of United States Senator. |
No. IXSenate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 23, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That two thousand and five hundred copies of the proceedings of the Senate and Assembly relating to the election of United States Senator, together with the remarks of the Hon. J. P. Jones before the Joint Convention of the two Houses, be printed in pamphlet form, one thousand copies for the use of the Senate, fifteen hundred copies for the use of the Assembly. |
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Hall and Murphy granted leave of absence. |
No. X.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed January 28, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That W.H. Hall, County Treasurer of Esmeralda County, and M.A. Murphy, District Attorney of said county, be, and are hereby, each granted leave of absence from said county, for the period of six months, at any time they may select during their term of office; provided, each shall leave a competent deputy to act in his stead during such absence. |
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No. XI.Memorial and Joint Resolution relative to extending the Government surveys over the public lands in the State of Nevada.
[Passed January 31, 1873.]
To the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled:
Your memorialist, the Legislature of the State of Nevada, respectfully represent to your honorable bodies, that, in point of area, Nevada is the third State in the Union; that the Government survey has been extended over only a very small portion of the public lands of the State; and that there are within said State large bodies of desirable agricultural and grazing lands not yet surveyed; and that a large number of inhabitants have settled upon said unsurveyed lands for the purpose of making homes thereon, and that said inhabitants are anxious to secure title to the lands upon which they have so settled; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representative in Congress requested, to use all proper means to have at least one hundred thousand dollars appropriated for the purpose of extending the public surveys in the State of Nevada, during the year eighteen hundred and seventy-three. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing to each of our Senators and Representative in Congress. |
Relative to extending Government surveys. |
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No. XII.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 3, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That P.B. Miller, County Clerk of Lincoln County, be granted leave of absence from the State for the term of six months, at any time he may designate during his term of office. |
P.B. Miller granted leave of absence. |
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No. XIII.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 4, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That nine hundred and sixty copies of the Report of the Select Committee on Centennial Affairs be published for the use of the members of the two bodies, apportioned according to their numbers respectively. |
Printing Report of Select Committee on Centennial Affairs. |
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Printing, etc., Report of Mineralogist. |
No. XIV.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 4, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That two thousand copies of the Report of the State Mineralogist be printed, to be used as follows: One hundred copies for each of the Centennial Commissioners; fifty copies for each of the Commissioner to the International Exhibition at Vienna; one hundred for each of our Representatives in Congress; two hundred and fifty for the Senate; five hundred for the Assembly; two hundred and fifty for the State Mineralogist; and four hundred for the Secretary of State and Librarian-five hundred copies of which shall be bound in cloth, and distributed pro rata; provided, that such cloth binding shall not be an additional cost of more than twenty-five cents per copy. |
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Relative to sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections of public lands. |
No. XV.Memorial and Joint Resolution relative to public lands in the State of Nevada.
[Passed February 6, 1873.]
To the Honorable the Senate and the House of Representatives, in Congress assembled:
Your memorialist, the Legislature of the State of Nevada, respectfully represent to your honorable bodies, that a portion of the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections of the public lands in said State are mountainous and unfit for cultivation, other portions are of a mineral and saline character, and a large majority of said sections are unsurveyed; and, whereas, your memorialist, being anxious to place the school system of our young State on a footing with other States, and therefore being desirous of realizing at as early a day as possible the proceeds of said lands, for common school purposes, and as the number yet unsold in said sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections would be, when surveyed, about three million nine hundred thousand acres, and the State of Nevada having sold only about twenty-seven thousand acres of said grant, therefore your memorialist respectfully request that the Act on Congress donating said sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections to the State of Nevada be repealed, so far as the unsold portion of said grant is concerned, and that Congress pass an Act granting to the State of Nevada, in lieu thereof, one million acres of the public land, be given to the State of Nevada, for the support of common schools, to be selected as other grants heretofore made to the State of Nevada; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our Senators in Congress be and hereby are instructed, and out Representative in Congress be and hereby is requested, to use all proper means to procure the legislation above asked; be it further |
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all proper means to procure the legislation above asked; be it further Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to forward a copy of this memorial to each of our Senators and our Representative in Congress. |
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No. XVI.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 7, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That James W. Richards, County Auditor of Churchill County, be, and he is hereby, granted leave of absence from this State, for the period of six months; provided, he shall have a deputy competent, faithfully to discharge the duties of said office of County Auditor during said period. |
Richards granted leave of absence. |
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No. XVII.Memorial and Joint Resolution relative to public lands in the State of Nevada.
[Passed February 11, 1873.]
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled:
Your memorialist, the Legislature of the State of Nevada, most respectfully represent, That there are in the State of Nevada several hundred thousand acres of saline, borax, and soda lands, and that a portion of said lands are being worked with profit for the production of borax, soda, and salt; that this branch of industry is fast becoming one of the leading interests of the State of Nevada; that about one hundred thousand acres of said lands have been settled upon and are being worked and held under the possessory laws of the State of Nevada, and in order that this branch of industry may be protected, and that capital may find a permanent and profitable investment, and for the purpose of avoiding future legislature, and that title may be acquired to this class of lands; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our Senators in Congress are hereby instructed, and our Representative in Congress be and hereby is requested, to use all proper means to secure the passage of an Act by Congress that will enable the State of Nevada to select said saline, borax, and soda lands under and by virtue of the various grants that have heretofore been made by Congress to the State of Nevada. |
Relative to saline, borax, and soda lands.
Representatives in Congress to use all proper means to secure passage of Act to enable State to select lands. |
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Governor requested to transmit copies of resolutions. |
Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to each of our Senators and to our Representative in Congress. |
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Relative to printing Report of Surveyor General and Land Register. |
No. XVIII.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 11, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That twelve hundred copies of the Report of the Surveyor General and State Land Register be printed-fifty copies thereof for the State Library; three hundred copies thereof for the Senate; five hundred and fifty copies thereof for the Assembly; and three hundred copies for the use of the Surveyor General and Register of State Land Office, for distribution and supplying exchanges. |
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Printing Report of Joint Committee to Visit Insane. |
No. XIX.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 11, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That four hundred and eighty copies of the report of the Joint Committee to Visit the Insane be ordered and printed. |
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Joint Committee required to examine all compilations of laws of Nevada. |
No. XX.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 12, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the joint committee appointed to examine the Bonnifield and Healy compilation of the laws of Nevada, be authorized to examine all compilations of the laws of this State which may be presented to the committee, and to report as the comparative merit and value of such revisions or compilations. |
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No. XXI.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 12, 1873.]
Whereas, A proper consideration of the convenience, not to say, rightful demands, of the general public, is paramount to the selfish interests and questionable aims of corporate monopolies; and, whereas, the rapid dissemination of intelligence throughout the country is not only conducive to the enlightenment of its citizens, its general prosperity, and consequent increase of population, but is also a growing necessity, and should therefore be placed within the reach of all classes of citizens; and, whereas, the social and commercial interests existing between the several States of the Union would be incalculably benefited by the adoption of rapid and cheaper means of intercommunication throughout our common country; and, whereas, it is believed that this most desirable end can only be attained by the adoption of the postal telegraph system, as recommended by the Postmaster General in his recent annual report; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our Senators be instructed and our Representative in Congress requested, to use all legitimate means within their power to secure the passage of a law embodying the most beneficial and liberal provisions of the several bills now pending in Congress for the establishment of a postal telegraph. Be it further Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor of Nevada be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to each of our Representatives in Congress. |
Preamble.
Postal telegraph, relative to establishment of,
Governor to transmit copies. |
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No. XXII.Senate Concurrent Resolution.
[Passed February 13, 1873.]
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That John S. Shoemaker, County Clerk of Washoe County, be, and he is hereby, granted leave of absence from this State for the period of six months, at such time as he may select during his present term of office; provided, that he leaves a competent deputy to perform the duties of his office as required by law. |
John S. Shoemaker granted leave of absence. |
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Relative to coal lands.
Congress to grant coal discoverer preferred right to purchase.
Governor to transmit copies. |
No. XXIII.Joint Memorial and Concurrent Resolution relative to the coal lands of the State of Nevada.
[Passed February 20, 1873.]
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
Your memorialist, the Legislature of the State of Nevada, respectfully represent, that the increasing scarcity of wood for fuel in the State of Nevada, warrants us in assuring your honorable bodies, that unless relief be found to the drain upon our rapidly disappearing forests by the development of coal mines within the State, gold and silver mining in Nevada will soon be seriously embarrassed and attended by expense rendering the working of low grade ores unprofitable; that thus far, although considerable sums of money have been expended during the past ten years in searching for coal within the State, no coal of a good quality has been found; that under Acts of Congress, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, all public lands upon which coal may be discovered after that date must be sold at public auction at a minimum price of twenty dollars per acre, giving the discoverer no preferred privileges, either in the preemption or purchase of such lands, and subjecting him to an entire loss of the time, labor, and money expended in making such discovery; that under the circumstances prospecting for coal in the State of Nevada, involving an extremely hazardous outlay of capital, has almost entirely ceased, with no reasonable probability of its resumption without the special interposition of your honorable bodies. Wherefore, your memoralist respectfully petition your honorable bodies will grant encouragement to the search for coal in the State of Nevada by exempting the State from the operations of said Act of July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and Act of March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and by further allowing the discoverer or discoverers of coal within the State, the preferred right to preempt and purchase, if upon the public domain, one hundred and sixty acres of the lands, upon which discoveries of coal may be made, at such price per acre as may seem just and reasonable to your honorable bodies.
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our Senators in Congress are hereby instructed, and our Representative be requested, to use their endeavors to secure the passage of a law that will accomplish the object set forth in this memorial; and, Resolved further, That the Governor be requested to forward a copy of this memorial and resolution to each of our Senators and to our Representative in Congress, inviting their earnest and early attention to the subject. |
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No. XXIV.Memorial.
[Passed March 1, 1873.]
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled:
Your memorialist, the Legislature of the State of Nevada, respectfully represent, That during the Winter of 1859-1860, and the Spring of 1860, the Indians inhabiting what was then the western portion of Utah Territory, now forming the State of Nevada, became hostile to the whites, and recurring massacres made it necessary to call for volunteers in California, and in the threatened section of what was then Utah, now State of Nevada, in aid of the few United States troops available in the emergency; that in the operations of the regulars and volunteers against the Indians, in the necessary defense of the white settlements, Emanuel Penrod, now of Carson City, Nevada, had taken from and impressed by said troops and volunteers, to wit: two large fine American mules, the property of said Penrod, and of the value of five hundred dollars, and also, certain lumber and building material, of the value of twenty-two hundred dollars. That said United States troops, while operating against said Indians, were stationed at Carson City for the period of about one month, and during said time occupied a building then in course of erection, belonging to said Penrod. That during their forced occupancy of said premises by the regulars, they used for fuel and destroyed lumber and building material belonging to said Penrod to the amount and value of twenty-two hundred dollars, as aforesaid; that by the occupancy of said premises, as aforesaid, the completion thereof was delayed for more than two months, to the damage and injury of said Penrod in the sum of four hundred dollars, as the same was leased at the monthly sum and rental of two hundred dollars, to commence upon the completion of the building; and, whereas, said Penrod has never received any compensation for said losses and damages; now, therefore, your memorialist, the Legislature of the State of Nevada, respectfully petition your honorable body to pass an Act for the relief and compensation of said Penrod as would be just in the premises, and our Senators in Congress are hereby instructed, and our Representative requested, to use all reasonable diligence and efforts to secure the passage of such an Act.
Resolved, That the Governor of the State be, and he is hereby, requested to transmit a certified copy of the foregoing memorial to each of our Senators and Representative in congress. |
Emanuel Penrod, memorial for relief to.
Petition and memorial.
Governor to transmit copies. |
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Relative to Central Pacific Railroad Company obtaining patents to lands.
Resolution.
Governor to transmit copies. |
No. XXV.Relative to Central Pacific Railroad Company obtaining patents to lands.
[Passed March 3, 1873.]
Whereas, By the fourth section of an Act of the Congress of the United States, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and the sixth section of an Act of the Congress of the United States approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, it is provided that whenever the Central Pacific Railroad Company shall have completed and equipped twenty consecutive miles of railroad and telegraph line, and it shall so appear to the President of the United States by the reports of Commissioners for that purpose appointed, patents shall issue conveying to said company the right and title to the lands granted in aid of the construction of said railroad and telegraph line; and, whereas, said railroad and telegraph line have long since been reported and certified complete throughout the entire line and route by the Commissioners thereunto appointed; and, whereas, in consequent of restrictive and embarrassing orders issued by the honorable Secretary of Interior, said railroad company has neglected to apply for or receive patents for said lands, lying within the bounds of the State of Nevada, and has consequently been unable to return said lands for taxation, thereby depriving the State of taxes on the same; and, whereas, a large portion of said land is valuable only for the timber growing upon it, and is being stripped by trespassers of the timber and rendered valueless to the State, the General Government, and said railroad company; and, whereas, it has been represented that the railroad company has been refused patents for their lands by the rulings of the honorable Secretary of the Interior; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our Senators be, and they are hereby, instructed, and our member of Congress be, and he is hereby, requested, to use all honorable endeavors to secure the passage of a law setting aside the orders of the honorable Secretary of the Interior, which prevent said railroad company from making application for patents for said lands, and requiring said railroad company to make application for patents for said lands, and also requiring the honorable Secretary of the Interior to issue patents for said lands at the earliest day practicable. Resolved, That each of our Senators and our member of Congress be, and they are hereby, requested to transmit, at an early day, to his Excellency the Governor, any information they may have relative to railroad lands in the State of Nevada. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby, requested to transmit copies of these resolutions to each of our Senators and our Representative in Congress, to the Secretary of the Interior, and to the Commissioner of the General Land Office. |
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No. XXVI.Concurrent Resolution relative to Mail Service between Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, to Greenville, in Indian Valley, Plumas County, California.
[Passed March 6, 1873.]
Whereas, There is a direct road from Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, via Long Valley, Beckwourth Pass, Sierra Valley, Clove and Genesee Valleys, to Greenville and Taylorsville, in Indian Valley, Plumas County, California, which can be and has been traversed by stages and wagons, at all times during the past Winter, which road has been declared a post route, by Act of Congress of June, eighteen hundred and seventy-two; and, whereas, no mail contract has been let thereon, and no adequate service is contemplated, as indicated by the advertisements of Post Office Department for proposals; and, whereas, such routes will serve several thousands of people at either terminus with mail facilities, who during the Winter months are almost wholly deprived of them; and, whereas, such route is the only route to Indian Valley that is not closed or greatly impeded by deep snows from December to July; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representative be requested, to use all proper means, by Act of Congress or earnest efforts with the Post Office Department, to procure a tri-weekly mail during the Winter months, from Reno, over the before-mentioned route, to Greenville, in Plumas County, California, at the earliest date practicable on which such contracts can be let. Resolved, That the Governor be requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and to our Representative in Congress. |
Mail service between Reno, Nevada, and Greenville, California.
Resolution.
Governor to transmit copies. |
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No. XXVII.Senate Concurrent Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to grant to the Governors of the several States and Territories of the United States, the right to frank certain books and pamphlets sent through the United States mail.
[Passed March 6, 1873.]
Whereas, A liberal system of exchanges of the statute laws and decisions of the Supreme Courts of the several States of the Union and Territories has been inaugurated, and is of untold advantage in building up and maintaining State libraries; and, whereas, such matter cannot be sent through the United States mail unless the postage is prepaid; and, whereas, many of the States and Territories fail to send such matter through the mail for this reason, but instead transmit the same by express, making the cost more than to buy the same; therefore |
Franking privilege, memorial to Congress to grant to Governors of States and Territories. |
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the same by express, making the cost more than to buy the same; therefore
Resolved, That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representative be requested, to use all their influence to procure the enactment of a law, authorizing and empowering the Governors of the several States and Territories to frank all statutes, decisions of the Supreme Courts, and other public printed documents intended for exchange, so that the same may have transit through the United States mail free of charge. |
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