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RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS
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No. 1Assembly Joint and Concurrent Resolution No. 1, ratifying a proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States.
[Approved January 27, 1919]
Whereas, Both houses of the Sixty-fifth Congress of the United States of America, by a constitutional majority of two-thirds thereof, made the following proposition to amend the constitution of the United States of America, in the following words, to wit:
Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each house concurring therein), That the following amendment to the constitution be, and hereby is, proposed to the states, to become valid as a part of the constitution when ratified by the legislatures of the several states as provided by the constitution:
Article ...... Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. Sec. 2. The Congress and the several states shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Sec. 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitution by the legislatures of the several states, as provided in the constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the Congress; therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the said proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States of America be, and the same is hereby, ratified by the legislature of the State of Nevada. That certified copies of this preamble and joint and concurrent resolution be forwarded by the governor of this state to the president of the United States, the secretary of state of the United States, and the presiding officer of the United States senate, and to the speaker of the house of representatives of the United States. |
Ratifying proposed prohibition amendment to U. S. constitution |
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Endorsing proposed female suffrage amendment to U. S. constitution |
No. 2Assembly Joint Resolution.
[Approved February 4, 1919]
Whereas, There is now pending before the senate of the United States a resolution to submit to the several states an amendment to the constitution of the United States granting the right of suffrage to women; and Whereas, The president of the United States has urged the passage of such resolution, not only as an act of justice to the women of America, but as a means to encourage the acceptance of democratic ideals throughout the civilized world; and Whereas, The world war laid its burdens and sacrifices with even hand upon men and women alike, and demanded and received from both the fullest measure of patriotism and devotion, in order that the great purposes for which the war was successfully fought might be permanently secured for the benefit of mankind; and Whereas, In the period of readjustment and reconstruction upon which we have entered, there will arise the most difficult and far-reaching moral, social, economic, industrial and political problems that must, of necessity, affect the lives of all our people for generations to come, and in the solution of which men and women must equally be concerned; therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the senate of the United States be hereby requested to immediately pass such resolution to submit to the states for their approval the Susan B. Anthony amendment to the constitution of the United States; and be it further Resolved, That the senators from Nevada be requested to present this resolution to the United States senate and to energetically and actively support the resolution submitting such amendment. |
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No. 3A Joint Memorial memorializing the Congress of the United States for the passage of an amendment to the bill introduced by Senator Bankhead in the United States senate on December 4, 1918, known as S. 5088, also the same amendment to a bill introduced in the United States senate by Senator Swanson on December 5, 1918, known as S. 5098, also the same amendment to a bill introduced by Mr. Shackleford in the house of representatives of the United States on December 12, 1918, known as H. R. 13354, and also to any other similar bills introduced in Congress in order to provide a more equitable application of federal aid for post-roads in the sparsely settled states, and to provide a more reasonable time limit for the availability of such federal aid.
[Approved February 4, 1919]
We, your Memorialists, The Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, respectfully represent that, Whereas, There are pending in the Congress of the United States, bills known as S. 5088, S. 5098, and H. R. 13354, all of which provide for additional federal aid for post-roads under the terms of the act of Congress, approved July 11, 1916, and commonly known as the federal aid road act; and Whereas, Section six of said federal aid road act provides that the United States shall not cooperate in any road project in an amount greater than fifty per centum of the total estimated cost thereof; and Whereas, Although additional federal aid for road-building at the present time is highly desirable, nevertheless those states having large areas and relatively small populations will be unable to avail themselves of the benefits of this act, as amended, to provide additional federal aid, without a disproportionate burden of taxation; now, therefore, Your memorialists urgently request that the said bills, and any other similar bills which may be introduced in the Congress of the United States, be so amended that section six of the said federal aid road act will provide that in those states where the average population per square mile of area is one hundred persons or more, based upon the census of 1910, the United States shall not cooperate in any road project in an amount greater than fifty per centum of the total estimated cost thereof; and that in those states where the average population per square mile of area, based on the census of 1910, is less than one hundred persons, the share of the United States shall be increased one-fourth of one per centum for each person, or major fraction thereof, less than one hundred per square mile; and furthermore Whereas, Section three of said federal aid road act provides that so much of the appropriation apportioned to any state for any fiscal year as remains unexpended at the close thereof, shall be available to such state only until the close of the succeeding fiscal year; and |
Praying for passage of amendment to federal aid road act |
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Praying for passage of amendment to federal aid road act |
state for any fiscal year as remains unexpended at the close thereof, shall be available to such state only until the close of the succeeding fiscal year; and Whereas, On account of the said provision of section three of said act, local conditions existing in some states render it practically impossible to comply with the terms of the act; now, therefore, Your memorialists also request that said bills now pending in Congress, and any other similar bills which may be introduced, be amended so that section three of the said federal aid road act will provide that so much of the appropriation to any state for any fiscal year as remains unexpended at the close thereof, shall be available to such state until the close of the second succeeding fiscal year; and be it Resolved, That a copy of this memorial be sent to each of the members of the congressional delegation from the State of Nevada to the Congress of the United States, and to each body of said Congress. |
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Praying for increased federal appropriation for Stewart Indian institute |
No. 4Senate Joint Resolution No. 3, memorializing the Congress of the United States relative to the needs of the Stewart Indian institute.
[Approved February 5, 1919]
Whereas, There is now pending before the senate of the United States the bill containing, among other things, the appropriation for the maintenance and support of the Stewart Indian institute in this state; and Whereas, The appropriations heretofore made have been inadequate to properly care for the Indian children of Nevada and contiguous territory; and Whereas, There are now about 8,000 Indians in this state, and about 740 Indian children are denied the advantages of education and training because of the lack of accommodations; and Whereas, Experience has shown that the education of Indian children has been the means of adapting them to conditions of the present time and has made them useful citizens in the body politic; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That Congress be urged to make a liberal appropriation for increasing the scope of the present school and for maintaining said enlarged school, to the end that the benefits of education and training may be made available to the large number of Indian children now denied such benefits, and that they be made self-supporting and able to compete for such support; be it further Resolved, That properly certified copies of this resolution be sent to the senators and representative from Nevada, to the president of the senate and speaker of the house, and to the secretary of the interior. |
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be sent to the senators and representative from Nevada, to the president of the senate and speaker of the house, and to the secretary of the interior. |
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No. 5Senate Joint Resolution, submitting a memorial to the Congress of the United States asking a recognition of the contracts and a liquidation of the damages arising out of the call of the federal government for manganese, chrome, tungsten, and other rare minerals, as a war necessity; the patriotic response of western miners to the same; and the loss occasioned by the closing of the promised market by the coming on of peace.
[Approved February 21, 1919]
Whereas, The government of the United States during the emergency created by the war, found itself confronted by problems, not the least of which was the urgent need for increased production of foodstuffs, manufactures and metals; and Whereas, The government did, to promote this production, extend guarantees to the producers of foodstuffs and to the producers of coal, iron, and other commodities, and did contract with, and assume the risks incident to, the great emergency manufacturing enterprises conducted over the period named; and Whereas, The government did, without definite contract, urge upon western miners the necessity of discovering deposits of certain metals and minerals upon which the success of the whole venture depended, and of developing and equipping the same; and Whereas, Western miners, without thought of written contract or of legal agreements of any character, but in the spirit of true patriotism, did venture into new fields in pursuance of this request and did discover, develop, and equip mines of manganese, chrome, and tungsten at the express and urgent invitation of the federal government during the period when the importation of these essential products was impossible; and they do now find themselves without market for the product and without reward for their investments; and Whereas, The government, while still protecting the larger producers of foodstuffs and the great raw-product tonnage of the nation, and while liquidating estimated financial damages incurred by the cessation of hostilities and the discontinuance of the manufacture of armament, munitions, and ships, nevertheless appears to be unmindful of moral obligations assumed in its call to the miner who discovered, developed, and equipped at his own expense-without written or statutory guarantees-he mines of manganese, chrome, and tungsten as aforesaid, whose products are now in competition with foreign products secured under conditions which make it impossible for American industries to compete; therefore be it |
Praying that Congress pass measures for rendering justice to western miners in their production of war minerals and metals |
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Praying Congress to render justice to western miners |
with foreign products secured under conditions which make it impossible for American industries to compete; therefore be it Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That we do memorialize the Congress of the United States by this preamble and resolution, and petition that it act favorably on those measures now before it providing for the rendition of substantial justice to those western miners who, at the request of the government, so patriotically met the emergency referred to, and that the Congress be further memorialized to examine critically into the differentials existing between the prices fixed by various governmental agencies upon the metal products of the western and intermountain country, over the war period, and the prices fixed upon other products produced elsewhere throughout the United States, in order that this western and intermountain country-of which Nevada is a part-may be, on the record, absolved of the charge that it asks for consideration not shown to other sections of the nation of which we are a part; and be it further Resolved, That we submit this memorial in the confident belief that the government of the United States will hold itself responsible to the miners of the west for the assurance given verbally by its departments and agencies, quite as faithfully as it holds itself responsible to the more cautious, if not less patriotic, producers of the east who secured their guarantees of fair treatment in the form of laws, regulations, and written contracts; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to each of the members of the congressional delegation from the State of Nevada in the Congress of the United States and to each house of said Congress. |
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Amending Nevada constitution; county commissioners to appoint state senator or assemblyman to fill vacancy |
No. 6Senate Joint Resolution No. 4. Proposal to amend the Constitution of the State of Nevada.
[Approved February 27, 1919]
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That section 12 of article 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: In case of the death or resignation of any member of the legislature, either senator or assemblyman, the county commissioners of the county from which such member was elected shall appoint a person of the same political party as the party which elected such senator or assemblyman to fill such vacancy; provided, that this section shall apply only in cases where no general election takes place between the time of such death or resignation and the next succeeding session of the legislature. |
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No. 7Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Approved February 28, 1919]
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the state printer, in making up the printed volume of the Statutes of Nevada of 1919, is hereby authorized and directed to include the initiative prohibition act therein, as chapter 1 thereof. |
Initiative prohibition law to be chapter 1, Stats. 1919 |
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No. 8Senate Joint Resolution.
Whereas, The United States government maintained for years a mint at Carson City, Nevada, which coined many millions of dollars of gold and silver product of Nevada and other mining states of the west; and Whereas, The State of Nevada has always responded with alertness and energy to all requests of the federal government and displayed exceptional activity and loyalty during the recent great war; and Whereas, The people of Nevada believe that their state is entitled to recognition by the United States government and that this great mineral-producing state is in justice entitled to a United States mint; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That we respectfully petition the government of the United States for the restoration of the mint at Carson City, Nevada, and the resumption of the coinage thereat, and we request our senators and representative in Congress to labor unremittingly for the restoration of the mint at Carson City, Nevada; and be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state of Nevada to the president of the United States, the secretary of the treasury, the director of the United States mint, and to the senators and representative from Nevada in Congress. |
Praying that U. S. mint at Carson City be reestablished |
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No. 9Senate Concurrent Resolution, favoring the establishment of a league of nations to enforce peace and aim at promoting the liberty, progress and orderly development of the world.
[Approved March 10, 1919]
Whereas, The war, now brought to a victorious close by the associated power of the free nations of the world, was above all else a war to end war and protect human rights; therefore, be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Nevada, both houses concurring, That we favor the establishment of a league of nations of which the United States shall be a member. We believe that such a league would aim at promoting the liberty, progress, and orderly development of the world; that it should clinch the victory won at such terrible sacrifice by having the united potential force of all its members as a standing menace against any nation that seeks to upset the peace of the world; be it further |
Endorsing league of nations |
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Endorsing league of nations |
the world; that it should clinch the victory won at such terrible sacrifice by having the united potential force of all its members as a standing menace against any nation that seeks to upset the peace of the world; be it further Resolved, That certified copies of this resolution be sent by the secretary of state to the president and to the presiding officers of both branches of Congress and to each of the United States senators and representative from Nevada. We recommend that this resolution be adopted, as it is a nation-wide nonpartisan resolution. |
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Praying Congress to pass law enabling interstate common carriers to be exempt from federal employers liability act when they elect to come under state workmens compensation acts |
No. 10Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact a law enabling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to be exempted from the provisions of the federal employers liability act, where such common carriers elect to come under the provisions of the workmens compensation acts of the various states.
[Approved March 10, 1919]
Whereas, The principles of workmens compensation have been accepted by nearly every state in the union, and by the United States government in dealing with its own employees, as being a sound and scientific method of meeting industrys obligation to the unfortunate workers who are injured during the course of employment; and Whereas, Persons engaged in interstate commerce and employed by common carriers are prohibited from enjoying the privileges of the workmans compensation laws of the various states on account of the liability of the common carriers to suits under the federal employers liability act; and Whereas, There are approximately five thousand (5,000) railroad workers in the State of Nevada and approximately one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) in the United States who are denied the opportunity of securing compensation, except through litigation in the courts; and Whereas, The people of Nevada believe that it is equitable and just that the principles of workmens compensation should be extended to all employers and employees, irrespective of their occupation; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the senators representing Nevada and the Nevada representative in Congress be, and they are hereby, requested and memorialized to work for the passage and vote for the enactment of a law which will make it possible for common carriers engaged in interstate commerce, and the employees of such common carriers, to accept and come within the state laws governing workmens compensation; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of the senate be authorized and directed to send a copy of this resolution, signed by the governor of Nevada, the president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, to each Nevada senator and representative in Congress. |
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governor of Nevada, the president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, to each Nevada senator and representative in Congress. |
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No. 11Senate Joint Resolution.
[Approved March 26, 1919]
Whereas, The president has declared No peace can last or ought to last which does not recognize and accept the principles that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that national aspirations must be respected. Peoples can now be dominated and governed only by their own consent. Self-determination is not a mere farce; and Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada believe that the right of self-determination ought to and does apply to all nations no matter under whose rule such peoples are subject; and believing further that the people of Ireland come within the classification of such nations and consistently with justice and humanity are entitled to the same rights as other subject nations; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring herein, That the representatives of the people of the United States at the peace conference be requested to exercise their influence to the end that the people of Ireland be permitted to determine for themselves the form of government under which they wish to live; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions, duly authenticated by the secretary of state under the great seal of this state, be transmitted to the president and vice-president, and to the senators and representative in Congress from Nevada, and to the representatives of the United States in the peace conference at Paris. |
Endorsing home rule for Ireland |
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No. 12Senate Joint Resolution, relative to the wool industry of Nevada.
[Approved March 26, 1919]
Whereas, A large amount of wool is shipped in a crude state every year from Nevada, and it is probable that a profitable industry might be established in this state by the cleaning or manufacture of wool; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the University of Nevada be requested to make a study and investigation of the subject, said study and investigation to include a survey of the wool production of this state, the amount of manufactured wool used in this state, the cost of establishing scouring and manufacturing plants, and such other matters as may be pertinent to the subject, and that the results of said study and investigation be published in a bulletin by the University of Nevada. |
Requesting University of Nevada to investigate feasibility of wool-scouring and manufacturing plants in Nevada |
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Praying Congress to make national park of Lake Tahoe and Tahoe basin
California asked to cooperate |
No. 13Senate Joint Resolution, relative to the establishment of the Tahoe national park.
[Approved March 26, 1919]
Whereas, Lake Tahoe and the basin surrounding it constitute one of the scenic wonders of the world, and should be preserved for all time for the people; and Whereas, Private ownership of said section has despoiled a large part of the surrounding basin and is a bar to development of the natural beauty and resources of that section; and Whereas, Similar natural wonders in other sections of the country are under the control of the federal government and receive better care and attention than is possible under private ownership; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the Congress of the United States is hereby petitioned to include Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe basin in a national park under the control of the United States, and that copies of this resolution be sent to the secretary of the interior and to our senators and representative in Congress; be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the president of the senate and speaker of the assembly of the State of California, and that the legislature of the State of California be requested to join with the State of Nevada in petitioning the Congress for the establishment of a national park as herein stated. |
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Requesting removal of obstacle in Lake Tahoe |
No. 14Senate Joint Resolution, in reference to reclaiming additional land in Nevada.
[Approved March 26, 1919]
Whereas, The government of the United States did in March, 1903, allow and set aside $3,000,000 for what is known as the Truckee-Carson project, now known as the Newlands project, for irrigation and reclamation of arid lands in the State of Nevada, the reclamation depending almost wholly upon the control of the waters of Lake Tahoe; and Whereas, The government, in carrying out the said project, has expended thereon over the sum of $6,200,000, and as a result has irrigated and there is now under irrigation by virtue of said work 42,311 acres of land, and there is irrigable under the said project 22,000 more acres; and Whereas, In developing Lake Tahoe as a reservoir certain outlet works have been constructed which control the levels of the lake only between those levels which it sought naturally in a state of nature before said works were installed, though as a result of the holding of water at higher levels in said lake over portions of the season the regulation of flow is more gradual than in the past; and |
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said lake over portions of the season the regulation of flow is more gradual than in the past; and Whereas, A certain rim or bar has formed back of the said outlet works and now prevents the free flow of water at the lower stages of said lake in such volume as to make said water available for the practical uses to which it might otherwise be put, to wit, the irrigation of an additional 41,000 acres of land in the said Newlands project, and the release of other waters now impounded in Lahontan reservoir for the irrigation of other lands in adjacent sections of Nevada; and Whereas, Preliminary steps have been taken by the government for the cutting of the said artificial rim; now, therefore, be it Resolved, and it is hereby resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the officers having said matter in charge do such things and take such action as is necessary to immediately cut and remove or have cut and removed the said artificial rim or shoal, thereby supplying sufficient water for the reclamation of the large area of land in the State of Nevada; and the said officers are hereby urged to do everything in their power to accomplish the result; that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the secretary of state, to each of our senators and representative in Congress, the secretary of the interior, and the director of the United States reclamation service. |
Requesting removal of obstacle in waters of Lake Tahoe to further reclamation of additional land in Nevada |
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No. 15Senate Joint Resolution, relative to an international monetary conference.
Whereas, The combined debts of the nations engaged in the world war approximates an hundred billion dollars; and Whereas, The war has wrought destruction of property aggregating tens of billions of dollars in value; left some nations completely bankrupt, others in great financial distress; has unsettled the credit and destroyed much of the commerce of the world; and Whereas, It is of the utmost importance to the safety and welfare of the world that normal conditions of production, trade and commerce be restored at the earliest possible time; and Whereas, The world is now in pressing need of every agency which may assist in quickly restoring the productive capacity of the world; and Whereas, Money is the greatest agency in bringing about a return to normal conditions by stimulating production, trade and commerce and thus producing a demand for labor, much of which is now idle and by reason thereof, in parts of the world, producing conditions menacing civilization; and Whereas, The United States is now the greatest creditor nation and by reason thereof in a position to take a leading part in quickly establishing the best possible uniform basic monetary system; and |
Monetary conference of nations of the world proposed and endorsed |
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Monetary conference of nations of the world proposed and endorsed |
part in quickly establishing the best possible uniform basic monetary system; and Whereas, As said by the great American statesman, James G. Blaine, the two metals (gold and silver) have existed side by side in harmonious, honorable companionship as money, ever since intelligent trade was known among men; and Whereas, The demonetization of silver, for selfish reason, by Great Britain and Germany, forced a similar action by other nations, including the United States; and Whereas, Since the discovery of America, a period of four and a quarter centuries, the production of gold and silver has maintained an average of slightly less than fifteen ounces of silver to one of gold, and is now but approximately eight to one; and Whereas, Prior to the demonetization of silver by the United States in 1873, the commercial ratio of silver to gold was substantially uniform, but, beginning immediately thereafter, such ratio steadily diverged from 16 to 1 in 1874, to 40 to 1 in 1915; and Whereas, The United States is, and has been, one of the largest producers of both gold and silver, the depreciation of the value of silver produced in the United States since demonetization has occasioned a direct loss to the people of the United States of approximately seven hundred millions of dollars and an indirect loss in the permanent material wealth of the nation in an incalculable amount; and Whereas, Economic conditions occasioned by the war would seem to make a return to bimetallism advantageous, if not absolutely necessary; and Whereas, The adoption of bimetallism by international agreement would stimulate the production of both gold and silver, thereby increasing the ability of the world to readjust itself; would create new wealth, open up additional fields for labor, make easier the procuring of money and credit necessary to reestablish old and to establish new industries, and go far towards a solution of the demoralized conditions in Europe and also in our neighboring republic of Mexico; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the people of the State of Nevada, through their representatives, request the government of the United States to invite the nations of the world to participate in an international conference for the consideration of the question of a return by all nations to a bimetallic standard of money upon a fixed uniform ratio of value; and be it further Resolved, That the governor be, and he hereby is, requested to transmit a copy of this resolution to the president of the United States, to the Congress of the United States, to the governors of the several states of the United States, and to such other persons or organizations as in his discretion he may deem advisable. |
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No. 16Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5.
[Approved March 28, 1919]
Whereas, In the title of senate bill 121 in that part giving the title of the act which senate bill 121 is designed to amend, the words certain foreign corporations are used through a clerical error when the proper words are certain corporations; and Whereas, The same mistake appears in the first sentence of section one of senate bill 121; and Whereas, Assembly substitute for assembly bill 101 is the act proposed to be amended and this correction will properly identify the bill designed to be amended: Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the enrollment committee of the senate be and it is hereby authorized and directed to make the necessary corrections by striking out and omitting the word foreign where it appears in the title of senate bill 121 and where it appears in section one of senate bill 121. |
Correcting clerical error in enrolled bill |
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No. 17Assembly Joint Resolution, relative to amending section four of article six of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That section four of article six of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended so as to read as follows: Section 4. The supreme court shall have appellate jurisdiction in all cases in equity; also in all cases at law in which is involved the title, or the right of possession to, or the possession of, real estate or mining claims, or the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll or municipal fine, or in which the demand (exclusive of interest) or the value of the property in controversy, exceeds three hundred dollars; also in all other civil cases not included in the general subdivisions of law and equity, and also on questions of law alone in all criminal cases in which the offense charged is within the original jurisdiction of the district courts. The court shall also have power to issue writs of mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, quo warranto, and habeas corpus and also all writs necessary or proper to the complete exercise of its appellate jurisdiction. Each of the justices shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus to any part of the state, upon petition by, or on behalf of, any person held in actual custody, and may make such writs returnable, before himself or the supreme court, or before any district court in the state or before any judge of said courts. In case of the disability or disqualification, for any cause, of the chief justice or either of the associate justices of the supreme court, or any two of them, the governor is authorized and empowered to designate any district judge or judges to sit in the place or places of such disqualified or disabled justice or justices, |
Amending Nevada constitution Jurisdiction and powers of supreme court
Governor may call district judges to sit in place of disabled or disqualified supreme ustices |
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justice or justices, and said judge or judges so designated shall receive their actual expense of travel and otherwise while sitting in said supreme court. |
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Asking that Pyramid Lake Indian reservation be thrown open for entry |
No. 18Assembly Joint Resolution.
Whereas, It is the announced policy of the department of the interior to provide farms for the returned soldiers from the world war; and Whereas, There are many thousands of acres of unexcelled forming land which will come naturally under the Truckee-Carson irrigation system, situated within the boundaries of the Pyramid Lake Indian reservation, which are not utilized by the Indians of said reservation and are not needed to provide homes for said Indians; and Whereas, Said lands are at presented owned by the government, thus entailing no cost for the land itself for the purpose of providing said returned soldiers with farms; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That we urge our representatives in Congress to take immediate steps to have Pyramid Lake Indian reservation thrown open for such entry. Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state of Nevada to our senators and representative in Congress; to the secretary of the interior; and to the president of the United States. |
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Amending Nevada constitution Fiscal year to begin July 1 |
No. 19Assembly Joint Resolution, proposing an amendment to the constitution.
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That section one of article nine of the constitution of the State of Nevada shall be amended to read as follows: Section 1. The fiscal year shall commence on the first day of July of each year. |
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Amending Nevada constitution Legislature shall not pass certain laws |
No. 20Assembly Joint Resolution, proposing to amend section 20 of article 4 of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That section 20 of article 4 of the constitution be amended so as to read as follows: Section 20. The legislature shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases-that is to say: Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace and of constables, and fixing their compensation; For the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors; Regulating the practice of courts of justice; |
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Providing for changing the venue in civil and criminal cases; Granting divorces; Changing the names of persons; Vacating roads, town plots, streets, alleys and public squares; Summoning and empaneling grand and petit juries, and providing for their compensation; Regulating county and township business; Regulating the election of county and township officers; For the assessment and collection of taxes for state, county, and township purposes; Providing for opening and conducting elections of state, county, or township officers, and designating the places of voting; Providing for the sale of real estate belonging to minors or other persons laboring under legal disabilities; Giving effect to invalid deeds, wills, or other instruments; Refunding money paid into the state treasury, or into the treasury of any county; Releasing the indebtedness, liability or obligation of any corporation, association, or person to the state, or to any county, town or city of this state; but nothing in this section shall be construed to deny or restrict the power of the legislature to establish and regulate the compensation and fees of county officers, to establish and regulate the rates of freight, passage, toll, and charges of railroads, toll-roads, ditch, flume and tunnel companies incorporated under the laws of this state or doing business therein. |
Legislature shall not pass certain laws |
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No. 21Assembly Joint Resolution, submitting a memorial to the commissioner of Indian affairs of the United States government at Washington, D. C., asking that the fish ladder at Indian Dam, on the Pyramid Lake Indian reservation, be reconstructed.
[Approved March 28, 1919]
Whereas, The commissioner of Indian affairs of the United States government at Washington, D. C., did construct, or cause to be constructed, a dam on the Truckee river within the Pyramid Indian reservation, said dam now being known as the Indian dam; and Whereas, Said commissioner of Indian affairs did construct or cause to be constructed, a fish ladder on the east side of said Truckee river, having its opening thirty (30) feet below the face of the dam; and Whereas, It has been found that the fish will not use this ladder, due to the placing of same, but congregate on the turbulent waters at the base of the dam and especially so at the west end; therefore, be it |
Requesting that fish ladder at government dam in Pyramid reservation be made serviceable |
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Resolved in the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That we do memorialize the said department of the United States government to reconstruct fish ladder either in the center of said dam or on the west side in such a manner that said fishway shall have its outlet at the base of said dam, and be so constructed as to allow the free passage of fish on their way to the headwaters of the said Truckee river; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to each of the members of the congressional delegations from the State of Nevada in the Congress of the United States and to each house of Congress. |
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Requesting establishment of mail route between Carson City and Lake Tahoe |
No. 22Senate Joint Resolution, relative to establishing a mail route between Carson City and Lake Tahoe.
[Approved March 26, 1919]
Whereas, Several towns and camping sites on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe are directly tributary to Carson City, Nevada; and Whereas, Under the present system hundreds of people are deprived of quick and adequate communication with Carson City, Nevada, the base of communication and supplies for the said eastern shore of Lake Tahoe; and Whereas, Under the present system of mail transportation it requires about twenty hours for mail communication between Carson City and said eastern shore of Lake Tahoe, a distance of approximately fifteen miles; and Whereas, A direct mail route between Carson City, Nevada, and the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe is entirely feasible and the establishment of same would be of great benefit to a large number of people thus served; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the postmaster-general of the United States is hereby respectfully requested to establish a mail and rural express route over the Kings Canyon road between Carson City, Nevada, and Edgewood on the Nevada-California state line, and that copies of this resolution be transmitted to the postmaster-general and to our senators and representative in Congress. |
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No. 23Senate Joint Resolution No. 15.
[Approved March 27, 1919]
Whereas, Incalculable benefit is to be derived from a transcontinental system of government highways; and Whereas, The legislature of the State of Nevada is firmly convinced that the present is the most opportune time to commence immediately the construction of main federal transcontinental highways to be constructed and maintained by the government of the United States; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the Congress of the United States be memorialized to take immediate steps to provide the necessary legislation; be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to our senators and representatives in Congress. |
Praying for construction of federal transcontinental highways |