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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 417κ
RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1Mr. Hussman]
No. 1Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
[Approved January 30, 1935]
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That for the purpose of expediting the business of the present session of the legislature in the interest of economy, that it is the sense of the assembly and the senate that the people of the State of Nevada, at large, should be invited to make such requests for legislation as they may deem necessary or expedient, at the earliest possible moment, so that the business of the thirty-seventh session of the Nevada legislature may be determined at the earliest possible moment; and it is further Resolved, That the press of the State of Nevada be requested to make public the substance and purpose of this resolution. |
Suggestions by citizenry invited |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 21 of the Thirty-sixth SessionMessrs. Dunseath and Kenny]
No. 2Assembly Joint Resolution, relative to amending section 14, article V, of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That section 14 of article V of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended so as to read as follows: Section 14. The governor, justices of the supreme court and attorney-general, or a major part of them, of whom the governor shall be one, may, upon such conditions and with such limitations and restrictions as they may think proper, remit fines and forfeitures, commute punishments and grant pardons after convictions, in all cases, except treason and impeachments, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law, relative to the manner of applying for pardon; provided, however, whenever any person shall be convicted of any crime, except treason, murder, burglary in the first degree, arson in the first degree, robbery, carnal knowledge of a female child under the age of ten years, or rape, the trial court may, in its discretion, at the time of imposing sentence upon such person, direct that such sentence be
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Proposed constitutional amendment from 36th session; second passage by legislature |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 418 (NUMBER 2, Assembly Joint Resolution No. 21 of the Thirty-sixth Session)κ
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stayed or suspended and that the convicted person be released from custody upon such conditions and with such limitations and restrictions as the trial court may think proper. |
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Proposed constitutional amendment from 36th session; second passage by legislature |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 26 of the Thirty-sixth SessionMessrs. Brown and Kenny]
No. 3Assembly Joint Resolution, relative to amending section 3, article I, of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That section 3, article I, of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 3. The right of trial by jury shall be secured to all, and remain inviolate forever; but in civil actions three fourths of the jury may render a verdict. A trial by jury may be waived in all criminal cases, by the consent of both parties, expressed in open court by the defendant and his counsel, and in civil actions by the consent of the parties, signified in such manner as may be prescribed by law. In civil actions and cases of misdemeanor, the jury may consist of twelve, or any number less than twelve, upon which the parties may agree in open court. |
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Recommending immediate payment of adjusted service certificates of sailors and soldiers of world war |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 2Mr. Persson]
No. 4Assembly Joint Resolution, relative to memorializing Congress to enact proposed legislation directing immediate payment of the adjusted service certificates of sailors and soldiers of the world war.
[Approved February 8, 1935]
Whereas, A period of depression exists in the State of Nevada, throughout the United States, and the world; and Whereas, The immediate cash payment of the adjusted service certificates of the sailors and soldiers of the world war, some of whom are in dire need owing to the present economic conditions, will alleviate suffering, and increase tremendously the purchasing power of millions of the consuming public, distributed uniformly throughout the nation, and lighten immeasurably the burden which states, counties, and cities are now required to carry for relief; and Whereas, The payment of such certificates will not create any additional debt, but will discharge and retire an acknowledged contract obligation of the government; and |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 419 (NUMBER 4, AJR 2)κ
Whereas, The government of the United States is now definitely committed to a policy of spending large sums of money for the purpose of hastening recovery from the present economic crisis; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That the legislature of the State of Nevada most respectfully urges and petitions the president and the Congress of the United States to enact legislation for the immediate payment, at face value, of the adjusted service certificates; and be it further Resolved, That the chief clerk of the assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the president and vice president of the United States, to the speaker of the house of representatives, and to each of our two senators and to our member of the house of representatives from Nevada in the Congress of the United States, and that such senators and member from Nevada be urged to support such legislation. |
Recommending immediate payment of adjusted service certificates of sailors and soldiers of world war |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 5Clark, Elko, Lincoln, Nye, Washoe, and White Pine County Delegations]
No. 5Assembly Joint Resolution.
[Approved February 16, 1935]
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That Congress be memorialized to provide for the State of Nevada, under the provisions of executive order No. 6251, dated August 19, 1933, senate resolution No. 80, dated May 29, 1933, and under S. J. Res. No. 74, dated April 14, 1934, a survey of the present and future market for electricity, the methods for balancing supply and demand; cost for electricity, cost for transmission and distribution to consumers; survey of electric rates, and formulation of a program of public works, which will present a complete statement of all charges for electricity for every community in Nevada; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution, under the seal of the State of Nevada, to the Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the United States, to each of our senators in the United States senate, to our representative in Congress, and to the Hon. Frank R. McNinch, chairman, federal water power act commission. |
Memorializing Congress for electrical survey |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 420κ
Memorializing Congress for continuance of tariff on copper |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 7Mr. Russell]
No. 6Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to enact suitable legislation to impose a tariff on copper.
[Approved February 16, 1935]
Whereas, The present tariff on copper will expire by limitation on June 30 of the present year unless congressional legislation extending the same shall be enacted prior thereto; and Whereas, A discontinuance of said tariff would be destructive of the copper industry in the State of Nevada, and adjoining states; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That Congress be memorialized to enact such legislation as will continue a tariff on copper not less than 9 cents; and be it further Resolved, That duly certified copies of this resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state of the State of Nevada to each of our senators at Washington, D. C., and to our representative in Congress. |
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Requesting return of A. B. No. 83 from governor |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 2Washoe County Delegation]
No. 7Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the return of assembly bill No. 83 from the governor.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor of the State of Nevada be requested to return to the assembly, for correction of history and further consideration, assembly bill No. 83 now in the hands of the governor for approval. |
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Memorializing Congress for relief in matter of grazing fees |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 9Mr. Persson]
No. 8Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress and the secretary of agriculture of the United States for relief in the matter of grazing fees for livestock upon the national forests.
[Approved February 27, 1935]
Whereas, The existing schedule of grazing-fee charges exacted for use by Nevada stockraising settlers of those public ranges upon which their properties necessarily were and still are established, and which have, from time to time, been surrounded by the so-called national forest withdrawals, are based upon range appraisals covering periods of abnormally high livestock prices; and |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 421 (NUMBER 8, AJR 9)κ
Whereas, The continuance of such charge schedules, in the face of existing livestock values far below any known for many years past, can only most seriously impede and retard any reasonable opportunity for recovery and rehabilitation of Nevadas stockraising and ranching settlements, a most important factor in the social and economic structure of our state; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That we most earnestly urge upon all federal officials concerned the extreme need for continuance, for the grazing season of 1935, of the fifty percent reduction in national forest grazing-fee charges as granted for 1932, based upon the charges in effect for 1931; and be it further Resolved, That we urge our Nevada congressional delegation to use every effort toward securing an early and complete range reappraisal, looking to the fixing of forest grazing-fee schedules in keeping with the heavy decline in livestock values that has occurred since the present schedules were determined; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Nevada be and he is hereby directed to immediately forward copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to the speaker of the house of representatives, to each of our senators, and to our representative in Congress. |
Memorializing Congress for relief in matter of grazing fees |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 4Committee on Labor]
No. 9Assembly Joint Resolution, to the honorable the president of the United States relative to the policy of establishing a reasonable and equitable preferential basis in connection with certain contracts and works in favor of Nevada contractors, Nevada materials, and Nevada labor.
[Approved February 27, 1935]
To the Honorable the President of the United States: Whereas, The thirty-seventh legislature of the State of Nevada, in regular session, represents: The State of Nevada, in common with every state in the union, is confronted with the important task of providing employment for its citizens. Funds are appropriated from time to time by the Congress of the United States for the construction of federal public buildings and the construction of national forest, national park and national monument highways within the State of Nevada, upon which considerable numbers of men are employed. Many of the contracts for such works are let to contractors located outside of Nevada, who usually, if not invariably, import into the state the labor required for their construction. |
Urging a preferential basis in favor of Nevada contractors on public works |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 422 (NUMBER 9, AJR 4)κ
Urging a preferential basis in favor of Nevada contractors on public works |
construction. The employment of needy citizens of this state on such work would in some measure alleviate the serious unemployment situation in Nevada; would be a just policy, in that it would avoid adding to Nevadas duties in the matter of police protection and the legal rights of persons permanently or temporarily residing within its borders; would be a justifiable policy from an economic standpoint; since it would obviate the expense of transporting employees from other parts of the United States; and would work no injustice to any community; and Whereas, The federal law, being section 6 of An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in the construction of rural post roads and other purposes, approved July 11, 1916, reads, in part, as follows: That in the expenditure of this fund for labor, preference shall be given, other conditions being equal, to honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines, but any other preference or discrimination among citizens of the United States in connection with the expenditure of this appropriation is hereby declared to be unlawful; and Whereas, It is advisable for the better carrying out of the intent and purpose of the said law to restrict this preference to the citizens of the state in which said work is being performed; and Whereas, Said section 6 should be amended to give preference to the citizens of the state in which any of the work under the said act is being performed; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That departments of the United States government having under their charge and control the awarding of contracts for the construction of public works within the state, or the supervision of such works, if any, by force account, pursue the policy of establishing a reasonable and equitable preferential basis in connection with such contracts and works in favor of Nevada contractors, Nevada materials, and, in particular, of Nevada labor, and that the good offices of the president of the United States be exerted to this end; be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted forthwith by the secretary of the State of Nevada to the president of the United States senate, to the speaker of the house of representatives, to our senators and representative in Congress, and to the chief of the bureau of public roads, and a copy, under the great seal of the State of Nevada, to the president of the United States. |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 423κ
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 1Senator Branson]
No. 10Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to not repeal long- and short-haul clause.
[Approved February 27, 1935]
To the Congress of the United States: Your memorialist, the legislature of the State of Nevada, hereby respectfully represents; that Whereas, The measure before your honorable bodies for repeal of the long- and short-haul clause of the interstate commerce act, if adopted and it were possible of enforcement in the spirit that it is intended, would be a public disaster, no more to the business and economic interests of the intermountain states of the great west, than to the railway lines themselves, which are sponsoring this ill-advised legislation; and Whereas, Each year the manufacturers of freight-carrying motor vehicles are enlarging the carrying capacities of their units and fleets, and immensely broadening their range; and Whereas, The railroad managements are cognizant of these facts, or ought to be, and are striving at the same time to tighten their hold upon us by placing truck haulage under the jurisdiction of the interstate commerce commission, subjecting it to rules and practices inimical to the public welfare; and Whereas, Were it possible for the railroads to unite and accomplish this double purpose, it would be an absurdity to permit, expect, or require the truck operators to adopt a back-haul rate and practice in the delivery of intermountain freight, similar to what the railroads propose to appropriate to themselves, or to participate in their pretensions of justification therefor; and Whereas, On the contrary, it would have the effect of causing widespread retaliation, both through state legislation and business dealings with shippers, by encouraging motor haulage here and everywhere, and be the worst calamity that could happen to the railroads; and Whereas, For more than two years the railroads and their backers in Congress have carried on a vigorous campaign of propaganda, telling their employees and the public that collecting from the public under the name of a back-haul for a service not rendered, but if rendered would be a disservice, would have the effect of stimulating railroad employment, which propaganda is false and vicious, to the great disadvantage of employees more than any other class; and Whereas, In previous times when the back-haul practice was in operation, the Southern Pacific company, alone in its latitude and area, absorbed the whole of the added revenue extracted from the public accruing from the back-haul, sharing no part of it with connecting lines, which fact refutes and answers the argument of its general need by the railroads or its stimulating employment; now therefore, be it
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Memorializing Congress to not repeal long- and short-haul clause |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 424 (NUMBER 10, SJR 1)κ
Memorializing Congress to not repeal long- and short-haul clause |
latitude and area, absorbed the whole of the added revenue extracted from the public accruing from the back-haul, sharing no part of it with connecting lines, which fact refutes and answers the argument of its general need by the railroads or its stimulating employment; now therefore, be it Resolved, That the legislature of the State of Nevada hereby respectfully requests the Congress to defeat this and all measures now or hereafter before it, designed to repeal or nullify the long- and short-haul clause of the interstate commerce law, and further, to commit itself to a permanent policy of retaining and strengthening said long- and short-haul clause against future agitation for its repeal. Resolved, That copies of this memorial be forwarded to the members of the Nevada delegation in Congress, and to members of the Utah and Idaho delegations, by the secretary of state of the State of Nevada. |
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Requesting return of A. B. No. 53 from governor |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 3Mr. Newton]
No. 11Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the return from the governor of the State of Nevada of assembly bill No. 53.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor of the State of Nevada be requested to return to the assembly for further consideration assembly bill No. 53. |
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Providing payment of expenses of delegates to land conference |
[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2Committee on Ways and Means]
No. 12Senate Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, On February 8, 1935, the senate appointed Honorable John E. Robbins and Honorable Morley Griswold as delegates to represent the State of Nevada at a conference of railroad land commissioners with Honorable F. R. Carpenter, director of grazing, at Denver, Colorado, on February 11 and 12, 1935; and Whereas, Pursuant to said senate resolution, Honorable John E. Robbins and Honorable Morley Griswold have attended said conference and rendered valuable services to the State of Nevada; and Whereas, Honorable John E. Robbins and Honorable Morley Griswold have each incurred expenses incident to attending said conference in the sum of $108.45; now, therefore, be it |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 425 (NUMBER 12, SCR 2)κ
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That warrants to reimburse Honorable John E. Robbins and Honorable Morley Griswold for expenses incurred incident to their attending said conference be drawn forthwith by the state controller and paid by the state treasurer in the same manner that other officers of the legislature are compensated. |
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 5Mr. Renfro]
No. 13Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the return from the governor of assembly bill No. 70.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor of the State of Nevada be requested to return assembly bill No. 70 for correction. |
Requesting return of A. B. No. 70 from governor |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 22Clark County Delegation]
No. 14Assembly Joint Resolution, petitioning the Hon. Harry L. Hopkins, federal emergency relief administrator of the United States, for an allotment of funds in the sum of twenty-seven thousand ($27,000) dollars for the aid and relief of the Clark County school system at Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada.
[Approved March 7, 1935]
Whereas, The influx of thousands of people with their families was brought about through the construction of the Boulder dam, near Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada, with a great increase in the number of children of school age; and Whereas, The school population of the high school at Las Vegas, which in normal times have a total enrollment of 285 students; and Whereas, The accommodation of students in the Las Vegas schools from Boulder City increased this normal school enrollment to more than 600; and Whereas, Boulder City is situated approximately twenty-six miles from the Las Vegas schools, making it necessary that transportation should be provided for the children living at Boulder City and attending the Las Vegas school, which cost of transportation is at the rate of fifty-five ($55) dollars per day; and Whereas, The school funds in this district have been depleted to the extent that, on and after the first day of March, teachers will be unable to draw their pay; and |
Petitioning federal relief administration for aid for Las Vegas schools |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 426 (NUMBER 14, AJR 22)κ
Petitioning federal relief administration for aid for Las Vegas schools |
Whereas, This condition of affairs has been brought about by the honest efforts, and the requirements of the law in the State of Nevada, to properly educate the young in this state, by reason of which efforts the children of Boulder City were accorded the same opportunities as those normally resident of said district; and Whereas, Unless relief can be obtained from the federal government to alleviate this condition, it will be equivalent to penalizing the parents and students of Clark County for conditions that have been brought about by being fair to the federal government; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That the Hon. Harry L. Hopkins, federal emergency relief administrator, be petitioned to provide relief in the sum of twenty-seven thousand ($27,000) dollars to the Clark County school board, Clark County, State of Nevada, for the purpose of maintaining their schools which have been reduced to bankruptcy in taking care of the students from Boulder City; and be it further Resolved, That duly certified copies of this resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state of the State of Nevada to the Hon. Harry L. Hopkins, federal emergency relief administrator, at Washington, D. C., to each of our senators in the United States senate, and to our representative in Congress, with the request that provisions be made immediately for the financing of said school district, to the end that teachers shall be justly compensated for their services. |
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Urging employment of citizens of state on road projects |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8Committee on Labor]
No. 15Assembly Joint Resolution.
[Approved March 7, 1935]
Whereas, Experience has shown that the special provisions promulgated by the federal bureau of public roads authorizing contractors to be the sole judge of the qualifications of employees using heavy equipment, defeats the object and purpose of the law to employ local labor; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That the special provisions permitting contractors to be the sole judge of the qualifications of employees using heavy equipment be abrogated, and a rule requiring that only citizens of the state wherein said work is being performed shall be employed on such work; and further |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 427 (NUMBER 15, AJR 8)κ
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be forthwith transmitted by the secretary of state to our senators and representative in Congress, to the chief of the bureau of roads, and that a copy under the great seal of the State of Nevada be sent to the president of the United States. |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 19Mr. Noble]
No. 16Assembly Joint Resolution, endorsing the policy of President Roosevelt in regards to his stand on the $4,880,000,000 program.
[Approved March 7, 1935]
Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the legislature of the State of Nevada desires to assure the president that the State of Nevada, which has always been in the forefront concerning matters of importance to the nation, being still mindful of its obligations arising out of its statehood, desires to take this opportunity to endorse President Roosevelt in his effort to relieve the depression that is now and has been casting a gloom over all the people of this nation; and be it further Resolved, That the State of Nevada, with every confidence in the president of the United States, feels that this depression can best be combatted through the administration of his plan of public works, and at the same time feels that any obstacle now placed in the way of those plans will result in interminable delay to the return of normal times and conditions for which all the people of this nation are so earnestly praying and hoping; and be it further Resolved, That the State of Nevada feels that you should be highly commended for assuming the responsibility for those great plans and giving to the various states the opportunity of cooperation with you in restoring prosperity to the nation which you love and whose principles we cherish; and be it further Resolved, That this resolution is an unqualified expression of the hopes of the people of the State of Nevada that every person charged with the obligation of responsibility to the nation in respect to this matter be urged to give to the president of the United States a full measure of their best efforts as an obligation of their loyalty to the principles of American citizenship; and be it further Resolved, That the governor of the State of Nevada cause these resolutions to be transmitted by wire to the president of the United States, and to our senators and representative in Congress. |
Policies of President Roosevelt endorsed |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 428κ
Requesting return of A. B. No. 11 from governor |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 6Mr. Goodwin]
No. 17Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the return from the governor of assembly bill No. 11.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor of the State of Nevada be requested to return assembly bill No. 11 for correction. |
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Proposed constitutional amendment from 36th session; second passage by legislature |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 17 of the Thirty-sixth SessionSenator Heidtman]
No. 18Senate Joint Resolution, relative to amending article X of the state constitution.
Be It Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That a section be added to article X of the constitution of the State of Nevada to be known as section 2, which shall read as follows: Sec. 2. The total tax levy for all public purposes including levies for bonds, within the state, or any subdivision thereof, shall not exceed five cents on one dollar of assessed valuation. |
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Endorsing Register Your Baby campaign |
[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3Senator Sawyer]
No. 19Senate Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, There is now proceeding in the State of Nevada, under the direction of the state board of health, cooperating with the census bureau at Washington and the Nevada emergency relief administration, a Register Your Baby campaign; and Whereas, The purpose of such campaign is to secure the registration for record, both in Nevada and in Washington, of all babies born in this state during the year 1934, and each year thereafter; also for the purpose of correcting all omissions or mistakes that have possibly occurred in the registration of those that have been recorded; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the legislature of the State of Nevada hereby gives its hearty approval to the Register Your Baby movement, and urge upon the people of this state that they give it their earnest support in order that not only may the childrens future be protected, but that in returns from Washington, Nevada may, in proportion to population, rank as high in percentage as do the other states of the union. |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 429 (NUMBER 19, SCR 3)κ
from Washington, Nevada may, in proportion to population, rank as high in percentage as do the other states of the union. |
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 8Mr. Oldham]
No. 20Assembly Concurrent Resolution, conveying thanks to the Lions club of Carson City, Nevada, for courtesies extended to the members of the legislature.
Whereas, The Lions club of the city of Carson very courteously and kindly extended to the members of the legislature of the State of Nevada an invitation to an entertainment and banquet on Thursday evening, March 7, 1935; and Whereas, The entertainment was of a very high and pleasing nature, and the banquet accompanying the same was so ample and complete as to leave a lasting recollection of pleasure; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That we do hereby express and convey to the members of the Lions club of Carson City, Nevada, our sincere thanks and appreciation for the very fine entertainment and banquet; and be it further Resolved, That a properly certified copy of this resolution be transmitted to the secretary of the Lions club of Carson City, Nevada. |
Expressing appreciation to Lions club of Carson City |
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 10Mr. Hussman]
No. 21Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the governor to return assembly bill No. 30 to the assembly for further consideration.
Whereas, It has been discovered that assembly bill No. 30 would have an effect that was not intended; and Whereas, Said bill in its present form would be in conflict with other laws of the State of Nevada; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor of the State of Nevada be requested to return to the assembly, assembly bill No. 30 for further consideration. |
Requesting return of A. B. No. 30 from governor |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 430κ
Section 7 joint rules legislature amended |
[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5Senator Robbins]
No. 22Senate Concurrent Resolution, relative to amending section 7 of the joint rules of the senate and assembly.
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That joint rule 7 be amended to read as follows: Concurrent resolutions shall be used as a means of expressing facts, principles, opinions and purposes of the senate and assembly, and for authorizing joint committees of the two houses. They shall not be binding on either house until agreed to by both. They shall not be sent to the governor for approval. Such resolutions shall, after enrollment, be delivered by the chairman of the enrolling committee, or such person as he may direct in writing, to the secretary of state for filing and the latter shall receipt for same to such chairman. Upon the adoption of such resolution the presiding officer of each house shall inquire as to the pleasure of the house whether or not it shall be included in the printed volume of the statutes, and if so ordered the secretary of state shall be so notified by the chairman of the enrollment committee. Joint resolutions proposing amendment to the state constitution shall not be submitted to the governor for his approval or signature, but shall, after enrollment, be delivered by the chairman of the enrolling committee, or such person as he shall designate in writing, direct to the secretary of state for filing and recording, and the latter shall receipt for the same to such chairman. Joint resolutions, other than as enumerated in the preceding paragraph, shall be used as a means in addressing the president of the United States, Congress, or either house thereof, representatives in Congress, and the national departments, and shall be delivered by the chairman of the enrolling committee, or such person as he shall designate in writing, to the governor for action as provided by law. |
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Requesting return of S. B. No. 27 from governor |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 7Mr. Hussman]
No. 23Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the return of senate bill No. 27 from the governor.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor be requested to return to the assembly for correction senate bill No. 27. |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 431κ
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 6Senator Branson]
No. 24Senate Joint Resolution, urging Congress to enact a federal train-limit law.
To the Congress of the United States: Your memorialist, the legislature of the State of Nevada, hereby respectfully represents that Whereas, The legislature of the State of Nevada has enacted a bill limiting the length of freight trains operated within the state to a length of seventy cars, and there are pending before several state legislatures measures of identical or similar import, with indications that most of them will soon be adopted; and Whereas, There are several bills before Congress with practically identical provisions, except that they are national in scope, being applicable to interstate commerce throughout the nation without exception or exemption; and Whereas, The purpose of all such bills is to promote the safety of employees and the traveling public; and Whereas, The consideration of such bills in state legislatures occasions a great deal of acrimony and recrimination, arising from threats of the railroad companies to remove their shops from states enacting such bills, and other threats of litigation, accompanied by costs that would be prohibitive; and Whereas, For these reasons it would be infinitely better to have a federal law limiting freight trains engaged in interstate commerce to seventy cars, thus forestalling the removal of shops from one state to another, and silencing all threats of litigation; and Whereas, It would be far more economical and satisfactory to the railroads to have such an interstate law, through the operation of which they would run their trains from state to state without interference, without switching and breaking them up, for the mere purpose of complying with varying laws which might be vastly different and inconsistent with each other within a space of a few miles; and Whereas, By the early passage of a national train-limit law a long step would be taken in the desirable direction of uniform legislation upon a subject where it is truly essential; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the Congress be most earnestly urged and beseeched to enact a bill at its earliest convenience, limiting the length of freight trains engaged in interstate commerce to seventy cars, and that such law be fashioned after the laws of Arizona and Nevada. Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Nevada be and hereby is directed to forward a certified copy of this memorial to each member of the Nevada delegation at Washington. |
Memorializing Congress to enact federal train-limit bill |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 432 (NUMBER 24, SJR 6)κ
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Nevada be and hereby is directed to forward a certified copy of this memorial to each member of the Nevada delegation at Washington. |
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Requesting highway department to construct portion of route 1a |
[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6Senators Sawyer, Carpenter, Miller, Keenan, Marsh, Ryan, and Getchell]
No. 25Senate Concurrent Resolution, requesting the department of highways of the State of Nevada to proceed with the construction of a portion of route 1a.
Whereas, Route 1a has been for a number of years past designated by the department of highways of the State of Nevada as being entitled to construction; and Whereas, That portion thereof from Miriam to Fallon is an important and necessary link in the highway system of this state; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the department of highways be urgently requested to proceed at the earliest moment that funds may be available therefor to proceed with the construction of that portion of said route 1a from Miriam to Fallon; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Nevada be directed to deliver a properly certified copy of this resolution to the chairman of the department of highways of the State of Nevada. |
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Lincoln County Flood Control Project report ordered printed |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 9Lincoln County Delegation]
No. 26Assembly Concurrent Resolution, proposing the printing of a certain document designated as the Lincoln County Flood Control Project, as a state document.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That that certain document prepared by the United States department of agriculture, forest service of Nevada national forest, by exhaustive study and report on national forest matters within the State of Nevada, important from a historical and engineering point of view, and containing valuable information, be printed as a state document; and be it further Resolved, That the committee on printing be required to have printed for the purposes of the legislature, and for such general distribution as may be hereafter directed, five hundred (500) copies thereof, one hundred (100) copies thereof to be delivered to and distributed by the forest supervisor of the Nevada national forest. |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 433κ
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 12Mr. Cooper]
No. 27Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the withdrawal from the governor of assembly bill No. 90.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor be requested to return to the assembly for further consideration assembly bill No. 90. |
Requesting return of A. B. No. 90 from governor |
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[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7Senator Tobin]
No. 28Senate Concurrent Resolution, relative to acknowledging the sermon of Rev. Brewster Adams, as the same appeared in the Nevada State Journal March 10, 1935.
Whereas, The Rev. Brewster Adams, of Reno, Nevada, has seen fit to have published in the press an article that should properly be designated as a philosophical dissertation on the conduct of human beings under unusual and distressing circumstances; and Whereas, He has in such article, figuratively speaking, held us up by the scruff of our necks and smote our public seats with great efficacy, but at the same time with such words of kindness and compassion that our sorrow for his grief at being forced to chastise us makes us forget our own suffering in comparison; and Whereas, We are fully aware that Rev. Adams has only partially concealed the great love he has for all those stricken by woe, in this great moral lesson that offers, even unto legislators, a hope for salvation; and Whereas, We recognize in the article that subtle humor tempered with christian kindness possessed so markedly by him; and Whereas, We feel that the spirit of Rev. Adams as expressed in said article justifies a proper acknowledgment by this body; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That it is the sense of this body that in the article referred to above, the Reverend Adams sensed a thought of human philosophy based upon a spirit of mutual kindness that has endeared him, deeper than before, to every friend of man; and be it further Resolved, That the members of this body offer to Rev. Adams the hope that he may live long and happily with those whom God has given to his care, and continue to radiate hope and happiness to the troubled; and be it further Resolved, That properly certified copy of these resolutions be transmitted to Reverend Adams. |
Acknowledging sermon of Rev. Brewster Adams |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 434κ
Requesting return of A. B. No. 181 from governor |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 14Mr. Henrichs]
No. 29Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the return of assembly bill No. 181 from the governor for further consideration.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor of the State of Nevada be requested to return to the assembly for further consideration assembly bill No. 181. |
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Requesting return of A. B. No. 218 from governor |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 15Mr. Sherwood]
No. 30Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the return of assembly bill No. 218 from the governor for further consideration.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor of the State of Nevada be requested to return assembly bill No. 218 to the assembly for further consideration. |
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Memorializing the president regarding seigniorage charges on silver |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 27Whole House]
No. 31Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing the president of the United States to initiate and carry into effect a movement within his discretion to furnish new employment in the mines of the United States.
[Approved March 21, 1935]
Whereas, The return of seigniorage charges on the current production of silver to the producer thereof, would greatly aid in the restoration of normal employment in the western states; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That the president of the United States be memorialized, in his discretion, to make such executive order or promulgate through the treasury department, or any other government agency that may be deemed proper to administer the provisions of any such order, to pay to the miners of silver in the United States the profits of the government received from the production of silver in the form of seigniorage charges on their respective current productions of silver until such time as employment in the United States shall have reached a normal level, or until the domestic price of silver shall have reached $1.29 per ounce; and be it further Resolved, That it is suggested for the consideration of the president in this respect that restrictions or regulations concerned with the disposal of said seigniorage may be subject to any or all of the following provisions: |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 435 (NUMBER 31, AJR 27)κ
president in this respect that restrictions or regulations concerned with the disposal of said seigniorage may be subject to any or all of the following provisions: (1) That any miner of silver to whom said seigniorage charge is returned shall expend the entire amount of same for new employment wages, as follows: (a) The payment of wages to men employed on new underground development work. (b) The payment of wages for renovation and construction of plants and installation of equipment undertaken subsequent to the promulgation of the presidents order. (2) That any producer of silver to whom the seigniorage charge is returned (in addition to the amount of the seigniorage to be spent for new employment wages as outlined above) shall expend an amount equivalent to at least 50% of the amount of said seigniorage for labor, materials, equipment, power and other ordinary expenses required in connection with said new development work, plant renovation and construction, and equipment installations undertaken and carried on subsequent to the effective date of the presidents order; and be it further Resolved, That the president of the United States is urgently requested to give to this resolution his best consideration; and be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution, with the request that it be adopted in substance by the other silver-producing states, be sent to the governors thereof, with the request that in all those states in which the legislature is now or may soon convene, that the governor submit these resolutions to such legislatures for appropriate concurrent action thereon, and in all other cases the governor is requested to express to the president of the United States such representation regarding the matter as may be proper and within the authority of such governor; and be it further Resolved, That properly certified copies of this resolution be sent to each of our senators in the United States senate and to our representative in Congress, with the request that they and each of them use all honorable means to make such representation to the president of the United States as will tend to be in keeping with the desires expressed in this resolution. |
Memorializing the president regarding seigniorage charges on silver |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 436κ
Requesting construction of Broken Link on highway from Alamo to Caliente |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 11Lincoln, Clark, and White Pine County Delegations]
No. 32Assembly Concurrent Resolution, requesting the immediate construction of the Broken Link between Alamo and Caliente, in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Whereas, That certain portion of route 7 of the highway system of the State of Nevada has long since been designated as part of the highway system of the State of Nevada; and Whereas, Said road is an important link between the town of Alamo and the town of Caliente in Lincoln County; and Whereas, This will help complete the highway link from Idaho to Las Vegas, bringing into the State large revenue in traffic and fuel tax; and Whereas, The construction thereof is necessary and there is apparently no good reason why it should not be completed; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the state highway engineer of the State of Nevada be and he is hereby directed to proceed promptly with plans for the completion of said road, and to thereupon complete the same at the earliest possible moment with any available funds that may be on hand; and be it further Resolved That a properly certified copy of this resolution be transmitted by the chief clerk of the assembly of the State of Nevada to the state highway engineer of the State of Nevada. |
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Proposing substitute for lost resolution |
[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9Senator Sawyer]
No. 33Senate Concurrent Resolution, proposing a substitute for assembly joint resolution which has been lost in the Senate.
Whereas, Assembly joint resolution No. 15 was received in the Senate February 28, 1935; and Whereas, The said resolution was referred to the committee on military and Indian affairs; and Whereas, The said resolution has been lost or misplaced, and cannot be found; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the printed resolution be substituted for the original resolution, and that the officers of the assembly and the senate charged with such duties shall endorse upon such substitute the history thereof, and as the same is disclosed by the respective records of the assembly and the senate, and that when so endorsed that the same shall be placed upon the file of the senate for appropriate action. |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 437 (NUMBER 33, SCR 9)κ
disclosed by the respective records of the assembly and the senate, and that when so endorsed that the same shall be placed upon the file of the senate for appropriate action. |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 4Committee on Federal Relations]
No. 34Senate Joint Resolution, designating the office of the labor commissioner as the state agency to cooperate with the United States employment service in the administration of an act of Congress relating to the establishment of a national employment system.
[Approved March 27, 1935]
Whereas, The Congress of the United States has passed an act approved by the president on June 6, 1933, entitled An act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes; and Whereas, It is provided in section 5 of the act aforesaid, that the grants of money authorized by this act shall be paid to each state which shall, by action of its legislature, consent to the provisions of this act; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the legislature of the State of Nevada does hereby accept the provisions and requirements of said act, and that the office of the labor commissioner is designated as the state agency to cooperate with the United States employment service in accord with the terms and conditions expressed in the said act, and that the state treasurer of Nevada be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to receive the grants of money appropriated under said act. |
Designating office of labor commissioner state agency to cooperate with government in national employment system |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 14Senator Cobb]
No. 35Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to erect a suitable memorial to the memory of the pioneer miners of Virginia City, in the nature of a home for aged miners.
[Approved March 27, 1935]
Whereas, It has been indicated that the Congress of the United States is contemplating the erection of a monument to the memory of the pioneer miners of Nevada, at Virginia City, at a cost of seventy thousand dollars; and Whereas, The thought of remembrance to those men is a worthy one; and |
Memorializing Congress regarding proposed memorial to pioneer miners of state |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 438 (NUMBER 35, SJR 14)κ
Memorializing Congress regarding proposed memorial to pioneer miners of state |
Whereas, It is understood that the proposed memorial is to be a massive monument, intended to withstand the ravages of time for centuries to come; and Whereas, We feel that the most appropriate and enduring monument that could be erected to the memory of those thousands of men who sacrificed their health delving in the bowels of the earth, reaping an incurable disease and shortening their lives, that wealth might be poured into the nations lap in aid of the preservation of the United States government when it was threatened with disruption, would be the erection of a suitable home for those miners who labored and lost; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That Congress be memorialized to make an appropriation sufficient for the purpose of establishing a suitable monument in memory of the miners of the State of Nevada (who gave so much and received so little) in the nature of a home for aged and indigent miners, at some suitable location within the limits of Virginia City; and be it further Resolved, That duly certified copies of these resolutions be transmitted by the secretary of state to the president of the United States senate, to the speaker of the house of representatives, to each of our senators, and our representative in Congress. |
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Memorializing Congress to enlarge Dixie national forest |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 25Clark County Delegation]
No. 36Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to enlarge the Dixie national forest and create a game preserve therein.
[Approved March 27, 1935]
Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the Congress of the United States make provisions for the enlargement of the Dixie national forest, situated in Clark County, Nevada, by including therein additional lands adjacent thereto for the purpose of creating a game preservation for the propagation and preservation of deer, elk and other game animals, or game birds therein, and for the purpose of establishing a public park and playground therein; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state be required to transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to each of our senators in the United States senate and to our representative in Congress. |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 439κ
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 13Senator Keenan]
No. 37Senate Joint Resolution, proposing the repeal of section 3 of article 13 of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That section 3 of article 13 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be repealed. |
Proposing repeal of sec. 3, art. 13 of constitution |
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 13Mr. Oldham]
No. 38Assembly Concurrent Resolution, directing the state highway engineer to proceed without delay to improve and construct a portion of the state highway on route 11 between Weiland and Owyhee in Elko County, Nevada.
Whereas, Route 11 of the state highway comprising that portion between Weiland and Owyhee in Elko County, Nevada, has for more than ten (10) years been designated as a portion of the state highway system of Nevada; and Whereas, The construction and improvement of this highway will be of untold importance and benefit to the majority of the taxpayers of that section of the state; and Whereas, The area which would be served by the construction of that portion of the highway represents an overwhelming majority of the taxable property in that section of the State of Nevada; and Whereas, The construction of this portion of the highway will be of great aid and importance to the mining, livestock, and farming industries and property owners of Elko County and the State of Nevada; and Whereas, The construction of this highway will make the desired connection between the Victory highway at Elko and the Sampson trail at Owyhee which the State of Idaho, at this time, has under construction and nearly completed up to the Nevada line; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the state highway engineer of the State of Nevada be, and he is hereby, requested to proceed without delay to improve and construct said portion of the highway system as soon as funds available therefor may be had; and be it further Resolved, That a properly certified copy of this resolution be transmitted by the chief clerk of the assembly to the highway engineer of the State of Nevada. |
Requesting highway engineer to improve and construct portion of state highway route 11 |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 440κ
Proposing amendment to secs. 2 and 6, article XI, of the constitution |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 18Senator Dressler]
No. 39Senate Joint Resolution, relative to amending sections 2 and 6 of article XI of the state constitution.
Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That sections 2 and 6 of article XI of the constitution of the State of Nevada shall be amended to read as follows: Section 1. Section 2 of article XI is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2. The legislature shall provide for a uniform system of common schools, by which a school shall be established and maintained in each school district at least six months in every year, and any school district which shall allow instruction of a sectarian character therein may be deprived of its proportion of the interest of the public school fund during such neglect or infraction, and the legislature may pass such laws as will tend to secure a general attendance of the children in each school district upon said public schools. Sec. 2. Section 6 of article XI of the constitution is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 6. The legislature shall provide a special tax in addition to the other means provided for the support and maintenance of said university and common schools. |
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Memorializing Congress to purchase site for park at Lake Tahoe |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 14Committee on Public Parks]
No. 40Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to purchase certain lands adjacent to Lake Tahoe in the State of Nevada, for the establishment thereon of a park for recreational purposes,and for the establishment thereon of an emergency aviation field.
[Approved March 28, 1935]
Whereas, The lands lying in the basin surrounding Lake Tahoe, taken together with the setting of the lake, constitute one of the grandest scenic beauties in the United States; and Whereas, The lands surrounding Lake Tahoe are rapidly coming into the hands of private parties, who use the same for commercial purposes; and Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada and of the surrounding territory in the State of California feel that an area for recreational purposes should be set aside for the benefit of the people visiting this scenic playground; and |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 441 (NUMBER 40, AJR 14)κ
Whereas, Said sites would be of great value to the government of the United States in case of emergency as a landing field for aircraft; and Whereas, There is now available a limited area of suitable land; and Whereas, The said tracts are almost on a direct air line between the city of San Francisco and the federal munition plant at Hawthorne, Nevada; and Whereas, There are six improved highway routes leading to the Lake Tahoe region from the States of Nevada and California; and Whereas, The State of Nevada does not have within its boundaries any public parks, recreation grounds, or aviation fields; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That Congress be memorialized to make an appropriation in the sum of one hundred fifty thousand ($150,000) dollars for the purchase and improvement of an area, and that the public works administration be directed to assist in making such an area applicable for the purpose hereinbefore set out; and be it further Resolved, That our senators in the United States senate and our representative in Congress be urged to use their best efforts in the furtherance of the objects of this resolution; and be it further Resolved, That duly certified copies of this resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state of the State of Nevada to each of our senators and to our representative in Congress. |
Memorializing Congress to purchase site for park at Lake Tahoe |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 15Mr. Lattin]
No. 41Assembly Joint Resolution.
[Approved March 28, 1935]
Whereas, For the past four years, the general appropriation act of the State of Nevada has carried a biennial appropriation of $400 for the promotion of civilian rifle practice, to be expended under the direction of the adjutant general; and Whereas, Such appropriation was authorized for the purpose of promoting civilian rifle practice within the State of Nevada in accordance with the act of Congress creating the board for the promotion of civilian practice in the United States; and Whereas, Under the authority of such board, civilian clubs have been organized and are now existing in the State of Nevada, whose purpose is the promotion of rifle practice, and such clubs have organized the Nevada State Rifle Association which cooperates with the adjutant general in the promotion of civilian rifle practice throughout the State of Nevada, and holds annual rifle matches within this state, and will continue to hold same; and
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Requesting secretary of navy to cooperate with state in promotion of civilian rifle practice |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 442 (NUMBER 41, AJR 15)κ
Requesting secretary of navy to cooperate with state in promotion of civilian rifle practice |
Association which cooperates with the adjutant general in the promotion of civilian rifle practice throughout the State of Nevada, and holds annual rifle matches within this state, and will continue to hold same; and Whereas, The sum which has heretofore been appropriated has been insufficient to cover the cost of holding such state rifle matches, and it is desirable to have additional assistance for such purposes; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the adjutant general be requested to communicate with the secretary of the navy, with the view of having a detail of enlisted men from the marine detachment now on duty at the naval ammunition depot at Hawthorne, Nevada, assigned to temporary duty, not exceeding three days, on the occasion of the holding of such annual state rifle contest; and be it further Resolved, That the adjutant general likewise address the commandant of such naval ammunition depot at Hawthorne, Nevada, and the commander of the marine detachment at such point, requesting their aid and assistance in the promotion of such state rifle contest by arranging for matches between civilian rifle clubs of the State of Nevada and members of the marine detachment on duty at such depot; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the secretary of the navy at Washington, D. C., and to our senators and representative in Congress. |
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Memorializing Congress to create department of education |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 16Mr. Phillips]
No. 42Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to create a department of education and providing a secretary of education therefor to sit in the presidents cabinet and to preside over said department.
[Approved March 28, 1935]
Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That Congress be memorialized to create a bureau of education at Washington, D. C., and provide for the selection of a secretary of education to sit in the presidents cabinet and to preside over said department; be it further Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution a certified copy thereof be dispatched by the secretary of state to the president of the United States, and to each of our senators in the United States senate, and to our representative in Congress. |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 443κ
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 26Washoe County Delegation]
No. 43Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress for the creation of a separate railway mail district to be located in the federal building at Reno, Nevada.
[Approved March 28, 1935]
Whereas, The State of Nevada is situated with high Sierra Nevada mountains to the west, which effectually cut off transportation from all except one or two points, and even these are cut off completely during a considerable portion of the year when deep snow makes highways impassable. Only two railways cross this chain of mountains toward the west; and Whereas, To the east it is approximately 550 miles to the Utah line. The state extends north and south-or perhaps it would be better to say from the northwest to the southeast-a distance of approximately 650 miles; and Whereas, Practically this entire territory is isolated from all parts of the United States; and we must depend for our economic and industrial existence almost entirely upon ourselves. Transportation in this immense district becomes very much of a problem, and, we believe, cannot be adequately handled by persons residing from 300 to 600 miles distant; and Whereas, We citizens of Nevada believe we are not receiving our full share of service or monetary benefits due us by reason of supervision of the railway mail service being located at such great distances away. We believe we should have a supervisory force of the railway mail service located in this state; and Whereas, Under the existing conditions the transportation of mails in Nevada is under the supervision of the chief clerk, district No. 3, located at San Francisco; and the chief clerk, district No. 1, Ogden, Utah. It has been the custom in the past of domiciling practically 90% of Nevada appointees in the railway mail service at terminals, either in California or Utah, adjacent to their headquarters, for convenience and administrative purposes. Such practice results in appointees from Nevada losing their Nevada citizenship and becoming citizens of an alien state, their incomes, estimated at from $35,000 to $45,000 per annum, naturally being spent where they live instead of in their appointive state. Of a total of about 30 clerks and substitutes appointed from Nevada, only 6 clerks and 1 substitute are now domiciled within the geographical borders of this state. All other appointees, although working and earning their living in Nevada, are citizens of neighboring states. It is our opinion that this great territory of Nevada is sufficient for the creation of a separate railway mail district, under the supervision of a chief clerk, with office and personnel to be located in the federal building at Reno; now, therefore, be it
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Memorializing Congress for creation of separate railway mail district for Nevada |
κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 444 (NUMBER 43, AJR 26)κ
Memorializing Congress for creation of separate railway mail district for Nevada |
sufficient for the creation of a separate railway mail district, under the supervision of a chief clerk, with office and personnel to be located in the federal building at Reno; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That our senators and representative at Washington be urged to use their influence with the proper authorities for the creation of a new district to supervise and administer this region, as shown in the following outlines: Generally that portion of California, situated on the eastern divide in drainage of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and extending from the Oregon line on the north to Owenyo, California, on the south; The counties of Humboldt, Washoe, Pershing, Lander, Eureka, Churchill, Storey, Lyon, Ormsby, Douglas, Mineral, Nye, and Esmeralda, in Nevada; all post offices, closed-pouch or stage routes entering or terminating in same; all service on Ogden and San Francisco railway post offices between Reno and Carlin, Nevada; all service on Reno and Mina, Reno and Minden, Alturas and Reno railway post offices; and summer service on Truckee and Lake Tahoe railway post office; and be it further Resolved, That properly certified copies of this resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state to each of our senators in the United States senate and to our representative in Congress. |
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Memorializing Congress to increase national guard units in Nevada |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 19Committee on Ways and Means]
No. 44Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to increase national guard units within the State of Nevada and appropriate funds for the building of suitable armories for the housing of same.
[Approved March 28, 1935]
To the Congress of the United States: Your memorialist, the legislature of the State of Nevada, hereby respectfully represents, that Whereas, The plan of the federal administration is to decrease unemployment through a large public works building program; and Whereas, We feel that the State of Nevada should be authorized a substantial increase in national guard personnel, and that the State of Nevada should be allotted a sum of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars for the building of national guard armories where needed in the state; and Whereas, We feel that the steps in this direction already taken by the present administration will be in consonance with the suggestion herein made, and that the same will hasten the hopes and anticipations of our president for the benefit of a large portion of our population; now, therefore, be it
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 445 (NUMBER 44, SJR 19)κ
taken by the present administration will be in consonance with the suggestion herein made, and that the same will hasten the hopes and anticipations of our president for the benefit of a large portion of our population; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That we respectfully request the Congress of the United States to set aside three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars for the building of national guard armories within the State of Nevada, and to authorize at least five (5) additional units of the national guard to the State of Nevada; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Nevada, forward a properly certified copy of this memorial to the president of the United States senate, to the speaker of the house of representatives, to each of our senators in the United States senate, and to our representative in Congress. |
Memorializing Congress to increase national guard units in Nevada |
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[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 11Senator Robbins]
No. 45Senate Concurrent Resolution.
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the governor be requested to return to the senate assembly bill No. 268, in order that the history of said bill may be corrected. |
Requesting return of A. B. No. 268 from governor |
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 17Mr. Noble]
No. 46Assembly Concurrent Resolution, directing the secretary of state to procure materials for the legislature.
Whereas, The numerous stamps used for indicating the action of the respective houses of the legislature on bills and resolutions have become worn, defaced, and in some cases obsolete; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the secretary of state of the State of Nevada be and is hereby authorized and directed, previous to the convening of the next regular session of the legislature of this state, to have repaired, replaced, or to purchase any stamps in order to facilitate and make legal the endorsement of legislative bills and resolutions. |
Directing secretary of state regarding legislative supplies |
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κ1935 Statutes of Nevada, Page 446κ
Granting authority to governor in relation to federal relief during period legislature not in session |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 20Committee on Ways and Means]
No. 47Senate Joint Resolution, authorizing the governor of the State of Nevada to accept for the State of Nevada grants-in-aid, allotments for public relief and welfare, and any other funds which may be made available to the State of Nevada by the United States government during such period as the legislature of the State of Nevada shall be not in session, and to administer the same in accordance with the requirements of the United States government.
Whereas, Upon the enactment into law of the economic security bill, the emergency relief appropriation act of 1935, and/or other general welfare legislation now pending in the Congress of the United States, there will become available to the State of Nevada loans, welfare and relief grants-in-aid, and other public funds for the use of the state in alleviating distress, improving living and working conditions, and generally promoting the welfare of its citizens, upon acceptance of the terms and conditions of such federal loans or grants-in-aid by the legislature of this state; and Whereas, The present session of the Congress of the United States, having under consideration the above-entitled welfare legislation and appropriation measures, will extend for an indefinite period beyond the closing of the present session of the legislature of the State of Nevada; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the Thirty-seventh Legislature of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the governor of the State of Nevada be, and he is hereby authorized, during such period as the legislature be not in session, to receive and accept on behalf of the legislature and on behalf of the State of Nevada, any and all federal funds, loans, grants-in-aid, relief and welfare allotments, and any and all other public funds, benefits and contributions which may be made available to the State of Nevada by the United States government under the provisions of the economic security bill, the emergency relief appropriation act of 1935, and any and all other general welfare legislation now pending in, or which may be hereafter enacted by, the Congress of the United States, and to make on behalf of the legislature and of the State of Nevada any and all agreements and guarantees which may be required by the provisions of such legislation in order to receive the full benefit of such federal loans, grants-in-aid, or other allotments of public funds, under the terms and conditions provided in such legislation, which acceptance and which agreements so made by the governor of the State of Nevada shall be effective until the close of the next session of the legislature or until the legislature shall otherwise enact. |
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