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RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1Mr. Burke]
No. 1Assembly Concurrent Resolution, providing that legislators shall not introduce bills from appointive state officers without first obtaining the approval of the board or individual making the appointment.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That it is the sense of this legislature that we are opposed to the introduction of bills pertaining to state government prepared by or coming from an appointive state officer unless such bills shall be accompanied by the approval, in writing, of the individual or board charged with the responsibility for the appointment of such state officer. |
Opposition to introduction of bills emanating from appointive officers |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1 of the Fortieth SessionMr. Boak]
No. 2Assembly Joint Resolution, proposal to amend article IV, section 12, of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That section 12 of article IV of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows: Sec. 12. 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 biennial election or any regular election at which county officers are to elected takes place between the time of such death or resignation and the next succeeding session of the legislature. |
Amending constitution; vacancy in legislature, how filled |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 4Mr. Grant]
No. 3Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to amend the law on the collection of income tax to a pay-as-you-go basis.
Whereas, The Congress is considering the amendment of the income tax law to provide for the collection of such tax on a current basis; and |
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Compulsory savings plan recommended |
Whereas, Inflationary forces in the economy of the United States are at work due to the unparalleled expenditures for defense; and Whereas, We have seen the effect of uncontrolled inflation during and following world war I and in certain foreign counties; and Whereas, The war effort of the United States requires that the unusual income due to these expenditures should be made available to the treasury of the United States as it is earned; and Whereas, The unprecedented requirements of the United States government in meeting its war obligations may otherwise result in delinquencies in the payment of income taxes under present or prospective rates; and Whereas, Such a situation might result in comfort to the enemies of our country and in a lack of confidence from our people; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That we memorialize the Congress of the United States to adopt an income tax program which will provide for the payment of such taxes as income is earned; and be it further Resolved, That the legislature of the State of Nevada further suggests the adoption of measures providing for a compulsory savings program or tax during the duration of the war which will insure the accumulation of savings guaranteeing a satisfaction of the improving standard of living presently sacrificed to insure the victory; and be it further Resolved, That properly certified copies of this resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state of the State of Nevada to our senators in the United States senate and to our representative in Congress. |
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Congress requested to amend social security act |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 5Mr. Boak]
No. 4Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend the social security act to permit old-age pensioners to perform casual labor.
[Approved February 10, 1943]
Whereas, Our American people, collectively as a nation, are waging the greatest all-out contest of all time; and Whereas, The able-bodied manhood of America is either under arms or engaged in producing the sinews of war; and Whereas, This has resulted in an acute labor shortage, threatening curtailment of the vital food supplies of our nation, and increasing the costs of living; and |
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Whereas, It is next to impossible for old-age pensioners to live on what they are now receiving; and Whereas, They desire as patriotic American citizens to do their part by contributing to this great war effort to the best of their abilities; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That the Congress of the United States be, and it is hereby memorialized, to amend, or at least suspend for the duration of the war and a reasonable time thereafter, the present restrictions in the social security act to the end that any person who receives or is eligible to receive old-age assistance shall be permitted to do and perform odd jobs of labor, caretaking, and similar classes of casual work not in the general course of a trade or business, at such rates of pay commensurate with their abilities to perform the same, but in any event, in an amount not to exceed twenty-five ($25) dollars in any one month without being penalized therefor; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of this joint resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state of the State of Nevada to the president of the United States, to the vice president of the United States, to the speaker of the house of representatives, to our congressional representatives in the Congress of the United States, and to the presiding officers of each state legislature now in session. |
Congress requested to amend social security act |
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 2Mr. Kelly]
No. 5Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, The economic and social development of our state is the responsibility of all of its people; and Whereas, There are many problems before us in this grave national emergency which require immediate solution to meet the impacts of total war, as well as the complexities of the reconstruction period inevitably to follow the war; and Whereas, Nevadas first economic conference which was held in May 1942 was an effort to point out the problems and enlist the cooperation of all of our people toward a solution, recognizing that true democracy can only be maintained through the free and voluntary expression of our citizenry; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That we commend to the people of the state the purposes set forth in the Nevada economic conference and its plans for a continuing program. |
Nevada economic conference commended |
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Request for funds to keep certain highways open for emergency purposes |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10Douglas and Ormsby County Delegations]
No. 6Assembly Joint Resolution.
[Approved February 16, 1943]
Whereas, This nation is still engaged in a war, and while in the Pacific it is giving an excellent account of itself with the most ruthless enemy it has ever had to deal with, and there is still danger that this enemy will attempt to bomb Pacific Coast points, if for no other reason than to destroy morale and retaliate for the Tokyo raid; and Whereas, If such a raid is carried out it may take either the form of incendiary or gas bombs and result in a mass evacuation of coastal areas, with people flocking by any means possible to the inland areas of our country; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That the Congress of the United States be, and it hereby is, memorialized to issue such orders as are necessary to such of the army officials and other governmental agencies having responsibility to provide funds to immediately open and keep open all passes on the main highways leading from California points over the high Sierras to the inland areas of Nevada in order that in case of emergency which may develop, these routes will be available for the evacuation of the peoples of California in accordance with the plans developed by the army and the office of civilian defense for use if and when an emergency arises; and be it further Resolved, That certified copies of this resolution be transmitted to each of our senators, our representative in Congress, the secretary of war and navy, director of civilian defense, J. L. DeWitt, lieutenant general U. S. army, commanding western defense command and fourth army, and to the honorable senate and assembly of the State of California. |
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Appreciation and good wishes to ex members of the legislature now in the armed service |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 3Mr. Capurro]
No. 7Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada are proud of those men and women of our state who are in the armed service, and they are supporting the war effort in the purchase of bonds and in the support of all agencies intended to maintain the morale of the armed forces and those left at home; and Whereas, The members of the forty-first legislature desire to express their appreciation and their pride in the services being rendered to the armed forces of the United States by the following members of the fortieth session of this legislature: |
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to express their appreciation and their pride in the services being rendered to the armed forces of the United States by the following members of the fortieth session of this legislature: William J. Cashill, E. Frandsen Loomis, Harold G. Kispert, C. D. Baker, Clifford A. Jones, M. E. McCuistion, Amos H. Dow, Berton Smith, David E. Giroux; and Whereas, The members of the forty-first session of the legislature have heard with sincere regret of the death of James W. Whalen a member of the last legislature and who was killed after he had enlisted in the United States navy; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the forty-first session of the legislature expresses its appreciation to, pride in, and best wishes for the members of the fortieth session of this legislature who are in the armed services, and further express the hope for the early successful conclusion of the present struggle and the return to our state of former assemblymen William J. Cashill, E. Frandsen Loomis, Harold G. Kispert, C. D. Baker, Clifford A. Jones, M. E. McCuistion, Amos H. Dow, Berton Smith, David E. Giroux; and be it further Resolved, That the legislature of the State of Nevada expresses its sincerest regrets on the death of a former member, James W. Whalen, and desires to extend its sincere sympathy to his survivors; and be it further Resolved, That the appropriate officers of each house be requested to properly certify this resolution, and that copies of the same be sent to each of the former members in the armed forces and to their closest relative upon ascertaining their present address, and a copy to the closest survivor of James W. Whalen, and that a copy be sent to each newspaper in this state with request for its publication. |
Appreciation and good wishes to ex members of the legislature now in the armed service |
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 5Mr. Phillips]
No. 8Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada are interested in the welfare of China and its people, and are anxious to learn more detailed information on what is happening; and Whereas, The members of the forty-first legislature desire first-hand information, they feel there is no other person better qualified to give this information than Madame Chaing Kai Shek; and Whereas, Madame Chaing Kai Shek is now visiting in the United States in behalf of the interests of the Republic of China, one of our great allies, and is expected to visit the pacific coast states during her visit; now, therefore, be it
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Madame Chaing Kai Shek invited to address legislature |
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Madame Chaing Kai Shek invited to address legislature |
of China, one of our great allies, and is expected to visit the pacific coast states during her visit; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the forty-first session of the legislature cordially invite Madame Chaing Kai Shek to address a joint legislative session at the state capitol in Carson City, Nevada, while on her way to San Francisco, California; and, be it further Resolved, That the clerk of the assembly be authorized and instructed upon securing the approval of the senate to have this resolution enrolled and a certified copy forwarded to Madame Chaing Kai Shek with the greatest expedition. |
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Appreciation of Donald McGuirk, ex member now in the service |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 4Mr. Johnson]
No. 9Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, The assembly of the Nevada legislature on a recent date approved assembly concurrent resolution No. 3 paying tribute to the services of former members of the assembly who are now in the armed forces of the United States; and Whereas, Donald McGuirk was a member of the fortieth session of the Nevada legislature, and by reason of a physical handicap has been unable to enlist in any branch of the armed services; and Whereas, Said Donald McGuirk, despite such physical handicap, has enlisted in the merchant marine of the United States and is now serving his country as a typist clerk in this nonmilitary, but highly important, branch of service; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the forty-first session expresses its appreciation of, pride in, and best wishes for Donald McGuirk, and further expresses the hope for his safety and safe return at the close of his present hazardous service; and be it further Resolved, That the appropriate officers of each house be requested to properly certify this resolution, and that copies of the same be sent to Donald McGuirk at his present address, Imperial Hotel, Portland, Oregon, and to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matt McGuirk, at Virginia City, Nevada. |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 14Mr. Phillips]
No. 10Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to extend full statehood to the Territory of Alaska.
[Approved March 1, 1943]
Whereas, The Territory of Alaska has an area of 586,400 square miles, one-fifth as large as the United States, has a population of 72,524 according to the 1940 census, was approved by Congress as a territory on August 24, 1912, and now, due to war, has an estimated population as large as Nevada; and Whereas, The area was purchased on March 30, 1867, for the sum of $7,200,000, since which time it has produced in gold and copper alone $722,222,000; is rich in the strategic metals tin, tungsten, platinum, mercury, nickel, and palladium; has an estimated timber stand of over 85 thousand million board feet; and Whereas, The territory produces a salmon fishery output of over $40,000,000 yearly; and Whereas, Due to the present war emergency and to the further demand by the people of the western hemisphere that the countries of North America be joined by motor roads, and the government of the United States is pledged to spend many millions of dollars on the Alcan highway; and Whereas, The Territory of Alaska has no congressional representative and is limited to one delegate; and Whereas, The legislature of the State of Nevada believes that full representation of this territory should be granted by establishing a state of the territory now within the boundaries of Alaska; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That the Congress of the United States be, and it hereby is, memorialized to extend to the Territory of Alaska full status of a state of the United States, thus assuring full representation in Congress; and be it further Resolved, That duly certified copies of this resolution be transmitted to the president of the United States, and to each of our senators and congressman in Washington, D. C., requesting their support in this matter. |
Granting statehood to Alaska suggested |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 6Mr. Grant]
No. 11Assembly Joint Resolution.
Whereas, The office of price administration, a federal agency, has been organized to control inflationary forces by establishing ceiling prices upon many of the ordinary necessaries of life; and
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Modification of O. P. A. administration in Nevada desired |
establishing ceiling prices upon many of the ordinary necessaries of life; and Whereas, The administration of such agency is centralized in the capital of the United States, where all the regulations are promulgated; and Whereas, Many of these regulations are of such rigidity as to work an unnecessary hardship in certain western states including the State of Nevada; and Whereas, Modifications of such regulations could be properly entrusted to the representatives of the O. P. A. in the State of Nevada; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the Congress of the United States be petitioned to pass suitable legislation reorganizing the office of price administration so as to decentralize the administration and enforcement of the regulations, and to authorize state administrators to promulgate modifications of basic standards established by the national administrator, when local conditions justify such changes, without the necessity of appearing before administrators or their advisors located three thousand miles away and who have no first-hand information on the local conditions; and be it further Resolved, That duly certified copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the president of the United States, to our senators and congressman at Washington, D. C., and that copies of this resolution certified by the proper officers of the senate and assembly of the State of Nevada, be transmitted to the several western states. |
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Resolution recognizing years of service and devotion of Hon. Edward A. Ducker |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 7Senator Haight]
No. 12Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Edward A. Ducker on his seventy-third birthday and upon his completion of a quarter of a century as a member of the supreme court of the State of Nevada.
[Approved March 1, 1943]
Whereas, Edward A. Ducker, now one of the justices of the supreme court of the State of Nevada will on the twenty-sixth day of February 1943 observe his seventy-third birthday; and Whereas, Judge Ducker has served the people of the State of Nevada for more than a quarter of a century as a member of the supreme court, during which period of time he was four times chief justice; and Whereas, Believing that the record of this outstanding jurist is unparalleled in the nation, we do now take this means of inscribing these words upon the pages of legislative history to the end that future generations of Nevadans may learn that greatness is but a happy blending of rugged honesty, industry, and human understanding; and
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means of inscribing these words upon the pages of legislative history to the end that future generations of Nevadans may learn that greatness is but a happy blending of rugged honesty, industry, and human understanding; and Whereas, The early years of Judge Duckers life were spent with saddle and reata riding the great cattle ranges of Nevada, a youth among those stalwart men who had even then established the great herds of livestock upon which the prosperity of our state so much depends, all of which instilled in him the rugged virtues of the pioneers code of law; and Whereas, During his lonely vigils in the silence of mountain and desert be became imbued with the ambition to study and to be admitted to the practice of law, which ambition he pursued with unswerving directness until the ambition became an accomplished fact; and Whereas, He was admitted to the practice of law in the year 1902, was elected district attorney of Humboldt County in 1905, which office he held until 1910, being then elected to the office of district judge of Humboldt County for a period of eight years, thereafter being elevated to the supreme court of the state; and Whereas, On the 26th day of February 1943 Judge Ducker will have reached the age of seventy-three years, thirty-nine of which have been spent in public office serving the state he loves; and Whereas, Since the year 1940 he has been eligible to retirement under the provisions of the judges pension act on two-thirds of his present salary, all of which he has refused to take advantage of, preferring to serve rather than to be served; and Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada are sincerely proud of the record of Judge Ducker, who as a man, a lawyer, and a judge stands as a monument to the freedom of opportunity open to all under democratic government; and Whereas, The achievements of Judge Ducker are the more outstanding when one appreciates that his alma mater was the buckaroo camp and cattle trail, his desk a creaking saddle, and his campus the limitless stretch of sage and pine; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Forty-first Session of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, That a resolution memorializing Judge Ducker be made a part of the official records of this session; that the secretary of state of the State of Nevada deliver a certified copy hereof to be made a part of the minutes and records of the supreme court of the State of Nevada; that certified copies hereof be delivered to the lieutenant governor, as president of the senate, and to the speaker of the assembly, who shall thereupon appoint a committee from the senate and assembly to wait upon Judge Ducker and to deliver to him a true copy hereof under the seal of the secretary of state. |
Resolution recognizing years of service and devotion of Hon. Edward A. Ducker |
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and assembly to wait upon Judge Ducker and to deliver to him a true copy hereof under the seal of the secretary of state. |
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Petitioning Congress to pass Senate Bill 450 |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 13Mr. Fisher]
No. 13Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress relative to enacting senate bill 450 regarding compensation to civilians.
Whereas, The United States is engaged in a total war and many civilians are patriotically contributing their services in such necessary activities as civilian defense work; and Whereas, Many of these civilians, including the civilian defense workers, may be injured and become burdens on their families or society unless provision is made to protect them from financial loss caused by such injuries; and Whereas, The members of the legislature of the State of Nevada believe that the federal government should make provision to protect these citizens rendering invaluable service to our country; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That the Congress of the United States be memorialized to enact senate bill 450 introduced by Senator Pepper which provides for compensation to civilians, including civilian defense workers; 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 of the Congress of the United States, and to the senators and the representative from Nevada. |
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Federal bureaus requested to eliminate red tape concerning access roads to strategic mines |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 12Mr. Crawford]
No. 14Assembly Joint Resolution.
[Approved March 5, 1943]
Whereas, The movement of strategic materials to war industries is being greatly impeded by the lack of transportation facilities; and Whereas, Congress has appropriated in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the building of raw materials access roads; and Whereas, The many bureaus through which the approval of access roads has to pass have become so involved with red tape as to cause great delay in getting the money from the federal government to the sponsor actually building the access roads in the field; now, therefore, be it |
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federal government to the sponsor actually building the access roads in the field; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the Congress be memorialized to demand that the bureaus having to do with access roads to strategic mines shorten their procedure for approval, eliminate the red tape, and help move the strategic ores to places of use; and be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution, duly certified, be forwarded to our representatives in the Congress of the United States for proper presentation. |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 5Committee on Ways and Means]
No. 15Senate Joint Resolution, acknowledging the aid and assistance given to the legislature by the Nevada taxpayers association and commending said association and its officers for their intelligent and unbiased studies of the tax problems of the State of Nevada.
[Approved March 5, 1943]
Whereas, The Nevada Taxpayers Association in its publication, the Nevada Tax Review, frankly, intelligently, and honestly analyzes and reports on the affairs of state, county, municipal, and other governmental functions; and Whereas, This same association, through its special legislative bulletin, issued without cost or subscription on the part of the legislature or of its members; and Whereas, The special legislative bulletin of the Nevada Taxpayers Association is proving of considerable value to members of the legislature in their confronting problems of the session; and Whereas, The services of the association are always available to members of the legislature, either from the standpoint of analysis of a particular measure or from the standpoint of procuring figures and facts to substantiate a point; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That a vote of thanks be given to the officers and directors of said Nevada Taxpayers Association and that they be encouraged to continue their valuable efforts to keep the taxpayers, the legislature, and the people apprised of the type of government extant in this state; be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the officers of the Nevada Taxpayers Association. |
Nevada Taxpayers Association commended |
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Resolution concerning ceiling price on strategic metals |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 6Committee on Mines and Mining]
No. 16Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing the president and Congress of the United States to take such action as may be necessary to increase the price of the so-called strategic metals.
Whereas, The war economy of the United States has made many metals, heretofore of little value, of great and vital importance in the wartime activities of the nation; and Whereas, No state in the Union holds such potential wealth of the vital and strategic metals of copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, as does the State of Nevada; and Whereas, Many hundreds of prospectors, miners, and mine operators throughout Nevada have spent many years of labor and have expended an unknown amount of money in prospecting, locating, testing, developing, and mapping these deposits of strategic and rare metals upon which the nations war industry so much depends; and Whereas, In times of peace the commercial demand for these metals was not sufficient to make the operation and development of these properties economically sound, and by reason thereof such properties, though discovered, and developed in an exploratory way, have not been opened to the point of efficient and sustained production; and Whereas, The so-called ceiling prices established by presidential order are greatly in excess of peace-time levels, such ceiling prices, by reason of the vastly increased cost of labor, material, and mining supplies, are yet much too low to encourage the investment of capital and labor into immediate large-scale development and production of countless properties situate throughout Nevada; and Whereas, In the present war effort the cost, in money, of needed material and supplies has long since ceased to be considered as a valid reason for not encouraging wartime industry, and millions upon millions of dollars have been poured into favored industries upon the theory that the war needs of the nation cannot be measured in dollars and cents, with which principle we are in accord; and Whereas, A proper increase in the ceiling prices of strategic metals would immediately encourage men, industry, and capital to develop these metals in numerous localities through the State of Nevada; and Whereas, We sincerely believe that the metal output of the State of Nevada, in strategic metals alone, could be doubled within the year if the mining thereof was accorded the same favored consideration now being received by certain other industries, all of which would remove many industrial bottlenecks impairing and endangering the war effort of the nation; now, therefore, be it |
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Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the president and Congress of the United States take immediate steps to fix ceiling prices on all strategic metals, not an increase of price based on peace-time standards, but upon the standard that a nation at war must have, whatever be the cost, those metals necessary to the ever-increasing production of the implements of war; and be it further Resolved, That if such prices are so fixed to the end that the men of Nevada may open and operate her many deposits of strategic and rare metals, not at a profit-but at least without loss to themselves-then we pledge the faith of the State of Nevada that in every desert and mountain outpost, men and machines will immediately begin to pour these now priceless metals into the mills and smelters and furnaces of the nations industry; be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Nevada forward duly certified copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to the vice president, as presiding officer of the senate, to the speaker of the house of representatives, and to our representatives in Congress. |
Resolution concerning ceiling price on strategic metals |
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[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1Senator Haight]
No. 17Senate Concurrent Resolution, requesting the departments of state government, counties, cities, municipalities, and private employers to establish pay roll saving plans for the purchase of United States war savings bonds, and requesting all persons employed by the state and its departments, counties, cities, and municipalities, and all persons employed by private employers, to support and cooperate with such plans.
Whereas, The united nations are now engaged in a titanic struggle to preserve to the peoples of the earth their inherent liberties; and Whereas, To the United States has fallen the responsibility of supplying the sinews of war to those nations associated with her in this crusade against despots and dictators, as well as the responsibility of maintaining free peoples everywhere through lend-lease aid to the end that they and their children might survive to enjoy the birth of a new freedom; and Whereas, Ultimate victory can be achieved only through the spending of heretofore unheard of sums of money, most of which must enter the treasury of the United States by loans made from loyal and patriotic citizens desiring to invest in democracy through the purchase of war saving bonds and stamps; and |
Creation and maintenance of pay roll savings plan |
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Creation and maintenance of pay roll savings plan |
invest in democracy through the purchase of war saving bonds and stamps; and Whereas, The treasury of the United States has evolved a voluntary plan for the systematic purchase of war savings bonds known as the pay roll savings plan, which plan has been adopted by all of the states except the State of Nevada and four others; and Whereas, The people of the United States are now contributing the unbelievable sum of $450,000,000 per month to the war effort, of which amount the State of Nevada is contributing approximately $800,000 per month; and Whereas, The purchase of war savings bonds and stamps is in the nature of a loan made by grateful people to the nation that keeps vigilant guard over their liberties, which loans will be repaid at a time most needed to cushion the postwar readjustment; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That each and every department of state, county, and municipal government be and they are hereby urged to establish the voluntary pay roll saving plan for the purchase of war savings bonds as approved by the secretary of the treasury; and be it further Resolved, That each and every employee of the State of Nevada and its various departments of the state, and the employees of every county and municipality cooperate in the creation and maintenance of such pay roll saving plan; and be it further Resolved, That all employers and employees throughout the State of Nevada, engaged in private industry, set up and maintain similar pay roll saving plans to the end that this state may, in the years to come, point with pride to the record of a generous people to their government in time of need, thus maintaining a record established and maintained since the days of the civil war; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution, certified by the secretary of state of the State of Nevada, be delivered to the head of each state department, to the county clerks of each county, the city clerks of each incorporated city, and to such other persons as the secretary of state may deem advisable, to the end that this resolution may be given the widest publicity. |
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[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2Mr. Johnson]
No. 18Senate Concurrent Resolution, inviting the Rev. E. Stanley Jones to address a joint meeting of the legislature.
Whereas, The Rev. E. Stanley Jones, oftentimes called the Foremost Christian in Christendom, today is now in this country on his third nationwide preaching tour, all of which affords to the people of the United States the rare opportunity and privilege of hearing one of the worlds outstanding religious thinkers, scholars, writers, and missionaries; and
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this country on his third nationwide preaching tour, all of which affords to the people of the United States the rare opportunity and privilege of hearing one of the worlds outstanding religious thinkers, scholars, writers, and missionaries; and Whereas, The said Rev. E. Stanley Jones, with a lifetime devoted to missionary work in India, is today one of the best informed public persons on the many and intricate religious, social, political, and economic problems of India and her many millions of people; and Whereas, By reason of his many years of work among all classes of people in India, he has seen into the hearts and lives of those sorely troubled people as has no other man of our age; and Whereas, The fate of the democratic nations of the world are now dependent in no small degree upon a proper solution of the so-called Indian Problem, all of which requires that every alert person seek knowledge of the forces at work in this remote land upon which the future of liberty so much depends; and Whereas, The said Rev. E. Stanley Jones is a speaker and orator of outstanding ability and can well present the Indian Problem to the members of the legislature of the State of Nevada; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the said Rev. E. Stanley Jones be, and he is hereby, invited to appear and speak before a joint session of the Nevada legislature at Carson City, Nevada, in the event it is possible for him to be present prior to adjournment; and be it further Resolved, That a duly certified copy of this resolution be delivered to the Rev. E. Stanley Jones. |
Rev. E. Stanley Jones invited to address legislature |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 7Washoe County Delegation]
No. 19Assembly Joint Resolution, proposing an amendment to section 11 of article XV of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That section 11 of article XV of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows: Sec. 11. The tenure of any office not herein provided for may be declared by law, or, when not so declared, such office shall be held during the pleasure of the authority making the appointment, but the legislature shall not create any office the tenure of which shall be longer than four (4) years, except as herein otherwise provided in this constitution. |
Amendment to constitution Tenure of office four years; exception |
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years, except as herein otherwise provided in this constitution. In the case of any officer or employee of any municipality governed under a legally adopted charter, the provisions of such charter with reference to the tenure of office or the dismissal from office of any such officer or employee shall control. |
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Passage of H. R. 1012 and Senate Bill 246 not recommended |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 4Mr. Lemaire]
No. 20Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress not to enact legislation concerning commercial and private air commerce and aviation until such time as the present war has been concluded.
[Approved March 13, 1943]
Whereas, The Congress of the United States has before it for consideration, house bill H. R. 1012 and senate bill 246 affecting air commerce; and Whereas, Air commerce (air lines) represents a minor part of civil aviation, and private flying and fixed base operations represent a major part of civil aviation whose operations are not interstate in character and, therefore, are of no concern of the federal government, the pending legislation would deny to the states their inherent rights to govern within their own state and would seriously jeopardize private flying and fixed base operations; and Whereas, By applying the intent of this legislation to other forms of transportation our national economy would be seriously affected; and Whereas, There is no immediate need for this legislation as the president of the United States is vested with full power under the defense act to regulate all aircraft, civilian or otherwise, if necessary; and Whereas, Those men who are serving their country in the various branches of service are unable to voice their sentiments or opinions on this proposed legislation at this time, and they are the persons who have contributed more to the development of aviation and are entitled to their place in aeronautics when and if they return from active duty; and Whereas, There is ample time for such legislation to be considered in the future since consideration has not been given future developments and improvements which will change methods now used in the regulation of aircraft; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the state legislature of the State of Nevada respectfully requests that no action be taken on the above-mentioned bills or any similar bill or bills by Congress until the present war is over and peace is established; be it further |
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Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the clerk of the United States senate, the clerk of the United States house of representatives, the clerk of the interstate and foreign commerce committee of Congress, and to each of the Nevada senators and representative in Congress. |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 2Mr. Andreasen]
No. 21Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to relax restrictions on gold and silver mining.
[Approved March 16, 1943]
Whereas, The recent orders of the war production board closing gold and silver mines in the State of Nevada have resulted in only negligible transfers of miners to other fields of work; and Whereas, This transfer is more than offset by the impairment of the morale and the far-reaching effect on the economic structure of mining communities; and Whereas, The State of Nevada by its acts and the use and sacrifice of its men and resources in the present world-wide struggle has proven its unqualified, all-out devotion to the war effort; and Whereas, The preservation of the mining industry of this state by the employment of men too old for induction in military service and where they cannot be employed in other fields of work will not impede the war effort; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the Congress of the United States be memorialized to pass necessary legislation to relax restrictions on gold and silver mining to the end that the economic structure of mining communities in this state will not be destroyed; 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, to the presiding officer of the United States senate, to the speaker of the house of representatives, to each of the United States senators from Nevada, and to the Nevada representative in Congress. |
Relaxation of restrictions on gold and silver mining requested of Congress |
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Resolution requesting federal government to inquire into shortage of motor equipment |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 20Committee on Livestock]
No. 22Assembly Joint Resolution, relative to the growing shortage of motor transportation.
[Approved March 16, 1943]
Whereas, The population of the eleven western states is thinly spread over an area of 1,189,140 square miles, with a railroad trackage of only about 40,000 miles; and Whereas, Within the State of Nevada there are 265 communities wholly dependent upon highway transportation for the movement of persons and property; and Whereas, The farming and stockraising industries are almost wholly dependent upon highway transportation for the shipment of inbound equipment and supplies and the hauling of their products to market; and Whereas, The mining industry is entirely dependent upon truck transportation for equipment, materials, and supplies, and the movement of ore to the mill or to railhead; and Whereas, The State of Nevada depends heavily upon neighboring states, particularly California, Idaho, and Utah, for a large portion of its fruits, vegetables, meat products, and vital food supplies of all kinds, which must of necessity be transported by truck during all or part of the journey to the retail outlet or ultimate consumer; and Whereas, Nevada is an important bridge state through which must necessarily pass huge quantities of essential war materials, foodstuffs, and other important commodities moving between the Pacific coast and inland points, a large portion of which must move via highway; and Whereas, Large numbers of Nevadas citizens are dependent upon highway buses for transportation from point to point, particularly at the present time, when the use of private automobiles is drastically restricted; and Whereas, The railroads are overburdened in furnishing the transportation needs of the armed forces of the United States during the war emergency, and are not equipped with rolling stock, cars, or locomotives to take over any considerable portion of the transportation of foodstuffs, war materials, and commodities essential to the maintenance of the necessary civilian economy, heretofore transported by motor vehicles; and Whereas, New or additional motor vehicles are unobtainable; and Whereas, Large numbers of motor trucks, trailers, buses, and motorized farm implements, indispensable for the necessary production of foods, supplies, and war materials are in disrepair and out of service because needed repair parts or tires cannot be obtained; and |
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Whereas, Motor truck and bus transportation is rapidly becoming difficult or impossible to obtain, due to the increasing demands and the lessening number of motor vehicles available for the necessary needs of the people; and Whereas, Any further lessening of the number of motor vehicles available for transportation will seriously interfere with the agricultural, livestock, and mining industries of this state and jeopardize the supply of food, the production of strategic minerals, and the essential civilian economy of the State of Nevada; and Whereas, It is apprehended that because of the conditions recited above, the farmers, fruit, and vegetable growers, and livestock men will be hindered in the production and marketing of food and there will not be a sufficient number of motor vehicles to transport this years crops of vegetables, fruits, grains, and livestock to market, and the transportation of strategic minerals and other raw and processed materials from and to war production plants will be seriously interfered with; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, jointly, That the Congress of the United States be, and the same is hereby, memorialized to appoint a committee to immediately investigate conditions that prevail in the highway transportation industry in the eleven western states in respect to the procurement of necessary repair parts and tire replacements and to take such other and necessary action in the premises as will relieve and prevent any further disruption of the motor trucking and passenger bus industry and enable food producers to produce and cultivate their crops and convey the same to market, and insure the production and transportation of strategic ores and minerals; and be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be forwarded to the president and vice president of the United States, to the speaker of the house of representatives, and to each Nevada senator and member of the house of representatives in the Congress of the United States. |
Resolution requesting federal government to inquire into shortage of motor equipment |
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[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5Committee on Printing]
No. 23Senate Concurrent Resolution, commending Joe Farnsworth upon his retirement from public life after thirty-two years of service as state printer for the state of Nevada.
Whereas, For the past thirty-two years the people of the State of Nevada have enjoyed the services and loyalty of Joe Farnsworth in the state printing office; and |
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Resolution concerning stewardship of Joe Farnsworth as state printer |
Whereas, Joe Farnsworth is an outstanding example of that honored craft which has been engaged in preserving the fleeting thoughts of men by printed word and page for hundreds of years; and Whereas, In his many years of faithful toiling at his cherished craft, Joe Farnsworth has in countless thousands of printed words captured the history of our state for a third of a century; and has reflected therein the personality of Nevadas outstanding political characters; and Whereas, Upon the silent pages of these documents printed by Joe Farnsworth posterity may view the epic of a people hewing a great and fruitful state out of desert waste and forbidding mountain ranges; and Whereas, No greater honor can be accorded Joe Farnsworth than to thus publicly express the appreciation and gratitude that the people of Nevada feel toward him for a job well done by a faithful servant; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That this forty-first session of the legislature of the State of Nevada do inscribe these printed words upon the pages of its legislative history, as a fitting curtain fall to a life of public service; be it further Resolved, That a true copy of this resolution upon which the secretary of the State of Nevada has impressed the great seal of the State of Nevada be presented to Joe Farnsworth as a memorial of appreciation on the part of the people of the State of Nevada. |
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Return of A. B. 117 requested |
[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 11Mr. McElroy]
No. 24Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, That the governor of the State of Nevada be, and he is hereby, requested to return to the assembly assembly bill 117 for correction of the title and for further consideration. |
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[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3Committee on Labor]
No. 25Senate Concurrent Resolution, directing the Nevada industrial commission to make a study and survey of the occupational disease codes and legislation of other states and to report their findings and conclusions to the committee of labor in the senate and assembly at the forty-second session of the Nevada legislature.
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the chairman of the Nevada industrial commission is hereby directed, during the ensuing two years, to make a study and survey of the occupational disease codes, statutes, and legislation of other states; to prepare findings and other data showing the manner, method and operation of the various codes, the rates, the degree of occupational disability in related industry in the various states, together with such other data as may be necessary to preserve a comprehensive picture of the working of occupational disease legislation throughout the United States; it is further
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commission is hereby directed, during the ensuing two years, to make a study and survey of the occupational disease codes, statutes, and legislation of other states; to prepare findings and other data showing the manner, method and operation of the various codes, the rates, the degree of occupational disability in related industry in the various states, together with such other data as may be necessary to preserve a comprehensive picture of the working of occupational disease legislation throughout the United States; it is further Resolved, That the report of the study and investigation herein required be made at the beginning of the forty-second session of the legislature of the State of Nevada to the committee of labor of both the senate and the assembly. |
Chairman industrial commission to make study of occupational disease codes |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 1Senator Farndale]
No. 26Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to effect a land grant to the State of Nevada comprising two hundred thousand acres.
[Approved March 20, 1943]
To the Congress of the United States: Your memorialist, the legislature of the State of Nevada, hereby respectfully represents that Whereas, The acreage granted the State of Nevada by the United States was far deficient as compared with the grants made to the other public land states, as shown by the fact that the other ten public land states received an average of 9.1 percent of the total area embraced within their boundaries, as compared to 3.8 percent granted the State of Nevada; and Whereas, Through the passage of the Taylor grazing act approved June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended, all of the public domain within the State of Nevada was withdrawn from all forms of entry except mineral, which act virtually stopped the alienation of public lands to private interests; and Whereas, Section 8 of the Taylor grazing act, approved June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended (which provides for exchanges of land with the government), has proven inadequate, ambiguous and inoperative to the point where the lapse of time necessary to consummate an exchange is prohibitive and impracticable; and Whereas, A definite need exists for more available state land to offer prospective settlers, which fact is borne out by the numerous requests to the state land office by people interested in acquiring business sites, home sites, and small ranches in our state; and
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State school grant of 200,000 acres of land requested |
interested in acquiring business sites, home sites, and small ranches in our state; and Whereas, The State of Nevada at the present time has only 126,000 acres of state land subject to entry, all of which is a decided handicap to the largest public land state in the union, considering the degree of undevelopment and the fact that it is on the threshold of an unprecedented economic expansion; and Whereas, There now exists in the State of Nevada, under the jurisdiction of the grazing service, several million of acres of land not suited for grazing, for which reason said lands should not be permitted to continue under the jurisdiction of the grazing service; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the legislature of the State of Nevada make, and that said legislature hereby does make, application to the Congress of the United States for a land grant consisting of 200,000 acres, which grant shall be known as the State School Grant. The selection of land embraced in this grant shall be made under the provisions of an act entitled An act to provide for the selection and sale of lands that have been or may hereafter be granted by the United States to the State of Nevada, approved March 12, 1885. The selections shall be made subject to the approval of the Nevada regional grazier of the grazing service, department of the interior, and all revenue derived from the sale of this land shall be deposited in the state treasury, to be used only for the benefit of state schools; and be it further Resolved, That a duly certified copy of this resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state to the president of the United States senate, to the speaker of the house of representatives, to the committees on public lands of the United States senate and house of representatives, respectively, and to each of our senators and our representative in Congress. |
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[Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 9Mr. Monroe]
No. 27Assembly Concurrent Resolution, conveying thanks to the Arlington Hotel of Carson City, Nevada, for courtesies extended to the members of the legislature.
Whereas, Mr. and Mrs. Gregg W. Harris of the Arlington Hotel at Carson City, Nevada, very courteously and kindly extended to the members of the legislature of the State of Nevada an invitation to a banquet on Thursday evening, March 11, 1943; and |
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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 Mr. and Mrs. Harris 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 Mr. and Mrs. Harris of the Arlington Hotel, Carson City, Nevada. |
Appreciation and thanks accorded Mr. and Mrs. Gregg W. Harris |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 17Mr. Johnson]
No. 28Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to grant relief to the gold mining industry.
[Approved March 24, 1943]
Whereas, The gold and silver mines of the State of Nevada brought about the admission of the Territory of Nevada into the nation as the Battle Born State during the dark days of the civil war; and Whereas, These mines poured the blood of economic life into a nation whose treasury was depleted and whose resources were sorely strained by years of war effort; and Whereas, By reason of the patriotic efforts of the mining industry of the State of Nevada, the credit of the nation was strengthened and the final victory was hastened; and Whereas, The gold mines of the State of Nevada with lavish hand, through years of peace and war, have continued to pour their wealth into the nations economic structure; and Whereas, The prosperity of the State of Nevada has always been, and now is, geared to the productivity of her gold mines, and many of her towns and communities have had birth and prosperity by reason thereof; and Whereas, The loyalty of the people of Nevada again supports a nation once more engaged in war to the end that free government may continue to exist; and Whereas, It has been necessary during the progress of this great war to impose drastic restrictions upon industry as well as upon individuals, all for the purpose of strengthening the nations economy and her military might; and Whereas, Among other restrictions heretofore imposed has been that of closing all gold mines and all operations connected therewith, thus striking at the very heart of the prosperity and welfare of the State of Nevada and her most loyal and patriotic people; and
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Congress asked to lighten the burden placed upon the gold mining industry |
prosperity and welfare of the State of Nevada and her most loyal and patriotic people; and Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada are as willing now as they were during the civil war to give their lives and the fruits of their industry to the nation that secures to them the priceless privileges of American citizenship, and it is not the thought nor desire of the State of Nevada, nor her people, to question or criticize any order promulgated for the common good; nevertheless the people of the State of Nevada do feel that the order closing the gold mines and all activity connected therewith, was not, and is not, conducive to the welfare of the State of Nevada, the nation, or the general war effort; and Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada feel that the loss suffered to her citizens and to the owners and operators of her gold mines and industries by reason of such closing order far exceeds the national gain, if any, from such order; and Whereas, It appears that while certain restrictions have been placed upon the gold mining industry in allied nations, the mines of those nations have continued to operate and produce, thus sustaining the domestic welfare and economy of such mining districts, this even though many millions of dollars of lend-lease aid is being given by the United States to such allies; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the gold mining industry in the United States should have opportunities equal to those had by the same industry in allied countries receiving lend-lease aid, particularly when the restrictions placed upon our domestic industry is upon the premise that our converted gold mining industry will make possible the production of more essential commodities of war and lend-lease supplies; and be it further Resolved, That in this particular instance the gold mining industry in the United States is the national stepchild, denied the right to protect and preserve the many millions of dollars invested, while compelled to labor in the so-called essential industries to the end that the sinews of war and lend-lease material may be shipped to other nations in which gold mining continues to flourish, affected only by the ordinary results of a war economy; and be it further Resolved, That the Congress of the United States give its considered thought to the discriminatory nature of the gold mine closing order, both as to the local effect and its international aspect; that Congress consider the little good that has been accomplished by such order as against the great local harm that has been done in every gold mining district in the United States, and particularly in the State of Nevada; and be it further
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in the United States, and particularly in the State of Nevada; and be it further Resolved, That if the order cannot be rescinded, that Congress enact suitable legislation compensating the industry for the great financial burden and loss unfairly and discriminatingly imposed on it through being required to pay greatly increased taxes on idle property and equipment, interest on millions of investment denied a right to earn, millions expended to prevent watering and deterioration of mine workings, and in the maintenance of improvements generally; Resolved, That duly certified copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the president of the United States, to our senators and congressman at Washington, D. C., and that copies of this resolution, certified by the proper officers of the senate and assembly of the State of Nevada, be transmitted to the legislatures of the several western states now in session. |
Congress asked to lighten the burden placed upon the gold mining industry |
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