Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-01-13
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Gentlemen Of the Senate

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and House Of Representatives..
You have assembledin purs uance of
your own adjournment ON the 22d day
of February, to Legislate for the well
fare Of the State. In my last annual
message recommended various meas
ures to your co nsideration which re-
main to be acted upon at the present
session. | deem it unnecessary upon |
the present occasion to repeat those |
Suggestions. Further reflection has
confirmed me in the belief of their
salutary tendency, and I most
respectfully urge their adoption. Be-
fore the Legislature again assemblies,
another biennial election will have been
held and it is of the last importance
that laws should be passed carrying out
the provision of our revised Constitu-
ton, before that election takes place..
A main indictment for the yea
1882, was to save the expense atteii-
danton annual elections and yearly ses-
sions of the Legislature. They clothed
: the Executive with the power Of cor
vening the Legislature in cases of EN-.
Urgency. The practice of adjourning
over to another year is, in violation
OF the true spirit of the Constitution,
& attendant with great & unnecessary
expense to the citizens ofthe state. This
is the seventh session of the Legislature
which has assembled during the last
:. five years. The four extra sessions,
I have cost the State about two hundred
s. thousand dollars, and have bankrupted
: the State Treasury. A careful exam
:. nation of all the acts of the special
= sessions. will demonstrate that they have
been productive of little good and mucf
evil. Legislative service is voluntary
and when the meMbers are assembled
the hest interest of the State demand
despatch ofthe public business an(
H final adjournment, leaving it to tn
propef authority to convene the Repre
sentatives ofthe people on extraordlna
nv occasions. Since your adjournment
: one fifth of the senators, and one third
the Representatives, have vacated thel
seats. Many bills are now before yo
ON their final passage, and may be dis
posed of before the new members hav
an opportunity Of becoming famllla
with their tendencies. Under sue
circumstances improvident legislatio
may we'll be apprehended.
"0 / have received from the Gener
: Goverment complete set 81 standaI
, weights, prepared by gentleman en-
inent for his scientific attalnments, u
der the direction Of the Secretary OF I
Treasury, and expect soon to recel
4. a set Of standard measures; prepare
by the same authority. NJ legislati'
has taken place since thei Territor
act of 1915 in relation to weight al
measures, and no standard has be
adopted since the year 1907. l ha
reason to believe that immense loss
Ppi are annually sustained by the State
consequence Of having no provlsl
for the furnishing of standard welg
and measures to the several countl
to test the accuracy of those IN d
''' ly use.
q A. A re vision Of the inspection Ia
lrcn- is necessary to protect the PEG
for from the imposition constantly prat
. ced. Articles that will not bear
snoc,;on in other States, are Ian,
ard on our shores. Bagging and tic
sses, Pork, Flour and other articles,
the put up specially for the MISSES
.+o market. Nearly every piece OF |
NO. pihg sold in the State, falls shor
the mark by which it is Purca
orms from one TO a dozen yards, AM
i'll be frequently happens that the out
of fbe holt is Of much better gu
than the interior. The same de
i9'S W tons are practised on the artlcl
i'OO rome. Pork and flour are gene
. deficient in weight, and often ira'
lentlv packed and marked. Ih'
- isting laws vest in the county co
~ and the corporations OF the se'
towns, the sole power OF Prov
standard weights and measures
Of prescribing the fees Of the in'
forLand authorizes the Govern,
lsonIc the certificate of ''the County I
Of any county, or the governm!e
ST. any Incorporated city or town 1
$ Nc State, to appoint and comfn!ssio ,
tro9ise rood and discreet citizen, within
enc enc. ~ ~ CITY or corporation, as inspect
'e"' u -four and other provisions"
ollo,ss, County Court wac abolished b!
! riting, peopFe IN Convention in the year
$40 90 and the several corporations have
in OH ed 10 call ON the Executive to al
IL 80 Inspectors. In few towns 0
rivers, inspectors have been app
cnrnoration ordinances. Pro
the ar. should be made for furnishing
: BILL county with set Of standard Y
absent and measures, and for the appoil
subscrl Of inspectors in each town and
hancock nrincipal landings Of the Miss
IN me she river. Severe penalties are net
a !. ~ or il prevent the sale Of the article
20 when signated, before inspection, az
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