Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-11-21
VETO MESSAGE.

cd he d. is "fpr labor and cxptn'es in preparing
digc'cd index of all such portions of the Revised
Statutes passed in one thousand eight hundred and
thirty nine as have been altered or repealed and all
rnhc acts passed since such revision, with the pub. |
lie laws passed the session of the Legislature OF
this State cr one thousand eight hundred and forty
three"
1t appears that the service in question was per |
formed by Mr. Sampson under an appointment made
by the Governor, in pursuance of the following Reso.
lutions, adopted at the last session OF the General
Assembly:
Resoired By the Senate and House Of Representa-
iivcs that the Governor be requested 10 appoint some
person to make diaestcd index Of al such portions
Of thu Revised Stainless passed in 1889, have been
repealed or altered and all public acts Of this State
since said revision, with the public laws passed
at the present session of this legislature and cause
the same to be published with the laws PASSED nj this
session. Proridcd the whole expense of publishing,
with compiling the same, shall not exceed one hun
dred dolars-and provided it shall not cause delay
in The publication Of the laws passed at the present
session. Of more than ten days.
1t will he Observed, an inspection of the Rcsoli-
nn, tina, the index was 10 be published with the laws
uithe session of 1914. 1t ecame the duty therefore,
of Mr. Simpson 10 furnish M index, IN season to be
~ The h1nds of the pejson who had contracted TO
print the laws, by the time lie was, by his contract, to
have them ready Tor delivery which i appears was
the lsi of Deem cr.
As the Governor was 10 cause the index to be pub
llshed it was of course, TO he sent 10 him. when COM
p It'd and this for the obyious reason that he would
be held responsible las, by the RESOLUTION, it was eyi
dcny intended he should be for its correctness The
@ neral Assembly could moi have intended 10 impose
on him The duty Of publishing any index which might
be furnished him by the person he should appoint.
because II would have subjected hlni 10 the hazard OF
severe censlre for sending forth an erroneous or de-
rpctvn index, besides sspendinG the public interest
upon the same hazarl The legislature evidently in
0Ed the Iuble security oforilnary care in making
the appointment, and the suhscqn-n' snncrSlsion OF
the G 'yernor hmself-clse they wound have proNdo
that the person appointed 10 prepare the index, and
no. the Governor. SHOULD cause il 10 be published.
liut notwithstanding This obvious and necessary
construction. Mr. Sampson took upon himself 10 deter.
mine that after making the appointments had moth
ing more 10 do with the matters and that the index
IL be me- but TO the Secretary of State
and that he WIS hound 10 see that it was published
with the laws--iheir publication being su leci 10 his
supcrnteudcncr He nccnrdnrlv sent the index 10
the Secrclarv but no, until the 23h Of November
Two days. only, before it WIS to 90 into the hands Of
the printer for publication. The Secretary, on the
29ih, very properly s"nt i 10 me. On examining
lew PAGES. found sCvcra, errors in the reference TO
the pamphlet laws published since the revision-the
appropriate references being to the years Of their pass
agc AMI he p1gcs OF the pamphe 8 IN which they
were rnHshol-wlch, in numerous cnscs. were
found car nC9us in one or both these p1r'ulars.--
Great errors and dc'innci's were also found in the
descriptive part Of the ndcx while, to great number
IF important unrcpened sections Of laws, there was
NJ reference whatever. Or sac.Dns not thus noticed
have found more than thirty On recent examination
Of about one half the INDEX.
The errors 10 which have referred, specified
IN n paper accompanying my communication on this
sui eci, 10 the Senate on The 81 instant; with which
als1 Cent the Inorv itself with reoirst thai, il miaht
be preserved in the archives orhat body rs apnrop
1'o evidence Of NV filthy to the irus, committed to
me. The index an 7cco11nanvinr oxplan7,jon were
referred 10 the committee Of Claims of tho Senate
b. fore whom ,,as rcolesied IN nnnenr sn1 bv whom
it admitted that my specification o errors was
correct, an that the index, rs ii came TO my hands,
was NJ, such Ms should have been published.
did no, nubsh tho index. ard hut far The nreyi.
ous nren,rn,ion of non,hcr withou, NV AUTHORITY
which al tha, inncturc decided 10 accent none would
hoyn hocn NH sh.J
/ I'm, il has loon con,ondch tho, the index should
h,ve bnen rn,rrna1 IN Mr. S,mnson FIR corroc,i,n
md tho bpcnusp il w1s moi he i entitled TO cnmnen.
s1,ion for making L. though 1t was fatally ,efec,iye.
To ms nosion I viii ieyGIe n moments n,,ontir,
J-non exa,uininr the index ON The 20 II of November
The dav that I rerciycI III M, only saw Thai I
c,u'i moi order its licaton bu that if shonl re-.
turn il, c5ul NOT trust :, nny corrections which Mr.
SAMPSON mi,h, make without \ Subsequent inspcc.
INN Of since very -ross errors hal cscanej him i'm
n copy prera,cl with anp1rrni care FIR the press
AMI be ics he hal denied NV rich, Of snnervi-inn
IN tho case | had reason IN doubt whether he Womb
slbmi, the index IN me oer he should have n,emp,cd
+, correct il The prnper corrections wnnld more
over have inyo'yeG the necessity Of rcconsrnr,irr
aud re.dr,in,. il winch /, was onYoran cnnd moi
he c(I;c,cd and the whole submitted In mo and noe
ccssnrv ,i,nr allowed mo DENOMINATION hef,ro
Tho vn;r,tip, If Tho ion d,vs vhon tho nrir,inr of il
shnuI he comnl,tcJ-rlnch less ,h,t MI this could
L,y, can Jona ,yb;, no ,,,or,, c,rr Lorrs which
nnIy ,e,,,roJ bo,,ycc, rly ov,n,;no,, or il ami no
/ H., ,r Daccnhar I,Io,j il c,,IJ r,t have oyn,
ro,cbnd Mr. S,n,rso, bis ros ;Iaroo ,Lo, ho;r,, a,
Nn,,ar,. ,, sayo,,n -, Ice d;s,,n, r.,,, NO
nn,;i ,o 6rs If Docon,bos 10 do,. ,Yhon !, sboId
have bcen in tho bonIs or, Tho nri,,ers n, Rprl;nn,
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yhi baC,r, i, c,,,ld ,,e ,chcJ tho h,rds ri ,ht
n,;,,H, ,onlJ ha,o bo, co,,rir,al and m ,ho ,rn
ress ~ i;yorn 80 IT, shrg e. d;sirhr,io, nnG ~
courso ,ho, cy.n r corroc,d !, coud moi have heor
made ova,lahJa IN Tho S,,,c in The ,yov conemnl,er
in The Resolution under winch i, was nrenorel-nome
liz rs nuhroton ryb tho laws If The las, scssinn
,rho' ,rD,b i; !, w." ,ns 10 Jn,u 81 A. Sonnson :,
prrnaIc an inJer-no, dcrec,iye on Inn, an inJe,
In 10 he rbj; b(d in .urI, srason lin, il m, rb, hav
h,rn nloced IN The hands Of The miner hv Tho rst
Dcre,nber uayinu To;leI IN do this he ,,ilei IN 4
hr, Into wb;rh hv occrntinr tha ,nuontn,rn, he con
,roc,ei to uetinrm And havnr ihu> f,ied / am mn
all, IN see on VIA, nrinr,nle onnr.Ll IN The orjno
nv affair, of f, he can he emitted to rnnprnsotion
how indeed he is more emit led tn il tbo nne voni
be who, having engaged 10 furnish nm nrtir. of man
ulactlre by a tlvcn time furnished dnGec,ive on,
), unadaptel t. the purposes of lis construction
n But Mr. SAMPSON cialms Thai, hayinn perf1rnpd IN
Dor under an Executive aDDojntmeni il is horI IA
10 him to lose it, and that he needs COMPENSATION for
But The ouesti n is not one of necessity Inn of mir
a chile mot whether labor wa. p,rformrd bu whe,l
or il was worth any thInp NOT whether The ar,,l
which was the product Of ihoI labor cnuId have hee
re-Ir ID need in more psrrect form at some subs,
y onent lime, but whether il coulJ have bccn renr
dncrd within The ,ue vbon !, n,ns have Leen fnr,l
h coming in state OF reasonable nerfcciion in order
g hav served the purpose of The Legislature in prov
m H.,