Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-01-14

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GOT.ERNOR,S .NESS.4GE.
FeLlosc Citizens IF the Senate
and House Of Representatives:
In commencing the labors which devolve upon the
Legislature at its present annual session, the num-
Der and magnitude of the subjects which will require
consideration cannot escape notice. The early leg
slation of the State established a policy for the
management of public affairs, intended to secure the
public interests and the rights of citizens to unfold
its resources. and to aid its progress from the fee
beness of new republic to the full development
and strength of maturity. The operation of the State
government, and the laws which have been adopted
to secure the various interests OF the body polite,
: have been watched with anxious soicitude by the
people. Under the kind care of wise Providence
these interests have been constantly expanding and
increasing in Importance. immigration has rapidly
swelled our populaton-the forest has been subdued
and cultivated fields have taken its place-fourshng
villages have been but-capltal and enterprise have
found profitable employment in the navigation of our
inland seas-ndustry has opened the workshop of the
Inechanc-and abundant harvests have rewarded the
toll of the husbandman. In the science of govern
ment aso under the peculartes of the organization
the states the American Union, every year has
brought its lessons of experience and wisdom.
In this state of constant progression periods will
occur in which the principal subjects of public inter
and state policy must be presented for Legislative
action; and upon the Legislature assembled de-
wolves the duty of passing upon many important and
difficult questions, to which this progression and ex
perence have given rise.
Your own sense of the Importance to the public of
your action, render it unnecessary for me to invoke
your careful attention to the duties which will devove
upon both branches of the Legislature.
.4wortionment Of Representatives..
In the performance of the task imposed upon the
Executive at the opening of the annual session of
the Legislature, shall respectfully call your atten-
ton to the condition of the affairs of the State, and
to some of the matters obviously requiring Legislative
consideration. The third section of article four OF
the constitution requires that enumeration of the
inhabitants of the state should be taken in eighteen
hundred and forty five, preparatory to appoint
ment OF Senators and Representatives. An act OF
the Legislature passed at the last session, directed
the taking of the census IN accordance with this
stutlonal provision, and the returns of the marshas
appointed in the several counties have been made
and will be laid before you. By these returns it ap
pears that the whole number of inhabitants in The
state is three hundred and four thousand three hun
dred andOn showing increase In population since
eighteen hundred and forty of nnety-two Thousand
and forty-three 1t will be the duty of the Legisla
ture, taking the returns basis, to apporton anew
the Representatives and Senators among the seve
raj counties and districts according to the number
the same articles of the constitution provides tina
there shall not be than eight, nor less than fou
districts, to be composed of contiguous territory,
that each district shall elect equal number of Sen
ators annually, as near as many be. The best inter
ests of the public would seem to require, in the ar
rangement Of the Senatorial Districts that such ter
ritorial divisions should be made, as will throw to
gether in the several districts those counties who's
interest would appear to be most identical. BY
due regard to this precauton much i'll feeling in tn
election of Senators may be avoided, and more per
feet representation of the interests and wishes of tn
people be secured.
Time Of Holding Eiection's
An amendment to the constitutional provision j
regard to the time of holding general elections, hay
ing been approved by two successive Legislatures
and submitted to the people of the state the gen
era election in S44,was found to have been approve
by them. This provision, thus adopted, fixes tn
time for holding the general election the frs
Tuesday on November in stead of the first Monday
that month and the day following. Although thi
amendment declared by joint convention
both branches of the Legislature on the seventh {
January, 1S45 to have been duly adopted yet no col
responding amendment to the election laws of tn
state has been made. Many of the provisions of tn
present. Statutes on this subject totally inaI
pcabe to the provisions OF the constitution as amer
ded, and should be repealed, while other provision
will 1T Is believed, be found necessary in order to
cuTte he full and convenient exercise of the eectiy
franchise under the amendment.
Decisions in Chancery and Supreme Court.
The office of Reporter of the decisions of the 81
preme Court and Court of Chancery, was created
statute after the adoption of State constt,
ton. Many circumstances have combined howev,
to prevent the publication OF the decisions of thes
tribunals of justice at early day the public il
terest demanded. The death of the individual WI
held the first appointment reporter.
And the resignation of his successor, on his al
pointment to another important Office have contrib
ted 70 this delay. Two volumes of the decisions
the Court of CHANGER have however been bublishe
The present reporter has now in press a volume
the decisions of the Supreme Court, which it is e.
pected, will during the present winter, be complete
and submitted to the public. This volume howev
will contain but portion of the decisions of that Il
bunal, and probably two more volumes may be I
4ured for the reports of cases already determined
The importance of the publication of these judic
decisions, giving as they do, construction to mai
of our statutes, and declaring the laws on many We
ed and important questions which have been ably d
cussed by counsel and fully-considered by the Cou
cannot he ever estimated The public interests cea
1y demand that these publications be continued,
the shorest convenient intervals, and it understo
esbe the design of the reporter to present to t
Puone within the present year, and reports of all t
eases OF Importance which have been judciay dete
named In thes. two Courts. -