Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-01-06
its final termination, is my


:
marking the era Of its final termination, is my
sincere hope.
i prolific source Of mischief consists IN the prac-
'ice OF passing number OF laws, entirely dssm-
liar in their characteristics, in the same BILL in
what is fsmlliariy known as the "Ofnnibns system"
The inevitable, and indeed the f.qu.ntly amented
effect OF this mode OF legislation, has b. en- to fscl.
iia'e the passage Of bills through the General As
sembly, and TO secure the slncuon OF the execu-
tive without that critical examination so Indspen-
sable 10 a clear comprehension Of their true
import. In illustration Of the d dffcnlties which
the practice imposes upon this branch of the gov.
ernment, 1t is only necessary to stale, that within
two days preceding the final ad djournmeDt of the
last Legislature, no less than one hundred and SIX
bills were presented for Executive consideration,
containing three hundred and thirty four different
subjects. Some OF these L Ills contain many as
twenty dssimilar items of legislation and of
these some were not even indicated by the trans
rbed title.
| In addition to the difficulty OF comprehendins
the import Of such heterogeneous mass of matter,
the Executive frequently finds himself forced INTO
the dilemma of signing law which his Judgment
Rejects or returning another which he really an
proves. Neither alternative, you will agree with
me, is in strict accordance with the mandates of
the Constitution Great Inconvenience a so results
TO the people, under this system, IN the psymen, of
the enrolment tax upon private laws 1, bills
u,
number Of items some taxable, and others not.
and the bill mus, be enrolled under its proper mum.
ber and title and the tax be first paid One party
interested in this legislation NAV nav hi, share.
another will refuse TO do so, and third on seeing
the amonn, of the tax concludes that he can live
without the law; aud thus it has been no uncom-
mon thing ior persons to be forced to pay TAX on
laws IN ~hch 'hey nave no I"'e'es'' IN ofuef 10
a'aii themselves OF "hat 'he legislature had ex-
pressy granted. ohch stare OF aHairs - scarce.
~ consistent WIN Tue uISn'y Vi great o'a'e' anu
certainly demands an effcien' remedy.
| Some OF my predecessors nave urged the Uene.
raj Assembly to change this system' and IN several
previous communcations, nave susS' sted the
Proprlety and justice OF passing each proposition
separately, at least So lar as Inc ohjects were DIS
similar. But tue eVIr SUI exists anu a'n oeep-
~ sensible OF the O III u''y "hich Tue aPPicduoh
OF prompt ana enc 'ei"eoy 'Iins' Always pre-
sent to the General Assembly. Aver much renec-
tion on the magnitude o' 'his e'it-ns 'eHat'ohs
infoads upon private r'sh's' ana us dehofailzns
tendency upon 'he interests OF Tue people, ana ,ne
more elevated purposes ., %s's'''on' , nave ue-
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- " 'n'' ~ ., ."s 9. AVS Of most unseemIv
'or 70 an an.,"a e and for a separate code for nearly
VERY locality in the State. The remedy for this
must be found in the adoption of a few more gem
eral laws, and the rigid administration Of those al.
ready in existence. Special acts you will agree
with me, should in no instance be passed whers
the object can be reached under general laws.
\ The law of 1891 and its several Supplements
make provision for The creation and amendment Of
corporations for literary, charitable and religious
pur poses, and to create beneficiary societies and
fire engine and hose companies, through the instru.
iaiity Of the Attorney General and the Supreme
Court. The act Of the thirteenth Of October, 1929,
extended this power to the courts Of the several
counties. The acts Of 1886 and 1888 make pIovi.
sion for the association of ind vduals through the
fundamentally Of the Attorney General and the
Governor, for the purpose Of manufacturing iron
from mineral coal. In addition to these acts, the
law to encourage manufacturing, pa ssed in ls39
and its supplensots provide for associations for
the pu pose Of manufacturing wollen, Cotton fax
and st goods or for making IRON glass. salt na.
per, lumber, oil ftom rosn, mineral paints, arti6.
ciai slate and for p, ming and publishing and the
supplement of 1853 extends its provisions, in
modified FORM TO the busines, OF mining of al.
most every DESCRIPTION.
: On the subject Of erecting new TOWNSHIPS and
Incorporating boroush, the courts have uniimi,ed
power and in the matter Of selling real estate,
the property of m nors, by guardians executors or
others, ac; ing in a fduciary CAPACITY, the act of
last session on this subject will, in nv op,nion
reach every imaginable case. Its provisions should
not be infrnsed, for the subject be oags mos, les.
tim ately TO the courts.
| can see 10 reason why the power to designate
lection houses should not be confideJ 10 the COM
mssioners Of the several counties These officers