Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1855-05-23

In the last k60kuk DsspdIcn, tne Hop. - :" :
CT Aorrr publishes long article. arguing that
after the III ~ Il July next, the Capital Bill
will 70 mo eject. with other general Laws;
and sha Il will ~ the duty Of the Governor
70 appoist Cew,uissonsrs for ths re location,
ITO proceed with sli reasonable dsApaich to
carry out the intsntion Of the Legislature, IN
The passage Of thsslaw.
M. CLAeErr slstSs the tccbnical objectiens
to .hs 40. With ssador and faivasss. md IN.
swers them IN like spirit; but Ne hndh dit
6calt 10 agree with the ssntlsmal in every
point
In the arst plsce. he considers that the Act,
40 Gar a. itprovidss for the appointment Of
Ccm,nis sioners, who ''sksiI'' meet a. lows City
On The lit II April or within thirty days there
aher is merely Of sireessvv character snd tha'.
the time Of their mss.ing vas inssaserisl pro-
.yided Lbs oojectsof he Law was accomplished
/ To suprost sA,s session. be would sh"w that
.he words "sbalr ID may are synons nous,
and s.iduces IS 81 example that provision Of
the Const .u,iop dec'ari pg that tho eLesis'a-
4 ure may provide for. the publication Of Ger,
ftHn genssai laws. anch q they deem Of imms-
dis,e impor,anes 49,
w admit that in this provision the word
l"may" is synonymous with shall II tho same
conn-e.ior, but consider that The spivit sethe
Removal Bill and that Of the COhsiftutiou in
this particular. nre widely different 10 the
latter case. the power With which the Legir-
lsture is clothed. is merely = "tiscretionary !
4 mower; such that even II, a. General Assem-
bly, they might deem certain laws Of i,n'Hedi
ATE Importance aud yet should not provide, tor
their publication. they would be amenable to
nothing more than the rebnke Of popular
opinion.
But will II be maintained thst the provision
Of the Capital Bill, requiring the Commissions.
ers to meet within certain days. givss TO the
commissioners q discretionary" power 70
meet at any other period ID this matter Of
time 90 imm aterial" that If the Commission
, ers did not lchooes to meet until the LIST Of
June, provided there were no constitutional
objections to the law, their acts ~ Commits
sioners would be held legal7 Certainly rot
This matter Of time was only 80 far imma;erial
{ that it gave to the Commissioners from the | 81
Of April to the lst Of May for the performance
5s
OF their dnt'es
1t vas undoubtedly INC lh'enuo" =, '.s Ds
'slature to remove the osp''s anu ~
equally their 'o'enuoo ma. y sao1.u
: ca.ed somewhere oe' Seen 'ns iss ', Ap' 90,
8 he LIST of Mar 1855, although on which day o
4 days we ADM. 70 DC '""a'e''a'' anu ms -"
Q tention OF the Legislature aoou' ""''" :
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