, 1869-07-08

WAHTED.-AN ANT1-BRIHERY cpEsII~
TUTOR,

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o'tN' .''ls 'N "AnS'na.i's IL manner 10 brnG
oHf iGAdEmental Law more nearly into &C.
c,st,laI1ce with the ueetfa Of The Etp{a Tr,
th,re nre o.tcr r,i,tx ~ f.,,.,:.
49, 'otI1uce,
"Nua enGas 4aytnlne Is to be occoM'
IliAhed. It 1rNSt be by persistent agitation
ind tii.cussinn 5n cdvnnra ~ tho ,,.s.;o :,
lyl,ca:ts so ,ho+. n,,1ii. or;n;n. ~ ~
time Ia f,-,, 1...f,-a t,,aea ,,,.
il iD,o ,eec, sb,1, he choee, confassa1,:
III rr,at..st n,51 .,-n,.ts1 n;.h ,r. 60
legislation is ths. da,ree in ub7rh c,--,,,,.;a.
md 1,-horr o,.,.., ;,+o :, w. IT.,
much IF ,h;s !. A. " .ha. -
svc.,unc const;t,.;a,,sI ,,r,Ia;a, So " .a,;n.. :t
s,u.ci,1 ,ec;sl,.io, sr,, o-.nts - t1r.h;sar
,n,,ch ,,,s, 70 ~ fae. e., ~ 1ao:.,1at,,.a
,cs n,.t or1- onoa ~ 49, .aa. 20 49,
j., .os-;,rs l.e+;r. <a1~ | :,
uh.re,f ...,rn,ib-,, hills - ,;th III -
o,t.n,,,,t f,en,1e md r,+,on-.es ~.
,ha t,.r c,,ns.nrenca a,rral eaas;ane
spa ,,,7nrota Int fa;- ,ar e.
IN. ,n,.,,,,s-e r,,1d o,rn,a-aa. xo+
of .h,.se cv,,s Tha nn;sa,ra ~ s1o
,;.1 l., ,;.,o.;,, ,.,oa. :, ~. .r.;.,,.:o
c,o1s. 1,ta ~. fo,lar;on ~
Allaxs.n,tl ,r crnrr,i and .n,,,ca,,e II al,
people aad co,1oratous under iee circumstances.
The Lec7=sasuse shall euart such laws as will ena-
us a. ,ae s. hsuas =. spcM .enei ana cotpofate
10 be applied for and Obtained rrom The courts Of
law OF complying with the conditions prescribed
hE lAN.
As LeG1hlessfes nave PROVIDED general
laws whereby stseess may pe opened,
g'adeu: pa'ed, severed and Jagged and
LIE no)o'n1os o"ness aasesseo OF compen-
esseo through commissioners o5 apphca"
'aon 10 He courts hloae' tney may, villa
eqca 1aaAtE, provide general Ia"
unues WHICH 1hdlsldnals may by the
same means incorporate themselves
1nso fN1road or Canal company, OBJ
tala THEIR 1aght o. way, make restitution to
injured owners. and ba,ld aud Eon their road
OF caSd. II mlgnt De Urged maj TINS
cn0h6e would only transfer 10 Inc courts
Tue corruption which aas heretofore dis
G7aeed ouf Legislature There would be
fosce IN thus suggestion unless the danger
PoHh OUT were 1uav guarded against.
i5ut II Is NOT t7ue that the tendency to cor
ftIuon IL our courts @ould De as great Us
II lAs been IN the Legislature, toE the rea-
son that tAe courts would nave the Law Tor
T1SfE4S
wholly TO It's discretion. "heseves Issues
involving pecunlary gains and losses are
4e'' 10 the "'c'f'1o" OF o1neesa' anu es-
1eca1.s {" q NUMBER Of ohoe1S large
enough 'os eaen 10 iose hlnosen In the
cso%u, tne1e eos9uptlon runs not
ana bribery makes the law. But
'uoGe o1 q coo11 mnst new up to
.ne une tee pattern SET 1or
n4io y Ing ssa'l'e' ne nAS no otseteslon
e1cepl 10 oe1etna1ae *0at tne Law Is which
sanosns n'acn ICES scope iof 1nslosons COZ
fultioa 1oan .ne power 10 enAe' wha1 II
h'An pe. as 'ne olscsee'on o'tn'n'Anes lne
corruption ies%eeas. .
Du'' sltef applying me ABOVE atos 10 po-
my our sssa'e 1eeas1a''on' tuere WILL SILL
Ne neeueo an eneeoFe antl"oiaoefy Law.
no soen ~" nas ever Set oeen 11atneo' ono
We believe the reason OF inc lnefae'encS OF
al bribery !a"s passed % Legislatures
merely Is that they do not reach deep
enough; they DO not lnvahdate the law
whose passage was obtained or aided BY
bribery. This failure violates sound legal
principles, for bribery is fraud, and each
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which the people live together as citizens.
As fraud, however slight, yitiates
contract, 60 bribery. though Affecting
but single vote, should annul any
Ia + in whose passace It was employed, Bri-
bery is sny interest or caip to the lepia!ator
..h;o,, ,a 5,>n. w. ebo-o il con,,noD ,r;tt
"
tne "poie l'eople ol tne oa"'e. IL sno1Aa
he 30 defined ns to include " ln;3-rollng,
or every ecreemaut of one member to vote
r., on,,the-. "a hil1 in consideration ~ +,a
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o'0ef Young io1 LII olu- II lncluues 1ne
entire - otanlbus' system !; lor, when twenty
bills Ere 1,nssed in q batch, no member is
,,or-,;.+. IL J., -,.o ~ a,,b o,r,-,,;,,, 4, III.
W.
conslctions- "nen tue htteiapt vera msae
to enforce law, its operation would
Il
,rrr c,,I5 dater,ni,a ,.batb.r ia ,soca,a
49, "s =,
WIS h1Gco py or7oefF, ma, or'peo Fotes j
''ere given for it, the law would be annul-
led rs Unconstitutional The liability to
dclay would be m inconvenicnce no greater
than LII required to test tho consttut1ouallty
uf Laws Certainly the dangers OF allowing
Legislation to be bought and paad LOT mood
IA effective Preventlves MS are required to
prevent v7olationa OF the constitution. 1t
must be poor constitution that bribery
does not, In spi17t, Violate. The above sug-
gestions might be carried out By clause
in Me ncw constitution somewhat rs fol-
lows: .......... -.......
J.. no to'e o. e'nei hoase OF sne Lestsa.ufc'
1890, 10 49, =, wv NJ NJ 49,
Il ps INDUCED by auy pessona, gear, favor. reTard
OF ho''e OF reward, In or to any member OF onncer
'o:.ff for or signing the sane.
s, =, ~ y, ~ ~ ~ a
Of pars.cs ere affected ~ my &C: Of the Legisla.
1ure, or Signature of aay oncer. maJ. at any
tme WEE one year .es ae pahsass Or Perform
10 Tue ru toin srd III .ne Issue whe,aer suea acs
or signature were inaaced or affected ., Aforesaid;
Snd, II the hct or signature were 50 affected, may
anuase vac ss, 'o,a, ., sna may proceed 70 ~ and
nas,ed or r,rnaturr r1yca. N~ NV ''1A os'A
II INV BE objected that this voula leava
the entire enforcement Of ali our laws
TO 60 capricious a tribunal as a