The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-08-10

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= at IS e 8 atI1D q LielEiai ts.uas y .ac
Legislature hBJ Elections. iesYeesN,Ay rtqaa
tat. agoa salrlsai atou q gb. -atjayt laey ue-
ea.lasal that 49, laaHsl prsYaro tbg io3i1vfue
aals4dmeas g. ihs Constitution VA;
AH4sfEE Iaa AeHafai Asse,al,f shaa meet
oa the sccsal 4aaIa5ag q uxioDeI, hicnhlaiii
AEI n Abe tsoEtguug, Lieutenant Governor
STATE Do saasvJ, eaHatsfs ar4 tnEn Hcprtrs.li-
ialfta. aaai II aHuaea ~ tng nrst IaesdAy q
a. ttemugr u4auHisl!y.
turs 90 tafni II aee6 e t4e Governor.
I4tutatAni 0atefslF aHa treasurer rHsH c5a
uaas tnu Fe4ss. Auui tarir sagctssafa art
taassn aud qualified, f19u th6 time NboH tlitt
sbsl te gaosea sad laAiAed
AAT 4 AL liis ers required by lh& ~ 30 ~
paatsd ID tAU Governor, ~ uiu-ied uJ thv Lgg.
saaiart. ahali hold theAr uttee tor the term q
Two gtafa-
Air s. County and Probate omcers and jus
t,or- ~ the Peace zhau bod she usiccs iar TIC
torn 80 iwa years.
igaI committee submit the following amupg
ihe ltasons which iudusg them 70 mako this ruc-
onaendatQu
They arc II lAs opaion tl,at i IL not always
necessary thai there should b. an annual session
u tho General Assembly.
Tie business transacted By tho Gcnsral AZ
somhiy Is properly considered aadur tho two
cnsset u public and private enacsmynts 50 fal
a. Jar pubNe LAWS are concerned, il i % DO no.
ucsd that our l. an inland State, will, hDmu-
geue3us population, that our territorial limils aro
small, uug people law abiding and intelligent,
and sith -n,A q State and such people we do
nul require thc amount II legislation that is ne
quiIed 30 SOME other States Yonr committee
at0 u "a. opinion that careful scrutiny Of the
history u our State Legislature for the past
tWuuiy years viii show that ia most cases our
public legislation has been confined to trivial
matter-, aGd that no important changes have
bsen made 10 our laws 81 often as once Ia two
Years, nor indeed f1r much longer periods Such
scrutiny aili also show that ia many Instances
such changes a. have been made have been made
unadyisodly, ~ that no inconaiderablc part oftho
business las been 10 undo and repeal what has
beon ~ hastily dano the year before. IN tins
,ieg your committee afo 81 tho opinion that 80
have bad TOO much legislsFNn that The eontiu-
ual tiHlering u the laws BY making amendments
oHo year and repeating them the next, aud the
namtruur minor modacatoaa q our statu,es
which oui legislation has produced, have not
been profitable 70 the State. Such legislation
has increased litigation iAstead u diminishing
it, our reports show that very large propof-
lion 81 the disputes settled 10 tho Supreme
Court gros ont u the construction Of newly en-
acted statutes. No Legislation can form stat
uto 30 ptrf,etiy bu, the Interests Of parties, AMI
the ingenuity ofcuuuHels can raise questions as
90 its construction When, therefore, statute
has been enacted, and lts construction settled
nothing Uut i, AZ aId strong reason should
cause ~ change.
NOW, therefore, II We change the sessions oil
cur Gcuyral Assembly f.Um annual 10 biennial
The result viii Is uui only that there win Do less
opportunity for uniaportaut and unnecessary
changes, bnt, hom having logger public con-
sidemtion Before coming before The Gouelal Az.
sambiy sueA propositions Of amendment as are
made ulii 81 examined more carefully and deter.
miuei inage iuJieoasly
s. faf As private le4ia.aa b e concerned most
q i. quit. uulmplfaat bomg simply the cFr-
al9a * AloE corporations, aud aAulnc Sc hagc
annual biennial sosslJas, vlii sl1l b1 dispas-
"a Y ar q either States, BY general cA4eimeats
i1r creating private associations, By which The
uRhte " !e public VIA be secured, and AZ tAc
sa'at ume corporate pop f Be granted Whenever
needed. 81 AaFa NOS aYoa 9uI books hundreds
u aeta creating private corporations which have
not been q benefit 70 any party sufficient 70 pay
70. tAe White paper up8u whlcA they arc print
cd.
Occasionally i - true, there comes M grave
questions - II grating corporate rights and
puua franchises which deserve tie attention u
t4g Assembly, bat those 40 not arise every year,
and shea taey a. come up, it most usually hap.
pcns han Macy years sltpHe from Tho hgst start
t tho hua p rieaii1u u tbs cligrpnse, 70 that
iha atlas 81 + taar rs tho legislation would not
rtagd Tie Pab.ie haus 81. Ia most q the ques-
ilaaa 20 aysraael that haso Ia practise, the
Goaef4i Assembly j. made 80 serve Dot The part
q . legislature celebrating fpr the public &, ad,
b1t the afcas 10 which rival aud hostile private
interests seek. e gaia advantage over each 9th
d. With al suet nat,ers TIE less We have 10 a.
TIC better ~ the public
Fr.m taese considerations, your committee arc
Of Tic opinion tia, the INTEREST. Of tie state
b. having thc sessions ~ the 0lnoral Assembly
les. frUqaeHi that a. lpasl she csponse q sslao
81 tlio srsssnas e5ald be saved TA.s last, tlto'
uanar is By ne means IN unimpor,ant consii
Grafton.
AZ The sans thine, uhs never tue pubhe good
rtguires i, 'ie A5aembiy ean b. convened tbs
same a. now, tither fr adl0arned tnsslUBs o.
uPpa o4ii = the Governor The cHeei u the
am.oudneat recommends w9uld not BE- 10 a..
priv Side State u any aeoded sessions, Bat Only
q give us iAa paeor t. dispense utth such Is arr
fouHd V y unneocsssry.
Aaothef consideration = be regarded in. ttls.
e1ancatlaa !. iae eaaei y tie proposed change
ppoa tbs Charscief = TIC oescers 70 b.
eieetsa d tie rosgesi year committee are %
q sFiusaa tlsat tha proposed change all not
INST. nAlly 81 istY tls prseas state ~ AHAirs
Ua5ar the pr-seai seslen It il almost the eai-
tnrsss practice = giye seceud elocaioa, aHd 80
Pne'iesils We BON seieci car oaeer Coz terms
" $50 yeaza Il a sAaald r,.aalt easi atAef iiie
c4uro aeletr s. ala thla D. Reelected, 20 Civ
Ing f5aF years tsrgs " galas wharo we nslW have
bui tsa. tae Erect agail b ~ eosrse b lossoh
~ nuIalsF y mfa lasAae qsiees Ia tie STATE
ttsa tliAs Z q prHlueea &FF dH-reaoa wbaA i'm
pFsst tie ctzg-sts ana qaa,aoatlg1.s = tie sEl-
core o. - tisa geBefai Gule more care i haa Ia
tsf sssaet.sa 4 ~ than g, ,nEay
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