New-York tribune., 1870-01-05

sary recommend to you the careful examination OF al
existing general laws. with view To ascertain WHAT
amendments necessary in order to lessen the number
Of applications made at every session for specai esa
An important amendment TO the general laws was
passed at the last session enlargng the powers T t
Boards OF Supervisors roads and bridges ana oner
matters in relation to which the Legislature has heIeto
fore been called upon TO pass many special acs SUI
OF the Boards Of Supervisors these and other SUD
jects OF strictly local interest may not adyantageons 90
s further enlarged The rapidly increasing population
OF Wesoheter County and parts OF Long island in the
Immediate vicinity OF NewYork and Brooklyn, ren1ets
acter which could not well be provided for in the gen
eral laws applicable TO other portions OF the state
TO create special commissions to take charge OF sueh
work. / recommend that law be passed covering ra az
such In these localities, which Will render iuturo
applications 10 the Legislature unnecessary.
Irecommend the enactment OF general law proyldhg
for the appraisal and payment OF claims or dapates &
arising or resulting from matters connected with tue
canals. recommend, also. the examination OF the gen
eral law passed at the last session concerning savss
banks the end that, necessary 1t may be amended
that special charters for these institutions sha 10.
hereafter be requisite; ana that no sPeciai os io
savings banks be passed at this session. unless the
applying shall have complied with the general law OF
last session. also that the general for the organZa
on OF fire companies In towns be amended u makes no
provision for hook and ladder ana nose copaes & ansU
for your consideration that the limit now mpoSeu upon
the amount OF property permitted To De held Dy teray
vision, by general law under which chuIcnes aho ,h
societies may alter their Names without coming 10 th9
Legislature for authority to do so IN every speciai
THE INCORPORATION OF VILLAGES
also recommend the careful examination OF the gen.
era laws for the incorporation OF villages to the end
that form Of charter may be provided under which the
needs of every municipality Of that grade may he met
and that application for special village charters and for
amendments 10 charters, may 10 longer be necessary
also recommend that all existing village charters De- Dy
the provisions Of the act suggested made 10 CONFORM 10
the general model Of the proposed perfected law Inc
OF the village OF Owego Is TO be found complete
only by reference TO fourteen separate acts OF the eg
lature, passed at as many separate sessios "a tI n
amended charter proposed last session. but faed 10
obtain the executive approval There seems 10 me 10 De
no reason why village charters should not be, ike our
town governments, uniform in character recommend
the principle OF uniformity In town governments such as
those which, in special instances permit the votes for
town officers to be taken by election districts instead OF
In town meeting, be repealed.
There defect the law providing for two Justices
the Peace sit Justices of the OF the Court
OF oyer and Termner. Section 40 OF chap $50 OF the
Laws Of S provides that in case OF absence OF any JUS
the Office Of any OF the two Justices OF the Peace VINO
have been chosen Justices of the Sessions shall be vacan
the County Judge designate some other Justice OF
the Peace to act Section IS OF chap. 40 OF the
Laws OF l87 amends the first named section as to
leave provision for appointment In the case OF va
cancy In recent instance, by reason TINS OMISSION the
Court Of Sessions could not be organized recommend
the immediate passage of act To remedy the defect
deem unnecessary to present arguments IN support OF
these several recommendations believing mat e mere
statement OF the propositions Will secure for them the
approval Of the Legislature
CONSPIRACY LAWS.
statute OF this State declares il be misdemeanor
for two or moro persons consprs commit any act
il assumes magnitude which seriously threatens or
affects the public welfare deserves and should receive
its proper punishment THIS statute, however has for
part since ITS adoption than 40 years ago.
been of little practical value cannot ma, aiter care
full examination. provisions have ever been sue
cessfuly Invoked against capitalists or DINERS Tor com
bnng 10 raise the prices ot gran coal ana other art-
ces necessary Tor te comfort OF the Nnoe Peopc, o 70
reduce the rate Of wages IL has however been evoked
several occasions against ana been by the courts CON
srued to apply TO- Jonrneynen ana others Tor combining
to raise the rate or wages, or To make ana enforce
regulations which they deemed necessary Tor
their mutual welfare Cases nave recehty occurred
in Wescheter County where the law has been enforced
against persons engaged IN the lastnaed combinations
do not believe that the existence OF statute "ch can
be construed as to make such acts criminal is product
i've rather of public evil Like all other laws when,
from their nature, are likely to be executed inequality
operates, when II operates at all oppresSYey recon-
mend therefore, repeal OF lhs conspiracy law OF sueh
modification Of 1t as, while II orblds conspiracy to IN
Jure the general fdde anu C9mueIGe ol Tue otle OF
country, VIII do away with that Judicial construction
which makes II equally criminal for citizens TO combine
for the purpose of increase OF the wages OF
labor or OF establishing ana maintaining prudehal reg
ulatiOns Tor their mutual interest and protection.
recommend also the passage OF law forbiddng the
granting OF njunctons the appointing OF receivers In
affecting mODeyed and other corporations on eI
that the writ Of injunction should be abolished altogether
than that should continue to be the cause OF the un.
seenly collisions between judges, which have been fire.
quent for some years past
APPRENTICE LAWS
am Informed that application will be made TO the
Legislature revision Of the laws relating to appren
tees of the complaints against the existing statutes
is that while they impose penalties upon appren
tees for violation OF the provisions OF their indentures,
they do not afford sufficient protection to the apprentices
themselves IL is claimed, and with justice that the
pOyer should not only be bound to thoroughly instruct
his apprentice in all the mysteries Of his business and
caus hut that proper penalties should be imposed upon
him violation OF this duty. The State should make
due provision for the enforcement of all contracts Affect
persons under and II Is the Interest of the COM
munty to the greatest amount OF skilled labor
all mechanical occupations recommend tine whole
subject Of revising the apprentice laws 20 your prompt
and careful consideration.
again invite your attention to the Importance Of re-
vision of the statutes Of this state During the first forty
four different reVlsOns Inc last act or that purpose
passed on the 2st of April @ and the last revision
was completed in 1923 Since that time new COnstitu
On has been put force the state Courts have been reor
gauzed system Of practice has been adopted, and
many acts M nave Deen passed. marIy aneg1mg m tne
aud important and extending as they now do, through
times uncertainty IN asceraluing the exact state of the
law. new revision by which all laws OF general
relating to the same subject arranged and consolidated,
NEW JUDICIARY.
The amended Constitution proposed by the Convention
which closed its February 2s 1865 submitted
electors at the last general election. pursuant to
cnapter 3s OF Laws of 1862 and that portion known
as the Judiciary Article adopted It will be the duty
Of the Legislature to pass the laws TO carry
the sixth article of the Constitution Of the State, and
recommend that be done as early in the session as may
be practicable
REGISTRY AND ELECTION LAWS
respectfully call the attention Of the Legislature to
the OF uniformity in the registry and election laws
State All laws relating to elections should be uni
form in their principles and general in their application
The open and corrupt Of money the polls and else
where control elections is great evil and demands
your attention. The laws which aim to
the people in their right OF speaking through the ballot
box should be stringent and vigorously enforced They
should not embarrass the electors yet they should guard
with the greatest against frauds at the polls in
the The Legislature should spare efforts in
direction. II Is be feared however that laws
though carefully and skfuy devised, protect the
purity OF the balObOX, unless your legislation reach
what the fundamental evi the corrupt OF money
elections
considering this subject IL must not be overlooked
that grave doubts expressed by very intelligent
whether present registry laws while they oftentmes