The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-26
NOW LET JUSTICE BE DONE.
rHE ATTORNEY GENERiLS OPINION
on 4 ELECTROMAGNETIC
What the Imperative nuty az u,e Present
Legislature ts-oid ssit Routed The Ap-
mr. M on me ni nn,nitlrc Ordhcrcd 10 IfcpOr,.

What the Imperative nu,y az he Present
Legislature ts-oid salt Routed The Ap-
porttonment Committee Ordered 10 tscpor'.
ALBANY, Jan. %. II will be- no fault Of
Attorney General Sohoonmakcrs II Old Salt s
not forced 10 report an apportonnicnt bill ut an
early dav. Instead OF taking tho Eve davs
within which ho WAS requested by the rcsolu-
ton of Mr. Fish. adopted Yesterday to give his
opinion rs TO- whether this Legislature has tho
power to make II now appor,ionmcnt, he sent IN
his answer this morning. The chair was tc,n-
porar,iy occupied Ly Avord ~ the opinion was
received. and the fact having come TO the
knOwicdgc Of Mr.. Brooks that the document
was on the Speaker desk. he. fearing that An
adjournment might lr taken before II was com
inundated to tn House. called for its reading.
UMill j., remembered that in thu debate ycstcr-
day Aivord Fish Gilbert. and others Of the
leading Il 'puh.irans said that should the Atior-
noy General give it Ms his opinion that this
l. .s'-iturr could mako an apporionment.
they would favor doing so ~ uii emily dav. The
opinion thoroughly di-pps = Ol The ns. 'rtion SO
frequently mad' IN the late can raign. and re-
peat q IL ne l@gislalurc by fi7h and Alvorl.
that Mr.. : hophiuukrr had sJid. while IN N"
S'Hut.. that m nprortunui"ut could only hc
mad' ly the first LcgislatGrc alter an cnumcra-
ton. The toh"W,ng II the full text Of tho
Attorney -Gcncf.ds opinion:
SrArF on Naw YORK.
Oii1cE on Inr A1rotNkN -.nNfnN
NithANif 'tbis - 1910
Tnfl n nn,ll, u, is.sf .iil.
IN romrllance with the com',unioat n trans
mit" 10 IA" hN your honorable body, oa the
2iiu instant, rcritiug the failure of the NGisla-
iur'. since the last enumeration Of inhabitants.
Go alter the S.nate districts and apportion ihc
members W tho Assembly among the several
count : oi the State. IT. required 10y sections
am of Article Of th" Constitute %. and re-
uiir.t .nr the nriuion of the Auornc, General
III. 90 the righ, %: tuo present l'gls atnrc o ap-
rt.on Oh" state respectfully submit th, iol-
Sc;.,n / If article - ~ the Constitution re-
uuir'- the Senate distrirt- 60 be- altered Toy the
legislature i.i tho first --ion after the return
oi CNrr' rnuneution oi the inhabitants; that
rnch district -"all MAN. az nearly ~ may h',
an equal number ~ inhabitants. cNciudiag
aliens and persons Of color NOT taxed. and pro-
vid"s ihht ~" Districts shall remain unHligtrd
uufii after the return ui another enumeration.
an shall ~ al times consist Of contiguous tor
rtotV. - iiph 9l W., slui' Nrti lt cnicis th"t
thc legislature az u.s. it~ ~'ssl ION after the re-
turn ct every cnunierv'un. 'l4ll nlipril"n the
m'nihrr- ui ss'mhly amun.. the several ooun-
q, s. CO., ill., Stat :Und requires the Boards %! SUI
p"rNi~' 90 di'Id" In" several counties entitled
tO more than one member into Ass 'mbly lis
u lets and also provides that ih" apuYrtiunm M
nn.,i,., .ntiu,.ratl'n -iuii H. nini. Tn,l. pro-
VISIONS are part of fhc Constitution aluptrd IN
l. ~. 81 tiHn ld uf article NJ that Con
- tuition author. the LEGISLATURE % r"nri,nu-
iY re" Judicial dl-tr - nf the state AZ tho iist
s. son after ~ =. irh oi 'V.r' 'humrrtton
uHH O. the { 'nsfiut .u ani ~ n' Other ti'ne.
by toms nuruni ilVral ov' qu Htr' the CON
-'ittiuu !ni 800 q iniN. Il i- hf gram 81
power. Tive power ip 80 tif. 80 arts j. inh"r M
3.
Cnr-t ''ut.,r r.. Cnn-titlf. D. unly D.. siil ats
ui.evrr.i-rD of M, power ana mnkrs tl" duiy
obligatory 't'' ~iin4. th" l. lismtnr ni any Dir
f.n-t'fufiDn i- .,l!.'l ly fla -nua ,f,-tr.inrnt
Art li. - s.. ar" do, faithful p'riorm-
proNihni,l against the OYER l-tDl tbs luv,r
IS tlo L,si.l.uur, AT rthr nr-t a.s. tn follow.
ina, fll. ,l,.-.i.u 40 enumeration. "Nr,if whDr,
~ luiy un- been performed. diem 30 cnanr.
can tr made unit th' u. At enumeration. I'm
rrin'ful,s . int.r,r9inft'n Nh" san, C0n-t',,,
..'. w a.. a.. 'iM ~ ~ ~"
~ , ~ r., 14. -'tis @l I'M
~ 1le,n{N' p,w'r - vested IN 'uH H'hl''
~" 80 H., u - - t''''' WI. .t'i
r'-,ll l.l nv inr nhst 'l''"h. thr ~ WI ~ ihy
i.al-nt.on IL supreme. 1'rhr Pruplr ~. Flag.
l. i've ii.fri.t. isu a. M, .,.1 ,.,,c.r .'1,.
equal differentiation and iu.t gnv.rnn,n,t l.,
all IA" !nhauianis of the STATE. prohibition
ii,,ored nus. ol,vio"ir' IT w"uld be- s.,,iusf
u" Vuhli " nlir. Il IAN be only taken away
l,' i,"s' 'r n Cr',ian, S, ad h e;
' i,a w. r ~ no "'nIr Nay WY,
l. l.''S ~ ~ '"' IKE ',,,'i, n,' w.
nom ,he nataf, 81 GUY ,,-ioln Of stycrnin nj.
M.nH s',n l' h.,r ms po"rr
in ri 0'' rum. ~ we NV,
"r 81 ,h. i-'tls W9t, l., 10" ',N' 's,d
,, - ,u .,,t - d. - ~, : 's mi -. 49, -
,, "a, ,,,ai " i'n ,,.,.., - 80. r !, ~
ri,,. I'm, a "a .,,i, , , "nti, ~, o." ~
HIM v,n t fb MS many 49, .
In Gus. If ,,r..t int,r,..f Inynyu', n ,,,,,.s,,n
@a us oi %r,1S n % h e' ornort 9
made iy the I.nti-iature in lSh- the second
session rt.t Tho. nutnt. rat -, Of Is55 fh., ,ntf
~, ,ie .t...,i - -, ,r,,.,t H., -.
~ ttii 49,, ~, ''.'.' ~ ~ W liDN'
lpun'-av n-t 'Thn pn"ni. ia w II iu,I.,c
Sfrnup in AN elaborate ,ninion MSS this Ian
e,,agS:
-, .st,,, o,l..,,, a., ,,c ,r,.or ,,,,,ns ,,, ,o,,
f, ,rar, ,,n,,,it q, W.! he s.n,,r t,.frf. pt,f ~,
W.r, ot passed ~ the first session after Tie return al the
cunmrraton nie $50 ,ccorii'.- direction in
the Constitution lu.t irccuN m ht' not generally been
, n,i,r'i - er'mi l, =, 90 rr,iwt tr i't,'rinNnce
Tb .tri dan wa eisurd tto Inc "a inc me-
wien .f''i amor .fnt,nt Of N...nlni, ii,tri'-s
sui iornaunm of senate distinct, ,iali be- es'
tahi-hci mona me omission ct direction obtained "a
ih- lroNision rriHuns 70 me grs'iMho, m NE ludicnl
'I', ' VA m ,,n' -. I..n, "a u, "el 'ih' ~"
sei ,toi Of ti'em IN ~ Ti"re - an"...n.i t,S.r
enc- between ,le prlitios "A. 10 lun, lii. change.
the Juiit IA, districts. 10 former they
are 20 remain unalteIed unul the rrurn 81 another
cnnns anon put - Ia me nirlsl district &C. prov h"d
" we, sS Icy ' % = any o'' ""V '""'
sr
IN" rrInrl 81 IN" case says thht Judges Jnhn-
y hhh DEMO expressed uhchlseIVes oi'tily ds
follows
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