The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-02


extensive amOndmcnts to the Constitution.
! 1'h"se am, nd,r"nis wcrc aprroyc,i Nv the lnet
| leW stature, Under the Const tuition they must
b. uri rON'd by you also before they ran hc sub
! lnitt'd to tn" people If you ape it tn do
t1'y VIII h. reterred TO the Ir,Oplc for action ut
! tir next general election In the event that voU
! wthhold such approval, IL will remain - grav'
/ an sllon lor tho LegiHI"iare to determine what
J In my message returning to tho Assembly tho
| oil entitled An act 10 s"cur' b-rter loWl gov
, IN my OutnOn tie groat want Of the city was "a
! chYrt 4.
/ am -'ill II tho opinion Tint the only cfrrr-
/ tuil remedy tur the evils under which tho city
! eHlt,rs VAL be careful and wnil-considrr'd
! churt'r in ia" nature of u constitution. organ
| ~ a lo' al government with "a strong and re-
/ tpUnslnl' executive head. with y city lrgisln-
tut. composed u two houses. and clothed with
gu ne powers OF local egialltiOn. subject 10 veto
/ 10y thr MaNpr. ! hs'lieve that ~ IA n charter
/ may he easily framed. although IL would b. out
! 81 place 10 attempt & st forth the
oncv July and fairly considered aud ADOPT
/ 'I. u Is believed that tho advantages at IL
! Moula D.. So npplrnt az 70 inuuco stMiy AT
/ lsh"d undrr Il. rath, than return to the dun
/ gcrous .Np rimcnt oi piss NJ local lave for the
! liturr, thr'c-iourths of whom know tiln OF the
/ wants OF the city. 10 the mean time. IL the Leg
/ iHlHture ehall Hdopt any measures relating to
/ tlvciy Wni u promise r'n "hd substituted re-
| lief from is cNtrilvI,1ntcNpen and oppr.a-
/ sive t1Nal" a, and FREQ from the evils which
/ nave W"rr'u 80 many praNious acts. they wul
meet NY cord al approval.
HARMON MATTERS AND rorr wARDvvs.
n" lHr:e amount annually pail ~ hartor
rnri ~ rad Iort wnrdrns In NV York isad d.
] r't itN upon ~" commerce ct that port II has
| h'yn suggested 10 me 10y many Persons culIus"d
900 ~" = ltriNn s irHf' That ali the services r.
! pu r'~i Nv tIusr officers might easily b. per
formed hy tl" police OF the oaty or through the
| Ds'k DEPARTMENT. without any mai"rml in
/ cr.Hsr ut t.xp.r=, to tn eity and thus ,.vrurrt
commerce from the h"Hvy tax now imposes
/ uf"u ~ | am informed thnt New York is the
/ on.y port wI'r'' su'h rhlri-"s rrr made; TINT
81 d d. aI s.HtF 80 III . %.
is morro,'r.qu O.. douht,u al whether he legality
H.. ,...rt a' 'ein ,h. s .numn' ~ un'1
~ I'M SONS Oh 'he supreme t""i' al
~ -, e. ~, ''', ,, ~ i,,,,,,
isu"'ii.' "'' H""'r 10 your ''nsidtifuon'
INcIsB LAWS.
The state ~ our ,.Nris,. lnws aeon, 10 dcrn,d
attention gently orr hii.h,|.f a.,,rt ,. 90, la
uvon. a 4 ras, Nr"u.nt hcior,. It. To- ,l.ci,rr what
the conditions mr., under which Ice, na..a In all
sur - IN small quantities may b, rrIintsd liz
con li-inn MA ,ut(r,-v 10 ia ,,,n-trtl tinn mn
der WHICH the on, .als atmini.,~rint, IA. in,.
had p.t,-i generally 10y legal a,ivic ., Tor somr
ysrr. u.lst f..,y -ni,l liz. nr,, .i,n. ,,vg in
ior,. N,.r, found not Ia ~. such A. ~, n,,,,,.
t,ken ~ tn. e.ur' IN d's-,t,s.inu The o,irst IN
rruy's tngi vs. an,. oi -nnir i1tti,arv' rn..
doult wis duo 1o ulerc bang loo many laws
On liz. ,vha.t in lnren nj fl,. San. tin,,
I and IN, ,.,u-a,I, M t...a-s tv Of rs''r,
IN u oli.r st.fit = IN "rl.r 70 mi
tn, ,n,a,"n.. oI MIA r,rt c,, LIZ
ma a., ,'',, ~ ,vhn,,t,. ~ an ,h' n ~ ..'
,,, w., 49, ,'i' -, :. N,,.' w., u wv '.'"
"i"rnr a., "hh . snf ',r nw'tan 49,. deal.
~ 'rf'i IA uh'fn'ny t'lr privileges. II
""uli not p" 'H-' - nom them t1p'n, iys ~
i"f iltui N,'"li"h oi tt' law. Ia" L'E'@la-
wy tv"nl tN mas" - Ina tiir hi~ rNpli't
aul 'N''V ~ M' uhd STOOL an" d''.isi"h 81 the
.-Ni'' d. ,''S-N "h .h' t''ly r'ir''t VS. "a sur
l' go AM '.,'"'d mn a 'Nclt M, nj among hil
'",. ~ .u'n' I'M ~ ~ 'l"u {. N.- No.
''Ill"h!'p NV n"N-hlpS. "h"l - h'~"Ai ~ in
e"ts' ''W' ..i az 'NleunI HWs ga ~" sum IA
| Ilfl."y w I'.'u sl".ut r'ie"nhub' IN ~
~ .,''r ne '"l tV~'rh hlN' 'l'ar ana "Nrich ~
~ W iIt'N lh''n-, uh'l' an'i hil. 1oini"rt1 "a
nr,l l1 10 un"otN44S' st"-ii1y anu constantly
cu'otecu' u...
hNTphrioNAtSr.
Among N" duties devovcd upon the LeRi-la-
tur" hy the Constitution Will ~ the r,,arr'lns
w"ut 81 the : nate aud Ass"mbly u -tri IT,
Setions and OF article of the Conrt tuition
! cNIr' ~-ly rpsrlc tho Legislature. alter each
| census. 20 80 ADJUST tn :" districts that they
-Aul 'rntain, H- near ~ may bs', an equal num-
! b'r inhubttuts. From the beginning e. the
md ot the Coast tuition. thrrr u no stronger
! ol!lgailon placed upon the Legislature than
the. Ii involves tn most Important r.,
! Of thu people under our form ~ gov
! rrnmrnt-their voice n the Legislative halls.
~ tue t"rus Of tn" Constitution this dut,
| should hAN" h~'n DISCHARGED in 1876 bat
| II Ms NOT l'rfyrW"d 10 Mat or tho sue
/ cod az wrr. do n0t d'-ir" 20 character 90
/ TINS lHst .-r' gard ~ tuf"oumHndu ~ our hi-U-
! e. ~ ! .I- 4 HI.f ..f.fI aH 4.