Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13
ISIS.
., MESSAGES.
<therdi ASSEMBLY.
.,hB ms Message.

.,hBm'. Message.
<eherdi assembly:
.rablc hesitation | follow the
NO OF my predecessors, hardly
as u custom, of delivering In
valedlctory message. But the Leg
&C of 1880 made SO radical changes in
.c important statutes attempted 50 much
al the revision of the laws of the State and
In proposing constitutional changes, so much
has been done by State officers in perform
ing the work laid out for them by that Leg
stature, and so many events of interest to
our State have occurred IN the intervening
two years, that no excuse is necessary for my
taking this opportunity of referring to some
Of them. Besides, the retiring governor has
better knowledge OF the affairs OF the
State at the close of his term than when he
assumes the duties of his office, and is more
fully acquainted with the business transac-
tions of the State for the two years of his
term than his successor is likely to be.
The Revision Orihe Laws.
The great business of the Legislature of
1880 was the revision Of the entire body of
the statute laws Of the State The prelimin-
AIRY work had been placed in the hands of a
competent commission two years before
and their report, eiubodying the compilation
Of the annua laws for seventeen years, and
the changes and ndtnsltions proposed by
them, was laid before that Legislature for its
consideration and action This report was
referred to !. committee composed of some
Of the best lawyers ia the State and they
gave the entire work thorough and careful
examination for many weeks. Their report
was adopted with hut few changes. The
Legislature elected Clarence ii. Pitkin,
Of Montpelier, l.. H. Thompson, of lras-
burgh, and Ashton II. Willard, of Montpe-
lier, commissioners to edit and supeiiutend
the publication If the work under the name
OF the Revised Laws of Vermont togeth-
or with the Constitution Of the State and
that of the United States. Before they had
commenced their hlors Judge Thompson
resigned his place upon the commission, and
appointed Hiram A. lIusc, Esq. of Mont
pcllcr 10 I'LL the vacancy. The commission
,rs went 10 work soon after the rising of the
Legislature, and worked diligently nearly
every day ard many nights until the publ
cation Of the work early in August. The
Revised Laws came in force on the first day
II August y. ID. 1881.
The revision and the editing and the pub
liCatiou of the work have commended them
selves to the Judgment of the lawyers and
business men Of the State as well done. The
Revised Laws make hook of considerable
less size than the General Statutes of 1868.
The arrangement is systematic and conve-
nicnt, and the head notes to chapters and
marginal references are full, accurate, and of
the utmost convenience. The type is clear
and nl good si2'. the bnuing j. substantial,
and the paper of good quality, so that the
book. in mechanical as well as literary and
legal aspect, iSa credit Ia all who had hand
M H. production AMI one thai the state may
WILL icrl pf"hd o.
Inc reVlsors maze many Suggestions OF
n la u al M s1
ny inc LcgiSIatufe' ana l thlnk we may iecl
~ III 9eHc'ihg lh"t 'i't adoIlloh OF tne
W'i>ri Laws was u'''"'d auVahc" IN 'he
"8'N'a''oh oil inc o'a'''
amendment, To the constitution.
The Irpis'niurp of 1850 acted for ,br frs,
ll,np under Article 81 of III, Amendments 10
The Constitution ndon,rd in 1s:O hv The I,st
convention hold und,r,br rld system The
Senln nroposod and ,hr House ,nnru,rrd
In six ,,ncndmcnta IN m. CONSTITUTION I,
i for tho nrcsent Assembly, ia sav hoy, m.nv
aul wLoi If The nrnnn.ri ann ndmcn,s shail
NJ submitted ,o the n.nnlr nrtbcir nnnrnvnI
rwo nj rho articles s.,n IN hc of c1ns;d.r,.
biz. importnur. viz that relating IA r..
prinycs. communications and pard,ns and tina,
fel,,lnp /, IN. I.,isln,uto's nnv,nr Ia cnn,r,l
The traffic In intoyic,iinr drinks Of I'M,
first / sn,qk in nnoihrr rlacr Astothc l,,.
ter tho ieast tina, can br sid is that il is in
accord with The highest Christian sen,imcn,
of The DIV. II mis- in , more nerm,ncn,
form the voice o, the pcoplc so long cxnrcss.
ed In the same direction hv the LEGISLATION
upon our statute books. canno, believe
ltni the nponle will ,nke 81 backyard sion in
This matter.
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'nu lto.ut ,'on. II Is no" wen sel,leu tnat
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"i'''nA ~ o''i' lIpu'c ms proportion towards
prDpcrly and ticrr certainly can Inc ma oh
ltc'ion To obtaining the necessary informa-
non from The TAXPAYER. And to ensure its
absolute correctness there should be penal.
lies Tor those who do not make truthful
statements. The principle OF the new tax
law Is evidently correct, The experience of
inc past Two years may show that some