Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-04

success of improper applications. The discharge of these duties would not lessen the dignity of the | and we'll being of society. The requirement of endorsers upon applications for licenses is better test of the applicants energy than of his atness If the Superior Court were to hear and decide applications upon their merits the should be amended accordingly. recommend the enactment of law embodying these views, and pro after notice of the application in newspaper pub hshed in the town or county where the applicant re- for such county. If the granting of licenses should not be transferred to the Superior Court the power
 may sometimes involve large capital invested in leases fixtures and stock. It should only be ing the law, as discretionary part of the punish ment imposed by the court having cognizace of the character of other alterations hat may be proposed. your action in regard to them but there Is ap proval legslaton that does not recognize the right of citizen in free State to the utmost liberty of ciety that you will tend to encourage the evils of intemperance, the statistics of which appalling. GOVERNORS SALARY.
 The wise constitutional provision that the comper- Eation of official shall enlarged during the term of his oice permits to express the opinion creased. While the salary of sucb an onorsb1e ocs ought not to be so large to make it auring to the services required and the courtesies expected deter all but the rich from vanturing to accept it. | LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE.
 | in small characters and posting them high pillars beyond the vision of most of his subjects thereby to ensnare them The instance is recalled to impress upon you the importance of the topic to which if leads your attention. As the people expected to know, respect and obey the laws, their publication | should be immediate and universal that o1 actual knowledge of the law, to person capable ot reading should not in fact, it is not in law, be
 reasonable for its violation The law at pres ent permits special acts to into operation tbG | day of their approval, and public acts four week. after the rising of the General Assembly; but ire Quently even these become operative immediately upon their passage and before their publication. Int present system of distributing the laws in pamphle form does not force them upon public attention, o practically supply them for convenient reference.
 recommend the passage of law this subject, pro viding that special acts shall not go into operation until thirty days after their approval and that pub | lie acts shall be published immediately upon thei | passage in such newspapers in the State as ma. choose to do 50, at a rate to be fixed by law.
 [ The criticism that such publication would 1nvit ! might often lead Assembly to amend or repea laws made by itself, and thus the people iron
 unwse legislation and the succeeding Assembly froH ! the duty of repeating it.
 SPECIAL LEGISLATION.
 The time occupied in special legislation by tn General Assembly increases from year to year, an will continue to do so until some inhexible polio
 against such legislation Is adopted until it is pro | h1b1ted by constitutional amendment. The waste o
 tme great as it is is the least mischief such 1egsa
 tion produces. It never has other excuse than tn ! avoidance Of Eome defect in the genera law; and this should seldom be con sidered sufficient. It is wiser to amend
 defect in the general law itself than to avoid it in in div1dual instances by special legislation. An amend msnt of the general law operates for the benefit o a but special legislation to the benefit of tn
 few. AS laws in relation to joint stock and oth corporate interests liberal, comprehensive ant well understood application for special Legislation in favor of corporations ouGht not to be granted til the proof of special necessity made strong to overcome all the presumptions against it. If yol adopt such policy, your session will be brief ant l vii ha