New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-11
Statutory REVISION.
LABOR OF THE COMMISSIONERS NEARLY COM
PLFTE-ExTENT OF THE WORK.

Albany. Jan. I0-The Commissioners Of statutory
Revision. Messrs Maynard Collin and Belknap, who
have been revising and codfyng the statutes OF the
State for the last two years, have their report COM
pcted for the present Legislature and Ii will proba
bly, be submitted on Tuesday evening or Wednesday
morning. 1t contains all the laws reported last year
and which failed Of adoption because OF the Senate
deadlock being the statutory Construction law, the
Eankng law the Insurance law. the Religious Corpo-
rations law, the Membership Corporations law, the
Mixed Corporations law inc Joint stock law, the
County law. the Insanity law, the Agricultural law,
the amendments to the General Corporation law tho
stuck Corporation law, the RailrOad law, the Transpor
tltion Corporations law the Business Corporations law,
the Highway law the Town law, and the amendments
to the codes. Twenty-0ne additional chapters are
reported consisting Of tho State law, the Political D
visions law, the Enumeration law, the Indians law
the Election law, the Public Officers law, the Legsla-
tive law. the Executive law, the state Finance law
the Public Lands law, the Canal law, the Salt springs
law. the Public Buildings law, the Military Code, the
General Municipal law, the Civil Service law the Tax
law. the Public Health law, the Navigation law, the
La0or law, and the Domestic Commerce law.
In addition, tho Commissioners have the drafts pre-
pared and will be ready to report during the present
session five additional chapters consisting OF the Prison
law. the Village law, the Education law, the Poor law
and the Excise law. There viii be left only six gen
cral laws TO complete the revision consisting OF the
city law, tn" Real Property law the Personal Property
law. the Wills law the Marriage law and the Parental
law, and which be prepred in time for submission
to The Legislature OF 500 at the opening of the session.
The entire revision will be comprised In fifty chapters,
each chapter containing all the law Ipon given sub
jet and having short title by which 1t be known
and cited, such Tho Railroad Law "The Tax
Law The Agricultural Law" etc.
The Commissioners have also had in charge the work
Of publishing the Colonial laws frvn the foundation OF
tba ~ Nax NnrI nd ~ tIa
Constitution, which they were required to have printed
and published under Chapter 1875 Of the Laws OF 1901
Their report also shows that nearly all their available
dine deng the sessions Of the Legislature Is occupied
In consultation with committees and members Of the
legislature In drifting and revising various bills upon
their request and I'm hearing and considering suggestions
and arguments regarding the bills reported In
progress OF preparation by the Commissioners. II It
had not been for these interruptions, the entire
Vision woud have been completed In time 10 have been
reported b. and acted upon by the present Legislature
x il Is. tho Legislature will have thirty five bills
reported by the Commission 90 consider aud act upon
which the Commission thinks will probably be large
q number can be inteigently considered and dis
posed II by tho Legislature With proper attention II
their other dut.S.