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volving questions which legislative
body finds so difficult to understand and
intelligently deal with Your time will
no more be occupied in the consideration
of local or special laws relating to fences
strays, bitches. school districts and roads.
These are subjects which have consumed
much of the time OF the past legislative
sessions, often to the detriment OF our
people and at the expense OF much Of our
public money. You will now be able
to devote your attention to proper sub
jects of legislation. involving the general
public welfare, while the representatives
of private interests and special favors
will seek their desires in the courts or
before other proper tribunals.
The Constitution provides in section
10 of the schedule thereof, that ''the
General Assembly as soon as conveniently
may be after this Constitution shall take
effect, shall enact all laws necessary or
proper for CARRYING out the provision
thereof 1t was for this purpose that
YOU deemed it necessary that You should
hold an adjourned session at this time
and you are expected to address your
selves to this work. While | have no
doubt that am expressing but the views
which You yourselves maintain together
with the great majority OF the people oi
the State yet feel that my relations to
you are such that it is necessary to
remind yon OF these things. In the
reconstruction OF the different depart
ments OF our government the tonStltu-
tional Convention thought wise to clothe
the executive with the veto power in
legislation. This places upon me new
duties and new responsibilities. 1t
brings the executive in closer touch with
the legislative branch and changes my
relation to YOU from that Of the merely
rccommenlatory and suggestive to an
active participation in legislation. And,
while keen y appreciate the Importance
and gravity Of the duties thus imposed
upon me, | shall try to discharge them
fcaries>Iy and in the interest Of wise and
conservative legislation. You can do
much to assist me in the discharge OF my
duties by careful and conscientious
consideration Of the measures that shall
come before you, enacting good and wise
laws, which will leave me the easy and
pleasant duty OF approving them.
In the discharge OF my duties and in
accordance with the constitutional pro.
vision in that behalf desire to call your
attention briefly to some OF the more
important matters that will come before
you.
CORPORATIONS.
1t will be necessary for you to enact Il
general corporation law under which
corporations may he created. amended,
renewed or revived, the Constitution
having, as have before stated, deprived
you OF the power of passing special cor
poration acts. There was no power
vested in the Legislature under the old
Constitution 50 potent for good wien
properly invoked, or 50 iraught with in
jury to the interests oi our people. Nhcn
exercised in behalf Of men combining
for evil purposes. It is for yuu t. pro-
vide Il safe, weiI-gIiardru ana cu,up,r-
hcnsivc law under which this s'important
tranchis" may br obtained and by which
the rights and interests of individuals
and the public will! be protected and pre-
served, This should net be difficult
sine" :" many OF our n"iyhbnring States
have had such an act in lurcr for many
years, and We should be- ablr to- profit bv
their experience,