The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29
LAWNAkING MADE EASY,
And Every Man Ills Own Lawyer n He WIN
Use the Means This state Gives Him.

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tse the Means This state Gives Him.
Nobody ever called the University OF the
State OF New York the legislators friend,
probable because no one ever thought oil
a university exactly In that light. But
for all that the State University Is doing
things right along to help the lawmaker,
In nation, State and municipality, to keep
them informed about what is going on In
! the business they have taken up and to keep
legislation in the right track.
1t Is purely phianthropic undertaking,
just part OF the general scheme OF use
funess which 1t In q tradition with the
Regents Of the University to carry out
The university makes no profit out of IL =,
save In reputation. but, on the other hand
this particular work is 40 managed that IL
pays for itself and costs the State nothing
at all. To its value there are innumerable
estimonials.
When new bill is proposed. or legisa-
ton or some public question is desired, il Is
OF course, important TO know what other
hwmaking bodies are doing along the
same lines. II any similar act ion has been
taken elsewhere; how the Executives Of the
different States OF municipalities regard
II, and what has been their experience In
dealing with such matters.
Until recently II was hard to find out
Books dealing with particular subjects
were published by private individuals But
they were not comprehensive. they were
full OF errors and were not authoritative,
and the cost OF aocumulating q library
Of this sort and the difficulty Of keeping IL
up TO date were large. So a few years ago
the Regents Of the State University began
publishing annually ~ q nominal price for
people Interested in lswmaking q series OF
bulletins Of current legislaii ION. which arc
really Legislative handbooks Of great in
trinsic worth In the study OF State govern
ment and laws.
II began with . Summary and Index
Of Legislation about three years ago.
This shows la such form that particular
topic 10 found at q Glanoe. Just what Law.
Congress and the Legislatures 81 the DIFF
ferent States have passed Ia the lat year.
shat thar CHEF provisions are, what
changes have taken place IN tie State Con-
siitutiois and how individual States have
voted on proposals 10 change their Con-
situtions. Wherever q stats supreme
Court 90 tho uni.-d States supreme Court
has pAs-sd upon . lAs. . digest ~ such
DECISIONS " Included
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