Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 2E. Croswell, 1836 - Government publications |
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Page 1 - Governor, be, and he is hereby, requested to transmit forthwith a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions to each of the Senators and Representatives of this State in Congress, and to the executive of the several States in the Union, with a request that the same be laid before the legislatures thereof.
Page 9 - Representatives be recommended, to use their influence to procure the passage of a law to distribute the proceeds arising, or which may have arisen, from the sale of...
Page 4 - That any person convicted of a willful violation of any of the provisions of the preceding section shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Page 9 - ... be entitled, should such distribution be made, would enable her to complete her public works, and establish a fund for the support of common schools, which would preclude the necessity of taxation for either purpose : And whereas, it is the policy of our government to guard against the increase of Executive patronage, and especially against the accumulation of large sums of money in the treasury unappropriated: And whereas, a very large proportion of surplus revenue arises from the sales of the...
Page 27 - An act for the forfeiture and sale of the estates of persons who have adhered to the enemies of this State...
Page 1 - Committee, that the memoral itself is well calculated to present the subject in a proper point of view, and to interest the public mind in the laudable objects of that Society; they therefore refer to the same as a part of this report. Your Committee recommend the adoption of the following resolutions.