General incorporation.
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! That laws should so far possible be genera
and no, special in their character all men ue
dEcpItv lies in reducing the principle 70 Pracuce'
For ,.o,s the business of Incorporating companies
% ons,rpct this or that public work or pursue some
h-,rcb of business has engrossed good share OF
the time of our successive Legislatures. Why
should this continue7 Nobody desires it-all know
Il to be wrong Yet the old mischief drags on; and
the People are called to pay several ihousands 0'
dollars per annum for time spent In lnco1pofa'ne
private companies TO pursue legitimate ana lauoaoe
enterprises avocations


And this is not the worst aspect OF the matter.
GROSS denial of Justice often results from this patch-
work legislation For instance: The skaneateles
Community is little band OF uliraists who have
undertaken settlement in Onondaga Co. on the
principle of Common Property. They have bought
large farm and partly paid for it, giving mort
gage for the balance due But our existing laws do
not allow them to hold their property as Commu
ny so that they lie at the mercy OF every unprln'
cipled sharper who can get possession OF any part
of their goods, and have thus lost considerable
portion OF their slender means-at one time by
great sacrifice narrowly escaping utter ruin They
laid their case before the last Legislature and asked
charter to enable them to hold and protect their
property, but the cry Of Infdel, Fanny Wright
&c. was raised against them, and their prayer was
rejected. This winter they are asking again. al
much expense and trouble and will very likely en-
counter similar repulse. Meantime they are COM
peled 10 paw taxes to q Government which prac-
ticalIy denies them rights


Now all they ask ought to be given them by the


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the interposition of the State sovereignty to give
them the privilege Of taking private property which
is not its own at valuation, it is rightto require an
express act of legislation in its behalf But the
Skaneateles folks do not ask to be empowered to
take other mems property-they only desire the
privilege OF holding their in such way as they
deem most conducive to their own welfare and the
! good of mankind-and this right the laws OF our
State unjusty deny them. Who can uphold such
| denial?


We have heard that Mr.. TILDES Of our City med
tatcs the introduction of bill calculated TO prove
the basis OF a comprehensive and benehceni oene
! raj Law Of Incorporation, and we hope ne VIII GO
So If not we trust some other Member VIII 40 so
al an early day. With a Senate containing such
men as J. A. SPENCER and S. YoUNG-wh an AS
sembly wherein, 10 say nothing of the dominant
party there are in the ranks of the minority several
men fully competent to originate General lucor'
noration Act which shall be thoroughly guarded
against frauds and yet obvate the necessity for spe
cal acts Of incorporation we trust the Session will
not pass without witnessing the passage OF such an
act We call upon the eminent Jurists In either
House to give early and earnest heed to this subject
There will be hardly another such opportunity Tor
accomplishing general and lasting good