an exceedingly bad precedent; and no reason whatever has been shown why this particular individual is singled out above all others. THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATE OF NEW YORK Executive Chamber Albany, May 5, 1900 Memorandum filed with Assembly bill No. 1843, introduced by Mr. Doughty, entitled "An Act to amend section one of chapter sixty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled 'An Act to authorize the appointment of a county detective in counties of more than one hundred and twenty-five thousand inhabitants and to fix the compensation of such detective'"- Not approved A bill similar to this has already been signed. THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATE OF NEW YORK Executive Chamber Albany, May 5, 1900 Memorandum filed with Assembly bill No. 1937, introduced by Mr. Fowler, entitled "An Act to amend chapter two hundred and seventy-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled 'An Act to establish and define the territory and boundaries of the union free school district of the city of Jamestown and to regulate the supervision and control of said district'"- Not approved This bill provides that the board of education may designate certain holidays when schools may be closed. While it might be well to have a general law to such effect, special legislation in a single case would be of very doubtful policy. THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATE OF New York Executive Chamber Albany, May 5, 1900 Memorandum filed with Assembly bill No. 1618, introduced by Mr. Burnett, entitled "An Act to amend the forest, fish and game law relative to the use of set lines in Canandaigua and Honeoye lakes and the taking of certain fish by spears in the inlets of Canandaigua lake"- Not approved This bi'l is not approved by the Fish, Forest and Game Commission. THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATE OF NEW YORK Executive Chamber Albany, May 5, 1900 Memorandum filed with Assembly bill No. 2366, introduced by Mr. Roche, entitled "An Act to amend section seven hundred and ninety-one of the code of civil procedure relating to preference among civil actions” — Not approved This bill amends section 791 of the code of civil procedure relating to preference among civil actions. It seeks to make a person who is a non-resident of the State a sole defendant, or where the defendant is so aged or infirm that there is a reasonable probability that the action cannot be reached for trial and tried without a preference on the calendar. There are already many preferred cases and if this bill were to become a law, it would only open the way for hundreds of similar cases. THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATE OF NEW YORK Executive Chamber Albany, May 5, 1900 Memorandum filed with Assembly bill No. 1370 introduced by Mr. O'Connor, entitled “An Act to confer jurisdiction upon the court of claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claim of Michael O'Keefe against the State of New York for damages alleged to have been sustained while in the employ of the State" - Not approved This bill is very strongly opposed by the Attorney General. THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATE OF NEw York Executive Chamber Albany, May 5, 1900 Memorandum filed with Senate bill No. 1027, introduced by Senator Wilcox, entitled "An Act to amend an act entitled 'An Act to amend and consolidate the charter of the village of Waterloo, Seneca county, New York"- Not approved This bill is fatally defective as drawn. THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATE OF NEW YORK Executive Chamber Albany, May 5, 1900 Memorandum filed with Senate bill No. 1403, introduced by Senator Brown, entitled "An Act to amend the forest, fish and game law relative to fishing in Chautauqua lake Not approved A bill similar to this in every respect introduced by Mr. FOWLER has been signed and become a law. THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATE OF New York Executive Chamber Albany, May 5, 1900 Memorandum filed with Senate bill No. 1058, introduced by Senator White, entitled "An Act to permit examination of dental students engaged in the study of dentistry under private preceptorship on May 12, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, who failed to file the certificate required by chapter five hundred and twenty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-two under the same conditions as if such certificate had been filed” —Not approved This bill is disapproved by the State Dental Society. THEODORE ROOSEVELT STATE OF NEW YORK Executive Chamber Albany, May 5, 1900 Memorandum filed with Senate bill No. 1084, introduced by Senator White, entitled "An Act to amend the fish, forest and game law relative to fishing in Skaneateles lake" Not approved This bill is disapproved by the Fish, Forest and Game Commission. THEODORE ROOSEVELT |