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Public Papers of Theodore Roosevelt, Governor, 1899[-1900]
Public Papers of Theodore Roosevelt Governor 1899 - -1900 Author:Theodore Roosevelt Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: the term of six years commencing on the fourth day oi March 1899. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State at the Capitol in the city of Albany ... more »this [l s] eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Attest: John T. McDoNOUGH Secretary of State APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR State Of New York Executive Chamber Albany, February 21, 1899 Appointed: Secretary to the Governor: William J. Youngs of Oyster Bay, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 11 of the laws of 1899. (This law changed the title of " Private Secretary," to- " Secretary to the Governor.") MESSAGE RETURNING BY REQUEST SENATE BILL 213 State Of New York Executive Chamber Albany, February 27, 1899 To The Senate: Pursuant to a concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly, I herewith return Senate bill No. 213, entitled "An Act to release to Michael Sullivan and Margaret Sullivan all the right, title and interest of the People of the State of New York in and to certain real estate in the borough (late city) of Brooklyn ". This bill is recalled at my request because deemed unnecessary, as it appears that the Commissioners of the Land Office have authority to grant the relief sought, and I am informed they are ready to take the necessary action if an application be presented as required by the statute. I return this bill because it is the first of the kind that has come to me, but any similar unnecessary bills which come to me hereafter will be vetoed. It is most desirable to reduce the body of legislation. Frequently special laws are enacted to meet particular cases, where the relief sought could be obtained by the exercise of a little trouble under some general law, the a...« less