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l ted. with a view to printing only each ■ matter as would add to, the usefu *' knowledge of the public. I recommend that a law be enacted c creating a "department of public re ■ porta," consisting of a single commls eloner who shall control all state pnt> " ■cations subject to the approval of tbt povernor. ~ ■ Department of Aoooimtm. The state needs an accountant de 1 pa 1 1 1 1 in 1 1 ' of the most efficient kind Than should be a. uniform system oi "bookkeeping In all the state depart ® aaents and Institutions, and all ac conn ta should be thoroughly examined ® * said audited. The fee system has been abolUhec ta the state, and yet at no time hat c there been an audit or verification ol any of the reports of county or state officials, so far as I know, by any c5m J patent accountant to see that the state teas returned are correct or that all the ' Judicial or other fees to -which the atate la entitled have been actually 1 aaHectad. - ' This can only be done by an examl nation by competent accountants ol 1 the books and papers lrT the offices ol 1 atl officials collecting fees. I la addition to this, all the state lnsti tntlons should be subject to quarterly, certainly semiannual, examinations as j £ to their financial affairs. It Is the ( . state's money they expend. For what , tt la expended they shonld be exam- < taed and a close watch kept by compe ( W mot examiners, with reports to the • W governor of any expenditure not found . r ta be within the. law. I - In addition to this, no expenditure of , f «ny state Institution or department % Should be made unless duplicate bllli , for the same are sent to the board ol , f audit, that check and counter check , may be kept upon all expenditures and , •gainst all appropriations and treasury , payments.' County Boards For ths Equalization ol , Taxes. , By an act approved on the 14th day , Of April, 1906, county boards for the , equalization of taxes were created. | These boards were clothed with con , atderable power over the property ol the citizen In respect to Its valuation . tor taxation and over the review of as- , ornaments made by local assessors. , The board In each county consists | ' of three members. They are paM by > the state, and their annual cost to the , State Is <91.200, besides the expense to , the counties. i Such an expensive piece of governmental machinery should Only be maln- > talned If results beneficial to the state , •r the citizen flow from It. For my- i self I have been unable to discern any , advantage resulting to the 6tate or the • people from these boards- The osten- , Otble purpose for the creation of these hoards was to procure the equalization Of values^ If this were the real rea- , son, then" the two years they have ; been established Is a long enough time to accomplish this end, and their further existence U unnecessary. *. > In any view of the case the county t ' boards of taxatiqn. If they ever had a oaeful purpose, have now served that purpose and should be abolished and return be bad not only to tbe local assossment of property, but to the review of assess m enu against the property of Individuals by local boards of appeal In cases of taxation. Provision, however, should be made for some board or body with power to equalize by simple methods of procedure and at •mall expense valuations between municipalities for tbe apportionment of county taxes. Probably this can be done through the state board of equaltaatiou of taxes. In this connection and as Incidental to the discussion of tbe equalization of toe value of the railway and individual property I suggest. In view of the ta i tWn frequent!) made that railway property In this stats Is assessed above (h true value and the»counter contention and belief of many that It Is assessed below Its true value.' that authority be given to" appoint two competent and eminent experts In tbe i valuation Of such property t<^ make an Inventory and appraisal of aU the fixed railway property in this state for tbe Information of the state board of asi oessors, the state board of taxation, the j" - legislature and tbe people. 81nce estab- I Ushlng our present method of taxation I of .railway property In 1884 no aucb j J: valuation has been made. If the property of the railroad com- j t- panics la taxed Jn excess of what it | P Should be. U.Jt wrong and should be righted If It Is not so taxed, the people are entitled to know the facts. Nothing Is wanted but that which Is Just and right. I . Constitutional Amendments. Various subjects of amendment of toe constitution of tbe state have been before the people of the stete for some ■me. One Is an amendment that wjll per- ; mlt of the separation of municipal "--(Tom state and national elections. I This. In my view, is an exceedingly i "^Jopular suggestion, and there Is an al^joat universal demand for such separa j ■p of the municipal from Che state j •ndSjational elections, and until a con- > stitunonal amendment can be adopted ' some provision should be made by which tbe tickets voted at an election should be separate, so that the municipal ticket and. the state or national ■cket should be voted In different K boxes. The cost of two elections a year should be avoided, If possible. It Is > •• difficult now to got people to vote at one election, and the experiment of having two elections in the same year, as was the old custom, should not be | tried again. Until a constitutional a ni end meet shall be adopted providing for theoe elections in alternate years I suggest that a statute be enacted providing for two boxes and two pickets «t the fall election, separating the na tional and stete from the municipal •nd CfipntF offisjsU to be votod tor at

snch election or the Massachusetts bal- a t Anothqr suggested amendment to the j constitution relates to the -creation of assembly districts. a The legislature last year passed an « amendment providing for this. < In the more populous counties then- | seems to be a general demand In favor i of assembly districts, and upon pflnel | pie Tt seems to me to be rigbt. In connection with this proposition i it seems to me to be worthy of con- i stderatlon whether It would not be wise to submit to the people or the i state at the same time an amendmeut i to Increase the posslUf limit of assemblymen. which is now fixed by the i constitution at sixty, to not exceeding i 100 members. ' 1 In the same way I suggest whether | the time for submitting an amendment. < to the people ahonld nut- be reduced i from once in , five years to once In i three years sad whether the voting upon snch amendment should not be i changed so thai the vote should be i had at a general election, where the < peopleteake sufficient Interest to vote, i rather than at a special election, as at i present required. I Court Reorganization. For years the subject of the reor ( ganlzatioo of the courts has been un , der consideration The bar assocla ( tions of the stete and of the several ( counties and three commissions have considered the matter with much care people have once voted upon a . proposition. The report of the last commission Is before the legislature for action There would seem* to be no good rea- 1 son for the refusal to submit to the ' people for their approval definite | amendments looking to tbe simplification of our judicial system. No lawof repute or other citizen familiar with the facts advocates tbe continuof our court of errors and appeals as at present constituted. It Is an anomaly In the judicial syBtems of all the states. It Is too large for ex- : pedltloua labor or satisfactory conferences, and It has other defects. The ideal judicial system Is that which has but two* courts— one with original jurisdiction and tbe other. with appellate power only. It is Important In the administration of the law that trials should be bad and decisions rendered promptly. Delays impede Justice and benefit only those who may desire to hinder or annoy the aultor. The pending yeport of the last commission on the reorganization of our courts Is one to which I can give my approval In practically every detail except as to the method of constituting the court of pardons. It will. If adopted, greatly simplify and Improve our Judicial system without destroying our procedure or method of trial. It insures always a high grade of judge In the court of first instance, which Is of the utmost Importance In any system of Jurisprudence. The court of pardons should be composed of the governor and four other persons specially appointed. Tbe proposed amendments, if adopted, will give greater efficiency In the trial court, while reducing the cost of the courts to the--state by something Uke $40,000 per annum. Retirement of Judges. I' have for years advocated tbe passage of an act for the retirement of Judges. Tbe judges of our blgber courts mnst be made to feel on entering upon their duties that tbelr Income is safe Irrespective of political changes, permanent 111 health In office or old age. The salary of the office will not then be an Inducement to enter upon Judicial duties, but rather theyopportunlty for distinguished public service. - - Our state -sfcacfd authorise the retirement of her judges upon one-third i or one-half pay In case they are permanently stricken In office or upon their arriving at the age of seventy years after a consecutive service of at | least tweuty-one years in judicial position. This would make the Judicial ' position all that I have tried to Indicate that it should be. and 1 am sure | 1 such an act will meet with universal ' public approval. Voting Machinas. , There Is a considerable diversity of ; , opinion on the voting machine. Per j I sonal considerations should not control j . j in the matter. It Is a question of state | I policy. Under oar form of government : > there is "but one way To determine . whether the people wish them or not. , They must settle It for themselves, i To this end I recommend that pro j vision be made for the people to have an opportunity to voice their sentiments on the subject at the next elec- , f don and that In each' election district 3 where a machine la Installed a vote 1 e shall be taken whether- the machine ahall remain or "'not .and that In tbe, ' I meantime no additional machines be J | purchased. | Abolition and Consolidation of Boards. I I (1) The board of arbitration as ex _ j Isting in our state should be abolished. e I It Is Impossible to conceive how any "defense for Its retention can be made j j The drawing of salaries by public pfli rials who do absolutely nothing and a can do nothing under existing condl- . tions makes the payment of this mon j ~ey out of the state treasury a crime < j against public morality. A suggestion of tbelr further continuance Is Into: r are We.. m (2) The present board of riparian t commissioners ahonld be abolished. It j has four members, costing the state r for salaries $6,000. A single commls- ' doner at one- half this expense, who Ll should devote himself to UiIb work and whose acts should be subject to * tbe approval of ths governor and the j. attorney general, would answer every purpose and assure much better results than those now attained. - (8) Tbe stats board of health and the Lt ,

state sewerage commission, which cost , the state over $56,000 last year, should , nnlted. . t The sewerage commission should be abolished and tbe board of health re organised, with a medical secretary in charge, with a president and five mem- 1 to be appointed, who should be 1 reasonably compensated for their sow- 1 i Tbe cost of this need not exceed the c salaries now paid to tbe sewerage com- 1 mlsa loners alone. This action would Insure a better re- ' suit to the state and promote simplicity 1 and efficiency In the public service. ' (4) The potable water and tbe Pas sale r]ver flood district commission), 1 should both be abolished and a single 1 department established to he 1 as the department of Water. 1 with all tile towers now conferred 1 upon these commissions vested In snch < department. " (5) There are three oyster commls- 1 slons, with a bureau of shell fisheries. I costing the stetejor the salaries of the 1 commissioners - And other expenses 1 about $27,000 per year. 'There are ten 1 commie* toners and one chief of bu- 1 all 'salaried. There seems no 1 business reason why they shonld 1 not all be grouped together under the 1 title of the ojater and shellfish department, with a single commissioner to direct the whole work at e greatly reduced cost to tbe state. ( -There are other commissions needing , modification or abolition, concerning , which I may speak later. Ths Excise' Question. At the late election tbe people of the : state, as I Interpret the result, de- i dared for the enforcement of the act ■ of 1906 known as the bishops' hill : The Issue was fairly made, and tbe < answer cannot be misunderstood. In New Jersey by rtatute since our emerging from a colony It has been unlawful to sell Intoxicating liquors upon the first day of ' the week, com (□only called Sunday. The making of such sales a crime la therefore as old as the state, lt was the policy of our fathers, and by tbe vote- of 'our people at the last election It Is their policy. The duty of the executive and of the courts and of every prosecutor, mayor and magistrate Is to enforce the clos- 'i lng of all places where Intoxleants are sold on Sunday and to see that any one violating ths law In this regard Is punished. More than that, no legislation modifying this Is demanded by the people. During my term I shall regard lt as an obligation cast upon me by £be people to veto any measure suggesting any modification of existing law on the question of the sales of liquor on Sue- . day. The excise laws can never be properly enforced until the local officials do their duty. To accomplish this they j must be held to strict accountability ' for the nonenforcement of the law. To this end. therefore, several acts of legislation are essential: First.— A more simple -and effective provision for the revocation of a license by the granting power to case of | the violation of the excise laws In any I respect. 6econd— An act making a revocation of a license result upon a conviction of the violation of the excise laws or upon a plea of guilty or non vult Third.— An act conferring upon the governor the . power to remove any mayor who falls to. take measures to [ enforce excise laws within his rnu1 niclpality. such removal, of course. ! to be only after notice requiring such " enforcement and after charges, trial - and bearing. 1 Further excise legislation should be ' enacted In the folio wing, respects: r (1) A general statute should be passed which will Increase the present mln"Tlmum license fee In all places for the ' | sale of Intoxicants: and, (2) In cities of the first class the mln1 lmom should be at least $600. One ' thousand wonld be better, and In lesser ' cities and towns In proportion. (8) The number of saloons should be 1 limited on seme basis of population. ' j (4) No more than one or two saloons E ; at. most should be allowed to be locat1 ed upon any city block. (5) Fix a closing hour for saloons and bars for each night, say at 12:SD a. m., f after which no bar can be open until, say, 6 a. m. I j (6) All right to transfer a liceqse I I should be abolished. 1 1 (7V Establish a state board for the j b ' rOTodatlon of - licenses, with power j upon the petition of any citizen- to re- j . yoke any license for a violation of the | >- excise laws, this board to be required ! e to sit In different parte of the state at I- stated times. (8) Pass a supplement to the evidence ' « act providing that where proof slyill e be had that any liquid drink was sold e , or delivered it) any saloon or at any | e bar on any prohibited day It should e be presumed to be Intoxicating liquor, . and In any trial upon an Indictment or t. any other proceeding the burden of ;. proof thift such Mquor so sold was not I Intoxicating should be upon the defendant- ^ \ (9 1 No person or corporanhn engaged 1 In the sale, of malt or splrituoiA liquors j shonld be allowed to establish a saI. | loon lh some other person's name or , to furnish money for- that purpose. Agreements, leases or mortgages berfeD %fter made for ahch a purpose or to : secure money for such a purpose i should be deemed absolutely void, nor „ should any agreement be lawful which !t j obligates any person to take, buy or e sell only the product or output of beer i or other malt or spirituous liquor of 0 | any other person or corporation In or k j at any licensed place of business. a I If these suggested laws can be enactie ed and the existing excise laws enforcy j ed. there will come an Increased legttla ; mate revenue tor municipalities, with j probably a large reduction of the num,e I her of licensed saloons and also e quiet ) observance of Sunday under conditions

which will guarantee proper rest and recreation to the men of our state and thet^famQIee. ^ Jury Reform. , Tbe selection, of the grand Jury at g the mere personal whim of a sheriff Is. f the bands of a sheriff who holds > lightly his obligations of office, a most I power. The liberty of the ) citizens is in the bands of one man. and t the criminal machinery of the state. ) with all Its power and Ignominy, may 0 directed most unjustly against any E person or be used to gratify personal q political ends. • « This hai been done In our stete. and i, grand Juries have been selected at the c of a power foreign to the sher- t, office. Ik should be made Impossible hereafter. It la not wise to take all tbe power from the sheriff In the matter of selecting Jurors. Raying nothing J of the question of the constitutional * right to do so. But the drawing of grand and petit Jurors should be regu- " lated by strict law under a system of r drawings either by tha sheriff alone or In connection with otter persona as commissioners, no that Impartial re- ! suits may be obtained and citizens In- ' different between the state and offend- ^ era may be selected for all classes of ' Jury duty. Removal ef Municipal Offioars. ^ There should be power in the ex- r ecu tire of the state upon tbe complaint t of the governing body or of a specified c number of the cltlaens of any munlci ( pallty to receive and to determine t charges against tbe mayor of any mu- f niclpality for tbe failure to perform hi* ( doty or for malfeasance In office. It a exists In some of our sister states, and ■ it should exist with us. Municipal gov i eminent, la tbe problem of our time. ( and a municipal executive should be ( - vigilant In tbe performance of his dot/. i watchful for tbe interests of the peo- | i pie. vigorous In tbe enforcement of all , laws. j Tbe charters of most of the cities and [ I towns o'f our atate make the mayor the | • bead of the police department and of | 1 many other departments in the city or | town. Upon him in municipal mat- | : ters. aa upon the executive of the atate, j ■ In state mattere, ahonld 'rest the re- | saponslblllty of 'seeing that all other ( i officials do their duty. For the failure ( ■ on his part to perform his duty there | , should be some rdtnedy for the people | ' »f tne municipality. The power of re- 1 ' tnoval of such an official can only be lodged In one of two places — namely, 1 the courts or the executive of the state. • Such a power should not be lodged In • the court except In the ordinary way. - through Indictment or on presentment * sf i grand Jury, and then for crime anly. , Tbe legislature shonld provide that 3 bjkju charges and after bearing, the ' | governor of the state should have au- ! j thorlty to remove the executive of any - municipality for causes which should f be defined In the statute. The effect of this would be to hold municipal offi- ' clals to the highest sense of their re- * iponsiblllty to tbe public. 1 Tbe executive, of course, should have ' discretion upon such a complalnt-belng made to him to entertain lt or not, as 3 he judged proper, bnt If the complaint I be of snch a serious nature and charr acter as to Justify Its being entertained and 'If after hearing the proof ese tabllsbes the fact that the charges y made are true, then there should be 9 power In the executive of the stete to " remove such an official and to hare him succeeded In his office by such II method as the charter of the city or I town shall provide aa to bis successor to case of his death or resignation. e I recommend such legislation. An examination of the statutes of h the state of New Jersey discloses th* 6 fart that there -%re -no pimlsloas of e law empowering the governor of the state or any one else to remove from any office any state official appointed e nnder a statute, even for cause. r The chief executive should be armed with some power both for the enforeee ment of the law and for the removal of those In public office who refuse or 9 neglect to perform their duty. [" It may be easily imagined that cases i may arise where public officials are | shown to. have been guilty of either - j misfeasance gr malfeasance In office '• j and who refuse to resign, and It might be that- cases would arise where a * public official should not be permitted to resign. In either event there should e be some power In the governor, upon ,f I formal charges In writing, -to rfte -any " | statutory state officer to show cause e why he should not be removed, and If. J after hearing and full opportunity to it make defense, the governor should be satisfied that the official has been der- * ellct In the performance of his duty or II guilty of a more serious offense he d should then have the power to remove y him. d The governor should be held rer, sponsible for tbe administration of all >r public affairs in the state. 'He should >f recognize that lt Is bis duty to see that >t the institutions, penal and charitable, s- and all the departments of the state government are conducted' within the d lines required by the law and the con's stitotion and that the officials In coul- nection with these Institutions and de•r partments are In attendance upon and e. In tbe performance of their duties, that they are not neglecting the service o j which they owe to the state and that 10 they are not gu ilty of misfeasance or >r j malfeasance In "office. Of course the b ; governor cannot do this alone and nx>r aided, but be may do It through proper -r ' assistants of the kind and character >f I which I have recommended In this >r message through a department of accounts. . Of necessity this will entail labor 0 opon the governor, but the people of 1 the state elect tbelr governor for that -h purpose, and be should either perform i his duties and see that ethara perform it theirs oc be should not assume the 19 affile *

Other Buggestion. Hereafter. f There are other question* concent- f which I Am deeply Interested, upon 1 which I ahall not torch to this taau- i gusal. They relate to the making of further grants of riparian lands and of aid for an inland waterway from Head to Atlantic City and Cape to the advisability or changing w present method of control of state A Institutions and reducing tbe number of ths managers, so that there shell be concentration of authority; to the question of the pat-nag- to this stete of - employers' liability act and further legislation regulating the letting of 11 contracts by boards of chosen free- £ holders. Keep Every Promise. Bvery promise made to the people In tbe platform of the party prevailing to tbe last election must be kept Thjs Is s duty which both - ths legislative and executive branches ef the govern* ment must regard as obligatory. One of these pledges was to simplify the primary and election laws, to £ give greater security against fraud and tc insure a recount to all cases. Another was to adopt measures to _ keep ths professional lobbyist out Of the halls of the legislature. If I may" be pardensd for the suggestion. may I ask that you adopt a rate to both' your h ansae. If you have not already done so, excluding brery except state officers from the floor of either chamber at all times and see that It is strictly enforced by your offlcsnj until a statute to rover the case of the. meet severe character shill be adopted making lt a misdemeanor for ( any one to violate lt? The professional lobbyist has no place to morals about legislature, and he should bare none law. x In conclusion I ask you to pardon me I urge that you make the session ( short. The people are expecting this. 1 you expect action by the executive any bill. It most be In my bancft bethe adjournment of the leglsla- " My view of our constitution Is that there Is. n8 power In the executo approve a bill and thus make It a law except it be done while the legislature Is to session or within five flays thereafter. I shall strictly obthis constitutional provision as Interpret It, and all bills not before In time to be so acted upon will tall.

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