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under which, some of the most abstruse legal
questions arise in the ascertainment and deter-
mination of what pre-existing provisions are
thus repealed, or whether certain acts or parts
of nets are, or are not, left in force.

Such large sums of money pass through the
hands of the lottery commissioners, that how-
ever much reliance ought to, and may justly be
placed in their integrity, yet prudence unques-
tionably dictates that they should be required
to give bond, with ample security, for its faith-
ful application. We recommend this subject
to your attention, and respectfully suggest the
propriety of a general revision of all the laws
relative to the bonding of officers;—the passage
of a new law upon the subject, embracing all
necessary provisions in one act; and the total
repeal of all the present complicated laws on
that subject.

It is manifestly desirable, that the laws
should be certain, plain, and easily ascertained
and understood: And it is believed that the
abandonment of the practice we have mention-
ed; and upon the passage of all subsequent
laws, repealing, specifically such,or such parts
of the then existing, as may be either inconsis-
tent with, or rendered unnecessary thereby,
would conduce to that object.

We see no necessity for requiring a pro-
perty qualification to be possessed by tobacco
inspectors, nor, indeed ought such qualifica-