The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-12-19 00:00:00, page 2

Mr. Terhune, agreeably to leave heretofore given,
presented the draught of a bill, intitled, ' an act to
vacate all roads leading to Bergen-Point, in the coun
ty of Bergen; and to provide for the laying out and
establishing of a new road or roads to the said point.'
Mr. Terhune also presented several petitions from the
inhabitants of the county of Bergen, praying that the
legislature would reject the said bill;
Ordered, That the said bill and petitions be read a
second time.
Mr. A. Clark, from the committee appointed for
that purpose, reported the draught of a bill, intitled,
' an ad to raise one hundred and ten men in the state
of New-Jersey, to serve for three years, unless soon
er difcharged;' which was read, and ordered a se
cond reading.
A petition from the mayor, aldermen and common
council of the borough of Elizabeth, with a petition
from a number of inhabitants of Elizabeth-Town,
were read, praying a confirmation of, and certain al
terations to, their charter of incorporation;
Ordered, That the said petitions be read a second
time.
Ordered, That meffrs. A. Clark, Schuurman and
Sinnickfon, be a committee to prepare a bill for the
more fpeedy,and effectual collection of taxes.
A meflage from the council by mr. S. Ogden.
' Council-chamber, Nov. 10, 1785.
' Ordered,
' THAT mr. S. Ogden do wait on the house of
' assembly, and acquaint them that the bill, intitled,
" an act for incorporating the Trenton school compa
'ny, by the name of The proprietors of the Trenton
6 Academy; is passed by this house without amend
-6 ment.'
A petition from sundry persons, in behalf of them
selves and others, owners of the trad of bog-meadow,
on the weft fide of a trad of land between Pequan
nack and Paffaick rivers, was read, praying leave to
present a bill to vest the said bog-meadow in Elias
Boudinot, Richard Kemble and Samuel Bayard, for
the purpose of draining and dividing the fame into
three equal parts, one for the heirs of Anthony Brock
hold, another for the heirs of Arent Schuyler, and
a third for the heirs of Nicholas Bayard, or those
interfiled in right of them, and of setting apart such
A petition from the legatees of Benjamin Doty,
deceased, was read, setting forth that the said Ben
jamin Doty made his testament and last will in the
presence of two witnesses only, for which reason the
executors have not authority to dispose of the lands
agreeably to the intention of the teftatpr, and pray
ing a law may pass to confirm and eftablilh the said
will ;
Ordered, That the said petition be read a second
time.
Mr. A. Clark, from the committee appointed for
that purpose, reported the draught of a bill, intitled,
4 a supplement to an aft, intitled, an aft for regula
ting the election of members of the legislative-coun
cil and assembly, fheriffs and coroners of the state of
New-Jersey, and of delegates to represent the said
state in the Congress of the United States, which
was read, and ordered a second reading.
A message from the council by mr. Mayhew.
' Council-chamber, Nov. 9, 1785.
' Ordered,
' THAT mr. Mayhew do wait on the house of af
' fembly, and acquaint them that the bill, intitled,
“ an aft for the relief of Caleb Brewin, of the coun
try of Effex,' is rejected by this houfe.'
Mr. Schuurman, from the committee appointed
for that purpose, reported the draught of a bill, in
titled, ' an ad to provide for the payment of the se
veral officers of the government of New-Jersey for
one year, to commence the 12th day of October 1785,
and to end the 12th day of OCtober 1786; and to
raise the sum of ten thousand pounds for the above
purposes, and for defraying other contingent expen
ces of government; which was read, and ordered a
second reading.
Joseph Ellis, esquire, eleCted one of the represen
tatives of the county of Gloucester, having forward
ed the certificate of his election, and declined accept
ing his feat in the house,
Ordered, That the speaker do issue his warrant to
the high fherifF of the county of Gloucester, to hold
an election agreeably to law sot the choice of a re
presentative for the said county in general assembly,
in the room and stead of the said Joseph Ellis, during
the remainder of the present fellion.
The house adjourned till to-morrow morning nine
of the clock.
Jacob Warren were read a second time; and a petiti
on from the said Tallman Smith presented this day
was read, and committed to meffrs. Schuurman, Sin
nickfon and Nicoll, who are directed to bring in a
bill for the relief of the petitioners.
The memorial from Matthew Gill, of the county
of Gloucester, was read a second time, and ordered
to lie on the table.
Thursday, November 10, 1785.
The house met.
a portion of the fame to be fold as they may find
fufficient for defraying the expences of the drains and
division;
Ordered, That the petitioners have leave to pre
sent a bill agreeably to the prayer of their petition, on
advertising the purport thereof, and a copy of this or
der, in the Political Intelligencer of New-Jersey,
and in two of the news-papers printed in New-York,
at least fix weeks previous thereto.
The petition from the legatees of Benjamin Doty,
deceased, read yesterday, was read a second time;
Ordered, That they have leave to present a bill
agreeably to the prayer of their petition on the se
cond Tuesday of the next fitting, on advertising the
purport of their petition and a copy of this order in
at least four of the most publick places in the county
of Somerset, and in the New-Jersey Gazette, for at
least fix weeks previous thereto.
The house adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.
The house met.
A petition from Reuben Buckler, of the county of
Suflex, praying that all aCtions commenced against
him, or to be commenced against him, may be stayed
until he can receive the monies due him from in
thony Broderick, was read and ordered a second
reading.
A petition from Benjamin Williams, an insolvent
debtor in the gaol of the county of Essex, was read,
praying that the legislature would take some mea
sures to release him from confinement.
Ordered, That the said petition be read a second
time.
The petition of John Sparks was read a second
time; and mr. Sparks being called in, was heard
before the house in support of his petition.
Ordered, That the further confederation thereof be
postponed till to-morrow morning.
The house adjourned till to-morrow morning ten
of the clock.
Friday, November 11, 1785.
The house met.
The speaker laid before the house a message from
his excellency the governor, accompanied with a let
ter from the board of treasury, of the 25th of Octo?
ber, relative to the national debt; which was read,
and referred to the next fitting.
A petition from Martha Vanfcuyver, widow and
relink of William Vanfcuyver, late of the county of
Burlington, deceased, setting forth, that the said
deceased made his testament and last will in the pre
sence of three witnesses; but that, through ignorance
of the law, two only signed the fame, and the heir at
law refufes to comply with the intention of the testa
tor, and praying leave to present a bill to establish
and confirm tire laid will as effectually as if there had
been three subscribing witnesses to the fame;
Ordered, That the petitioner have leave to present
a bill agreeably to the prayer of her petition, on the
second Wednesday of the next fitting, on advertising
the purport of the petition and a copy of this order
in at least three of the most publick places in the
townfllip of Willingborough, and county of Burling
ton, as also in the New-Jersey and Pennsylvania Ga
zettes, at least fix weeks previous thereto.
The bill, intitled, ' an ad to vacate all roads lead
ing to Bergen-Point, in the county of Bergen, and to
provide for the laying out and establishment of a new
road or roads to the said point,' was read a second
time, together with the petition for and against the
said bill.
Ordered, That they be referred to the next fitting.
The treasurer laid before the house an account of
costs on taking inquisitions in the county of Mon
mouth, taxed by Elisha Lawrence, efq. and praying
the direction of the house relative to the payment of
the fame.
Whereupon,
Ordered, That the treasurer discharge the fame
according to the scale of depreciation.
A petition from Lucas Van Beverhoudt, of the
county of Morris, was read, setting forth that he
was born under the dominion of a foreign power, and
praying that he may have leave to present a bill to
naturalize him.
Ordered, That he have leave to present a bill a
greeably to the prayer of his petition.
A petition from Robert Maxwell, of the county
of Sussex, was presented and read, setting forth that
he was appointed a commissioner for the purchasing
of clothing for the use of the troops; that by acci
dent he received a hurt which disabled him from
executing the business aligned him, upon which, by
the persuasion of some of the members of the legisla
ture, his aged father undertook to do the fame, and
in consequence thereof delivered to the use of the ar
my a considerable quantity of clothing and blankets,
to the amount of all the money by him received;
but that the vouchers proving the fame were burned
by a party of men who broke into the house, robbed
and dangerously wounded the petitioner and his said
father, for which crime two of the offenders were
condemned and executed; that upon the settlement
of his accounts he could not, for the above reasons,
produce vouchers of expenditures to the amount of
£. 44 17 5, which stands charged against him, for
the recovery whereof an action at the suit of the state
hath been commenced, and is now depending, praying
that, on account of the loss of vouchers at the time
of the said robbery, he may be discharged from said
action; whereupon the fads set forth in the petition
being ascertained, as far the nature of the case would
admit, it was moved and thereupon
Refolded, That Robert Maxwell be discharged
from the aforefaid balance of £. 44 17 5, with which
he now stands charged to the state, upon his paying
the costs accrued in the said aCtion against him, and
that the treasurer be directed and required there
upon to withdraw the aforefaid action against the said
Robert Maxwell.
Ordered, That mr. Sharp do wait on the council
with the above resolution, and request their concur
rence thereto.
Mr. Biddle, from the committee appointed for that
purpose, brought in a bill, intitled, 6 an ad to ereCt
and establish courts for the trial of small causes in the
state of New-Jersey, and to repeal all former laws
for that purpofe,' which was read, and ordered a se
cond reading.
Mr. Sharp reported, that he had obeyed the order
of the house.
A petition was presented to the house from a num
ber of inhabitants of the county of Middlesex, pray
ing the house will pass an ad for the more easy and
expeditious division of real estates among tenants in
common, &c. which was read, and ordered a second
reading.
A petition was presented to the house from John
Zabrifkie, praying he may have free recourse, ingress
and regress, and become a citizen in this state,
without being exposed to the severity of the laws, was
read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. T. Clark, from the committee appointed for
that purpose, brought in a bill, intitled, ‘ an act to
amend an ad, intitled, an ad to regulate the fisheries,
and to prevent the obftruCtion of the navigation of the
river Delaware,' which was read, and ordered a se
cond reading.
Mr. A. Clark, from the committee appointed for
that purpose, brought in a bill, intitled, ‘ an ad for
the more speedy and effectual collection of taxes,
which was read, and ordered a second reading.
The house resumed the conlideration of the petiti
on of John Sparks, late commissioner of forfeited e
states, in the county of Gloucester, and it appearing
that said Sparks, out of the publick money in his
hands, had, in the year 1780, purchased supplies
for the army by advice of the then house of assembly,
for which he obtained in his own name a certificate
from the contractor of said county, dated January
19, 1780, for £. 3800, continental money; that said
Sparks and Samuel Kaighn, the other commissioner
of said county, stand charged in the auditor's books
with sundry sums of money for certain lands by them
fold to persons who it is alleged has never paid for or
obtained deeds for the fame; to wit, one trad forfeit
ed by Daniel Cozens, fold to James Tallman for
£. 556 ; one forfeited by Joseph Long, fold to Tho
mas Hewett for £ .351 ; one forfeited by John Hinch
man, fold to James Tallman for £.401 ; one forfeit
ed by said John Hinchman, fold to said James Tall
man for £. 1525 ; one forfeited by William Fufman,
fold to Garret Cavener for £.227; and one belong
ing to Abraham Fenimore, where no inquisition was
taken, fold for £. 120: And whereas it appears by a
settlement made the fifth day of June 1784, between
the said John Sparks and Samuel Kaighn, under their
hands, duly attested, that said Sparks had in his
hands and was accountable for £.42,940 8 3, con
tinental money, and Samuel Kaighn for /, 36,988 10 6,
of said money; and that the aforefaid lands are charg
ed to Samuel Kaighn in the said settlement;
Whereupon,
Resolved, That the treasurer of this state be, and
he is hereby directed and required to receive from
said John Sparks, esquire, the contractor's certificate
above-mentioned, and credit him for the amount
thereof in specie value, in part of payment of the
debt due from him to the state; and that the auditor
be directed to examine the circumstances of the a
bove-mentioned sales, and, if upon such examination,
the matters set forth as above shall appear to be true;
and that the said tracts of land, or either of them,
are in the lame situation as though no sales had been
made, and the title of the state thereto in nowise in
validated thereby, that the auditor shall thereupon
certify the fame under his hand with regard to the
whole or either of the laid tracts, with the amount
of such sale or sales charged as aforefaid; which cer
tificate the treasurer for the time being is hereby re
quired to receive, and credit the estate of the said
Samuel Kaighn for the fame, in part of payment of the
debt due from the estate of the said Samuel Kaighn
to this state;
Ordered, That mr. Baker do carry the foregoing
resolution to council for concurrence.
The house adjourned till to-morrow morning nine
of the clock.