Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-11-10

| his wife-and bill to divorce Robert
Downs from his wife, to which latter they
request the concurrence Of this House.
Adjourned.
Thursday, Non. 5-1O o'clock.
Mr.. j. Parker presented a Remon-
STRANGE from Richard Craven and Samuel
Clement, on behalf Of number Of the in
habitants of Salem county, against the bill
authorizing the choice of place at which
to build Courthouse and Jail-Read,
and ordered second reading with the
bill.
Mr.. Lake, on the petition from inhabit-
ants of Egg-harbour for authority to dam
certain creek, reported leave to present
bill OH the first sixth day of next sitting,
previously advertising the same-Agreed
to.
The bill to divorce Robert Downs and
his wife, was committed to Messrs. Ayres,
Amin, and Mayhem.
MIR. r. Thompson presented bill d.
recting the places of holding courts of com
mon pleas, &c. in the county of Sussex,
which was read, and on motion OF Mr.. j.
Parker, made the order for the first Tues
day Of next sitting, it being previously
advertised in the Sussex Register.
The engrossed bill for the support Of
government was taken up When Mr..
Darcy moved its recommitment, TO strike
out SO much asre!ates TO the compensation
of the District Judges, which motion was
carried, and the bill re. committed.
The bill for choosing place to build a
Courthouse and Jail in Salem county,
was read third time as amended, passed,
and sent TO Council, with amendments.
Mr.. Ayres reported the bill to divorce
Robert Downs, without amendment-when
the first section was stricken out, and the
bill postponed to next sitting.
Mr.. Griffith presented bill 10 repeal
part Of an act for the relief of persons inn
prisoned for debt-Read, and ordered a
second readipg--afterward considered,
and ordered TO be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Parker, Resolved,
that when this House adjourn, it be to the
first Wednesday in January.
Mr.. M'Neely reported the Support bill,
with an amendment, which was agreed TO,
and sent to Council. Adjourned.
Three o'clock.-Mr. M'Neely offered
the following preamble and Resolution:
RESOLUTION, PROPOSING an amendment to the
third section Of the Constitution Of this state.
Whereas by the Constitution of this state the first
Meeting of each Legislature is required to take
place or the fourth Tuesday of October in every
year, only two weeks after the general election,
and but few days after the persons elected are
officially notified thereof; and the great incon-
venience resulting to the Representatives and
their Constituents from the short time allowed
the former to prepare for leaving home, and the
latter for bringing forward their business, having
led to the practice of adjourned sittings, which
are productive of great annual expense to the
state
And whereas an alteration of the time of the first
meeting of the Legislature cannot take place
without an amendment of The Constitution of the
state in that particular; and such amendment
can only be made by the People of the State, by
whose will and for whose good the said Consttu
ton was framed and adopted;
Therefore,
Resolved BY the Council and General Assembly
of this State That it be and hereby is proposed to
the People of this state, legally qualified to vote
for Members of the Legislative Council and Gene
raj Assembly, to express their opinions as to the
expediency or inexpediency of so amending their
Constitution, that the first meeting of their Legis-
Iature in every year shall take place on the
Tuesday in January, instead of the fourth Tues
day in October, as at present prescribed. by in
serng on their respective tickets at the next Cen
eral Election the word amendment, or the words
no amendment, as they shall deem advisable that
the votes given by such qualified electors shall
be received and counted by the officers of election
in the several townships in this state, and returned
to the Clerks of their respective counties with the
votes for Members of the Legislative Council and
General Assembly; that the Clerks of counties
respectively be and hereby are required to make
return of all the votes SO by them received, to
the Governor of the state, with the returns of the
General Election now by law required to be made
that the Governor, on receiving the said returns
shall lay the same before the Council, who shall
thereupon proceed to cast up the said votes, and
ascertain whether the amendment to the Constitu'
ton hereby proposed, is adopted or rejected by
majority of the voters at the said election, and
shall communicate the result to the House of AS
sembly; and if it shall appear that majority Of
the votes so given, returned and counted, are in
favour of the adoption of the proposed amend.
ment, the Governor of the state shall Immediately
issue his proclamation, announcing the adoption Of
said amendment, and declaring it to be in force
part of the Constitution of this State.
Read, and laid on the table.
Mr.. M'Neely reported an incidental
bill, which was twice read, engrossed,
passed and sent to Council.
Mr.. Sibley presented bill for draw
bridge over Menantico Creek-Read and
ordered a second reading.
The bill to relieve the sureties of Thorn.
as Kendall, was considered, and ordered
to be engrossed.
Mr.. Kinney, from the committee who
were instructed to enquire into the expe.
diency Of procuring compilation and di.
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