Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-11-03
To the Honorable the Legislature of
Non, Ioarco1l

suPpOsC iulliiei suuI kodJ y 1U,UUUj
will be at the disposal of the Trustees
after the first Of January ensuing.
Yesterday received certificate from
the Sussex Bank for twenty full shares OF
stock, placed TO the credit Of the state
agreeabiy TO the act of incorporation.
My accounts are ready for examination.
Your humble servant,
PETER GORDON, Treasurer.
October %, 1918.
Which letter was read, and ordered to
lie on the tsble.-Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Oct. 20.
Mr.. j. Parker presented petitions from
inhabitants of Middlesex and Essex for a
law to prevent kidnapping, &c. Read,
and referred to the committee on that
subject.
MI. Day presented petition from JON
athan Tomkins, of Essex, for divorce.
Read, and committed to Messrs. Day,
Board and Parvin
Mr.. Kinney reported the following un
finished business:
|. A bill TO regulate the fisheries 10 the
river Passaic.
2. - to regulate the fees of the Judges.
Sarrogates, Clerks, and other offices
Of the Orphans Court.
3. concerning the Prerogative Court.
A. for the formation of Map of
New Jersey.
5. - supplementary TO the act making
Crosswicks Creek lawful fence.
6. - concerning Steam boats.
I. - concerning free negroes and mu-
lattoes.
8. - to vest in Trustees the estates of
habitual drunkards and gamblers, &c.
10. - for the erection of an additional
building and cells in the State Prison.
10. - to provide for publishing the
public laws Of this state.
IL. - to repeal an act relative to roads
through the property of the state.
IL. - supplementary to an act respect
ing slaves.
l3. - to alter the line between Reads
ington and Tewksbury.
| a. - relative to the Trenton Library
Company.
Is. - to aid in the erection of bridge
at the Columbia Glass Manufactory.
l6. 49, to authorize the sale of the real
estate of John Riley.
IL. - supplementary to an act respect
ing Conveyances, and an act to register
mortgages.
10. - to incorporate the Columbian
and Flatbrook Turnpike Company.
10. A petition from the widow and heirs
of Joshua Parker.
20. - for division of the county Of
Gloucester.
81. - for a turnpike at Walpack.
%. - for a bridge over Menantico
Greek.
%. A petition from Sussex relative TO
Pepacotton Creek.
"a. A report from the Treasurer respect
ing delinquent County Collectors.
Read, and ordered to lie on the table.
On motion, Resolced, That there be an
adjourned sitting.
A message from Council informed, that
Council had appointed Messrs. Crane and
Frelinghuysen, or either of them, on the
committee to settle with the Treasurer,
and Messrs. Dodd and Dickinson, or Ell
ther of them, on the committee to settle
the accounts of the State, Prison; also.
that Council will be ready to 60 into a
Joint Meeting on Friday next. at three
o'clock in the afternoon, in the Assembly
room, to choose Governor, &c.-AdJd
The House met.-Messrs. Prior, Gould
FarIee, Ayres, Griffith, KiIle, Lloyd and
Willis, were added to the Military Com,
mittee.
The unfinished business was taken up
when
No. |, was dismissed.
2, Committed to Messrs. Kinney, New.
bold and Willis.
8, Dismissed.
A, Committed to Messrs. ]. Parker
Darcy and Yarrow.
s, 8, z and 8, Dismissed.
8, Committed to Messrs. Day, M'Neely
and Evans.
10 and IL, Read and ordered secone
readings.
IL, Is aud IA, Dismissed.
Is, Committed TO Messrs. r. Thomson
Maxwell aud Lanning.
10, Read, and ordered I'd reading.
| IL, Committed to Messrs. Brittin, Mil.
Ter and c. Parker.
Is, Dismissed.
/ 10 and 20, ordered to lie on the table.
i q Committed to Messrs. Beardslee
Howell and Halliday.
/ %, 20 and "a, Ordered to lie on tn,
table.
The House adjourned.