Elizabeth-Town gazette., 1819-02-16

ordered second readings.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock on Mond.r
Monday, Feb. 3,
Bills preSented-A supplement 4 4
act to prohibit the expectation Of sIs,s, ~
further supplement TO the act consl;,u,;s
courts for the trial Of small cauoa.
supplement to the act for the suDOor !
government; supplement to tbe ~ -
making lands Liable TO be sold for the N.Y. :"
ment Of debts; bill for abolishjoa =, =
prisonment for debt. 'r
Mr.. Gould proposed resolution h, Il,
appointment Of committee to wait on ~
commissioners appointed 10 cause The linz,
of the government Le! (in Trenton n ' !.
corrected, where encroachments have b.ss
made thereon, and obtain report Of hs;,
proceedings in that respect-Agrped, T.
and Messrs. Gould, Sibiey and Lake A.
pointed.
A message from Council Informed th,,
they had passed the supplement to The d,
respecting the Coart Of Cliancery and ths
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bill to repeal the act to ascertain The staIs
OF manufactures without amendment. and
the bill respecting constables with ths;,
snreties with an amendment, which va,
read and laid on the table.
The bill to authorize Margaret Bowen
and ]. Clark, to carry into effect contracI
made by Jacob Bowers, jun. was consider.
ed by section, and passed to be ellsrcs,e1
A message from Council informed tha,
they had passed bill supplementary odbe
act respecting the state prison, aud request
the concurrence of the House-ordered
second reading.
Adjourned TO 3 P. NJ.
3 o'clock the House met-Mr. Darcy
reported the supplement to the militia law
with additional amendments-ordeved to
be printed.
The bill to raise 10000 dollars va,
considered by section and passed tObe
engrossed.
The bill respecting persons arriving ia
this state from foreign parts, and the bill
supplementary to the act to enable the
owners Of tide swamp already banked IL,
to keep the same in order, were passed and
sent to Council.
The bill from Council in addition to the
act regulating the state prison was read q
second time, when the house adjourned.
Tuesday, Fsb9.
The bill to dissolve the marriage col.
tract between George and Elizabeth Ring,
passed II to l3; the bill to authorse
Margaret Bowers and John Clark to fulfil
contract made by Jacob Bowers, Jun.
dec. and fhe bill TO raise 10000 dollars
for the year 1919, passed the House and
were sent to Council.
The bill from Council relative TO hsv.
kers and pedlars was taken up and recon-
mitted.
MIR. ]. Parker presented a petition from
sundry persons, relative to fisheries in The
RaritaD.
The bill relative TO mill ponds was read
second time and negatived, and the bill
relative to the state prison taken up and
committed.
The bill for the sale Of the government
house and lot in Trenton; the bill (from
Council) to explain the term Of office oil
the chosen freeholders; the bill supple
mentary TO the act to prohibit the export.
alton of slaves; and the bill Qrom Coun.
IciD supplementary TO the act for rega-
lating references aud determining cOntro'
versies, by arbitration, were seyerany
taken up, considered, and passed to third
reading.
MIR. Griffith presented a bill relative
to certain costs on indictments-ordered
second reading.
The bill further supplementary to Inc
small cause act was taken up and pest
poned. Adjourned to 8 o'clock, 2. NJ
3 o'clock the House et.-Mr. ). faE'
ker reported the bill relative to hawkeI' i
and pedlars, with an amendment, WINCH
was agreed to, the bill read second time'
and passed 27 to Is.
Mr.. M'Neely reported bill reia'1s
to hawkers aud pedlars of tin and Japau'
ned ware; ordered second reading u
The bill supplementary to the .Ia sllS''
cause act was taken up aud recomml''8u. u
Mr.. Griffith, from the committee "
whom was committed the bills respecI'us
copyeyances and registering mortgage
reported new bill; ordered a secODu
reading. ..,
Mr.. ]. Parker presented bill to rePsal
part Of the act relative to statutes; ofu'''
ed second reading. .,,,
A message from Council informed .uai a"i
they had appointed Messrs. Stevenson .,l.s SpJ Z
Crane committee to join comm.'ee - /,
the house, for the purpose OF se'tllps ,ai I'D
accounts of the Commissioners appoin''0a
to ascertain the most eligible rou'e III. ~
canal, to connect the waters o. inc H., s"I
ware and Raritan; and that CounCl .o, 10Y
x...ol tt,o hill .acnectiuO WrltS OF eiiV'