Elizabeth-Town gazette., 1819-01-26
flo dissolve the marriage contract Of RO.

bert Downs and his wife Ann, % to 10.
| The house went into committee of th,
whole on the bill TO amend the constitu
tion--A substitute for which was propos.
ed by Mr.. j. Parker, the consideration
OF which was not closed when the house
adjourned to 8 o'clock Pm.
3 o'clock the house met.--Petitions prc.
Sented, From inhabitants Of the state for
an alteration in the law Incorporating the
Medical Society in order that Wooster
Beach and John Tidd may be permitted
TO practice; from inhabitants OF Little
Egg-harbor for an act to prohibit justices
Of the peace holding their courts out of
the township where they reside.-Read
and committed.
A message from Council informed that
they had agreed to the resolution for
paying expenses in transporting certain
fugitives from justice to PhiladeIphia-
and that they insist on their amendment
to the bill for the relief of Ann Rogers.
Whereupon the house resolved to in
sist on their disagreement 10 the same, and
Messrs. Kinney, Beardslee, and J. Parker
we're appointed committee to confer with
such committee as the council might ap-
point relative to the disagreement of the
two houses upon the subject.
Mr.. Darcy reported the bill to incorpo-
rate the President, &c. of the Pennsylva.
MIA and New.Jersey communication COM
pany with amendments; which were tax.
len up agreed TO and the bill ordered to be
eDgrOssed.
The bill for the sale of the state lands at
Paterson and the one supplementary to
the act relative TO hawkers aud pedlars,
passed TO be engrossed.
Mr.. Darcy reported on the petitions
from Pequannock, in Morris, for divis-
ion of that township, that they have leave
to present bill for the purpose on the
second Wednesday of the next session !;
which was agreed to.
Adjourned till tomorrow, 10 o'clock.
Friday, Jan. %.
Mr.. Kinney offered resolution for the
appointment of committee to enquire
what alterations are necessary in the act
respecting deputies to the Attorney Gene
ral-agreed TO, and Messrs. Kinney, +.
Parker and M'Neely appointed.
Bills reported-By Mr.. J. Parker. to
divorce Elizabeth Day from her husband,
Thomas Day; by Mr.. Ten Eyck to die
vorce Jonathan Tomkins from his wife
Jane; by Mr.. Yarrow, (in lieu of the bill
for the relief of the sureties Of Job Kits,
bill concerning constables and their sure
ties; by Mr.. Ten Eyck, second supple
ment to the act establishing a militia sys-
TEN; by MIR. Gould, to dissolve the mar
riage contract between George and Eliza.
beth Ring by Mr.. Maxwell, to dissolve
the marriage contract between Abel ant
Margaret Everii.--reads and ordered sec
ond readings,
The bill for the sale of the state land a
passrson passed unanimously.
The bill to aid in the erection OF bridg'
over the Delaware. at Columbia Glas
works was read second time and postp on
ed. Adjourned to three O'clock.
| 3 o'clock the house met.-BiuS report
ed, By Mr.. Evans, to dissolve the mar
riage contract between Nathan and MatiI
da Bullock by Mr. Teasdale (fron
committee on that subjecD a bill to remove
obstruction and straighten part of Pepo.
cotton creek, 10 Sussex (Which was gone
through aud ordered to be engrossed) by
Mr.. Kinney, to authorize the inhabitant!
Of Newark TO raise money for certain pur
| -..oo raoJ o,,d o,darod ca.onJ ~ao az are
A message from council informed tina
they had passed bill to divorce Sarai
Seward from her husband Daniel Seward
to which billthey request the concurrence
| of the house.
/ The resolution proposed by Mr.. J
Parker on the | 4th was taken up, agreed
to, and Messrs. J. Parker, Britton and Sib
ley appointed.
i The bill from council to prevent unne
! cessary costs was referred to Messrs. ]
Parker, Beardslee and Willis.
/ The bill to authorize Tunis Melick t
fulfil contract for the sale of.lands mad
by Peter Melick deceased, passed to b
engrossed.
Il The bill TO provide for publishing th'
public laws of the state was read secont
! time, the first section disagreed to and tn
, bill committed 10 Messrs. Shreve, Evan
and Board.
Add to 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
Saturday, Jan. 23.--l0 o'clock.
Mr.. J. Parker from the committee t
whom was committed the bill from coun
Gil entitled An act to prevent unnecessa
ry costs, reported the same with amend
ments-agreed to, and the bill ordered
third reading.
The engrossed bill for clearing obstruc