Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-02-29

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LEGISLATURE OF NEW-JERSEY
From the True American.
A sketch of the proceedings Of The Houst
Of assembly.
SATURDAY, FEB. ~.
The resolution for an adjourned sitting
was taken up, and the house resolved to
adjourn, when they do adjourn, to the 70
Wednesday in May next.
Mr.. Foster, from committee OH the bill
to secure TO mechanics and others, at Cam.
den, payment for materials aud labor, in
the erection of buildings, reported iiit
same with amendments; read and post
poned.
Mr.. Yarrow reported on the petitions
from Salem Tor an alteration in tie laws
relative to usury, aud for reducing the in.
terest of money 10 per cent. that it was
inexpedient 10 make any alterations on the
subject.
A message from Council informed that
they had passed the bill granting further
time for the completion Of the turnpike
road from Amboy 10 Bound brook, withbui
amendment, and the bill supplementary
TO the act respecting toll and chain bridges
with an amendment--to which the house
agreed.
The bill supplementary to the insolvent
laws, for extending the prison limits for
debtors to the bounds Of the county, was
taken up with the amendments, aud passed
To be nerossed.
The bill authorizing the sale OF lands late
of j. Vaudeville, deceased--tfe bill to
authorize the administrators Of j. LawsIie,
late of Bethlehem, deceased, to fulfil GER
tain contract, and the bill supplementary
to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey COM
company act, passed the house.
The bill supplementary 10 the act res
peeting hawkers and pedlars, was read a
Sd time and Degatived, 20 to ll.-Adj'd.
3o'clock the house met Bills presented
To alter the corporate name Of the
Presbyterian church in the township Of
Lawrence-Nos. 35 and 36, complied
bills, concerning estates OF persons who
lie insolyent, and for The preservation Of
oysters; ordered to be printed.
A message from Council informed that
hey bad passed compiled bill No. 20,
wrecks read and ordered a
second reading.
The House altered their resolution rela
tive TO adjournment, SO as to adjourn on the
4th March and meet again on the third
Of May Add to Monday.
MONDAY, Feb. 81.
Mr.. Griffith, from committee, reported
bill No. %, supplement to the &C. to
regulate the practice Of the courts Of law,
reported the same with amendments, which
were agreed to, and the bill ordered Sd
reading.
A message from Council informed that
they had passed the bill supplementary to
the act for the preservation of deer, &c.
with amendments, which were agreed to
by The House, and the bill ordered to be
re- engrossed.
Also, that Council had passed bill fur.
Their supplementary to the act TO preserve
the jurisdiction of the state; which was
read and ordered to be printed.
Compiled bill No. 2, relative to the
settlement Of the poor, &c was taken up.
as amended, considered and passed to be
engrossed. Adjourned.
8 o'clock the House met.-The bill sup
Elementary TO the act to create fund for
the Improvement Of internal navigation, was
read Sd time, compared and postponed
Mr.. Foster proposed resolution for a
committee to enquire into the propriety Of
making it obligatory 90 plaintiff creditors
to enter satisfaction in cases where they
have received the amount due them -
agreed to, and Messrs. Foster, Mackey
and Squier appointed.
Mr.. Kinney, from committee, on the
petition from the owners Of land on Camp
gaw Mountain, in Bergen, for the repeal. OIL
certain act respecting the same, reported
against said petition, which was agreed te
by the House.
The re engrossed bill relative to tol
and chain bridges-and No. Ia, relative
to the preservation of deer, &c. passet
the House.
The bill to secure to mechanics ant
others, at Camden, pay for the erection o
buildings the bill TO divorce Betsey Viii
liams from her husband; the bill to altel
the corporate name of the Presbyterian
church in the township of Lawrence; No
q, supplementary to the act respecting
convey ances, as amended; and No. bill
supplementary to the act relative to dow
er--were respectively taken up and passed
to a Sd reading.
Adjourned 10 nine o'clock to morrow.