Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-02-22

| ed amended, were c0nslueTea dnu Pao1oe
to be engrossed.
The bill 10 prevent the fraudulent marx
ing Of sheep; aud the bill supplementary e
the act incorporating townships, we're "a,
ken up, the first sections Of each disagreed
to, and the same dismissed.
Mr.. Parker presented bill supplement
tary TO the small cause act-read and or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. Taylor proposed resolution, tha
at least one half the ownership OF the pro
posed canal, from the Raritau TO the Della
ware, should remain exclusively 10 tft
state--lsid rthe table.
The bill to incorporate company fol
making a canal from the karitan TO tht
De lawares was taken ap, aud the lonst
continued 10 consideration thereof till tlit
usual time of adjournment.
o'clock the house mct.-A message
from couucil informed thar they had dis
agreed to Tie bill passed by the house.
supplementary to the act against usury-
aud The bill 10 extend he rights OF inner
Fitance to the cases therein mentioned
Also that council lad appointed Messrs.
Condit and Freiinghuysen, a committee 90
their part TO confer with the committee OF
the house respecting the disposal Of the
bills reported by Judge Pennington.
The house resumed the consideration Of
the bill TO incorporate a company TO make
canal through the stale, and having gone
through the same by section, it was post
poned.
Mr.. Brittin, with leave. presented bill
further supplementary TO the act TO create
a fund for the Improvement Of internal ma
vigation-ordered second reading and to
be printed.
Adjourned to nine o'clock tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Feb. Is.
Mr.. Evans, from committee reported a
bill regulating the compensation OF county
Garwood, from committee
On the laws for the preservation ofoysters,
on tina! subject sn additional Sec
lion TO one, bill now before the house for
the preservation of fsh aud clans.
Mr.. Farlee reported bill to tax tarn-
pike roads-ordered secoad reading aud
TO be printed.
Mr.. Griffith, from committee, reported
compiled bills Nos. 2S aud 81 with amend
ments. which we're agreed to, and the bills
passed to be engrossed-
Mr.. Taylor, from committee, reported
a billto preyentunnecessary cosis--order
ed to be printed.
The house took up the bill to incorpo.
rate company for making canal thro
the state from the tide waters of the Rar-
itan TO those of the Delaware, and passed
the same to be engrossed.
The engrossed bill No. 20, supple
ment to the act for the limitation Of ac-
tions-and the bill securing 10 mechanics
payment for labor and materials in the
erection of buildings passed the house.
Adjourned TO o'clock.
8 o'clock the house met.--T he compiled
bill No. 20 to prevent the unlawful waste
and destruction of timber was taken up and
ordered to be engrossed.
The compiled bill from council No. 8
a supplement to The act concerning COSTS
and No. /, supplement TO the act concern
ing landlords and tenants, were read Sd
time and passed.
The bill to authorize the guardians Of
A. Voorhees,, lunatic, 10 purchase and
sell certain property, passed to a third
reading: and compiled bill No. 80, TO be
engrossed.
The supplement to the act concerning
stray cattle, was taken up aud postponed
WEDNESDAY, Feb. is.
Petitions presented. From The widow
of John Vaudeville aud others FOR author
'ty to sell and convey certain real estate.
From certain Watermen at Lamberton for
exemption from military service-read
and committed.
Mr.. Garwood, from committee, report
ed on the petitions from Galloway, Egg
harbor, Hamilton and Weymouth, in the
county Of Gloucester, for act to set them
off as a new county, reported that the Pc
titioners have leave TO present bill for
this purpose, on the second Tuesday of
the next session, they advertising, &c.
which was agreed to by the house.
Mr.. Evans, from the joint committee on
the state prison and to whom were reierr-
ed No. and IS of the compiled bills, re-
ported that the committee had comprised
the subject matter Of said bills together,
with further provision upon the subject,
IN one bill, which had been laid before
council.
Mr.. Teasdale reported bill 10 dissolve
the marriage contract between Catharine
and Ira Burwell--ordered a second read
ing.
A message from council informed that
council had agreed to the amendments
made by the house 70 the compiled bill
No. - aod caused The bill respecting d.
vorces with the amendments to be re.en
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