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


lber, was taken up and postponed.
Mr.. Evans reported bill to divorce
matilda Bullock from her husband Ma
than Buliock-ordered second reading.
/ Adjourned to 3 O'Clock.
| 8 o'clock the house met.--Mr. LanniDg
presented petition from Mary Ann Will
liams OF Maurice River, for divorce from
her husband, William Williams--commit
ted
i The engrossed bill, No. 20, 10 prevent
The unlawful waste or destruction of TIM
berthe complied bill No. 80, making
| lands liable to be sold Cor the payment Of
debts--do. number "a, directing the mode
of entering Judgments upon bonds, &c
passed the house aud we're sent TO coun-
lciI.
| The house took up the engrossed bin
Incorporating company to make canas
through the state, and after comparing the
same it was postponed.
The bill 10 divorce Eliza Dey from her
husband, Thomas Dey, was taken up,con-
sidered aud passed to be eogrossed.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
THURSDAY, Feb. IL.
| Mr.. Griffith, on behalf OF the mauagers
appointed TO appear before council in sup
port of the charges against Walker Beeze-
! ly, esq. made report that they had dischar-
ged the duty assigued them, and prayed
judgment Of the court Of impeachment,
that be be convicted the charges against
| him and be dismissed from his office Of
justice ofthe peace, ofwhich the said court
had taken time to consider.
Bills yeported-By MIR. Brittin, bill
to dissolve the marriage contract between
Jane aud Stephen Swayze--by Mr.. Van
Wrinkle, bill to authorize the sale OF the
real estate Of John Vaudeville, dec.-by
Mr.. Ewing bill for the encouragement of
the uniform companies within this state,
with amendments-by Mr.. Lanning,
bill to dissolve the marriage contract be-
tween Mary Ann and VIM. WilIiams--by
Mr.. Foster, a supplement TO the act to To-
corporate the president and company Of
the Pennsylvania aud New-Jersey Com.
munication cempany--read and ordered
second reading.
Mr.. GFiffiith'reported bill TO iBcorpo.
rate the canal company with amendments
which were agreed TO and the bill ordered
to be re-engrossed.
A message from Council Informed that
they had passed the bill to enable Jacob
Van Dorento erect mill-dam across the
Raritan without Observation-Disclosures they
had passed the bill relative to hawkers
and pedlars-the bill to authorize the re-
moval of obstructions in the Passaic, be-
tween Bonnel's upper saw mill, &c. with
amendments, which were agreed TO except
those to the ist and I'd section of the hawk
ers and pedlars bin The secretary fur-
Their informed that Council had passed the
compiled bill No. %, supplement to the
act to regulate the practice of the courts
Of law, TO which they request the assent Of
the house and ordered second
reading. Adjourned.
Three o'clock the house met The bill
for the preservation of fish and clans was
taken up, read second time and RECON-
mitted.
The e0grossed bill TO divorce Eliza DEFY
from her husband Thomas Dey and the
bill to authorize the guardian of Abra-
ham Voorhees, TO sell and purchase land
passed the house.
The house took up the compiled bill
NO. 8, supplementary to the act respecting
conveyances, and after employing some
| time thereon, it was re-committed to Messrs
Foster, Griffith and Miller.
The engrossed bill to incorporate COM
| pany to make canal through the state.
from the tide waters Of the Raritan to those
OF the Delaware was read, compared aud
passed 81 to IL.
The bill TO stay executions was taken
up and progressed in until the house adj
journed.
FRIDAY, February Is.
Mr.. Bogert presented petitions from
Bergen, for repeating all act authorizing
the Enclosure Of certain lands on Champeau
mountain-committed
Mr. Foster propose resolution calling
upon the keeper Of the state-prison for q
statement of the number of convicts now
in confinement, of what nation, state or
territory, ages, colour, residence, places Of
conviction, offences, terms of sentence,
times OF reception, and how many have
been convicted for second offence. A.
greed to.
MIR. Parker reported the bill for the
preservation OF fish and clans, with amend
ments, which were agreed to, the bill fur
Their amended, aud postponed.
A message from Council Informed, that
they had disagreed to The resolutions Of
the house relative to an amendment TO the
United States constitution by the legisIa-
ture OF Pennsylvania, and have passed
resolutions relative thereto--to which the