Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-02-08

Jug the jurisdiction OF the state, auu nasF'
galing The waters thereof by vessels pro-
PEELED by steam, requested that sald COM
mittee be discharged from the TURNER
thereof, not being able 10
agree on report respecting the same, 10
which the house agreed; wbereuPon
Mr.. j. Cook, with leave, presented a
bill supplementary to the act to preserve
the jurisdiction of the state ordered a
second reading, and TO be printed.
The eDgrossed bill 10 dissolve the mar
riage contract between Sarah and Ebeneaer
Lindsey, was read Sd time and passed
the house.
A message from Council Informed that
they had passed the bill to authorize the
owners Of marsh, on the lower side OF
Stow creek, TO make road through the
same the supplementary bill to the act
10 authorize the banking and improving
certain meadow, &c. ia the township oil
Downe; aud the bill TO repeal part OF
certain act therein mentioned, without
amendment and also, that Council bad
passed the bill to prevent the disturbance
of religious meetings, with amendments,
which were taken up aud agreed to oy the
house.
The message also Informed that Council
had passed bill to authorize the enclosure
of certain tract of woodland, in Har-
ringfop, in the county Of Bergen, to which
they request The concurrence OF the house !;
read aud ordered second reading.
The bills supplementary TO the Newark
and Morris. the Mount Hope and Long
wood turnpike acts, were each taken up
and passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Kinney, from committee, reported
a bill to amend the act TO regulate the
Newark Fire Department /; read and or
iered a second reading.
The report made by MIR. Foster, on
Friday last, was taken up aud agreed TO.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY Feb. 3.
Mr.. Yarrow presented petition from
salem, for alterations in the act against
isury aud 10 reduce the interest, allowed
" law, from 7 10 per cent; committed.
Mr.. Kinney, from committee, reported a
al supplementary TO the act relative TO
oil and chain bridges ordered second
eading.
Mr. Taylor, fyo,n the committee to
whom was referred the bill to secure to
mechanics and others payment for labor
nd materials in the erection OF buildings,
eported, in lieu thereof, new bill; or
ered second reading, and TO be printed.
The engrossed bill TO prevent the dis
urbance OF religious meetings; the supple
bill to the act relative TO hawkers
md pedlars; the supplement to the Mount
Hope and LoDgwood turnpike act and
he further supplement to the Newark aud
Norris turnpike act; were seyeraliy read
third time and passed the house.
On motion of Mr.. Elmer a committee
vas appointed to join committee of
Council for the purpose of examining the
ills reported by Judge Pennington, and
0 designate such as shall be taken up by
ach house. Messrs. Elmer, Kinney and
feasdale, were appointed on the part of
he house.
The bill granting further time for COM
,leling the turnpike road from Amboy to
Bound Brook, passed to be engrossed.
The bill from Council to authorize the
.nclosure of certain tract of woodland,
d the township Of Harrington, was taken
'p, considered and passed TO be engrossed.
Adjourned to three o'clock.
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