Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-05-23
LEGISLATURES OF NEW JERSEY.
From the Trenton True american.
Stftek Of the Proceedings Of the House
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| Wednesday, May II, iS2o-Ten o'clock. This
being the time to which the House stood adjourned
a number of Members appeared and the Speaker
took the chair; but there not being quorum pre-
sent, adjourned to three clock
At three o'clock all the members appeared, ex-
cept Messrs Bogert Griffith, Mackey, Stout and
! en- Eycke--William Gould appeared and was
sworn as representative from the county of Es-
sex, in the place of Charles Kinsey, resigned.
message was sent to Council to inform them
that the House had met and proceeded to business.
a like message was received from the Council
Mr. Evans offered the following resolution:
Resolved, hat committee be appointed 10
alton in the interpreting tie settlement and re-
lief Of the poor, with leave to report by bill or
Otherwise Agreed to, and Messrs Evans, Taylor
and Carson appointed--Adjourned
Thursday, Nay iS--Nine o'clock. Ordered,
That Messrs Miller, Cook and Yarrow. be
committee to examine aud report the unfinished
business of last sitting
The compiled bills numbered as follows were
taken up,
mol, To regulate the fisheries ia the river Del
aware, was read, and committed to Messrs Elmer.
Kie and Stout
Noe, An act respecting pedlars, was read, and
ordered second reading
Nos, Supplementary to the act incorporating
the inhabitants of townships, SIC was read and com.
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No 4, A supplement 10 the act to regulate
Mortgages, was read and ordered second reading
Nos. An act relative to statutes, was read and
ordered second reading
No6. An act for the preservation of Sheen.
was read and committed to Messrs Pearson, Brit
tin and Schcnck
MOI, A supplement to the act to regulate the
election of Members of the Legislative Council
and General Assembly, &c. was read and commit
ted to Messrs Elmer, Gould and Evans
Nos, A supplement to the act for the relief Of
creditors against abscondng and absent debtors,
was read and ordered second reading
No9, An act for securing the laws and relative
to the Office OF the Prerogative Court was read and
committedto Messrs Evans, Parker and Teasdale
No 10, An act directing the printing an edition
of the laws Of the State,
No II, supplement to the act concerning wills
Nol2, An act to repeal certain acts therein
named, and
No 10, An act relative to the reports Of For
eign Adjudicatons,
Were severaly read, ordered second readings
and meantime TO be printed-Adjourned.
Three o'clock--Mr Evans reported bin for Sc.
curing the laws &c without northumberland.
considered, and ordered to be engrossed
Mr. Miller reported list Of unfinished business
which was read and ordered to lie on the table.
The bill to prevent the fraudulent marking of
sheep was committed to Messrs Condit, Max.
well and Beardslee
The compiled bills concerning inns and taverns.
was read, aud committed to Messrs Elmer. Kin
ney and Amin
The compiled bill relative to statutes. was read
second time, and committed to Messrs sqaier
Hopkinson and Taylor.
The complied bill supplementary to the act n
cooperating the inhabitants of townships. sc was
called up, and referred to the committee on thai
subject adjourned
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