New-York tribune., 1842-02-17
Seyv-York Legislature.


yiding Tor the election Of the Commissioners By the
peoplewas rejected The bill ensrossed FOR 4
t:.ir, reading.
The bill extending the charter of the New-York
and Albany lailroad=waS then taken up. several
Sigh, notifications adopted in Commirt- and rfe
question OF agreement was then laid on the table
The bill enabling aliens 10 hold real estate wls
debated until the Senate ad iourled.
In The ASSEMBLY after receiving petitions. Afr.
MAcIAT submitted n report in behalf OF The Conn
rg.ittee on the Common Schools in til. CRY.
wirllz;lbill .; which the following an abstract:
l. Provides thai r-- and nsTt-
schools >habe eacl, every annual s.ec
charter ncrr each oi t!var' 81 the cty alt
cnuuiy-by thu persons qualified 70 >Ici !tco.
. Declares appIicabeto:!r city andcnnnfl OF York,
all such provision, 81 the 81. ;t 5;h AID 9th articles o! e
= cap 10 part al the r. s. i The several acts arleIt7-
,nry addition relation TIE n
si>ieut viii the provisions OF ii, act.
3. Eaet; the yards FOR all The purposes OF his act,
iabe cotSiterrta a. separate rn"n. liable ioall tts u-
ti- and entitled 10 all ttezl-oser PRIVILEGES &c granted
tx The Sd ii h and 9th articles Aforesaid TO the several
town, IN til. Stats.
Tr secono - arto Nay, 1871, amendtf i
i!fl chap Of the r. s. reaiveto common schools.
hereby reI.ea--;I . utlr be apiicaleio
The citE and county OF y. y.
). The compensation o Inc commissioners OF common
schools" 10 b. settled and paid by the corporation OF Mex
York.
G. The commissioners nf common schools al each yvartl
authorized "a appoI. clerk, whose compensation X 20 ~
settled and paid a. above.
Every person qualified as above 20 vo,ti Tor couT:,-
schools. be entitled 10 vorr Al t.i
trict meetings and Tor iTseaS niIe district where he
r-sides.
g. The city clerk, on receiving notice from the Superin.
;enicnt Of common schools Of The amount OF money apro
p-iard the c and county Tor common school purposes
TO lay it-slule Immediately before the corporation
= Tie CORPORATION i5coll.ci By annually sum equal
10 specified above. and such farther be
necessary Tor the support benefit OF ile common schools
OF said city and COUNT.
10 Onor before the irs, day MAY yearly the corraon
direct that OF money equal 70 tic sum! a>i
ceivcd romil!e Common School Fund be deposited in ON
Of tie chartered banks Getty 10 be designated 5ytsm
TIE. credit OF III. Commissioners Ci Common Schools OF
each OF the Wards in the proportions 20 which r!ey snl
respectively entitled subject only 10 eG!fa, OF said Com
Gis,onr!s respectively.
IL Sonucli OF the 7l Ar: o, lille . clapi5 par, l. T.
s. and several acts relating thereto IS specially APP
rcable 10 The city and comfy OF NcwYor and all other
concerning thu disbursement appropriation o the fund
rhecg aud county NewYo-,, and provision for
missing any ;nn OF Tor the imposition OF Tx Thereon
are hereby repealed.
II Achilolrtn between the ages Of and l6 wears,
sidn. the said city AMI county, be entitled 10 attend
any OF the common schools therein and the parents, guards
am, OF such children. shall no; BIZ liable 70 any tx, a.
cScnt imposition for their tuition other than IS heril
before provided.
49, Tie schools a the Public School society the New
York Orphan Asylum School, the Roman Catholic Orphan
ASYLUM School the School, OF i, NO ialt.orptan A,y
lem school, The Yor!svle Public School the Manhattanvle
Free school Tn, Hamilton Ere. School and school o.
The Association for The Bentd; OF Colore,I orpEansiobe
.t,cc, 10 In, cner, LECTION OF the Commits: nners Of
Common Schools o! the respective w ards. but under the
mediate government and manager. OF their respective
and 10 the extent above provided III respect 10 i.
District Schools herein before mentonci-eaci the said
Schools 50 far as relates 70 The distribution Of the Common
School-,Ioneys 10 be District Schools OF said city.
Il. The act To take effect Immediately.
After considerable debate the bill was referred
10 the Committee of the Whole
A bill for adj jonrning on the l2tll of April,vas
laid on the table and the Assembly adjourned
IsTEREsrISG Law CAsE-Thc Washington
Cores ponsent Of the Boston Atlas saws thu, an
interesting caSciS now on trial in the Supreme
Court; arising out Of the following facts: y gcr-
tlcman residing in Maryland had allowed an aged
PAR of his slaves substantial though not legal free
dom for several wears. While thus living, daugh
ter born to them. who grew,up in III, same
liberty until SIN: married free negro and went
with him 10 reside in Pennsylvania. They had
several children, and lived unmolcstcd until the
original owner died. when his heir attempted To
regain them; but the magistrate before whom they
were brought decided that he bad no jurisdiction
in the case The owner seized the woman and
her children in the night, and carried them to Ma
l.yand for which he was indicted ard demanded
by the Governor Of pcnms ylvania Of the MARYLAND
Executive. 4 correspondence ensued, which finally
brought the into the Supreme Court.
TfMrGRAXcF.-On tuesday evening last pair
Of appropriate and sPlcndidly executed banners
were presented 10 File Engine Co. No. : and
Hose CO. No Is, in the Methodist Church. in For
svth street. BY the ladies of the Lady Washington
Total Abstinence Society Of this city. Inprrsrnt-
ing the first Mrs. Prior made a suitable AID i'm
IresSiy address. which was replied 20 BY the ore
man OF the Company. The second was presented
by Miss Graves. with the similar appropriate
forns.Two originaodcs sung, and several
addresses delivered, by the Rev. Mr.. Marsh, DR..
Kirby Coonel Snow, and Rev. Mr.. Crawford.
The Church. which is capable Of accommodating
3 900 persons was crowded in every part.
10 CHARLES DicKrS> has declined an invita-
,in, 10 4 public dinner proticrc,l him by a part.
OF literary gentlemen III Philadelphia. H,edeSirrs
time 10 see the Americans in=thcir everyday life
rather than At rou,s and public festivals. and, IL
our opinion, lhevappear Is much better advantage
SouYrH1sG UScoMNoS.-Th British ship Ann
Hall arrived ut Charleston a few days ago in
charge OF the first mate, with the captain in irons.
The crew gave a the cause OF this extraordinary
proceeding. the continued intoxicaton OF the cap
tain, and MS ,yrannicaI and improper conduct.
The crew nave been placed in prison until iilstr'c-
tons .lnll be received from the British Govern
ment.
LxrHARGY ExrRsoRplSARy.-A correspondent
writes US that he was present at wedding IN
one=o. our most respectable churches last week.