New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-27
NEW-JERSEY ITEMS.


The new catalogue of the College OF New
Jersey, at Princeton, contains an aggregate of
aSl, viz: Seniors, "a; Juniors, 90; SophomOres,
IS, and Freshmen, ~. Among the other States
represented are Newt Jersey 81, Pennsylvania As,
Maryland 81, New.York 25, and the remainder
are divided among the other States Of the UnioA
Wenotice also the name Of one student from Ger
many.
The Act concerning Taxes, the Equal Taxa.
ton Law provides that poll tax Of fifty cents
shall be assessed upon every white male inhab
tant of the age of twenty one years and upward.
All lands and all personal estate within this State
whether owned by individuals or by corporations,
shall be liable to tax alton, subject to the exemp
tion hereinafter specified, and shall be assessed
at the actual value thereof at such rate per dollar
rs will be sufficient to produce the sum required,
after aeducting the poll tax.
The term real estate, as used in this act, shall
be construed to include all lands, all water power
thereon appurtenant thereto, and all buildings
or erections thereon, affixed TO the same, trees
and underwood growing thereon, and all mines,
quarries, and all fisheries.
The term personal estate shall be construed to
include goods and chsttels of every description,
including steamboats, and other vessels, money,
debts due from solvent debtors, whether on con.
tract, note, bond, or mortgage, public stocks and
stocks in corporations, whether within or without
this State.
The following persons and property shall be
exempt from taxation
The properly ofthe United States and OF the State OF
New Jersey, and OF all the counties townships cities and
IL All colleges academies or semiuaries Of learning
public hbTles school houses and ali buildings erected and
used for Fe gous worship, Tho lands whereUp0n the
ereeted the cTu0re thereof and the personal property
used iheTen pew In churches grave yards not exceeding
ven seres Of and al 6ndI s. erecisd and used eL
tasyeiy for charitable purpOses win the lands on which
hey erected and the furniture used hefeini also en-
Rnes ard apparatus Of arg individual Or company used for
III The polls Of all revolutionary soldiers.
~ So much Of the property OF incorporated companies
represented by The capital stock thereof By virtue Of
his act 70 taxed In the hands Of tie stockholders.
The polls Of persons who BY reason Of age lnhmly
poverty, are lin the judgment OF the Commissioners OF
Appeals In cases OF tAxalion, unable 10 pay taxes
Every person shall be assessed in tho township
or ward where be resides, when the assessment
u made, for all personal estate owned by him. in
Guiding also all personal estate in his possession
OF under bis control, as trustee, guardian execu-
tor. or administrator
HE personal estate OF every incorporate Com
peny liable TO taxation, shall be assessed In the
ipor Ward where the principal Office shall I
DC OF sach Company have no priacipal Office
OF pisee OF tsnsacting its financial concerns then
IN the township or Ward where the Operations of
sten company are carried on and the real es.
tate OF incorporated Companies liable to taxation
snsn Dc assessed N the township or Ward In
which the same shall lie in the esn,a rnsnnar a.
tbe real estate of individaals.
Where person Is assessed an trustee. guar
dian, executor or administrator, he shall be as
sessed as such with the addition to his name ~
his representative character.
III the person Directing to the assessment made
upon him can show, by other proof than his own
affidavit, to the Subtraction Of the Commissioner
OF Appeals, or majority Of them, that such as