The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-12

petition The latter gentlemen u here And vii u pear
before the committee privileges and elections I. sub
Another attempt is being made to break up ne ong
Island race course. Similar efforts have heret fore in
variably failed.
Bal to Prevent Horse Racing In Queens
County.
Mr.. RIDER has introduced In the Senate bill to pre-
hbit horse racing in Queens county The following is
ABSTRACT
Section l. All running trotng or pacing Of horses or
other animals within the county OF Queens for any bet
or stakes in money or goods or other valuable things
racing and betting within the meaning Of this act and
hereby declared to be common and public nui
and sdemeanors, and the Same are hereby prohibited
and all parties persons concerned therein either
authors betters Shareholders judges to dstermne the
speed of the animals RIDERS abettors thereof shall be
upon conviction thereof BY ns not exceeding $3.50 or
by imprisonment in the county jail Of said county for
term not exceeding enc year. or BY both such fine and
Sec conpels the sheriff and his deputies, whenever
they know hear OF any coming Of to attend and
top the same or at least to endeAvor to DO So gves
power of summary arrest, and empowers the justice OF
the peace before whom the parties may be bought
to hold them to bail for good behavior II compels all
civil officers who may know Of any such race appear
etore the Grand Jury and testify facts within their
knowledge to be liable to fine. The acts set forth
he various duties Of all civil officers in the county ia
gard to the provisions OF the act.
A New Rule for the Admiration of Evidence
Parties 20 Testify I'm their own Suits.
The following is copy of the bill in relation to ev
denca in civil actions and special proceedings Of civil
nature, which introduced into the Senate by Mr.
Sckles 1t contemplaes important changes in the law
of evidence
Section l. Parties to civil actions and persons for
whose immediate benefit they presented defended
may be witnesses therein in their beh other
in the il they not such parties or
persona. But before party offer himself a. wit
under this section, his behalf against ad
party he must give notice OF his ntent to d,
ut last ten days before the time OF examin nation
Sec. When all the parties to the action shall be
Court thu time trial either may be examined
witness bis behalf, although the notice re-
quired in the preceding section should not be given
5. In shall party examined as witness
his behalf he admitted to testify in relation to
facts which, if true. must be equally within the KNOW
ledge OF The opposite party If such opposite party De the
inhabitaLt of foreign state country and Is not az
The time within the jurisdiction OF the Court in which
the action is pending
Sec. f. When the ion is prosecuted defended by
the represen aves Of deceased person, the opposite
party if mined witness his behalf shall
be admitted to testify at al in relation to facts which
must have been equally within the knowledge Of
the deceased pers0n.
SEQ s. When an executor adaini strator for trustee
having be- oNd his ABILITY to costs party
the action, bis nation witness shall not be
subject to any other eariccus rules than that o.
oroinar Witnesses
sec g. lie Inles OF evidence in special pro weddings OF
civil nature shall be ,he in olvii actions.