New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-20
dDJOIRNWENT or THE NEW-JERSEi l
LEGISLATJ'RE.

The New,Jersey Legislature adjourned ''R de on
Thursday night at II O'Clock, after session OF SIXTY
four days The session which has just closed although
not remarkable for any very important has
been busy one, ON account Of the great number OF
p;yate measures ard the large amount of small busl'
mesa which has been before il for consideration About
300 bills have been passed and nearly a. many more
acted upon during the session. Several OF the most
nnortant measures introduced during the session were
dete ated among which may be mentionedth Exten-
jon cf the Central Railroad to Jersey City and the
Act concerning Usury. The latter act contemplated
the fixing of per cent as tie legal rate OF interest
throughout the State but allowed per cent on special
contracts. AZ is now there are two legal rates-ome
of,he courties bordering on New.York and Philadel
pba having heretofore secured tho passage of acts al
loving7 per cent within their limits. The defeat OF
this bill is widely regretted as it L alleged that
eIevous inconvenience and hindrance aHseS o oi 'o
existing state of the laws on this subject
There s one fact which i perhaps worthy Of men
ton in these tunes Of belgeient exhibitions ID less
lsve halls, and that is that the session passed Without
single instance # personal collision between the mem
bers Of either House. Exciting topics, among winch
was the Kansas question, were frequently discuSSod
but in such manner not 90 engender personal nos
tility, and the members separsted with the knoi'e''
feelings for each other.
We give below summary Of the NOR. lnPo'''h'
acts passed during tie Session
fuIther supplement to the Act entitled an 49,
10 Incorporate the Camden and 'Atlantic hanoau .
" Company" gives power IN that Company 70 ooH. %
.truci within ak years branch railrosd rom any
point on the line Of their road, between CeVRSi
Point, in the city of Camden and the village oi ~
doLfeld, TO any point ON the river Deis"aie' """'
the bounds of the city of Camden.
a supplement TO tie act entitled " An ac' 20 , ncor
porate the Hackensack and New folA halloaa
"Company." Empowers that Company to eonstruet
railroad from the NIllsge OF hsekehsaH, - ~
County of Bergen 1t or within one hlo 'iV p. vs. :.
court hous. in laid village to sny point Oh Tue no Va
tn. ROAD ot the Northe,p Railroad Company as sur
veyed or he restier 10 be surveyed ana ~
inc OF tneir road from the northern S, c. ui -
there Of IN the County OF Bergen INTO ths Coun.y "
IL cklsnd in the State of New York. 10 poh' ~ ~.
Nuso.ot Piermont n,uyced the consent of the STATE
of New.YOrk is obtained: and tie Company are can
powered to make their bond. bear interest s' tue 'N'
of per cent. , po,,a
An act 20 incorporate the Perth Amboy and bouhu
Bronk Railroad Comnapy empowers that Company %
Issue $500 go worth of stock for the puTpcee =,
s,Iuctng railroad from point on me reu'' p,,S
read Of New-Jersey at or within hVe n,is- " srd
Brook III: ming through the County oi MooTIsA
rerruirstipg az the civ Of Perth Amboy: ln' was
tie Only railroad charter granted durhg the See'i'"
"An Act for the security of railroad conpanis' enu
" ,b ..f,,. of t-oysIe-s REQUIRES every conductor
bsg gage sster. eng necr, brakeman o hor, ,,v
Of any railroad company, employed IL !" % b,aya
pesseDgcr train to wear upon DE Ia' lt,er, IF
which shall ndicate his office, ara lke 81, -
the Of sush company ana 20 cn,9,isd 70 DE-
lector without such badge, shal b enlllieu go,
or to txerri,e any of the powers OF s's sn,ba
orlcr servant without .uch os1f', sn'. h..
ty 70 NEEDLE OF interfere Win auy P"'''7'' "'
baggage or property. .sall r.r,..
i fuIther provide, that any pa Si
10 pay biz or her fare, or be aEotye, syfI "a, ,hs
to other pssepgs cha Og ,h sT ssTy.o,, ~. 20" oi
conductor of sry Pssseneer us anu .na hi. or he- bsr
gsee cut OF the car. using 10 uroecs.-y 'o,ev o.
sny ueua -tcppine ploee, or pe1 Az 80. s,s'n
e, tie coDjt tter eha. essot, q -,e y'.s ."i -
~ ..-@e3 hat the pa-sag tDoa-! Ph-' ~ W. 1880