New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-29

which y married. woman row owns her sole and separate
ne psy w1S ~ her trade b or sso
by hsrss alone tss. which woman may own at hs ue
ana separate properly nowithsnds such marriage ana 'nA
section ensets that and wife may by their Join,
d cenyey The Of the wife which s not heI sop
ate grPsE, rl, te b., the s hS not be bound BY
any covenant contained IN aach Joint deed -
and lease be sepss real personal enIe into
cont acts 10 the sane, cary on any aae OF
1sd , Rsds s5e sn be sd ii matters hSs
her % Rs ..us eP esSneI no were unmarried
sEc The contracts made by married w'min IN ieapecL 70
ne, ss Binding on her hubi render him bis property
liable heeior bat she and her separate PoPsy Ds
sgc Payment nay be made 70 mTfied woman iSI
held IN for her or the principal when the ss. pay
be for the payment to her Of money Deposited y o.
due her. before Alter marriage shall be wang receipt al"
discharge although her husband does not join therein
THE SALE OF FRUIT ~ sEw-YoRK
Mr. Cooper has introduced dbill to regulate the sale
of frnit in the City Of New-York, which is Of import
ance both to fruit buyers and sellers.
Section provides that strawberries rapbse' or BLACK
berries shall hereafter sold in baskets or boxes Of less nan
Section provide. that the ls of October 1851 no such
fruits shall be sold n Baskets Of e's man one pm, or other
containing Of the above fruits IN larger Quantity ,han on
On such vessel on pain forfeiture Of the fruit for the hrst
oaense and a fine OF 8 10 for the .e,oad Ohense.
the basket IN quantity less than three pecks,
Section enacts that convicted OF violating
provision Of this act except section shall DC deemed guilty oil
demeanor punishable with fine of Is FOR The hFAt ohcnse
and for the and forfeiture Of the Nut
ssc, g. 4 g. and 10 authorize the Controller to appoint tw'
inspectors for the city Of New York. and fix their aa
re whose duty II shall be TO enforce the provisions oil TINS %
for hich purpose they vested With due powers.
Section requires the Inspectors TO render 20 the Contro
en- day OF December in each year. true ace net oil all
fines collected and Of the proceeds o. all aies made
under the pToybions This act ~ =,
Whether the provisions Of this bill are ali exactly
what they should be l am not sufficiently well ac-
quDted with the practical details Of the fruit trade to
declde but it quite clear that something should
be done TO protect fruit buyers aganst the too common
practice Of swindling by short measure.
JUVENILE DELIEouENTs.
Mr. Manierre introduced bill to-day to amend the
act 10 create fund aid Of the Society for the Refor
nation of Juvenile Delinquents, which prohibits any
exhibition show or play in any building, garden, OF
concerroom in the City of NewYoIk without license,
on pain of fine of $780, be tued for and recovered
in the name of the people by the Society for the ne
formation of Juveniles and for the benefit OF that 30
ciety. ANY person letting building for any such
unlawful exhibition is also liable TO fine OF SOW
The Mayor is authorized to grant licenses permitting
any proper exhibition or performances every gay
Except Sundays), for one year. at SOW; al when
ba be paid to the Treasurer of the Society aforesaid
Licenses may be granted for shorter term than one
year bnt in no case for a sum less than $2oo Tor
heaer or $50 for any other show, performance, or