The New York herald., 1865-02-14

70 authorize two State asyus Tor the Insane ana foy
the better care OF the insane poor.
Also 70 incorporate the Union Gasiisht Company for
Kings and Queens Counties
For the improvement Of Park avenue and Powers
BiLs oRpxaED TO A THIRD READING.
To incorporate the olympic Club of New York
To incorporate the Union League Club Of New York.
Adjourned.
Report OF the Commissioners OF the Code.
The following report yesterday presented 70 the
Legislature by the Commissioners Of the code:-
To THE LsarLAruRx OF TIE STATE OF Nsw YoRK:-
Tho Commissioners Of the Code appointed by the at
Of April 1857 having completed Their labors, beg leave
70 make this their ninth and final
They have already reported from time TO time the var
1ns steps p rsm n s o. ~ tss act
by which they were appointed, was ITO reduce into VIII
ten and systematic code the whole body Of the law OF this
State much and such parts thereof as shall 30 IN 10
them practicable and cxpcdcnt excepting always sucn
portions OF the law have been already reported upon
by the commissioners Of practice and pcadings or are
embraced within the scope Of their reports" This work
70 be divided into three portionsone containing
the political code another the civil code ana tnrd the
The codes Of civil and criminal procedure, reported
complete by tho Commissioners or Practice and Plead
ings designed embrace all the law OF this State
respecting rmedes in tho Judicial tribunals. civil and
criminal Including the law Of evidence There then re
manned the body Of substantive lawtha s to say
the law OF civil rights and obi cations affecting all the
of with each other in their private
lalOns, the law OF crimes 9hu puniSnneits, ana tH0
law Of government including every branch Of admins
trative political action This body of substantive
law the Legislature by the act Of 1851 declared
and them the Commissioners Of the Code have ever
siRce devoted themseivea
Their first prepare and report to the Legs
ure general analysis Of the codes projected by them
this their efforts ncx directed TO the prcara
ton OF the Political Code This divided into four
posed the people Of the State, and the po-
htical rights and duties OF ell persons subject
fhat nj
State and It's C divisions the third related 10 the gene
raj government Of the State the functions OF ls public
thcfourth related to the local government OF
ties cities and villages The draft having been
petent persons for examination, and after that tie COM
mssionas re-examned their work and cons cred such
suggestions had been made TO them; and the whole
finally agreed upon by them, reprinted and distri
butd to the judges and other officers before being pre-
scnted to the Legislature The Code thus drawn
and revised presented TO the Legislature On the loh
Of April, 1850
few days afterwards by passed tho 16th Of
S CODE o cs Tbs duty
was performed by them, and the required forms were
submitted TO the Legislature the 30th Of March 1861
On the 9th Of April 1852, the commissioners having
prepared the draft Of the Civil Code distributed IL 70 the
judges and others for examinations; and the II of
April 1894 they in like manner distributed the draft OF
Having re examined these two codes, and considered
such suggestions as had been made they have finally
vised and agreed upon them The Penal Code is here
with laid upon ye tables Of the members OF the senate
and Assembly. The Civil Code is in the hands Of the
printer and win shortly be completed and ia like
ncr furnished to the members Of the two houses But
the the OF ofco OF tho commissioners will ex
pre before the close or the present session H the Lcgis
on among the Judges surrogates Anu county clerks N
ime for the more formal presentation or r ,rIl anu
enai ma Goaes pss 70 the legislature for adoption.
OF which according TO the law 81 .n,s ae persons sa
AT. R'''"u .ue punishment Tor the same In pre-
..s ~ the commissioners kept the tclio,sng otscis
view First, TO bring within the compass OF single
oumo the whole body Of the law Of crimes and punish
nenis second to supply dec nccs and correct
the pr1ent definitions Of crimes; third make the
eia degrees .f punishment nearly equal 30 tho
4sive degrees Of crime; and fourth Gnc aud pun 81
cts deserving OF punishment oAt not punishable BY the
xs'ing law.
ersonal rights and relations OF property and Of oks
Iona Ii has fosr general divisions the alst releX
ersons, the second to property the third 10 obligations
nd the ourh containing general provisions relating TO
hese different subjects In tho execution yas vast
the commissioners have endc..vortd
ring together and arrange Ia o. al the General rules
,nown to our law upo- -. s'Snec,s conts,ned within
nts or uos code, rejecting those N'n & A. ac Ip,o
ch -. -sustle 10 our present conditoh, ana aaeiHs
'"N" ,tnors ~ nppeared necessary or desr1p,e.
g. ar diVien Il will be sccn, defines iac cNii con
di,cn OF different persons in the ste adults minors,
persons Of unsound mind md Indians, enune ses t.r
personal rights declares Their rs1nm rcatohs nas'
the var GUS topics marriage divorce, Lu pani, Ws'
parent child guardian ward master and servant lie
second vision CO tains the resp cng property real
and personal the yarlos inter ss or est therein, the
modes OF acquisition by occupan y, &C eio a. iran5ier
will succession the restrictions on alteration ana nc
cumuiation, the conditions and QUALIFICATIONS OF owner
shin uses and powers the making, Interpretation and
exec ton OF wills and various special provisions relating
to corrpfanns copyright shipping and The rules OF ma
vigaon Tie tn ri division embraces the whole subject
OF obligations, whether arising from contract or tue
opei ton OF law teir deani On interpreia1n transfer
aud ex notion, whether by prfonance, oler cf per-
iormsnce vention OF performance otherwise. ihe
object AID cons, Of contracts, the parties thereto
and their consent rt iher rely gwen or oo'ainou Dy
d ress menace, fraud, un~ ishss ~ ,s, ana
after ihes general subjects the suD.eos aa'
cons deTed OF eale, aAcbahge deposit ".'s, '.n
ploymeni, service, carriage, trust, agspoy parne.-
sursnce indemnity, suretysh.p pledge MQrtcago t,-s
end Commercial paper The fourth divson snecn,. % ~
different kinds o. relief Afforded for tho violation az ~
va,y rights and the maahs o. occurring th>s obser-
vance, whether compulsory, speclc os Preventive,
anu the measure a dgmasrs when Compensation
Is the rc. Th- division contains also provisions
cerning special Of doctor Ind creditor and
erning ssnccs and eaunicrots AID explains
rtors max Of jurisprudence.
In all thus rrnge OF eohocts while II has bccn
tho gene y rose Of th9 Commissioners t. give the
law Nj exists they have kept ia mlsd the inno
ton OF the consti ution 10 'specy such alterations and
amendments therein as they sbsl deem proper lD s5o
dicne this Command vi tho osgaDc law, they have
specified various alterations and amendments which they
Consider proper 70 be adopted Thcse mentioned IN
the tie different sectlons where the for
recommending thon are generally gi'on For ali these
the commissioners beg leave 10 reinf T. te them
iaconvcn cnl length, and therefore three only viii bc
mentioned In the rs, division tho oonms ssiOnors have
endeavorod 10 the equal rights u married
in resp 10 teir children and tleir property, abolish
lug at tho same time bJth dover aud .nrtcsY,
and they have introduced an article on rdJpian
by which they have provided that the substituted par ut
may have ali the rights he subject a the rcspons
btcs oi the rca Que, who, having ones voluntarily re-
A. - sl- ~ Haa.