The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-02-26


admitted to probate, as to real estate devised
\ by said will, shall lie evidence of the forma
3 execution of said will
Mr. Sewell act appropriating $4,000 to the
! Soldiers Children's Home.
4 Ellis Passed-Act to delire the Territorial
limits and j fiction of New Jersey ano
& Delaware to prevent cancellation of lost
mortgages further supplement to facilitate
entries OF satisfactory records of judgments
act relative to sale of unclaimed freight act
providing that official advertisements shall be
published in newspaper nearest the property
affected.
Lost-Supplement to act respecting convey
! ances, repeating the clause requiring the
affidavit that the contents of deeds have been
made known to parties signing them.
Mr.. Trick offered a concurrent resolution
that the Legislature adjourn sine die on March
IA, at noon. Adopted.
HoUsE.--Bnls Introduced-Mr. Ryder to
provide for compulsory education to repeal
a supplement to taxes, passed April IL, 1861.
Mr.. Worthington, toprovde forcompensation
for damages from locomotives, and requiring
that screens shall be used ON smoke stacks
etc. ri FIpEf
. Mr. Cox, to regulate fisheries in the river
Delaware--allows any person, during the time
allowed for catching shad, and during flood
tide, to stake, anchor or fasten nets for fishing
i'll the night time, and extends the time from
the 18th to the goth of June. W sE
tass as Feb. "a, 1878.
SENATE.-Bills Introduced--Mr. McPhcr-
son, general railroad law. Mr.. Cutler, further
supplement to fix the salaries of officers of
this State, allowing Judges of the inferior
Court of Common Pleas S. per day of actual
attendance.
Indefinitely Postponed = Act to prevent
taking unlawful interest by banks.
Passcd--An act to refund certain taxes
Lost--Supplement to general manufacturing
law ; allowing foreign corporations to bold
lands in this State; supplement to act to
regulate the practice of courts of law to
allow the declaring of fraud in sealed instru-
ments without going into the Court of Cham
Gerry.
HoUsE.-Bills Introduced--Mr Hopper, a
further supplement to act concerning deeds
Mr.. Carse, supplement to act relative to real
estate contracts.
Passed Supplement to act to encourage
the planting of thorn hedges.
Laid 0yer--relative to writs of certiorari in
municipal cases.
Indefinitely ostponed-Supplemen to fees
of constables.
Feb. rs, 1878.
f E.-Passed-Further supplement to
act respecting the Courtof Clianeery
E Bills INTERCHANGEABLE. Taylor, act to author
izc the collection of evidence and report
upon the valuation of property for the pur-
pose of taxation in this State.
Mr.. Stone introduced supplement- to simplify
the pleading and practice in courts of law,
abolishes, except in small cause courts, the
serving of summons by the sheriff, and pro-
yides that an action may be commenced by
the filing of a declaration with the clerk of
the court, and by serving a copy of the same
on the defendant.
An act was introduced to incorporate the
lIunterdon and Warren County Mining Com
",
Edward Humphrey, Philip johnson, Thomas
Banghart, Eli w. Young, John Gardner,
David Ii. Banghart, Joseph Anderson, Joseph
b. Coanish anG George Richards, with a
capital stock of 100000 divided into 500
shares and power to prosecute the develop
ment Of mineral lands and the smelling of ore.
Indefinitely Postponed-Aot relative to
struck juries, .sIIf
Lost-An act to provide for the recording
of certain papers in the office of the Secretary
of State,
HousE.-Mr. Letson introduced a bill to
repeal the act to establish uniform standard
of weights and measures and to provide for
the appointment of a state superintendent and
inspector of the same, approved March 25,
1872.
Passed - Supplement to act relative to
judicial proceedings in Huntcrdon CO.; relative
to publication of public laws; to provide for
filing certain papers in office of Secretary of
State. s..-..
Bills Introduccd-Mr Budd, to charter
Philadelphia and New York Railroad-from
Camden to Jersey City or Hoboken, "a
Mr.. Hoppock, to charter Lambertville and
Pennington Turnpike Company, authorizes
Willim IL. Candy, Richard Mcdowell, G. Ely,
John Groman and VIM. IL. Holcombe to open
books of subscription, and that subscriptions
to the amount of $40, 009may be received, for
the purpose of constructing a turnpike road
from Lambertylle to Pennington, by route
following ON or near the old York road from
Lambertville through Ringoes to Pleasant
Corner and thence by Pleasant Corner to
Pennington. a..
Mr.. Hoppock, to charter New York, New
Jersey and Philadelphia Railroad, names A.
v. Schenck, j. Elmer Stout Jacob Herbert,
Woodbridge Strong, l.. P. Porter, II. +,
Worthiuston, A. ID. Atkinson, and Joseph j.
Fisher as corporators, with a capital of two
million of dollars, to construct a railroad from
some point on the Delaware river within three
miles of Raven Rock in Hunterdon county,
through or near the city of New Brunswick
to point within three miles of the mouth Of