The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-02-18
NEW JERSEY LEGIsLdTURE-0s
= SESSION.

n and passed, 10 to 7 act for the protection
fisheries supplement to act to authorize
sale of lands limited over To infants SUPP
mcnt to charter Of the Borough OF Fren
~, town.
: HOUSEHOLDS introduccd--A supplement
:, the act concerning lunatics and idiots, maxi
:. provision for the exempliication and proof
: the authority of nonresident guardian.
u A supplement to tile township act, requiril
: that constables elected under said act sli
:, hold their offices for three years.
!, FEB. 12TH,--SENATE. Bills introduced
An act to appoint Health Commission, PR
viding that Stephen Wickes, Samuel Lilly
Lewis Oakley, Ezra NJ. Hunt, VIM. Elmer
Jr., II. NJ. Cooper, and George II. Cook, b.
appointed to examne into the sanitary need
of the State into any deficiency in existing
laws as to the sccurement of vital statistics
the abatement of nuisanees or whatever con.
Germs the prevention or mitigation of disease,
and also to report such form of State health
law as they believe will best conserve the
physical welfare of our citizens the Com
mission shall appoint secretary from their
number, and report to the Governor before
January 1st next. Their expenses shall not
exceed 800.
A supplement to the small cause court act,
making justices courts cognizant of civil
suits where the matter in dispute does not ex-
coed 5000; the court is made court of re-
cord, but is not allowed to try actions of re-
plevin, SANDER trespass for assault, battery
or Imprisonment, nor in which the title of real
estate may come in question.
A further supplement to an act for the pun
of crimes, providing that if any con-
sgnor, factor, bailee, agent or servant, shall
take or convert the proceeds of
entrusted to him, lie shall be deem
ed guilty of msdemeanor and punished by
\ fine not exceeding $500 or Imprisonment for
two years.
Bills Passed-act appropriating 100000
'or the Morristown Asylum act appropriating
$40, 900 for the purchase of the "English
mill y property, for the use of the Lunatic
Asylum, at Trenton act fixing salaries of in
'pectors of the State Prison explained by Mr..
Hewitt, stating that it would make the pay
lbout one-third of what it was year before
asst } act vesting i'll the Supervisors of the
state Prison, the management and control of
he buildings and grounds; act TO authorize
he construction of works for the supplying
he State Prison with gas. Mr. Hewitt ex-
lained that the bills of the gas company
mounted to $4,000 year, and the Super
isors were compelled to discontinue its use
he gas for So, 900 per annum to incorporate
lew Jersey Pharmaceutical association.
HoUsE.-Mr. Ward offered the following
WHEREAS, The present system of ..appor-
oning the public school money among the
veral school districts by the County Super
tendents of schools is injurious and unjust |
the best interests of the cause of education;
lerefore,
Resolccd, That the Committee on Educa-
on be required to examine the present law
,gulating the manner of apportioning the
,hool money among the several school dis
lets of this State, and report by bill or other
Use.
Bills Introduced-A supplement- to the act
,latiye to taxes in certain counties of this
tate, providing that whereas all mortgages
cling exempt from taxation under this act
lnnot be deducted from the value of the real
state. therefore it shall not be lawful for any
whatever to be deducted there
rom.
The House adjourned to Friday at 10
clock and then to Monday night.
FEB. 10th, ENATE.--Passed-Act allow
no railroad companies to charge ten cents per
and five cents per hundred for
re;obt for the shortest distance travelled.
Bills Introduced-A further supplement to
IN act to facilitate the administration OF jus
ice, providing method of procedure Tor the
,ecovery of moneys paid by fraud, mistake,
or corruption.
A further supplement to an act for the
of bastard children, providing
that upon the application of an overseer o.
the poor of q township in which the lega
settlement of bastard child is born, justice
of the peace shall take such proceedings us
tho child had been born in the township.
EousE.-Bills Introduced--A bill author
izinr any person assessed and paying take
on real estate in any school district shall b
entitled to vote under section 80.
A bill providing that the Sherifs shall NO
receive more than $25 as per ccnsage on an
sale of real estate.
A supplement- TO coroncr's fees giving t
nhvscians for external viewing of body
without use of knife, ten dollars; for openin
and examining throat and body, twenty co
lars for opening and examining head an
dissection of brain, thirty dollars; forty pt
cent. additional in case the bedy has to be di
inferred. These charges to be sworn to an
certified
bill providing that seven per cent. sha
he the legal rate of interest, but great
amount may be reserved and recovered If Il
contract is in writing.
supplement- to the sale OF real estate
infants providing that the word lands al
the words ssrcai estate +" shall be held to
clude any rent charge and rent reserved ina
conveyance in fec simple.
"A bin requiring townships to erect ing
lie