New-York tribune., 1876-02-29
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
sENAToR GEREAED's BILL RELATIVE TO NEw-YorK
JuRoEs--IuE PROPOSED CHANGE ~ NE sENATl'
DISTRICTS.

SENATE. .ALBASY Fcb. -. 1876.
The Senate met at 1880 p. m. The follow
ing bills were introduced:
pbGs ~ NJ s m Ghapr Of f i % % tS Esa"d
Statutes hy providing that judge before whom pro-
amrrGnicn of the petition. The refusal OF applcI-
ton discharge of debtor under any one OF tie
articles ~ the Revised Statutes -la NOT be bar to an
application under tithcr of tie Other hiticrH.
fy Mr.. Boom Relative TO the brncS oeu1 fund OF tho
late Volunteer firc Department ~ The ty oi NeW-h"rk
providing tat the corporation shalt bo entitled 1" r.
Insurance companies doing business IN the Ciy Of New
York. provided ly cnnper 3ls OF Laws OF 1907 nft,h
paid 10 the NcWlork Fire Department k"ri flhi ra'h
year the aud benefit of The said luna a. pfoNicd
iy sertiou | I Of Chapter ~ Of Laws "i l.
By Mr Bk Bkipif,ln cIall%c me m VI 'i'
Geneva. Horn, ll-yillr and Pine creek Railroads. 49,
By Nh GERAgDtclitiyc to Jurors In ~" CIV Of New
York The bl provides that grand Jn.ors sniii DO -.
rcttd from the persons whose names are CONTAINED III
.ad cy by board 10 Of tn Mayor, the picsid
ing Justice of the Supreme Corri OF thc hrst depart
ndI' and he Gief Jude of the Court Of
Common Pleas The Recorder. cry judo ana thr jung.
OF the Court Of General Sessions. The Board .dt meet
al the Office II tue % Jurors In the 'onr
house ON the first Monday ~ JnHc Of each year. iour
members shall institute quorum; tie Commissioning
oi Jurors shul act as clerk thereof Inc B"aid shh
within hftccn days ncr the hist meeting each year. Sc
ert from thc ~ts produced hy Tie Commissioner ol
Inrors fnr names Of not less nor more ihan 500
person, to 5elxr as Etnnd @ M ,r so1 be lei
with The County Clerk, ana the 0t Der shall be Kept IN te
oilce or the Commissioner of Jurors TIE juFy year
gsi begiu oct ant every person actually serving a,
,tor in any court record consecutive weeks
within aDv lury year. and who sliai have been
discharged by the court shall De exempt rom
mly service thereafter during sad juiy year
cb Juror shall receive each day ~ actual attendance
m the Court of General Sessions or IN the Court oi oyer
aud Teriuncr. $40 u day IN other courts OF I'Ipu
Jurors shall for each for when ne -hhh W
jmpaneled the c tried, AMI 30 cents " M IN
aucst held Persons between II ANA ~ years ahah
be liable 10 Jury duty Tue following persons are cA
c1npt Every persons who l. not the owner
of real or personal property valued at Sl'o
ministers Of the Gospel: professors ana leHfh'r-
I'm colleges academies. public schools pincucihg phy
siciaus aurgsons and dentists attOrntcs nnd coufr
of the supreme Court United Slate9 Officials cl'y ON
cias pilots and engineers captains and nccr- oi YES
eel. cousus Of foreign nations: telegraph Operators
policemen OiCoIs, prtFatcs, ana nuHclh7
of the National Guard and every person who sa nave
served nve years in the National Guard.
Mr. GERARD presented resolution Of the Board OF
Common Council OF NeWYork city. asIing for the pas
eage Of an act allowing that city TO Issue bonds oi the
denominations Of 800, $50, and 800 each.
Mr. HAMMOND introduced a bil 70 organize the senate
Districts of the state provides that the dstrct' shah
be constituted as follows:
lat tDistrlct.-t'nchanged. - 80,
IId.-Tfrst. Third sixth Eighth Ninth, Tenth IWeHU
Twentieth aud Twenty second Wards Of Brooklyn. -
IIId-TRe second. Fourth. Seventh, Eleventh, Nine
teenth. Twenty third. Twenty fourth aud I~eniy-lIh
Wards OF Brooklyn. . . a.
IVth-1he Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, siy
teent Seventeenth gheenth, aud Twenty first Wards
Of Brooklyn. ..., e,.,
Seventh aud Thirteenth Wards OF the city of NewforR
yIib.-The Eighth, Ninth. Fourteenth, and Fifteenth
Viith.-The Tenth sad Seventeenth Wards of New
York.