The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-03-01
en- LEGrsLArURE.

third reading. No other business Of interest.
Adjourned TO Monday.
, HousE.-Mr. Bergen presented a petition
praying for legislation to prevent the running
Of passenger trains on Sunday. Se@ M
Mr. Rabe offered concurrent resolution
calling on the Senators aud Members Of Con-
gress of this State to oppose all subsidies to
railroad corporations. Adopted.
Bills lntrodeced-Mr Halsey, from the
joint Committee OF Public Bills, report cd an
act concerning pull lie roads.
Mr.. Youngbloods supplement to an act re-
lative 10 the sale of land under public
statute, or by virtue of any judicial proceed
ings, relates TO proceedings for the sale of
lands made by executors, &c, in Orphans
Courts
The bill appropriating $5s, 000to the James
burg Reform School WIS passed--33 to %.
Adjourned to Monday:
Monday, Feb. 21st.
SENATE.-Bilis Introduced-Mr. Silver
thorn, bill to protect graveyards and burial
plots. The bill provides that If any person
shall deface any OF the tombs tones, disturb
the grounds, break down the fences, break,
move or destroy the trees or shrubbery, shall
be guilty of m sieneanor, and shall also be
liable in an action of trespass for damages.
The second section provides that if any per-
rsoii sifair take any dog or dogs or goats into
the graveyard, and shall be thereof convicted
before justice of the peaca. he shall be fined
So for each offence, and shall also be liable to
an action oftrespass for damages. s
Second Reat ing--The bill to return $4,000
to the county Of iunterdon collected by rea-
son of an error in the ratables, was ordered to
a third reading. - =.
Bills on Final Passage--The supplement
relative to the expenses of probate Of wills
was passed. 10 to 0.
The supplement- increasing the fees of No
| taries Prblic was lost, 8 to II
The supplement- requiring sberiffs to keep
/ q book in which to record returns Of writs.
was explained by Mr.. Magic, and passed Is
| too.
HousE,-Bills Introduced-Mr. e. Drake,
supplement concerning inns and taverns, for
| fets the license of any person who has been
convicted and fined by any court for selling
| liquor on Sunday. Upon fine and conviction
| for violation of this act it shall be unlawful
| for any court, Sc, to grant license to the per-
son so offending within the space of thri Q
| years after conviction. Hereafter any person
Applying for license shall present an affidavit
| setting forth that he had not violated the IL
cense or Sunday law within three years before
| the application was made.
| Mr.. Tuffey. supplement to the general Rail
| d Law, gives power to railroad corpora
ions to construct bridges. tunnels and via
ducts, and to take as much land as may be
security of their roads.
Mr.. Hend ic ,son. supplement to act for
punishment OF crime, provides that 1t any
married man shall be guilty of seducing an
unmarried female he shall be punished by a
fine Of So 00u. or imprisonment for five years
or both this law will apply also to single
men over ighteen years Of age.
SIR. Youngblood, to amend the Small Cause
Act, edson, approved March 81, 1874. pro-
| v,ses that in cases where the judgn cnt is in
favor Of the person applying for All appeal he
shall be only required TO file bonds for the
amount lsts ard no more.
| Mr.. Cross, supplement- to act to regulate
the practice in the courts of law, approved
March Z, 1874, amends section l69 by adding
That either party, give due notice, may bring
the issue to trial aud in the absence of the
| adverse party, unless the court for good cause
otherwise directd may proceed with his case,
and take u nonsuit, or a verdict, or Judgment
asthe case may be, section l70 Is hereby re-
pealsd.
Mr.. Scovel, from the Joint Committee. in
tro,luced two bills covering the subject of the
i Five County Act. and which he said are known
az the Magic bills. He stated that the CO n.
mittee had been con iderng the matter +
some time, and the principles ofthe members
thereof are embodied in these two bills or
the subject.
The House re-considered it's res olution a.
gainst Congress granting subsides to rail
/ roads--44 to II.
Tuesday. Feb. 2ed.
sENATE.--Final Passage Relative to take.
IN Hunterdon county to return to said county
some SIC, 900 wi ich had been assessed against
the county througlia cleri al error of the as
SCISSORS, was taken up. Mr. Potts explained
the bill and said that the error had occurred
| by the failure of the al 8 ssors to take out oil
i { - rntales Of tive Townships the debts.
Mr.. NJ ,gie Cha iman the Judi ilry Com
mittee said he had examined the matter and
had found that there had been an error made.
Ii WAS evident by a comparison of the ratabl {
! of the three las years that the mistake had
| been made and that debts to the amount Of
81, $50, 900 ought to have boon taken out OF
the return made 10 the Compiroer's Office.
/ The bilfwas then passed IL to D. sl
! Observation-Disclosures Enson, supple
meut to act to prevent the sale of intoxicating
Liquors on election days, provides for the clos
II ing Of liquor saloons from sunrise to sunrise
on election days, instead Of from sunrise to
sunset,
Mr. Griggs, supplement to act for tho more
easy. partition of lands held by companies,
| joint tenants and tenants in common, provides
for the recording Of maps, &c, in the County
| Clerks Offices of the various counties.
/ Passed--Te prevent the unlawful taking OF
horses, mules, &C., to amerd an act to en-
courage mutuallo loan and building associations
tho bill repeating the twenty-five rer centum
sheriG's fees act, 81 to %.
Wednesday, Feb. esd.
SENATE. Petitions were presented against
the running of Sunday trains, and against
Five County Act.
--passed--Providing for tho cleo
tion of coroners. to conform with the amended
Constitution she general Sherilf's hin the
general railroad taxation bill---36 to 10; rela-
live to writ of certic,ari authorizing persons
to change their names general law.)
Charles II. Lyford has been appointed Post