The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-28
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WEDNESDAY. FEB. 2ist.
SENATE.

Hill introduced q supplement t. the act to es.
tablish a system Of public instruction, ap
propriating 100000 out of the school fund
for the support Of public schools, and in case
of any deficiency from the school fund, then
TO draw on the State for such deficiency, to
be replaced by the annual income Of the
school fund hereafter there are to be no APP
propriations to the support OF public schools
from the revenues of the State. MIR. Magic
supplement to practice act relative to bail on
frauds in contracts Mr. Moore introduced a
bill appropriatiug 100000 to the Home for
Disabled Soldiers at Newark. Mr.. Ward in
iroduced u bill providing for the election of
0verseer of Highways in the several town.
ships on the Saturday preceding the election
liked by law Every man must be a resident
of the district in which he offers to vote.
Passed-reativc to the payment of wages,
prohibiting payments in tickets, II to O..
Adjourned To Monday. ffsR 9
IS s a ,euocsyaa g4ad fsA 4ia
3 Mr.. Griggs called up the Senate con-
current resolution providing for adjourn
ment sine die on March 9th, He moved that
the House concur therein. e8 ..1as.
The resolution to adjourn sine dc on March
9th, was concurred in by a vote of 40 To o..
The bill relative to the sale of liquors, &c,
on coming uI,. Mr., Egan moved 70 strike out
prevent tile failure Of Justice in certain cases
provides that hereafter whenever any person
or persons shall be ON; trial upon an sindict-
ment for murder in the first degree, If the
jury return verdict of guilty, II shall be law
3 full for such JURY tol accompany such verdict
withiarecommendatio of the accused, or amy
one uf, such accused, TO the mercy Of the
Court; and in such case 1t shall be the duty
Of the judge presiding ut such trial to SEN
aud Recommended 10 mercy, to Imprisonment
at hard labor for life, any law, custom, or
usage in this State TO the contrary notwiths
standing. Mr.. Cayileer, supplement TO act
concefningf township officers, makes an a.
mepdment to the effect that township COM
mittees in townships containing less than two
hundred voters shall consist of three persons,
and ia townships of over two hifndred voters,
Of five persons. Nj mes Stevens, an act
to repeal an net to'establisil thesmethod Of as
sessing aud rating ,fasm lands within stle
limits of incorporated citiss. Mr.. ,Pancoast,s
an act to amend an act to establish a system
of public Instruction provides fora milf and
a half school tax, instead Of two Mills Mr.
Egan--sA further supplement- to the act CONF
corning taxes repeats the twenty third Sec
tion Of the act, which reads. '4Tlie real es-
tate of private corporations aud 'ibatiks,
situate within, this State, exceptitlIe banking
1iVuSc anu lDt vi RTQuHu Wneftph LHH Sttttit IN
erected, of banking institutions whose stock
holders are taxed shall be assessed TO said
corporations or bank, In the township Onward
in which said real estate is looateds in the
same manner as the real estate of individuals,s
and the amount of said assessment shall be
deducted from the amount of the capital
stock and surplus funded debt, orlspf the
valuable assets Of tbs .corpoiation.i IN Mr..
Keasby-rA sepplsmept % the oct against
usnry provides for the rate Of Interest at six
per cent. Mr. lMatthews-Suppieme to an
act Cor the punishment Of crimes makes the
plying Of a.'Paris Mutual Pool auction
pool, and other games unlawful and subject
to fine of $500, and not less than six months
imprisonment. 19 AlN s7ts
Passed--Act Il, provide for the corporation
of association of the bar OF New Jersey, Al
to O.; supplement to the maintenance of bas-
tard children, 40 to supplement to act con-
corning bridges, 80 to 12 !; supplement- to net
for the preservation of fish, 81 to 90 . snp-
plement to act to provide . digest Law and
Chancery Reports In this State 43 to q; sup
PIGMENT TO act concerning taxes, 25 to 30.
Fss'a a''e'a snhs THURSDAY, FED.2ed.
hod tgH s. aIiAios HOUSE. ssf ie4 ~
III. Bills Inirpduced- Mathews, supple
ment TO act to define and suppress tramps,
makes an amendment to the effect that the
committing magistrate shall be allowed sixty
ccAts ttiu udhlutf bkpD NFIoet utuSby
cents for each arrest made and any wilful
refusal by an officer to make an arrest shall
subject him to d penalty of ten dollars. Mr..
De Witt, supplement- to an act relative to
public instruction., provides that IL any su-
perintendent or trustee Of public schools shall
accept any money, property or other cunsid-
Grafton by way OF fee, &c, for Introducing or
recommending any book, map, &C., in any
school district he shall bo guilty of a misde-
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months Imprisonment or both, and he shall
afterwards be Ineligible for office. Mr. Trap
hagen, supplement to an act cuncerning taxes,
provides,' that in making the valuation and
assessment of real estate for State, county,
township and municipal taxes, no deduction
of the amount of any personal indebtedness
shall be made from such valuation and as
sessment." Mr. Howellas bill to abolish the
twenty-five per ceatnm fees allowed n to
sherihs, was advocated by its introducer and
passed by vote of "A to 7.
Passefl-Supplemen to the act concerning
townships and township officers, 4iito o.
supplement to General Railroad law, 40 to, o !,
act to encourage the formation of Land I'm
provement Associations |; supplement to act
relative to townships and township officers I;
supplement to act regulate 1.-the
practice of Pharmacy ;,act relative to keep
crs of morgnes supplement to act concerning
marriages, Dlftns ana ueatns act TOR tho pup
lication of Law and Chancery Reports, "a to 8,
oAss ssf ssassts MONDAY, FEB. 20.
miIl SENATE. IL sfl4fseJ Afl{
Bills Introduced-Mr. Albeit introduced
bill to enable the Chancellor to make an
or1er to pay the emp loyecs Of the New Jer.
sey Central Railroad arrearages Of wages at
/ once.a The back pay amounts to $500, 900.
Mr.. Albeit introduced bill which requires
Assessors, upon the expiration or their terms
of Office, to hand overall their books. papers,
maps &c., and a5fisilunestodoso shah he held
asa misdemeaper. punishable By 600 fine
OF impris ,nment IN the State Prison for one
year, {
Bills Introdueet--~Mr. Moore, an act to
limit expenditures hom State, county, city
ndtownslip treasures, provides that it shall
be unliyfu1 for tile Comptroller or other Off /.
GERS to draw a warrant upon the treasurer,
and for any treasurer to ipay for stationery,
postage stamps. per diem allowance for other
services, travelling expenses, or for any other
purposes whatsoever, except for the salary
liked by law, for the benefit Of any official in
the State, whether State county, legislative,
municipal or township official, under . penalA
ty OF one thousand dollars for each violation
Mr.. Van Rensselaer,. supplement to the net
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