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CHAPTER LVIII.
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An act to provide for licensing hacks and 9TH

An provide for licensing hacks and other vehicles
by the township committees of the several townships OF
this state and for the better government of the
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey That in all townships of this
state having population of than four thousand in
habitants and in which the county seat of any county
NAV be located the township committee of said township
shall have power within the limits of said township to
make rules and regulations for licensing and regulating
hacks cabs, omnibus stages, carriages and vehicles
used for the transportation Of passengers and to fix the
license fee for the same and prohibit unlicensed
sons from acting in the capacity of hackmen.
e. And be it enacted, That in all townships aforesaid
the township committee thereof may prescribe penalty
prisonment the county JAIL exceeding ten days,
by fine not exceeding twenty dollars and any justice of
the peace of said township shall have jurisdiction of
such cases. and may give judgment and issue execution
for the collection Of such fine fines to be levied on
any personal property of such fined
aforesaid directed any constable OF the county in
which said township situate, which execution shall be
levied executed and returned in the
ecutios in other in of sentence to mprs
in the county jail may issue his warrant for the
Imprisonment of such offender in other cognza
Bile before him.
a. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for
the township committee of said township to require
license from any person persons owning any hack,
omnibus stage carriage vehicle, who is resident
and taxpayer in said county in which said township is
situate
A. And be it enacted, That this shall apply to
any of the incorporated cities towns of this state
s And be it enacted That this act shall take effect
Immediately
Approved March S, 1879.
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The Connecticut courts have ruled that
in that State cigars may be legally bought
on Sunday, but cannot be legally sold on
Sunday. >s,la.e 4s 3
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CHAPTER LXVI.

I.
An act to provide increase the fish production
of the waters of this state.
T. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
the State of New Jersey, That for the purpose OF con
tnung work of stocking the of this state with
food fishes there is hereby appropriated the of five
thousand doars which shall be paid by the state treas
soncrs of fisheries of this state upon their requisition
to be by them expended in deaying the of Procur
ing Matching and distributing valuable food fishes to
stock the rivers streams lakes and ponds of this state
and for such other purposes they may deem advisable
to restore and the fish production of the waters
of the state
e. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved March 6, 1879.
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such sale was inserted not having been one of the
papers at the time designated for the publication OF the
laws by of any omission to advertise any ad-
journment of sale any irreguarity in the advertise
ent of any adjournment of sale but the purchaser OF any
such real estate having paid the price thereof and re-
caved his deed shall be deemed to have as good and
complete title thereto such sale adjournment had
been in all particulars duly advertised.
Approved March s, 1879.
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By examining the tongue of patient
physicians find out the disease of the body
and philosophers the disease of the mind.
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IT, And be it enacted That the bushel of wheat in
this state shall of sixty pounds of or Indian
pounds of barley. forty-eght pounds of oats thirty
pounds of ax.seed, ffty-fve pounds, of cloverseed
sixty pounds of timothy forty-ive pounds OF
potatoes sixty pounds; of potatoes, fifty -four
pounds of beans sixty pounds; of peas, sixty pounds
Of onions, yseven pounds; of dried peaches thirty
by the standard pound of avordupos weight.
q And be it enacted That this act shall take effect
Immediately. 90 t-
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CHAPTER Tx.

An act to repeal an act entitled ga further supplement
to the act entitled 'An act concerning roads," ap-
proved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one.
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New jersey That the act entitled ga
further supplement the act entitled AN act concerning
roads ," which further supplement approved April
ffh ammo domin thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-one be and the same is hereby repealed.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approycd March 6, 1870.
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CHAPTER LxllI

supplement to entitled can act relative to sales
oands under Pnbic statue or by virtue Of any Judi
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four
Whereas The provisions heretofore in force relative to
the advertisement of sales Of lands have not been in all
respects known or complied with whereby the titles
certain land are alleged to be defective uncertain
/. Belt enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
Of the State Of New Jersey That sale of real estate
heretofore made shall be nvadated by of any ad
vertsement of such sale having been inserted only
newspaper, by reason of any advertisement of such
sale having been commenced during the fourth week
prior to such sale instead of four full weeks prior thereto
by Of any paper in which any advertisement of
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Andrew johnson, son of the late Presi-
dent johnson, died recently at Union Depot,
Tenn.
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CHAPTER LXI

An act to enable boards of education of cities to refund
their indebtedness lower rate of interest.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
lawful for any board Of education in any city, issue
bonds at any of exceeding six per
tum per annum. for the purpose of paying off and dis
charging present Indebtedness which said bonds shall
be issued in such amounts and the principal and inter-
est payable such times and in such manner as the
said board of education may determine provided that
the total of said bonds for any board of edu
cation shall not exceed the sum of one hundred and
thirty thousand dollars and that they shall issued
ton Of outstanding mortgages and bonds already issued
by such board of education prior the passage of this
act.
a. And be it enacted That this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved March 6, 1879. '-. -.l-t
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CHAPTER LXu


Supplement to an act entitled An S act creating the office
thereof approved March seventeenth, thousand
eight hundred and sixty-fve.
l. be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey, That it shall be the duty OF
the board of chosen reehoders of each county, the
mttecmen of each township, the mayor and common
council of each city, the representative authority Of each
borough in this state to transmit the comptroller of
the treasury before the thirty first day of October
in each year. statement of the financial condition of
their respective counties, townships, cities, towns or
boroughs on the first daylo October next proceeding,
giving the funded and floating debt, with the purposes
for which contracted of nteres, time when the
debts fall DUE and condition Of the sinking funds,
if any, annual expenses of every kind rate of and
amount raised, and shall be the duty of the comptrol
Ter to submit the results the legislature in properly
tabulated form.
q And be it enacted, That if any of the said officers
shall neglect refuse to furnish transmit the state
ment as required in the first section of this act the
shall be liable indictment for such neglect refusal,
and shall be deemed guilty of misdemeaner and on
conviction shall be punished by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars. ~ .Fsa.
a. And be it enacted That all parts of acts in
consistent with this hereby repealed and this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approycd March 6. 1870.
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CHAPTER LVII,

supplement to an act entitled can act Incorporating
the inhabitants of townships, designating their powers
and regulating their meetings. approved April four
teenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-sx.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey, That county this
state containing less than twenty-five thousand nor
more than eighty thousand inhabitants, ascertained
by the last state census the persons legally qualified TO
vote at town and municipal elections, in the several
townships and cities thereof shall hereafter elect for each
township said counties but chosen eehoder, and
for each CITY or ward in said counties the number
of chosen eehode the inhabitants OF the said cities
or wards respectively now authorized by law to
elect and the chosen freehoders elected In each of
said counties shall constitute he board of chosen free
holders in and for the same.
And be it enacted, That from and after the passage
of this act the chosen reehoders to be elected in the
several cities wards and townships in the said counties
shall be elected the time for the like term and
in the same chosen freehoders elected
therein respectively; and they shall be invested with
the same powers enjoined to perform the same duties
and subject the laws other chosen eeholders
in this state
!, And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the
same are hereby repealed and that this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 4, 1879.
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CHAPTER XIX.

creditors an equal and just division OF the estates Of
debtors who convey assgnees for the benefit of cred
itors, approved March twentyseventh, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four. ,
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
the State of New jersey That any inventory and val
uaton or list of creditors and of claims filed by
an assignee verified by oath taken before any foreign
commissioner for New Jersey, by any other officer
qualified by the laws of this administer oaths and
afrmations, shall be deemed to have been sufficiently
proved although such oath taken before the sur
rogate.
q And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved March 4, 1879.
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An act Concerning veteran associatlons.
l. Be enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey, That whenever any lawfully
organized association of veterans from the late war in this
state shall apply the Governor for the temporary loan
of camp and garrison equipage ordnance any other
military stores for any purpose whatsoever, not in
the ofthe United States, the governor shall examine
such application and upon finding it just and prop
demand he shall have the powert authorize the issue
of the asked for in the application provided how
ever the applicants be required furnish good and su
fcent bonds for the value of the issued, which
main on file in the Office of the quarteraster general of
the state. ~ 90
g. And be it enacted That all parts of acts in
consistent with this be and the hereby
pealed
g. And be it enacted That this act shall be deemed
public and go into effect Immediately.
Approved February 81 1879.
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n,,ement TO an act entitled "An act to establish a
nfpnn standard of weights and measures in this state
and to provide for the appointment ct state suPern
twentyff, one thousand eight hundred and seventy
= l f,.,-.x,, Ase.,bl,,
the act to which this IS supplement and which reads
as follows: IL = -, = ,. ,ns,sl' of uheat NJ
; - bsI consist of sixty pounds; of rye or Indian
corn Of fty-sx pounds Of buckwheat fifty pounds o.
barley osts sdlrsy pguaas
Of potatoes sixty pounds sweet potatoes ftytonr
pounds beans sixty po9nd Of peas sixty pt5irS
Of onions tyscyeu pounds OF dried peaeneSS.
by the standard pound avordupois weight be and the
s3me Is hereby amended so read as follows:
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CHAPTER LIV.

An act relative to morgues and morgue keepers.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey, That shall be lawful for
the Judges of the of pleas of the several
counties of this state when they shall by majority vote
SO determine designate place places of proper
character and furnished with sufficient accommodation
and appliances, public morgue or morgues for said
county not to exceed three in number any county in
designating such place Places they shall first select
the cty or within the county, and afterwards such
other place places in their opinion be necessa
rv: provided that this shall apply only to such
counties as have within their limits city or cities of
more than twenty thousand inhabitants by the last
census.
a. And be it enacted That said judges of the court of
common pleas shall have power to appoint keeper or
keepers for said morgue morgues tor term OF three
wears from the date of their appointment and to define
their respective districts which keepers shall be required
to take in charge the unknown dead in their respective
districts in said counties furnish free of charge suit
able rooms for the holding of all nquests should they be
deemed necessary, and make such disposal OF the
bodies as the proper authorities may direct.
4, And be it enacted That the fees and expenses of
the said morgue keepers for the and of the
bodies of the unknown Dead be fixed by the respective
boards of chosen reehodes and paid by the county col
ectors on bills duly passed by said boards of chosen free
holders and provided further, that more than the
legal fees for the burial of such bodies shall in any
be allowed.
A And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
Immediately and that any act part of act inconsistent
with the provisions of this be and is hereby repealed
Approved March 4, 1879.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-20
OPERA BOUFFE.

Nothing tends to put person in a
pleasant frame of mind more than two
or three hours instructive and exhilarat-
ing recreation. Those of our citizens
who have not been in a happy mood
lately, and all those who have, should
not fail to attend the opera Of "The
Little Duke" at the Opera House OF
Monday evening next.
The opera will be performed and sung
by John T. Ford's Comp@R5 from the
S,uth Broad Street Theatre, Philadel-
phia, a company that has no superior IN
night operas, az was evidenced by their
great snccess in II. N. S. P,ndfore, which
took Philadelphia by storm, aud con-
tinued to SO hold it for at least four
months. 1t was presented at the South
Broad a short time ago, and its sc ence
was instantaneous. 1t will be presented
here with the same costumes. and science
effects, which were prepared expressly
for its presentation. .t.. EN{ TX
. The ooera abou nds in rollicking music
and is SO translated from the French,
that the most exacting eau find no cause
or complaint. All vulgarity is omitted,
which is not always the case in opera
bouffe, and hence the aversion by a
goedly portion of admirers or opera to
attending the performance ofan opera
bouffe. Although rewritten, 1t has not
lost an atom of the sparkling music
which was originally presented in
French.
The translator bas been careful to
exclude all that had the appearance of
vulgarity. Reserved seats can now be
ohtai ned at G. +. Thomas & Co.'s. 1t is
to be hoped that there Will be crowded
house.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-20
CETYWAYo's SURRENDER.

THE SAVAGE YIELDS LIKE A KING
DRAGONS CREEP THROUGH THE
GRASS AND SURROUND HIS HUT-HE
AK TO NE SHOT.
..f LONDON, Sept. 10, 1879.
The details Of the capture Of King
Cetywayo show that while the King wa,
being wa ched on the one side by Lord
Clifford aud some scouts, Major Marter.
with detachment of The First dragons
approached from the other. Lord Gif-
ford, whose presence was unknown to
the King, intended to defer the attack
until nightfall, so as to prevent the King
from escaping into the dense bush.
Cetywayo had caught glimpse of the
Dragons, but he thought that In conse.
quence of the bad condition Of the ground
they could not approach quietly. Major
Marter, however, directed the removal of
all noisy accoutrements and dsent native
contingent on ahead. These surrounded
the kraal where the King had taken ref
uge, and Major Marter then rode up and
and called out to Cetywayo to come out
of the hut. The King, after some parley,
complied. He preserved signifed de-
meanor and asked to be shot.
A despatch to the Times from Cape
Town says :-''Sir Garnet Wolsely hopes
that Chief Secocoeni will yield without
fighting, but those on the spot say that
this is doubtful, as 1t has transpired that
the chief has lately on with difficulty
been dissuaded, after five hours coun-
Gil, from numbering two officers who had
been sent to treat with him concerning
prisoners" r.f
The daily gazette., 1879-09-20
A ScandaiOus misrepresentation a

The Republican yesterday, in its Coun-
ell proceedings, reported the pay roll OF
the Wat Department for the preceding
week at the alarming sum of $993. 10,
when it was really 500 less that amount.
Now, the Republican will doubtless en-
deavor to creep out of this scandalous
Misrepresentation by attributing it to a
typographical error, but is as clear as the
nose on the editors face that it is Grim.
inal evidence of the inventive genius Of
the olive and graphic (?) reporter" that
the Republican editorially alluded to
yesterday. For who but reporter unus-
ually ''live" andsuperabundantly "graph-
ic "could make the dear little fia iaure "2'
assume the particular shape and numeri-
cal proportions of the figure 80" This
is not only graphic" but "funny-graph.
ic," and indicates a lack of care and in
difference of facts on the part Of the re-
porter, that shows he is fast sinking into
the condition of total depravity that long
since marked the editorial conduct Of
the Republican, and is rapidly spreading
to all other departments Uf the paper.
The Republican is also.fond If aliudins
to police Sergeant Dolan, who is faith.
full and efficient officer, as "former
keeper of an unlicensed salOon.' And
yet The Republican has on its "staff7' Of
correspondents man who not only kept
an unlicensed saloon, within year past
but house of ill-fame as well, and was
fiued by Mayor Almond for his low Of
tense. The inmates of the Republican, s
glass house should be exceedingly CAFE
full how stones are thrown.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-20

WHEELING TO A STAKE.

THE FUN A LOT OF JURORS AND WIT
NEssEs HAD AT NEW CASTLE YEsTER-
DAY.
A reporter of this paper perambula
ing the treets OF New Castle yesterday
during the long recess of court at noon
had his attention attracted by sounds Of
boisterOus hilarity down on the wharf
and close by the river. Following up
the sound, and clam bering over numer-
Jus piles of Old lumber the reporter at
last saw the cause of the extravagant
mrth.
Under the wide spreading trees was a
Gro wd of men whose faces had become
familiar t. the people of the county long
ago on account of their prominence.
These were all gathered around one Of
their number, George r. Roberts of the
Daily Republican, and ex-senator James
IL. Ray was engaged ia blind folding
him by tying a pocket handkerchief
over his eyes. In his hands he held the
handles of a huge wheel barrow. When
the blind folding process was completed
the word go was gwen and Mr.. start
ed off toward stake that was about
forty feet away. The result was simply
tangent the first thing and when he SAT
down the rude vehicle and rumoved the
bandage from his eyes, he found that he
was rs far away as when he first started
Theu there was much laughter at his dis
comfiture.
Mr.. Benz. T. Bye was the next victim.
1t seemed ito Mr.. Bye that 1t would
not be hard to hit the stake and he star
ted off with the bright and golden ex-
pectation of doing so. But his hopes
were not realized. He took wide de-
tour and went around it, and came back
in line with the stake, but far beyond 1t.
As one Of the crowd remarked, "Mr.
Bye went far by the stake, as lazy as
falling off a log.
Senator Ray then took up the barrow
and wore the bandage. To the surprise
of all he went straight toward the stake
and run the wheel plumb against it.
One af;er another in the crowd then
took their turns, with widely varying
results. Thomas Saville almost went
over the edge of the wharf. j. horace
Rudolph went across the railroad track,
and others made much wilder efforts.
All in all it was great fun and every
one treated the good natured but deri-
sive laughter with The best of humor
aud enjoyed 1t hugely.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-20
SECOND EDITION
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
AN NALTERCATION-wHA THE GRADES
ARE CAUSING-THE NEW HALL, ETC.

AN NALTERCATIoN-wHAT THE GRADES
ARE CAUsING-THE NEW HALL, ETC.
NEW CASTLE, Sept. 2O.-In Dobbins-
vile, this morning, couple of butchers
got into an alteration, soon gathering q
big crowd. The amount of profan ty
used was fearful and to think the whole
affair ended as 1t began in wind.
The residents of Bull Hill are some
what scarced when they see that the
grade of some streets in their Sec ion
goes up to the middle OF their front
doors. AT one house on Chestnut 8, rec.
the grade comes up nearly to the tran
som of the door.
CurbiDg is being hauled along Della
ware street above Union. The setting
Of 1t will be begun on Monday, when the
pavements will be relaid.
A SPECIAL train will bring over the ex-
cursionists to the laying of the corner
stone of the new Hall, Sept. Goth.
The Republican and Herald were far
wide of the mark when they said the pay
at the Tasker works had been advanced
10 per cent. There is not a particle OF
truth In it.
Geo. F. Deakyne, hardware merchant
on Delaware street, will shortly begin
the erection of dwelling house Oh Vile
street, Joining the residence of John
Platt.
Last evening our streets presented
their usual appearance. The adjourn
ment of COuit had taken away all the
| strangers, leaving us to ourselves.
Chief Justice Comegys, Judge Hous-
| ton and Aforementioned Pennington
went home to Dover last evening.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-20
WILMINGTON. DEL. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER co. 1879.
Ten Minutes ON Third 81. Bridge.

A GAZETTE reporter stood for about
ten minutss on, the Third street 6vidge
over the Chrstia ane yesterday aftsrnoOn,
aud qnieely noted thae hesaw. n
Two negroes ~ on The draw pier nsh-
ing bat they wefs sactsaliy TOO hzy 70
with closed eyes aud open mouth, while
q fish almost entirely ran away with his
line.
The schooner John A. GiGin passed
through the draw, bound for Philadel-
phia, with load Of shingles. The truck
sloop Shepherd followed, bound for Jer-
sey.
In a very short time a small sailing
skiff came down from the truck wharf,
and the skipper blew his horn for the
draw to be opened, which was done.
mast and rowed under the bridge.
and thus saved the bEldge. tenders much
trouble.
A little boy hung on behind wagon
coming across the bridge, fell off, and at
once set up fearful yell. His mother
happened along at this instant, and ad-
ded loud amentati0ns and excited cries
OF ooh, aln'tit awful" to the din raised
BY the boy. 1t fortunately turned out
that the boy was more scared than hurt
Col. EnOch Moore's steam yacht Deid-
Udre puffed across the river, and back
again, presenting a pretty and attractive
sight
A team owned by a hardware firm of
this city, and heavily loaded with iron
came across at a pace considerably faster
than the walk prescribed by the law, and
made the draw shake perceptibly.
Three good-looking girls went over to
South Wilmington.
One ofthe Elsetric line steamers un-
lOailed q lot 81 old railroAd iron for the
n, Us of =, the Dia@On state E0lling mill
sTwo watermelons floated down the ri
YER, attracting the wishful comments of
two little boys who watched them from
the bridge.
Aud tuen the reporter passed on.