New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-14

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and that such article or matter published WIS basee
on information obtained by OF In the POSSESSION OF sui
respondent or agent at the time Of the forwardn'
| Of the article, whether such Information was com
muncated to the proprietor, editor publisher OF
owner Of such newspaper before the publication o.
such article matter not, and such evidence shh
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"was anything done for the Code of Criminal Pro
| cedurel"
The code was amended so that a witness committed
In default OF undertaking to appear and TESTIFY III
stead Of entering into such an undertaking. may de
posit with the county treasurer Of the county In which
he is held to answer or appear. the sum mentioned in
the order commitment, and upon delivering TO the
officer i'll whose custody he Is ccrt1cate OF the dc
| post. he must be discharged from custody and also
providing more strictly for indictments filed against
corporations and the acquiring Of Jurisdiction over
them BY the court. The Governor vetoed an amend
ment providing that the court before whom the con
vlction is had shall upon the application Of the de
PENDANT stay the execution ri the sentence. II within
the limits of any city, not less than fOrtyeigi hours
and outsde the limits Of any city. not less than four
days, to enable the defendant TO perfect appeal
Also an amendment relating 70 criminal statistics, also
amendment relating to certificates Of convictions.
providing that ANY part Of copies Of such certificates
which shall be IN writing shall be written plainly ard
legb,y, and each copy Of such certificate Of conviction
| must he compared with the original file and duly
certified by the clerk 10 be true and correct copy OF
| such original and that TIC official signature of the
magistrate attached TO the original certificate IS genuine,
and that tho clerk shall also make srch further returns
or certificates concerning such certificates Of convic-
tons now are hereafter shall be prescribed by
the secretary Of state. II WAS unfortunate that IN
amendment introduced by As,,mblyman lIus'cl failed
to pas, This declared that Whenever upon the trial
Of any indictment for any capital offence or for an
attempt to commit fcrniOns homicide. the inry shall
acqult the defendant the nourd 81 in,aUy. such
insanity shall be presumed TO continue. and the court
| in which such acqutal shall be had sia make an
order that the person acquitted shall be colinol fl
state lunatic asylum for period Of not less Than
| ten than twenty year., and until II shall be-
proved in the manner provided by law that the defend
has been restored TO sanity The defendant shall!
! be confined aud shail not be discharged unle-, the
Governor Is satisfied that Justice shall require his dis
charge law passed adding Justice, Of the
supreme Court 70 the persons named a. m1E-iratee
! What done with the Pnal Code!7
"TwO general amendment, were passed. The first
by Assenblyman >ulycr. amends Title II. relating
to crimes against The public safety This lie quar-
antlnc regulations medical prescriptions, aducrntcd
food and many other similar subjects. The same law
also covers mlsconduct and fraud, IN relation 10 In
s,irancs companies and co,p1raious gencrnly. TIE
| second law, By Assemblyman Farquhar. relates g.
crimes arainst the elective franchise. II makes thc
code more stringent in regard to false registration
and Ieapcatng. An attempt was made. without sue
cess, to amend the code 10 restrict the scrvlc,
Of legal process on Sunday more than It f. AT present
also 10 provide that no special deputy shcs special
consablcs Or other peace officers shall be appointed
who not citizens Of this State. The latter point
however, was gained by the passage Of the Anti
Ifnkciton bill. determined effort made t
for crime Numerous bins wene n,roSuc.1 hn, o",,
that Of hoe H.,
amends the Numerous sections Of the cod. co q. :,
do away with The minimum punishment and In.
already led some Of The lawyers to claim TINT h'
were convicted before TIE law was CHANGED. Tn
less than IA year at the discretion Of the court
new law declares that III all eases where "A corpo
rlon is convicted of an offence, for the commission
Imprisonment, such corporation Is punishable by
fine Of not more than ZOO. An amendment 10 IN,
code wa, passed allowing persons convicted Of I
years in county pcnteniiaryr
Of s,roea Is in general y "''i' Vt INV
According TO new law. the validity Of q wi!
eau be contested in the supreme Court even after
las been probated in the Siirroeatcs Curt. Anpthc
Inv nroviteS that Inc surrogate ot any ronut" INV
III mn Instrument I'm wrtinp rudcr his HAND tlcJ /,
he office of tle clerk Of the comfy a, In"s tweut,
DAYS before the first day Of January in any. year
whItb hp will attend Al III, oNlro mr. - mnnth oihm
than August duins which he viii be absent Their
nrnvdes hat where " noriy enttied "a rv "T
p,..,,",s -. a. i'' ,.,..,. "
gUru,h VI ts pfoSoHs - AZ mhnt, the court may
u,eo, /" " oo inNcH..u IN p'I'n'n n, n,c,''u' a
III ,e .h'n ~ l,o io w picn, W ,hc
". ~ IN S ,d 49, P, h Wv ~ a. s,en -, &
"xocutod to s,nh i,esn, a hort Mil i , in .
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nrmrids ' na, =, 80 r Js - ,'' -, "a,
procca,, a., az ~ ,nd ~ Ip' , vi " III
49,. -, 81 n',,,a, ,n ~ w WHY
aat NAV ~ -, %scro,to ac,, ni, t ~, s'a
proved by ns surrogate not less than t%Ice e IN
amount OF inc particular portion OF the Infant
property, which the guardian will be authorized
under the letters 10 receive. fourth law de