thence down the same to Scot's line; thence along said line to Menantico-Creek; thence down the said creek to Maurice-River; thence across the river to the place of beginning, shall be, and the same is hereby set off from the townships of Fairfield and Maurice-River, and the same is hereby established a separate township, to be called by the name of "The townMillville. ship of Millville." To be called the corpo ration, 2. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of the said township of Millville, shall be, and they are hereby vested with, and entitled unto, all the powers, privileges and authorities, and shall be, and are hereby made subject to the like regulations and government which the inhabitants of either of the aforesaid townships of Fairfield and Maurice-River are subject and entitled to, and that the inhabitants of the townName of ship of Millville shall be, and they hereby are incorporated, styled and known by the name of "The inhabitants of the township of Millville, in the county of Cumberland," and entitled to all the privileges, authorities and advantages that the other townships in the said [Rev. 276] County are entitled unto by virtue of an act, entitled, "An act incorporating the inhabitants of townships, designating their powers and regulating their meetings," passed the twentyfirst day of February, in the year of our Lord & when to one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight take effect. Provided, That this act shall not be in force until the first Monday in March, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two. Town. meeting where to be held. 3. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of the said township of Millville, shall meet at the Union-School-house, in Millville, on the second Tuesday in March, in the said year, and proceed, in all respects, agreeably to the laws of this state for the regulation of townofficers. 4. And be it enacted, That the chosen free- Poor, how holders of each township, namely, Fairfield, to be diMaurice-River and Millville, with the assistance of one justice of the peace out of each township, shall meet in two weeks after the said second Tuesday in March, at the house where Henry Haines, innkeeper, now lives, and then and there proceed to make an allotment, between the said townships, of such poor persons as shall then be chargeable, in proportion to the taxable property contained within their respective limits-Provided, That if either of the chosen freeholders, as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to meet as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for such freeholders and justice of the peace, as do meet, to proceed to such distribution of the poor, and such other business as is necessary to be settled between the said townships. A supplement to the act entitled "An act for the punishment of crimes," passed the eighteenth day of [Rev. 208] March, seventeen hundred and ninety-six. Passed March 7,, 1801. Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the council and general assembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That hereafter, if a slave shall be convicted before the court of oyer and terminer and general goal delivery, of the crimes of arson, burglary, rape, or of highway robbery, or of attempts, with intention of committing any of the said Slaves may be transported. crimes, or of a violent assault and battery, with an intent to commit murder on any person or persons, it shall be lawful for the said court, either to inflict upon the said slave the punishment now ordered by the laws of this state, or to order him or her to be sent from and out of [Rev. 220, this state and of the United States, any law to sec. 59] the contrary notwithstanding. Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted, That if the said court shall proceed to order such slave to be sent out of this state and the United States, as aforesaid, the owner of such slave shall give bond, with sufficient surety, to be approved of by the said court, in the sum of four hundred dollars, conditioned, that he or she will, within four weeks, send such slave, according to his or her sentence, out of this state and the United States; which bond shall be given to the state of New-Jersey, and filed in the clerk's office of the county where such conviction shall be had. Owner to give bond, 2. And be it enacted, That the said court and pay all shall order such slave to be confined in the expenses. gaol of the said county, at the expense of his Certificate or her owner, until the expiration of the said four weeks, or until bond shall be given as aforesaid, and upon the owner of such slave producing an order of the said court, for the sending away of such slave, to the goaler, and payment of all costs and charges that have accrued, the said gaoler is hereby directed to deliver up such slave to his or her owner. 3. And be it enacted, That when any person to be filed. who shall have given boud as aforesaid, shall produce to, and file in the office of the clerk of the said county, a certificate, approved of by the court by whom sentence was passed, that the said sentence hath been complied with, such certificate shall be sufficient proof that the condition of said bond, filed as aforesaid, hath been performed and fulfilled. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act for the punishment of crimes." Passed December 1, 1802. [Rev. 208] Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the council and general assembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That in all cases of conviction, where the offender hath been or shall be sentenced upon such conviction, to imprisonment at hard labor for a longer term than six months, then' and in that case, it shall be the duty of the inspectors Prisoners of the state-prison to detain such offender in not to be confinement after the expiration of the term of until all discharged his sentence, until he shall have discharged the expenses be paid. costs of prosecution, together with whatever sum shall be due to the said prison :-Pro- Proviso. vided, That nothing in this act shall be considered as operating against the second section of an act entitled a supplement to an act entitled "An aot making provision for carrying into [Rev. 449] effect the act for the punishment of crimes," passed the nineteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine. may be irons at the 2. And be it enacted, That the inspectors Prisoners of the state-prison shall have power to confine confined any offender in the cells, for any length of time and put in they may judge proper, and they are hereby discretion authorized to put on any offender such irons of the inas they may judge necessary to prevent his or spectors. her escape.. [Remainder of the act relates to raising the wait round the prison, and building cells.] [Rev. 208] A Supplement to the act for the punishment of crimes. Passed November 28, 1804. Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the council and general assembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That if any person shall sell or exchange, or Selling and offer for sale or exchange, or wittingly receive exchang- any forged or counterfeited promissory note, with intention to have the same uttered or passed to defraud any person or body politic or corporate, then every such person, being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor. ing coun terfeit notes. 2. And be it enacted, That if any person Making or shall make or engrave, or cause to make or encausing to be made grave, or cause or procure to be made or enplates for graved, any plate for forging or counterfeiting counter feiting. counter any promissory note for the payment of money, in the name of any person or body politic or corporate, then every such person, being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person shall have in his possession, or receive from Having, any other person, any forged or counterfeited receiving, or passing promissory note for the payment of money, with intention to utter or pass the same, or to feit notes. permit, cause or procure the same to be uttered or passed with intention to defraud any person or body politic or corporate whatsoever, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, then every such person, being thereof convict |