benevolent society for the purpose of affording relief to the members thereof and their families in cases of sickness or death.

Towns, &c. A large number of towns and villages were ' erected' and incorporated.

Turnpike roads. Six turnpike road companies were incorporated.

Ch. 240.-Washington Monument Association. An association was incorporated, for the purpose of erecting a monument in the city of New York, to the memory of Washington; its capital stock is $100,000.

Whaling Companies. Three whaling companies were incorporated, the capitals of which amount to $800,000; they are to be established in Newburgh, Hudson and Poughkeepsie.

NEW JERSEY.

Acts of the fifty-seventh general assembly of New Jersey, at a session begun at Trenton on October 23, 1832.

Abatement of suits. p. 88. This act is supplementary to the act for the prevention, in certain cases, of the abatement of suits and reversal of judgments. In suits in chancery, in which there may be but one plaintiff or one defendant, if the plaintiff die, his lawful representatives, or any other person or persons interested by the death of such plaintiff,' are to be admitted to prosecute the suit. But if the defendant die, and the plaintiff choose to make the representatives of the deceased, or others who may become interested by his death,' parties to such suit, no bill of revivor or subpæna ad revivendum shall be necessary, but the court may, by rule or order, direct the suit to stand revived; and unless such representatives, &c. appear and put in their answer, or signify their disclaimer of the suit, the plaintiff may cause their appearance to be entered, and 'in such case, the answer of the deceased party, if any there be,' shall be deemed the answer of such representatives, &c.; but nothing in this act is to prevent the reviving any such suit by bill of revivor, when the plaintiff, &c. may prefer that course of practice, or when the court may deem it expedient to direct that course of practice to be pursued.'

Appeals. p. 154. From any judgment rendered, or that may be rendered hereafter, by any justice of the peace of this

State, when the trial took place in the presence of the parties, it may be lawful for either party to appeal, although the judgment shall have been rendered in his absence; provided the appeal be in other respects lawful, and demanded and granted within such time and in such manner as is required in other cases.'

Aqueduct Company. p. 71. A company was incorporated for the purpose of supplying the village of Orange with water.

Beneficial Societies. Four 'beneficial societies' were incorporated; the object of these societies is to raise a fund to be applied to the relief of such of their members as shall, by sickness, casualty, or other cause, be rendered incapable of attending to their usual trade or avocations, and also towards the decent interment of deceased members, &c.

Boundary line. p. 54. The governor is authorized to appoint three commissioners to meet commissioners on the part of the State of New York, for the purpose of determining the territorial limits and jurisdiction between the two States.'

Bridges. Six acts were passed in relation to bridges, regulating the mode of applying to the legislature for bridges, enacting penalties for injuring them, or for leaving the draws open,

&c.

Canal Company. p. 128. The Manasquan River and Barnegat Bay Canal Company was incorporated, for the purpose of constructing a canal or an artificial navigation from or near the mouth of Manasquan River to the head-waters of Barnegat Bay, at Layton's pond.

Criminal law. p. 169. The governor was authorized to appoint some person learned in the law, 'to revise, alter, modify, amend and digest' all acts relating to crimes and their punishment, and to criminal proceedings; such person is to be requested to make his report at the next session of the legislature.

Dairy Company. p. 134. The New York and Bergen Dairy Company was incorporated with a capital stock of $150,000, for the purpose of supplying the city of New York with pure and wholesome milk.

Delaware River. An act was passed further to regulate the fisheries in this river. A resolution was also passed, authorizing the appointment of commissioners to meet commissioners on the part of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of viewing the obstructions in this river and making a report thereon to the governors of the respective States.

Divorces. Thirteen acts of divorce were passed.

Elections. p. 157. The judges and inspectors of elections are vested with power to administer oaths and affirmations, and to examine persons touching the qualifications of voters who shall offer to vote' at elections; and if any person, on such examination, shall knowingly swear falsely, he shall be deemed guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury. If any person offer to vote, at any general or annual election, who is not legally entitled to vote, he shall forfeit $20, to be recovered by any person who shall prosecute for the same; one half for the use of the prosecutor, and the other half for the use of the poor of the township where the offence shall be committed.

Fire Companies. Two fire companies were incorporated. Insurance Company. p. 137. The Rahway Mutual Fire Insurance Company was incorporated.

Lands. Thirty-four acts were passed in relation to certain lands, authorizing trustees, executors, administrators and guardians to sell and convey, &c.

A resolution was passed by which the legislature declared that the land bill, then before Congress, embraced and provided for the interests of all the people of the United States, and that the impartial justice and comprehensive equity of its provisions deserved the support of their senators and representatives in Congress.'

Laws of the State. p. 90. The governor is empowered to employ some proper person or persons to compile and prepare for the press all acts and parts of acts which are of a general and permanent nature, and all acts of incorporation which are declared to be public acts, which have been passed since the last revision of the public laws and are in force; the acts are to be printed in chronological order.

Manufacturing Companies. Five companies were incorporated, for the manufacture of pottery, buttons, glass, iron, wool, cotton, &c.; they are to be established at Bergen, Paterson, Columbia, Belleville, and Clinton.

Peat Company. p. 82. The New Jersey Peat Company was incorporated for the purpose of cutting, drying and sending peat to market.

Penitentiary. pp. 95, 151. The sum of 30,000 is appropriated to the erection of a State penitentiary, capable of holding one hundred and fifty prisoners; it is to be constructed on the plan of the State penitentiary of the eastern district of Pennsylvania, Railroads. p. 75. An act was passed to incorporate the

Delaware and Jobstown Rail or McAdamized Road Company, with a capital of $60,000, and the liberty to increase it to $200,000; its length is to be thirteen miles and thirty chains, and it is to lead from the mouth of Craft's creek on the Delaware river to the vicinity of New Lisbon.

South Carolina. p. 167. A resolution was passed, disapproving of the ordinance, &c. of the State of South Carolina, approving the principles contained in the proclamation of the President, &c.

State tax. p. 145.

An act was passed to raise, by a State

tax, the sum of $40,000, for the year 1833.

MARYLAND.

The legislature of Maryland, at its session begun on December 31, 1832, passed three hundred and eighteen acts, and eighty nine resolutions.

Academies. Five academies were incorporated.

Ch. 314.—American Colonization Society. An act was passed to repeal the act of 1826, making appropriations for the benefit of the American Colonization Society; the reasons given are that, on account of the restrictions of that act, the society had not drawn on the Treasurer for the appropriations, and that the State had now embarked in the work of colonization 'on her own resources.'

Ch. 197.-Appeals. An act was passed, 'granting appeals from the court of chancery, and from the several county courts, as courts of equity,' to the court of appeals, in certain cases. Ch. 208. Another act was passed respecting appeals in cases of issues sent for trial from the orphans' courts.'

Ch. 230. From and after September 1, 1833, where any judgment of any county court, upon any cause of action that shall thereafter accrue, shall be affirmed by the court of appeals, and it shall appear to the latter court, that the appeal or writ of error was taken or sued out merely for delay' the court of appeals shall award, 'over and above the interest which by law the amount payable under and by virtue of said judgment, shall carry,' damages for the delay,' at the rate of four per cent. per annum, on such amount, for the time between the rendition of the judgment in the county court and the affirmance thereof.'

Ch. 307.-Attachment.

An act was passed to subject stocks and funded property to attachment and execution for debt.

See Corporations.

Canals. Acts were passed to incorporate the Beaver Dam and Harrington Branch Canal Company, for the purpose of draining certain marshes; and the Lewis and Pocomoke Canal Company, for the purpose of making a canal to connect the waters of Lewis creek with Indian river and the Chesapeake Bay, by Pocomoke river; the capital of this company is $250,

000.

Colleges. The Mount Hope Institution in the vicinity of Baltimore was established and constituted' a college under the name of the Mount Hope College; an act was also passed to incorporate the Washington Medical College of Baltimore.

Ch. 260.-Constitution of the State. 'Whereas doubts have arisen in regard to the true construction of the constitution of this State, in relation to persons holding offices of trust or profit, by appointment to office, under the authorities of this State, who may hold an appointment under the general government, and for the more fully explaining the same, therefore' it is enacted that no postmaster or his deputies, no marshal or his deputies, shall hold any office under the government of the State, or exercise any of the functions of any office which he now has or may hereafter receive from the executive of this State, after May 1, 1833, under the penalty of $50 for every such offence.'

Ch. 280.-Corporations. The provisions of the several acts prescribing the manner of suing out attachments, are to apply 'to all debts due from, and claims against, and judgments recovered against any corporations, and to all debts due and claims accruing to any corporations;' in all cases of debts from or claims, &c. against any corporations in favor of, or belonging to, any minor, feme covert or lunatic, the guardian, husband or committee respectively, is to be competent to make the oath or affirmation required by the acts above referred to; in cases of debts, &c. accruing to any corporation, the president, treasurer, cashier, or other officer of such corporation for the time being shall be competent' to make such oath or affirmation; where any attachment shall issue against the property of any corporation, such corporation' may, in cases where a natural person if defendant might, by entering special bail to the action, dissolve such attachment, dissolve the same, by entering into bond with security, as the court shall direct and approve, for paying and 19*