NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following described bills were introduced, read the first time and severally referred to appropriate Committees, unless otherwise stated:
By Mr. BUNDY [S. 192] to legalize the incorporation of the town of Cadiz, in Henry County, and the acts of all officers thereof, which was read the first time, and, on his further motion, under a dispensation of the Constitutional provision, pressed to its third reading, and passed by yeas, 43; nays, 2.
By Mr. VAN VORHIS [S. 193] to amend Section 1 of the act of January 9, 1852, concerning the qualification of Justices-Section 1,418 of the Codes of 1881-authorizing but three in each Township and one for each incorporated town or city in addition thereto. He thought this bill would affect none other than this city and this Township. There are now seven or eight or nine Justices and hanger on hunting up litigation. This bill simply reduces the number for cities from two to one. The present law allows two to each incorporated city. He moved its reference to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to report to-morrow on this bill.
The motion was agreed to.
By Mr. CAMPBELL a bill [S. 194] to amend Section 34 of the Common School law-being Section 4,425 of the Revised Statutes of 1881. [Applicants for teachers' license shall pay the County Superintendent fifty cents as a County Institute fund.]
By Mr. BENZ [S. 195] to amend an act authorizing aid to plank, gravel and other roads, being Sections 4,045 and 4,053 inclusive of the Revised Statutes of 1881. [Not exceeding 2 per centum of taxables, and makes action on the part of the County Commissioners peremptory to the extent of ordering an election whenever a petition from twenty-five taxpayers is filed with the Board. The bill also provides that similar action shall be taken by the authorities of incorporated towns.
