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change the time of the term of the court of appeals.

Proceedings continued to the time appointed.

is authorized, by and with the advice of Council, and whenever they shall deem it expedient, to change the time for holding the then next term of the court of appeals in the last resort in all causes of law or equity, from the first Tuesday in November, as now appointed by law, to such other time as they shall appoint for holding the said then next regular term of the court: Provided always, that the time so to be appointed shall be within three months from the time as at present appointed by law for holding the then next regular term: and such public notice shall be given, by the clerk of the court, of such change of time for holding the then next regular term, as the governor and council shall direct.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That whenever the time for holding the said term of the court, shall be changed as aforesaid, all writs and process issued, and all causes which shall be then set down for hearing or argument, and all writs, pleadings, notices, and other proceedings shall be continued of course, and stand adjourned to the time so to be appointed; and writs of error may be made returnable, and appeals taken, to the time so to be appointed; and all other business may then be done, the same as may now be done at any stated term of the said court. Passed October 31, 1832.

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man and El. Huffman divorced.

AN ACT to dissolve the marriage contract between Thomas Huffman and Elizabeth his wife.

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 the marriage contract between Thomas Huffman, of the county of Middlesex, and Elizabeth, his wife, be, and the same is hereby dissolved, as fully as if they had never been joined in matrimony.

Passed November 1, 1832.

AN ACT for the support of the government of this State.

SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General AssemPayment of bly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That there shall be paid to the officers appointed for the administration of the government of this state, the several sums following, viz:

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To the governor of this state for the time being, at the rate The governor of two thousand dollars by the year.

preme court.

To the chief justice of the supreme court of this state for the Judges of sutime being, at the rate of twelve hundred dollars by the year. To each of the associate justices of the supreme court for the time being, at the rate of eleven hundred dollars by the

year.

To the treasurer of this state for the time being, at the rate Treasurer. of one thousand dollars by the year.

To the law reporter and chancery reporter of this state for Law reporters the time being, at the rate of two hundred dollars, each, by the

year.

To the attorney general of this state for the time being, at Attorney gethe rate of eighty dollars by the year.

year.

neral.

To the quartermaster general of this state for the time be- Quartermaster general. ing, at the rate of one hundred dollars by the To the adjutant general of this state for the time being, at Adjutant gethe rate of one hundred dollars by the year.

neral.

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All of which salaries shall be paid to the several officers before mentioned, their executors, administrators, or assigns, on paid. warrants produced to the treasurer, signed by the governor or vice-president of council: and in case any of the said officers shall be removed from office, by death or otherwise, the salary of such officer shall cease and determine on such removal; and the salary of his successor shall commence from the time he shall be sworn or affirmed into office.

Members of

council and assembly.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That there shall be paid to the vice-president of council and speaker of the house of assembly the sum of three dollars and fifty cents, and to every member of the council and assembly the sum of three dollars for each and every day they have respectively attended this, or shall attend any future sitting of this legislature; and to every member the additional sum of three dollars for every twenty miles of the estimated distance, by the most usual road, between his place of residence and the seat of government, in going and returning, on a certificate, to be produced to the treasurer, ex- How to be pressing the sum due and the number of days and miles, signed paid. by the president or vice-president of council, for the members of council, or by the speaker of the house of assembly, for the members of assembly, or by Cornelius L. Hardenberg, John Cornelison, William R. Allen, and Anthony Nelson, esquires, or any two of them, for the members of assembly.

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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That there shall be paid to the Secretary of secretary of council and clerk of assembly the sum of three council and dollars and fifty cents for every day they have respectively at- sembly. tended, or may attend any future sitting of this legislature; and the sum of eight cents, by the sheet, computing one hundred words to the sheet, for entering the minutes of council and assembly and the joint-meeting fairly in the journals; and How to be eight cents, by the sheet, for a copy thereof, for the printers; paid.

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on a certificate, produced to the treasurer, signed by the president or vice-president of council for the secretary of council, and by the president of council or the speaker of the house of assembly for the clerk of assembly.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That there shall be paid to the sergeant-at-arms for the time being who shall attend the counSergeant-at- cil and the house of assembly, and to the doorkeepers of council and the house of assembly for the time being, the sum of two dollars, by the day, for each day, on a certificate, to be produced to the treasurer, expressing the sum and the number of days they have respectively attended, signed by the president of council or the speaker of the house of assembly.

doorkeepers.

clerk.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That there shall be paid to the Engrossing engrossing clerk who shall engross the bills of council and assembly this session of the legislature, at the rate of eight cents, by the sheet, computing one hundred words to the sheet, on a certificate of the amount, signed by the president or vice-president of council or by the speaker of the house of assembly. SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That this act be, and continue in force for one year from the twenty-fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirtytwo, and no longer.

Limitation of act.

Passed November 2, 1832.

AN ACT to defray incidental charges.

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 it shall be lawful for the treasurer of this state to pay the several persons, herein after named, the following sums, to wit:

To Joseph Justice, for publishing the public laws of this state, passed during the session of the last legislature; for advertising governor's proclamation; for blank commissions of judges and coroners; for paper, quills, and sundries, as per Certain inci- bill, one hundred nineteen dollars, forty-eight cents and a quardental charg- ter.

es to be paid.

To Martin C. How, for two days' painting; for glass, setting the same, and other sundries, as per bill, twelve dollars, sixty-five cents and a half.

To J. R. Smith, for white lead, oil, &c., as per bill, two dollars twenty-five cents.

To S. B. Scattergood, for cleaning government house and attendance on legislature, the first day of this session; for procuring wood and coal, and breaking up and putting coal away, as per bill, ten dollars.

To William Grant, for boards and scantling, delivered to William Hyer, to repair government house, as per bill, four dollars, sixty cents.

To P. J. Gray, for publishing the public laws of the state, passed during the session of the last legislature, in the Trenton Union, as per bill, fifteen dollars.

To Charles Parker, for postage on letters; for expenses going to and from Philadelphia on business for the state; for other items, as per bill, forty-one dollars, seventy-eight cents. To Richard L. Howell, for two cords of wood, delivered to Henry Wharton, for use of state house, as per bill, at six dollars per cord, twelve dollars.

Passed November 2, 1832.

RESOLUTIONS.

RESOLVED, by the Council and Assembly, That Jacob S. Smith J. 8. Smith. be appointed to engross the bills and resolutions of both houses, appointed enduring the present and future sittings of the legislature.

Passed October 30, 1832.

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RESOLVED (the house of assembly concurring therein), That Powers of the joint-committee appointed on that part of the late governor's state prison message relating to the erection of a new state prison, be vested committee with power, in the interval of the sessions of the present legislature, to take such course to procure drafts and plans of a prison building, estimates of the costs of the same, and such other information appertaining to the subject, as they may deem expedient.

Passed November 1, 1832.

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