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No. 35.-AN ACT making provision for the
support of Government.
his hereby enacted dc.
Sec l. A tax of fourteen cents on the dol
lar is assessed on the list Of the polls and
rateable estate of the inhabitants of this State
for the year one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-eight, to be paid into the treasury of the
State by the first day of June next. in money,
certificates or notes issued by the Treasurer of
the State, or orders drawn by the county
clerks and approved by the court auditors.
Sec. 2. The sum of forty thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated for the purpose of
paying the debentures of the Lieutenant Gov
ernor, the Senate and House of Representa-
tvs, the contingent expenses of the General
Assembly, the Governors salary, and such
other sums as are directed to be paid by the
Treasurer by special acts of legislation.
Sec. 8. The sum of eighty thousand dol
lars is hereby appropriated for the purpose of
paying the salaries Of the Judges Of the Su-
preme Court, the expenses of the Supreme
and County Courts, and such drafts as may
be made by the County Clerks, as provided by
law.
Sec. 4 The snm of thirtv-three thousand
paving the salaries of the other State officers,
the relief of the poor at the Asylum, Agri-
cultural Societies, the expenses of the Militia,
Board of Education, State Geologist, and
other miscellaneous items.
SEQ. s. The Treasurer of the State is
hereby authorized to borrow a sum not
exceeding fifty thousand dollars in the whole,
for the purpose of defraying the expenses of
Government, and paying such appropriations
as are or may be made.
Approved November 25, 1858.
No. 36,-AN ACT to provide for the ap-
pointment of a curator to take charge of
the cabinet of natural history.
1t is hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. /. The Governor is hereby author
lied and directed to employ some suitable
person to take into his custody the cabinet
Of minerals aud specimens of Natural His
tory which were purchased of the widow of
the late Zadock Thompson, and as soon as
the State Hall is in proper condition, to clas-
sify under the direction of the Governor, and
properly arrange them for exhibition in the
room set apart for that purpose. The per-
son so appointed shall receive, not to exceed
one dollar and fifty cents per day for services
actually rendered, exclusive Of freight and
other incidental charges, and may be remov-
ed by the Governor at any time, when in his
judgment, the interests of the State require
it.
SEC. 2. Tho person thus appointed may
in his discretion receive and properly arrange
for exhibition any donations of specimens Of
Natural History, or minerals which citizens
of this or any other State may make, and
afhx suitable labels designating the name of
the donor as well as the name Of the speci-
men presented.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from
its passage:
Approved, November 9, 1858.
No. a7,-AN ACT to annex a part Of the
town of Sheffield to the town Of Barton.
H,s hereby enacted dc.
Sec. /. So much of the town of Sheffield
in Caledonia County, as is embraced in lot.
number one hundred and thirty-four one
hundred and thirty-fve, one hundred anG
thirty-six, one hundred and thirty seven, ont
hundred and thirty-eight, one hundred anc
thirty-nile, one hundred and forty, one hun
dred and forty-one, one hundred and forty-twC
in said town of Sheffield, also all of that par
of said town known as the third division
except lots number sixtythree, sixty-four
sixty-6ve, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight
sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-one, in said thir'
division, Is hereby annexed to and made
part of the town of Barton, in Orlean
County.
Approved, November %, 1858.
No. ss.-AN ACT to annex part of Avery
Gore in Franklin County to the Town O
Montgomery
II is hereby enacted dc.
Sec |. All the land in Avery's Gore lyin
east of the east line of Lots, numbers eighty
two, eighty-three, eighty-four and north {
the north lines of Lots numbers seventy-eight
seventy-one, sixty-four, fifty-seyen, fifty forty
three, thirty-six, twenty nine, twenty two
sixteen, nine and four, in said Gore, is hereb
annexed to the Town of Montgomery
Franklin County.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on Ii
fifteenth day of March, eighteen hundred an
6fty-nine, Provided, the Town of Nontgomer
at their next annual March meeting, sha
vote to receive the same.
Approved Nov. 5, 1883
No 80. AN ACT to annex part of the town
Somerset to the town of Wilmington ar
part thereof to the town of Stratton
Hishereby enacted dc.
Sec. /. That all that part of the town
Somerset enclosed within the followir
bounds, commencing at the south-w west CO
ner of the town of Dover thence norther
On the west line of Dover, to the north
corner thereof, thence westerly parallel wi
the south line of Stratton two miles, then
southerly parallel with the west line of Dow
TO the north line Of Wilmington, then
easterly on the line Of Wilmington to Il
place of beginning is hereby annexed to a
made part of the town of Wilmington
PROVIDED that all Indebtedness of the prese
town Of Somerset and all liabilities and
debtedness growing out of such liabllit
shall be paid by the town Of Somerset b,