The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-03
pproved February 9Th. 1892.
CHAPTER VII.
An Act in relation to the state house and
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VII.
An Act in relation to the state house and
adjacent public grounds.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate aud Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of New Jer-
sey, That the state house and adjacent
public grounds be aud are hereby put
under the care and safe keeping of some
suitable person to be superintendent of
the same, who shall be nominated and
appointed by the governor, by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate, and
com ,uissioued by him, aud shall continue
in office for the term of five years from
the date of his commission and until his
successor is appointed and qualified.
2. Aud be it enacted, h the door
keepers of the two houses of the legis-
lature, Immediately after the legislature
shall have adjourned, shall deliver to the
said superintendent all the keys of their
respective houses, which shall be safely
kept in his Office until the next meeting
of the legislature; and when the courts
held in Che state house are not in session
the keys of the respt ctive court rooms
shall be deposited with the said superin-
tendent for safe keeping; that it
shall be tho duty of sniu superin-
tendent to have the general super
vision and care OF the state house and
said grounds. to preserve them from In
jury and to provide for their being kept
IN proper order: he shall also take care
hat the occupied parts of the State house
be kept warm, ventilated, swept ana
cleaned, ana lie shall employ SO many
necessary assistants for that purpose, vi
such prices and upon such terms as the
governor, Encouragement and state
treasurer, or n majority of them, shall APP
prove; aud he shall render monthly ac-
counts to the state treasurer and the
| state treasurer shall certify the same,
aud they shall thereupon be paid by the
state treasurer on the warrant of the
comptroller.
8. And be it enacted, That hereafter the
said superintendent shall have the dis
tribution of the laws, law reports, equity
reports, the minutes, Journal aud pro-
ceedings OF each house of the legislature.
and I'LL other documents published under
the authority or patronage of the state,
and he shall transmit sucn copies to such
person or persons as is now provided Tor
by law; and he shall have the same super
vision and control over suoh documents
as the superintendent of the state house
anu adjacent public grounds now has.
4. Aud be it enacted, That the said
sup superintendent shall receive Ru annual
salary of two Thousand ollar to be paid
by the treasurer upon the warrant of the
comptroller, out of the treasury of this
state. in monthly iustallmeuts, to be
computed from the day of the appoint
ment of said Superintendent
8. And be 1t enacted, That the said
| superintendent. before entering upon the
executiou of the duties of his said ONCE.
shall take and subscribe the following
| oath, to wit: l, A. b.. sbeiug appointed
superintendent of the State house and the
adjacent public grounds, DO so emily
promise aud sw sar that l will justly aud
honestly keep the books. papers and writ
ings TO me committed, and TO be commit
ted by virtue of my said Office. and that l
will faithfully and honestly perform all
| the duties of the said Office acc riding to
the best OF my ability and understanding,
so help me God.
6. Aud be it enacted. That this oath re-
CURED by the preceding section of this
act shall be administered by il judge CT
! Justice of any court of record of this
State.
z. And be it enacted. That the said
Superintendent. before entering upon the
performance of the duties OF his said Of
flee, shall enter into a bond to the state
OF New Jersey, with at least two sui
this state, in the III of five
thousand dollars, conditioned for the
faithful and honest performance OF the
duties of said Office, the said bond to ne
approved by n judge or justice OF any
court of record OF this state, aud when so
executed and approved. together with the
oath or atIirm9tton of office duly taken
aud subscribed. shall be recorded in the
office OF the secretary of state. aud filed in
the same, to be by the secretary of state
safely kept among the publ C papers of
his Office.
S. Aud be it enacted, That the act en-
titled IAN act iu relation to the state hou-e
and adjacent public grounds" approved
April eighteenth, one thousand. eight hun
bred and etghty-nine, and all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
8. And be it enacted, That this act shall
be a public act and shall AXE effect i'm
meltately.
Annroved Februnrv e 1895.