The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-10

An act in relation to the state house and ad-
jacent public grounds.
/. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the state house and adjacent public grounds
be and 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
senare, and commissioned by him, and shall
continue in Office for the term of five years
from the date of his commission aud until
his successor is appointed and qualified.
2. And be it enacted, That the ~doorkeepers
of the two houses of the legislature, immedi-
ately after the legislature shall have adj
journea, shall deliver to the said superin'
tendent ali the keys of their respective
houses, which shall lie safely kept I'm his
Office until the next meeting of the legisla-
ture; and when the courts held in the state
house are not in session the keys of the
respective court rooms shall be deposited
with the said superintendent for safe keep
ing; that it shall be the duty of said superin-
tendent to have the general supervision and
care of the state house and said grounds to
preserve them from injury and to provide for
their being kept in proper order; he shall
also take care that the occupied parts of the
state house be kept warm, ventilated, swept
and cleaned, and he shall employ so many
necessary assistants for that purpose, at such
prices and upon such terms as the governor,
encouragement and state treasurer, or a ma
iority of them, shall approve; and he shalt
render monthly accounts to the state treas
urer and the state treasurer shall certify the
same, and they shall thereupon be paid by the
state treasurer on the warrant of the comp
troller.
3. And be it enacted. That hereafter the
said superintendent shall have the dlstribu-
ton of the laws, law reports. equity reports.
the minutes journal and proceedings of each
house of the Legislature, and all other docu-
ments published under the authority or pat
ronage OF the state, and he shall transmit
such copies to such person or persons as is
now provided for by law; and he shall have
the same supervision and control over such
documents as the superintendent o. the state
house and adjacent public grounds now has.
4. And be it enacted, That the said superin-
tcndent shall receive an annual salary of two
thousand dollars, to be paid by the treasurer
upon the warrant OF the comptroller, out of
the treasury of this state, in monthly install
s4&nts, to be computed from the day of the
| appointment of said superintendent.
.. And be it enacted, That the said superin-
tendent, before entering upon the execution
of the duties of his said Office, shall take and
subscribe the following oath, to wit: I, A. b.,
being appointed superintendent of the state
house and the adjacent public grounds, do
solemnly promise aud ear that | will justly
and honestly keep the books, papers and
writings 10 me committed. and TO be com
mitted by virtue of my said Office. and that l
| will fnffhf1,IIr ani hAnnafIX t,nrfnrfR oil fhn
duties of the said Office according to the best
OF my ability and understanding. so help me
God.
G.. And be it enacted, That this oath re-
quired by the preceding section of this act
shall be administere1 by a Judge or justice of
any court of record OF this state.
:. And be it enacted, That the said superin-
tendent, before entering upon the perform
ance of the duties of his said Office. shall
enter into a bond to the state of New Jersey,
with at least two sufficient s~ureties, being
freebolders of this state, in the sum of five
thousand dollars. conditioned for the faith
full and honest performance of the duties of
said Office, the said bond to be approved by a
judge or justice of any court of record of this
state, and when so eVechted and approved,
together with the oath or Affirmation of
Office duly taken and subscribed, shall be
recorded in the Office of the secretary OF
state and filed in the same to he by the secre,
tary OF state safely kept among the public
papers of his office.
s. And be it enacted. That the act entitled
IAN act in relation to the state house and
adjacent public grounds approved April
eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-nine, and all acts and parts OF acts in.
consistent with the provisions of this act, DC
and the same are hereby repealed.
Q. And be it enacted, That this act shat be
a public act and shall take effect immediatel y
Approved February 8, 1892.