The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-28
CHATTER CCCXxXIX.

An Act relative to the state house ana ada
cent public grounds.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the State OF New Jersey, That
it shall be the duty of the governor, treasurer
and comptroller of this state to take general
charge of the care and safe keeping of the
state capitol, the property contained therein
and the adjacent public grounds and for this
purpose they shall have power to appoint
custodian OF the capitol ana the adjacent
grounds, who shall hold his appointment at
the pleasure or the said governor, treasurer
and comptroller, and who shall be paid
monthly such compensation as the said gov
ernor, treasurer and comptroller shall TX
provided that such compensation shall not ex-
coed two thousand dollars per annum.
2. And be it enacted, That the said custo-
dian shall be under the direction and subject
TO the control of The said governor, treasurer
and comptroller; il shall be the duty of said
custodian, subject to said direction and con
troll, to preserve the several rooms and offices
IN the state house and the adjacent grounds
from injury, and to keep the occupied parts of
said state house properly furnished, cleaned
warmed ana lighted, and for this purpose he
shall, subject to the direction and control OF
said governor, treasurer and comptroller, en-
ploy, fiN the compensation of ana discharge
all necessary engineers, mechanics laborers,
messengers and other persons, and. subject to
the aforesaid direction and control, make ali
purchases necessary to carry out the provis-
ions of this act; and all employees shall sub.
Ject to the aforesaid direction and control, be
under the supervision OF said custodian, who
shall render and certify to the said treasurer
ana comptroller monthly accounts OF all wages
and expenses.
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arms of the two houses of the legislature. i'm
mediately after the legislature shall have al
jeumed. shall deliver to the said custodian all
the keys of their respective houses and the
keys of the desks of the members and officers
which keys shall remain in his charge un til
the next meeting of the legislature, and when
the courts which are held in the state house
are not in session the keys of the several court
rooms shall be deposited with the said Gus
todian
T. And be It enacted, That under the direc-
ton and control OF the governor, treasurer
and comptroller, the said custodian shall take
charge of the distribution of and have bound
the volumes or laws, law and equity reports,
minutes of the house OF assembly, senate jour
nal legislative documents ana other dOcu-
uments published under the authority OF the
state and shall distribute the same as now Is
or shall be provided for by law.
D. And be IL enacted, That the said custo-
dian, before entering upon the duties of his
oath: 81, -, do soemnly swear that l will
justly and honestly keep all the books writ
lnGs ana properly committed to my care as
custodian OF the capitol of New Jersey, and
that will faithfully and honestly perform all
the duties of the said office according to the
best of my ability, so help me God" which
oath shall be filed in the office of the state
treasurer.
6. And be 1t enacted, That the comptroller
Is hereby authorized to draw his warrant for
and the treasurer is authorized to pay all sal
aries. wages ana other necessary expenses in
CURED in carrying out the provisions of this
act.
!. And be it enacted That an act entitled
jacent public grounds" approved February
twenty-hrst, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety three, and all other acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act be and the same
are hereby repealed, and that this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Passed Nav % 1894