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by fire, and when it was rebuilt, the IL
brary was removed, in 1880. to its pres
on the third floor, where 1t now occupies
the entire front of the building, being
two large rooms connected by g broad
mediately over the front entrance to the
building.
The Foom to the east Is oceqipied BY the
and biogrsphy. The library is designed
/ lation, there being no books of light lit
a complete set of the Journals Of q
Record" without a volume or number
missing, and on another wall is a COM
Rle e fns set de 9f patent e ofiiee = rep9rts In iaG sbsv
are constantly consulted by inventors
n those interested in patent rights.
All the leading encyclopedias are here
PATRONIZED BY SCHOOL CHILDREN
The library is very largely .patronized
by hoo boys and girls, who consult
books Of reference and research in the
miscellaneous department, to aid them
in debates, in preparing essays, answer
ing difficult problems and other school
work. They usually come to the library
about four O'Clock in the afternoon, and
after finding a book treating upon the
subject in which they are interested.
they seat themselves at one of the tables
and work Ike busy bees for an hour or
So ldAillS HOlGS. Il 1IGI0 Is du afSIcSe
daily attendance Of school boys and girls
of about twelve. Their coming and going
is like of bit bright comedy to relieve
| the action of a heavy drama, and for
that reason they are always welcome,
though at times disposed to noisy mirth
in their tasks.
Among the many other visitors to the
Danes Daughters of the Revolution,
etc. who look up the family history Of
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y%entors, patent lawyers, and those in
terested in patents may be often found
consulting the patent records, which are
very complete. The numerous books of
science are always in demand. Many
may often be seen delving through the
modern and ancient historical works In
or other countries. The complete his
tories of every county in the State are
frequently consulted by. people from
every part of New Jersey.
and others also find much to interest
them, as a large number of books treat
ing On designs, paintings, etc., may be
found.
PORTRAITS OF LAWYERS.
The walls of the literary wing of the
library bear the portraits of a number
of men celebrated in the world Of let
ter and Of law. Among them are Sir
Franklin, Governor of New Jersey;
Rufus Choate, Aaron Burr, James Kent.
Herbert Spencer, Olive Wendell Holmes,
s Iraneus Prime, Samuel Warren, Abra-
ham G. Clark, Lord Abinger, Lord Ell
don, Robert Morris and Charles O'Connor.
a handsome corridor connects the east
bound volumes Of the 'sTrue American
and other prominent newspaper of the
State, together with fine aliases and
ions and topography OF the State. On
the walls are many handsome engrav-
ings.
-
State Capitol from 1894 TO the present,
the New Jersey building at the Cen
tennial, a memorial frame presented by
Jacob .Weart of Newark, one Of the State
Commissioners, for the erection of the
John Hunt Monument at Hopewell, and
containing a lock of hair belonging to the
signer of the Declaration Of Independ-
relative to the. death Of ex-governor
George B. Mcclellan; fac-simile Of a
proclamation by George Washington,
Ing Thursday, November &c, 1883, as a
day of Thanksgiving and prayer, One
large frame shows excellent portraits of
then Chancellor Runyon and Vice Chan
cellors Bird and Van Fleet; another
shows the Chief Justices of the Supreme
Court of New Jersey from 1890 to 1894;
another contains The Supreme Court OF
the United States, and yet another the
Supreme Court of New Jersey. Chief
Justice Samuel Shaw of Massachusetts
is also portrayed in a handsome engrav-
ms vi ~ OPPOoAIC dISs q uillDC
of beautiful floral pieces.
THE LAW LIBRARY.
The law library, in the west wing, is
conceded to be the most complete that
can be secured. Every legal work ex-
tant here finds a representative. and all
the various State reports are full and
that can be found nowhere else. In addi-
ton to the commodious quarters in this
room, five roorns in the attic have been
fitted up, and here are stored, handy of
2rcaSS the laws and 1aon1 6n0.1paon 60 re
every State and Territory from the ear
lest period of the history of the country
down to the present time.
All the laws passed by the Confederate
States and Government are here to be
found as well as those of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians of Indian Terri
tory.
Probably the most Numerous class who
visit this department are judges and
lawyers. Men of more or less note in
lions Of the State are at the library ali
the time. Sometimes when important
cases are on there is so brilliant a gather
ing that It might almost be said that the
brains of New Jersey are in the library.
These learned men come for information
on different law problems and intricacies
peculiar only to the legal profession.
Here again appear the portraits of
many distinguished men. they Include
oliver Ellsworth. John Jay, John Mar
shall, Bushrod Washington, John Rut-
Lord Littleton, Judge William Paterson,
Brockholst Livingston, Governor Nor
ris, Jonathan Dayton, Lord Allenborough,
Trenton, first Grand Master Of Free
Masons of New Jersey; William living
ston, Justice James Iredell, Rufus King.
Sir Edward Coke, G.. C. Stuart. Lord
Broughton, Edward Shipper, GaliIep,
Lord Thorburn and Benjamin Franklin.
The library was in the direct care Of
appointed by Joint meeting UP to 1878,
when the library was placed in the hands
of a commission composed of the Gov
tary of State. Treasurer and the Comp
trolier. Liberal appropriations have also
been made from tsEs to time, and the
management Of the library having been
has been q vast improyement In thu