Preamble AN ACT to authorize Squire Terrell and William D. Stewart, trustees, &c., to deliver up, to be cancelled, a certain note, or bond, therein named. WHEREAS it has been represented to the legislature, by the petition of Sarah Smith, widow of Cornelius Smith, late of Somerset county, deceased, and guardian of the minor children of said Cornelius Smith, and Nathaniel Pennington and James Pennington, surviving executors of John Pennington, deceased, that the said Cornelius Smith died seized of a farm, of about one hundred and nineteen acres of land, in the township of Warren, in the county of Somerset, leaving a widow and four infant children; and that on the tenth day of November, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, the legisla ture of this state passed an act authorizing Squire Terrell and William D. Stewart to sell and dispose of said real estate; and, among other things, directed them to pay, under the direction of the orphans court, so much of the interest and principal of two-thirds of the net proceeds thereof, as should be necessary for the support and education of said minor children, and to place one-third thereof at interest, for the benefit of the widow; and that said Squire Terrell and William D. Stewart did sell said real estate, and have, under the direction of the orphans court, paid to Sarah Smith, guardian of said children, all the two-thirds of the net proceeds of sale; and on the twelfth day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, placed the one-third, amounting to four hundred and twenty-six dollars and eight cents, on interest, to John Pennington, since deceased, for the benefit of the widow; the said Sarah Smith afterwards purchased a house and lot of land, of thirty-nine acres, in Warren township aforesaid, which was on the seventeenth day of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, by deed, conveyed by James Pennington and wife to said Sarah Smith and Jane, Nathaniel A., John, and Norman, children of said Cornelius Smith, which was recorded in Somerset clerk's office, in book U of deeds, June twentieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, page 591 and 592; that said John Pennington, father of the said Sarah Smith, believing it to be an advantageous investment of the money, paid to James Pennington the consideration therefor, being two hundred and fifty dollars; and also, that said John Pennington furnished said Sarah Smith, and paid for the support and education of said minor children, seventy-eight dollars, with eighteen dollars of interest, as per his account, allowed by the orphans court of the county of Somerset, in the term of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, amounting to three hundred and forty-six dollars and forty-six cents; and, also, that said John Pennington has since furnished and paid the said Sarah, guardian as aforesaid, for the support and education of said minor children, the further sum of eighty dollars, (and more) amounting altogether to four hundred and twenty-six dollars and eight cents, being the full amount of said fund; and now, although the said John Pennington has paid the full amount of said note for the support and education of said minor children, yet the said Squire Terrell and William D. Stewart do not consider themselves justified in delivering up said bond of four hundred and twenty-six dollars and eight cents, to the executors of said John Pennington, have prayed that the legislature pass an act authorizing the said trustees to deliver over the bond aforesaid to the executors, &c., of John Pennington, and that they be hereafter discharged from any future liability-therefore, Trustees autho bond. Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Squire Terrell and William D. Stewart be, and they hereby are authorized to deliver over to Nathaniel rized to deliver Pennington and James Pennington, surviving executors of John over certain Pennington, deceased, a certain note, or bond, given to said Squire Terrell and William D. Stewart, trustees, &c., of the widow and heirs of Cornelius Smith, deceased, by John Pennington, for four hundred and twenty-six dollars and eight cents, dated May twelfth, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, being for the amount of money in their care, received by virtue of an act of the legislature of New Jersey, passed November tenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, and retained by them for use of the widow and heirs of Cornelius Smith, deceased; provided, that before the said certain note, or bond, shall be deli- Proviso. vered over, as aforesaid, the said Sarah Smith shall, by proper legal conveyances, secure to her said children the title, in fee-simple, to the said house and lot of land, subject to the life estate of her, the said Sarah, therein. Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That when the said Squire Terrell and William D. Stewart shall have delivered over said Trustees disnote, or bond, to the executors of John Pennington, deceased, charged from future liability, agreeable to the directions of the first section of this act, that on delivery of then the said Squire Terrell and William D. Stewart shall be, bond. and hereby are hereafter for ever fully discharged from any future liability, either to the said Sarah Smith, for the yearly interest thereof, as also to the minor children and heirs of said Cornelius Smith, wherein they were accountable by virtue of the act aforesaid. Passed February 23, 1843. Certain incidental charges directed to be paid. AN ACT to defray incidental expenses. Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be lawful for the treasurer of this state to pay, to the several persons hereinafter named, the following sums, viz: 1. To Jonathan S. Fish, for coal furnished for council chamber, sixty dollars. 2. To W. A. and A. B. Green, for Beaver Meadow coal for assembly room, twenty-four dollars. 3. To John B. Boling, for repairs to government house, state house, supreme court room and office, eight dollars and fifty cents. 4. To Alexander G. Cattell, for stationery, sixty-seven dollars and fifty cents. 5. To James T. Sherman, for twenty copies of Sitgreaves' Manual, at one dollar and fifty cents each, thirty dollars. 6. To Jonathan Cook, for horse and carriage hire to state prison committee, seven dollars. 7. To William Robertson, for thirty pounds of candles, nine dollars. 8. To Jonathan S. Fish, for coal for assembly room, twenty dollars. 9. To Justice and Mills, for publishing laws of the state in the Emporium and True American, twenty-four dollars and thirtyseven and a half cents. 10. To Charles Scott, for stationery, twenty-three dollars and eighty-seven cents. 11. To Joseph Justice, for stationery for court of errors and Council, one hundred and fifty-one dollars and seventy-eight cents. 12. To Charles Scott, for stationery, &c., twenty-seven dollars and ninety cents. 13. To William Briest, for keeping council chamber and committee rooms, thirty dollars; and for removing coal in cellar, one dollar and fifty cents. 14. To Samuel R. Hamilton, esq., for freight and porterage for arsenal, eleven dollars and fifteen cents. 15. To Daniel D. Britton, for care of assembly room, &c., forty-four dollars and seven cents. 16. To Charles Scott, for stationery, eight dollars and fiftyfour cents. 17. To Phillips and Boswell, for printing, twenty-six dollars. 18. To Charles Reeves, for carting for arsenal, five dollars. 19. To Hogan and Thompson, for blank books for supreme court, twenty-four dollars and fifty cents. 20. To Charles Scott, for stationery, twenty dollars and seventy-five cents. 21. To William S. Briest, for horse hire to state prison, one dollar. 22. To Biles and Titus, for repairs to state library, one dollar and ninety cents. 23. To Eli Morris, for blank books and stationery for supreme court room, thirty dollars. 24. To Union Transportation Line, three dollars. 25. To Samuel R. Hamilton, esq., for transportation of arms, three dollars. 26. To Jonathan S. Fish, for coal for state arsenal, twelve dollars. 27. To Charles Scott, for binding &c., for state library, one dollar and twelve and a half cents. 28. To J. R. S. and W. S. Barnes, for stationery, locks, screws, &c., (by E. Morris, esq.) five dollars and eighty-two cents. 29. To Charles Scott, for stationery for supreme court, (by Eli Morris, esq., (late clerk) seven dollars and forty-eight cents. 30. To Charles Scott, for blank books, stationery, &c., (seretary of state's office) twelve dollars. 31. To Dilworth and Branson, for stationery, twenty-seven dollars. 32. To Blackfan and Wilkinson, for repairs to government house, twenty-nine dollars and fifty-seven cents. 33. To Smith and Howell, for repairs to fence, offices, &c., twenty-seven dollars and nine cents. 34. To Blackfan and Wilkinson, for lumber, &c., for pumps, fifteen dollars and fifty cents. 35. To Samuel Weston, for painting government house, nineteen dollars and fifty cents. 36. To Daniel Fenton, for paper hangings, &c., for government house, seven dollars and fifty cents. 37. To Fish, Green, and Company, for lumber, forty-eight dollars and twenty-eight cents. 38. To John Wilson, for work done to supreme court room, two dollars. 39. To Joseph G. Brearley, for hardware, paints, oil, &c., twenty-nine dollars and forty-four cents. 40. To Samuel Evans, agent for Trenton water works, twenty-five dollars. 41. To James Parker, Lewis Condict, and John Clement, commissioners appointed to view and select a site for a lunatic asylum, three hundred dollars. 42. To Samuel Prior, junior, for indexing votes and proceedings, stationery, &c., one hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty-four cents. 43. To Samuel R. Hamilton, esq., for carting for arsenal, (by Wm. Taylor) three dollars. 44. To William Grant, for mason work at arsenal, four dollars and eighty-one cents. 45. To Blackfan and Wilkinson, for lumber for arsenal, seventeen dollars and eighty-seven cents. 46. To Joseph G. Brearley, for hardware, oil, &c., six dollars and thirty cents. 47. To Daniel Baker, for work, &c., at arsenal, five dollars and seventy-two cents. 48. To Grant and Cook, for hardware for arsenal, two dollars and eleven and a half cents. 49. To W. W. Norcross, for candles for the two houses, thirty-nine dollars and eighteen cents. 50. To Samuel R. Gummere, esq., for blank books, stationery, &c., one hundred and sixteen dollars and seventy-five cents. 51. To Elias Phillips, for pitchers, tumblers, &c., for supreme court room, three dollars and eighty-one cents. 52. To Charles Scott, for stationery for supreme court, Council and Assembly, fifty-eight dollars and ninety-one cents. 53. To postmaster of Trenton, for postage, nineteen dollars and eighty-nine cents. 54. To estate of Z. Rossell, esq., deceased, for services as adjutant general, from first of November, eighteen hundred and forty-one, to July twenty-first, eighteen hundred and fortytwo, being eight months and twenty-one days, at one hundred dollars per annum, seventy-two dollars and eighty-one cents. 55. To the estate of Ž. Rossell, esq., deceased, for books and stationery for supreme court, one hundred and four dollars and thirty cents. 56. To James Wilson, esq., for stove, repairs, &c., to supreme court clerk's office, fifteen dollars. 57. To Isaac Southard, esq., treasurer, for packing laws, supreme court reports, journals of Council, minutes of Assembly, United States laws, and for extra travelling expenses to obtain loans, receive interest, dividends on stock, &c., and for office rent, one hundred and sixty-two dollars and sixty-nine cents. 58. To Charles G. McChesney, esq., to defray expense of transmitting books, laws, &c., to other states, notifying banks, porterage for laws of Congress and the states, repairs to government house and fences, &c., forty-one dollars and fifty cents. |