stockholders.

thereto, and such by-laws, rules and regulations at their de cretion to repeal, alter or modify; Provided, that such by laws, rules or regulations shall not be repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States.

Books open to Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the directors shall at all inspection of times keep or cause to be kept at their manufactory, proper books of account, in which shall be regularly entered all the transactions of said corporation, which books shall be subject at all times to the inspection of the stockholders of the company.

Restrictions.

Limitation

Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That no part of the capital stock or funds of this corporation shall be used for banking purposes; and this act shall continue in force for the term of thirty years, and no longer, but the legislature may at any time alter, amend, modify or repeal the same.

Passed, March 10, 1836.

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AN ACT for the relief of Samuel Sutphen, of the County
of Somerset.

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 the treasurer of this state, for the time being, shall, and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to Pension grant Samuel Sutphen, of the aforesaid county, a soldier in the service of the United States, in the revolutionary war, or to his order, the sum of fifty dollars, to be paid to the said Samuel Sutphen annually, in quarterly payments, from the passing of this act, during the life time of the said Samuel Sutphen, and the receipt of the said Sutphen, or his order, shall be a sufficient voucher to the treasurer for such sums as may be paid by virtue of this act, in the 'settlement of his accounts. Passed, March 10, 1836.

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AN ACT to defray Incidental Charges.

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State and it is hereby enacted by the authority Certain inciof the same, That it shall be lawful for the treasurer of this dental charstate to pay the several persons hereinafter named, the fol- ges directed to be paid. lowing sums, viz:

To Joseph Pugh, for newspapers for House of assembly, three dollars.

Thomas J. Combs, for setting grates in state-house, eight dollars and sixty-two cents.

P. J. Gray, for advertising notice of special term of supreme court at Camden, seven dollars.

Daniel Childs, for carpenter work and lumber, forty-six dollars and thirty-one cents.

Ralph Green, for sundry carpenter work for state-house, &c., twenty-five dollars and thirty-three cents.

William Curry, for floor mats and sand, three dollars and

seventeen cents.

R. Sterling, for dry goods and sand, sixteen dollars and eighty cents.

Thomas Combs, for sundries, fourteen dollars.

C. B. Howell, for tin ware, &c., eighteen dollars.

Daniel H. Combes, for work in supreme court room, four dollars.

Josiah Harrison, for printing law restricting passage of bank notes, ten dollars.

John R. Smith, for hardware, &c., one dollar and seven

teen cents.

John Cook, for blacksmith work, twenty-four dollars and thirty cents.

George Miller, for sundry merchandize, chiefly sperm candles, seventy-four dollars and sixty-nine cents.

William A. Benjamin, for hardware, three dollars and seventy-eight cents.

Andrew Newton, for glass, &c., for assembly room, four dollars and thirty-seven cents.

James D. Westcott, for registering treasurer's receipts, transmitting laws to the several states, and cash paid as per sundry vouchers, forty-one dollars and thirty cents.

Samuel Wooley, for making and putting down carpets, and other services in state-house, eighteen dollars.

John Wilson, for painting and glazing, twenty-four dollars and thirty-two cents.

Andrew Allison, for tiles, brick, &c., eight dollars and forty-six cents.

The President and Directors of the State Bank at Trenton, one hundred dollars, for rent of office as state arsenal.

His Excellency Peter D. Vroom, for postage as Governor, fifty-five dollars and twenty-two cents.

William P. Sherman, administrator of George Sherman, deceased, for advertising laws and public acts, twenty dollars.

David Johnston, assignee of John Noble, for carriage hire, two dollars.

James T. Sherman, for newspapers, seventeen dollars and four cents.

Richard P. Thompson, clerk, postage bill, four dollars and twenty cents.

Hammitt, Hutchinson and Weart, for carriage hire, fifteen dollars.

Professor Henry D. Rodgers, for one thousand copies of his Geological Report, five hundred and fifty dollars.

Joseph Justice, for his account for printing, during the two sessions of the legislature this year, four hundred and eightytwo dollars and fifty cents.

Joseph Justice, for bill of stationary, &c., two hundred and twenty-four dollars and fifty-three cents.

To Charles Parker, for cash paid by him, as follows: For sundry bills, from number one to seven, inclusive, for Nott's stoves, for carpet, and for repairs and improvements to the council chamber, lobbies and assembly room, two hundred and sixty-seven dollars and twenty-eight cents.

2d. For charcoal, seventeen dollars.

3d. For repairs of fence on government lot, six dollars and fifty-three cents.

4th. For tow cloth, to bind up laws, four dollars and ninety-four cents.

5th. For postage, nine dollars and ninety cents.

6th. For expenses going to, while at, and returning from Philadelphia six times, and New York once, on business for the school fund, and for the purpose of negociating a loan for the construction of the New Prison, forty dollars.

7th. For floor matting, ten dollars.

8th. For two hundred copies of Sitgreave's Manual, two hundred dollars.

9th. For expenses of blind children, ninety-eight dollars sixty-four cents.

Making an aggregate of six hundred and fifty-four dollars twenty-nine cents.

To Boswell and Clarke, for sundries, thirteen dollars ninety-three cents.

To Robert E. Horner, for newspapers furnished both houses, seventeen dollars and four cents.

To B. Davenport, for stationary, twenty-four dollars and fifty cents.

Passed, March 10, 1836.

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AN ACT for the relief of James Cook, of the county of

Morris.

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 the treasurer of this state, for the time being, Pension grant. shall, and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to James ed. Cook, of the aforesaid county, a soldier in the service of the United States, in the revolutionary war, or to his order, the sum of sixty dollars, to be paid to the said James Cook, annually, in semi-annual payments, from the passing of this act, during the lifetime of the said James Cook, and the receipt of the said Cook, or his order, shall be a sufficient voucher to the treasurer for such sums as may be paid by virtue of this act, in the settlement of his accounts.

Passed, March 11, 1836.

AN ACT relative to the commissioners appointed to superintend the building of the new State Penitentiary.

WHEREAS the new State Penitentiary is so far completed, that the services of one commissioner will be sufficient to superintend the management thereof-therefore,

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of of the same, That William R. Allen, of the county of Burlington, be retained as said commissioner to superintend the finishing the State Penitentiary, with all the powers and privileges now held by the three commissioners, heretofore acting in that capacity; and that all acts or parts of acts coming in conflict with this law, be, and they are hereby repealed: Provided, that should the said William R. Allen, decline acting as commissioner aforesaid, or the said office of commissioner by any means become vacant, the Governor of this state, or person administering the government, is hereby authorized to fill such vacancy: And provided always, that the said commissioner appointed by this act, or who may be appointed by the Governor, shall receive as a compensation for his services at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum.

Passed, March 11, 1836,