To the Governor, for the New-York Gazetteer for the executive chamber, two dollars and fifty cents. Gazetteer for Governor books for To the Governor, for paying Warner and Boynton for bind- Binding ing the Senate and Assembly documents and journals of 1841 executive for the executive chamber, nine dollars. chamber. for work. To the Governor, for paying Mrs. Park for work done in the Mrs. Park executive chamber, nineteen dollars. Hawley. To Seth C. Hawley, for trying two prisoners separately in- Seth C. dicted for murder in Cattaraugus county oyer and terminer, in May 1841, two hundred dollars, being the sum certified by the Governor. Rogers. To Harrison G. O. Rogers, for travelling fee to Buffalo and H. G. O. returning in August, 1841, as executive messenger to attend the extra session of the senate, ninety-six dollars and sixty cents. § 2. The Treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the Comp- Payments. troller, out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the following sums: field. To Levi S. Chatfield, for his per diem and expenses as a LS. Chatmember of the committee appointed by the last house of assembly to visit and examine the state salt springs, eighty-three dollars. A. G. Chat To Andrew G. Chatfield, for his per diem travel and expen- field. ses as a member of the committee appointed by the last house of assembly, to investigate the affairs of the New-York and Erie Railroad Company, nine hundred and twenty-one dollars and eighty cents; and for room rent and other necessary expenses of the committee, paid by him, fifty-three dollars. ham To George G. Graham, for his per diem travel and expenses G. G. Graas a member of the said last mentioned committee, six hundred and sixty-two dollars and forty cents. Maclay. To William B. Maclay, for his per diem travel and expen- w. B. ses as a member of the said last mentioned committee, six hundred and eighty dollars and twenty-nine cents; and for stationery for the use of said committee, paid for by him, thirtynine dollars and sixty-nine cents. To James Seymour, for his services as an engineer employed J. Seymour by the said last mentioned committee, four hundred eighty-six dollars; and for his expenses three hundred and forty-nine dollars. To Archibald Maclay, for his services as secretary to the said A. Maclay. last mentioned committee, four hundred and sixty-five dollars; and for his travel and expenses one hundred and eleven dollars and twenty cents. Case, D. C. To Cornelius G. Palmer, Squire S. Case, Daniel C. Pentz, C. G. PalRobinson Smiley and George Weir, each for his travel and mer, S. S. expenses, as one of the committee of the present house of as- Pentz, R. Smiley and sembly on state prisons, in visiting the state prisons at Sing- G. Weir. Sing and Auburn, fifty-eight dollars and eighty cents. J. Haight. Witnesses road. Clerks of Se. nate and Assembly. Deputy clerks. A.N.Beards ley. J. W. Tur ner. P. M. Bromley. G. Van Dusen. S. Park. D. St. John. Elizabeth Boardman. Elizabeth To Jacob Haight, the sum of sixty dollars for services and expenses in settling his accounts as Treasurer. The Comptroller is authorized to audit and allow to the several witnesses who attended before the committee appointed by the last house of assembly to examine into the affairs of the New-York and Erie Railroad Company, and to the several persons who procured their attendance, the several sums specified in the schedule of such fees and services made by Andrew G. Chatfield, chairman of said committee, and now on the files of the assembly, and by the warrant of the Comptroller, to cause the same to be paid, in the whole not to exceed four hundred seventy-seven dollars and sixty-four cents, out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and to Daniel L. Bishop, Levi S. Hubbell and Horace Hill, for travel and expenses in attending before the railroad committee each the sum of forty dollars to be paid in like manner. 3. There shall be paid out of any money not otherwise appropriated, on the warrant of the Comptroller to the clerk of the senate and clerk of the assembly, each the sum of four hundred dollars for extra engrossing at the present session of the legislature. To each of the deputies of the clerk of the senate, not exceeding two in number, and to each of the deputies of the clerk of the assembly, not exceeding three in number, one hundred and seventy-five dollars for this session. To Abner N. Beardsley, sergeant-at-arms of the house of assembly, for travel and expenses, fifty-six dollars and forty cents. To John W. Turner, doorkeeper of the assembly for travel and expenses, fifty-five dollars and fifty cents. To Pliny M. Bromley, assistant-doorkeeper of the assembly, for his travel and expenses, forty-four dollars and ten cents. To George Van Dusen, assistant-doorkeeper of the assembly, for his travel and expenses, thirty dollars. To Samuel Park, superintendent of the capitol, in addition to the one dollar a day allowed by law, the sum of ninety dollars, and the further sum of eighty-three dollars, for his services during the term of the court for the correction of errors, from the second October to the first of January next. To David St. John, superintendent of the capitol, one dollar a day for his sevices in taking care of the public grounds around the capitol, and keeping the streets cleaned or swept, and for cleaning and sweeping the capitol, and making fires and lighting lamps in the capitol during the present session, the sum of sixty-four dollars and fifty cents. To Elizabeth Boardman, for services in the care of the assembly chamber, and hall of the capitol, the sum of one hundred and fifty-six dollars. To Elizabeth Blakeman, for services in the care of the as sembly chamber, and hall of the capitol, the sum of one hundred and forty-eight dollars and fifty cents. To Philip M. Dezeng, late doorkeeper of the Senate, for P. M. Demileage in travelling home at the close of his service, the sum zeng. of forty-eight dollars. To Gabriel Furman, for his services, per diem expenses as G. Furman. a member of the select committee appointed by the senate during the last session, to investigate certain alleged abuses in the assessment laws of the city of New-York, two hundred and eighty-three dollars. To John B. Scott, for his per diem and expenses as a mem- J. B. Scott. ber of the said committee last mentioned, one hundred and ninety-five dollars. To Gulian C. Verplanck, for his per diem and expenses as G. C. Vera member of the said committee last mentioned, one hundred planck. and ninety-five dollars. To Alfred Stone, for his services in attending upon the said A. Stone. committee last mentioned while sitting in the supreme court room, ten dollars. ley. To Pliny M. Bromley, second assistant doorkeeper of the P. M. Bromassembly, and to Martin Miller, assistant doorkeeper, the same compensation for each day's actual attendance as members of the legislature, to be certified in the same manner. Wentworth. To Catharine Wentworth, for services in the care of the Catharine senate chamber and halls of the capitol, the sum of one hundred and forty-eight dollars and fifty cents. the senate. To Charles Niven, Joel Gillet, Isaac R. Elwood and Ben- Officers of jamin F. Graves, officers of the senate, the same mileage as is allowed by law to the members of the legislature. well. To Francis C. Treadwell, for his services of attendance as F. C. Treada witness before the bank committee of the senate in 1839, by order of said committee, the sum of thirty dollars and fifty cents. W. Bartlit. To Bethuel Peck and William Bartlit, each for his travel B. Peck and and expenses as members of the committee of the Senate on state prisons, in visiting the state prisons at Sing Sing and Auburn, fifty-eight dollars and eighty cents. To Jacob Haight, the sum of forty-three dollars and seventy- J. Haight. five cents, for his expenses in attending meetings of the canal board at Rochester and Utica in June, 1839. Gazetteer. § 4. The Secretary of State is authorized to procure not ex- New-York ceeding two hundred copies of a Gazetteer of the State of NewYork, published by J. Disturnell, in 1842, at a charge not exceeding two dollars a copy, to be distributed according to a joint. resolution of the senate and assembly, concurred in March 31, 1842, to be paid for out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, on the warrant of the Comptroller. and S. S. § 5. There shall be allowed to Archibald Campbell, deputy A Campbell secretary, and Samuel S. Randall, deputy superintendent of Randall. common schools, such sum as shall be equal to the salary of W. W. secretary of state and superintendent of common schools, during the time they respectively discharged the duties of those offices, after the resignation of John C. Spencer Esquire, and previous to the assumption of said duties by the present Secretary of State, to be equally divided between them. 6. There shall also be allowed to William W. Tredway, Tredway. late deputy comptroller, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for extra services rendered by him during the absence of the late Comptroller from his office. R.M-Meig Expense on transmission of trans § 7. The Treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the Comptroller, to Richard M. Meigs, late sergeant-at arms, one hundred and eighty dollars, for his services in classing and making a catalogue of books of the senate document library, and for making an inventory of the property of the senate, agreeably to a resolution of the senate of May 26, 1841. § 8. Section seventeen of Title four, article two of Chapter six, third Part, volume two of the Revised Statutes, is hereby cripts. so amended as that the expense instead of the postage on the transmission of any transcript shall be paid by the Treasurer, upon being audited and allowed by the Comptroller. § 9. The Treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the Comptroller, to the several clergymen who have officiated as chaplains in opening the sittings of the two houses with prayer, the same compensation for their daily attendance as is allowed by law to the members of the legislature, such attendance to be duly ascertained and certified by the clerks of the two houses. $10. The Treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the Comptroller, to William Richards, as porter, for his attendance at the sessions of the court for the correction of errors, the same pay and mileage as is allowed to the members of the senate. To Charles Niven and Joel Gillet, officers of the senate, the like pay and mileage for their attendance at the sessions of the court for the correction of errors, and to Robert F. Salvedge and John Hancock, one dollar and fifty cents each per day, as a compensation for their attendance in the court for the correction of errors, and their mileage at the same rate. § 11. There shall be allowed and paid to John W. Taylor the usual compensation as a member of the senate during the present session, he having been detained by sickness. § 12. To Daniel Johnson his per diem allowance as a member of the senate during the time he was detained at home by sickness during the session of the legislature of 1841. 13. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 291. AN ACT in relation to the storage of powder in the city of Passed April 12, 1842. The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: powder. § 1. It shall not be lawful for any person to deposite nor Restriction keep at any place in the city of Utica, nor at any place within as to gunone mile of the corporate limits of said city, any quantity of powder exceeding twenty-five pounds in weight, except in such place as shall be designated by the common council of said city. § 2. Any person who shall be guilty of violating the provi- Penalty. sions of this law shall, upon conviction, pay a penalty of twenty dollars, for every day the same shall be so kept or deposited; and the common council of the city of Utica are hereby authorized to commence and maintain an action of debt for the recovery of such penalty, before any justice of the peace in said city; in which action it shall be sufficient for the parties to declare and plead generally, and under such pleadings to give the special matter in evidence. be paid. § 3. All penalties recovered by virtue of this act, shall be To whom to paid by said common council of the city of Utica, to the fire department of said city. 4. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 292. AN ACT for the inspection of flour to be sold in the city of Utica. Passed April 12, 1842. The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: sold in Utica § 1. No wheat flour shall be sold by the barrel or half barrel Wheat flour in the city of Utica, unless the same shall have been inspected, to be inspec approved and branded or marked, by the city inspector of flour ted. in and for the city of Utica, according to the following provision of this act. § 2. All wheat flour for sale in the city of Utica, by the barrel, Size of casks shall be packed in good and strong casks, which shall be of two sizes only; one size shall contain one hundred and ninety-six pounds; the other size shall contain ninety-eight pounds, and shall be of the usual dimensions and proportions in length and diameter. |