COUNTY OFFICERS. 1. The board of County Supervisors* is composed of the Supervisors of the several towns. Their duties as respects counties are analagous to those which each of them exercised in his own town. 2. County Treasurer-appointed by the Supervisors. (The Chamberlain of the city of New-York is treasurer for that county.) 3 Sheriff, 4. County Clerk, 5. Four Coroners, county, except in New-York where there is only one. do. 7. District Attorney appointed by the common pleas judges. for each 8. Justices of the Peace-four for each town in the state, one of whom is elected annually by the people. They hold their offices for four years. In the city of New-York, are seven justices, called ward justices, appointed by the common council-in the city of Albany, four-in Schenectady, not less than three nor more than six-in Hudson, three-in Troy, nine--appointed by the governor and senate. The duties of the above officers are so generally known, that it is deemed superfluous to enumerate them. The present number of justices of the peace in the state, is as follows: Elected in 824 towns, (4 each) New-York, (appointed by the common council) Albany, (appointed by the governor, &c.) Troy 9, Hudson 3, Schenectady 6, Utica 4, the 3 other cities 12, Total, 3,296 7 4 34 3,341 TOWN OFFICERS ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE PEOPLE. 1. One supervisor for each town in the state, and one for each ward in the city of Albany. For the city of New-York, the Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen, are supervisors. 2. Town Clerk. 3. Collector. 4. Constables. 5. Assessors. 6. Overseers of the poor. 7. Coininissioners of highways. 8. Commissioners and inspectors of common schools. There is also a board of auditors of town accounts in each town, composed of the supervisor and town clerk, together with four justices of the peace in each town, or any two of such justices. CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK. J. Sherman Brownell, Register. Office, Hall of Records. Ira B. Wheeler, Coroner. Office, at the Police Office, (Park. In the City of New-York, the Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen, are the county supervisors. COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. In the several Cities of this State. City of New-York. Isaac Adriance A. B. Amerman Chas. Holt Henry A. Lambert Henry A. Buckingham Jos. T. Leaming John S. Bulkley Alex. M. Burrill John Caldwell Edward C. Delavan Isaac Fitz John W. C. Leveridge Cornelius Mathews Wm. H. Maxwell Wm. L. Morris Wm. H. Munn John Newhouse Napoleon B. MountfortJohn J. Tyler Theodore Nims Sparhawk Parsons Adolph. N. GouverneurChas. W. Sandford Geo. Gibbs George Y. Gilbert John C. Goddard Chas. Sherwood Stanley Sherwood Thos. Snowden John C. Van Schoon hoven Charles Viele George W. Weed Brooklyn. John G. Bergen Frederick R. Hulbert Alex. Kissam David C. Bailey Wm. B. Aikin George D. Cooper Morris Franklin Andrew S. Garr Sam❜l Glover Wm. Gracie Wm. Poole Wm. P. Powers Van Wyck Graham Joseph Wallis Effingham H. Warner The following section of the Act of the Legislature of this State respecting Fees of Attorneys, Clerks of Courts, &c., renders it unnecessary to insert our usual List of Attorneys' Agents at Albany, NewYork, Utica and Geneva. Section 7 of Act passed May 17, 1840. "In all cases where by the rules and practice of the said courts and the Court of Chancery, attorneys and solicitors are required to appoint agents, the register, assistant register and clerks of such courts shall be such agents, and shall perform all the services usually performed by such agents, without fee or reward." Rule of Supreme Court, May 28, 1840. 4. Service of papers by enclosing the same in a wrapper, directed to the attorney of the other party at his place of residence, putting the same in the post office and paying postage, shall be equivalent to service upon an agent. |