ated from each other, and if the aggregate of the bids of responsible bidders for the several parcels shall amount to more than the highest bid offered by a responsible bidder for said vessel and all things belonging and appertaining to it, as an entirety, then the sale shall be in parcels, otherwise as an entirety.

by whom

opened.

5. And be it enacted, That the persons who, as aforesaid, When and are to make sale of said vessel shall, in their advertisement bids to be of said sale, give a description of said vessel and its contents," and a general schedule of the tools, machinery and materials purchased for said vessel, but not yet placed in it, and shall invite sealed bids, or proposals in writing for the purchase of said vessel as an entirety, and also separate bids for its several portions, separated as aforesaid, to be delivered to the governor at the executive chamber in the State House, at Trenton, before twelve o'clock, noon, of the first day of July next, and on the day last named the said bids shall be opened at the State House, by the governor or vice chancellor, in the presence of each other, and in the presence of the said executors, or of such of said executors as shall see fit to attend; and the said vessel, either as an en- Conveytirety or in parcels, as herein before prescribed, shall be ance to be awarded and sold to the highest bidder or bidders, and the same shall be conveyed in manner aforesaid, to the purchaser or purchasers upon his or their paying therefor as shall be prescribed in the conditions of sale; the advertisements. aforesaid shall be prepared and issued within sixty days after the date of the approval of this act, and if the said executors shall not co-operate in preparing and issuing them within that time, then the same shall be prepared and issued by the governor alone; and in all things touching the advertising and making of said sale not herein specially provided for, the said persous, so as aforesaid authorized to make said sale, shall exercise their best discretion and judgment with a view to obtaining the largest amount of money for the said vessel.

made.

expenses.

6. And be it enacted, That the necessary and reasonable Payment of expenses of preparing for and making said sale, certified to by the governor and vice chancellor, shall be paid out of the proceeds of said sale on the order of the chancellor.

7. And be it enacted, That this act shall be a public act, and shall take effect immediately.

Approved March 27, 1874.

penses to

be paid.

CHAPTER CCCCXXXVII.

An act to defray incidental expenses of the New Jersey Legislature, for the Session of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

Certain ex- 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the treasurer of the state of New Jersey to pay upon the warrant of the comptroller, to the several persons hereinafter named, the following amounts, viz:

Item No. 1. To David Campbell, for services ren.
dered in attending the electrical gas machine, in
the senate and general assembly chambers, dur-
ing the session of one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-four, one hundred dollars,
Item No. 2. To I. D. James, for mucilage and
brushes for the secretary of the senate, during
the session of one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four, thirty-six dollars,

Item No. 3. To Ivins and Lalor, for carriages for
the use of the committee on Industrial School
for Girls, per order of Messrs. Thorn and Carpen-
ter, chairmen of the joint committees, twenty
dollars,

Item No. 4. To Louisa Antsworth, for cleaning
senate and assembly chambers, session of one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, two
hundred dollars.

Item No. 5. To George T. Dudley, for stationery
furnished to the clerk of the house during the
session of one thousand eight hundred and sev-
enty-four, twenty-nine dollars and ninety-one
cents,
Item No. 6. To George T. Dudley, for stationery
furnished the senate, session of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four, as per resolu-
tion, one hundred and twenty-six dollars,

$100 00

$36 00

$20 00

$200 00

$29 91

$126 00

Item No. 7. To George T. Dudley, for stationery
furnished to the engrossing clerk of the senate,
session of one thousand eight hundred and sev-
enty-four, two hundred and thirty-eight dollars
and forty cents.

Item No. 8. To George T. Dudley, for articles fur-
nished to the engrossing clerk of the house, ses.
sion of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
four, five dollars and seventy-five cents.
Item No. 9. To George T. Dudley, for articles fur-
nished to speaker's room, session of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four, seventeen dol-
lars.
Item No. 10. To George T. Dudley, for stationery
for a portion of the members of the house of as-
sembly, as per order of William H. Iszard chair-
man of the stationery committee, five hundred
and sixty-four dollars,

Item No. 11. To Ivins & Lalor, for carriages to
take committee to the prison, as per order of D.
C. Hemmingway, chairman, ten dollars,
Item No. 12. To Murphy & Bechtel, for stationery
for the use of the speaker's room, session of eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-four, nineteen dollars
and forty-seven cents,
Item No. 13 To Murphy and Bechtel, for station-
ery furnished to the clerk of the house, session
of eighteen hundred and seventy-four, two hun-
dred and fifty-two dollars and twenty cents,
Item No. 14. To Sutphin and Snedecar, for carria-
ges for the use of asylum committee, as per order
of Samuel Hopkins, chairman, session of eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-four, twenty-four dol-
lars,
Item No. 15. To Murphy and Bechtel, for station-
ery for the engrossing clerk of the house, session
of eighteen hundred and seventy-four, three hun-
dred and eighty-four dollars and seventy-five
cents,

Item No. 16. To Murphy and Bechtel, for adver-
tising notice of incidental committee, one dollar
and seventy-five cents,

Item No. 17. To A. H. Rickey, for parchment rolls

$238 40

$5 75

$17 00

$564 00

$10 00

$19 47

$252 20

$24.00

$384 75

$1 75

Certain ex-
penses to
be paid.

Certain expenses to be paid.

for oaths of members of senate and assembly, at
the usual rates, twenty-five dollars,
Item No. 18. To Charles Scott, for thirty-two Nix-
on's forms, for the new members of the house of
assembly, as per resolution of the house, one hun-
dred and twenty-eight dollars,
Item No. 19. To John P. Lansing, for services ren-
dered the joint committee on state treasurer's
account, as approved by Honorable Josephus
Sooy, Junior, state treasurer, one hundred dol-
lars,
Item No. 20. To Murphy and Bechtel, for station.
ery furnished to the clerk of the engrossing
committee of the senate, as per order of the
chairman, sixty dollars and twenty cents,
Item No. 21. To Ivins and Lalor, for carriages fur-
nished to take members of the senate and house
of assembly to visit the soldiers' children s home,
approved by William J. Sewell, chairman, one
hundred and sixty-two dollars,

Item No. 22. To William S. and E. W. Sharp, for
books and blanks furnished to the president of
the senate and speaker of the house, session of
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four,
fifty-two dollars and fifty cents,
Item No. 23. To George T. Dudley, for stationery
furnished to the senate, as per order of the ser-
geant-at-arms of the senate, session of one thous
and eight hundred and seventy-four, five hundred
and fifteen dollars and twenty-six cents,
Item No. 24. To George T. Dudley, for stationery
furnished to the house of assembly, as per order
of the sergeant-at-arms of the house, session of
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four,
four hundred and forty-three dollars and seventy-
five cents,

Item No. 25. To Murphy and Bechtel, for station-
ery furnished to the secretary of the senate, for
the use of the senate, session of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four, eight hundred
and forty-six dollars and twenty-eight cents,
Item No. 26. To William G. Allen, to coaches for
prison committee of the senate, as per order of

$25 00

$128 00

$100 00

$60 20

$162 00

$52 50

$515 26

$443 75

$846 28

Honorable Charles Hewitt, chairman, session of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, fifteen dollars,

Item No. 27. To I. D. James, for mucilage furnished to the secretary of the senate, session of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, nine dollars,

Item No. 28. To the clergy of the city of Trenton,

each ten dollars, for services in opening the sessions of the Legislature with prayer, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four; provided, that no clergyman shall receive more than ten dollars.

Item No. 29. To Frank Wauser, for extra services as page of the house of assembly, fifty dollars, Item No. 30. That John B. Courtney and John Goodwin, assistant door-keepers of the senate, be allowed the sum of one hundred dollars each for extra services,

$15 00

$9.00

$50 00

$100 00

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme

Certain expenses to be paid.

CHAPTER CCCCXLVIII.

An act to provide for the incorporation of Conservatories of
Music and Literature.

be formed

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the AssociaState of New Jersey, That any number of persons, not less tions may than five nor more than thirteen, may be incorporated for for develthe development of music and literature, upon filing with opment of the secretary of state such articles of incorporation, with a literature. list of the names and address of each incorporator, the location or proposed place of business, and the purposes thereof.

music

2. And be it enacted, That the conservatory of music and May hold literature, when fully organized, may hold real estate of the property. value of twenty thousand dollars (except in cities of fifty