Probate Courts. Registers. Residence. Sal ary. $550 900 Sal- 500 150 300 400 550 350 300 550 300 150 125 125 FINANCES. [Extracted from the Report of the State Treasurer, April 30, 1847.] Amount of receipts from May 1, 1846, to April 30, 1847, $284,032.34 369,103.54 $653,135.88 Amount of expenditures from May 1, 1846, to April 30, 1847, 560,209.74 Among which are enumerated, besides cash on hand and pro ceeds of annual taxes, U. States 6 per cent. stock, due 1856, II. NEW HAMPSHIRE. The earliest grant of the territory of New Hampshire was made, in 1622, to John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges; and the first settlements were begun, in 1623, at Dover and Portsmouth. In 1641, the settlements in New Hampshire voluntarily put themselves under the government of the colony of Massachusetts, and were allowed to send representatives to the General Court at Boston, till 1679, when a new government was formed, and New Hampshire was made a separate province. In 1686, New Hampshire was placed, together with the rest of New England, under the government of Sir Edmund Andros; in 1689, the union with Massachusetts was revived, and continued till 1692. From 1699 to 1702, it was united with Massachusetts and New York; in 1702, it was again united with Massachusetts, and so continued till 1741, when a final separation took place. GOVERNORS, &c. Under the Royal Government. John Cutt, • President, 1680 Walter Barefoot, Dep.-Gov. 1685 In 1686 under the government of Sir Edmund Andros. The English government terminated in 1775, and in 1776 a temporary government was formed, which continued during the war; Meshech Weare being annually elected President. Presidents under the Constitution of 1784. David L. Morril, elected 1824 Isaac Hill, ent. upon office June 1836 Benjamin Pierce, do. 1827 do. 1839 do. 1842 UKTI John Page, John Bell, do. 1828 do. 1829 Henry Hubbard, do. 1844 do. 1830 S. Dinsmoor, ent.upon office June 1831 Anthony Colby, do. 1846 do. 1847 William Badger, do. 1834 ABSTRACT OF THE CONSTITUTION. A constitution was established in 1784; and, in 1792, this constitution was altered and amended by a convention of delegates held at Concord, and is now in force. Every male inhabitant twenty-one years old, excepting paupers and persons excused from paying taxes at their own request, may vote. Representatives shall have resided for the last two years in the state; shall have an estate valued at £100 (at the rate of six shillings eight pence the ounce of silver), one-half thereof to be freehold within their district; and shall be inhabitants of their district. Every town of one hundred and fifty rateable polls, twenty-one years old, may choose one representative; and every three hundred such polls additional shall entitle the town to another representative. There shall be twelve senators who must be thirty years old, inhabitants of the state for seven years, and seized of a freehold of £200 value within the state. Senatorial districts, twelve in number, shall be set off according to the "proportion of public taxes paid by the said districts." In case of vacancy in a senatorial district, one of the two candidates having most votes in the district shall be chosen by the legislature on joint ballot. The General Court, thus constituted, meets, and the official year begins, on the first Wednesday of June. Five councillors, thirty years old, seven years resident in the state, possessed of an estate of £500, of which £300 shall be freehold, shall be chosen by the people, and vacancies supplied as in the Senate. The governor convenes the council, and their resolutions and advice are recorded in a public record, and signed by those agreeing thereto. The governor shall have the qualifications of a councillor, except his estate, which shall be £300, one-half freehold. If there be no choice of governor by the people, one of the two highest candidates shall be chosen by the General Court, on joint ballot. He may veto a bill; but two-thirds of both houses may pass it again in spite of his veto. With the assistance of the council, he shall nominate and appoint all judicial officers, the attorney-general, solicitors, sheriffs, and registers of probate. The governor and council shall have a negative on each other, both in nominations and appointments County treasurers and registers shall be elected by the counties. All judicial officers shall hold office during good behavior, or until seventy years of * There are also classed towns and towns allowed by special act to send representatives. age, removable upon address of both houses of the legislature. Justices of the peace are appointed for five years, with jurisdiction in cases below £4. Clerks of courts shall be appointed by the courts. Permanent and honorable salaries shall be established for the justices of the supreme court. Elections of governor, executive council, senate, and house of representatives, shall be held annually in the month (2d Tuesday) of March; and a majority of votes shall elect. Every seven years, at the first annual meeting for the choice of senators, the people shall vote for or against amending the constitution; and if a majority of the votes be in favor thereof, the General Court shall call a convention; and if their amendments be approved by two-thirds of the votes, when submitted to the people, they shall be adopted. GOVERNMENT, For the year ending on the first Wednesday of June, 1848. (Rockingham and part} John Kelley, of Exeter. of Merrimack, Strafford, Belknap, and Hillsborough and part of Merrimack. Cheshire and Sullivan, Grafton and Coos, Zebulon Pease, of Ossipee. Samuel Jones, of Bradford. Jared Perkins, of Unity. JUDICIARY. The Superior Court of Judicature consists of a chief justice and two associate justices, who hold one term annually in each of the ten counties of the state, for the hearing and determining of questions of law, and petitions for divorce. This court is also vested with chancery powers. The judges of the Superior Court of Judicature are, ex officio, judges of the Court of Common Pleas. This court, before whom all actions for the recovery of debts and the enforcement of contracts, and all jury trials, are brought, consists of one of the justices of the Superior Court, or one of the justices of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas and of two county judges, who are generally appointed from among the yeomanry, whose principal duty it is to attend to the ordinary business of the county, its roads, expenses, &c. Terms are held semi-annually, in each of the counties. |