JOINT RESOLUTIONS. NUMBER I. Joint Resolution concerning the distribution of copies of to distribute tributed. BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate and General Assembly State treasurer of the State of New Jersey, That the copies of Hood's index copies of index. to the laws of this state, purchased by the state treasurer, pursuant to "An act to provide for the completion and publication of an index of all the public laws of this state, approved April third, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, and the several supplements thereto, shall be distributed as follows: to the governor of the state five copies, To whom disto each department of the state four copies, to each member of the legislature eight copies, to the state librarian, to be deposited in the state library, twenty copies, to the department of state of the United States for the congressional library four copies, to the governor of each state and territory in the United States one copy, to each senator and representative in congress from this state one copy, to the chancellor and vice-chancellor, and to each judge of the supreme court and court of errors and appeals of this state one copy, to the state prison and each state lunatic asylum. of this state one copy, to the librarian of the New Jersey Historical Society, for the use of the library, one copy, to the library of each incorporated college in this state, the Burlington Library and the Newark Library Association each one copy, to each incorporated library association in this state, which has a law library at the county seat in which the same is located, one copy, and the remaining copies shall remain in the custody of the state treasurer, and shall be subject to distribution from time to time under the direction of the treasurer and comptroller of the state for the time being. Approved February 21, 1878. Preamble. Requested to NUMBER II. Joint Resolution. WHEREAS, A bill is now pending before congress which, if passed, will transfer the life saving service from the treasury department, under which said service has attained its present efficiency along the shore of this state, to the navy department, and will require those at present serving in that service to enlist in the naval service, with the liability of being ordered on other duty, and in case of their failure to enlist, will supply their places with petty officers honorably discharged from the navy, seamen unacquainted with our coast and not experienced surfmen; therefore, 1. BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate and General Assembly resist passage of of the State of New Jersey, That the senators and representatives in congress from this state are requested to resist the passage of said bill. Governor to 2. Be it resolved, That the governor be requested to transmit copy. transmit to the senators and representatives from New Jersey a copy of these resolutions. Approved March 5, 1878. |