Gazetteer of New York, 1860 & 1861, page 040

NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.

SUMMARY OF THE SEVERAL STATE, COUNTY, AND TOWN OFFICERS.

	Total	Years	Commence¬		Vacancies how filled.
	No. in State.	in Office.	ment of term of Office.	.How filled.	Vacancies how filled.	Compensation.
United States Senators............	2	6	March. 4.	Legislature. Election.	Governor.	$3,000 and mileage.
Representatives in Congress....	33	2	a	Legislature. Election.	Special election.	$3,000 and mileage.
STATE OFFICERS.
Ltjoisi.ative—*
State Senators.,.....................	32	2	January 1,	it	«	$3 per day and mileage.
	32
Members of Assembly............	128	1		tt	u
. Executive—	128
Governor.............................	1	2	tt	it	. Lieut. Gov.	$4,000 and house rent. $6 per day and mileage. $2,500.
Lieutenant Governor..............	1	2	ft	a	Pres. p. t. of Sen. Governor.
Secretary of State..................	1	2	•«	a
Comptroller..........................	1	2		tt
Trea,surer..............................	1	2	a	u	a	a
Attorney General...................	1	2	tt	tt	«	- $2,000.
State Engineer and Surveyor...	1	2	a	tt	te	$2,500.
JUDICIAL—
Judges of the Court of Appeals^	8	8	a	tt	“	$2,500 before 1857.; $3,500 since.
Justices of the Supreme Court	33	8	«	tt	a	Ditto.
Clerk of the Court of Appeals..	1	2	a	J Gov., Lt. Gov.,	«	$2,000.
State Reporter.......................	1	2	Date of appt.	J Gov., Lt. Gov.,	Gov., Lt. Gov.,) „ & Atty. Gen. j	«
			Date of appt.	( & Atty. Gen.	Gov., Lt. Gov.,) „ & Atty. Gen. j
Administrative—
f Supt. of Public Instruction...	1	3	a	Legislature.	Governor.	$2,500.
\| Regents of the University⁶ ...	19			Legislature.	Legislature.	None.
Supt. of Banking Department..	1	3		Gov. & Senate.	Governor.	$5,000.
Inspectors of State Prisons ,,	3	3	January 1.	Election.	“	$1,600.
Canal Commissioners..............	. 3	3	January 1.	tt	e<	$2,000.
Auditor of Canal Department..	1	3	Date of appt.	Gov. & Senate.	“	$2,500.
Canal Appraisers..,.................	3	3	Date of appt.			$2,000.
Supt. of Weights and Measures	1	Indef.	a	f Gov., Lt. Gov., \ & Sec. of State.	Gov., Lt. Gov.,) & Sec. of State. <	$500.
State Assessors.....................	3	3	tt	Gov. & Senate.
	No. in			Gov. & Senate.
COUNTY OFFICERS.	each Co.
County Judge........................	1	4	January 1.	Election.	Governor.	Sal. fixed by Supervisors.
Surrogate (in certain counties)	1	4	⁶⁶	^u	“	•
Special Judges and Surrogates**	1					Per diem.
Justices of Sessions...............	2	1				Per diem.
District Attorney...................	1	3	a	tt		Fees or salary.
Sheriff..................................	1	3	⁶⁶	a	“	Fees.
Coroners..............................	4	3	a	a	“	Per diem.
Treasurer..............................	1	3	1st Tues.Aug	a	Supervisors.	Percentage.
County Clerk.........................	1	3	January 1.	a	Governor.	Fees.
Commissioners for loaning				Gov. & Senate.
moneys of the U. S.............	2	2	Date of Appt.	Gov. & Senate.	“	Percentage.
School Commissioners*²...........		3	January 1. •	Election.	County Judge.	Not less than $500.
Superintendents of'the Poor....	1 or 3	3	<<	f Judges and j (Just, of Sess. J	Supervisors.	Per diem or salary.
Commissioners of Excise.........	3	6	a	f Judges and j (Just, of Sess. J	Judge & Justices	Per diem.
County Sealer of Weights and . Measures...........................	1	Indef.	Date of Appt.	Supervisors.	Supervisors.	Fees.
Notaries Public....................^	Fixed by Gov.	} ²	a	Gov. & Senate.	Governor.	Fees.
Turnpike Inspectors*.........	3	2	a	Supervisors.	Supervisors.	Per diem.
Plank Road Inspectors ...........	3 No. in	2
TOWN OFFICERS.	ea. town.
Supervisor............................	1	1	Date of Elec.	Election.	Sped, town meet.	Per diem.
Town Clerk...........................	1	1				Fees and per diem.
Town Clerk...........................					f Superv. town ) ( clerk, & jus.j	Fees and per diem.
Inspectors of Election/...........	3 to 18	1	“	See note i.	f Superv. town ) ( clerk, & jus.j	Per diem.
Justices of the Peace..............	4fT	4	tt	Election.	Governor.	Fees.
Constables^.....,....................	1 to 5	1	January 1.	“	“	Fees.
Assessors*..........................	3	3	Date of Elec.	“	Sped, town meet.	Per diem.
Collector...............................	1	1		“	Superv. & 2 jus.	Percentage.
Overseers of the Poors............	lor 2		tt	“	Sped, town meet.	Per diem.
Commissioners of Highways...	1 or 3	3
Overseers of Highways..........\|	1 to each road dis.	I¹	a	a	Com. highways.	«
Pound Masters’......................	Indef.	1	“	“	Justices.	Fees.
Town Sealer of Weights and Measures............................	1 No. in	1	<c	Superv. & j. p.	Superv. & j. p.	Fees.
SCHOOL DIST. OFFICERS. Trustees ^k.............................. District Clerk........................	each dist. 1 or 3 1	3 1	2d Tues. Oct.	Election. “	Supervisor. Trustees.	None.
Collector..............................	1	1			_a
Librarian.............................	1	1

/ 2 inspectors are elected and 1 appointed from the next high¬
est ticket, to each election dist. by the chairman of town meet¬
ings. In cities there is 1 such dist. if under 500 inhabitants ;
2, if from 500 to 800; and there may be more if above 800. In
towns of over 500, the supervisor, assessors, and clerk meet
annually to designate or change these districts. If vacancies of
supervisors, assessors, commissioners of highways, or overseers
of the poor are not filled within 15 days, the justices may ap¬
point ; and, if from any cause there be less than 3, they may asso¬
ciate justices of neighboring towns in making appointments.