without aid of the Legislature that for anything that appears there may be relief for him in the Courts of Justice.
The Council taking into Consideration the Petition of the Mayor Recorder &ca. of the Free Borough of Elizabeth are of Opinion that the same be referred to Mr. Alexandr Mr. Hude Mr. Johnston Mr. Kemble Mr. Ogden or any three of them and that the Petitioners or some of them have Notice to deliver to the Committee a Draught of the Charter they Petition for.
His Excellency was pleased to Nominate John Roye and Ichabord Tompkins as Justices of the Peace in the County of Somerset to whom the Council agreed.
Orderd they be added to said Commission.
Also Nominated Stephen Crane and Timothy Whitehead to be Justices of the Peace for the County of Essex to which the Council agreed :
Ordered that they be added to the Commission for said Countys in Rank according to their Appointments.
His Excellency by advice of Council signed the following Warrants.
| No. | ||
| 200. | To himself for a Quarters Salary due this day | 250.0.0 |
| 201. | To himself for a Quarters House Rent due this day | 15.0.0 |
| 203. | To the Honoble. James Alexander Esqr for one hundred and Seventy two days Attendance in Council between 29 : of March 1749 to February 14 : 752 | 51.18.0 |
| 205. | To Samuel Nevill Esqr. Second Justice of the Supreme Court for Attending the Supreme Court at Burlington in May 1752 and for Holding the Court of Nisi Prius and Court of Oyer & Terminer in the County of Hunterdon on the Third Tuesday in May 1752 . . . . . | 16.0.0 |
| 206. | To Ditto for his Salary as Second Judge of the Supream Court from the 10 : of May to the 10 : of August 1752 . . . . . . . | 6.5.0 |
| 207. | To Charles Read Esqr for a Quarters Salary as Clerk of the Council for the Quarter ended this day. | 7.10.0 |
| 208. | To Ditto for a Quarters Salary as Third Justice of the Supream Court for the Quarter ended this day. | 6.5.0 |
