7. Proprietors not to use the produce of said lands unless in conformity to certain rules. 1. Trustees, seven to be chosen---4. To make rules, &c.---6. To appoint a clerk. 5. .... 8. .... May impose penalties for breach of rules. May sue for the recovery of penalties---9. And prosecute for trespasses. AN ACT relative to the common and undivided Lands of Montauk, in the Town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suffolk. I. Passed February 27, 1807. 3 E it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represent- 1 ed in Senate and Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the proprietors of the common and undivided lands of Montauk, aforesaid, to meet on the third Tuesday of April next, at the meeting-house, in East-Hampton aforesaid; and the said proprietors, or a majority of such of them as shall be present in person, or by attorney, shall and may elect seven persons, who shall be called the trustees of Montauk; and in like manner seven trustees shall be 2 annually chosen by the said proprietors, at the time and place aforesaid, or at such time and place previous to the said third Tuesday, in each year, as the trustees, for the time being, may appoint for that purpose; and in the choice of trustees, each proprietor shall have one vote, and every proprietor of more than one-eighth of a share of the said land, as the same is now held and undivided, shall, for each additional eighth part of a share have one additional vote : Provided, That no one proprietor shall have more than eight votes. II. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees of Montauk shall have the superintendence of the said lands, and shall have power to make such rules and regulations for the better improving, managing and using the said land, as a majority of them shall, from time to time, judge proper to enact, and shall have power to impose such penalties on any proprietor, offending against such rules and regulations, or any of them, as the said trustees, or a majority of them, shall deem proper, not exceeding twenty-five dollars for any one offence; which rules and regulations shall be recorded in a book to be provided for that purpose, by a clerk to be appointed by the said trustees. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any proprietor or proprietors of the said land of Montauk to cut on or carry away from the same, any wood, timber, or grass, or any other product thereof whatsoever, or to plow, plant, sow, or in any other way to occupy or use the said land, or any part thereof, by reason of being proprietors or tenants in common thereof, otherwise than in conformity to such rules and regulations as shall be established by the said trustees as aforesaid; and the said trustees shall be bound by such rules and regulations, and liable to penalties for breaches thereof, in the same manner as other persons. IV. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees shall have power to sue for and recover, for the use of the said proprietors, all such penalties as may be incurred by the breach of any rule or 5 6. 7 8 9 regulation made as aforesaid; and shall have full power and authority to prosecute and bring suits for all trespasses which may hereafter be committed on the said land of Montauk, by any of the said proprietors as aforesaid, or by any other person. 1. 4000 dolls. from a certain fund appropriated towards building a school-house. 2. 1000 dolls. annually for the benevolent objects of the institution. AN ACT for the Encouragement of Free Schools in the City of New-York. W Passed February 27, 1807. HEREAS the trustees of the society for establishing a free school in the city of New-York, for the education of such poor children as do not belong to or are not provided for by any religious society, have by their memorial solicited the aid of the legislature; and whereas their plan of extending the benefits of education to poor children, and the excellent mode of instruction adopt ed by them are highly deserving of the encouragement of government. Therefore, BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That out of the monies appropriated by the act, entitled "An act to lay a duty on strong liquors, and for regulating inns and taverns," to the payment of the contingent charges of the city of New-York, and which shall come into the treasury of the said city, after the first Tuesday of May next, there shall be paid to the trustees of the said society, for the purpose of erecting a suitable building or buildings, for the instruction 2 of poor children, the sum of four thousond dollars, and every year hereafter, until the pleasure of the legislature shall otherwise determine, there shall be paid to the said trustees out of the proceeds of the said fund, the sum of one thousand dollars, for the purposes of promoting the benevolent objects of the said corporation. 1 CHA P. XXI. CONTENTS. 1. Lots in the Indian reservations, whereof the mortgages have been foreclosed---2. May be released to any purchaser on payment of the amount due on said mortgages. .... Some not worth the sums due on the mortgages---4. May be granted to occupants at a fair value---5. With proviso. 3. 'AN ACT relative to the Sale of certain Lots in the Cayuga, Onondaga and Oneida Reservations. WH Passed February 27, 1807. HEREAS the attorney-general hath, in pursuance of an act passed at the session of the legislature, in the year one thousand eight hundred and five, caused to be foreclosed the equity of redemption of certain lots of land in the Cayuga, Oneida and Onondaga reservations, mortgaged to the people of this state, for which said lots, on the sale thereof, on the seventeenth day of Feb. ruary, one thousand eight hundred and six, a sum was not offered equal to the principal money and interest due on the respective mortgages. Therefore, I. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, repre- 2 sented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the attorney-general to release to any person or persons, the right and title of the people of this state, of and to any of the said lots mortgaged as aforesaid, on condition that the purchaser or purchasers shall pay at the delivery of such release, one eighth part of the principal and interest due on the said mortgaged premises, and execute his or their bond and mortgage, to the people of this state for the residue, payable in six annual instalments, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum. II. And whereas it is represented, that some of the lots of land 3 mortgaged to the people of this state, in the Oneida, Onondaga and Cayuga reservations, (the equity of redemption whereof hath been foreclosed by the attorney-general) are not equal in value to the principal and interest now due on the respective mortgages: And whereas improvements have been made on the said lots, and the occupants are desirous of purchasing at a fair valuation of the said lots. Therefore, III. Be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for 4 the commissioners of the land-office, to grant to any occupant or Occupants of any of the said lots, the right, title and interest of the people of this state, of and to the same, at such price as shall appear by satisfactory proof to be the present fair value of the same, exclusive of improvements, on the purchaser or purchasers paying one eighth of the consideration money into the treasury of this state, executing his or their bond and mortgage on the premises for the residue, payable in six annual instalments, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, and paying the costs accrued in making the foreclosure: Provided, such occupant or occupants of any of 5 the said lots, shall comply with the true intent and meaning of the aforesaid clause within two years. CHA P. XXII. 1. St. Patrick's society of Albany incorporated---2. Name---3, 5. Privileges. 12. Act declared public and to be favourably construed. 10. Charter to continue for 15 years---4. Estate, yearly value thereof, limited. 11. Funds if appropriated to other purposes than contemplated, charter to cease, 9. Members, to constitute a legal meeting, to be prescribed in the constitution, &c. 8. Officers, their number, denomination and election, how prescribed. AN ACT to incorporate the St. Patrick's Society of Albany. HEREAS Daniel Campbell and others, inhabitants of the city of Albany, have presented a petition to the legislature, setting forth that they have associated themseives under the name and description of "The Saint Patrick's Society of Albany," for the purpose of affording relief to indigent and distressed emigrants from the kingdom of Ireland. They therefore pray that the legislature will be pleased by law to incorporate the said society for the purposes aforesaid, under such limitations and restrictions, as to the legislature shall seem proper. Therefore, 1 I. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That such persons as now are or shall, from time to time, become members of the said society, shall be and are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be a body 2 corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of "The 3 Saint Patrick's Society of Albany ;" and that by that name, they and their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in law capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended, in all courts and places whatsoever, in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, matters and causes whatsoever; and that they and their successors may have a common seal, aad change and alter the same at their pleasure; and that they and their successors, by the same name and style, shall be persons capable in law, to purchase, take, receive, hold and enjoy, to them and their successors, any real estate in fee simple, or for term of life or lives, or otherwise, and any goods, chattels, or personal estate, for the purpose of enabling them to carry into effect the benevolent pur4 pose of affording relief to the indigent and distressed; Provided, the clear yearly value of such real and personal estate shall not ex5 ceed the sum of two thousand dollars; and that they and their successors shall have full power and authority, to give, grant, sell, lease, demise and dispose of the said real and personal estates, or any part thereof, at their will and pleasure; and that they and their successors shall have power, from time to time, to make, constitute, ordain and establish bye-laws, constitutions, ordinances and regulations, as they shall judge proper, for the election of their officers, for the election and admission of members of the said corporation, and the terms and manner of admission, for the better government and regulation of their officers and members, for fixing the times and places of meeting of the said corporation, and for regulating all the affairs and business of the said corporation: Provided, That such bye-laws and regulations shall not be repugnant to the constitution or laws of the United States or of this state; 6 and for the better carrying on the business and affairs of the said corporation, there shall be such number of officers of the said corporation, and of such denomination or denominations, to be chosen in such manner, and at such time and places, as are now, or shall, from time to time, be directed by the constitution and bye-laws of the said corporation, made or to be made for that purpose; and that such number and description of members shall be sufficient to constitute a legal meeting of the said corporation, as are now, or may hereafter be directed by the said constitution and bye-laws of the said corporation. გ II. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be and remain in full force for the term of fifteen years; that is to say, from the second Tuesday of April next, to the second Tuesday of April, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two: Provided nevertheless, That in case the aforesaid 9 society shall divert from, or appropriate any part of their funds to any purpose or purposes other than those intended and contemplated by this act, and shall thereof be convicted by due course of law, that thenceforth the said corporation shall cease, and the estate real and personal whereof it may then be seised and possessed, shall vest in the people of this state. III. And be it further enacted, That this act be and hereby is 10 declared to be a public act, and that the same be construed in all courts and places benignly and favourable for every beneficial purpose therein intended. CHA P. XXIII. 1. Ancient Briton's society of N. Y. incorporated...2. Name...3. Privileges...9. Powers. 15. Act declared public, and to be favourably construed. 13. Charter to continue for 15 years, with proviso. 6. Elections how regulated-4. Estate, annual income, limited. 14. Funds, if at any time diverted to improper objects, charter to cease. 10. Members, refractory, may be expelled-11. By 2-3rds of the members present— 12. And thereafter deprived of the benefits of the corporation. 5. Officers-8. Those first named-7. Vacancies how filled. AN ACT to incorporate the Ancient Briton's Benefit Society, of the City of New-York. W Passed February 27, 1807. HEREAS divers individuals, with a view to raise a fund to be appropriated towards their mutual relief, when rendered incapable of attending to their usual trade or calling, by reason of sickness or infirmity, and also for the purpose of preventing themselves and families from being chargeable to the public when under affliction, have formed themselves into a society, to which they have given the name and style of "The ancient Briton's benefit society of the city of New-York," and have by their petition presented to the legislature prayed to be incorporated. Therefore, 3 I. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, repre- 1 sented in Senate and Assembly, That all such persons as now are or hereafter may become members of the aforesaid society, shall be and hereby are ordained, constituted,and appointed a body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of "The ancient Briton's benefit society, of the city of New-York," and that by that name, they and their successors, shall and may have succession, and shall in law be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended, in all courts and places whatsoever, in all manner of action and actions, suits, matters, complaints and causes whatsoever; and that they and their successors may have and use a common seal, and may change and alter the same at their pleasure; and also that they and their successors, by the name and style of "The ancient Briton's benefit so |