of East-Hampton in the county of Suffolk," passed the twenty-seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord 1807, be and the same is hereby repealed. CHA P. CXX. AN ACT to raise a further Sum of Money to complete the Court House and Gaol in the County of Seneca. 1. B Passed April 1, 1808. E it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the supervisors of the several towns in the county of Seneca be and they are hereby authorized and required to raise the further sum of one thousand dollars, in addition to the several sums heretofore raised, for the purpose of building a court house and gaol in the county of Seneca, and that the same be levied, collected and applied in the same manner as the money raised by the eighth section of the act, entitled "an act to divide the county of Cayuga, and for other purposes," passed the twenty-fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and four, were directed to be levied, collected and applied. II. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners appointed to superintend the building of said court house and gaol shall account with the supervisors of said county when thereunto required. CHA P. CXXIV. AN ACT for the Inspection of Sole Leather in the County of Queens. Passed April 1, 1808. I. B E it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the person administering the government of this state, by and with the advice and consent of the council of appointment, shall, from time to time, and as often as vacancies occur, appoint an inspector of sole leather for the county of Queens, and the said inspector, so appointed, shall, before he proceeds to execute the duties enjoined on him by this act, take and subscribe before any justice of the peace of said county, the following oath or do solemnly swear or affirm, that I will affirmation, to wit: "I faithfully and impartially, according to the best of my skill and understanding, execute and perform the office and duty of inspector and ex⚫aminer of sole leather for the county of Queens, and will not directly my benefit or indirectly, by myself or by any person under me, or for or advantage, buy or sell any sole leather, during the time that I shall continue an inspector of the same, except for the use of my family, according to the true intent and meaning of the act, entitled "an act for the inspection of sole leather in the county of Queens," so help me God." II. And be it further enacted, That no tanner within the county of Queens shall sell sole leather, for any purpose whatsoever, whether such sole leather be manufactured within the same, or imported or brought there from any other place, except sole leather which shall have been inspected, sealed and weighed by an inspector for that pur pose appointed, under the penalty of five dollars for every such offence, to be sued for and recovered, by action of debt, with costs of suit, by any person who will sue for the same, in any court having cognizance thereof, the one moiety thereof, when recovered, to be paid to the overseers of the poor of the town in which the offence was committed, for the use of the poor thereof, and the other moiety to the use of the person so suing. III. And be it further enacted, That there shall be paid to the inspector, for inspecting, sealing and weighing every side of sole leather the sum of four cents, the one half to be paid by the seller and the other half by the purchaser. IV. And be it further enacted, That the inspector shall provide himself with proper seals for the purpose aforesaid, and impress on every side of sole leather, which shall be deemed dry, good and merchantable, the initial letters of his christian name and surname at full length, the name of the said county, and also the weight thereof; and that if any person shall presume to counterfeit such mark or marks made by such inspector on any sole leather, the person so offending shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of twenty-five dollars, to be sued for, recovered and applied in manner aforesaid: Provided nevertheless, That all sole leather which, upon inspection as aforesaid shall be found not to be dry, good and merchantable, shall be by the said inspector marked with the word bad. 1. BE CHA P. CXXVI. AN ACT respecting Union College. Passed April 1, 1808. E it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall not be lawful for any person to entice the students of Union College, or of the grammar school belonging to the same, into the vice of gaming, by keeping within the first and second wards of the city of Schenectady any billiard table, or other instrument or device for the purposes of gaming; and that if any person shall keep any billiard table, or other instrument or device for gaming within the aforesaid first and second wards of the city of Schenectady, or shall entice or permit any student of Union College, or of the grammar school belonging to the same, to game or play at the said billiard table, or other instrument or device aforesaid, or shall entice or permit them or any of them to enter the place where the same is kept, every person so offending shall forfeit the sum of twenty-five dollars for every such offence, to be recovered in an action of debt in any court having cognizance thereof, the one moiety to the use of the people of this state, and the other to the benefit of such person as shall prosecute therefor. II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county, together with the constables of the said city of Schenectady, to attend the annual commencement, and the public exhibitions of the said Union College, to preserve peace and good order, and prevent any unlawful assemblage and tumult about the same. С Н А Р. CXXVII. AN ACT to change the Names of Towns therein mentioned. WH whereof, Be it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That from and after the first day of August next, the names of the following towns shall be changed, to wit: The town of Augusta in the county of Ontario, shall be named Middlesex; the town of Bristol, in the county of Schoharie, shall be named Broome; the town of Canton, in the county of Greene, shall be named Cairo; the town of Fairfield, in the county of Washington, shall be named Luzerne; the town of Franklin, in the county of Dutchess, shall be named Patterson; the town of Frederick, in the county of Steuben, shall be named Wayne; the town of Greenfield, in the county of Greene, shall be named Freehold; the town of Harison in the county of Jefferson, shall be named Rodman; the town of Harison, in the county of Franklin, shall be named Ezraville; the town of Hartford, in the county of Ontario, shall be named Avon; the town of Jefferson, in the county of Cayuga, shall be named Mentz; the town of Lisbon, in the county of Otsego, shall be named NewLisbon; the town of Malta, in the county of Jefferson, shall be named Lorraine; the town of Middletown, in the county of Ontario, shall be named Naples; the town of Middletown, in the county of Steuben, shall be named Addison; the town of Milton, in the county of Cayuga, shall be named Genoa ; the town of Newtown, in the county of Tioga, shall be named Elmira; the town of Northampton, in the county of Genesee, shall be named Gates; the town of Northfield, in the county of Saratoga, shall be named Edinburgh; the town of Northfield, in the county of Ontario, shall be named Boyle; the town of Orange, in the county of Oneida, shall be named Bengal; the town of Philipstown, in the county of Rensselaer, shall be named Nassau; the town of Pittstown, in the county of Ontario, shall be named Honeoye ; the town of Rochester, in the county of Washington shall be named Hague; the town of Salem, in the county of Westchester, shall be named South-Salem; the town of Southfield, in the county of Orange, shall be named Munroe; the town of Stephentown, in the county of Westchester, shall be named Somers; the town of Vernon, in the county of Ontario, shall be named Snell; the town of Washington, in the county of Seneca, shall be named Fayette; the town of Westfield in the county of Washington, shall be named Fort-Ann; the town of Charleston, in the county of Ontario, shall be named Lima; and the town of Stafford, in the county of Chenango, shall be named Smyrna; and the town of Stonington in the same county, shall be named Pharsalia. 1. New-York, monies appropriated for the defence of the city and port of. 3. ...... Records of, may in case certain events happening, be removed. 4....... Banks, &c. in what case may be removed. 2. Frontiers, northern and western, monies appropriated for their defence. 5. State-Prison, in what case convicts may be removed from. AN ACT to contribute to the Defence of this State, and for other Purposes. Passed April 6, 1808. W THEREAS the dictates of humanity require, that provision be made for distressed persons in our principal seaport, who are deprived of the ordinary means of support by the critical state of our national affairs; and whereas the state may attain this important object by uniting its exertions with those of the general government, in contributing to the public defence; Therefore, and in full confidence that such advances as may be made by this state for the erection of works of defence will be reimbursed by the United States, 1 I. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars be, and is hereby appropriated to aid and expedite the de fence of the city and port of New-York, and that the expenditure of the said money is hereby placed under the direction of the person administering the government of this state, who is hereby authorized and required to employ for that purpose, as many seamen and other persons now out of business in the said city as practicable. 2 3 II. And whereas, in addition to the provision of arms, ammunition and artillery made this session for the defence of the northern and western frontiers, it is expedient that this state should provide farther in the premises; In full confidence therefore of reimbursement by the United States, Be it further enacted, That a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars be, and hereby is appropriated to aid in and contribute to the defence of our northern and western frontiers; and the person administering the government of this state, in co-operation with the national government, is hereby authorized to expend the same in such way as may be most effectual for the attainment of that important object; Provided always, That the person administering the government of this state, shall transmit to the legislature at the next session, an account of the expenditure of the aforesaid several sums of money; and that he shall in such account specify the particular objects to which the same shall have been applied. III. And whereas it is proper to make provision for certain important objects in case of events which may occur in the recess of the legislature; Therefore, Be it further enacted, That it shall be in the power of the person administering the government of this state, or in his absence from the said city, of the common council thereof, to authorize and direct the removal of the public records of the said city to 4 some safe place; and also in case of danger from the enemy, to authorize and direct the temporary removal of the banks, insurance companies, and other monied institutions from the said city, without prejudice to their chartered rights in any respect whatever; and the directors of the said banks, insurance companies, and other monied institutions, during such temporary removal, are hereby authorized to execute the powers, and to carry on the business committed to them by law. 5 IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the inspectors of the state-prison, if in their opinion the approach of an hostile force shall render it expedient, to remove the convicts in the said prison to any place or places of security in the state. AN ACT to continue the first Section of the Act, entitled « An Act relative to certain Quit-Rents, and for other Purposes,” passed 7th April, 1806. B Passed April 6, 1808. E it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the time limited by the first section of the act, entitled "an act relative to certain quit-rents, and for other purposes," passed 7th April, 1806, shall be and is hereby extended until the first day of April, 1809, subject to the terms and conditions recognized, and to the proviso contained in the said section. CHA P. CXXXV. CONTENTS. 1. New-Jersey-certain claims fet up, and proposals made by its legislature. 2. New-York-recital of act appointing commiffioners to confer on the faid claim. 4. ...... Jurifdiction of, to be preserved. 3. Commiffioners report-9. Their powers revived, under certain limitations. 7. Counsel to be employed to defend fuits which may be inftituted by N. Jersey. 6. Offences, where and before what courts cognizable. AN ACT relative to the Jurisdiction of this State, over the Territory WE therein mentioned. Passed April 6, 1808. THEREAS the legislature of the state of New-Jersey, by an 1 act passed on the second day of November, in the year 1806, entitled" and act concerning the eastern boundary of the state of NewJersey," after reciting that king Charles the second had granted to James, duke of York, sundry tracts of land in America, whereof the now state of New-Jersey and the now state of New-York were then part, together with all the islands, soils, rivers, waters, harbors, royalties and certain powers of government in and over the same; and that the duke of York granted the then province and now state of NewJersey, being described in the said grant as a tract of land adjacent to New-England, and lying and being to the westward of Long-Island and Manhattan's Island, and bounded on the east in part by the main sea, and in part by Hudson's river, together with the said royalties and powers of government over the same, to John Lord Berkeley and sir George Carteret, and their assigns, who used and exercised all such royalties and powers of government, until they surrendered the same unto the crown of Great Britain, and that afterwards the said repective provinces of New-Jersey and New-York became several independent sovereign states, in virtue whereof, and the premises aforesaid, the said state of New-Jersey became vested with full right and lawful authority to exercise jurisdiction in and over the said Hudsonriver, and the said main sea, and all the ports, harbors and havens, lying adjacent to and along the Jersey shore and coasts in such manner as belongs to a sovereign and independent state to use and exercise ; and that it was highly expedient that the state of New-York and the state of New-Jersey should enter into a mutual agreement, in respect VOL. 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