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AN ACT to authorize the common council of the city of
Utica to borrow and disburse money for city purposes,
and to levy and collect taxes to pay the same.
Passed January 29, 1874; three-fifths being present.
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for the common council of the city of
Utica, and they shall have power to borrow such sum as they may
deem necessary, not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, upon the cor-
porate bonds of the city, at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per
cent. per annum, for the purpose of paying such of the debts and liabili-
ties of said city as were not on the first day of January, eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-four, represented by the bonds of said city or author-
ized by legislation, said bonds to be issued in the manner and form
provided for in the charter of said city in the case of issuing other
bonds. But none of the bonds hereby authorized to be issued shall be
sold at less than their par value.
2. The question of borrowing money, as in this act provided, shall
be submitted to the tax payers of said city at a special election to be
at social held therefor, on the day fixed, between the hours of eight A. M. and
five P. M., to be appointed by the common council of said city upon a
notice, which shall state the day and place or places of voting and the
amount of money to be raised, and shall be published in the official
newspapers of said city at least ten days prior to such election being
Form of held. Ballots shall be used at such election upon which shall be
written or printed the words "for bonding the city," or "against
bonding the city." It shall be determined from the last assessment
rolls of the several wards of the city who are tax payers and electors
for the purposes of this act, and if a majority of those voting shall cast
their ballots "for bonding the city," the bonds of said city shall be
issued as provided in section one of this act.
3. The said bonds, principal and interest, shall be made payable as
follows: One-half thereof and interest on the whole amount, on the
first day of December, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and one-
half thereof with interest on the first day of December, eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-five, and for the purpose of redeeming said bonds
the said common council shall, in the city taxes for the year eighteen
hundred and seventy-four, cause to be levied and collected one-half the
amount borrowed under the provisions of this act, and interest on the
whole amount so borrowed, and in the city taxes for the year eighteen
AN ACT amendatory of an act providing for the improve-
ment of certain highways in the town of Watervliet.
Passed January 30, 1874; three-fifths being present.
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
§ 2. In addition to the sums heretofore authorized to be expended Addition-
by said commissioners they are hereby authorized to expend, for the alt expen
completion of the Lansing street bridge, and the improvement of the author-
road leading therefrom to the Loudon road, fifteen hundred dollars;
for the completion of the improvement of the road leading from
Genesee street, West Troy, to the Loudon road, five hundred and fifty
dollars, and for the completion of the improvement of the road leading
from Caroline avenue, West Troy, to the Loudon road, five hundred
dollars.
§3. This act shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 1. If any collector or receiver of taxes in any town of this Collector
State shall, within the time required by his warrant, pay over all to renew
moneys collected by him, and shall renew his bond as is herein pro- bonds.
vided, the time for the collection of taxes and for making return Time,
thereof by him shall be and is hereby extended to the thirty-first day extended.
of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. Such bond shall be
how ap-
proved
renewed with such sureties as in any town shall be approved by the
and filed. supervisor thereof, or in case of his absence or inability to act, by
the town clerk thereof. The penalty thereof in any case shall be
double the amount of taxes in that case remaining uncollected. The
bond shall be approved, in writing, and filed in the same manner as
the original bond is required by law to be filed, and have all the effect
of a collector's or receiver's bond. A copy of the bond, and the
approval thereof, shall, within fifteen days after the passage of this
act, be delivered to the county treasurer of the county in which said
town is.
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§ 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, immediately after
of state to the passage of this act, to cause it to be printed upon slips of paper,
and to deliver to each county treasurer a sufficient number thereof to
supply one copy to each collector or receiver of taxes in said county,
and it shall be the duty of said county treasurer to deliver one copy
thereof, to each collector or receiver of taxes in his county. All the
provisions of this act, shall apply to the receiver of taxes and assess-
ments of the town of Saratoga Springs and the cities of Auburn and
Elmira.
December eighth, eight hundred and seventy-three, which resolution is
hereby ratified, to issue bonds of said county to the amount of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be sealed with the seal of said
county, and signed by the chairman of said board, and by the treasurer
of Albany county; fifty thousand dollars of said bonds to be payable
payable. March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-one; fifty thousand dollars
payable March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and fifty thou-
sand dollars payable March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-three,
with interest at seven per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, on
the first day of March and September; one hundred and thirty-five
thousand dollars of said bonds to be of the denomination of one thou-
sand dollars each, and fifteen thousand dollars to be of the denomination
Bonds to of five hundred dollars each, and the said board of supervisors are
be sold at authorized and directed to sell the said bonds at public auction on
Tuesday, the seventeenth day of February, eighteen hundred and sev-
enty-four, the sale to be previously advertised for two weeks each day
in the official county papers of said county of Albany, provided that
such bonds shall not be sold for less than par. Said board shall
receive proposals for the engraving and printing of said bonds, and
let the same to the lowest responsible bidder, and said board of super- Avails
visors shall pay over the avails of such bonds to the treasurer of the how ap-
county of Albany, less the amount of expenses of such sale, and said plied.
treasurer shall apply said avails in payment of the bonds of said county
of Albany that shall mature in eighteen hundred and seventy-four, so
far as the same shall be sufficient for that purpose.
AN ACT authorizing the commissioners of highways of
the town of Russia, in the county of Herkimer, to build
a bridge across the West Canada creek, at a place called
the "Ledge."
Passed February 3, 1874; three-fifths being present.
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Whenever the commissioners of highways of the town
of Deerfield, in the county of Oneida, shall lay out a highway to the
middle of the West Canada creek, at a place called the "Ledge,"
above the residence of William H. Larned, in the town of Russia, in
the county of Herkimer, and build an abutment upon the Deerfield
side of said creek, the commissioners of the highways of said town of
Russia are hereby authorized and directed to build an abutment on
the Russia side, and build a wooden bridge across said creek at the
place called the "Ledge" aforesaid, the expense of building the abut-
ment on the Deerfield side to be a charge upon the town of Deerfield,
and the expense of building the bridge and the abutment on the
Russia side to be a charge upon the town of Russia, to be levied and
collected in the same manner as other town expenses,
2. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to alter exist-
ing laws in relation to the duty or liability of the towns of Russia and
Deerfield to repair, maintain or rebuild such bridge and abutments
after the first bridge and abutments are completed.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
AN ACT to authorize the city of Utica to borrow and dis-
burse money to pay for fire apparatus, and to levy and
collect a tax to pay the same.
Passed February 4, 1874; three-fifths being present.
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The common council of the city of Utica shall have
may issue power, and they are hereby authorized, to borrow such sums as they
may deem necessary, not exceeding six thousand dollars, upon the cor-
porate bonds of the city, at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per
cent. per annum, for the purpose of purchasing fire apparatus, and pay-
expending for a steam fire engine already purchased. But none of the bonds
hereby authorized to be issued shall be sold for less than their par value.
§2. The said bonds, principal and interest, shall be made payable on
payable. the first day of December next, and for the purpose of redeeming and
paying the same, said common council shall, in the city taxes for the
year eighteen hundred and seventy-four, cause to be levied and collected
a sum sufficient to pay the amount of said bonds and the interest thereon.
The money thus raised shall be in addition to the amount authorized
by the city charter or its amendments, and shall be applied to the pay-
ment of said bonds and to no other purpose.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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