Acts of C. M.

Pelton con

firmed.

Fees.

Repeal.

Tuesday of June, in every year, of which at least ten days' notice shall be given, in one of the public newspapers published in said village, by one or more of the trustees, who shall preside at such election; and the trustees last elected shall, in all cases, be continued in office until others are elected in their places.

§3. The acts of Charles M. Pelton, as collector in said village, shall be considered as valid as if he had taken the oath as such collector within the time prescribed by the village charter; and the present or future trustees of said village are hereby authorized to renew the warrant for the collection of the remainder of the tax heretofore voted and assessed to pay for the fire engine purchased by the former trustees and others for the use of said village; and it shall be the duty of any collector to whom such warrant may be delivered to proceed with all reasonable diligence to collect the same, and pay over the moneys as directed by the act incorporating said village.

CHAP. 476.

AN ACT to restrict and equalize certain fees of notaries

public.

Passed May 16, 1837. The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

§ 1. It shall not be lawful for any notary public, directly or indirectly, to demand or receive for the protest for nonpayment of any note, or for the non-acceptance or non-payment of any bill of exchange, check or draft, and giving the requisite notices and certificates of such protest, including his notarial seal, if affixed thereto, any greater fee or reward than seventy-five cents; and it shall be the duty of such notary to affix his seal to such protest free of expense, except as above, whenever he shall be requested so to do; and he shall also give a certificate under his seal free of expense, except as aforesaid, under the provisions of the eighth section of the act, entitled "An act relative to proceedings in suits commenced by declaration, and for other purposes," passed April 29, 1833.

§ 2. So much of the act, entitled "An act to amend the act, entitled 'An act to create a fund for the benefit of the creditors of certain moneyed corporations, and for other purposes,'" passed May 11, 1835, as restricts the fees of certain notaries public therein mentioned, is hereby repealed.

CHAP. 477.

AN ACT to incorporate the Steele creek turnpike company.
Passed May 16, 1837.

The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

§ 1. All persons who shall become stockholders pursuant Corporation to this act, are hereby constituted a body corporate, by the created. name of "The Steele Creek Turnpike Company," for the sole purpose of constructing a turnpike road, commencing at the Erie canal, in the town of Germanflatts in the county of Herkimer, near Remington's iron works, running southerly by the way of Steele's creek, to Cedarville, and thence by the most eligible route to the Third Great Western turnpike, at or near the store of Benjamin Carver, in Winfield.

2. The capital stock of said corporation shall be eight stock. thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each, which shall be deemed personal property, and transferrable in such manner as the said corporation shall by its by-laws direct; and Benjamin Carver, Daniel Dygert, Eliphalet Remington, John Ingersoll junior and George P. Haines are appointed commissioners to receive subscriptions to the capital stock of said corporation.

be tnade.

3. Said corporation shall make good and sufficient Road how to road, of such materials as the earth near the surface shall afford, and shall make the bed of the road twenty feet wide, and when the steepness of side hills, rocks or other obstacles renders it impracticable or unnecessary, in the opinion of the commissioners, to complete it of that width, it shall be lawful for said corporation to make it of less width and without a ditch on the lower side; but in no place shall the bed of said road be less than sixteen feet wide.

§ 4. Said corporation may erect one full toll-gate, or two Rates of toll. half toll-gates, at such place or places as they may deem fit, and demand and receive the following rates of toll, to wit: For every carriage, wagon or cart drawn by two horses or other beasts, twelve and a half cents, for every additional horse or other beast, three cents; for every carriage, wagon or cart drawn by one horse or other beast, six cents; for every sleigh or sled drawn by two horses or other beasts, six cents; for every sleigh or sled drawn by one horse or other beast, four cents; for every horse led, three cents; for every score of cattle, horses or mules, twenty-five cents; for every score of sheep or swine, twelve and a half cents, and in the same proportion for a greater or less number of either; and at each of the said half toll-gates, half the above rates of toll.

§ 5. The said corporation shall be subject to the provi- General sions of the eighteenth chapter of the first part of the Re- powers.

Right to repeal.

Duration of act.

Highway.

Expense of tuel, &c. to be paid.

Amos Andrews.

Extra engrossing.

bank inves

vised Statutes, except so much thereof as is inconsistent herewith.

§ 6. The legislature may at any time alter or repeal this

act.

§ 7. This act shall continue in force for the term of twentyfive years.

§8. Whenever the said corporation shall become dissolved, the said road shall be a public highway.

CHAP 478.

AN ACT for the payment of certain officers of government, and for other purposes.

Passed May 16, 1837.

The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

§ 1. The clerks of the senate and assembly shall pay equally, out of the contingent fund of the two houses, the expenses of furnishing fuel and attending the stoves in the hall of the capitol; and also the expense of lighting said hall. § 2. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the comptroller, to Amos Andrews and James Easterly, six dollars each, for their services as door keepers to the late presidential electoral college.

§ 3. There shall be paid to the clerk of the senate, and the clerk of the assembly, four hundred dollars each, for extra engrossing during the present session, and one hundred dollars to each of their deputies, actually employed as such, not exceeding three each.

Expense of § 4. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the comptigation to be troller, such sums of money as Mr. T. G. Talmage, chairpaid to T. G. man of the select committee appointed by the assembly, un

Talinage.

Ditto for malpractices

be paid to P. King.

der resolution of the twenty-third January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, to investigate the conduct of the banks, in New-York and elsewhere in the state of New-York, shall certify for the use of the room, clerk hire, fuel, lights serving subpoenas on witnesses, advertising and other incidental expenses attending the said investigation, not authorized in the eleventh section of title five of chapter seven of the first part of the Revised Statutes.

5. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the compof banks to troller, such sums of money as Mr. King, chairman of the select committee of investigation appointed by the assembly, under resolution of the seventeenth January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, to investigate certain alleged malpractices of the banks in the state of New-York, shall certify, for the use of room, clerk hire, fuel, lights, serving subpoenas on witnesses, advertising and other inci

dental expenses attending the said investigation, not authorized in the eleventh section of title five, chapter seven of the first part of the Revised Statutes.

§ 6. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the Ditto in relacomp- tion to sale of troller, such sums of money as the chairman of the commit- stock by S. tee of investigation appointed by the senate, on the subject Young. of the sale of bank stock by Hon. Samuel Young, shall certify, for the use of a room, clerk hire, fuel, lights, serving subpoenas on witnesses, and other incidental expenses attending the said investigation.

to Moses

§ 7. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the comp- In relation troller, such sum of money as George W. Patterson, chair- Jaques and man of the select committee of investigation appointed by a others. resolution of the assembly, in relation to the petition of M. Jaques and others, for the use of room, clerk hire, fuel, light, serving subpoenas on witnesses, advertising and other incidental expenses attending the said investigation, not authorized in the eleventh section of title five, chapter seven of the first part of the Revised Statutes.

§ 8. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the comp- Charles C. troller, to Charles C. Brodhead, for his services and expen- Brodhead. ses as Indian agent, (under a request from the executive,) two hundred and five dollars.

clerk hire.

§ 9. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the comp- Treasurer's troller, for clerk hire in the treasurer's office, three hundred and sixty dollars, in addition to the sum now allowed by law, for one year.

§ 10. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the Oneida comptroller, such sum of money as Abijah Beckwith, the bank. chairman of the committee of investigation appointed by the senate to investigate the proceedings of the Oneida bank commissioners, shall certify, for the use of room, fuel, clerk hire, lights, serving subpoenas on witnesses, and other incidental expenses attending said investigation.

§ 11. There shall be paid Alden S. Stevens such sum as Alden. the speaker shall certify, for the moneys necessarily expend- Stevens. ed by him in going to New-York, in obedience to the order of the assembly, for the purpose of arresting Moses Jaques and Levi D. Slam.

§ 12. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the J Griffin and comptroller, to Jacob Griffin and Cornelius Swart, one dollar C. Swart. and fifty cents per day, each, for their attendance as messengers on the court for the correction of errors, at its last meeting in Albany.

§ 13. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the Amos Ancomptroller, to Amos Andrews, for his attendance at the drews extra meetings of the court for the correction of errors the last year, the same sum per day as was allowed him for his attendance at the last meeting of the legislature.

§ 14. This act shall take effect immediately.

Act to take effect.