LAWS

OF THE

STATE OF NEW-YORK,

PASSED AT THE

SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION

OF THE

LEGISLATURE.

THE REGULAR SESSION BEGUN ON THE FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY, AND ENDED THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF APRIL, 1853;

AND THE SPECIAL SESSION BEGUN THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF APRIL, AND (AFTER A RECESS FROM THE 15TH OF APRIL TO THE 24TH OF MAY) ENDED THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF JULY, 1853, AT THE CITY OF ALBANY.

N. B.--THE LAWS PASSED AT THE SPECIAL SESSION COMMENCE ON PAGE 519.

CERTIFICATE.

State of New-York,}

SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

ALBANY, JULY 21, 1853.

Pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An act relative to the publication of the Laws," passed April 12, 1843, I hereby certify that the following volume of the Laws of this State, was printed under my direction.

HENRY S. RANDALL,

Secretary of State.

In this volume, "every act which received the assent of three-fifths of all the Members elected to either House of the Legislature," pursuant to Section 14, of Article 7, of the Constitution of this State, is designated under its title by the words Threefifths being present." [See Laws of 1847, Vol. 1, Chap. 253.]

And every "act which received the assent of two-thirds of all the Members elected to each branch of the Legislature,” pursuant to Section 9, of Article 1, of the Constitution, is designated under its title by the words "By a two-third vote." [See Laws of 1842, Chap. 306.]

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DEC. 1.1. 1929