Compen "An act concerning costs, port of government,” "An act relative to district attornies," "An act re lative to the city of Hudson," "An act to divide this state into counties," "An act to regulate sales by public auction and to prevent stock jobbing" "An act relating to the city of Schenectady," An act relative to the city of Albany," and the act for regu lating elections, passed at the present session, shall be and continue in full force, any thing in this act contained to the contrary notwithstanding. СНАР. ССІІІ. An ACT for the payment of certain Officers of Govern- I. BE Passed April 13, 1813. a t n h 0 V 0 to a C t a sh th E it enacted by the people of the state of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That sation of the treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the comp the chaptroller, to such of the reverend clergy as shall have tending attended the legislature as chaplains during the present the legis- session, the sum of two dollars and fifty cents for ev to ery day they have so attended, which sums shall be certified by the president of the senate or speaker of the assembly. lature. clerk of the for index for a s Ja d D II. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer Of the shall pay, on the warrant of the comptroller, to Se senate and bastian Visscher, clerk of the senate, twenty-five dol t assembly lars for making an index to the journal of the senate, to journals and to James Van Ingen, clerk of the assembly, i making an index to the journal of the house of assem t bly, fifty dollars, together with the like allowance to the clerk of the assembly for an additional assistant clerk during the present session as was allowed for an additional assistant clerk at the last session. Additional allow. ance to treasurers t t S III. And be it further enacted, That the clerk the treasurer of this state shall be allowed, in additis clerk. to the salary allowed him in and by the act forde Rent and support of government, two hundred dollars per anam tax of the IV. And be it further enacted, That the tresurs governor's shall, on the warrant of the comptroller, pay the re be paid. house to 1 taxes of the house occupied by his Excellency the vernor. ance for V. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer shall His allowthe warrant of the comptroller, pay to the person incidental ninistering the government of this state to defray expences. incidental expences of administering the govern nt, a sum or sums not exceeding one thousand five dred dollars. Postage of VI. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer, comptrolthe warrant of the comptroller, shall pay to George ler's offi- Mancius the amount of his account for the postage to be paid. he comptroller's official letters. cial letters an act rela lic proper VII. And be it further enacted, That the proviso he enacting clause of the act entitled "An act to Proviso of horize the sale of certain public property in the tive to the 7 of New-York" passed 26th of May, 1812, be and sale of pub same is hereby repealed, and that if the mayor, ty in Newermen and commonalty of the city of New-York York reIl not, by the first day of November next, purchase pealed. government house and lands adjoining, then the hority given to the comptroller in and by said act sell the said house and land shall cease. Allow VIII. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer ance to be ll, on the warrant of the comptroller, pay to Ben- made to BV Clench nin V. Clench such sum as the comptroller shall em a reasonable compensation for his services in the onth of December last as auctioneer for the compller in selling lands for arrears of taxes. IX. And be it further enacted, That the expences Secretary curred by the secretary of this state for printing and to be alnsmitting to the several county clerks in this state e act entitled "An act to regulate elections," passed printing & e 29th day of March last, agreeably to the direcing elecns of the concurrent resolution of the senate and as- tion law. mbly of the thirtieth day of March last, shall be id by the treasurer, on the warrant of the compoller. lowed ex pences for transmit Surveyor. X. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer, gen. to be the warrant of the comptroller, shall pay to the allowed rveyor-general the amount of his account of expens in exploring the Scawyees rapids and Seneca falls, curred. certain ex pences in State pri pursuant to concurrent resolutions of the senate and assembly of the 21st day of March, 1812. XI. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer, son agent on the warrant of the comptroller, shall pay to the to be paid agent of the State Prison a sum not exceeding fiheen a sum not thousand dollars, in such sum or sums and at such $15,000 time or times as the inspectors may require, for the support of the institution. exceeding general's XII. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer shall, on the warrant of the comptroller, pay to Simsalary to eon De Witt, suveyor general of this state, for his sal ary from the first day of July last until the seventeenth day of February last, at and after the rate of two thousand dollars per annum. be $2000 yearly. taxes for Stratford XIII. And be it further enacted, That the comptrolreturn of ler is hereby authorized to amend, according to the 1812 how original tax list, the return of unpaid taxes of the to be made town of Stratford, in the county of Montgomery, for to receive the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, and when so amended it shall in all respects have the same effect as if it had been correct when returned. XIV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be R. Duncan lawful for the attorny-general to convey to Richard a convey. Duncan the right, title and interest of the people of ance of a this state in and to a certain lot of land in the Royal in the Roy- Grant heretofore sold by the attorny-general under: al Grant mortgage to the said people, and purchased in by certain lot him for and on behalf of said people, whenever the said Richard Duncan shall have first paid the interest due to this state on the debt which the said mortgage was intended to secure, and shall give and execute his bond for the payment of the principal of the said deb in five equal annual instalments, with interest annu ally, and shall also secure the payment thereof by a mortgage on land, to the satisfaction of the attorne general, provided the said interest shall be so pa and the said securities be executed on or before fe first day of July next. XV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be law Rent in ar-ful for the comptroller to pay the rent in arrear and es tinguish the ground rent reserved on the arsenal lot i rear, &c. on the ar be paid. taken from e town of Colonie and county of Albany, and to senal lot to aw his warrant on the treasurer for the sum which -y be necessary for the purposes aforesaid. XVI. And be it further enacted, That it shall be law- Timber for Sylvanus Smally and Zebulon Douglass, com- may be ssioners appointed by law to build a bridge across state lands e Oneida creek, in the town of Lenox, in the county to build a Madison, to take the timber necessary for building across Obridge e said bridge from any of the land belonging to the neida ople of this state. creek. town of XVII. And be it further enacted, That it shall not Penalty for lawful to deposit powder in the public arsenal, sit- keeping powder in te in the town of Colonie, in the county of Albany, the arsed that if any powder shall be deposited in the said na in the senal, it shall be the duty of the superintendant there-colonic. to remove the same without delay after he shall reive notice thereof, and in case of his default he shall cur the penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recoved by an action of debt with costs, in the name of any rson who will sue for the same, the one half to be r his own use and the other for the use of the overers of the poor of the said town. Whereas Alexander Don, son and one of the heirs of William Don, late of the city of Albany, deceased, and inet Don, widow and relict of the said William Don, or herself, and as guardian for the remaining four chilren of the said William, have by their petition repreented to the legislature that the said William did in is life-time purchase lots number one hundred and irteen and one hundred and twenty-five in the late neida reservation, and received of the surveyor-genral certificates of said puschase; that a part of the urchase money, with the interest, is still due to the eople of this state, which they are unable to pay, and hat valuable improvements have been made on said ots: Therefore, Heirs of XVIII. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawul for the surveyor-general to sell said lots number w. Don one hundred and thirteen and one hundred and twenty- relieved. ive, in the manner unappropriated lands are required o be sold, and in case said lots shall be sold for more Gaol liber county to nated. than shall be then due to the people of this state fo the same, such surplus shall be paid to the legal repre sentatives of said William Don, deceased, provided said lots shall not be sold for a less sum than shall be then due for them respectively: And provided said legal representatives shall neglect to fulfil the conditions of the sale to said William Don, as required by the act entitled "An act for the sale of unappro priated lands and for other purposes," passed April 6th, 1803, previous to such sale. XIX. And be it further enacted, That the court of ties in common pleas in and for the county of Warren shall, Warren and they are hereby authorized at any term of the said be desig. court, or any three of the judges of the said court out of term, to appoint gaol liberties at the place designated by the act entitled "An act to divide the county of Washington, and for other purposes," for holding the courts of common pleas and general sessions of the peace in and for the said county of Warren. lowed to XX. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the Prisoners duty of the sheriff of said county to permit any pri to be al- soner who shall be in his custody to go at large withis go at large the limits of the liberties so appointed, under the same in thesame provisions which are contained in the act entitled “ An act relative to gaols.' First court held. XXI. And be it further enacted, That the first court when to be of common pleas in and for the county of Warres shall begin on the second Tuesday of May next, and may continue to be held until the Saturday following inclusive, any thing in the act entitled "An act to divide the county of Washington, and for other pur poses," contained to the contrary notwithstanding. New list XXII. And be it further enacted, That the super of jurors visors and assessors of the city and several towns in to be made the county of Albany shall be and hereby are required and county to return an accurate list of the names of the sever of Albany, persons residing within the said city and towns wo for the city are by law qualified and liable to serve as jurorser the trial of issues joined in the supreme court ofad cature of this state, and the court of common pleas for the said county, into the office of the clerk of the a |
