to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number two hundred and twelve, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number two hundred and eighty-nine, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number one hundred and seventy-two, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number one hundred and forty-nine, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number one hundred and thirty-two.

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II. And be it further enacted, That from and after Line be the passing of this act the division line between the shire and Utowns of Berkshire and Union, in said county, shall be nion altered. as follows, to wit: Beginning at the north-west corner of lot number one hundred and thirty-two, in the grand division of the Boston purchase, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number one hundred and nine, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number ninety-two, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number sixty-nine, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the northwest corner of lot number fifty-two, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number twenty-nine, thence on the west line of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence on the parallel line to the north-west corner of lot number twelve, thence on the west line of said lot to the south line of said grand division, thence westwardly along said south line to the north-west corner of lot number one hundred and seventy-one, in the township of Nanticoke, in the Boston purchase.

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III. And be it further enacted, That from and after and Tioga the passing of this act the line of division between the towns of Union and Tioga shall be as follows, to wit: Beginning on the north-west corner of lot number one hundred and seventy-one, in the township of Nanticoke, thence running southerly on the line of lots to the south-west corner of lot number one hundred and twenty-one, in the same township, thence on the line of said lot number one hundred and twenty-one to the north-east corner of lot number one hundred and seventeen, in said township, thence southerly on the east line of the last mentioned let to the south line of the Boston purchase, thence along said south line to the north-east corner of Coxe's patent, thence southerly along the east line of said patent to the south-east corner thereof, thence due south to the Pennsylvania line.

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IV. And be it further enacted, That from and after and Chenau- the passing of this act, the division line between the towns of Union and Chenango, in said county, shall be as follows, to wit: Beginning at the line between the state of New-York and the state of Pennsylvania, at the south-east corner of the second tract in Sidney, called Hammond's patent, thence northerly along the east line of said tract to the south-west corner of lot number four, in said tract, thence along the division line between three and four on the east, and two and five on the west, in said tract, to the south line of Bingham's patent, thence along said line to the southwest corner of lot number seventeen, in said patent, on the south side of the river Susquehannah, thence northerly on the line of division between lots number seventeen and eighteen, in said patent, to said river, thence across said river to the south-west corner of lot number thirty-four, on said patent, thence northerly between lots number thirty-four and thirty-five to the south line of the Boston purchase, thence along said north line to the north west corner of lot number thirty-two, in the township of Chenango, in said purchase, thence north on the line of lots to the north-west corner of lot number one hundred and eighty-one, in said township of Chenango, thence east on the line of lots to the south-east corner of lot number one hundred

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and seventy-nine in said township, thence northerly on the line of lots to the north line of said township, at the north-east corner of lot number forty-seven, thence on the north line of said township to the south-east corner of lot number six, in the grand division of said Boston purchase, thence north on the east line of said lot to the north-east corner thereof, thence along the parallel line to the south-east corner of lot number thirty-five, in said grand division, thence along the east line of said lot to the north-east corner thereof, thence along the parallel line to the south-east corner of lot number for, ty-six, thence north along the east line of said lot to the north-east corner thereof, thence along the parallel line to the south-east corner of lot number seventyfive, thence northerly along the east line of said lot to the north-east corner thereof, thence along the parallel line to the south-east corner of lot number eighty-six, thence northerly along the east line of said lot to the north-east corner thereof, thence along the parallel line to the south-east corner of lot number one hundred and fifteen, thence northerly along the east line of said lot to the north-east corner thereof, thence along the parallel line to the south-east corner of lot number one hundred and twenty-six, thence northerly along the east line of said lot to the north-east corner thereof.

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CHAP. XCVII.

An ACT for the Incorporation of the Village of
Geneva, in the County of Ontario.

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Passed June 8, 1812.

E it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the freeholders and inhabitants qualified to vote for members of Assembly, resident within half a mile in a right line from any part of the public square in the village of Geneva, in the county of Ontario, shall be a corporation by the name and style of the Trustees of the Village of Geneva, and by that name they and style of the their successors may have perpetual succession; shall be known in law; shall be capable of suing and being

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rate rights.

Their corpo- sued, and of defending and being defended, in all courts and places whatsoever, and in all manner of actions and causes; and that they and their successors may have a common seal, and may alter the same at pleasure, and shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate, real or personal, for the use of the said corporation, and of erecting one or more fire-engine house or houses, and a market-house; of raising money by tax for erecting such fire-engine house or houses, and market-house, and for the pur. chase of one or more fire-engine or engines, and all implements and tools appertaining thereunto, and for the keeping the same in repair; and of raising money by tax for defraying the incidental expenses of carry. ing the several bye-laws and regulations which may be made under this law into effect; which money, so to be raised, shall be assessed upon the freeholders and inhabitants of said village, in proportion to their property, real and personal, within said village, by the trustees thereof, and collected by the collector of said village in the same manner as the taxes of the county of Ontario are collected, by virtue of a warrant to him directed, signed by a majority of the trustees of said village, and by him paid into the hands of the treasurer thereof: Provided, That no tax shall be levied, or monies raised, assessed or collected, for erecting pub. lic buildings, or for defraying any incidental expenses of said village, nor any sale or purchase of any real or personal estate be made, nor any fire-engine house or houses, or market-house, erected or disposed of, with out the consent of the freeholders and inhibitants of said village assembled, qualified to vote for members of Assembly, or a majority of them, to be given at a public meeting duly notified as hereafter mentioned: Provided, That such real estate which the said corporation may lawfully hold, over and above what may be necessary for streets, roads and public places, and for the accommodation or use of the public buildings, shall not at any time exceed the annual value or increase of fifteen hundred dollars: Provided always, That the farms and improvements owned Polydore B.

Proviso.

Proviso.

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Wisner shall be and is hereby excluded from the operations of this act.

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II. And be it further enacted That on the third Mon- Five trustees day of May in every year, the freeholders and inhabitants only. of the said village who are qualified to vote as aforesaid, shall assemble in the said village, at such time of the day, and at such public place therein, as the trustees thereof shali from time to time appoint and notify in the same manner as is hereinafter directed for call. ing special meetings, and then and there, by a plurali. ty of votes of those attending said meeting, to choose by ballot five trustees, one treasurer, one clerk, one collector, and three fire-wardens, being freeholders and inhabitants of said village, at which first election the present trustees of said village, appointed by virtue of an act, entitled "an act to vest certain powers and privileges in the freeholders and inhabitants in the vil lage of Geneva, in the county of Ontario," passed April 4th, 1806, and the act amending the same, shall preside as inspectors of the said election, and shall can- Election how vass the ballots given at the said election, and declare ducted the several officers who may be chosen, and shall have powers to decide on the qualfications of electors; and in order to ascertain the qualifications of any person offering himself as an elector, may examine him on oath, to be administered by one of said trustees; and the trustees so to be elected by virtue of this act, or a majority of them, and their successors in office, shall preside at ali future elections and public meetings of the said freeholders and inhabitants in said village, and have the like powers and authority as above mentioned; and the said trustees shall provide and keep poll-books, wherein shall be entered the names of the persons who shall vote at said election: Provided, That Proviso. in case of the death or absence of the trustees of said village, or a major part of them, or their inability to attend at such election, the freeholders and inhabitants, or a majority of them, so attending, may appoint some other suitable persons to preside at such elections in their stead; and such trustees, treasurer, clerk, collector and fire-wardens, so elected, shall continue in office for one year, and until others shall be appointed