A lot may be

burying

ground.

XXIII. And be it further enacted, That the superlaid out for a intendent shall lay out on Leek-hill, near the village of Liverpool, and adjoining a road running northerly, a lot of land, not exceeding one acre, for a burying ground.

Certain lots XXIV. And be it further enacted, That it shall may be di- be the duty of the superintendent to divide so many sec ions and of the village lots, in the villages of Salina, Liverpool

sold.

Two lots may

be set

and Geddes, as he shall think proper, into sections, of not less than quarter lots at the village of Salina, and half lots at the villages of Liverpool and Geddes, and to sell the same at vendue, giving three weeks notice, by an advertisement put up at the most public place in each village, of the time and place of such sale; and the purchaser shall pay one-eighth of the purchase money on the day of sale, and within six days thereafter shall execute and deliver to the superintendent, his covenant to the people of this state, for the payment of the residue of the purchase money and interest, in six equal annual instalments, and in default of paying said one-eighth, or delivering said covenant as aforesaid, said purchase shall be void; and the superintendent, before he shall proceed to make such division of said village lots, shall select and set apart two village lots in each of said villages, for the support of the gospel apart for gos and of schools; and the superintendent is hereby empowered to give the purchaser of any of said sections, deeds of the same, when such purchaser shall have paid the purchase money and interest thereof; and it shall be the duty of the superintendent to cause surveys, descriptions and maps, to be made of all lots and sections of lots by him leased or sold in pursuance of this act, and also of the lots he shall lay out in the village of Geddes, and of the lots now in the village of Geddes, which he shall exchange for lots to be laid out in said village, and shall cause one copy of such surveys, descriptions and maps, to be filed in the office of the surveyor-general, and another like copy in the ofProviso. fice of the clerk of the county of Onondaga: Provided, Said superintendent shall not divide, as aforesaid, more than six lots in the village of Salina, eight in the village of Liverpool, and four in the village of Geddes :

pel & schools

And provided further, That no purchaser of any sec- Further pro. tion of a village lot, on which section there shall be viso, erected any building or buildings of a greater value than twenty-five dollars, which shall be estimated by the superintendent, shall be allowed to take possession of such section until he shall pay to the owner or owners of such building or buildings two-thirds of the value of such building or buildings, to be valued by the superintendent: And provided further, That no sec. tion of a lot in the village of Salina shall be sold at a rate less than one hundred dollars a lot, nor in the village of Liverpool at a rate less than fifty dollars a lot, nor in the village of Geddes at a rate less than thirty dollars a lot.

Persons pro

building on

XXV. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any lessee or other person to erect any hibited from building for the manufacturing of salt, or to set or use certain lots. any kettles or pans in the manufacturing of salt, on any of the lots leased by virtue of the second section of the act relating to the said salt springs, passed April 3d, 1807; and if any buildings should be erected, or any kettles or pans set or used for the manufacturing of salt on any of said lots, it shall be the duty of the superintendent and his deputies to enter upon such lot and cause such buildings to be pulled down, and such kettles and pans to be removed: Provided, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to extend to the salt works now occupied by Ichabod Bracket.

Proviso:

A lot may be

laid out for

making salt

XXVI. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the superintendent to cause to be laid out two acres of land, on such part of the said salt reserva- by evapora tion as he may deem proper, for the purpose of making salt by evaporation other than by fire; and the superintendent is hereby required to lease the same for that purpose, for the term of seven years, free of rent or duty, to such person or persons as he shall think proper, and to allow them any surplus water for that purpose; and to encourage an experiment for the making of salt by such evaporation, no similar exemption shall be granted for seven years.

The Sup,

oath.

XXVII. Be it further enacted, That the superin shall take an tendent shall, within thirty days after his appointment, and before he enters on the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath well and faithfully to discharge the duties of his said office, and shall file the same with the comptroller; and in case the superintendent shall neglect, for thirty days after his appointment, to take and subscribe or file said oath, or shall neglect, for thirty days after his appointment, to execute and deliver to the comptroller the bond required by the second section of this act, such neglect shall be deemed a refusal to serve, and his appointment shall be void.

Transfers of

lots shall be

'Salina.

XXVIII. And be it further enacted, That every recorded in transfer of any leased lot or part of a lot, made by per mission of the superintendent, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the town of Salina, or be deemed fraudulent against any subsequent bona fide purchaser, and the said clerk is hereby prohibited from recording any such transfer, unless the permission of the superintendent is indorsed, and the said clerk may receive twenty-five cents, and no more, for recording each of such transfers.

The Sup shall reside

on or near

the reservation.

Forfeitures shall be re

⚫ covered in

the Sup.

XXIX. And be it further enacted, That the su perintendent shall reside on or near the said reserva. tion, and if he shall at any time after he shall enter on the duties of his office, be or become, directly or indi rectly, interested in any of the salt works, he shall lose his office, and forfeit and pay to the people of the state of New-York five hundred dollars, to be recovered by action of debt, or information in the supreme court of this state, with costs of suit.

XXX. And be it further enacted, That each and ev the name of ery forfeiture in this act mentioned, excepting as is otherwise provided, shall and may be sued for and r covered, with costs of suit, by the superintendent in his official name, before any court having cognizance of the same, and the one half, when received, shall be to the use of the people of this state, and the other hall to the use of the person who shall give information to the superintendent of the offence for which any such recovery shall be had.

empted from

XXXI. And be it further enacted, That the su- He and his perintendent and his deputies, for the time being, shall deputies ex be and hereby are declared to be exempted from serv. juries, &c. ing on juries, and, except in cases of actual invasion, from militia duty.

XXXII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the superintendent to cause such repairs to be made to the public buildings on the said reservation, excepting the block-house, as shall be necessary for their preservation.

Sup. and his

XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That the sala- Salary of the ry of the superintendent shall hereafter be eight hun- deputies: dred dollars per annum, over and above what is allowed for his deputies, and that the comptroller, on the settlement of accounts with the superintendent, shall allow to him his said salary, and also eight hundred and fifty dollars for the salaries of his three deputies, and also the sums of money by him necessarily expended in repairing the public buildings, for their preservation as aforesaid, and also all his expenses in causing the necessary surveys and maps to be made in performing the duty required by this act, and also his expenses for the purchase of stationary, and all implements necessary for the inspection of salt, and all necessary office expenses.

repealed.

XXXIV. And be it further enacted, That all the acts Former acts heretofore passed relative to the said salt springs shall be and hereby are repealed, excepting an act for the appointment of a superintendent, passed 22d February, 1811: Provided always, That this repeal shall not in any way affect or invalidate any deeds or leases hereto- Provisor fore given, of any land on said reservation, or any assignment of or contract respecting the said deeds or leases, or any of them, or to affect or invalidate any covenant, condition or limitation, in said deeds or leases, or any of them contained, or to affect or invalidate any titles, rights or privileges, rents, duties, forfeitures, liabilities or penalties, acquired, accrued or incurred, under or by virtue of any of said acts, or the means of preserving, enforcing or collecting the same.

CHAP. CLXV.

An ACT altering the route of a road therein mentioned, and for other purposes.

I.

B

Passed June 15, 1812.

E it enacted by the people of the state of New York, represented in senate and assembly, That the commissioners of highways of the town of North. ampton, in the county of Genesee, be and are hereby authorised and required to alter that part of a road laid out by the commissioners appointed by an act of the legislature, entitled "an act appointing commissioners to lay a road through the county of Genesee, from the termination of the road now laid from the village of Salina to or near the falls on Genesee river, to Letr istown, on Niagara river, and for other purposes, passed 4th April, 1806," as follows: Beginning at the south end of a bridge near the house of Elisha Dunham, in the town of Northampton, and running thence south twenty-six degrees, east one hundred and twen ty-three rods; thence south forty degrees, east eighty rods: thence south forty-three degrees, east one hundred and fifty-seven rods to the place of intersection with the road as laid by the commissioners under the act above recited. And the commissioners of highways of the town of Northampton are further authorised and required to alter another part of the abovementioned road as follows: Beginning at the nine mile stake, in the town of Northampton; and running from said stake south, eighty degrees, west one hundred and eighty rods; thence north seventy-five degrees, west to the place of intersection with the road as laid by the commissioners under the before recited act.

II. And be it further enacted, That the route of the road, as altered in the preceding section, shall hereafter be the route established by law, and as soon as the same shall be opened and sufficiently made, such parts of the road as laid by the commissioners under the before recited act, as are included between the inter section points of the road established by virtue of this act, shall discontinue and cease to be a public road. III. And be it further enacted, That the commis