granting the said letters patent, shall pay into the treasu. A. D. 1811. ry of this state one sixth part of the sum at which the lot was so appraised as sforesaid, and at the time of issuing the same shall execute a bond and mortgage to the people of this state on the said lot for securing payment of the remainder of the said sum in five equal annual installments, with interest on the same, to be annually paid, at the rate of six per cent. per annum: Provided, That the said Conrad Pickard shall apply to the said commissioners for a grant of said land within six. months after the passing of this act.

CHAP. CXLVIII.

An ACT to amend the act entitled "An act to estab-
lish a turnpike corporation for making and improv-
ing a road, beginning at the dwelling house of Ste-
phen Parsons, in New-Baltimore, in the county of
Greene, to intersect the Albany and Delaware turn-
pike, between the house of John Preston and Jenkins'
mills, in the town of Rensselaerville, in the county of
Albany."
Passed April 4th, 1811.

IN conformity with the prayer of the president, di

rectors and company of the above corporation,

I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the president and directors of the said company to make and erect a gate on the said turnpike road, at or near the house of Jacob I. Schermerhorn, in the town of Coeymans, in the county of Albany, and within forty rods on either side of the said house, in lieu of the one allowed in the provisoin the eighth section of the act hereby amended, and which is directed by the said proviso to be placed at a distance not less than ten miles from the eastern extremity of the road aforesaid, and not less than five miles from the western extremity thereof: Provided always, That the said president, directors' and company shall have first complied in all other respects with the directions contained in the said eighth section.

II. And be it further enacted, That instead of the rates of toll allowed in and by the ninth section of the

A. D. 1811. act hereby amended, it shall and may be lawful for the said

to cosident and directors to appoint toll-gatherers

to collect and receive of and from all and every person or persons using the same road, at each and every of the said gates, the tolls and duties herein after mentioned, and no more, that is to say: for every score of sheep or hogs, six cents; for every score of cattle, horses or mules, fifteen cents, and so in proportion for a greater or less number of sheep, hogs, cattle, horses and mules; for every horse and rider or led horse, three cents; for every sulkey, chair or chaise with one horse, nine cents; for every cart or waggon drawn by one horse, five cents; for every chariot, coach or coachee or phaton drawn by two horses, eighteen cents, and for every additional horse, two cents; for every stage. waggon drawn by two horses, nine cents, and two cents for each additional horse; for every other waggon drawn by two horses, mules or oxen, nine cents, and two cents for each additional horse, mule or ox; for every cart drawn by two horses, mules or oxen, pine cents, and three cents for each additional horse, mule or ox; for every sleigh or sled drawn by two horses, mules or oxen, six cents, and two cents for each additional horse, mule or ox; for every one horse sleigh, three cents. And it shall and may be lawful for the toll-gatherers aforesaid to exercise and enjoy all the other rights and authority in stopping and detaining for want of paying the toll as is provided for in the said ninth section: Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair or affect any of the privileges and exemptions allowed and specified in the provisoes in the said section, but the same shall be and are hereby declared to be in full force, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the same penalty shall be incurred for falsely claiming any of the said exemptions as is declared in and by the provisoes in the said section contained, and shall be recoverable in like manner.

III. And be it further enacted, That at every anniversary election hereafter to be held for directors of the said company, five only instead of thirteen, shall

be chosen and elected directors as aforesaid, in the A. D. 1811.
manner prescribed by the act hereby amended, three
of whom shall constitute a board for the transaction of
business; and the said five directors, or a major part
of them, shall elect one of their body to be their presi-
dent, in the manner by the said act directed; and all
vacancies shall be also filled in like manner, which
said directors, or a majority of them, shall be and are
hereby declared to be vested with all and the like pow-
ers and authority as are vested in thirteen directors,
or a majority of them, in and by the act hereby
amended.

CHAP. CXLIX.

An ACT to authorise Oliver Cory to build a dam across the Susquehannah river, about three miles from the out-let of lake Otsego. Passed April 4th, 1811. 1. Bir

I.

E it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for Oliver Cory and his heirs and assigns to build and maintain a rolling dam across the Susquehannah river, about three miles from the outlet of lake Otsego, not exceeding eight feet in height from the bottom of the river.

II. And be it further enacted, That the said Oliver Cory shall make and keep in good repair, a good sufficient and convenient lock through said dam for boats to pass up said river into lake Otsego; said lock to be made at such time, and in such manner, as shall be ordered and directed by the court of common pleas of the county of Otsego; and permit boats to pass up and down said river through said lock, free of cost, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided however, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize the said Oliver Cory, or his heirs or assigns, to obstruct the stream so as to cover any land with water, unless the consent of the owner is first obtained: Provided always, That this act shall be and remain in force during the term of twenty-four years, and no longer,

1

A. D. 1811.

Ness and J.

Wood-
worth to

revise the

laws.

CHAP. CL.

An ACT making provision for the revision of the laws
of this state.
Passed April 4th, 1811.

I.

E it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That W. P. Van William P. Van Ness and John Woodworth be and are hereby authorised and appointed to collect and reduce into proper form, under certain titles of acts, all the public acts of the legislature of this state now in force and which may be in force during the time by this act allowed for the completion of the business hereby authorised to be performed, and that they carefully collect and reduce into one act all the different acts or parts of acts which shall or may relate to the same subject or place, which in their judgment shall be most useful and render the said acts most plain and easily to be understood; and that in such acts they omit every or any part or parts of the acts before passed as shall have been previously repealed, or shall have expired by their own limitation; and that they shall transcribe all such acts and parts of acts which shall be so collected and reduced into one act, and lay the same before the legislature from time to time as they shall prepare the same, to be re-enacted if the legislature shall think proper.

To present

lature the

transcribed

II. And be it further enacted, That the said William to the legis- P. Van Ness and John Woodworth may also present acts when to the legislature with the respective acts so transcribed and presented to the legislature from time to time in writing, any contradictions, omissions or imperfections which may appear to them in the different acts or parts of acts they shall collect and reduce into one act, to the end that the same may be more easily reconciled, supplied and amended.

To collect

III. And be it further enacted, That the said William into proper P. Van Ness and John Woodworth shall collect and in forse du- reduce into proper form under certain titles of acts, all ring the the other acts and parts of acts of the legislature of this ed for revis-state now in force, and which may be in force during

time allow

ion.

the time by this act allowed for the completion of the business hereby authorised to be performed, and transscribe and lay the same before the legislature from time

to time as they shall prepare the same, to be re-enacted A D. 1811. if the legislature shall think proper.

their opin

acts affect

IV. And be it further enacted, That the said Wil. To report liam P. Van Ness and John Woodworth may also pre-ion as to sent to the legislature with the last mentioned acts so ing an inditranscribed respectively, from time to time, in writing, vidual. their opinions whether any of the said acts affect an individual person, merely to the end that the legislature may the more easily determine whether the same ought to be re-enacted and printed or not.

the title of

which may

V. And be it further enacted, That the said Wil. To report liam P. Van Ness and John Woodworth do present to certain acts the legislature the titles of all public acts and acts which have expiraffect several persons, or any district of country comprehending different persons, as shall not then be in force, noting when they were respectively repealed or did expire, that the legislature may determine whether the same ought to be printed with the acts which may be re-enacted and printed or not.

VI. And be it further enacted, That the said William P. Van Ness and John Woodworth shall and may, from time to time, have access to and be permitted to examine any of the records, books or papers in any of the public offices of this state without fee or reward, and to take therefrom temporarily any records, books or papers necessary for the purposes aforesaid; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of this state to assist them in the necessary searches, and copying the records, books and papers which may be necessary to the end hereby proposed, without fee or reward therefor.

To have ae

cess to pub

lic records.

of time for

the revisers

VII. And be it further enacted, That the said Wil. Limitation liam P. Van Ness and John Woodworth shall be al- completing lowed the space of two years to complete transcribing the duty of the laws and until the end of the next session of the legislature after the transcribing is completed, to present the whole thereof to the legislature.

ed by the

state print

VIII. And be it further enacted, That the book or Acts printbooks of acts of the legislature printed by the printer to stat this state for the time being, either before or after the er prima passing of this act, shall be sufficient evidence prima dence. facie of the existence of the acts therein mentioned.

facie evi