A. D. 1811. IX. And be it further enacted, That the said WilProvisions liam P. Van Ness and John Woodworth shall be and es incurred hereby are allowed one thousand dollars each for the by this act. services hereby required of them, and the legislature will make provision by law for the payment of clerk hire and stationary necessary in the premises. vacancy oc X. And be it further enacted, That the person adGovernor ministering the government of this state for the time authorised being shall have power, and is hereby required, in case to supply the persons before named, or either of them, shall die casioned by or refuse to act in the premises, to nominate and appoint fusal to act. another or others in his or their stead, who shall have the like powers and be entitled to the like compensation as aforesaid. death or re CHAP. CLI. An ACT to grant to Orson Martin and Joseph Branch I. BYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That Orson Martin and Joseph Branch, and their executors, administrators and assigns, shall have, possess and enjoy, for the term of six years from the passing of this act, the sole and exclusive right of erecting, running and driving, during the term aforesaid, a line of stagewaggons and sleighs from and to the house of Isaac Delevergne, in the town of Schaghticoke, in the county of Rensselaer, and to and through the town of Granville, in the county of Washington, to the line of the state of Vermont, at the place where the northern turnpike road intersects said line, and on and along said turnpike road through the town of Salem, for the purpose of carrying passengers, and that it shall not be lawful for any other person or persons, during the term aforesaid, to erect and run on said route a line of stage-waggons or sleighs for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire, under the penalty of one hundred dollars for each offence, to be sued for and recovered by any person or persons who shall prosecute for the same, together with costs, in any court of record having cogniz ance of the same: Provided, That nothing herein A. D. 1811 contained shall be construed to prevent any person from running occasional or extra stage-waggons or sleighs for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire on said road. II. And be it further enacted, That the said Orson Martin and Joseph Branch, their executors, administrators or assigns, shall provide and keep a sufficient number of covered waggons and sleighs, with sufficient horses and drivers to carry the passengers as aforesaid, and that the fare for each passenger shall not exceed six cents for every mile, with the liberty to such passenger of taking with him in such carriage fourteen pounds weight of baggage; and that for every one hundred and fifty pounds weight over and above such fourteen pound of baggage as aforesaid, the sum of six cents shall be paid, and so in like proportion for every mile or quantity of baggage as aforesaid; and that such stage or stages shall proceed and continue to run to and from the places aforesaid at least three times in every week during said term, on the line aforesaid: Provided always, That if the said Orson Martin and Joseph Branch, or their executors, administrators or assigns, shall wilfully neglect to perform the duties aforesaid, or any of them, according to the true intent and meaning of this act, that the privileges hereby granted shall cease, and this act shall become null and void. CHAP. CLII. An ACT for the relief of the legal representatives of A. D. 1811. make any conveyance thereof which will be valid in law: Therefore, I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, rpresented in senate and Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the said infant children of the said William Gates, deceased, to present their petition, by their said mother, to the court of chancery of this state, praying a sale of the said land, and if upon due enquiry it shall appear to the said court that such sale will be beneficial to the said infants, then and in such case it shall and may be lawful for the said court to order and direct such sale to be made by a master of the said court, who is hereby authorised to convey the right, title and interest of the said infants of, in and to the said land in due form of law to the purchaser thereof, his heirs and assigns forever: Provided nevertheless, That the widow of the said William Gates shall also release to the purchaser her right of dower in the said land. II. And be it further enacted, That the monies arising from the said sale shall be brought into the said court of chancery, and after deducting thereout such reasonable costs and charges as the court shall allow, the residue shall be divided into shares by the said court according to the several rights and interests of the widow and legal representatives of the said William Gates, deceased, respectively in the said real estate, and the said shares shall be disposed of by the court in such manner as the court shall deem to be just and most beneficial to the interests of the said representatives respectively. WH CHAP. CLIII. An ACT authorising the Comptroller to loan money to Horatio G. Spafford. Passed April 4, 1811. HEREAS the want of correct geographical and topographical views of this state has been long felt and acknowledged. And whereas it is represented to the legislature that Horatio G. Spafford, at a great sacrifice of time, labor and expense, has nearly completed the writing of a copious Gazetteer of the state. And whereas the said Horatio G. Spafford is destitute of the means to defray the expenses of printing and publishing the said work: Therefore, BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, A. D. 1811. represented in senate and assembly, That it shall be the duty of the comptroller to loan to the said Horatio G. Spafford the sum of three thousand dollars out of the first unappropriated monies belonging to the common school fund, provided the said Horatio G. Spafford shall execute to the comptroller a bond, with sufficient sureties, conditioned for the payment of the said sum of money within three years from the date thereof, with interest. ny. W CHAP. CLIV. An ACT to incorporate the Hudson Insurance CompaPassed April 4th, 1811. HEREAS Robert Jenkins, Robert Center; Hezekiah Dayton and others, have associat- Preamble. ed themselves as a company for the purpose of insuring buildings and personal property from loss or damage by fire, as well as making marine and other insurance not prohibited by law, and by their petition presented to the legislature have prayed to be incorporated, the better to enable them to carry into effect the salutary objects of their association: Therefore, surance ed. and corpor I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New- Hudson inYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That all company such persons as now are or hereafter may be associ- incorporat ated with them, shall and are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic in name and in fact, by the name and style of "the Hudson insurance compa- Their style ny," and that they and their successors by such name ate rights. shall have power and be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended, answering and being answered unto in all courts and judicatures whatsoever and wheresoever, and also of contracting and being contracted with relative to the purposes and business for which the said corporation is hereby created as hereafter declared; and the said corporation shall and may have a common seal, and may destroy and renew or alter the same at their pleasure. A. D. 1811 stock to consist of II. And be it further enacted, That a share in the Capital stock of the said corporation shall be fifty dollars, and the number of shares shall not exceed four thousand, 4000 shares and the whole of the said shares not already subscribof $50 each ed shall, under the direction of the president and directors of the said company, be subscribed, and the whole amount of capital hereby created shall be actuTo be paid ally paid, or satisfactorily secured to be paid by lien previous to on real estate, before the said corporation shall be aumaking in- thorised to make any policy or contract of insurance with any person as an insured. or secured surance. Not less more than ally chosen. Election III. And be it further enacted, That the stock, propthan 5 nor erty and concerns of the said corporation shall be man13 directors aged and conducted by not less than five nor more to be annu- than thirteen directors, one of whom shall be presi1 of whom dent thereof, who shall hold their offices for one year, to be pres- and until others shall be chosen, and no longer, which ident. directors shall be chosen on the first Monday in Janwhen to be uary in each and every year, at such time of the day held. and in such place in the city of Hudson as a majority of the directors for the time being shall appoint, of Notice Which election public notice shall be given in one of be publish the newspapers printed in the city of Hudson, at least ten days previous to such election; and such election shall be holden under the inspection of three stockholders to be appointed by the directors, and shall be made by ballot by a plurality of votes of the stockholders present, allowing one vote for every share, and the stockholders not present may vote by proxy, and the votes be given by citizens of the United States inhabiting this state. thereof to ed. How con ducted. A president Vacancy in or director IV. And be it further enacted, That the directors to be chosen so to be chosen shall meet as soon as may be after every election, and shall choose out of their body one the office of person to be president, who shall preside for one year; president and in case of the death, resignation or inability to how suppli- serve of the president or any director, such vacancy may be filled for the remainder of the year by the First direc-board of directors; and the first directors shall be Robert Jenkins, Robert Center, Erastus Pratt, Reuben Folger, Thomas Jenkins, Judah Paddock and ed. tors. |