turnpike companies," passed the 13th day of March, A. D. 1811. 1807. III. And be it further enacted, That the company Rates of toB hereby incorporated shall be entitled to exact and receive at each of the gates or turnpikes to be erected on the said road, for any number of miles not less than ten in length of the said road, the following rates of toll, and so in proportion for any greater or less distance, from all persons travelling and using said road, that is to say for every score of hogs or sheep, eight cents; for every score of cattle, horses or mules, twenty cents; for every chair, sulkey or chaise with one horse, twelve and an half cents; for every horse rode, four cents; for every led or driven horse, three cents; for every cart drawn by one horse, six cents; for every chariot, coach, coachee or phaton, twenty-five cents; for every four wheeled carriage drawn by two horse, mules or oxen, twelve and an half cents, and three cents for every additional horse, mule or ox; for every cart drawn by two oxen, twelve and an half cents, and three cents for every additional horse, mule or ox; for every sleigh or sled, six cents, if drawn by two horses, mules or oxen, and in like proportion if drawn by a greater or less number of horses, mules or oxen: Provided neverthe less, That no gate or turnpike shall be erected on said road within five miles of the court-house in Canandaigua. privileges IV. And be it further enacted, That the company hereby incorporated shall have and enjoy all the rights, of the comprivileges, powers and immunities which are given and pany granted in and by the aforesaid act entitled "an act relative to turnpike companies," and shall be subject 5 directors to all the conditions, restrictions and regulations con- en, 3 of tained in the said act, and that there shall be but five a qu directors to manage the business of the said company, three of whom shall be a quorum. to be chos whom to be a quorum A. D. 1811. Surveyor general to tract of lage of Os lots. CHAP. CCXXXI. An ACT directing the surveying into building lots and sale of certain lands opposite to the village of Oswego. Passed April 9th, 1811. I. E it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That lay out a the surveyor-general, as soon as may be after the pasland oppo. sing of this act, shall lay out so much of the land belongfate the vil-ing to the people of this state in the county of Oneida, wego into adjoining the river Oswego, as lies opposite the village of Oswego, in the county of Onondaga, and within one and a half miles of said river, into proper streets and house lots, and so as to form, in the most convenient place, a public square or market place, all the streets to be one hundred feet wide, all the house lots to be laid out sixty-six feet front and rear, and two hundred feet in depth, and the lots for all public buildings to be reserved on the public square. thereof to the legisla A map II. And be it further enacted, That the surveyorbe made & general, as soon as may be after he shall have laid out delivered to said lots as aforesaid, shall make a regular description or ture map thereof, the number of the lots and streets thereon, and deliver a copy thereof to the legislature at their next session, and keep one in his own office for the inspection of any person wishing to see the same. Commiss'rs of land of fice to di rect said lots to be sold III. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners of the land-office shall from time to time direct so many of the lots so as aforesaid in and by this act directed to be laid out, to be sold in manner directed for the sale of the unappropriated lands by the act entitled "An act for the sale of the unappropriated lands, and for other purposes," passed the 6th day of April, 1803, as they shall deem most advantageous to the state: ProPurchaser vided, That no person who shall purchase any of the lots bounded on the Oswego river shall be entitled to a within a grant for the same unless he shall, within two years aftime on cer ter such purchase, have erected a building or buildtain of said ings on the same of the value of two hundred dollots lars; and if within said term such buildings shall not be erected, such purchase and all payments made thereon shall be void and forfeited to the state. to erect buildings limited CHAP. CCXXXII. An ACT for the relief of Edward Manton and others. W A. D. 1811. HEREAS Edward Manton, Phebe Manton, Sarah Manton, Joanna Manton and Esther Preamble. Manton, infants, under the age of twenty-one years, have presented their petition to the legislature, setting forth that they are seized of a real estate in the town of Kinderhook, in the county of Columbia, and praying to be enabled to sell the same. And whereas it And whereas it appears from the facts set forth in said petition, that the sale thereof will be beneficial to those who are interested therein: Therefore, to sell the real estate I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-Commiss`r's York, represented in senate and Assembly, That Joshua appointed Angel and John Manton, be and they are hereby ap- E. Manpointed trustees, with full power to them to grant, ton and bargain and sell the said real estate, and that they may execute good and sufficient deeds and conveyances in the law for the same to the purchaser or purchasers thereof. others. ed of. II. And be it further enacted, That the said trus- Proceeds, tees shall cause the proceeds of the said sale, after de- how disposducting their reasonable costs and charges, to be put out at interest, on good and sufficient security, or vested in the public debt of the United States, and shall apply the interest and income thereof toward the support and education of the said infants; and when and as the said infants shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years respectively, the said trustees shall pay the principal to the said infants in equal proportions, share and share alike. Trustees to execute a sureties III. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees, before they enter on the execution of the said bond with trust, shall execute a bond to the said infants, with two sureties to be approved of by the chancellor, in such sum as he shall direct, conditioned for the due and faithful execution of the said trust, which bond shall be filed in the office of the register or assistant-register In case of of the court of chancery for the use of the said infants. death of IV. And be it further enacted, That in case the chancellor said trustees, or either of them, shall die before the ex- ethers. the trustees to appoint A. D. 1811. ecution of the said trust shall be completed, it shall be lawful for the chancellor to appoint other trustees in their stead, who shall in all respects conform to the diChancellor rections of this act: Provided, That before any such fied of the sale shall take place the chanceller shall be satisfied that expediency the interest of the said infants would be promoted by such sale. to be satis of the sales. Treasurer to pay A McLeod CHAP. CCXXXIII. An ACT for the relief of Alexander M'Leod, and for I. BYork, represented in Senate and assembly, That it shall be lawful for the treasurer, on the warrant of the $194 93 cts. Comptroller, to pay to Alexander M'Leod the sum of one hundred and ninety-four dollars and ninety-three cents, in full for his services as a serjeant in the late revlutionary war. ors of Wash ty to raise be paid to J. Simpson. II. And be it further enacted, That the supervisors Supervis of the county of Washington are hereby required to ington coun cause to be raised, levied and collected from the free$49 25 to holders and inhabitants of the town of Thurman in the said county, agreeably to the provisions of the fifteenth section of the act entitled "An act to regulate highways," the sum of forty-nine dollars and twenty-five cents, and to pay the same to John Simpson, in full for the damages which he hath sustained in consequence of the laying out a road by virtue of an act entitled "An act for opening and improving certain great roads therein mentioned,' passed 26th March, 1803, and which was not paid to him out of the money by the said act apTreasurer propriated. to pay to S. III. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer, on the warrant of the comptroller, pay unto Sylvester Dering, of the county of Suffolk, the sum of fifty dollars, as a bounty for the introduction of the full blooded merino ram into the said county. до W CHAP. CCXXXIV. An ACT to lay out, open and improve the road there- I. BE Passed April 9, 1811. A. D. 1811. to lay out a Keen to the E it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That Commiss'rs William Pond, Israel Johnson and Eli Hall, be and they road fo are hereby appointed commissioners for laying out a the town of road from the south line of the township of land grant- town of ed to Nathaniel Mallery and his associates, in the town Scharoon of Keen, in the nearest practicable route to the house of Levi Farr, in the town of Scharoon, in the county of Essex, whose duty it shall be as soon as may be to lay out and make said road. Surveyor lands to Which is ing the ver to W. II. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor- gen. to sell general is authorised and required to sell and dispose of amount of so much of the unappropriated land near or adjoining 3000 near where said road is to be laid out as shall raise the sum of three thousand dollars, and the same is hereby ap- appropriat propriated for opening and improving said road, and pay ed for open the same over to william Pond, who is hereby appoint- same and to ed superintendent to take charge of the expenditures of be paid osaid sum for the object aforesaid, provided the said Pond. William Pond shall first enter into a bond in double the amount of said sum to the people of this state, with two sureties to be approved of by the comptroller, condi3 tioned for the faithful expenditure of said appropriation according to the true intent and meaning of this act, and also, for accounting to the comptroller for the said expenditure within two years thereafter. 1 Compensato commis. III. And be it further enacted, That the said com- and supermissioners and the said superintendant shall each be intendent. entitled for their services and expenses whilst necessarily employed in their duties aforesaid, to the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per day, payable out of the said appropriation, and no more. CHAP. CCXXXV. An ACT for the relief of the Creditors of Corporations I. BE Passed April 9th, 1811. |