A. D. 181. respectively, and their respective heirs forever, with out the power of alienation except by devise. Sur. gen. to II. And be it further enacted, That from henceforth the said Isaac Wobby and Thomas Isaac shall be released and absolved from all connection with the said Brothertown Indians so far as relates to the aforesaid lands so by them possessed, and the by-laws and regulations of said Indians under the act herein before mentioned; and that the said Isaac Wobby and Thomas Isaac, and their heirs respectively, shall be subject to the same laws, amenable to the same courts, and be capable of suing and being sued in the like manner as they would be if they were white inhabitants of this state, any law to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding: Provided however, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair or defeat the right of the said Isaac Wobby and Thomas Isaac, and their respective heirs, to their shares of the annuity hereafter to be paid by this state to the Brothertown Indians, or their right in the common and unappropri ated lands belonging to said Indians.. CHAP. LI. An ACT for the relief of the settlers on the tract of land known by the name of the Conoga reservation, on the west side of Cayuga Lake. Passed March 15, 1811. I. E it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That cause the it shall be lawful for the surveyor-general, and he is servation to hereby directed to appoint two proper persons, not bebe appraising inhabitants of the counties of Seneca or Cayuga, Conoga re ed. nor interested in the said lands, to appraise and make out a true valuation, exclusive of improvements, of each and every lot on the Conoga reservation, on the west side of the Cayuga lake, and make a return thereof to him as soon as may be, on or before the first day Said res to of September. be granted tooccupants II. And be it further enacted, That whenever such on certain valuation and appraisement shall be made and returnconditions. ed as directed in the first section of this act, it shall be lawful for, and the commissioners of the land-office A. D. 1811 are hereby required to grant letters patent to each of the occupants on the said Conoga reservation, for the several lots of land in the said reservation which they respectively occupy, upon their paying one fourth part of such valuation or appraisement by the first day of January next, and securing the remainder thereof by bonds and mortgages to the people of this state, to be paid in four equal payments in each successive year thereafter, with interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum: Provided nevertheless, That such patents shall be issued on or before the first day of January next, and that the expences of such appraisement be averaged among the said purchasers, and added to the price or valuation of the said lots respectively. CHAP. LII. An ACT further to amend " An act for establishing a Passed March 15, 1811. third great western turnpike road company have, by their petition, represented to the legislature, that their road is upwards of sixty-nine miles in length, and that by the original act of incorporation provision is made for the erecting of six gates only, which subjects them to the making and keeping in repair upwards of nine miles of road for which they receive no compensation: Therefore, I. Be it enacted by the people of the State of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall be lawful for the said president and directors to erect one additional gate on said road, and that said gate shall be erected between the thirtieth and fortieth mile stake, at such place as the president and directors shall deem proper. II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the president and directors to appoint a toll A. D. 1811. gatherer to collect and receive at said gate the same rate of toll and duties which they are authorised to col. lect and receive at the other gates on said road: Provided always, That the several gates shall be distributed in such a manner as that no more than one gate shall be erected on any one section of nine miles on said road. CHAP. LIII. An ACT for the relief of the St. Lawrence turnpike road Company. Passed March 15, 1811. HEREAS the said company have by their petition, represented that considerable tracts of land on each extremity of the turnpike authorised by the act entitled "An act to incorporate the St. Lawrence turnpike road company," are owned by Preamble. persons who have not become parties to the articles of association recited in the said act, and praying that they may be exempted from the obligation of continuing the said turnpike through those tracts: Therefore, released I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of NewCompany York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it from the shall not be obligatory on the said company to conmaking tinue the said turnpike eastwardly beyond the west part of their line of township number five of great tract number obligation of road. Commis'rs the road on one of Macomb's purchase, nor westwardly beyond its intersection with the Oswegatchie state road; and upon completing the said turnpike between the limits. above mentioned, in the manner and within the period specified in the said act, that they shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities thereby granted. II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the to lay out duty of the commissioners named in the said act, in lands be performing the survey thereby required of them, to Tonging to lay out the said turnpike on lands belonging to persons who are or may become parties to the said articles of association, so far as can be done consistently therewith. the associates. to extend owners of association III. And be it further enacted, That it shall be law. A. D. 1811. ful for the said company, at any time within five years Company after the owners of the lands lying on the route of the authorized said turnpike to the eastward of the west line of the the road if said township number five, or to the westward of the land join the Oswegatchie state road, shall have become parties to within five the said articles of association, or by agreement with years. the said company, shall have taken an adequate interest in their stock, to extend the said turnpike eastwardly and westwardly, or in either direction, to the limits authorised by the said act, and thereupon to ex- Tolla-may act such tolls and exercise such rights and privileges be exacted in respect to those parts of the said turnpike so ex- tension. tended as are granted by the said act. on such ex Persone association stockhold ars. IV. And be it further enacted, That all such persons joining the as may hereafter subscribe and conform to the said ar- shall be con ticles of association, or by agreement with the direc, sidered tors of the said company, shall become interested in its stock, shall thereupon be stockholders in the said company upon the principles specified in the said articles of association, and entitled to the same benefits and privileges as the original parties thereto. CHAP. LIV. An ACT for the relief of Benjamin Chatsey. BE Passed March 15, 1811. E it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall be lawful for, and the commissioners of the land-office are hereby required, to ballot for a lot from the lots not otherwise appropriated in the military tract, and thereupon to issue letters patent to the said Benjamin Chatsey, his heirs and assigns. CHAP. LV. An ACT extending the time for the payment of school fund loans. Passed March 22, 1811. Time for I. BE school fund E it enacted by the people of the state of New-payment of York,represented in Senate and Assembly, That oans exthe payment of the loans made of monies belonging to certain conthe fund appropriated to the encouragement and sup- ditions. tended on ler author quire further securi A. D. 1811. port of common schools, is hereby extended to the first day of May, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, to all such as shall on or before the first day of July next, pay all arrears of interest, and all costs of prosecution which may be due from them respectively, as well such as judgments may have been obtained against as others : Comptrol- Provided however, and this extension of payment is on ized to re- the express condition, that from and after the passing of this act an interest of seven per centum per annum shall be paid on all of the said loans which may remain due and unpaid on the said first day of July next: And provided further, That at any time when in the opinion of the comptroller any of the said money is not sufficiently secured, he shall and may demand further security from each and any of the borrowers of said money; and upon the refusal of any borrower to comply with such demand, and to give further security as aforesaid, such borrower shall not be entitled to the benefit of this act. ty. payment of Time for II. And be it further enacted, That the time for the loans not payment of such of the said loans as are not yet due, yet due ex and shall fall due before the first day of July one thou tended. Juterest, if not regular be prosecut ed for. sand eight hundred and fourteen, shall be and hereby is extended to that time, on the condition, that after they shall so fall due an interest of seven per centum per annum be paid thereon. III. And be it further enacted, That in order to enly paid, to sure punctuality in the payment of the interest, it shall be the duty of the comptroller on the first day of July in every year, to ascertain whether any arrears of interest shall be due on any of the said loans, and to deliver over to the attorney-general all such mortgages on which arrears of interest may then remain due, in order that the same may be prosecuted for and recovered, together with the principal if the same shall also be due. |