1 CHAP. CXVII. An ACT to alter the Line between the counties of Jefferson and Line between ed. 1. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the boundary line between that part of the counties of Jefferson and Lewis lying on the Lewis altereast side of the Black river, shall hereafter be as follows, to wit: beginning at the Black river, at the southeasterly corner of the town of Champion, thence up the said river to a point where the division line between the nineteenth and twentieth northern ranges of lots of great lot number four of Macomb's purchase strikes the river, then easterly along said line to the southwest corner of the lot in the twentieth northern and eighth western ranges, then northerly along the line between the eighth and ninth western ranges to the southwest corner of the lot in the twenty-third northern and eighth western ranges, then easterly along the division line between the twenty-second and twenty-third northern ranges to the southwest corner of the lot in the twenty-third northern and fifth western ranges, then north to the south line of great lot number four, then easterly on said line to the corner of lots No. 904 and 942 of great lot No. 4, then northerly on the line between lots No. 904 and 942 to the southerly line of lot No. 905, then westerly along said line to the most westerly corner of said lot No. 905, then northerly on the line between lots No. 900 and 905 and the same course continued to the most westerly corner of lot No. 908, then westerly on the line between lots No. 897, 898 and the same course continued to the most westerly corner of lot No. 866, on the line between the said counties. Wilaa erect II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first Town of day of January next, all the tract included between the bounds ed. mentioned in the first enacting clause of this bill, and the boundaries between the counties of Lewis and Jefferson on the east side of the Black river, as the same existed previous to the passing of this law, together with all that part of the town of Le Ray bounded southerly by the Black river, easterly and northerly by the above mentioned line and the town of Antwerp, and westerly by a line beginning at the most easterly corner of lot No. 710, and running southerly on the division line between lots No. 710 and 739, and the same course continued until it intersects the Black river, be erected into a new town by the name of Wilna, and that all the remaining part of the town of Le Ray and all the remaining part of the town of Leyden shall be and remain separate towns as heretofore, by the respective names of Le Ray and Leyden, and the next town meetings in the said towns of Le Ray and Leyden shall be held where they now stand adjourned to in said towns. poor money III. And be it further enacted, That as soon as may be after Poor and the first town meeting shall be held in the town of Wilna, the divided. supervisors and overseers of the poor of the said towns of Wilna, Le Ray and Leyden, on notice being first given by the said supervisors, shall meet together and divide the poor and money belonging to the towns of Le Ray and Leyden previous to the division thereof, agreeably to the last tax list, and that each of the said towns shall thereafter respectively maintain their own poor, R Preamble. Commiffion. ine the creek IV. And be it further enacted, That the first town meeting in said town of Wilna shall be holden at the house of Thomas Brayton, junior, innkeeper in said town. CHAP. CXVIII. An ACT for improving the Navigation of the River Bronx. Passed April 2, 1813. WHEREAS David Lydig, Herman Vosburgh, James Bathgate, Peter and George Lorillard and Peter A. Mesier, owners of manufactories established at and near the head of the tide waters of a certain creek or river called the Bronx, situate in the county of Westchester, have by their petition to the legislature, represented that the navigation of said creek is susceptible of great improvement, by certain alterations in the course thereof, and that they are willing to defray the expenses incident to such improvements: Therefore, İ. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, repreers to exam sented in Senate and Assembly, That Abraham Miller, William Hoffman and Jared Peck, be and they hereby are appointed commissioners to survey and examine the said creek from its outlet to the oil mill owned by the Bronx river paint company, and to designate the place or places, if any, between those points in which according to their judgment, it may be expedient to straighten or otherwise alter the course of the said creek and improve the navigation thereof, in order to promote the convenience and security of the said navigation, a report of which survey, under the hands of the said commissioners, or any two of them, designating the intended alterations in the course of the said creek, duly proved or acknowledged before a master in chancery or one of the judges of the court of common pleas of the said county of Westchester shall be filed in the clerk's office of the said county. They fhall have power to affefs damages. Proviso. Lands may be entered on channel, &c. II. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, or any two of them, shall have power to appraise and assess the damages which may be sustained by the owner or owners of any land which may be required for the bed of the said creek by rea son of such alteration in the course thereof and improvement of the navigation of the same, which appraisement, under the hands of the said commissioners, or any two of them, being first acknowledged or proved as aforesaid, shall be filed in the said office: Provided, That the said commissioners, previously to such ap praisement shall meet at some convenient place in the town of Westchester, for the purpose of hearing the allegations and proofs of the owners of the said lands, as to the extent of the said damages, and that at least eight days notice of the time and place of such meeting shall be published in the nearest public newspaper printed within the said county, and that a copy of the said notice shall also be affixed on the outer door of the house in which is kept the public post-office in the village of West-Farms. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the said David Lydig, Herman Vosburgh, James Bathgate, to cut a new Peter and George Lorillard and Peter A. Mesier, or any of them, at any time hereafter, having first and within six years after the filing of the report of the survey aforesaid, in the office aforesaid, paid or tendered to the said owners respectively the sums which shall be awarded to them respectively by the said appraisement, to enter on the said lands with their servants, workmen, teams and cattle, and to dig out a new channel or bed for the said creek, in the place or places so designated by the said commissioners, and to erect and put across the present bed or channel of the said creek, such mounds, dams, or obstacles as may be necessary to divert the course thereof into such new channel or bed, and make or cause to be made such said improvements in the navigation of the said creek: Provided always, That the said creek, notwith- Proviso. standing any such alterations and improvements shall for ever be and remain free and open to all the citizens of this state, to sail upon and navigate, pass and repass, use and enjoy the same, with boats, vessels, and other craft, in like manner, to all intents and purposes as has been heretofore done: And provided also, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorise any alteration or change in the outlet of the said creek or river. CHAP. CXIX. An ACT to alter the Time of holding Town Meetings in the town of Virgil, in the county of Cortland. Passed April 2, 1813. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the town meetings hereafter to be holden in the town of Virgil, in the county of Cortland, shall be holden on the first Tuesday of March annually, and that all town officers whose duty it was to meet on the last Tuesday in April shall meet on the last Tuesday of March, to do and transact such business as to their respective offices may apper. tain. CHAP. CXX. An ACT to divide the Town of Murray, in the county of Genesee, into three Towns. Passed April 2, 1813. I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, re- Bergen presented in Senate and Assembly, That from and after the day erected. preceding the first Tuesday in April, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, all that part of the town of Murray, in the county of Genesee, beginning at the southeast corner of the said town, thence running northwardly on the dividing line between the towns of Riga and Murray to the north line of township number two on the triangle, from thence due west to the transit line, from thence due south on the dividing line between the towns of Batavia and Murray, to the southwest corner of said town of Murray, from thence due east to the place of beginning on the dividing line between the towns of Caledonia and Murray, be and hereby is erected into a separate town by the name of Bergen, and the first town meeting shall be held at the house of Samuel Butler in said town. Sweden II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the day preceding the first Tuesday in April, one thousand eight hundred erected. Poor and poor money to be divided. and fourteen, all that part of the said town of Murray, beginning at the southeast corner of the last described town, and running northwardly on the dividing line between the towns of Riga and Parma to the north line of township number three on the triangle, from thence due west to the transit meridian line, from thence due south on said transit line to the northwest corner of the first described town, from thence due east to the place of beginning, be and hereby is erected into a separate town by the name of Sweden, and the first town meeting shall be held at the house of Johnson Beedle in said town, III. And be it further enacted, That from and after the day preceding the first Tuesday in April, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, all the remaining part of the said town of Murray shall be and remain a separate town by the name of Murray, and the first town meeting in the said town shall be held in the house of Henry M.Call. IV. And be it further enacted, That as soon as may be after the first town meetings in said towns, the supervisors and overseers of the poor of the aforesaid towns shall, by notice previously given for that purpose by the supervisors thereof, meet together and apportion the poor maintained by the said town of Murray, and the poor money belonging to the same previous to the division thereof, agreeably to the then last tax list, and that each of the aforesaid towns shall for ever thereafter maintain its own poor. CHAP. CXXI. An ACT to amend an act entitled," an act to incorporate the Owego and Ithaca Turnpike Company. Passed April 2, 1813. I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the president and directors of the Owego and Ithaca turnpike company be and they are hereby authorised to build a bridge between the village of Ithaca and the head of the Cayuga lake, over that part of the road which is flooded and obstructed by the waters of the creek commonly called Fall creek, and as soon as the said bridge shall be completed, to erect a toll gate on or near said bridge, and to collect thereat a toll amounting to one half of the toll authorised and allowed to be taken at a gate on the turnpike road between the village of Owego and the village of Ithaca. II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the president and directors of said company to suffer waggons, the tire whereof shall be at least six inches wide, to pass the gates on said road toll free, and waggons with tire four and an half inches wide, to pass on paying half toll, and to exact and receive for every additional ox or horse over a span, used before any cart or waggon with narrow tire, six and one fourth cents, and for every one horse waggon, six cents, and for every sleigh or sled drawn by one horse, four cents. CHAP. CXXII. An ACT to repeal those parts of the act passed March 23d, 1810, and April 8th, 1811, respecting the Mechanics' Bank in the City of New-York, which relate to the appointment of two Directors in behalf of this State. Passed April 2, 1813. WHEREAS this state, for the consideration mentioned in an act respecting the subscription of this state to the Mechanics' bank in the city of New-York, and for other purposes, passed April 8, 1811, did transfer to the said corporation all its interest in the capital stock of said bank :,Therefore, BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That that clause of the fourth section of the act entitled " an act to incorporate the Mechanics' bank in the city of New-York," which entitles the state to two additional directors in the bank, to be appointed in such way as the legislature thereafter should prescribe, and the sixth section of the said herein before mentioned act, passed April 8, 1811, which designates the time and mode of their appointment, be and the same is hereby repealed. CHAP. CXXIII. An ACT to incorporate the Amsterdam Bridge Company. Passed April 2, 1813. I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, S. Voorhees represented in Senate and Assembly, That Samuel Voorhees, and others incorporated. Benedict Arnold, George M'Elcheran, John P. Davis, Marcus T. Reynolds and Harmanus A. Veeder, and their present and future associates, their successors and assigns, be and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, by the name of "The President and Directors of the Amsterdam Bridge Their style. Company," for the purpose of building a bridge over the &c. Mohawk river between the towns of Amsterdam and Florida at the most convenient place within one half a mile of the ferry commonly called Deforest's ferry: and by that name they and their successors shall and may have continual succession, and shall be persons in law capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended in all courts and places whatsoever; and that they and their successors may have a common seal, and may change and alter the same at their pleasure, and also that they and their successors, by the same name and style, shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate, real or personal, for the use of the said corporation: Provided, the real estate so purchased shall be such only as shall be necessary to promote or attain the object of this incorporation. five directors II. And be it further enacted, That the stock, property, af- Affairs to be fairs and concerns of the said corporation, and the manner of managed by obtaining subscriptions thereto, shall be managed, directed and conducted by five directors, who shall be stockholders, and shall, together with a treasurer, be annually chosen and clected |