Proceedings of the com drawn immediately before the ticket or tickets respectively bearing his or her name; and the said children of the said Edmund C. Genet shall be and become seised in fee, as tenants in common, of all and singular the lots of land marked or expressed in the ticket or tickets drawn immediately before the ticket or tickets marked, " children of Cornelia T. Genet," free and discharged of and from all claim, title or demand whatsoever of the said George W. Clinton, Elizabeth Talmadge and Maria Beekman, or either of them, or the heirs or assigns of either of them. VI. Be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, or mis'rs where any two of them, shall make and set down in writing all the proto be filed. ceedings respecting the said balloting and partition, one copy whereof, certified under the hands of the said commissioners, or any two of them, and under the hands of the judge or judges present at such division, shall be filed in the said secretary's office, and a copy of so much of the said proceedings as shall relate to the lands contained in each of the before mentioned surveys, certified as aforesaid, under the hands of the said commissioners, or any two of them, and under the hand or hands of the judge or judges present at the division of the said lands contained in the said survey, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of each of the counties in which any part of the land contained in the said survey shall be situated, any of which said certified proceedings, or an attested office copy thereof, shall for ever thereafter be good evidence of such partitions. Expenses of the partition how to be paid. Conveyances agreeable to this act to be valid. VII. Be it further enacted, That the expenses of the said division shall be borne and paid by the several persons interested in the said tracts of land in the following proportions, that is to say, one fourth part thereof by the said George W. Clinton, another fourth part thereof by the said Matthias B. Talmadge, as husband of the said Elizabeth, another fourth part thereof by the said Stephen D. Beekman, as husband of the said Maria, and another fourth part thereof by the children of the said Cornelia T. and Edmund C. Genet, to be equally divided among them, and to be paid out of their respective estates by their guardian the said Edmund C. Genet. VIII. And be it further enacted, That all such conveyances or releases as shall be made in pursuance of and conformably to the provisions of this act, shall be to all intents and purposes binding and obligatory on the heirs of the said George Clinton, and as valid and effectual in the law as if the heirs of the said George Clinton were all of full age and unmarried, and parties to such conveyances or release. CHAP. LX. An ACT for the Relief of the Commissioners for Loaning Money in the county of Greene. Passed March 12, 1813. WHEREAS Amos Eaton mortgaged a certain tract of land to the commissioners for loaning money in the county of Greene, to secure the payment of seventy-five dollars, pursuant to the act in such case made and provided: And whereas Joseph Al len, junior, who derived his title from the said Amos, also mortgaged a certain piece of land as aforesaid to secure the sum of sixty dollars to him loaned as aforesaid by the commissioners aforesaid: And whereas the said Amos has been convicted of forging a release of the said pieces of land mortgaged as aforesaid by himself and the said Joseph: And whereas the said Amos and Joseph are insolvent, BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the treasurer of this state be and he is hereby authorised and required to credit and to give receipts to the commissioners for loaning money in the said county of Greene for the interest which is or which may become due hereafter on the said mortgages of the said Amos Eaton and Joseph Allen, junior: Provided, That the said commissioners shall not by this act be released from the payment of principal and interest of the said sums of money for which the said mortgages were given, if the same shall or can be hereafter collected; Provided also, That nothing in this act shall discharge the said Amos and Joseph from their said mortgages. CHAP. LXI. An ACT to enable the President, Directors and Company of the Bank of Troy to discount at their Office of Deposit in the Village of Waterford. Passed March 12, 1813. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the president and directors of the bank of Troy to discount at their office of deposit in the village of Waterford, in the county of Saratoga, whenever the same shall be there established in pursuance of the directions of the act incorporating said company, upon the same terms and in the same manner as shall be practised at said bank, any thing in the said act of incorporation to the contrary notwithstanding. CHAP. LXII. An ACT authorising Henry Kennedy and Matthew Nealy to erect a Dam across the Cohocton Creek, in the county of Steuben, and for other purposes. Passed March 12, 1813. feet 6 inches erected. I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, rep- A dam of 2 resented in Senate and Assembly, That Henry Kennedy and high may be Matthew Nealy are hereby authorised to erect a dam across the Cohocton creek, about four miles above the village of Bath, and near the bridge on the Canesteo road, for the use of their mills, which said dam when so erected shall not exceed two feet six inches in height; and that the said Kennedy and Nealy shall construct in the said dam an apron or lock of such dimensions as will at all times render the passage safe and easy for arks, rafts, and all kinds of boats common on said river Proviso. Penalty for letting the lock get out of repair. A. M'Call a dam across the Tioga river. during the continuance of the said dam: Provided, That by erecting the said dam the said Kennedy and Nealy, and all subsequent proprietors or occupants under them, shall not divert from its natural course so much of the water when it shall be low as to impede or retard the progress of Joseph Inslee's mill, situate below the aforesaid dam. II. And be it further enacted, That if at any time during the continuance of the aforesaid dam the lock or apron shall be out of repair, and thereby impassable for arks, rafts and boats common in said creek or river, then and in such case the foregoing section and its several provisions shall be absolutely void. III. And be it further enacted, That Ancell M Call be, and may continne he is hereby authorised to continue a dam across the Tioga river, at or near the chimney narrows, in the town of Painted Post, in the county of Steuben, for the purpose of conveying water to his mills: Provided, The said dam shall not be built more than one foot high in the channel of the river: And provided further, That the owner of said dam at all times hereafter shall keep in repair a safe and easy passage for all boats, arks, and rafts common on said river; and whenever the said owner or owners shall neglect so to keep in repair such passage, this section shall with all its provisions become void. CHAP. LXIII. An ACT concerning the Conveyance of Real Estate in this necticut. Passed March 12, 1813. WHEREAS it is represented to this legislature, that the state of Connecticut have by a permanent appropriation constituted a fund for the support of free schools, and that sundry citizens of this state have become debtors to said fund; and that for the accommodation of said citizens, as well as the -security of said fund, it has been found convenient to make conveyances of real estate in this state to the said state of Connecticut, or the trustee of said state, for the use and benefit of said school fund; and it appearing to this legislature that the establishment of said school fund is for a useful and benevolent purpose, and will be of great public benefit: Therefore, BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the consent of this state be and the same is hereby given to all conveyances of real estate in this state which have been made to the state of Connecticut, or a trustee of said state, for the security, protection and benefit of said school fund, and the same shall be as valid in law to all intents and purposes as if such conveyance had been made to a citizen of this state; and such real estate may be transferred by said state of Connecticut in the same manner as is provided by the laws of this state: Provided, That no lease or other conveyance reserving rent shall be made for a longer term than ten years, nor shall any mortgage or other security on land, be taken, the last payment of which shall not fall due within ten years from the passing of this act. CHAP. LXIV. An ACT to incorporate the Stockholders of the Ontario Bank. WHEREAS Nathaniel Gorham, Phineas P. Bates, Moses Atwater, Nathaniel W. Howell, Oliver L. Phelps, and others, associated as a company under the style of the Ontario bank, by their petition preferred to the legislature have prayed for the privilege of being incorporated as a company and body corporate Therefore, of our Preamble. I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, repre- compary in sented in Senate and Assembly, That all such persons as shall corporated. be stockholders of the said bank, shall be and hereby are ordained, constituted and declared to be from time to time, and until the first Monday of June, which will be in the year Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, a body corporate and politic in fact and in name, by the name of "The Their style, President, Directors and Company of the Ontario Bank," and &c. by that name they and their successors, until that day may and shall have succession, and shall be in law persons 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 in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, matters and causes 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 aforesaid name of incorporation, shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate real or personal, for the use of the said corporation: Provided, Proviso. That the real estate which it shall be lawful for the said corporation to hold shall be only such as shall be requisite for its immediate accommodation in relation to the convenient transaction of its business, or such as shall have been bona fide mortgaged to it by way of security, or conveyed to it in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in the course of its dealings, or purchased at sales upon judgments which shall have been obtained for such debts: And provided further, That the bank shall Further pro. be established in the village of Canandaigua, and that its operations of discount and deposit shall be carried on in the said village of Canandaigua, and not elsewhere: And further, That the said corporation shall not directly or indirectly deal or trade in buying or selling any goods, wares, merchandizes or commodities whatsoever, or in buying or selling any stock created under any act of the United States or any particular state, unless in selling the same when truly pledged by way of security for debts due to the said corporation. viso. 500,000 dol. II. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of the Capital not said corporation shall not exceed five hundred thousand dol- to exceed lars, and that a share in the said stock shall be fifty dollars; fars and it shall be the duty of the president and directors to advertise in each of the public newspapers, printed in the villages of Canandaigua and Geneva, at least six weeks previous to the opening the books, giving particulars of the time and place where and when the books shall be opened, and they shall be kept open for subscribers at least two days in each week for H Proviso. Oath of the directors. one month after the subscription shall be so opened, and at per III. And be it further enacted, That the said president and president and directors, before they enter on the duties of their office, shall each take and subscribe the following oath before one of the judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Ontario : "I do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will well and truly, and according to the best of my ability, execute the duties of a director in apportioning the stock of the said company, without fraud, fear, favor or partiality, and that I will not apportion any shares to any person who I know has subscribed for any other person or persons, and does not intend to be a bona fide stockholder," which oath shall be filed in the clerk's office of said county, and the apportionment made by the said president and directors taking the oath aforesaid, shall be final and conclusive. Directors. Elections how to be made. IV. And be it further enacted, That the stock, property, affairs and concerns of the said corporation shall be managed and conducted by eleven directors, to be appointed and chosen in manner hereafter mentioned, who shall be stockholders and citizens of this state, and shall hold their offices for one year, and until others shall be chosen in their places; the election for directors shall be held on the first Monday of June in each year, at such time of day and at such place within the village of Canandaigua, as a majority of the directors shall appoint, and pub |