ERRATA. Chap. 1, sec. 6, line 11, after affect, insert impair. 36, sec. 1, line 3, for Tyerck, read Tjerck. 38, sec. 1, line 13, for years, read acres. 42, sec. 3, line 5, for thereafter, read hereafter. 52, sec. 3, line 7, for John A. Cumming, read John N. Cumming. -, sec 5, line 13, for encouragements, read engagements. 56, sec. 1, line 7, after Oothoudt's patent, insert to the northwest corner of Oothoudt's patent. 72, title, for Newton, read Newtown. 77, sec. 1, line 12. for exen, read oren. 78, sec. 5, line 6, after as, dele to. 85, sec. 2, line 4, for Cole, read Coe. 97, recital, line 1, for Cornelius, read Cornelia. 11, sec. 1, line 9, for mire, read mine. 115, recital, line 9, for resident, read president. 133, sec. 1, line 13, after such, insert real. 144, sec. 4, line 5, after chosen, insert and no longer; which directors shall be chosen. 152, sec 5, line 2, for Brooking, read Brookins. 168, sec. 6, line 4, after other, insert person. 181, recital, line 2, after fifty, insert five. OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, PASSED AT THE THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF ALBANY, THE TWENTYSIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1814. CELSION Albany: PRINTED BY J. BUEL, PRINTER TO THE STATE, LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, PASSED AT THE THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE LE CHAP. I. An ACT to amend an act, entitled “An act to incorporate the Passed September 26, 1814. WHEREAS the president and directors of the New-York Man- Preamble. ufacturing Company have, by their memorial presented to the legislature, set forth that they cannot invest and keep employed in the manufacturing establishment contemplated in and by the act which this act is intended to amend, more than the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars with advantage to the interest of the said establishment, and have prayed that the said act may be so amended as that they shall not be required to invest and keep employed, a greater sum than three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in the said manufacturing establishment; and have further prayed that they may work up such wire, as may not be suitable for cards, into other articles: And whereas the said prayer appears reasonable: Therefore, in the manu I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, repre- 300,000 dells. sented in Senate and Assembly, That the president and directors facturing eof the New-York Manufacturing Company shall not be required or tablishment. obliged, to invest more than the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in the manufacturing establishment contemplated in and by their act of incorporation, in lieu and stead of the sum of five hundred thousand dollars directed by the said act: Provided, that it shall not be lawful for the said president and directors of the Provise. New-York Manufacturing Company, either directly or indirectly, to use or employ, or cause or permit to be used or employed, any part of the said sum of five hundred thousand dollars, or any further part of the capital stock or other monies or funds whatever, than the sum of five hundred thousand dollars for that purpose mentioned and limited in and by the eleventh section of the said act hereby amended, in the business of banking, or in or for any business, operation or purpose whatever, except only such as are designated or authorized by the tenth section of the act hereby amended: Provided, that the capital stock of the said company Wire unsuit may be used shall be reduced the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and if the whole capital of the said bank shall have been called in, then the amount above mentioned shall within six months be repaid to the stock holders. II. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall able for cards be and hereby are authorized to work up all such wire as may be for other pur. manufactured by them, and as may not be suitable for using in the poses. manufacturing of cards into any articles made principally of wire for which the said wire may be suitable, and to sell and dispose of the said articles for and on account of the said corporation. CHAP. II. An ACT to prevent the apprehension of British Deserters. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That if any person or persons, within this state, shall apprehend, arrest or detain, or shall assist, aid or abet in the apprehension, arrest or detention of any British deserter or deserters, knowing him or them to be such, and with intent to return him or them to the enemy, such person or persons, on being thereof convicted, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for the term of ten years. CHAP. III. An ACT to raise a sum of money in the town of Half-Moon. WHEREAS the freeholders and inhabitants of the town of HalfMoon, in the county of Saratoga, have by their petition set forth, that by the extraordinary freshets during the current year, many important bridges in said town have been swept away, to the great injury of the public traveller, as also to the inhabitants of said town: And whereas by the report of the commissioners of highways of said town, it appears that the sum authorized to be raised by the supervisors of the county, is wholly inadequate to the repairing of said bridges: Therefore, Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall be the duty of the town clerk of the town of Half-Moon aforesaid, on the application of any twelve freeholders of said town, to notify a meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of said town, in the manner directed by the sixteenth section of the act, entitled "An act relative to the duties and privileges of towns," passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen; and it shall be lawful for the freeholders and inhabitants of said town, when convened in pursuance of such notice, to vote to be raised by tax, on |