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York to be Inspection in York, other than in a store or stores, yard or yards for such made in cer- purpose to be provided by the said inspectors or repackers, or eitain stores. ther of them, on the margin of the East or North river, in confor Proviso. mity to the directions of the act of the legislature of this state, passed March 12th, 1813, to which this act is amendatory, under the penalty of fifteen dollars for each and every barrel or cask; nor shall any beef and pork for the use of the navy of the United States be inspected or repacked, other than in strict conformity, and according to the directions of this act, under the above penalty; and if any person or persons, not being an inspector or repacker, shall brand any barrel of beef or pork in the manner directed by this act, and not being a commissioned inspector, shall incur also the above penalty: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any beef or pork except such as has been origi nally put up in the city and county of New-York, IX. And be it further enacted, That if any owner or owners, agent or agents, master or captain, or commander, or other person, Penalties, shall ship or attempt to ship for exportation out of this state, any beef or pork not being inspected agreeable to the laws regulating the inspection of beef and pork, unless thereto authorised by law, the person or persons so offending in the premises shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifteen dollars for each and every barrel and half barrel of beef and pork so shiped, exported or attempted to be shiped or exported. Fees. Fines. Part of a for X. And be it further enacted, That the same fees and perqui sites shall be allowed to inspectors and repackers under this act as are now allowed by the eighth section of the act to which this act is amendatory. XI. and be it further enacted, That all and every of the forfeitures and penalties incurred under this act, shall be recovered and appropriated in like manner as is mentioned in and by the twentieth section of the act to which this act is amendatory. XII. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act enmer law res titled "An act for the repacking and inspection of beef and pork," passed the 12th day of March, 1813, as comes within the provisions of this act, be, and the same is hereby repealed. pealed. XIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the owners or occupants whose stores or other buildings front on the south line or side of Spring-street, in the city of NewStorage. York, and from the west side of Greenwich-street to the Hudson river, to store all such articles as are now permitted to be stored north of said street, any thing in any other law to the contrary notwithstanding. СНАР. ССХХХІІ. An 4CT to enable certain persons therein named, to purchase and hold real estate. Passed April 18, 1815. I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That William Goorlay, William liens enabled estate. Keith, Malcom Little, James Wild, Benjamin Baldwin, Nathan Certain aWild, James Wardle, David Mc'llroy, Hector Kowans, David Rose, to purchase John Graham, junior, William Dudley, Kobert Kenedy, John and hold real Campbell, Adam Scott and David Ballantyne, of the town of Delhi, in the county of Delaware; George Erwin and James McAlpin, Michael Dolan, William Jones, Charles Cork, of the town of NewLisbon, in the county of Otsego; William Fried, William Ashby, Edward Welden Bailey, Henry Pritchard, Mariena Pritchard, John Murphy, Patrick Murphy, Alexander McDonnell, Thomas Wilson, James Reed, Charles Spruce, of Phelps, in the county of Ontario, and Patrick Murray, of the town of Half-Moon, in the county of Saratoga, shall be, and hereby are enabled respectively to take real property to the amount of twenty thousand dollars, in this state, either by descent or purchase, and to hold or dispose of the same in like manner as natural born citizens. Lands here. totore acquir not to es II. And be it further enacted, That no lands, tenements or hereditaments in this state, heretofore purchased by any of the per- ed by them sons herein before named, shall escheat to the people of this state cheat. by reason or account of such person's then being an alien; but all such lands, tenements and hereditaments shall vest in such purchaser in the same manner as if such person had been naturalized at the time of such purchase. Goorlay. III. And be it further enacted, That the right, title, claim and Right to cer interest of the people of this state to any lands, tenements or here- tain property ditaments within this state, by reason of the alienism of the said ves d in W. William Goorlay, and which but for such alienisin would have gone by descent to the said William, shall be vested in the said William, so that such lands, tenements and hereditaments, with all the rights, privileges and actions thereto pertaining, shall go to and remain to the said William, in like manner as if he had at the time of the death of the person to whom the property belonged, been a natural born citizen. good and o bed to hold IV. And be it further enacted, That Louisa Bloodgood, wife L. Bloodof Francis A. Bloodgood, Christina Kip, wife of Henry kip, and thers ennRuth Bloodgood, wife of Lynott Bloodgood be, and they are hereby real estate. vested with the same rights, in every respect, as to real estate already acquired or hereafter to be acquired by them, or by their said respective husbands, in this state, wherewith they would be vested by law, as if they were naturalized citizens of this state, the alienisin of the said Louisa Bloodgood, Christina kip and uth Bloodgood to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. CHAP. CCXXXIII. An ACT to amend an act, enti led "An act to amend an act entitled, an act to incorporate the Cayuga bridge company," passed March 1st, 1799, and for other purposes. Passed April 18, 1815. 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That so much of the proviso take toll for U. States' carriages. Allowed to in the seventh section of the above recited act, and the second proviso in the second section of an act, entitled "An act to extend the charter rights of the Cayuga bridge company," passed June 12, 1812, as provides for the passing of artillery waggons, carriages and stores belonging to the United States, without paying toll, be, and the same are hereby repealed: And provided also, That the agents of the United States shall have the right to transport all military stores across the Cayuga lake in boats or on the ice. Penalty for II. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall frauduevading the lently evade, or shall aid and assist any person in fraudulently evading payment of the toll for passing said bridge, that every such person shall forfeit and pay to the said company the sum of five dollars for every such offence, to be recovered by said company by action of debt, in the name of the treasurer of said company, to their use, in any court having cognizance thereof, which action shall in every instance be considered transitory in its nature. payinent of toll. Time extended to complete the road. Parts of a for mer act repealed. Proviso. Toll for cros CHAP. CCXXXIV. An ACT for the relief of the president and directors of the Passed April 18, 1815. I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the time for completing the farmers' turnpike road from Troy to Hudson, be extended to the first day of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen. II. And be it further enacted, That the second proviso in the second section, and the third and fourth sections of the act, entitled "An act to extend the time for completing the farmers' turnpike road, from Troy to the city of Hudson," passed April twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, be, and they are hereby repealed: Provided, That no toll shall be exacted at the southern gate, on the same road, of or from any person residing within the limits described by the following boundaries, to wit: by a line drawn at the Hudson's river, and running thence due east to the Claverack creek, keeping one and an half miles south of the said gate; thence along the said creek northwesterly to the bridge crossing the same at the Bettytown road; thence east to the old Claverack or post road; thence northerly along the said road to the bridge crossing the major Abrams or Kinderhook creek, near the village of Kinderhook; thence west to the road leading from the said village to the city of Hudson; thence southerly along the said road to the north bounds of the city of Hudson; thence westerly to the Hudson's river, following the said bounds; and thence southerly along the west bounds of the city of Hudson, to the place of beginning, including persons living on the said roads within the limits aforesaid. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful sing certain for the president and directors of the said turnpike road, to collect bridges. and receive from each and every foot passenger crossing or passing en the bridge over the Kinderhook creek, or the major Abrams creek, two cents: Provided, That it shall be lawful for persons re- Proviso. siding within half a mile of the said bridge, to commute with the said president and directors; if an adult, at the rate of and not exceeding one dollar per year; and if a minor, at the rate and not exceeding fifty cents per year. increased. IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful Toll may be for the president and directors of the said turnpike road, at any time hereafter, to increase the rate of toll to be paid by persons crossing the said bridge, until it shall equal that of a full toll gate, as specified in the act incorporating the said president, directors and company. CHAP. CCXXXV. An ACT in addition to the act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Middleburgh Bridge Company." Passed April 18, 1815. WHEREAS by the act of incorporation, it was omitted to authorise said company to demand and receive toll from one-horse waggons and foot passengers: Therefore, 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall be lawful for the president and directors to demand, receive and take, for the use of said corporation, a toll not exceeding the following rates, to wit: for every one-horse waggon, nine cents; for every foot passenger, one cent. Preamble. Additional tolls. Bridge not tain distance in mention II. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to erect any bridge across the Schoharie to be erected creek, or to pass said stream within the distance of one and an half within a cermiles instead of one mile down said stream, as is enacted in the fifth of that here section of the act incorporating said company, under the penalties of the tenth section of said act: Provided however, That this amendment shall in no wise operate against any person or persons who live within one mile of the said half mile, which is by this act extended, from passing said stream within the distance of said half mile. ed. Proviso. CHAP. CCXXXVI. An ACT to improve the roads therein mentioned. Passed April 18, 1815. WHEREAS the road laid out in pursuance of an act, entitled "An act appointing commissioners to lay out a road from Rome, in Oneida county, to lake Ontario," and also the road leading from Rome, to the house of John Humaston, or Fish creek; thence to the village of Rotterdam, on the route run in the year one thousand eight hundred and six, for a turnpike road; thence along said route Preamble. Lands to be proving roads. until it intersects the road to Oswego falls, as laid out by cominissioners by virtue of a law in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight; thence along said road to said falls, and thence to Oswego, are great and important roads, and run through tracts of unsettled lands, so that they cannot be improved by the ordinary means provided by law: Therefore, 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, reptaxed or in resented in Senute und Assembly, That there shall be assessed, levied and collected, in the same manner as the taxes for the contingent charges of the towns and counties within this state are assessed, levied and collected, except as herein otherwise provided, on every acre of land lying within one mile on each side of said roads, a sum not exceeding ten cents, nor less than three cents; and on every acre of land which is unsettled, lying more than one mile and not more than two miles on each side of said road, a sum not exceeding four cents, nor less than two cents; the assessment to be apportioned to the value of the land, for the purpose of improving said roads respectively, which money shall be expended throughout the whole extent of said roads respectively, as near as circumstances will permit. B. Wright assessor. Commission ers to give bond. II. And be it further enacted, That Benjamin Wright shall be, and hereby is appointed an assessor, in lieu of the assessors of the different towns through which the said roads do pass, to make a fair assessment of said tax upon said lands, and to ascertain and describe the lands so assessed as accurately as may be, and the amount of the tax thereon, and to deliver the same in writing to the board of supervisors of Oneida county, at their next annual meeting; and it shall thereupon be the duty of the said supervisors, to insert such parts of the same as relates to each town, in the assessment rolls for such town, and thereafter such proceedings shall be had thereon in all respects, as if the same had formed part of the original assessment rolls. ii. And be it further enacted, That each of the commissioners appointed under this act, shall give a bond to the people of this state, with surety, to be approved by the treasurer of the county of Oneida, for the sum of five thousand dollars, with condition faithfully and punctually to perform all things required of him by this act, according to the true intent and meaning thereof; and that upon the said bond being deposited with the said treasurer, he shall, on the order of the said supervisors, pay to the said commissioners respectively, the sums of money assessed on said roads, deducting the collector's fees. V. And be it further enacted, That Samuel Torbert be, and Tot he is appointed a commissioner to expend the monies to be raised by virtue of this act, for the purpose of improving the road from Rome to Salmon river; and that Benjamin Wright, David S. Bates and Keuben Bristol be, and they are hereby appointed comD, S. Bs missioners to perform the same duty on the said road from Rome to Oswego; and that it shall be the duty of the said commissioners to report to the said supervisors, at their annual meetings, their proceedings under this act. B. Wright & commission ers V. and be it farther enacted, That the said assessor shall be entitled to receive two dollars for each and every day he shall be |