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as aforesaid, sixty-seven cents; for conveying three convicts, for each mile as aforesaid, sixty-nine cents; for conveying four convicts, for each mile as aforesaid, seventy-one cents, and for conveying five convicts, for each mile as aforesaid, seventy-three cents, and for all additional convicts, such reasonable allowance as the comptroller may think just, which said allowances, with one dollar per day for the maintenance of each convict whilst on the way to the state-prison, shall be in full of all charges and expences in the premises.

XXIX. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of accountswith the comptroller, after adjusting, auditing and settling the general to be adjusted account between the person administering the government of this state, to make out therefrom, under his direction, an account and statement of all such parts of the said account as are properly chargable to the government of the United States, with the vouchers therefor, and deliver the same to the person administering the government, to enable him to adjust the account therefor between the United States and this state, as required by an act passed at the Commissary present session of the legislature; and it shall be the duty of the gen'ls duty. commissary-general of military stores to furnish to the person administering the government, on or before the first day of July next, with a statement of all the arms and munitions whatever belonging to the state, which have been delivered to and for the use of the United States during the late war, with all needful vouchers and evidence to establish against the United States the claim of this state to have the same returned, or to be paid or indemnified therefor, to enable the person administering the government of this state to settle the account for arms and munitions between the United States and this state, as required by law.

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be settled.

XXX. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for Certain bal's the comptroller to allow and pay the balance of the account of the accounts to governor for expenditures under and pursuant to those sections of the act entitled" An act further to provide for the defence of the frontier, and for other purposes," passed June 12, 1812, where the appropriation has been exceeded, out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Vernor.

XXXI. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer shall pay, Compensa. on the warrant of the comptroller, to John Vernor, deputy comVen to John missary of military stores in the city of Albany, the sum of five hundred dollars, as an additional compensation for his increased labors in the duties of his office for two years past, and for his superintending the building of the magazine west of the said city.

Secretary al

XXXII. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer of this state shall, on the warrant of the comptroller, pay to the selowed certain Cretary of this state, the amount of the expences incurred by him in forwarding the several laws passed at the present session, apportioning the senators and inembers of assenibly among the seve ral districts and counties of this state.

expences.

Allowance to

ren' for of

XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer shall the adjutant- pay to the adjutant-general, on the warrant of the comptroller, for fice expences the expences of his office, the sum of five hundred dollars per year, payable half yearly, to commence on the first day of January last past.

refunded to

XXXIV. And be it further enacted, That the comptroller be, Money to be and he is hereby authorised and directed to draw his warrant on A. V. Ingen. the treasurer in favor of Abraham Van Ingen, for twenty-one dollars and seven cents, being the amount of taxes, interest and charges for which sixteen acres of land were sold out of the north-east corner of lot number thirteen, in Solon, for taxes erroniously imposed on said lot while the same belonged to the people of this state, and consequently not subject to taxation.

Bank of A. merica and

N. York, on

to state loan

certain former obligations

XXXV. And be it further enacted, That if the bank of America and the city bank of New-York shall together, on the requisition of the comptroller, subscribe to the loan of one million three city bank of hundred thousand dollars, authorised by the act entitled "An act subscribing a to create a public and transferable stock, and to lay and collect ad- certain sum ditional taxes for the use of this state," a sum, which added to all other subscriptions to that loan shall be sufficient to make up the whole amount thereof, the said banks shall thereafter respectively To be exonbe exonerated and fully discharged from the obligations imposed erated from upon them respectively, in and by the act entitled "An act in addition to the act entitled" an act to incorporate the stockholders of the city bank of New-York, and the act entitled "An act relative to the bank of America:" Provided, That the sums which they may be so required to subscribe, and shall subscribe as aforesaid, shall together amount to eight hundred and twenty-three thousand dollars; and in case the amount which it shall be necessary for them to subscribe as aforesaid shall fall short of the said sum of eight hundred and twenty-three thousand dollars, then the obligation imposed upon them by the said two last mentioned acts shall continue, so far as regards the sum which their said subscriptions shall fall short, and no farther.

Deposit of bed not to be

other banks.

XXXVI. And be it further enacted, That the sums to be subscribed by the said bank of America and the city bank of New- sums subseriYork respectively, shall not be transfered by the comptroller to transfered to the banks in which the state deposits are kept, or either of them, but be placed to the credit of the treasurer of this state in the said bank of America and the city bank of New-York respectively, there to remain until paid over to the United States, or until the expenditures of the state require the money to be drawn from said banks.

the door-kee

XXXVII. And be it further enacted, That the like addition- Allowance to al compensation shall be allowed to the messenger and door-keep- per of the er of the council of revision and council of appointment, as was al- council of relowed by law to the messengers and door-keepers of the senate and assembly for the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen.

vision.

tion finish

XXXVIII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty- Appropriafive thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the theworks at completion and equipment of the works and fortifications erecting Staten-Island by the state on Staten-Island, and the comptroller shall issue his warrant for the same, on the order of the person administering the government.

Arms, &e ta

XXXIX. And be it further enacted, That the commissary of military stores is hereby authorised, under the direction and with the approbation of the governor, to purchase two thousand mus- be purchase d kets and equipments, five hundred rifles, ten cannon, with carria

Appropria

commissary

the late war.

ges and implements complete, and one hundred barrels of powder, for the use of the state, and of the manufacture of this state, and the comptroller is hereby directed, on the order of the governor, to draw his warrant on the treasurer for such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for the purpose aforesaid.

XL. And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty thoution for the sand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to defray the of the commissary's department, and for the pay for the and q. mas- expences ter's depart muskets purchased by order of Major-general Hall, in December ments during 1813, to repel the invasion of the Niagara frontier, and the sum of five thousand dollars for the use of the quarter-master's department, in the payment of transportation and contingent expences of militia called into state service during the late war, to be drawn as aforesaid, for the expenditure and application of all which appropriations, accounts and vouchers shall be rendered by the respective departments at the next session of the legislature.

Allowance

XLI. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer shall pay, for investiga- on the warrant of the comptroller, such sums as he shall, from time ting George to time, audit and allow for expences in the investigation of the title to lands in to land in this state claimed by George Clarke.

Clarke's title

this state.

gating the

Astor.

XLII. And be it further enacted, That the comptroller shall, For investi- from time to time, audit the account of the commissioners directed claim of J. J. to be appointed by concurrent resolutions of the senate and assembly, to investigate the claim of John Jacob Astor to the lands therein mentioned, and that the treasurer of this state, on the warrant of the comptroller, shall, from time to time, pay the amount thereof. XLIII. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer, on the warrant of the comptroller, pay the expence of publishing the fourth volume of the transactions of the society for the promotion of useful arts.

For publish

ing 4th vol.

of society of arts' trans actions.

ERRATA.

Chap. 12, sec. 2, line 7, for pleaded, read pleading.
18, sec. 8, line 4, for the by-laws, read the laws.

54, enacting clause, line 7, after forever, insert hereafter.
74, enacting clause, line 9, after double, insert the amount of
84, sec. 1, line 10, obliterate same, and insert making of the.
88, sec. 4, line 8, after be, insert held as.

114, sec. 2, line 12, after each, insert of.

sec. 5, line 4, for empowed, read empowered.
119, sec. 3, line 15, for cleard, read cleared.
132, sec. 1, line 3, for Daniel read David.

, sec. 8, line 4, for to, read and.

179, sec. 6, line 2, for board, read quorum.

203, sec. 4, line 3, after authority, insert granted.

209, sec. 2, line 3, after Angel, insert De.

210, sec. 2, line 11, after separate town, insert by the name,
211, sec. 5, line 16, for four, read five.

224, sec. 1, line 6, after interest, insert of the.
256, sec. 6, line 3, for provisos, read provisions.
266, sec. 1, line 3, for several, read reverend.

REFERENCES-a, 36th Session-b, 37th-c, 38th.

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-To purchase cannon, arms, &c. c 285 ATTWOOD, THOMAS and ANNA

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Act declaring the punishment for

setting fire to property insured, e 129 Act for relief of his heirs,

BALDWIN, SAMUEL S.
Act for the relief of, and others, ex-

AUCTIONS,

c 227 Duties on sales at, regulated,

b 139

B.

BALDWIN, JOEL

6 221

ARTS,

Society of, 4th vol. of their trans-
actions to be published,
ARSENAL

€ 286

tended, sec. 2,

a 116

BALDWIN, SETH, C.

In Albany, directed to be sold, and

Act for his relief,

c 269

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BALLSTON SPA,
Act relative to the village of,
BANKS,

ib. To notify the comptroller of interest
due the state on its shares,
Bills less than one dollar may be is-
sued by, .

a7

c 10

c 35

ASSEMBLY,

Members of, apportioned,

c 143

Additional pay allowed members of, c 281

Debts due by the state to banks may
be converted into transferable
stock,

c 141

Allowance for book-cases, clock,
carpet, &c. for chamber,

€ 282

See clerks.

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Albany, charter extended,
Columbia,

c286-May establish an office of discount

at Athens,

a 25 Catskill bank incorporated,

subscribing a certain sum to the

state loan, to be exonerated from
certain obligations,

€ 285

a 105

do.

ib.

a 197

@ 80

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