Tax re turns of 1812 to be re the comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and required to receive the tax return from the treasurer of Niagara county, for the year one thousand eight hun. in Niagara dred and twelve, and the said return is hereby declared ceived by as valid as if the same had been made within the time the comprequired by law. troller. Lenox in II. And be it further enacted, That the comptroller Also of De be and he is hereby authorized to receive the tax lists of Ruyter & the non-residents for the towns of De Ruyter and Lenox Madison in the county of Madison, heretofore rejected by him county. on account of some informality in certifying and signing, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. CHAP. CIII. An ACT appointing Commissioners to lay out a Road dI. Berk, represented in Senate and Assembly, That commis'd the road. the Benjamin Wright, James Lynch and John Meacham be to lay out and heredy are appointed commissioners to lay out a e public road four rods wide, in the most direct and cond venient route from the village of Rome, in the county ce of Oneida, to the south easterly part of Lake Ontario at or near the mouth of Salmon river. J route to be II. And be it further enacted, That when the said Descripcommissioners shall have laid out the said road they tion of the shall cause a description of the route of the said road to fled in the be recorded in the offices of the clerks of the several town towns through which such road shall pass, and the com-clerk's of missioners of highways in said several towns shall without delay after the recording of the route thereof as aforesaid, cause the said road to be opened and worked in their respective towns, in the same manner as if the same had been laid out by said town commissioners. fice. paid for III. And be it further enacted, That when any part owners of of the said road shall be laid out through any inclosed lands to be lands, the owner or owners thereof shall be paid his or damages. their damages by the town in which such improved lands lie, to be assessed and determined in the same manner as damages are directed to be assessed by an act entitled "An act to regulate highways." sation of Compen IV. And be it further enacted, That the said comcominis'rs missioners shall each be allowed two dollars a day for each day they shall be employed in the service aforesaid, to be raised, levied and collected by the supervisors of the county of Oneida on the inhabitants and freeholders of the said county in the same manner as the other contingent expences of the said county are raised, levied and collected. They shall take an oath. V. And be it further enacted, That each of the said commissioners, before he enters on the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe before one of the judges of the county of Oneida, the following oath, to wit: "I do solemnly swear and declare that I will in all things, to the best of my knowledge and ability, well and faithfully execute the trust reposed in me by virtue of the act entitled "An act appointing commissioners to lay out a road from Rome, in Oneida county,to Lake Ontario." W CHAP. CIV. An ACT to amend the act entitled "An act to incor-, Be it therefore enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That on notice having been given for two weeks in one of 0 the public newspapers printed in the city of Albany, of the time and place of holding the annual election for the choice of officers and trustees of said society, the members who may attend at such time and place, not being less than twenty in number, shall be a quorum for the purpose of such election, and that in all other cases of a meeting of the said society, twenty members, together with the president, or in case of his sickness or absence from the city of Albany, either of the vice-presidents, shall be a quorum for transacting all such business as the said society in general meeting are authorized to perform by or under their act of incorporation, any thing in the said act of incorporation to the contrary notwithstanding. CHAP. CV. An ACT relative to the Villages of Oswego. Passed April 2, 1813. - I. E it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That Private from lots. it shall be the duty of the commissioners of highways n of the town of Hannibal, in the county of Onondaga, buildings and their successors in office for the time being, to re- to be re319 move or cause to be removed all private buildings of moved thevery description whatsoever now erected or hereafter streets & od to be erected off and from the streets and market lots market in the village of Oswego in the said town, first giving to the occupier or possessor of such buildings severally six months notice of their intention to remove the same; in case the said buildings should not in the mean time be removed by such occupier or possessor, which said notice shall be in writing, and signed by the said commissioners, or a majority of them. obstruct. ing the II. And be it further enacted, That if any person Penaltyfor shall put or place in any part of the Oswego harbor, in the said villages of Oswego, any stones, earth or bal- harbor. last, or shall in any other wise injure or obstruct the said harbor, such person so offending shall forfeit and pay for every offence a fine not exceeding twentyfive dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit, before any justice of the peace of the county of Onondaga, sation by and in the name of the said commissioners, whose duty it shall be to sue for the same, to and for the use of the poor of the said town of Hannibal. III. And be it further enacted, That the said comCompen-missioners shall be entitled to receive for services renthe com- dered under and by virtue of this act, the like commissioners pensation as for other services performed in their office, to be allowed, raised and paid in the manner prescribed by law for compensating the said commissioners for other services. 1 Acts of a shall be valid. IV. And be it further enacted, That all acts to be majority done under and by virtue of this act, by a majority of the said commissioners, shall be as valid and effec tual as if all the commissioners of the said town had joined in doing the same: And further, That if the said commissioners, or any of them, shall be sued for any thing done in pursuance of this act, he or they may plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence. Commis sioners of sell lands V. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful the land- for the commissioners of the land-office to sell the land office may belonging to the people of this state adjacent to th adjacent said village of Oswego, and not being within the pla to the vil- of the said village, in such parcels as will best accom modate the settlers or building lots in the said village in the manner directed by law for the sale of the other unappropriated lands. lage. ་ VI. And be it further enacted, That the said lands, Where to in the discretion of the said commissioners of the landbe sold. office, may be sold either at the capitol in the city of Albany, or in the county where the same may lie, a such place as they shall appoint for that purpose. also sell VII. And be it further enacted, That the commission They may ers of the land-office shall have the same power and au lots in East thority in relation to the sale of lots in the village of Oswego. East Oswego, in the town of Scriba, as they now have in relation to the sale of lots in the village of Oswego, in the town of Hannibal. Harbor VIII. And be it further enacted, That the commishow to be sioners of highways of the town of Scriba, or a majorpreserved ity of them, shall have the same powers for the pre servation of the harbor in the village of East-Oswego as are herein granted to the commissioners of the town of Hannibal: Provided, That all suits by them to be Proviso. commenced in the premises shall be commenced and prosecuted before some justice of the peace of the county of Oneida, and the recovery to be had shall be to and for the benefit of the poor of the said town of Scriba. CHAP. CVI.. An ACT for the incorporation of the Village of Buf- I. BE ed. the trus E it enacted by the people of the state of Newrepresented in Senate and Assembly, That the village in freeholders and inhabitants qualified to vote for mem- corporat bers of assembly, resident within the district of country known and distinguished on a map made by Joseph Ellicott, and on file in the clerk's office of the said county, as the village lots and outer lots of the village of New-Amsterdam, shall be a corporation by the name and style of "The Trustees of the Village of Style and Buffaloe," and by that name they and their successors power of may have perpetual succession, shall be known in law, tees. shall be capable of suing and being sued, and of defending and being defended in all courts and places whatsoever, and in all manner of actions and causes, and that they and their successors may have a common seal and may alter the same at pleasure, and shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate, real or personal, for the use of the said corporation, and of erecting one or more fire-engine house or houses, and a market-house, with power to restrain swine and cattle from running in the streets, to regulate the assize of bread, to remove and prevent encroachments on the highways, streets and commons, of raising money by tax for erecting such fire-engine house or houses and market-house, and for the purchase of one or more fire-engine or engines, and all implements and tools appertaining thereunto, and for the keeping the same in repair, and for raising money |
