wits in his life time: And whereas the said John Geywits died intestate, on or about the month of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve, without having convey. ed the said farm to the said Adam Shaver, leaving the following children his heirs at law, to wit, Reney Geywits, Susannah Geywits, John Gey wits, Peggy Geywits, Adam Geywits, and one other child, all except Reney Geywits infants under the age of twenty-one years: And whereas Elizabeth Geywits, the widow and administratrix of the said John Geywits, has presented her petition praying to be authorised to convey the said farm to the said Adam Shaver in fee: Therefore, 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 Elizabeth Geywits, the widow of John Geywits, late of Minden, in the county of Montgomery, to convey by a good and sufficient deed of conveyance, that certain farm or piece of land, situate in Minden aforesaid, being part of lot number fourteen in a patent granted to John M'Neil and others, that is to say, the westerly part of said lot number fourteen, and to contain eighty acres of land, which said deed of conveyance, when executed as aforesaid, shall be valid in the law, and shall vest the title of the premises therein to be described in the said Adam Shaver :Provided, That the chancellor shall indorse on such deed that the said Adam Shaver is equitably entitled to the said farm. CHAP. CLXXVIII. An ACT for the Relief of John Jonson, Junior. Passed April 9, 1813. WHEREAS John Jonson, junior, one of the Brothertown Indians, has by his petition represented to the legislature, that the superintendents of the affairs of the Brothertown Indians did, in the year one thousand eight hundred and five, assign to him lot number one hundred and thirty-eight, of the Brothertown tract, and that a great part of said lot is unfit for cultivation : Therefore, 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 superintendents of the affairs of the Brothertown Indians to assign to the said John Jonson, junior, such other lot in the said tract as they in their discretion shall think proper, in the manner directed by the twentieth section of the act entitled" an act relative to Indians," passed the 4th April, 1801: Provided, That the said John Jonson, junior, shall execute a release of said lot number one hundred and thirty-eight, to the Brothertown Indians, which release is hereby declared to be valid against said John Jonson, junior, and his heirs, and to revest the title of said lot number one hundred and thirty-eight in the said Brothertown Indians in the same manner as if no assignment thereof had ever been made to the said John Jonson, junior, and his heirs. Preamble. W. Finn and porated. CHAP. CLXXIX. An ACT to incorporate the Fort-Edward Bridge Company. Passed April 9, 1813. WHEREAS William Finn and Ebenezer Kimball, of the village of Fort-Edward, in the town of Argyle, and county of Washington, and others, have by their petition presented to the legislature, prayed leave to build a toll bridge over a stream of water called the Fort-Edward creek, in the said village, and it appearing that such bridge when erected will be of great public utility: Therefore, I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, repreothers incor- sented in Senate and Assembly, That the said William Finn and Ebenezer Kimball, and all such persons as shall associate for the purpose of building the said bridge on the public highway, at the place where the present bridge stands in the said village, and their successors, be and are hereby created and made a corporation and body politic, in fact and in name, by the name of Their style, The Fort-Edward Bridge Company," and may so continue for &c. Subscriptions how to be received. Stock. the space of ten years; and the said corporation shall by that name be capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended in all courts of record, or any other place whatsoever. II. And be it further enacted, That the said William Finn and Ebenezer Kimball be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to do and perform the several duties herein after mentioned, that is to say, they shall on or before the first day of April next, procure two books, and in each of them enter as follows: "We whose names are hereunto subscribed do, for ourselves and our legal representatives, promise to pay to the Fort-Edward bridge company the sum of twenty dollars for every share of stock in the said company set opposite to our respective names, in such manner and proportion and at such time and place as shall be determined by the president and directors of the said company;" and the said books shall be deposited with the said commissioners, and opened at such times and places as they may direct, ten days previous notice of which shall be put up in at least two public places in the said village of Fort-Edward, and at two public places in the village of Sandy-Hill, in the town of Kingsbury and county aforesaid; and· every subscriber shall at the time of subscribing pay to the said commissioners, or one of them, the sum of three dollars for each share so subscribed. III. And be it further enacted, That the number of shares or subscriptions constituting the stock or funds of the said corporation shall not exceed one hundred shares, and that each stockholder be entitled to as many votes as he owns shares of stock in said company; and the said commissioners shall as soon as the said number of shares are subscribed, cause a notice to be put up at two public places in each of the villages aforesaid, of the time and place the said subscribers shall meet for the purpose of choosing seven directors, who shall be stockholders, to manage the concerns of the said company for one year, which notices shall be put up ten days at least before the said meeting; and the day on which the said directors shall be be managed chosen shall thereafter be the anniversary day for choosing di- Concerns to rectors; and the said directors shall immediately after their by 7 directors election proceed to the choice of one of their number for president, and the said president and directors may meet from time to time, and shall have power to make such by-laws, orders and regulations, not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of this state or the United States, as may be necessary for the well ordering the affairs of the said corporation, and for the disposition of the stock and property of the said company. IV. And be it further enacted, That in case it should at any time happen that an election of directors should not be made on any day when pursuant to this act it ought to have been made, the said corporation shall not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved, but that it shall and may be lawful on any other day to hold an election of directors in such manner as shall have been regulated by the laws and ordinances of the said corporation, and the directors of the preceding year shall continue in office until others are chosen as aforesaid. V. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be law- Dimensions of the bridge. ful for the said directors, or a major part of them to cause a bridge to be built on the said highway over the said Fort-Edward creek, at the same place where the present bridge stands, which said bridge so to be built shall not be less than sixteen feet wide, built in a substantial and workmanlike manner, and shall within one year from the passing of this act be so far completed as with safety to admit the passing of carriages of every kind. VI. And be it further enacted, That as soon as the said Rates of toll. bridge be so far completed as safely to admit passing as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for the said directors to erect a gate at one or both ends of the said bridge for the collection of tolls at the following rates, to wit: for a person and horse, two cents; for every head of neat cattle, one cent; for every horse, mare or colt, one cent; for sheep and hogs at and after the rate of six cents per score; for every carriage drawn by two horses or oxen, six cents, for each additional horse or ox, two cents, which said toll it shall be lawful for the said company to demand and receive of and from all persons passing said bridge; and it shall also be lawful for the said directors to cause a convenient building to be erected on the said highway so as not to obstruct the passage of carriages, for the toll-gatherer to reside in: Provided always, That no toll shall in any wise be demand- Provise. ed or received from any person or persons, either on account of themselves, their horses, cattle, waggons or other carriages, having occasion to pass and repass over the said bridge to any part of the said village of Fort-Edward, with hay or wood for sale or their own use, or of persons residing within one mile and an half of the said bridge going to or returning from mill with grists, persons going to or returning from places of public worship, or children going to and returning from any school in the said village, or of any person travelling on foot: Provided, that no toll shall be demanded for the passage of the troops or munitions of war of the United States or of this state. VII. And be it further enacted, That in case the said bridge Toll when to shall not, in the course of one year after the passing of this be demanded. This act to ceafe when the company ed, act, be so completed as to admit with safety the passage of all such teams and carriages as have usually passed on the roads leading thereto, the said directors shall not collect any toll for passing said bridge; and the said directors shall not collect any toll if at any time during the term aforesaid the said bridge shall become so far decayed as to render the passing thereof unsafe, and the same shall be certified to the said directors by any three justices of the peace in the said county of Washington, until the said bridge shall be sufficient; and if the said bridge shall be carried away by floods, or any other accident, then and in such case the said directors shall rebuild the said bridge within eight months next thereafter; and in case the said bridge shall not within eight months next after the same shall be so carried away be rebuilt, the said corporation shall be dissolved. VIII. And be it further enacted, That as soon as the president and directors shall have received from the tolls arising are reimburs from the said bridge the amount of the monies expended in building the said bridge, with an interest of twelve per cent thereon, the costs of keeping the said bridge in repair, and the wages of the toll-gatherer, the amount of which expenditures shall annually be ascertained by the oath of the president and directors of the said company, and filed with the treasurer of the county, then and in such case this act shall cease and the said bridge become the property of this state; and also that it shall be lawful for the legislature at any time after six years to repeal or to amend or alter this act in such manner as they may deem proper. And the bridge to be Come public property. Map made by W. Sabin confirmed. Occupants to IX. And be it further enacted, That at the expiration of the term aforesaid the bridge which shall be remaining at the place aforesaid shall be to all intents and purposes the property of the people of this state: And further, That this act be and it is hereby declared to be a public act. CHAP. CLXXX. An ACT concerning the Lands ceded by this State to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Passed April 9, 1813. I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the survey made by Waiter Sabin, of the western lands ceded by this state to the commonwealth of Massachusetts, as delineated on a map thereof filed in the office of the secretary of this state, except the north tier of lots, containing eight thousand four hundred acres, be and the same is hereby confirmed. II. And be it further enacted, That the present occupants of have certain part of the said north tier of lots shall have the exclusive privileges. privilege of purchasing that portion thereof which they respectively possess, together with the land adjoining, in the whole not exceeding one lot of one hundred and sixty acres to each occupant, at such price as the surveyor-general shall direct, on a fair valuation of each lot, exclusive of the improvements thereon, to be paid in instalments as are provided by the act entitled " III. And be it further enacted, That the original proprietors, Privileges of or their legal representatives, of persons claiming said land proprietora. under a grant from the state of Massachusetts to Samuel Brown and others, shall have the privilege to purchase the residue of said land at the price ascertained as aforesaid. fold at ven. before the ift IV. And be it further enacted, That in case neither the Lands to be claimants as aforesaid, nor those in actual possession shall by due uniefs the first day of November next purchase the same, or such applied for parts as they or either of them are entitled to purchase by vir- of Nov. tue of this act, on the terms and in the manner above mentioned, it shall be the duty of the surveyor-general to sell the same or such parts thereof as are not purchased as aforesaid, at public auction, giving notice thereof in like manner as is directed in the act aforesaid. CHAP. CLXXXI. An ACT to satisfy certain Appropriations. Passed April 9, 1813. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the commissioners of the land-office shall be and hereby are authorized and required, within six months after the passing of this act, to sell in such manner and for such price as they shall deem proper, so much of the lands belonging to the people of this state, and situate in the Eastern district, as will raise a sum sufficient to satisfy all such appropriations as remain unsatisfied, and have heretofore been made to open and improve any road in the Eastern district, and which appropriations were to be satisfied out of the proceeds of the sale of lands. CHAP. CLXXXII. An ACT relative to the Farmer's Turnpike Road and Bridge Passed April 9, 1813. I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That no person or persons shall be exempt from paying the tolls mentioned in the act incorporating said company, for passing the bridge built by them across the Walkill, but those that live within one mile of either side of the said bridge, except those who go to public worship; and that the president and directors of the said company shall no longer be required to commute with any person relative to the toll for passing the first gate on their turnpike road, but instead of the tolls they were authorized to take at the said gate, there shall be only allowed to be taken by them for every waggon with two horses, mules or oxen, eight cents, and in the other tolls a reduction in that proportion. Ꮓ Rates of toll altered. |
