valid unless A. D. 1811. XI. And be it further enacted, That no transfer of Tranfers of stock shall be valid until the same is entered or regisstock nottered in a book or books to be kept for that purpose registered by the directors, and unless the person making the books of the same shall previously discharge all debts due by him company. or her to the said corporation. in the Shares deemed XII. And be it further enacted, That the stock of the said company, so far as relates to the property of personal es- each individual stockholder, shall be considered as tate to be made, certain ca ses. personal estate. Semi annu- XIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the al dividends duty of the directors of the said company, on the first except in Mondays of January and July in every year, to make a dividend of so much of the profits of the said company as to them or a majority of them shall appear prudent and advisable, among the several stockholders, according to their respective shares in the said stock: Provided, That in case of loss or losses whereby the capital stock of the said company shall be diminished, no subsequent dividend shall be made until a sum equal to such diminution, arising from the profits of the said company shall have been added to the cap This act not forfeit ed by non user in two years This deem act. ital. XIV. And be it further enacted, That this present act of incorporation shall in no wise be forfeited for any non-user whatsoever within two years from the passing of this act. XV. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be ed a public and hereby is declared to be a public act, and that the same for the time herein before limited shall be construed in all courts benignly and favorably for every benefical purpose therein intended. W CHAP. CCXXIV. An ACT for the relief of the heirs of Jacob Ambler, heirs of the said Jacob Ambler, six of whom are now A. D. 1811. under age, to have the real estate of which Jacob Ambler died seized sold and conveyed: Therefore, appointed of J. Am release her I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That Daniel Trustee Couch, junior, of Milton, in the county of Saratoga, to dispose be and he is hereby appointed trustee, with full pow- bler's estate er to grant, bargain and convey all the real estate whereof the said Jacob Ambler died seized, or any part thereof, for the best price and on the best terms which can be had for the same, applying and accounting for the monies arising from such sale or sales, with the heirs and representatives aforesaid, in the same manner as by law an administrator of personal property is directed to do: Provided, That the said Lydia Am- Widow to bler, widow of the said deceased, before she shall be dower. entitled to receive her proceeds of the sales of the said real estate to be made as aforesaid, shall execute to the purchaser or purchasers, their heirs and assigns, a bond release of her right of dower in and to the real estate so sold as aforesaid, and shall give bonds to the children of the said deceased, with such sureties and in such penalty, reference being had to the amount, as the chancellor of this state shall direct, conditioned for the payment to the heirs of the said Jacob Ambler, at her death, of that proportion which she shall have received of the proceeds of the sales as aforesaid, which monies shall descend to the said heirs after the death of the said Lydia Ambler, and the said bond shall be filed in the office of the register or assistantregister of the court of chancery. And to give II. And be it further enacted, That the said Daniel Trustee to Couch, junior, before he enters on the execution of give bond. the above trust, shall give and execute to the said heirs of the said Jacob Ambler, under the direction of the chancellor, a bond, with two or more sufficient sureties, in such sum as the chancellor shall direct, of the nature and in the form of, and to be construed, enforced, prosecuted and applied in the manner in which bonds taken on granting administration are directed to be by law, mutatis mutandis, however, so as A. D. 1811. to apply to the true intent and meaning of this act, which said bond shall be filed in the office of the reg the death ister or assistant-register of the court of chancery for the use of the heirs. III. And be it further enacted, That in case the In case of trustee hereby appointed shall die before the execuof the trus-tion of the said trust shall be completed, it shall be tee, chan- lawful for the chancellor aforesaid to appoint one or point oth more trustees in his stead, who shall in all respects conform to the directions of this act. cellor to ap ers CHAP. CCXXV. An ACT to amend the several acts relative to the city of Schenectady. Passed April 9th, 1811. WH HEREAS the mayor, aldermen and commonalty, of the city of Schenectady, in comPreamble. mon council convened, by petition under their common seal, have prayed the legislature for certain alterations in the charter of said city and sundry other laws heretofore passed: Therefore, Supervis- 5 1st and 2d auunally elected 1. BE it enacted by the people of the state of NewYork, represented in senate and Assembly, That it shall be lawful for the inhabitants of the first and seors for the cond wards of the said city, qualified by the existing wards to be laws of this state to vote at town-meetings, at the anniversary election for charter and town officers hereafter to be held in the said respective wards, to elect by ballot one supervisor for each of the said wards, who shall have the same power and authority as the su10th section pervisors of the third and fourth wards of the said city of act rela- now have by law, and that the tenth section of the act city repeal- entitled "an act relative to the city of Schenectady," passed 4th April, 1801, be and the same is hereby repealed. tive to the ed Power giv en to the corporation II. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the said city, in common council convened, to pass relative to ordinances for regulating petty grocers in the said city, groceries and for exacting a recognizance of every such grocer in such penalty and with such sureties as the common council shall deem reasonable, conditionded that he shall not permit any strong or spirituous liquors to be A.D. 1811. drank in his shop, out-house, yard or garden, nor suffer any kind of gaming within the same, nor sell any sort of strong or spirituous liquors to any servant or slave without a permit from his or her master or mistress. ances from thorised to to be taken of mayor, monalty III. And be it further enacted, That the recognizance which may be required of persons licenced to re- persons antail strong and spirituous liquors to be drank in his or sell spiritu her house, out-house, yard or garden within the said ous liquors city, in pursuance of the sixth section of the act enti- in the name tled "an act to lay a duty on strong and spirituous li- aldermen quors, and for regulating inns and taverns," passed the and com7th April, 1801, and the recognizance of grocers to be taken and entered into pursuant to the provisions of this act, instead of being entered into and acknowledged to and in the name of the people of the state of New-York, shall be taken in the name of the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty, and that the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty, in common coun- tion to cil convened shall and may make such orders in rela- make ortion to prosecutions for breaches thereof as they shall tion to deem proper and necessary to preserve peace and reaches of good order, and to promote the welfare of the said nizances. city. Corpora ders in rela such recog grocers may le their liecu keeping riotous IV. And be it further enacted, That no tavern keeper or grocer in the city of Schenectady shall permit Tavern any riotous or noisy persons to be assembled in his keepers & or her house on the sabbath day, nor permit at any te detime any manner of gaming, quarreling or other dis-ped of orderly practice or conduct, nor keep any billiard-ces for table or other instrument or device used for gaming; ping and that it shall and may be lawful for the mayor of houses. the said city, in conjunction with any two of the aldermen thereof, to hear and determine in a summary way any complaint which may be preferred against any tavern keeper or grocer for any offence in the premises, and in case they shall judge it necessary, to deprive any tavern keeper or grocer who shall of fend in the premises of his or her licence. aldermen & A. D. 1811. V. And be it further enqcted, That the mayor and the Powers of aldermen and assistants of the first and second wards the mayor, of said city, or the major part of them, in common assistants council convened, shall and may pass ordinances for the more effectual suppression of vice and immorality, wards in re and to enforce the due observance of the sabbath day, the suppres and suppress and restrain disorderly and gaming housgaming, es within the said first and second wards, and also, to of the 1st and 2d lation to sing vice, &c. In relation venting of suppress billiard-tables and other instruments and devices used within the said first and second wards for the purpose of gaming, and all other ordinances which in the opinion of the said common council may be neto the pre- cessary for preserving peace and good order, and to forestaling, prevent forestalling and regrating, and for detecting and restraining every kind of fraudulent device or practice within the first and second wards of the said Proviso. city Provided always, That no ordinance to be passed by virtue of any of the provisions in this act shall be repugnant to the constitution or any statute of this &c. In relation to the keep ing and transport ing gun powder. to the use of lights in state. VI. And be it further enacted, That the common council of the said first and second wards shall and may from time to time, and as often as they shall deem it necessary, pass ordinances to regulate the keeping, carting, conveying and transporting of gun-powder, or any other combustible or dangerous materials within the bounds of the said first and second wards, and also, In relation to regulate the use of lights and candles in livery and other stables within the said first and second wards, livery sta- and also, to remove and prevent the construction of bles. any fire-place, hearth, chimney, stove, oven, boiler, In relation kettle or apparatus used in any manufactory or busistruction of ness which may be dangerous in causing or promotehimnics & ing fires, and also to direct the construction of safe apparatus deposits for ashes, and to appoint one or more officer #tories or officers at reasonable times to enter into and examine all dwelling-houses, lots, yards, enclosures and buildings of every description within the said first In relation and second wards, in order to discover whether any of to ash hous them are in a dangerous state, and to cause such as 10 the cou hearths, in manufac es. |