Appeal from award. therefor, with interest thereon, as if it were a natural person, and if the claim therefor shall be filed within one year after the passage of this act. Either party may appeal to the appellate division of the supreme court of the third department from any award made under the authority of this act, provided such appeal be taken by the service of a notice of appeal and exceptions within thirty days after the service of a copy of the award. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Comple tion of walls. Plans. Appropriation. Chap. 778. AN ACT authorizing the building and completing of retaining Became a law May 24, 1897, with the approval of the Governor. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Section 1. The superintendent of public works is hereby authorized to build and complete the retaining walls on the west side of the Champlain canal, at the westerly end of Ship street bridge in the city of Cohoes, and to build and complete the retaining walls on the east side of the Champlain canal, at the easterly end of Ship street bridge in said city, and to build and complete the approaches to said Ship street bridge. § 2. The work herein authorized shall be based upon plans and specifications furnished and approved by the state engineer and surveyor. § 3. The sum of six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purposes specified in this act, to be paid by the treasurer on the warrant of the comptroller, to the order of the superintendent of public works. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 779. AN ACT authorizing and directing the board of commissioners of the land office of the state of New York, to convey to the city of Buffalo, for park purposes, a strip of land on the south side of Scajaquada creek, in said city, known as portion of the land of the Buffalo state hospital Accepted by the city. Became a law May 24, 1897, with the approval of the Governor. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Convey thorized. Section 1. In consideration of the payment of the sum of money ance auas hereinafter provided, the board of commissioners of the land office are hereby authorized and directed to execute letters-patent, granting and conveying to the city of Buffalo, for park purposes, the strip of land hereinafter described. tion of land. § 2. The strip of land so to be granted and conveyed is described Designa as follows: Beginning at a point in the northerly line of the state hospital grounds at the distance of six hundred and twenty-four and three-tenths feet westerly from the westerly line of Elmwood avenue measured along the northerly line of said state hospital grounds; thence westerly seven hundred and fifty feet; thence on a curve to the left with a radius of twenty-eight hundred and fifteen feet, fifteen hundred and fifty-five and eighty-two one-hundredths feet to the northwesterly corner of the state hospital grounds; thence easterly along the present northerly line of said hospital grounds to the place of beginning, containing ten and eighty onehundredths acres, be the same more or less. improve land. § 3. The said strip of land so granted and conveyed to the city Use and shall be used only for the purpose of maintaining thereon, without ment of expense to the state, a boulevard, speedway or drive, and for the improvement and embellishment of so much of said strip as shall not be embraced within such boulevard, speedway or drive. tion for land. 4. The compensation to be paid by said city of Buffalo for said Compensatract or parcel of land shall be determined by the said board of land commissioners, and shall be such a sum as in the judgment of said board shall be a just and fair compensation therefor, due regard being had to the purposes for which it shall be used by said. city of Buffalo. Disposition of money paid. Amendment. Appeal from court of special sessions. Highway law § 5. In case the said city of Buffalo shall determine to take said land at the valuation placed upon it by said board of land commissioners, the money so paid by said city of Buffalo shall be paid to the state treasurer, to be held by him as a special deposit; said money to serve as a fund for the purchase of such additional lands as may be found necessary for the use of the Buffalo state hospital. § 6. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 781. AN ACT to amend section seven hundred and fifty-one of the Became a law May 24, 1897, with the approval of the Governor. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Section 1. Section seven hundred and fifty-one of the code of criminal procedure, is hereby amended to read as follows: § 751. For the purpose of appealing, the defendant, or some one on his behalf, must within sixty days after the judgment, or within sixty days after the commitment where the appeal is from the latter, make an affidavit showing the alleged errors in the proceedings or conviction or commitment complained of, and must within that time present it to the county judge or a justice of the supreme court, or in the city and county of New York, to the recorder or a judge authorized to hold a court of general sessions in that city or in the city of Albany, to the recorder, and apply thereon for the allowance of the appeal. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 782. AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to highway districts. Became a law May 24, 1897, with the approval of the Governor. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Section 1. Subdivision three of section four of chapter five hun amended. dred and sixty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety, known as the highway law, is hereby amended to read as follows: town into highway ditricts for certain 3. From time to time, not oftener than once a year, divide the Division of town into so many highway districts as they shall judge con- districts. venient, by writing, under their hands, to be filed with the town clerk, and by him to be entered in the town book, at least ten days before an annual town meeting. A territory not exceeding one square mile, containing a population of not less than one hundred and fifty, and not including a part of a city or village, may be es- Separate tablished as a separate highway district in the following manner: A verified petition of two-thirds of the electors of such territory representing two-thirds of the taxable property therein and describing the territory, may be presented to the highway commissioner at least twenty days before the annual town meeting. The petition shall state the population of the proposed district, and the taxable persons and property as appears by the last preceding assessment-roll of the town. A farm or lot shall not be divided in the formation of such district. Within ten days after the presentation of such a petition, the highway commissioner shall establish the district in the manner above required for other highway districts. The highway district so established shall not be abolished, except upon the petition or written consent of twothirds of the electors representing two-thirds of the taxable property of the district. The highway commissioner may extend the highway district, so established, not more than half a mile in any direction, and if it is so extended an order shall be entered accordingly. §2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 785. AN ACT to amend chapter nine hundred and eight of the laws Became a law May 24, 1897, with the approval of the Governor. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Section 1. Section one hundred and eighty-three of article nine of chapter nine hundred and eight of the laws of eighteen hundred Vol. I 103 and ninety-six, entitled "An act in relation to taxation, constituting chapter twenty-four of the general laws," is hereby amended to read as follows: § 183. Certain corporations exempt from tax on capital stock.Banks, savings banks, institutions for savings, insurance or surety corporations, laundry corporations, manufacturing corporations to the extent only of the capital actually employed in this state in manufacturing, and in the sale of the product of such manufacturing, mining corporations wholly engaged in mining ores within this state, agricultural and horticultural societies or associations, and corporations, joint-stock companies or associations operating elevated railways or surface railroads not operated by steam, or formed for supplying water or gas for electric or steam heating, lighting or power purposes, and liable to a tax under sections one hundred and eighty-five and one hundred and eighty-six of this chapter, shall be exempt from the payment of the taxes prescribed by section one hundred and eighty-two of this chapter. This exemption shall not be construed to include title guaranty or trust companies. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Appropriation for ment of state Chap. 786. AN ACT to provide for the improvement of the state dam at Became a law May 24, 1897, with the approval of the Governor, The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Section 1. The sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much improve- thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any salam moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of rebuilding or reconstructing the south wing of the state dam at Waterloo, and for completing the construction of the state ditch between the villages of Waterloo and Seneca Falls. The money hereby appropriated shall be expended under the supervision of the superintendent of public works, upon plans and specifications provided by the state engineer and surveyor. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
