An act to enable the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York, to raise money by tax. Ib. p. 230. An act relative to the act entitled "An act to provide for the permanent regulation of certain streets in the city of New-York," passed April 10th, 1823. Ib. p. 249. An act to provide for the erection of a townhouse in the town of Farmington, in the county of Ontario. Ib. p. 256. An act concerning a certain road district, in the town of Rensselaerville. Ib. p. 258. An act relative to the city of Schenectady. Ib. p. 263. An act in relation to the assessment and col. lection of certain taxes in the city of Schenectady, and for other purposes. Ib. p. 268. An act for the relief of the first Presbyterian society of the town of Pittsford, of the county of Monroe. Ib. p. 268. An act in relation to the records of deeds in the counties of Onondaga aud Cayuga, affecting the title to lands in the county of Cortland. p. 269. Ib. An act for the relief of Tunis Quick and Andrew C. Zabriskie, surviving executors and trustees of John Van Barclum, junior, deceased. Ib. p. 281. An act relative to the erection of wooden An act to amend an act entitled "An act to lay out and improve a road from Chase's patent to Lake Pleasant, in the county of Montgomery." Ib. p. 296. An act to amend an act entitled "An act for the appointment of new commissioners to lay out and improve a road from Utica, in the county of Oneida, to Winfield, in the county of Herkimer," passed March 30th, 1820. Ib. F. 304. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from the Erie canal, in the town of German Flatts, to the Cooperstown turnpike, near Oaksville. Ib. p. 305. An act to define and amend the second section of the act entitled "An act to amend an act to lay a duty on strong liquors, and for regulating inns and taverns, so fay as it relates to the city of New-York, and for other purposes," passed April 10th, 1824. Ib. p. 307. An act for exploring and laying out a road from lake Champlain, to or near Hopkinton, in the county of St. Lawrence. Ib. p. 313. An act for the relief of Jane Brill, widow of Christian Brill deceased. Ib. p. 316. An act for the relief of John W. Newcom, of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians. Ib. p. 317. certain lands in the counties of Putnam and Dutchess. Ib. p. 333. An act for the relief of the heirs of Thomas Maule the younger. Ib. p. 354. An act relative to Black-Rock harbor, and the village of Black-Rock. Ib. p. 364. An act for the relief of certain minor children therein named. Sess. Laws of Second Meeting of 1827, p. 5. An act to enable Robert Orr and others to take, hold, and convey real estate. Ib. p. 7. LAWS OF 1828. An act to enable Rhesa Beardsley to change An act to enable Charles Edward Ellis to change his name. An act for the relief of Chloe Palmer. Ib. p. 5. An act to rebuild a lock and waste-weir at Rome. Ib. p. 37. An act relative to the common school fund of the town of Edmeston in the county of Otsego. Ib. p. 40. An act to settle the estate of Mary Doxstader. Ib. p. 52. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from Claverack to the Massachusetts line. Ib. p. 53. An act concerning sales of real estate upon sheriff of Cayuga county. Ib. p. 55. execution made by Stephen W. Hughes, late An act to confirm the election of clerk for the county of Seneca. Ib. p. 56. An act to confirm the proceedings of commissioners of highways of the town of Davenport in the county of Delaware. Ib. p. 56. An act authorising the removal of a gun-house in the village of Binghamton in the county of Broome. Ib. p. 73. An act authorising the appointment of commissioners to lay out a road between the town of Bethany in Genesee county, and Lima in Livingston county. Ib. p. 78. An act concerning the gospel and school lands in the town of Sanford in the county of Broome. Ib. p. 93. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from Amherst in the county of Erie, to the village of Lockport in the county of Niagara. Ib. p. 93. An act to authorise the inhabitants of the town of Sherburne in the county of Chenango, to raise money by tax to build a town-house. Ib. p. 105. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from the village of Oxford in the county of Chenango, to the Otselic creek in the county of Cortland. Ib. p. 105. An act to authorise the division or sale of the "Parsonage Block" in the village of West-Osofwego. Ib. p. 123. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to improve a state road between the village Angelica in the county of Allegany, to the bridge across the Genesee river near Van Campen's creck, and thence to the village of Hamilton on the Allegany river," passed April 2d, 1819. Ib. p. 332. An act to extinguish the claim of John Jacob Astor and others, and to quiet the possession of An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from Lodi to Jamestown. Ib. p. 130. An act directing certain payments to be made to the minor children of De Witt Clinton, late governor of this state. Ib. p. 152. An act relative to improvements in the city of New-York, relating to West-street. Ib. p. 163. An act relative to appropriating the surplus poor funds in the town of Gouverneur in the county of St. Lawrence, for the benefit of common schools. Ib. p. 165. An act to enable the Congregational society of Canaan in the county of Columbia, to remove and repair their meeting-house. Ib. p. 297. An act in relation to the gospel and school lot in the town of Potsdam. Ib. p. 309. An act to amend an act in relation to the ac An act to appoint commissioners to lay out or alter a road between Palmyra in the county of Wayne, and Manchester in the county of On-knowledgment of deeds by the agent of the tario. Ib. p. 168. Holland land company. Ib. p. 310. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from Sheldon in the county of Genesee, to the Erie canal in the county of Orleans. Ib. p. 172. An act to revive and amend an act entitled "An act to extinguish the claim of John Jacob Astor, and to quiet the possession of certain lands in the counties of Putnam and Dutchess," passed An act to regulate and improve the finances of April 16th, 1827. Ib. p. 330. the city of Albany. Ib. p. 176. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend the several acts relating to the city of Albany, and to combine the same into one act, and for other purposes." Ib. p. 180. An act for the relief of Thomas Andrews. p. 198. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from Cannonsville in the town of Tompkins in the county of Delaware, to Shehocking in the town of Hancock in said county. Ib. p. 334. An act authorising the extension of certain Ib. streets in the city of New-York. Ib. p. 335. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to prevent horse-racing, and for other purposes." Ib. p. 210. An act further to amend the act entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Troy." Ib. p. 343. An act to amend the act entitled "An act for the relief of Ambrose Parsons and Dan Clark," An act for the relief of Ann Leland. Ib. p. passed June 19th, 1812, and to confirm certain 221. An act authorising the town of Smithfield in the county of Madison, to sell its poor lot. Ib. p. 225. An act for the sale of part of the state arsenal lot in the city of Albany. Ib. p. 226. An act for the relief of William Bunyan, James Bunyan and Robert Johnson. Ib. p. 233. An act relative to the road from the village of Northampton in the county of Montgomery, to the Mohawk turnpike. Ib. p. 234. An act for the relief of the heirs of Sarah Hanifen, deceased. Ib. p. 236. An act for the relief of Susan Bird. 244. Ib. P. An act amendatory of an act to amend the act passed April 20th, 1825, entitled "An act to authorise the diversion of the surplus waters of the Black river into Pleasant and Stoney creeks in the county of Jefferson," passed April 17th, 1826. Ib. p. 244. An act authorising the trustees of the Reformed Dutch church in the town of Shawangunk in the county of Ulster, to re-sell and convey the pews and seats in the said church. Ib. p. 245. An act for the collection of wharfage in the village of Brooklyn. Ib. p. 248. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road in the town of Manheim in the county of Herkimer. Ib. p. 253. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from the Erie canal in the town of German-flatts, to the Cooperstown turnpike near Oaksville." Ib. p. 255. conveyances made by the administrators of John Winn deceased. Ib. p. 352. An act to enable Claude Sylvain Quilliard and Emily V. his wife, to demise their real esIb. p. 352. tate. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from Plainfield to Winfield. Ib. p. 358. An act to enable the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York, to raise money by a tax, and for other purposes. Ib. p. 370. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from the village of Middleville in the town of Fairfield, near the house of Jeremiah Corey, to the town of Utica. Ib. p. 372. Au act relative to the town property of the town of Glenville. Ib. p. 379. An act to provide for any deficiency that may exist in the revenue of the general fund, to meet the charges upon that fund. Ib. p. 387. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out and open a road from Cedar Point westward, through the towns of Moriah and Newcomb in the county of Essex. Ib. p. 389. An act for the relief of Earnest Alexis Dubois Vicomte de Courval, and Eugenie Victorie Francoise Soloma Xavier Isabella, his wife. Ib. p. 405. An act to amend an act entitled “An act to prohibit the storing of gunpowder in the county of Kings," passed April 13th, 1820. Ib. p. 407. An act relative to the public burial ground in the town of Brooklyn. Ib. p. 454. An act confirming the proceedings of commissioners of highways in the town of Redhook. Ib. p. 470. LAWS OF 1828, Second Meeting of Fifty-first Session. An act to extend the time allowed for the canvass of votes in the city and county of New-York, at the general annual election. Sess. Laws of 1828, Second Meeting, p. 6. An act for the relief of the widow and children of Justus Spertzell. Sess. Laws of 1829, p. 75. An act for the relief of Anthony M'Stay, Margaret Culbert and Mary Ganly. Ib. p. 75. An act relative to deeds and mortgages executed or to be executed by the Public School society of New-York. Ib. p. 76. An act concerning jurors and town-officers in the county of Steuben. Ib. p. 87. An act for the relief of the heirs of John Wilkinson. Ib. p. 88. An act appointing commissioners to lay out a public highway in the town of Denmark in the county of Lewis. Ib. p. 100. An act to change the names of William Jauncey Thorn and James Jauncey Thorn, of the city of New-York. Ib. p. 104. An act for the relief of the devisees of Edward Chinn. Ib. p. 114. An act concerning jurors residing on the NewStockbridge tract. Ib. p. 115. An act for the relief of the representatives or devisees of Robert Adams, deceased. Ib. p. 128. An act for the relief of John Griffiths and Eleanor Griffiths. Ib. p. 128. An act to improve a part of the outlet of Chautauque lake for steam-boat navigation. Ib. p. 130. An act authorising the superintendent of lighthouses on lake Ontario, to remove certain obstructions to the light-house at the mouth of the Genesee river. Ib. p. 158. An act to confirm the conveyance of a certain piece of laud therein mentioned, to Joseph Howard, junior. Ib. p. 161. An act authorising Ann Eliza Babcock to take the maiden name of Secley. Ib. p. 163. An act to authorise the issuing of executions by the justices' court of the city of Schenectady, and for other purposes. Ib. p. 164. An act to amend an act, entitied "An act granting privileges to the firemen of the city of New-York." Ib. p. 177. An act relative to the city of Hudson. Ib. p. 178. An act to continue the act for the employment of counsel for the purposes therein mentioned. Ib. p. 213. An act to continue in force "An act relative to the court for the trial of impeachments and the correction of errors," passed January 26th, 1825. Ib. p. 213. An act to amend an act authorising the trustees of school district number eight, in the town of York, to sell the old school lot belonging to the said district, passed November 11th, 1828. p. 216. Ib. An act relative to the duties of the clerk of the police office in the city of New-York. Ib. p. 218. VOL. III. An act requiring certain persons to perform their highway work on the Whitehall and Granville turnpike. Ib. p. 231. An act to authorise the appointment of inspectors of wood and timber in the counties of Montgomery, Saratoga, Albany and Greene. Ib. p. 248. An act for the relief of the purchasers on the Selkirk tract, in the county of Oswego. Ib. p. 263. An act authorising the construction of a road from Port Kent, in the county of Essex, to Hopkinton, in the county of St. Lawrence, and making an appropriation therefor. Ib. p. 265. An act authorising Jonathan Peck and his associates to erect a dock in the town of Flushing. Ib. p. 268. An act to improve the navigation of the Cattetunk creek. Ib. p. 269. An act authorising the erection of two poorhouses in the county of Tioga. Ib. p. 272. dock in the town of Oyster-Bay. Ib. p. 274. An act authorising George D. Coles to erect a An act to discontinue a certain part of a highway in the town Columbia, in the county of Her kimer. Ib. p. 275. An act to authorise the overseers of the poor of the town of Queensbury, in the county of Warren, to sell a certain lot of land. Ib. p. 275. An act authorising Benjamin Tucker to change his name to Benjamin Franklin. Ib. p. 276. An act to authorise the commissioners of highways of the town of Otsego to alter a road. Ib. p. 276. An act for allowing compensation to petit jurors attending certain courts in the county of Schenectady. Ib. p. 287. An act to amend "An act appointing commissioners to lay out and open a road from Cedar Point, westward, through the towns of Moriah and Newcomb, in the county of Essex," passed April 21, 1828. Ib. p. 289. An act appointing commissioners to lay out a road between the village of Auburn and the village of Weedsport, in the county of Cayuga. Ib. p. 292. An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to amend the act, entitled 'An act to prevent horse racing, and for other purposes,' passed April 5th, 1828." Ib. p. 293. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road in the towns of Vernon and Verona, in the county of Oneida. Ib. p. 309. An act authorising the investment of a part of the school fund in stock, to be created for the construction of the Cayuga and Seneca canal. Ib. p. 310. An act for the relief of Jemima Burk. Ib. p. 313. An act for the relief William C. Housinan and James A. Housman. Ib. p. 314. An act extending the lines of certain lots in the village of Black Rock. Ib. p. 319. An act auhorising Thomas Garvie to erect à wharf in the town of Oyster-Bay, in the county of Queens. Ib. p. 357. An act to amend an act, entitled "An act relative to the road from the village of Northampton, 84 p. 436. in the county of Montgomery, to the Mohawk || city of New-York, and for other purposes. lb. turnpike," passed April 10th, 1828. Ib. p. 358. An act for the relief of the heirs of William Jones, deceased. Ib. p. 394. An act for the further support and extension of common schools in the city of New-York. Ib. p. 397. An act authorising the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York, to erect a public market, and to lay out and open a public street in the eleventh ward of the said city. Ib. p. 398. An act making certain alterations in the map or plan of the city of New-York. Ib. p. 400. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a public highway from the village of Albion, in the county of Orleans, to the village of Olean, in the county of Cattaraugus. Ib. p. 418. An act relative to the city of Troy. Ib. p. 423. An act for the relief of Betsey Cameron. Ib. p. 425. An act to authorise the commissioners for "the diversion of the surplus waters of Black River," to levy a tax to effect that object. Ib. p. 425. An act for the relief of Mary Ann Byrne, Margaret Byrne, John Byrne and Peter Chailes Byrne, infants. Ib. p. 434. An act in relation to the commissioners of high- || ways of the town of Watertown, in the county of Jefferson. Ib. p. 435. An act to create a fund in aid of the society for the reformation of juvenile delinquents, in the || An act for the relief of the Reformed Presbyterian congregation of the town of Galway in the county of Saratoga. Ib. p. 440. An act to authorise the several persons therein named to change their names. Ib. p. 456. An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road across the Onondaga Indian Reservation. Ib. p. 481. An act to provide for the apportionment of school money, in the city of Schenectady. Ib. p. 484. An act authorising the commissioners of common schools in the town of Covert, in the county of Seneca, to alter the time of apportioning the public school money to the trustees of the several districts of said town. Ib. p. 518. An act to loan the credit of the state to the president, managers and company of the Delaware and Hudson canal company. Ib. p. 525. An act for the relief of the widow and children of James Usher. Ib. p. 544. An act authorising the canal commissioners to reduce the waters of the Seneca lake. Ib. p. 553. An act further to provide for the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river. Ib. p. 566. An act authorising Edward Lyde and John McComb, surviving trustees under the will of Henry Spingler, deceased, to sell certain real Ib. p. 567. estate. APPENDIX. Acts of the Assembly of the Colony of New-York. An act declaring what are the rights and privileges of their FORASMUCH as the representatives of this their majesties' province of Recital. New-York, now convened in general assembly, are deeply sensible of their majesties' most gracious favor, in restoring to them the undoubted rights and privileges of Englishmen, by declaring their royal will and pleasure in their letters patents to his excellency, who they have appointed their captain general and governor in chief over this their province, that he should, with the advice and consent of their council, from time to time, as need shall require, to summon and call general assemblies of the inhabitants, being freeholders, according to the usage of their majesties' other plantations in America: And that this most excellent constitution, so necessary, and so much esteemed by our ancestors, may ever continue unto their majesties' subjects within this province of New-York, the representatives of this their majesties' province, convened in generaĺ assembly, do, with all duty and submission, humbly pray, that the rights, privileges, liberties and franchises, according to the laws and statutes of their majesties' realm of England, may be confirmed unto their majesties' most dutiful and loyal subjects inhabiting within this their province of New-York, by authority of this general assembly: general Be it therefore enacted by the Governor and Council, and the Representa- Governor, tives met in General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted and declared by the council and authority of the same, That the supreme legislative power and authority, assembly. under their majesties, William and Mary, king and queen of England, &c. shall forever be and reside in a governor in chief and council appointed by their majesties, their heirs and successors; and the people, by their representatives met and convened in general assembly. That the exercise and administration of the government over the said province, shall, pursuant to their majesties' letters patents, be in the said governor in chief and council; with whose advice and consent, or with at least five of them, he is to rule and govern the same, according to the laws thereof, and for any defect therein, according to the laws of England, and not otherwise. That in case the governor in chief shall die, or be absent out of the province, and that there be no person within the province commissionated by their majesties, their heirs or successors, to be governor or commander in chief, that then the council for the time being, or so many of them as are in the said province, do take upon them the administration of the government, and the execution of the laws thereof, and powers and authorities belonging to the governor in chief and council; the first in nomination in which council, is to preside until the said governor shall return and arrive |