and to and for the accommodation of such magistrates, and keep the same holding supplied with fuel, lights and stationery. But said common council courts, shall designate, for the holding of said court, some place other than furnish the court-house of the county of Rensselaer. room, etc. police § 11. The salary of the said police magistrate shall be three thou- Salary of sand dollars per annum, and the salary of said assistant police magis- magistrate shall be seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum, to be paid trate and quarterly by the chamberlain of the city of Troy. assistant. heretofore justices, notice given of the ap § 12. All statutes, laws and ordinances relating to the appointment, All laws selection or designation of a police justice or a police magistrate by passed, the common council of the city of Troy, or the appointment, selection providing for police or designation of either of the justices of the justices' court of the city magis of Troy to act as police justice, are hereby repealed. After such police trates and magistrate and such assistant police magistrate shall have been appointed repealed. and shall have duly qualified, as herein provided, the city clerk of said To whom city shall serve or cause to be served, personally, upon the justice of the shall be justices' court of the city of Troy who has been selected and designated vo to act as police justice or police magistrate in the manner prescribed pointment of police by law, written notice of such appointment and qualification under this magice act, whereupon the office of said police justice or police magistrate, as trate and selected and designated by the common council of said city, shall be and effect abolished, and his powers, duties and obligations in all criminal mat- thereof. ters and proceeding shall be abolished, and shall cease and determine; and no justice of the peace or justice of the justices' court in said city of Troy, or clerk of said justices' court, shall have power thereafter to issue any criminal warrant, process, or other. paper, or entertain any complaint, examination or proceeding in any criminal case or proceeding whatever. assistant, ings courts to before § 13. All criminal proceedings and matters pending before the police Pending court, or police justice, or police magistrate of said city undetermined, Pin proceedand so remaining at the time of the service upon him of the notice of police the appointment and qualification of the police magistrate, as herein- be con before provided, shall be thereby transferred to the police magistrate tinned appointed under this act, and shall be by him continued, determined and police disposed of according to law and the provisions of this act, and his dis- magisposition and determination of such matters and proceedings shall be, in all respects, the same as though such matters and proceedings had been originally commenced before him. trate. city, how done in § 14. The justices' court of the city of Troy shall, on and after the Justices' fifteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, consist of court of two justices and a clerk who shall respectively possess the same powers consti and jurisdiction in civil actions and proceedings as heretofore provided tute, and by law not inconsistent with this act. There shall be no election, ap- diction. pointment or selection of any person to fill any vacancy in the office of What justice of the justices' court of the city of Troy, caused by the expira- case of tion of term of office at the next charter election in the city of Troy; vacancy. but the justices of said court, whose term of office do not expire during the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six, shall continue to serve as such justices, and to perform the several duties required of them by existing laws in civil actions and proceedings as justices of said justices's* court for the term for which they were elected. § 15. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. $ 16. This act shall take effect immediately. So in the original. Alfred care Chap. 19. AN ACT to authorize the city of Newburgh to raise certain moneys by tax, for the care and improvement of Washington's Head-quarters. Passed February 15, 1876; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The treasurer of the city of Newburgh is authorized and to be paid directed to pay to the "Trustees of Washington's Head-quarters in the for taking city of Newburgh," from the contingent fund of said city, the sum of Washing two hundred and thirty-three dollars, to be applied by them in the head- payment of Alfred Goodrich, for care of Washington's Head-quarters, quarters. from February first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, to June first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. ton's Common council to raisc annnally a certain sum for § 2. The common council of the city of Newburgh, shall, annually, cause to be raised, by a general tax, at the same time and in the same manner that taxes are raised for contingent and school purposes, the sum of five hundred dollars, which sum, when so raised, shall be paid by said city to the "Trustees of Washington's Head-quarters in the city ment of of Newburgh," and shall be expended by said trustees with the moneys appropriated by the State of New York, in the care and improvement head- of the grounds and property known as Washington's Head-quarters aforesaid. care and improve. Washing ton's quarters. Trustees of village authorized to borrow money Chap. 20. AN ACT to authorize the village of Corning, Steuben county, to borrow money to pay its outstanding bonds issued pursuant to chapter three hundred and ninety-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one. Passed February 15, 1876; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The trustees of the village of Corning, in the county of Steuben, are hereby authorized to borrow, on the credit of said village, the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually and to and issue issue the corporate interest bearing bonds of said village therefor, signed by the president and treasurer, and countersigned by the clerk thereof. The said treasurer may dispose of said bonds for the purpose of such may dis. loan, but for not less than par. bonds. How treasurer pose of same. When bonds issued § 2. The bonds so issued shall be due and payable as follows: One thousand five hundred dollars, October first, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven; two thousand dollars, October first, eighteen hundred shall be and seventy-eight; two thousand dollars, October first, eighteen huncome due. dred and seventy-nine; two thousand dollars, October first, eighteen hundred and eighty, and the interest thereon, payable semi-annually, on the first day of April and October. The amount so borrowed shall be placed, by said treasurer, to the credit of a fund for the payment of Applica tion of borrowed. the outstanding bonds of said village, issued pursuant to chapter three amount hundred and ninety-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventyone, and shall, by the trustees of said village, be applied for such purpose only. to provide of bonds. § 3. The trustees of said village shall cause to be levied by tax upon Trustees the taxable property in said village, such sums annually as shall be by tax for necessary to pay said bonds by this act authorized to be issued, and payment the interest thereon, as the same shall become due, and the said treasurer shall apply the money so collected and paid to him, to the payment of the said bonds and the interest thereon, when the same shall become due and payable. Chap. 21. AN ACT to authorize police justices and justices of the to take recognizance during trial or examination. peace Passed February 15, 1876. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: ances may be taken trial or SECTION 1. In any trial or examination before a police justice or Recognizjustice of the peace, of any city or town, of any person charged with an offense bailable by such magistrate, whenever it shall be made to appear pending to the satisfaction of such justice, that such trial or examination should examinabe continued to some other day, he may take a recognizance with suf- tion. ficient surety, by two freeholders or householders, residents of the county in which the trial is being held, for the appearance before him on such day, of the person to be tried or examined; and if such person shall Proceedfail to appear at such time and abide the final decision of said, justice, of forfei the recognizance shall be deemed to be forfeited, and shall be prosecuted ture of like other forfeited recognizances, and in addition thereto the justice ance. may issue his warrant for the arrest of the person so let to bail. §2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 22. AN ACT to confirm a certain deed made by the Trustees of Passed February 15, 1876. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: ing in case recogniz. con SECTION 1. A certain deed executed by the Trustees of the Lafayette Deed of Avenue Presbyterian Church in the city of Brooklyn, to the Trustees trustees of the Fort Green Presbyterian Church in said city, dated the twenty-firmed. first day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and recorded in the office of the register of the county of Kings, on the twelfth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, in liber of conveyances eleven hundred and six, page three hundred and eighty-two, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Confirmation of deed. First judicial dis stitute. Chap. 23. AN ACT to confirm a certain deed made by the Border Passed February 21, 1876. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. A certain deed executed by the Border Mission Sabbath School of the city of Brooklyn, to the Trustees of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in the city of Brooklyn, dated the fifth day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and recorded in the office of the register of the county of Kings, on the twenty-first day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, in liber of conveyances eleven hundred and forty-two, page two hundred and three, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Chap. 24. AN ACT to alter the first and second judicial districts of the State as established by chapter two hundred and forty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and fortyseven, entitled "An act to divide the State into judicial districts," so as to conform the same to the boundaries of the city of New York and of the county of Westchester as now constituted by law. Passed February 21, 1876; three-fifths being present The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The first judicial district of the State shall consist of the trict, what city of New York, as the same has been constituted by law since the shall con- first day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. The second Second ja. judicial district shall consist of the counties of Richmond, Suffolk, dicial dís. Queens, Kings, Westchester, as the same has been constituted by law since the first day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, stitute. Orange, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess. trict, what shall con § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 25. AN ACT to legalize and confirm the official acts of the supervisor, town clerk and justices of the peace of the town of Madrid, in the county of St. Lawrence, during the year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, in issuing the bonds of said town to the amount of seven hundred and fifty dollars, for the purpose of completing the town hall in said town, and to legalize the vote of the electors of said town, at their annual town meeting in eighteen hundred and seventy-two, authorizing the issuing of said bonds. Passed February 21, 1876; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: electors officers con SECTION 1. The vote of the electors of the town of Madrid, in the Vote of county of St. Lawrence, at their annual town meeting, held on the and acts second Tuesday of February, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, author- of town izing the supervisor, town clerk and justices of the peace of said town relative to to issue the bonds of said town to the amount of seven hundred and town hall, fifty dollars, for the purpose of completing the town hall in said town firmed. and the acts of the said supervisor, town clerk and justices of the peace in issuing the bonds of said town in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-two to the amount of seven hundred and fifty dollars, bearing interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, and becoming due and payable January first, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven; and raising money on the same by selling the same at par and applying the proceeds to the completion of the town hall in said town, are hereby, in all respects, legalized, ratified and confirmed. And the said bonds so issued Bonds isare hereby made a legal debt, obligation and demand against said town. a legal §2. The board of supervisors of the county of St. Lawrence are debt. hereby authorized and directed to levy upon the taxable property of the town of Madrid, such sum or sums as shall be necessary to pay the said visors to bonds and the interest accruing thereon, as the same shall become due, pay bonds and also to pay such amounts of interest as have heretofore become due. and inter§3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 26. AN ACT to legalize and confirm the acts of Samuel H. Corwin, Abraham Van Nest Powellson, William H. Stoddard and Harrison Bull, justices of the peace of the town of Wallkill, Orange county, and to enable them to file their official bonds. Passed February 21, 1876; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: sned made Board of super levy tax to est. SECTION 1. All acts and proceedings by or before Samuel H. Cor- Acts and win, Abraham Van Nest Powellson, William H. Stoddard and Harrison proceed ings of |