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person applying for the same: Provided, That the party so applying shall prove to the satisfaction of the said court, that he had at least fourteen days before such application caused notice of his intended application to be served on the president or one of the directors of the said company, of such intended application; And provided further, That if the said president and directors, shall apply for such licence they shall be entitled to the preference: And provided further, That the acceptance of such licence by the said company shall not in any wise or degree prejudice any right or claim they may have to the exclusive privilege of such ferry.

AN ACT to loan Money for the Encouragement of certain Useful

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Passed April 6, 1808.

HEREAS Benjamin Peck and Job Wilkinson, have, by their memorial, represented to the legislature, that they have it in contemplation to erect a manufactory for spinning cotton yarn and manufacturing cotton cloth, in the village of Waterford, and that the expense will be greater than they can meet, and have prayed legislative aid in the premises; Therefore,

I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the treasurer of this state pay, on the warrant of the comptroller, to the said Benjamin Peck and Job Wilkinson, the sum of two thousand dollars, out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; Provided, That the said Benjamin Peck and Job Wilkinson, shall previous to receiving the money above directed to be paid by virtue of this act, enter into a bond, jointly and severally, to the people of the state of New-York, conditioned for the faithful payment of two thousand dollars, in four years from the date of the said obligation, together with interest annually for the same, at the rate of six per cent per annum; and shall also execute to the said people a good and sufficient mortgage, upon such unincumbered real estate as the comptroller shall think sufficient (exclusive of any buildings erected on the same) for securing double the said sum of money, with the interest on the same as aforesaid, which said mortgage shall previously be duly recorded at full length, at the expense of the said Benjamin Peck and Job Wilkinson, in the proper county: And provided also, That before any money shall be advanced or loaned as hereby directed, the said Benjamin Peck and Job Wilkinson shall give such surety to the comptroller as he shall judge sufficient, that the money received by them, in virtue of the act, shall bona fide be applied to the purpose of prosecuting the said manufactories within

this state.

II. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the comptroller to loan of the monies now in the treasury, or of the first monies that may be paid in, of the fund appropriated to the use of common schools, to George Booth, a sum not exceeding five thou

sand dollars, for a term of five years, on such terms and conditions as are contained in the second section of the act entitled "an act for the encouragement of common schools;" Provided, That the said George Booth, shall execute a bond, with sufficient sureties, to be approved of by the comptroller, conditioned that the said George Booth shall apply the aforesaid sum so loaned in extending and promoting a woolen manufactory, in the town of Poughkeepsie, in this state.

III. And whereas Charles Joy, has established a manufactory for 3 spinning linen and hemp twine and yarn, at Schaghticoke, in the county of Rensselaer, by machinery, which is a saving of much labor, and promises to be of great public utility, and has prayed for a loan of money for the purpose of making his establishment more extensive; Therefore, Be it further enacted, That the comptroller be and he is hereby directed to loan to the said Charles Joy, one thousand five hundred dollars, to be appropriated for the sole purpose of manufacturing yarn and twine, for the term of five years, at six per cent; Provided, the said Charles Joy, previous to receiving the said money, so to be loaned as aforesaid, shall enter into bonds and give good and ample security, by a mortgage on lands to be approved of by the comptroller, in double the sum so to be loaned, conditioned to be paid at the expiration of the said term, with annual interest, as specified in the first section of this act: And provided also, That before any monies shall be loaned as hereby directed, the said Charles Joy shall also give such surety to the comptroller, as he shall deem sufficient, that the money received by him, in virtue of this act, shall be bona fide applied to the purpose contemplated.

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AN ACT to amend an Act, entitled "An Act to appoint Commissioners to fix the Scite for the Court House and Gaol in the County of Cayuga, and for other Purposes," passed the 16th March, 1805.

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Passed April 6, 1808.

THEREAS the commissioners appointed by the fifth section of the act hereby amended, to superintend the building of the court house and gaol, in the said county of Cayuga, have neglected to discharge the trust reposed in them by the said act, whereby great inconvenience has arisen to the inhabitants of said county: For remedy whereof,

I. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the fifth, sixth and seventh sections of the act, entitled "an act to appoint commissioners to fix the scite for the court house and gaol in the county of Cayuga, and for other purposes," passed the 16th day of March, 1805, shall be and the same are hereby repealed.

II. And be it further enacted, That John Grover, Stephen Close and Noah Olmsted be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to superintend the finishing the building intended for a court house and gaol in the village of Auburn in the county of Cayuga, on such plan as the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall judge best; and the said commissioners, or a majority of them, may contract with workmen and purchase materials for completing said court

house and gaol, and if necessary for the proceeding with the said court house and gaol, expend monies in and about the same, which shall be repaid, with interest, and settled out of any monies raised or to be raised for the building the court house and gaol, in said county of Cayuga, whenever the same shall be raised and collected, and from time to time draw upon the treasurer of the said county, for such sums of money, for the purpose aforesaid, as shall come into the treasary by virtue of this act, or the act hereby amended; and the treasurer is hereby directed, to pay out of the monies aforesaid, to the orders of the said commissioners, or a majority of them, the several sums of money to be by them drawn for, and it is hereby made the duty of the said commissioners to account with the supervisors of the said county, for the monies which they shall have received from the treasury when thereunto required.

III. And be it further enacted, That the building to be finished for that purpose, at the place aforesaid, shall be the gaol of the said county of Cayuga; and as soon as the same building shall, in the opinion of the sheriff of the county, be finished in such manner as to confine his prisoners, it shall and may be lawful for such sheriff to remove his prisoners, either upon civil or criminal process, to such gaol, and confine them therein, and such removal shall not be deemed an escape in such sheriff.

IV. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, hereby appointed to complete the said court house and gaol, shall purchase so much land as shall be necessary to accommodate the said buildings, not exceeding one acre, and procure a good and sufficient conveyance thereof, in the name of the supervisors of the said county, and their successors in office for ever, in trust for the sole use and benefit of the inhabitants of the said county of Cayuga, which conveyance, after being duly proved and recorded in the office of the clerk of the said county, shall be deposited in the said clerk's office for safe keeping; and the said commissioners are hereby authorized to pay for the said land, and also refund to the persons who have erected the court house and gaol in the village aforesaid, so much money as the same, in their opinion, shall be reasonably worth, out of the monies directed to be raised by virtue of this act, or the act hereby amended: Provided, That the said building shall not be recognized as the court house and gaol of said county, until one acre of land, including the said building, shall be duly conveyed as aforesaid, free of expense, to the board of supervisors of said county.

V. And be it further enacted, That the further sum of two thousand dollars, be raised and levied on the freeholders and inhabitants of the said county of Cayuga, with the additional sum of five cents on the dollar for collecting the same, in the manner prescribed in the fourth section of the act hereby amended, for the purposes aforesaid.

VI. And be it further enacted, That the courts of common pleas and general sessions of the peace for the county of Cayuga, be held at, the village of Auburn, in the town of Aurelius, from and after the first day of May next, until the court house, to be completed in said village, shall, in the opinion of a majority of the judges and assistant justices in said county, be fit for the reception and accommodation of the said courts, and thereafter in said court house.

VII. And be it further enacted, That all writs and process now

issued, or hereafter to be issued and made returnable at the village of Aurora, and town of Scipio, in said county, on the third Tuesday in May next, shall be considered returnable, at the village of Auburn, and all persons bound by recognizance or otherwise to appear at the village of Aurora, in the town of Scipio, at the next court of common pleas and general sessions of the peace, shall be holden to appear at the village of Auburn aforesaid.

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AN ACT authorizing the raising of Money to build a Bridge over the great River Sable.

Passed April 6, 1808.

E it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the supervisors of the several towns in the county of Clinton, or a major part of them, at their next annual meeting, shall be and hereby are authorized and required to direct to be raised and levied, on the freeholders and inhabitants of the said county of Clinton, the sum of five hundred dollars, for the purpose of building a bridge over the great river Sable, at the place called the fordway, or within one quarter of a mile of said fordway, between the town of Peru, in the county of Clinton, and the town of Chesterfield, in the county of Essex, together with the additional sum of five cents on each dollar, for collecting the same, and one cent on each dollar to be paid to the treasurer of the said county, which said sum shall be raised, levied and collected, in the same manner as the contingent charges of said county are raised, levied and collected.

II. And be it further enacted, That the supervisors of the county of Essex, or a major part of them, at their annual meeting, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, shall be and hereby are authorized and required to direct to be raised, on the freeholders and inhabitants of the said county of Essex, the sum of five hundred dollars, together with the additional sum of five cents on each dollar, for collecting the same, and one cent on each dollar to be paid to the treasurer of said county; which said sum shall be raised, levied and collected in the same manner as the contingent expenses of said county are raised, levied and collected, for the purpose of building one equal half of the bridge before mentioned.

III. And be it further enacted, That Richard Keese, Robert Batty and Joseph Jecocks, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, for the purpose of superintending the building of the aforesaid bridge, at such place within the limits directed in this act, as they or a majority of them shall think proper; and the said commissioners or a majority of them shall and may contract with workmen and purchase materials for erecting said bridge; and if any person or persons shall advance to the said commissioners any sum or sums of money for the purpose of expediting the building the said bridge, then, and in that case, the person or persons making such advance, on producing to the treasurer a certificate of the sum paid under the hands of the commissioners, shall be entitled to receive from the treasurers of either of the said counties of Clinton or Essex, the amount thereof, out of any monies in the treasury which shall have been raised for the purpose aforesaid.

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IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the treasurers of the counties of Clinton and Essex, to pay to the commissioners as aforesaid, or their order, any money that shall come into their hands, by virtue of this act, and it shall be the duty of the commissioners to account with the supervisors of either of the said counties whenever thereunto required.

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CONTENTS.

1. Interest, on refervation lands, period for payment extended.

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Remiffion of extended to certain fettlers.

2. Principal monies, period for payment extended.

3. Edfon, Alfred, lands to be granted to, with provifo.

AN ACT to amend an Act, entitled "An Act for the Relief of the Purchasers of Lands in the Cayuga, Oneida and Onondaga Reservations,” passed the 28th day of March, 1803.

Passed April 6, 1808.

WHEREAS it is represented to this legislature, by the purchas

that many of them did not avail themselves of the benefit of the act entitled "an act for the relief of purchasers of lands in the Cayuga, Oneida and Onondaga reservations," passed the 28th day of March, 1803; and whereas, under the present embarrassed state of our public affairs the immediate payment of the whole amount of the interest and of the principal due to the state from said purchasers would greatly distress and embarrass them; Therefore,

I. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That there shall be allowed to the said purchasers of the Cayuga, Oneida and Onondaga reservations, one year from the seventh day of July next, for the payment of one fourth part of the interest due and to grow due from the said purchasers, and the term of two years from the said seventh day of July, for the payment of one other fourth part of the said interest, and the like yearly extended periods, for the payment of the residue of said interest, and in like proportions.

II. And be it further enacted, That the time of payment, of the principal due from such of the said purchasers as shall pay the interest due from them respectively, in manner aforesaid, shall be extended, and the said principal shall be paid in six equal instalments, that is to say the first instalment on the seventh day of July, in the year 1812, the second on the seventh day of July, in the year 1813, the third on the seventh day of July, in the year 1814, the fourth on the seventh day of July, in the year 1815, the fifth on the seventh day of July, in the year 1816, and the sixth on the seventh day of July, in the year 1817; and that the comptroller stay all prosecutions against such of the said purchasers as shall pay the interest due on the said mortgages as aforesaid, and the expenses of prosecution if any have been incurred.

III. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the surveyor-general of the state, to execute to Alfred Edson, or his assigns, or to such person as he or they shall nominate, a conveyance in fee of lot number fifty-three, in the first allotment of New-Petersburgh, in the late Oneida reservation: Provided, the said Alfred, or

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