Leave to Sell or Mortgage Property.

1240. Petition of Trustees for Leave to Sell or Mortgage Real Property of the Society.

To the Supreme Court of the State of New York:

The petition of the undersigned respectfully shows, that they are the trustees of the religious society known as a religious corporation formed under the laws of this State, having no personal property except [their church furniture], and no real estate except [the lot on which stands their house of worship]; [here state the facts that the petition is based on— e. g., thus: that said house of worship has just been erected at a cost of about dollars, and they ask the leave of the court to mortgage said property for dollars, the term of years, for to raise the balance of said money. And this petition further shows, that the resolution hereto annexed is a copy of a resolution which was unanimously passed by the trustees of said society, at a meeting duly held; and that the petition hereto annexed is the petition of a majority of the legal voters of said religious corporation, and that the property which they desire to mortgage is bounded and described as follows: [Add description.]

[Signatures of trustees.]

A. B. being sworn, says that he is the clerk [or, the president] of the board of trustees of the religious corporation known as the ; that he has read the foregoing petition by him subscribed, and knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated on his information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be true; that the persons who have signed the annexed petition of legal voters are all legal voters of said religious corporation, and that the whole number of legal voters of said society does not exceed and that the foregoing signers of this petition are all the trustees of said corporation.

SWORN [etc., as in Form 1115].

1241. Order for Leave to Mortgage or Sell.

[Signature.]

At a special term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held at

and on motion of

dated the

day of

for said petitioners, it is hereby ordered, that the said be authorized to sell the real estate in said petition described [or, to mortgage the real property in said petition described, for a period not to exceed years, for a sum not to exceed

the proceeds as requested in the said petition.

dollars], and to appropriate

Satisfaction of Liens, etc.

CHAPTER LXXXI.

SATISFACTION-PIECES.

JUDGMENTS, mortgages which have been registered, and other liens resting in record, should have the evidence of their discharge also recorded. The instrument appropriate to this purpose is termed a satisfaction-piece. It should be acknowledged or proved by a witness in the same way as a deed, according to the forms given in the chapter of ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

*

Satisfaction is acknowledged between A. B., plaintiff, and Y. Z., defendant, for the sum of dollars, judgment entered, in the judgment-book of the

Court in the county of

thousand eight hundred and

Acknowledged before me, the

day of

18 by the said A.

B., to me known [or, proven by the oath of M. N., a credible witness] to

be the plaintiff in the above action. [Signature of officer.]

the

day of

one

[Signature of judgment creditor.]

1243. Satisfaction of Justice's Judgment.

[As in the preceding form, substituting for the words between the the following:] judgment rendered by M. N., Esq., a justice of the peace in the town of

and county of

damages and costs; transcript filed and judgment docketed,—

1244. Satisfaction of Mortgage.

day of

I, A. B. [or, we, the president, directors and company of, etc.], do hereby certify, that a certain mortgage, bearing date the year one thousand eight hundred and

made and executed by Y. Z., [and W. Z. his wife], to me [or, to us-or, to one M. N., and by him heretofore assigned to me-or, us], and recorded in the office of

Satisfaction Pieces.

in the county of

in Lib.

School Laws.

of mortgages, page [or, if a chattel in the county of ], on is paid. And I [or, we] do hereby consent that the

mortgage, say: and filed in the office of day of

the

same be discharged of record. Dated the

day of

18 [or, if executed by a corporation, say : In witness whereof, the said [naming corporation] have caused their corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, this day of

In presence of

18 ]. [Signature, etc.]

[Signature of witness.]

[Add acknowledgment or proof by subscribing witness, as in case of a Deed.]

1245. Satisfaction of Mechanic's Lien.

I, A. B., do hereby certify, that a certain mechanic's lien, filed in the office of the clerk of the county of the day of

at o'clock in the

eight hundred and
claimant, against the building and lot situate on the

one thousand noon, in favor of A. B.,

said street, M. N. owner and O. P. contractor, is discharged.

In presence of

[Signature of witness.]

[Add acknowledgment or proof by subscribing witness, as in case of a Deed.]

CHAPTER LXXXII.

SCHOOLS.

THE Common-school Systems adopted in various States differ so much, and the features and practice are generally so fully set forth in the statute regulations, that a full statement of the law should be sought in the statutes and in the instructions, if any issued, by the state officers having supervision of the public instruction. The following forms have reference to the most common needs of professional or clerical use under the statutes of New York.

1251. Tax-list for collection of moneys raised for building a school-house........... 1252. Warrant to be attached to tax-list...

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1253. Rate-bills for sums to be paid by the inhabitants for instruction or for fuel. 648 1254. Renewal of warrant.....

1255. Collectors' notice to pay taxes..

1256. Return of the collector..

1257. Notice of levy and sale by the collector

1246. Order Altering School Districts.

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644

644

644

It is hereby ordered by the school commissioner of the District of the county of

Assembly

[and the supervisor and town clerk of the town of ], that school district No. in said town be enlarged by adding thereto the following described farms and dwellings to be taken from district No. in said town [description]. [Date.]

[Signatures and titles.]

1247. Order Erecting a New District.

[As in the preceding form to the*, and continue:] a new school district to be called district No.

be erected in the town of

said district to embrace the following described dwellings, farms and territory which are taken from districts Nos. and ; said territory so set apart for

said new district is described as follows [description]. [Date.]

[Signatures and titles.]

1248. Consent of Trustees Indorsed on Order.

We hereby consent to the within alteration of school districts. [Date.]

[Signatures of] Trustees.

1249. Notice of First Meeting in a New School District. Notice is hereby given, to the inhabitants, qualified to vote at district school meetings of the district, described in the annexed order, that the first district meeting of said district will be held at the house of

said district, on the day of

for the purpose of electing district school officers, and determining upon the site for the school-house, and the amount of tax to be raised to build the house, and any other business necessary to be done at said meeting. [Date.] [Signature of] School Commissioner.

1250. Ordinary Notice of District School Meeting.

Notice is hereby given, that a special [or, an annual, or, adjourned] meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of this school district, authorized by law to vote therein, will be held at

on

o'clock in noon, for [the election of officers] and other necessary business. [Signature of clerk.]

the

[Date.]

Collection of Taxes.

1251. Tax-list for Collection of Moneys Raised for Building a School

district No.

in the town of

House.

List of taxes, payable by the following persons, taxable inhabitants of
made by the trustees of said dis-
in conformity to law.

trict, on the

day of

18

[Here insert them, and add signature of trustees.]

1252. Warrant to be Attached to Tax-list.

To the collector of School District No.

, greeting:

in the town of

in the

county of
In the name of the People of the State of New York, you are hereby
commanded and required to collect, from each of the inhabitants of said dis-
trict, in the annexed tax-list named, the sum of money set opposite to his
name in said list, and within thirty days after receiving this warrant, to pay
the amount thereof collected by you (retaining your fees for collection), into
the hands of the trustees of said district, or some or one of them, and take
his or their receipt therefor; and in case any person named in such list
shall not pay the sum therein set opposite to his name, on demand, you are
hereby commanded to levy the same by distress and sale of the goods and
chattels of the said delinquent, in the same manner as on warrants issued
by the board of supervisors to the collectors of taxes.
GIVEN under our hands and seals, this

1253. Rate-bills for Sums to be Paid by the Inhabitants for Instruction or

for Fuel.

Rate-bill of the persons liable for teachers' wages [or, fuel], in district
for the school-term ending the

be No.

in the town of

of.

NAMES.

NO. OF DAYS SENT.

AMOUNT OF SCHOOL BILL [07, BILL FOR
FUEL], INCLUDING COLLECTOR'S FEES.

[Here insert them, and add signatures.]