to be chofen, ther their affairs and bufinefs, as they, or the major part of them fo legaly met, fhali judge ben for the general good of the faid corporation, and profitable for the more effectually promoting the beneficial designs of their initution; all which laws, conlitutions, regulations, ordinances, and ftatutes to to be made, framed, constituted, eftablished and ordained as aforehi, we will, command and ordain by thefe preients, for us, our heirs and fuccefors, to be from time to time, and at all times hereafter kept, obeyed and performed in all things, as the fame ought to be on the penalties and amerciaments in the fame to be imposed and limited, fo as the fame laws, conftitutions, regulations and ftatures, be reasonable in themelves, and not repug⚫nant or contrary to the laws and ftatutes of that part of our kingdom of Great-Britain called England, nor of our faid province of New-York; and for the keeping up and referving forever hereafter, a fucceflion of members for the laid corporation, our will and pleasure is, and we do hereby kr us, our heirs and fucceffors, ordain and give, and grant to the faid corporation of the chamber of commerce in the city of New-York, in America, and their fucceffors forever, that at any time of the ftated legal meetings of the faid corporation, to be held on the firft Tuesday in every month forever hereafter, but at no other meeting of our faid corpoation, it fhall and may be lawful for them, and their fucceffors forever, to elect and choose in fuch manner and form, and upon fuch terms and conditions, as How new members fhall be directed, ordained and eltablished for that purpose, by any of the faid bye-laws, ftatutes, conftitutions or ordinances of the faid corporation, fuch and fo many perfons to be members of the faid corporation as they fhall think beneficial to the laudable defigns of the faid corporation; which perfons and every of them, fo from time to time elected and chofen, fhall by virtue of thefe prefents, and of fuch election, be velled with all the powers, authorities and privileges which any member of the laid corporation is hereby invefted with; and in cafe any other extraor dinary meeting or meetings of the faid corporation fhall at any time or times bejudged neceffary, for the promoting of the intereft and bulinefs of the faid corporation, We do hereby for us, our heirs and fucceflors, will, declare and ordain, that it fhall and may be lawful for our faid corporation to meet from time to time, at fuch days and times, and at fuch places in our faid city of New-York, and upon fuch notices or fummons, as fhall for that purpofe from time to time be fettled, established and ordained by the laws, ordinances or flatutes of the faid corporation; and that the members of our faid corpora➡ tion being fo met, or fo many of them in number at least, as by the faid laws, ordinances and ftatutes aforefaid, fhall from time to time be eftablished, directed, ordained and appointed for that purpofe, fhall, together with the prefi dent or one of the vice-prefidents of the faid corporation for the time being, be a legal meeting of the faid corporation; and they or the major part of them to met, fhall have full power and authority to act, tranfact, do and perform all and fingular whatfoever may be tran acted, done and performed, any the hereby flated meetings aforefaid, of the faid corporation, faving and except the electing members, making laws, ordinances and flatutes, and dipofing of the real eitates of the faid corporation; and our will and pleafure is, that until the fame fhall be otherwife regulated as aforefaid, that the Where the meet. meetings of the faid corporation fall be held in the great ings are to be held. room of the building, commonly called the Exchange, fitate at the lower end of the street called Broad-fireet, in the faid city of NewYork; and that until the fame fhall be alfo otherwife regulated as aforefaid, ferior officers, to be fident. that no act done in any meeting of the faid corporation fhall be legal, good The prefilent or a or valid, unless the prefident or one of the vice-prefidents, and vice-prefident, and 20 members to con- twenty others of the members of the faid corporation at the pof: a legal meeting. leaft, be prefent, and the major part of them confenting thereto; and we do further give and grant to the faid corporation of the chamber of commerce in the city of New-York, in America, that it fhall and may be lawful for the prefident of the faid corporation at all times hereafter forever,to Door-keepers, mef- appoint a door-keeper,one or more mefienger or mefiengers, fengers, and other in- and all fuch other inferior officers as fhall by him be appointed by the pre- thought neceffary for the faid corporation, and to displace them and any and every of them, at his will and pleasure; Provided nevertheless, That no fuch door-keeper, meflenger or other offcer, fhall hold his or their office or offices, by virtue of any fuch appointment, longer than until the then next lawful meeting of the faid corporation, unlefs fuch perfon or perfons fo appointed, fhall be then approved of by the majority of fuch of the members of the faid corporation as fhall then be met; and we do further, of our efpecial grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, for us, our heirs anfucceffors, grant and ordain, that when and as often as Officers of the cor- the prefident or any vice-prefident, treasurer or fecretary of polation miflemean the faid corporation, shall misdemean himself in his or their ing themfelves. faid offices refpectively, and thereupon a complaint or charge in writing fhall be exhibited against him or them by any member of the faid corporation, at any legal meeting or meetings of the faid corporation; How to be proceed that it thall and may be lawful for the members of the faid ed againit. corporation then met, or the major part of them, from time to time, upon examination and due proof, to fufpend or discharge fuch prefident, vice-prefident, treasurer or fecretary from their offices refpectively, although the yearly or other time for their refpective fervices fhall not be expired; any thing before in thefe prefents contained to the contrary thereof, in any wife notwithstanding. And further, We do by thefe prefents, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, give and grant unto the faid corporation of the chamber of commerce in the city of New-York, in America, and their fucceflors forever, that this our prefent charter fhall be deemed, adjudged and conftrued in all cafes most favourably, and for the best benefit and advantage of our faid corporation, and for promoting the good intentions and defigns herein before exprefled, inducing us graciously to grant the fame; and that this our prefent grant being entered on record as herein after is expreffed, or the enrollment thereof, fhall be forever hereafter good and effectual in law, according to our true intent and meaning herein before declared, without any other licence, grant or confirmation from us, our heirs, and fucceffors hereafter, by the faid corporation to be had or obtained, notwithflanding the not reciting or mifrecital, or not naming or minaming of the aforefaid offices, franchifes, privileges, immunities, or other the premifes, or any of them; and although no writ of ad quod damnum, or other writs, inquifitions or precepts, hath been upon this occafion, had, made, iflued or profecuted; any flatute, act, ordinance or provifion, or other matter, or any thing to the contrary thereof, in any wife notwithstanding. In teftimony whereof, we have caufed thefe our letters to be made patent, and the great feal of our faid province to be hereunto affixed, and the fame to be entered on record in our decretary's office for our faid province, in one of the books of patents there remaining. Witness, our trufty and well-beloved Cadwallader Colden, Exquire, our leantenant-governor and commander in chief of our faid pio tion of the exercile of vhce of New-York, and the territories depending thereon in America, by and with the advice and confent of our council, for our faid province, at Fort-George, in our city of New-York, this thirteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand feven hundred and feventy, and of our reign the tenth. By virtue whereof, the faid John Cruger, and others of the city of New-York, merchants, therein named, and their fucceffors, did hold, exercife and enjoy, all and' fingular the rights, privileges, franchises, powers Preamble, and immunities therein particularly mentioned and granted. Recting the interrup- And whereas during the late war and public calamities, the the charter rights, exercife and enjoyments of the faid rights, privileges, franchifes and immunities, hath been for a long time interrupted and fufpended, by means whereof doubts have arifen, whether the faid rights, privileges, franchifes and immunities can be legally refumed, held, exercited or enjoyed. And whereas Samuel Broome, Jeremiah Platt, John Broome, Benjamin Ledyard, Thomas Randall, Robert Bowne, Daniel Phoenix, Jacob Morris, Eliphalet Brufh, James Jarvis, John Blagg, Viner Van Zandt, Stephen Sayre, Jacobus Van Zandt, Nathaniel Hazard, Thomas Hazard, Abraham P. Lott, Abraham Duryce,William Malcom, John Alfop, Ifaac Sears, James Beekman, Abraham Lott, Comfort Sands, Jofeph Blackwell, Jofhua Sands, Lawience Embree, George Embree, Gerardus Duykinck, junior, Cornelius Ray, Antho by Griffiths, Thomas Tucker, John Berrian, Ifaac Roosevelt, John Franklin, John H. Kipp, Henry H. Kipp, Archibald Currie, David Currie and jonathan And petition for a re- Lawrence, all of the faid city, merchants, have by their humval of the corpora ble petition fet forth, that the faid letters patent, and the pow ers and privileges exercifed and enjoyed under the fame, have greatly promoted the commercial interefts of this ftate, and that great and daily inconveniences and injury are fuffered by the fufpenfion thereof, and have prayed, that the faid letters patent, with all and fingular the powers and franchises therein contained, may be revived, confirmed and eflablished. 1. Be it therefore enacted by the people of the fate of New-York, re, refented in fenate and affembly, and it is hereby enaded by the authority of the fare, That the faid letters patent, and all and fingular the powers, rights, privileges, franchifes and immunities, therein and thereby granted, fhall be, and the fame are hereby ratified and confimed, and the faid letters patent, and all and every their former rights, privileges, franchises and immunities, therein and thereby granted, shall be and remain in full force and efficacy, notwithflanding any non-uler, n-ufer between the or mif-uter, of any of the faid powers, nights, privileges, 1775, and franchifes and immunities heretofore had, committed, done or fuffered, between the nineteenth day of April, one thoufand feven hundred and feventy-five, and the day of the pafi ng of this act; and that the faid Samuel Broome, Jeremiah Platt, John Broome, Eenjën Ledyard, Thomas Randall, Kobert Bowne, Dani Tho fen cramber of com- nix, Jacob Morris, Eliphalet Brufh, James Jarvis, John Blagg, Viner Van Zandt, Stephen Sayre, Jacobus Van Zandt, Nathaniel Hazard, Thomas Hazard, Abraham P. Lot, Abraham Duryce, William Malcolm, John Alfop, Haac Sears, james Becken, Abraham Lott, Comfort Sands, Jofeph Blackwell, Jofhua Sands, Lawrence Embice George Embree, Gerardus Duykinck, junior, Cornelius Ray, Anthony Griffiths, Thomas Tucker, John. Berrian, haac Reo.evelt, John Franklin, John H. Kipp, Henry H. Kipp, Archibald Currie, David Curie, and Jonathan Lawrence, and their fucceffors, fhall and may forever hereafter remain, continue Charter confirmed. Notwithstanding any the date of this act. Members of the pre and be a body corporate, and politic, in deed, fact and name, by the name Name of the cor- of, The corporation of the chamber of commerce of the ftate of New-York, and by that name, to fue, plead and be impleaded, and to anfwer and to be answered. poration. fident, treafarer and II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefund, Prefi lent, vice-pre- That the faid John Alfop, fhall be the prefent prefident, the fecretary, appointed. above named Ifaac Sears, the prefent vice-prefident, the above named John Broome, the preient treasurer, and the above named John Blagg, the prefent fecretary of the faid corporation, who fhail hold, poflefs and enjoy, their faid refpective offices until the firft Tuesday in May, now next enfuing; and in cale any or either of the faid perfons hereby nominated and appointed to the refpective offices aforefaid, fhall happen to die, or fhall neglect or refufe to act in, or execute, or fhall be removed from fuch office or offices refpectively, before the faid firft Tuesday in May next, that then, and in every fuch café, it fhall and may be lawful for the members of the laid body corporate, to meet at fuch time and times, and at fuch place and places within the faid city, as they fhall for that purpose appoint, and upon fuch notices or fummons as have heretofore been used and established by the faid body corporate, and then and there by the majority of uch as shall so meet, to elect and choose other or others to the faid office or offices refpectively, in the place of him or them fo dying or neglecting, or refui.ng to act, or being removed in the manner heretofore ufed in the annual elections of the like officers; which perfon or perfons fo elected and clofen, fhall enjoy and exercife the faid office or offices, and all and fingular the privileges and powers thereto belonging, or appertaining, until the faid firft Tuesday in May next. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, 'That the corporation of the chamber of commerce of the ftate of New-York, and their fucceffors, fhall and may, for ever hereatier, peaceably have, hold, use and All former rights enjoy, all and every the rights, powers, liberies, privileges, to be enjoyed by the franchiifes, ufages, lands, tenements, eftates and hereditaments, prefent corporation. which have heretofore by virtue of the above recited charter, been given or granted unto the faid corporation, by the name of, The corporation of the chamber of commerce of the city of New-York, in America. CHAP. XXXI. An ACT for the Regulation of Pilots and Pilotage for the Port of New-York, lations for the pilots, and of their rates of pilotage. Camcil of appoint 1. Be it therefore enacted by the people of the flute of New-York, reprefented in fenue and affembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the fame, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for his excellency the ment to appoint maf governor, or perfon adminiftring the government of the fer and wardens, ftate for the time being, by and with the advice and confent of the council of appointment, to appoint, as often and from time to time, as to fuch council fhail feem necefiary, one fit and proper perfon to be mafter, and three or more fit and proper perfons to be wardens of the faid port of appoint a deputy. New-York, who fhall be called, The mafter and wardens of the port of And branch pilots. New-York; and in like manner to appoint and commision a fufficient number of perfons to be branch pilots of the faid And each pilot may port, each of whom are empowered to appoint one depu ty under nim: Provided, That no perfon fhall hereafter be commiflioned as a branch phot, or appointed a deputy pilot, until he fall have been examined before, and obtained a certificate from the matter and wardens of the raid port, or any three or more of them, under their hands and feals, of his being day qualified for fuch office; and if any perfon not fo commationed or appointed, fhall pilot any fhip or other vellei going into or out of the faid port from or to Sandy-Hook, when a branch or deputy pilot offers, fuch perfon fhall forfeit and pay the tum of five pounds. nding fhips in Mafter and wardens II. And be it fur...er enacted by the authority afore "aid, A pilot or deputy That if any branch pilot or his deputy, fhall neglect or refufe distrets, to orfeit his to give all the aid and alliance in his power, to any fhip or otace or pay a ne. other vellel appearing in ditress on the coaft, or in want of a pilot, fuch branch pilot or deputy, fhall either forfeit his or their branch deputation, or pay a fine not lefs than five pounds, nor more than twenty pounds, at the difcretion of the mafter and wardens aforefaid, or any three or more of them; which said master and wardens, or any three or more of them, are hereby empowered to impofe fuch fine, to fuipend any of the faid pilots or deputies for fuch o fence, until the pleasure of the council of appointment fhall be known; and further, by and with the mate regulations Confent and approbation of the governor, or perfon admifor government of pi- niftring the government of the flate for the time being, to make and establifh fuch prudential regulations and orders for the better government of the faid pilots, as they fhall from time to time judge to be useful and neceffary, and the fame to revoke, alter and amend as in their opinion will moft effectually promote the good purposes for which this act is intended; and for the better obfervance of fuch rules and orders es fom time to time may be made and published, the said master and wardens, And impofe fines for or any three or more of them, are hereby further empowheach of them, not ered to impofe and lay any fine or fines for the breach of seculag ten pounds. any fuch rules and orders, to be made and published as aforefaid, upon the faid pilot or pilots fo to be commiffioned or appointed as aforefaid, for any fum or fums not exceeding ten pounds. III. And for the encouragement of fuch pilots who thall diftinguish themfelves by their activity and readiness to aid and affift any ship or vefiel appearing in diftrefs, and in want of a pilot on the coast; Be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the mafter or owners of fuch ship or velel, fhall pay unto fuch pilot or deputy, who fhall have exerted himself for the prefervation of fuch fhip or vellel in manner aforefaid, fuch fum for extra fervices as the faid mafter or owner, and pilot or deputy can agree upon; and in cafe. no fuch agreement can be made by the parties, the matter and wardens, or any three or more of them, are hereby empowered to ascertain what in their opinion is a reasonable reward; which fum fhall be collected in the manner by this act directed for the collection of pilotage. lowed . hilings for IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefa, Where pilots are al- That it fhall and may be lawful for every pilot, cominiilievery fout of water oned and appointed as is herein before directed, to ask, dethat vefiel: draw, beteen 15th March and mand and receive, of and from any perfon or perfons, who fft ei pécember, &c. shall employ him to pilot any fhip or other veffel, from the |