Time ex tended. Court, when to be held. Poor-house to be releas ed. CHAP. 26. AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the several towns therein mentioned. [Passed February 2, 1842.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: 1. If the collectors of taxes in the town of Philadelphia, in the county of Jefferson, and in the town of Sodus, in the county of Wayne, and in the town of Vienna, in the county of Oneida, and in the town of Middletown, in the county of Delaware, shall renew their securities to the satisfaction of the supervisor, or in his absence, of the town clerks of their respective towns, and shall severally pay over all moneys by them previously collected, within the time now provided by law, the time for the collection and making the final returns of taxes in said towns shall be extended to the twentieth day of March next. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 27. AN ACT relative to the Circuit Courts, and court of Oyer and Terminer, in and for the county of Ontario. [Passed February 4, 1842.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: § 1. The circuit court and court of oyer and terminer in and for the county of Ontario, appointed to be held by the circuit judge of the seventh circuit on the second Monday of November, for the year eighteen hundred and forty-two, shall be held on the second Monday of October in the same year. CHAP. 28. AN ACT to authorize the Supervisors of the county of Wyoming, to release and convey to the county of Genesee, their interest in the poor house farm, situated in the county of Genesee. [Passed February 4, 1842.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: § 1. The supervisors of the county of Wyoming, are here by authorzied and empowered, by good and sufficient deed of release and conveyance, to release and convey to the county of Genesee, all the right, title and interest of the county of Wyoming, either in law or equity, of, in and to the poor house and poor house farm, situate in the town of Bethany, in said county of Genesee, and in such deed to describe said farm by the necessary metes and bounds thereof. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 29. AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Mount-Morris. [Passed February 7, 1842.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: tended. § 1. If the collector of taxes of the town of Mount-Morris, Time exin the county of Livingston, shall renew his security to the satisfaction of the supervisor of said town, or in his absence, of the town clerk, and pay over the moneys by him collected, by the fifteenth day of February, 1842, the time for the collection and making the final return of taxes in said town shall be extended to the twentieth day of March next. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 30. AN ACT to enable the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the city of New-York, to extend the benefits of their School and Library. [Passed February 7, 1842, by a two-third vote.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: ceived for § 1. The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen in Pay to be rethe city of New-York is hereby authorized to receive pay for certain puinstruction in the school established by them, from pupils other pils. than those children of deceased or indigent members who are now entitled to gratuitous instruction. The profits derived from such payments shall be applied to the support and improvement of the library and reading-room established by the society for the use of apprentices and others. § 2. The society is authorized to establish and hold a sepa- Funds for rate fund for the support of the apprentices' library and read the apprentices library. By-laws may be made. Time extended. Time extended. ing-room, and to receive and hold any donation, devise or bequest, for the purposes of such fund, which shall be held and applied by the society as in trust for these special purposes, and not to be applied or diverted to other objects, provided that said fund so held in trust shall not at any time exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars. § 3. The society may provide, by proper by-laws, for the investment and management of the said fund, and in their discretion, for the admission of donors or subscribers other than members of the society, to a participation in the direction and use of the library and reading-room. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 31. AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Lenox. [Passed February 8, 1842.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: § 1. If the collector of taxes in the town of Lenox, in the county of Madison, shall, by the tenth day of February instant, pay over all moneys collected by him, and renew his security to the satisfaction of the supervisor of said town, or in his absence, of the town clerk thereof, the time of collecting and making the final returns of taxes in said town, shall be extended to the first day of March next. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 32. AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the several towns therein mentioned. [Passed February 9, 1842.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: 1. If the several collectors of taxes in the town of Cortland, in the county of Westchester, and in the town of Fallsburgh, in the county of Sullivan, shall each renew his security to the satisfaction of the supervisor of said towns, or in his absence, of the town clerks thereof, and pay over all moneys by them previously collected by the tenth day of February, 1842, the time for the collection and making final returns of taxes in said СНАР. 33. AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the [Passed February 9, 1842.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: tended. § 1. If the collectors of taxes in the second and third Time exwards of the city of Buffalo shall pay over all moneys by them collected within the time now provided by law, and renew their securities respectively, to the satisfation of the supervisors of the said wards, the time for collecting and making the final returns of taxes in said wards shall be extended to the first day of March next. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 34. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the further improvement of the Chemung canal and feeder," passed May 25, 1841. [Passed February 9, 1842.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: 1841. § 1. The fourth section of the act entitled "An act to pro- Amendment vide for the further improvement of the Chemung canal and fact of feeder," passed May 25, 1841, is hereby amended so as to authorize the commissioners of the canal fund to raise so much of the money, not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, provided to be raised in and by the fourth section of the said act, as shall be necessary to render the said Chemung canal and feeder navigable, by rebuilding the locks and making the improvements directed by the said act, by temporary loans, from time to time, at a rate not exceeding six per cent per annum, for any time not less than nine months, and not exceeding two years, from any individual or money corporation, or banking association, in the same manner that the Comptroller is by law authorized to make temporary loans for the treasury. They may cause certificates of stock to be issued for such sum or sums, in the manner herein before mentioned, Five colo tors to be chosen. Repeal. at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent per annum, payable half yearly; which certificates shall express on their face, that they are issued for the temporary loans authorized by this act; and the same shall be paid and discharged out of the proceeds of the certificates of stock to be issued according to the fourth section of the act hereby amended; and if the same shall not be so paid, then out of any revenues of the Erie and Champlain canals, which may remain in the hands of the commissioners of the canal fund, at the close of any fiscal year, after paying the several matters charged on said revenue, in and by the first section of the act entitled "An act to regulate the accounts between certain funds belonging to the state," passed May 25, 1841; and that the interest on said temporary loans be paid currently from said revenues. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 35. AN ACT to amend the act passed 28th April, 1834, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Rochester." [Passed February 10, 1842, by a two-third vote.] The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: § 1. There shall be hereafter five collectors of taxes and assessments for the city of Rochester, one for each of the five wards in said city, who shall be chosen by ballot, by the electors of such wards respectively at the annual election on the first Tuesday of March in each year, in the same manner as officers for the respective wards in said city are now elected, and shall hold their office for one year; and no person shall be chosen such collector unless he be an elector and resident of the ward for which he shall be elected. 2. So much of the first and eleventh sections of title second of the act entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Rochester," passed 28th April, 1834, as may be inconsistent with the first section of this act is hereby repealed, but all other provisions in said act applicable to collectors as now appointed shall apply to those elected under this act, except as hereinafter mentioned. Vacancies, §3. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in said office of colhow to be supplied. lector, by his refusal or neglect to take the oath of office within the time required by law, or by his resignation, removal, death or ceasing to be an inhabitant of the ward for which he shall be elected, or by reason of two or more candidates having received an equal number of votes, the common council of said city shall appoint some person being an elector of the ward for which he shall be appointed to fill such vacancy. |