CHAP. III. AN ACT to alter the name of the town of Schlosser, in the county of Niagara. Passed February 14, 1816. BE it enacted by the people of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That from and after the passing of this act, the town of Schlosser shall be known and distinguished by the name of the town of Niagara. Town of gracted. CHAP. IV. AN ACT to divide the town of Attica, in the county of Genesce. I. BE it enacted by the people of the State of New-York, repreOrangeville sented in Senate and Assembly, That from and after, the passing of this act, all that part of the town of Attica known as townships numbers eight and nine, shall be and the same is hereby erected into a separate town, by the name of Orangeville; and that the first town meeting shall be held at the school house, near the dwelling house of John Grover. Avtica. Poor money and poor divided. II. And be it further enacted, That all the remaining part of the said town of Attica shall be and remain a separate town, by the name of Attica; and that the first town meeting shall be held at the place at which the last town meeting of the town of Attica was adjourned. III. And be it further enacted, That as soon as may be after the first Tuesday of April next, the supervisors and overseers of the poor of the towns of Attica and Orangeville aforesaid, shall, by notice to be given by the supervisors of Attica and Orangeville aforesaid, for that purpose, meet together and apportion the poor maintained by said town previous to the division, and also to divide all money which is or may be in the hands of the overseers of the poor, in an equitable manner; and if the supervisors and overseers cannot agree upon such division, then the supervisors of the county, at their next annual meeting, shall apportion the poor and money belonging to the said town of Attica, between the said towns, and that each town shall forever thereafter maintain its own poor. CHAP. V. AN ACT to amend the act, entitled “an act to incorporate the Saint Passed February 14, 1816. WHEREAS a number of Scatchmen and their descendants, in the city of Schenectady, have associated together for benevolent and charitable purposes, and whose incorporation, by virtue of the abovementioned act, passed on the seventeenth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven, to continue in force for the term of ten years; and they having found the beneficial effects of the said society, in aiding their indigent countrymen, have prayed for an extension of their said charter. Therefore, BE it enacted by the people of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the act to incorporate "The Saint Andrew's Society in the city of Schenectady," passed March the twenty-seventh, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven, be and remain in full force and effect until the first day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one. CHAP. VI. AN ACT concerning the Reformed Protestant Dutch Churches in the city of Albany. Passed February 14, 1816. WHEREAS the congregation of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the city of Albany has been divided into two congregations, and the minister, elders and deacons of one of the said congregations have become incorporated under the existing law relative to the incorporation of religious societies, by the name and style of the Second Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the city of Albany: And whereas the said minister, elders and deacons of the last men-. tioned congregation, are desirous to obtain all the rights and privileges which are granted by charter, to the minister, elders and deacons of the said Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the city of Albany. Therefore, Preamble. church ineor. porated. I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented The second in Senate and Assembly, That the said minister, elders and deacons of the aforesaid second congregation and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of "The Minister, Elders and Deacons of the Second Protestant Reformed Dutch Church in the city of Albany," and that they and their successors, by that name and in their corporate capacity, shall have and enjoy the like powers, rights and privileges, and be subject to the like responsibilitics, regulations, restrictions, limitations and government, as are granted by and expressed in the original charter to the said minister, elders and deacons of the reformed protestant Dutch Church in the city of Albany, and the several acts of the Legislature confirming or amending the same. II. And be it further enacted and declared, That all bona fide Former acts contracts and conveyances heretofore made by, to and with the said minister, elders and deacons of the said second reformed protestant Dutch Church, in their said corporate name, shall be binding upon the parties, and previous thereto, in like mauner as if the same had been made subsequent to the passing of this act; and that the division made between them and the said minister, elders and deacons of the said reformed protestant Dutch Church, of real and personal estate, be and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed. confirmed. Elders and III. And be it further enacted, That each of the aforesaid churches shall have four elders and four deacons, to be elected at the times and in the manner prescribed by the aforesaid charter. Town of Gaines erected. Ridgeway. Poor money and poor to CHAP. VII. AN ACT to divide the town of Ridgeway, in the county of Genesee. I. BE it enacted by the people of the State of New-York, represenied in Senate and Assembly, That from and after the passing of this act, all that part of the town of Ridgeway, lying east of the division line between the second and third ranges of townships, as surveyed for the Holland land company, shall be, and the same is hereby erected into a separate town, by the name of Gaines; and that the first town mecting shall be held at the dwelling house of Oliver Booth, in said town. II. And be it further enacted, That the remaining part of the town of Ridgeway shall be and remain a separate town, by the name of Ridgeway; and that the next town meeting shall be held at the dwelling house of Eli Moore, in said town. III. And be it further enacted, That as soon as may be, after the be divided. first Tuesday of April next, the supervisors and overseers of the poor of the towns of Ridgeway and Gaines aforesaid shall, by notice to be given by the supervisors of the towns of Ridgeway and Gaines aforesaid, for that purpose, meet together, and apportion the poor maintained by taid town previous to the division, and also to divide all money which is or may be in the hands of the overseers of the poor, in an equitable manner; and if the supervisors and overseers of the poor cannot agree upon such division, then the supervisors of the county, at their next annual meeting, shall apportion the poor and money belonging to the said town of Ridgeway, between the said towns, and that cach town shall thereafter support its own poor. Preambic. CHAP. VIII. AN ACT to confirm the sale of certain common lands made by the Passed February 14, 1816. WHEREAS it appears from the petition of the trustees of the village of Lansingburgh, that Jacob A. Lansing, deceased, Levinus Lansing and Cornelius Lansing, have formerly conveyed to the trusices of the said village and their successors in office, certain common lands. adjacent to said village, in trust for the use of the freeholders and inhabitants the cof. And whereas it also appears, that in consequence of the said lands being unproductive to the said freeholders and inhabitants in their present state, and the difficulty of making them productive, hercafer, under the tenure by which they are holden the said freeholders and inhabitants, at a regular meeting convened for the purpose, unanimously recommended to the said Consideration money, disposed of. II. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees shall have power, and are hereby authorised to collect and receive the consid- how eration money agreed to be paid for the said common lands, and that the same shall forever remain a fund for the benefit of the freeholders and inhabitants of the said village; and that it shall be the duty of the said trustees, and of their successors in office, to place and continue the said money at interest, either by vesting it in some productive public or bank stock, or by loaning it to individuals, sufficiently secured by mortgage on real property; and that the interest thereof only, shall be collected and applied by the said trustees and their successors in office, for such purposes and in such manner, as they or a majority of them shall judge proper and most advantageous to the inhabitants of said village. CHAP. IX. AN ACT for the relief of Sarah Trumbull, the wife of John Passed February 14, 1816. BE it enacted by the people of the Stale of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That Sarah Trumbull, the wife of John Trumbull, late of the state of Connecticut, now of the city of New-York, be, and she is hereby vested with the same rights in every respect, as to real estate already acquired, or hereafter to be acquired by the said John Trumbull, her husband, in this state, wherewith she would be vested by law if she were a native citizen of this state, the alienage of the said Sarah Trumbull to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. Town of Harmony erected. Poor money and poor to CHAP. X. AN ACT to divide the town of Chautauque, in the county of Passed February 14, 1816. II. And be it further enacted, That as soon as may be, after the be divided. first Tuesday of April next, the supervisors and overseers of the poor of the towns of Harmony and Chautauque shall, by notice to be given for that purpose, by the supervisors of the towns of Harmony and Chautauque, meet together, and apportion the poor maintained by the said town previous to the division, and also to divide all money which is or may be in the hands of the overseers of the poor, in an equitable manner; and if the supervisors and overseers of the poor cannot agree upon such division, then the supervisors of the county, at their next meeting, shall apportion the poor and money belonging to the said town of Chautauque, between the said towns, and that each town shall forever thereafter maintain its own poor. Town meetings. III. And be it further enacted, That the annual town meetings in the towns of Harmony and Chautauque, shall hereafter be on the first Tuesday in April in each year. CHAP. XI. AN ACT to amend the act, entitled" an act to incorporate the Passed February 14, 1816. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall be lawful for the president and directors of the said company, to regulate the amount and terms of payment for the stock subscribed, or to be subscribed, and the investment thereof. Provided, that the same be not inconsistent with the provisions of the eleventh section of the act hereby amended, any thing in the said act to the contrary notwithstanding. |