division, then the supervisors of the county, at their next annual meeting, shall apportion the poor and money belonging to said town of Sheldon between the said towns, and that each town shall forevever thereafter maintain its own poor.

CHAP. XXXI.

AN ACT to divide the town of Gaines, in the county of Genesce. Passed March 6 1818.

I. 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, all that part of the town of Gaines, beginning on the east line of said town between lots number three and four in the fifteenth township, in the first range running west on said line, to the new line of the town of Ridgeway, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate town, to be called by the name of Barre, and the next town meeting shall be holden at Abraham Matteson's on the first Tuesday of April next.

II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this act, the remaining part of the town of Gaines shall be and remain a separate town by the name of Gaines, and the next town meeting shall be held at Oliver Booth's.

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 Gaines and Barre, aforesaid, by notice to be given by the said supervisors for that purpose, meet together and apportion the poor maintained by said town previous to said divis ion, and also divide all poor money which may be in the hands of the overseers of the poor, in an equi able manner; and if the said supervisors and overseers cannot agree on such division, then the supervisors of the county, at their next annual meeting, shall apportion the poor and money belonging to said towns of Gaines and Barre, and that each town shall forever thereafter maintain its own poor.

CHAP. XXXII.

AN ACT to divide the town of Ridgeway, in the county of Ge

nesee.

Passed March 6, 1818.

I. 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, all that part of the town of Ridgeway, in the county of Genesee, lying south of the township line, between the fourteenth and fifteenth townships, in the third and fourth ranges of towns, be, and is hereby erected into a separate town, to be called by the name of Shelby, and the first town meeting shall be holden on the first Tuesday in April next, at or near the mills of Audrew A. Ellicot. II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing

of this act, the remaining part of the town of Ridgeway, shall be and remain a separate town by the name of Ridgeway, and the next towu meeting shall be holden at the dwelling house of Otis Turner, io said town of Ridgeway.

II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this act, that one tier of quarter section lots, from the west side of the town of Gaines, extending southward to the new town of Barre, be, and the same is hereby annexed to the town hereby erected into the town of Ridgeway.

IV. And be it further enacted. That as soon as may be, after the first Tuesday in April next, the supervisors and overseers of the poor, of the towns of Ridgeway and Shelby aforesaid, by notice to be given by the said supervisors for that purpose, meet together and apportion the poor maintained by said town previous to said division, and also divide all the poor money which may be in the hands of the overseers of the poor, in an equitable manner; and if the said supervisors and overseers cannot agree on such division, then the supervisors of the county, at their next annual meeting, shall apportion the poor and money belonging to said towns of Ridgeway and Shelby, and that each town shall forever thereafter maintain its own poor.

CHAP. XXXIII.

AN ACT to divide the town of Benton, in the county of Ontario. Passed March 6, 1818.

I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, That from and after the first Monday in April uext, all that part of the town of Benton, lying south of the north line of township number seven, beginning at the northeast corner of the town of Jerusalem, on the line between township number seven and eight, and running eastwardly, the direction of the said line to the east line of the said town of Benton, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate town by the name of Milo, and the first town meeting shall be held at the dwelling-house of Isaac Nichals, junior, in said town,

II And be it further enacted, That all the remaining part of the said town of Beuton, shall be and remain a separate town by the name of Benton, and the first town meeting shall be held at the dwellinghouse of Freeman Spencer, in said town.

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 aforesaid towns, shall, by previous notice to be given for that purpose by the supervisors thereof, meet together and apportion the poor maintained by said town of Benton, and likewise the poor money belonging to the same, previous to the division thereof, agreeable to the last tax list, and that each town shall forever thereafter maintain its own poor,

CHAP. XXXIV.

AN ACT authorising the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of Schenectady, to dispose of part of their common wood lands.

Passed March 6, 1818.

I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the mayor, alde men and commonalty of the city of Schenectady, in common council convened, and they are hereby authorised from time to time, by good and sufficient deeds and conveyances in the law, to grant, bargain and convey to such person or persons, their heirs and assigns, and to such bodies corporate or politic, their successors and assigns, in fee simple, absolute or subject to the payment of any annual rent or rents, any such parts or parcels of their common wood lauds belonging to the said city, as the said mayor, adlermen and commonalty may judge most conducive to the interests of the said city: Provided, The said wood lands so to be conveyed at any time, shall not in the aggregate exceed four thousand four hundred and seventy-five acres: Frovided also, That the land hereby authorised to be sold and conveyed, shall be sold at public vendue, giving six weeks notice of the time and place of such sale, in the paper printed in the county of Schenectady, and not other

wise.

II. And be it further enacted, That all conveyances heretofore executed of their said wood lauds, in pursuance of any resolution of the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty, in common council convened, be, and the same are hereby confirmed; any law to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.

CHAP. XXXV.

AN ACT for the relief of Ebenezer Douglass.

Passed March 6, 1818.

WHEREAS Ebenezer Douglass was appointed by the surveyor general, pursuant to the act, entitled" an act to open and improve certain roads therein mentioned," passed March 30, 1809, a superintendant for opening and improving a road from the outlet of Lake George, at or near the upper falls in the town of Ticonderoga, to the court house in Elizabethtown, in the county of Essex, and the sum of three thousand dollars was appropriated for the improvement of the said road, being the whole sum appropriated for that purpose: And whereas the said Ebenezer Douglass has expended the whole of the said sum of three thousand dollars, without reserving any part thereof to compensate him for his services: And whereas the said act allowed to the said Ebenezer Douglass for his services the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per day: Therefore,

Be it enacted by the people of the state of New York, represented in senate and assembly, That the supervisors of the county of Es

sex, at their next annual meeting, cause to be assessed, levied and collected on the freeholders and inhabitants of the towns of Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Moriah and Elizabethtown, in the said county of Essex, the sum of one hundred and twenty one dollars and fifty cents, together with the costs of collection, in the same manner as the other contingent charges of the said towns are by law directed to be levied and collected, to be apportioned according to the taxable property in the said several towns; and that the collectors of the said towns, pay the said sum of money into the treasury of the county of Essex, to be paid to the said Ebenezer Douglass, for his services in opening and improving said road.

CHAP. XXXVI.

AN ACT further to amend an act, entitled “an act for establishing a turnpike road from opposite the village of Troy to the city of Schenectady.

Passed March 6, 1818.

I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, repre sented in senate and assembly. That it shall and may be lawful for the president, directors and company, of the Troy and Schenectady turnpike, to remove, place and keep the eastern gate, now erected upon the said road, to any place which they may deem most expedient Provided, that the said gate shall not he placed nearer to the eastern extremity of said road than one and an half miles, nor further west than within a half mile east of the dwelling-house of Ebenezer Hill, on said road.

II. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the said president, directors and company, to exact and receive at each of the gates on said road, of and from all and every person and persons using the said road, for every waggon drawn by one horse, a toll not exceeding ten cents; and for every sled or sleigh, drawn by one horse, a toll not exceeding four cents; and for every wheel carriage, sled or sleigh, loaded with hay, turf, fire wood o coals, and for waggons or other carriages, belonging to or in the service of the United States, for each respectively, the same tolls as they are now authorised to receive for waggons or other carriages drawn by a like number of horses or oxen.

III. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall, with his or their team, carriage or horse, turn out of the said road and pass either of the said gates, to avoid the payment of toll, such person or persons shall forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding five dollars, to be recovered by the said president, directors and company, for their use, by an action of debt, before any justice of the peace of the county where the offence shall be committed, or where the offender may be found.

CHAP. XXXVII.

AN ACT for the relief of the purchasers of certain lands.
Passed March 6, 1818.

Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, That the purchasers of lots from the people of this state, in the village of Black Rock, shall not forfeit the same for not having erected buildings thereon, in pursuance of their stipulations: Provided, they shall erect such buildings thereon by the first day of November next.

CHAP. XXXVIII.

AN ACT concerning the Commissioners for loaning moncy. Passed March 13, 1818.

Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, That it shall be the duty of the commissioners for loaning money, appointed pursuant to the act, entitled" an act authorising a loan of monies to the citizens of this state," passed the eleventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eight, to exhibit to the boards of supervisors of their respective counties, at the next annual meeting of the supervisors, and annually thereafter, all the mortgages taken by them for loans under the said act, together with their books of account, minutes and vouchers, in order that the said boards of supervisors may ascertain whether the monies committed to the charge of the said commissioners respectively, have been loaned and continue to be kept on loan according to the provisions of said act; and it shall be the duty of the said boards of supervisors to examine the said mortgages, accounts and minutes so to be annually exhibited to them, and thereupon to certify under their hands the state in which they shall find the monies committed to the charge of the said commissioners, and to transmit their certificate by mail to the Comptroller of this state; and if it shall appear to the comptroller from any such certificate, that the whole of the monies committed to the charge of the said commissioners respective ly, have not been loaned as directed by said act, it shall be his duty to report the commissioners in default to the person administering the government of the state, in order that such commissioners may be removed and others. be appointed in their stead; and it shall also be the duty of the Comptroller to order suits on the bonds of such commissioners so found in default.

CHAP. XXXIX.

AN ACT to alter the name of the town of Division, in the county of Tompkins.

Passed March 13, 1818.

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