AN ACT further to amend the act incorporating " the President and Directors of the Neversink Navigation Company," passed April 1, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 96, Laws of 1826, p. 78.

Supplementary to the act incorporating "the Orange and Sussex Canal Company," passed April 11, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 149, Laws of 1826, p. 138. [Amended 51st Sess. chap. 169, Laws of 1828, p. 196.]

"To incorporate the Harlaem Canal Company," passed April 18, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 317, Laws of 1826, p. 369.

To amend the act incorporating "the Harlaem Canal Company," passed April 13, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 225, Laws of 1826, p. 234.

Incorporating "the Cassedaga Navigation Company," passed April 16, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 306, Laws of 1827, p. 341.

"To incorporate the Harlaem River Canal Company," passed April 16, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 319, Laws of 1827, p. 356. [Amended 52d Sess. chap. 191, Laws of 1829, p. 291.]

"To incorporate the Geneva Harbor Company," passed April 17, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 328, Laws of 1827, p. 367. [Amended 51st Sess. chap. 327, Laws of 1828, p. 444.]

Amending the act incorporating "the President, Managers and Company of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company," passed March 10, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 62, Laws of 1827, p. 47.

"To incorporate the Black River Canal Company," passed March 20, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 87, Laws of 1828, p. 85.

Amending the act incorporating "the Orange and Sussex Canal Company," and the act supplementary thereto, passed April 5, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 169, Laws of 1828, p. 196.

"To incorporate the Wallabocht Canal Company," passed April 9, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 181, Laws of 1828, p. 214.

"To incorporate the Long-Island Canal Company," passed April 15, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 219, Laws of 1828, p. 265. [Amended 52d Sess. chap. 255, Laws of 1829, p. 390.]

"To loan the credit of the people of the state of New-York to the President, Directors and Company of the Neversink Navigation Company," passed April 15, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 222, Laws of 1828, p. 271.

"To incorporate the Manlius Canal Company," passed April 15, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 224, Laws of 1828, p. 276.

"To incorporate the Jefferson County Canal Company," passed April 15, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 225, Laws of 1828, p. 284.

"To incorporate the Junction Canal Company," passed April 21, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 315, Laws of 1828, p. 417.

To amend the act incorporating "the Geneva Harbor Company," passed April 21, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 327, Laws of 1828, p. 444.

"To incorporate the Auburn and Owasco Canal Company," passed April 21, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 341, Laws of 1828, p. 476.

To incorporate the Sodus Canal Company," passed March 19, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 60, Laws of 1829, p. 117.

To amend the act incorporating "the Harlem River Canal Company," passed April 20, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 191, Laws of 1829, p. 291.

"To incorporate the Ellicott's Creek Slack Water Navigation Company," passed April 23, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 249, Laws of 1829, p. 383.

To amend the act incorporating" the Long-Island Canal Company," passed April 24, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 255, Laws of 1829, p. 390.

"To incorporate the Scottsville Canal Company," passed April 30, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 323, Laws of 1829, p. 482.

"To incorporate the Owasco and Erie Canal Company," passed May 1, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 341, Laws of 1829, p. 518.

"AN ACT to loan the credit of the state to the President, Managers and Company of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company," passed May 2, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 346, Laws of 1829, p. 525.

To incorporate the Long-Island Sound Harbor Company," passed April 16, 1830, 53d Sess. chap. 175, Laws of 1830, p. 195.

5. CHURCHES.

"AN ACT to incorporate the Minister, Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Tappan, or town of Orange, in Orange county," passed 25th February, 1783, 6th Sess. chap. 17, 1 J. & V. 90; 2 K. & R. 537.

"To remove doubts which may have arisen respecting the Charter Rights of the Minister, Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the city of New-York, in consequence of the late invasion of this State," passed 17th March, 1784, 7th Sess. chap. 9, 1 J. & V. 101; 1 Gr. 67; 2 K. & R. 337.

"To enable all the Religious Denominations in this State to appoint Trustees, who shall be a Body Corporate, for the purpose of taking care of the Temporalities of their respective congregations, and for other purposes therein mentioned," passed 6th April, 1784, 7th Sess. chap. 18, 1 J. & V. 104; 1 Gr. 71.

"For making such alterations in the Charter of the Corporation of Trinity Church as to render it more conformable to the Constitution of the State, passed 17th April, 1784," 7th Sess. chap. 33, 1 J. & V. 128; 1 Gr. 95; 2 K. & R. 537. [Name altered 11th Sess. chap. 66; 2 J. & V. 346; 2 Gr. 180; 2 K. & R. 537. Name altered 37th Sess. chap. 1, Laws of 1814, p. 5.]

"Making such alterations in the act for incorporating Religious Societies, as to render the same more convenient to the Reformed Protestant Dutch Congregations, passed 7th March, 1788," 11th Sess. chap. 61, 2 J. & V. 301; 2 Gr. 132.

"To enable the Corporation of Trinity Church in the city of New-York to assume the name therein mentioned, passed 10th March, 1788," 11th Sess. chap. 66, 2 J. & V. 346; 2 Gr. 180; 2 K. & R. 537. [The corporate name established by this act, is "the Rector and Inhabitants of the city of New-York, in Communion of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of New-York."]

"To enable the Corporation of St. Peter's Church in the city of Albany, to assume the name therein mentioned, passed 3d March, 1789," 12th Sess. chap. 51, 2 J. & V. 471; 2 Gr. 291; 2 K. & R. 537. [The corporate name established by this act, is "the Rector and Inhabitants of the city of Albany, in Communion of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of New-York."]

"To enable the corporation therein mentioned, to assume the name of the Rector and Inhabitants of Poughkeepsie, in Communion of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of New-York, passed 5th April, 1792," 15th Sess. chap. 46, 2 Gr. 446; 2 K. & R. 537.

"To enable the corporation of the first Presbyterian Church in the city of NewYork to hold real and personal estates of the yearly value therein mentioned, passed 6th March, 1793," 16th Sess. chap. 40, 3 Gr. 51; 2 K. & R. 528.

"To alter the stile of the respective Religious Incorporations therein mentioned, passed 12th March, 1793," 16th Sess. chap. 60, 3 Gr. 87; 2 K. & R. 538; Laws of 1793, p. 57. [By this Act the stile of "Grace Church in the town of Jamaica, in Queens County," is altered to the name of "the Rector and Inhabitants of the town of Jamaica, in Queens County, in communion of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New-York:" the stile of "St. George's Church in the town of Flushing, in Queens County," to the name of "the Rector and Inhabitants of the town of Flushing, in Queens County, in communion of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New-York:" and the stile of St. James's Church in the town of Newtown, in Queens County," to the name of "the Rector and In

habitants of the town of Newtown, in Queens County, in communion of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New-York."]

"For the relief of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of New-York, passed the 17th of March, 1795," 18th Sess. chap. 25, 3 W. 86; 3 Gr. 188.

"Concerning the Charter to the Minister, Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the city of Albany, passed February 2d, 1798," 21st Sess. chap. 7, 2 K. & R. 538. [Amended 35th Sess. chap. 85, § 3; 6 W. 425.] "To prevent the evils arising from the dissolution of any religious Corporation within this state, passed April 4th, 1798," 21st Sess. chap. 87, 3 W. 411.

"To amend the Charter of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, in the city of New-York," passed 15th February, 1800, 23d Sess. chap. 4; 2 K. & R. 588. "To alter the Name and Stile of two Religious Societies, known by the Name and Stile of the Second Baptist Church, in the city of New-York," passed March 8th, 1802, 25th Sess. chap. 27th, 3 W. (2 S.) 43. [This Act declares, “That the Society or Corporation known by the name of the Second Baptist Church, in the city of New-York, whose usual place of meeting is in Rose-street, in said city, shall forever hereafter be known by the name and stile of "the Bethel Baptist Church, in New-York;" and that the other shall be known by the name and stile of "the Baptist Church of Christ, meeting in Fayette-street."]

"For the relief of the Minister, Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in the City of Albany," passed March 19th, 1802, 25th Sess. chap. 43; 3 W. (2 S.) 44.

Incorporating" the First Congregational Society in Bloomfield," passed March 30th, 1802, 25th Sess. chap. 57; 3 W. 45.

"To amend the act, entitled "An act to provide for the Incorporation of Religious Societies," passed March 14, 1806, 29th Sess. chap. 43; 4 W. 359.

"To alter the name of the Incorporation of the Dutch Congregation of Greenbush, in the county of Rensselaer." To be distinguished and known by the Name of "the Reformed Protestant Dutch Congregation of Greenbush, in the county of Rensselaer." Passed February 20, 1807, 30th Sess. chap. 3; 5 W. 4.

Altering the Name of "the Presbyterian Society of Acre, in Canton," to the name of "the Presbyterian Society of Canton," passed March 27, 1807, 30th Sess. chap. 59; 5 W. 77.

"Relative to the first Congregational Seciety in the town of Bridgewater," passed April 3, 1807, 30th Sess. chap. 106; 5 W. 115.

"To alter the name of the Forest Presbyterian Society in Coxsackie," passed April 1st, 1808, 31st Sess. chap. 98, Private Acts of 1808, p. 103. [Name altered to "Christ's Church in Coxsackie."]

"For the Relief of the Baptist Church in Oyster Bay, in the county of Queens," passed April 1st, 1808, 31st Sess. chap. 105, Private Acts of 1808, p. 109.

"Relative to the first Religious Society in Whitestown," passed April 8th, 1808, 31st Sess. chap. 181, Private Acts of 1808, p. 196.

"To revive the Corporation of "the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the city of Albany," passed April 3, 1811, 34th Sess. chap. 110; 6 W.

192.

"For the Relief of Religious Corporations," passed June 8, 1812, 35th Sess. chap. 85; 6 W. 425.

For the relief of the Congregational Church of Kingsborough in the town of Johnstown, in the county of Montgomery," passed June 10, 1812, 35th Sess. chap. 121; 6 W. 460.

"To enable the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestrymen, of St. George's Church, in the city of New-York, to hold real and personal estate of the annual Value or Income therein mentioned," passed June 19, 1812, 35th Sess. chap. 201, 6 W. 554.

"Altering the Name of the Corporation of Trinity Church, in New-York;" declaring St. George's Church to be a separate Church from Trinity Church; and amending the "Act to provide for the Incorporation of Religious Societies," pass69

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ed January 25, 1814, 37th Sess. chap. 1, Laws of 1814, p. 5. [Name altered to "the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church, in the city of New-York."]

Incorporating "the Prebyterian Church of Geneva, in the county of Ontario," passed October 21, 1814, 38th Sess. chap. 10, Laws of 1815, p. 9.

Incorporating "the Ministers, Elders and Deacons of the Second Protestant Reformed Dutch Church, in the city of Albany," passed February 14, 1816, 39th Sess. chap. 6, Laws of 1816, p. 5.

Incorporating "the Trustees of St. Peter's Church, in the city of New-York," passed April 11, 1817, 40th Sess. chap. 205, Laws of 1817, p. 239. [Amended 44th Sess. chap. 237, Laws of 1821, p. 244.]

Incorporating "the Trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral, in the city of NewYork," passed April 14, 1817, 40th Sess. chap. 239, Laws of 1817, p. 275.

"For the relief of the corporation of the United German Lutheran Churches in the city of New-York," passed April 20, 1818, 41st Sess. chap. 208, Laws of 1818, p. 195.

For the relief of " the Trustees of the Third Congregation of the Associate Reformed Church, in the city of New-York," passed February 5, 1819, 42d Sess. chap. 13, Laws of 1819, p. 8.

"To enable the Ministers, Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, in Garden-street, in the city of New-York, to hold real and personal estate of the annual value or income therein mentioned," passed March 5, 1819, 42d Sess. chap. 26, Laws of 1819, p. 30.

"To incorporate the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church," passed April 7, 1819, 42d Sess. chap. 110, Laws of 1819, p. 129.

"To enable the Minister, Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, in the city of New-York, to hold real and personal estate, of the annual value or income therein mentioned," passed April 9, 1819, 42d Sess. chap. 130, Laws of 1819, p. 157.

"For the relief of the Lutheran Zion Church in the village of Athens," passed April 9, 1819, 42d, Sess. chap. 135, Laws of 1819, p. 166.

"To incorporate the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in the city of New-York," passed March 24, 1820, 43d Sess. chap. 98, Laws of 1820, p. 81.

"To alter the Name and Style of the First Presbyterian Church of Sodus," passed March 24, 1820, 43d Sess. chap. 110, Laws of 1820, p. 93. [Name altered to that of the First Presbyterian Church of Lyons, in the county of Ontario."] "For the relief of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, in Paris," passed March 27, 1821, 44th Sess. chap. 149, Laws of 1821, p. 149.

To amend the act incorporating "the Trustees of St. Peter's Church, in the city of New-York," passed April 3, 1821, 44th Sess. chap. 237, Laws of 1821, p.

245.

"Supplementary to the act entitled "an Act to provide for the Incorporation of Religious Societies," passed April 5th 1813." Passed April 12, 1822, 45th Sess. chap. 187, Laws of 1822, p. 187.

"For altering the name of the First Presbyterian Society of the town of Gates," passed March 16, 1824, 47th Sess. chap. 90, Laws of 1824, p. 83. [Name altered to that of the "First Presbyterian Society of Rochester."]

"To alter the name of the Baptist Church in Fayette-street," passed April 14, 1825, 48th Sess. chap. 152, Laws of 1825, p. 243. [Name altered to that of the "Baptist Church in Oliver-street."]

"To amend the Act to provide for the incorporation of Religious Societies," " passed April 21, 1825, 48th Sess. chap. 303, Laws of 1825, p. 425.

"To divide the Glebe belonging to the Caledonia Presbyterian Society," pass

ed March 29, 1825, 48th Sess. chap. 56, Laws of 1825, p. 83.

Relative to the Corporation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the village of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings," passed April 20, 1825, 48th Sess. chap. 230, Laws of 1825, p. 352.

"AN ACT authorising the Baptist Church and Congregation in Scipio to alter their corporate name," passed January 27, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 29, Laws of 1827, p. 21. [Name altered to that of "the First Baptist Church and Congregation of Venice and Scipio."]

To change the name of the South Presbyterian Church in the town of Ulysses," passed March 23, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 96, Laws of 1827, p. 75. [Name changed to that of" the First Presbyterian Church in Ithaca."]

"For the relief of the seventh Presbyterian Church and Congregation of the city of New-York," passed April 14, 1827, 50th Sess. chap 241, Laws of 1827, p. 252. "For the relief of the First Presbyterian Society of the town of Pittsford, in the county of Monroe," passed April 14, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 258, Laws of 1827, p. 268. [Additional act, 51st Sess. chap. 94, Laws of 1828, p. 96.]

"For the relief of the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestrymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church of St. Stephens in the city of New-York," passed April 16, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 288, Laws of 1827, p. 314.

In addition to the act for the relief of the First Presbyterian Society of the town of Pittsford, in the county of Monroe, passed March 20, 1828, 51st Sees. chap. 94, Laws of 1928, p. 96.

"To increase the number of Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the city of New-York," passed January 20, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 3, Laws of 1829, p. 76. "To change the name and style of the First Presbyterian Church and Society in Roxbury," passed March 21, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 61, Laws of 1829, p. 127. [Name changed to that of "the Minister, Elders and Deacons of the First Protestant Reformed Dutch Church in Roxbury."]

"To change the name and style of the First Welsh Methodist Society of the town of Steuben," passed April 18, 1829, 52d Sess, chap. 162, Laws of 1829, p. 263. [Name changed to that of "the First Welsh Congregational Society in the town of Steuben."

"To alter the name of the First Congregational Church and Society of the town of Worcester, in the county of Otsego," passed April 18, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 186, Laws of 1829, p. 289. [Name altered to that of "the First Congregational Church and Society of the town of Westford."]

"To incorporate the Presbyterian Church of Peekskill," passed April 28, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 289, Laws of 1829, p. 422.

"To incorporate the Trustees of St. Mary's Church in the city of New-York," passed April 20, 1830, 53d Sess. chap. 282, Laws of 1830, p. 236.

"To confirm the Incorporation of the First Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the town of Parma," passed April 20, 1830, 53d Sess. chap. 319, Laws of 1830, p. 383.

6. CITIES.

AN ACT incorporating "the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of Hudson," passed 22d April, 1785, 8th Sess. chap. 83, 1 J. & V. 229; 1 Gr. 189; 2 K. & R. 166. [Act relative to, 38th Sess. chap. 114, Laws of 1815, p. 108. Act relative to, 43d Sess. chap. 119, Laws of 1820, p. 102 Act relative to, 52d Sess. chap. 101, Laws of 1829, p. 170]

Incorporating the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of Schenectady," passed March 26, 1798, 21st Sess. chap. 50, 3 W. 369; 2 K. & R. 175. [Amended 224 Sess. chap. 22, 3. W. 464. Act relative to, passed April 3, 1807, 30th Sess. chap. 93, 5 W. 106.]

"To reduce several Laws relating particularly to the city of Albany, into one act, and to make further alterations in the Charter of the said city, passed 4th April, 1801," 24th Sess. chap. 153, 2 K. & R. 149.