piloting any veffel until he shall have entered into a recognizance in the fum of two handed dollars, with fuficient fecurity before a magiitrate, to appear and anfwr to the office, at the then next court of general felions of the peace, to be held in and for the city and county of New, Yo.k. to be a don in ae city o N.W. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of July next, no perion ul drefs thep or lamb skins, or manufacture glue, nor fhall any top boller or tallow-chandler, or ftarch maker, or maker and dref. After not jud next, fer of vellun, carry on any of their proceffes or operacer a manusacties tions of their faid trades, which produce impure air or etams oftentive imells, fuch as trying or melting of fat or tal Yk, werth penal low, boiling toap, fermenting grain or other fubitances ty or 1 dollars. for darch, wathing, fermenting, or oiling skins for vellum at any place within the city of New-York, fouth of the fouth fide of Grant Street, and of the fouth fide of the laid treet, continued until it interfects the easterly file of Mulberry-ftreet, and fouth of the wet line from the interfection aforefaid, continued to Hadfon's river, under the penalty of one hundre i dollars for each offence, to be recovered in an action of debt, with cofts of fuit by any perfon who fhall fuc for the fame in the court of common pleas, called the Mayor's court of the faid city; one half whereof shall be to the ufe of the plaintiff, and the other half fhall be brought into court, and by the order thereof paid to the trea furer or chamberlain of the faid city, to be difpoted of to the ufe of the poor thereof, in fach minner as the mayor, aldermen aad commonalty of the faid city fhall from time to time direct. owners of fuch man of s an fixtures nied therein. And be it further enalled, That it fhall be lawful for the mayor, alder men and commonality of the faid city of New-York, to treat and agree with Corporation may fuch of the owners or proprietors of the manufactories, treat are with trades or business prohibited as aforefaid, for the taking Blast Firs for renoval down, removal and replacing the vettels and fixtures used in fuch manufactories and trades in fuch part of the faid city in which fuch manufactories and trades may by this act be established and profecuted; and in cafe no agreement can be made with the owners or proprietors of any fuch manufactories or perfons profecuting fuch trades as aforefaid, then and in fuch cafe it shall and may be lawful to and for the faid mayor and recorder, and any two or more of the faid aldermen by virtue of this act, by a precept under their hands and feals, to command the fheriff of the faid city and county of New-York, to impannel and return a jury of twelve freeholders, to appear before the mayor's court of the faid city at any term, not less than three weeks from the date of fuch precept, to enquire into and afcertain the reafonable compen'ation which fhould be made to fuch owners or proprietors for fuch taking down, removal and replacing as aforesaid; which faid jury being firit duly fworn, faithfully and impartially to enquire into and afcertain fuch compenfation fhall proceed to afcertain the fume; and the fum found. by their verdict thall be paid by the said mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the faid city of New-York, to the faid owners or proprietors, and fhall be deemed as part of the contingent expences of the faid city, to be railed, levied and collected as the other contingent expences of the faid city are levied, collected and paid. Provided always, That after fuch decilion by the jury, it fhall be optional with the faid mayor, aldermen, and commonalty, either to pay the amount of the compenfation found by the jury, or within one month thereafter, at their proper expence to take down, remove and replace fuch veffels and fixtures in fuch place as the owners and proprietors thereof fhall direct, and in fuch part of the faid city as by this act fuch manufactories or trades as aforefaid may be eftab. Lified. CHAP. XVII. An ACT to amend an All relative to certain confifcated Lands in the Counties ed lands in the county of Saratoga and Montgomery, the furveyor general of this flate was authorised to fell and quit-claim on the part of the people of this itate, certain undivided lots of land which became the property of this itate by the attainder of Ifaac Low, lying in the patent of Kayaderofferas, to the poffefors of the faid lots: AND WHEREAS the enacting clauses of the faid act do not expressly include any lands lying in the county of Montgomery, although the faid at was intended to include all the undivided parts of the faid lots of land fo forfeited, lying as well in the county of Montgomery, as in the county of Saratoga: Therefore, BE it enabled by the people of the State of New-York, reprefented in Senate and Affembly, That the aforesaid aft shall be holden to extend to all the faid undivided lands lying in the county of Montgoinery, forfeited by the attainder aforefaid, as well and in the fame manner as to the aforefaid lands lying in the county of Saratoga; and that the furveyor general fhall have like authority to difpofe of the fame; and every thing in the faid at contained shall be holden to extend as well to fuch of the aforefaid lands lying in the county of Montgomery, as to thole lying in the county of Saratoga. CHAP. XVIII. An ACT relative to the acknowledgment of Deeds. After if May next. refizer anthrrifd to take acknowleog. neut T proof of dele, &. take fich mat u els he has fatis aéto y evidence Patted 11th February, 1797. maiter in Chancery or other officer authorifed to take the acknowledgment or proof of deeds, conveyances, or Other writings, relating to lands, tenements and real eftre or wit tefs which tates, fhall after the firft day of May next, take any acfall be ported in knowledgment of any deed, or conveyance of, or writing the ectificate. relating to any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, fitu ated in this ftate, unleis he hail then know or have fatisfactory evidence that the perfon making fuch acknowledgment is the perfon defcribed in, and who has executed fuch deed, conveyance or writing, nor take any Froot of any fuch deed, conveyance or writing, from any perfon as a fubfarining witnefs, unless he fhall then know fuch perlon, or have fatisfacto ry evidence that fuch witnels knew the perlon who executed fuch deed, conveyance or writing; all of which fhall be inferted in the certificate of kuch as snowledgment or proer, indorfed upon fuch deed or conveyance. S cretary of State and clerks ofcities and to record or reg der any deat, &c. not to Counties berea ter not. acknowledged or pro And be it further enadled, That it fhall not be lawful for the Secretary of this State, or any clerk of either of the cities or counties of this State, to record or regifter any deed, conveyance or writing aforefaid, thereafter to be acknowledged or proved. unlets the fame fhall be acknowledged or proved in the manner by this act directed; which acknowledgment or preof fhall be recorded therewith. And beit further enabled, That it fhall be the duty of every judge or other officer who hail take the acknowledgment or proof of any deed, conveyance or other writing, any wife relating to any lands, or tenemen's in this State, in the certificate of fuch acknowledgment or procf, to fet forth what witneffes, if any, were examined before him, and the fubitance of the evidence by him or them given; and that every perion who fhall forge or counterfeit, or be aiding or affifting in forging or counterfeiting and fuch certificate or endorsement herein before mentioned to be made, and be thereof convicted according to the due courie of Every per fon forging law, fhall be deemed guilty of felony, and be punished as certificates, &c. in cafes of felony. or Founterfoting fuch And be it further exaled, That if either of the faid judges, or other officers; authorifed to take the acknowledgment or proof of deeds, or clerks, or any other perfon intrufted by him, fhall be guilty of any neglect or misdemeanor, or fraudulent practice, in the execution of this act, luch judge, officer and clerk, fhall refpectively, for each and every fuch neglect, mifdemeanor, or fraudulent practice in the execution of this act, be liable to pay treble damages, with full cofts of fuit, to every perion injured thereby, to be recovered by action on the cafe, or by action of debt, bill, plaint or information, in any court of record in this ftate. CHAP. XIX. An ACT for the relief of James Requa and Ezekiel Canfield. Paffed 16th February, 1797. E it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, reprejented in Senate and Afjembly, That the Surveyor General be and he hereby is authorifed and directed to deliver to James Requa of the town of Mount Pleafant in the County of Wellchelter, a deed executed to him by the late commillioners of forfeitures for the Southern diftrict, for one hundred and fifty acres of land in the faid town of Mount Pleafant, formerly the manor of Philipsburgh, upon his first paying into the treasury of this ftate, the fum of fifty pounds, with iutereft thereon at the rate of fix per cent per annum, from the thirtieth day of Augutt one thoufand feven hundred and eighty eight; and executing and delivering to the Treasurer of this State, to and for the ufe of the people thereof, a bond conditioned for the payment of one hundred and fifty pounds, with like intereft thereon from the faid thirtieth day of Auguft, one thousand feven hundred and eighty eight, by two equal inilallments, in one and two years from its date, together with a mortgage duly acknowledged and recorded, on the land contained in the faid deed, for fecuring the payment of the faid bond, and producing - to the Surveyor General a certificate from the Treasurer of his having done the fame, and the faid deed when delivered fhall thenceforth be deemed and taken to be valid and effectual in law. Сс Be it further enaded, That the Surveyor General of this State be and he is hereby authorised and required to convey lots number eleven, fixteen and seventeen, in Mayfield, in the county of Montgomery, unto Ezekiel Canfield, and to his heirs and affigns forever, upon his paving for the fame the appraited value thereof, according to the appraitement made by joan Throop, Gerthom Woodworth and William Lard, with the intered thereof, at the rate of fix per cent from the 25th day of April, 1794. Provided always, That in the conveyance to be given by the Surveyor General the following words thall be inferted, viz, “these prefents however are not to operate as a warranty." WH CHAP. XX. An ACT concerning the recovery of Debts and Demands to the value of Ten Pounds, in the City of New-York. Paffed 16th February, 1797. HEREAS the appointing affistant juftices to hear, try and determine caufes in the city and county of New-York, by virtue of the ats entitled "An act for the more speedy recovery of debts to the value of ten pounds," has not been attended with all the benefits thereby intended, and it is conceived that a better mode may be adopted in the city of New-York, for the recovery of debts and demands not exceeding ten pounds Therefore, Governor and coun of the prace in and for Be it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, reprefented in Senate and Affembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the jame, That it shall and may be lawful for the perfon adminiftering the government of this flate for the time being, by, and with the advice and confent of the council of appointment, from time to time to appoint and commiffion juftices of the peace in and for the city of New-York, el to appoint juices with power to keep the peace in the faid city, and to the city of New-York, hear and determine all caufes in the city and county of with certain powers, New-York, made cognizable before justices of the peace by the faid act entitled "An act for the more fpeedy recovery of debts to the value of ten pounds." And alfo to hear and determine all actions and informations upon any ftatute of this ftate, and upon any bye-law of the faid city made or to be made where the penalty or forfeiture fhall not exceed ten pounds; doing therein that which to justice doth or fhall appertain. And the perfons fo appointed and commiffioned as aforefaid as juftices of the peace in and for the city of New-York, or any two or more of them thall have power and authority, and are hereby authorised, empowered and required to hold a court for the purposes aforefaid, at the City-Hall of the city of New-York, and therein to hear and determine all fuch matters of debt, caufes, actions and inforSaid juffice sto hold a court in faid city, Mations as are made cognizable before them by this act, mine all fuch matters according to the directions of the faid act entitled "An as are macecomitate act for the more fpeedy recovery of debts to the value of the former con pand ten pounds," and the feveral other acts amending, exactsaime me plaining or altering the fame, and according to the dithe time side, rections herein after mentioned. And for that purpose two of the laid juftices for the time being, according to the rotation herein after mentioned, thall, from and after the first day of Alay next, meet, fit and hold the faid Court, in the City-Hall of the city and therein to deler. before them by thisand act, and the 1 ura! of New-York, every day except Sundays, and except the first day of January, the fourth day of July, the twenty-fifth day of November, and the twenty-fifth day of December in every year. And it fhall be the duty of the faid juftices of the peace in and for the city of New-York, to hold the faid court according to the following rotation, that is to fay; the firft and fecond perfons named in the commiffion fhall attend and hoid the faid court the first week, and the third and the fourth the fecond week, and fo on until all the faid juices fhall have ferved one week, if they confift of an even number, or otherwife all but one, and then the perions firft and last named in the faid commiffion fhall attend and hold the faid court the next week, and the fecond and third perfons named therein the week after, and fo on in the like rotation thereafter. Provided always, That nothing herein contained fhall be conftrued to exclude or debar any of the faid juftices although they be not in rotation, from fetting in the faid court, but that all and every of them fhall and may when and foften as they fhall respectively think fit, fit and give judgment therein; and in cafe of the death or inability of any of the said justices whofe duty it may be to attend the faid court according to the faid rotation at any time, then and in every fuch case it fhall be the duty of him who is next in rotation to attend the faid court in the place of him fo deceafed or unable to attend. And if the juftices prefent at any time in the faid court fhall be equally divided upon any question before them, the fenior juftice prefent, that is, he whofe name stands first in the commiffion, fhall have the cafting vote. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That the faid juftices Duration of their fhall hold their office during the pleasure of the council of appointment; and that new commiffions to the juftices of the peace in and for the faid city fhall be iffued at least once every three Offices. years. Said juftices to ap point a k and ovide a feal. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the faid juftices of the peace in and for the faid city of New-York, for the time being, or the major part of them, by writing under their hands and feals, from time to time as occalion fhall require, to appoint a clerk of the faid court, and from time to time to remove any fuch clerk and to appoint another in his ftead. And that it fhall be lawful for the faid juftices, and they are hereby required to caufe a feal to be made for the faid court. Application for pro.. and process how to be iffued. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That cets how to be made, all applications for process for the recovery of any debt or demand by virtue of this aft, fhall be made to the faid court, or to the clerk of the fame court, and not otherwife: And that all procefs to be iffued out of the faid court fhall be tefted in the name of the juftices of the peace in and for the city of New-York, and be figned by the clerk of the faid court, with his name, and with the words "by the court," and sealed with the feal of the faid court. court. Clerk to regifter And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That proceedings of the the clerk of the faid court fhall caufe to be made and entered or registered in proper books to be kept for that purpose, a docket or regifter of all fummonfes, warrants, precepts, executions and procefs to be iffued by the faid court; and of the returns to all fuch fummonfes, warrants and executions; and alfo proper entries of all acts, orders, difmiftions, decrees, judgments, adjournments, and pro |