port of such professorships as are or may be instituted in the said college. thorized to borrow to that amount on the credit II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for Truftees authe said trustees to borrow the said sum of money on the credit of this state, at an interest not exceeding seven per cent per annum, and that the legislature will within ten of this fiate. years make provision for the repayment of the money so to be borrowed, together with the interest that shall have accrued thereon. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said trustees, on or before the first day of July next, to make their election, by writing under their common seal, of ten of the lots reserved for promoting literature in this state in and by the act, entitled An act to appropriate the lands set apart to the use of the troops of the line of this state lately serving in the army of the United States, and for other purposes therein mentioned, passed twenty-eighth February, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, and to file such election in the office of the secretary of this state; and it shall be the duty of the commissioners of the land-office to direct letters patent to be prepared and granted to the said trustees, and their successors, for the lots of land so to be elected; Provided however, That the monies to be derived from the sale of the lands hereby granted, in case they shall be sold, shall be invested in public or bank stock, or put out on interest on real security, and the revenue thereof shall for ever hereafter be appropriated to the support of the president and professors of the said college. TWENTY-FOURTH SESSION. CHAP. LXXI. IBE Passed the 24th March, 1801. I. E it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the treasurer of this state shall annually pay to the said trustees the interest on any monies which they may borrow on the credit of this state pursuant to the authority given to them by the act hereby amended. II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the president and directors of the bank of Albany to loan the monies aforesaid to the trustees of the said college, at an annual interest of seven per cent, any thing contained in the act of incorporation of the said bank to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. [Note-The 19th sect. of the act 18th sess. ch. 76, and the 24th and 26th sect. of act 19th sess. ch. 57, granting donations to Columbia and Union colleges are obsolete. E.} And to select 10 lots in the Military tract to be appropriated for the fupport of faid college. Treasurer to laid truftees annually the ney herein mentioned. pay to the intereft mo Prefident and directors of Albany may monies to the the bank of loan certain faid trustees. Obfolete. Preamble. Overseers of the poor of the town of Clermont to pay to Robert R. Livingston and others certain mo them appro priated to the building a fchool-house, &c. Oxford Academy. An ACT relative to Oxford Academy. Schools. FOURTEENTH SESSION. CHAP. XLI. W Passed 27th March, 1791. THEREAS the magistrates, town officers and other inhabitants of the town of Clermont in the coun ty of Columbia, have by their petition represented to the legislature, that there are monies in the hands of the overseers of the poor in the said town arising from the excise and from fines which are not wanted for the relief of the poor, and prayed that so much of the said money as may remain in the hands of the said overseers on the first day of April next, and shall not then be wanted for the support of the poor of the said town, may be by law appropriated to the purpose of building a school-house, and maintaining a school master in the same town; and that Robert R. Livingston, Samuel Ten Broeck, John Cooper, William Wilson, Marks Blatner and George Best, or a majority of them, may be authorized and directed to put such law in force; Therefore, I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the overseers of the poor of the said town of Cler mont, for the time being, and they are hereby directnies, to be by ed to pay to the order of the said Robert R. Livingston, Samuel Ten Broeck, John Cooper, William Wilson, Marks Blatner and George Best, or the majority of them, all such monies arising from the duty of excise and from fines as may remain in the hands of the same overseers, on the said first day of April next, and which may not be then wanted for the support of the poor of the said town; and the said Robert R. Livingston, Samuel Ten Broeck, John Cooper, William Wilson, Marks Blatner and George Best, or the majority of them, are hereby authorized and directed to appropriate the said money to the building of a school-house and maintaining of a school master in such part of the said town, and in such manner as they or the major part of them shall judge to be most convenient and beneficial for the inhabitants of the said town, and to purchase or procure a convenient piece of land for that purpose; and they are hereby directed to take the conveyance of such land to the supervisor, town clerk and overseers of the poor of the said town of Clermont for the time being and their successors in office. ers when re Count to the &c. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, R.R. LivingtThat the said Robert R. Livingston, Samuel Ten Broeck, ton and oth John Cooper, William Wilson, Marks Blatner and quired to ac George Best, shall whenever they shall be thereunto re- fupervifor, quired, render an account of their appropriation and dis- town clerk, position of the said money to the supervisor, town clerk and overseers of the poor of the said town of Clermont, for the time being, and as soon as the said monies shall be expended for the purposes aforesaid, then the supervi sor, town clerk and overseers of the poor of the said town of Clermont, for the time being, and their successors in office, shall be and hereby are constituted and appointed trustees to superintend and direct the said school; and it shall be lawful for them from time to time to apply all such monies as may come to the hands of the overseers of the poor for the said town for the time being, and which may not be wanted for the support of the poor of the said town, to the purpose of repairing the said school house and paying a school master for teaching a school therein. EIGHTEENTH SESSION. CHAP. XXIX. An ACT concerning the Legacy bequeathed by David Jones for the Benefit of a Charity School. W Passed 24th March, 1795. why his in not been car HEREAS David Jones late of Fort Neck in Queens Preamble, të citing the county, deceased, in and by his last will and testa- fegacy of Da ment did give and bequeath unto the charge and care of vid Jones, and the church wardens of the parish of Hempstead in Queens tentions have county aforesaid, for the time being, and to the charge ried into ef and care of their successors for ever, annually chosen by fect. virtue of the act, entitled An act for settling a ministry and raising a maintenance for them in the city of New-York, county of Richmond, Westchester and Queens county, the sum of three hundred pounds current money of New-York, to be lent out on interest on good land security, and the said interest annually applied for ever in the education and instruction of such poor children belonging to the town of Oysterbay as the said church wardens for the time being shall deem proper objects of charity, the said church wardens once in every year on the first Tuesday in May to deliver unto the vestry of the parish of Hempstead, annually elected by virtue of the said act, a just, true and VOL. II. Gg How faid legacy to be difposed of now to fulfil the teftator's intentions. circumstantial account on oath of all their proceedings in relation to the disposition and application of the said interest money, and how and to whom the principal sums are lent, and to take the directions of the said vestry with respect to their further proceedings therein; and although the executors of the said last will and testament, or some or one of them, offered to pay the said legacy yet no person applied for payment thereof, and the same remains unpaid; And whereas, The said executors are dead, and administration of the goods, chattels and credits which were of the said David Jones at the time of his death not administered by his executors, has been committed with his said will annexed unto Samuel Jones and Samuel Clows, who it is suggested will probably soon have assets in their hands sufficient to pay the said sum of three hundred pounds, but the act mentioned in the said bequest having been repealed, there is not any person authorized to receive the same: In order therefore that the intentions of the testator may be carried into execution, Be it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the said administrators to pay the said three hundred pounds to the overseers of the poor of the said town of Oysterbay for the time being, or either of them, whose receipt for the same shall be a sufficient discharge to the said administrators for the said legacy; and the said overseers of the poor of the said town of Oysterbay and their successors are hereby directed and required to lend out the said sum of three hundred pounds at interest on good land security, and to apply the said interest annually for ever in the education and instruction of such poor children belonging to the said town of Oysterbay as the said overseers of the poor of the said town of Oysterbay for the time being shall deem proper objects of charity; and once in every year on the last Tuesday in March in every year to deliver to the town clerk and supervisor for the time being of the said town of Oysterbay and such justice or justices of the peace as may reside in the said town of Oysterbay, or such of them as shall then meet to examine and audit the accounts of the overseers of the poor of the said town of Oysterbay, a just, true and circumstantial account on oath of all other proceedings in relation to the disposition and application of the said interest money, and how and to whom the principal sums are lent; and the said town clerk, supervisor and justice or justices shall make a report thereof to the then next town meeting to be held in the said town of Oysterbay, and the said town meeting may give such directions with respect to the further proceedings of the said overseers therein as the major part of the freeholders and inhabitants of the said town then met may deem proper or necessary. An ACT for the Encouragement of Schools. Obfolete. An ACT to amend the Act, entitled" an Act for the Encou- Obfolete. ragement of Schools." Passed 6th April, 1796. Sess. 19, ch. xlix. An ACT further to amend an Act, entitled "An Act for Obfolete. the Encouragement of Schools." Passed 10th March, 1797. Sess. 20, ch. xxxiv. TWENTY-SECOND SESSION. CHAP. XLVI. An ACT to incorporate a Part of Stephentown for the Purposes therein mentioned. WH Passed 23d March, 1799. HEREAS it is represented to the legislature that Preamble. there is a certain fund given, the interest of which is to be appropriated for the encouragement of schools in that part of Stephentown, in the county of Rensselaer, known by the name of the twelve thousand acres; and the freeholders on said land interested in said fund have by their petition prayed to be incorporated, that they might be enabled to choose trustees for the better managing of said fund: Therefore, I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, Freeholders represented in Senate and Assembly, That the freeholders incorporated. residing on that part of Stephentown known by the name of the twelve thousand acres, are hereby constituted and declared to be one body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of " The trustees of schools in Stephentown," and by that name they and their successors Their privi may for ever hereafter have perpetual succession, and shall leges. and may by the same name be persons capable in law to sue and be sued, implead and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defend and being defended in all courts and places whatsoever, and that they and their successors may have a common seal, and may change and alter the same at their pleasure, and shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate real or personal for the use of said corporation; Provided, such estate shall not exceed the sum of three thousand dollars. II. And be it further enacted, That Hose Moffat, Da- Trustees namvid Gould and Jonathan Niles, shall be and they are here- ed. by declared to be the first trustees for the freeholders of |