or-General to receive the necessary proof of the actual residence of the settlers aforesaid, and cause the same to be entered on the treasurers books accordingly. [Note. By sess. 23. ch. 126, the Survevor-General was authorised to receive proposals from the persons mentioned in the first section of this act, for the purchase of any lands or lots in the late Oneida reservation, not to excred 250 acres to' any one person. By sess. 25. ch. 36, the Surveyor-General was directed to execute deeds for the lands for the sums reported to the Legislature, payable within 8 years, with 6 per cent interest.-This having been done, the present act postponed the payment, &c.—The monies due to the state, referred to in the second section of the present ac, grew out of the sales made under the general act relative to the land-office. Pide V.N. & W. v. 2. 292.1 Supervisors of Essex to raise certain mtonies. Provisor Supervisors to appropriat certain other monies. Miller, D. T. Ross. CHAP. CLXXXV. An ACT to amend an act, entitled "an act to provide for building a court house and gaol in the county of Essex, and for other purposes," passed May 26, 1812. Passed April 15, 1814. I. BE it enacted by the People of the state of New-York, represent ed in Senate and Assembly, That the supervisors of the county of Essex, be and they are hereby directed and empowered, at their next succeeding annual meeting, to raise and levy on the freeholders and inhabitants of said county, such sum of money as in their opinion will, together with the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars already authorised to be raised, be sufficient for the purpose of finishing the court-house and gaol in said county, with the addition of five cents on each dollar for collecting the game, and one cent on each dollar for the county treasurer's fees, which said sum shall be raised, levied and collected in the same manner as the other necessary and contingent charges are raised, levied and collected: Provided, The sum so raised shall not exceed two thousand dollars. II. And be it further enacted, That the supervisors aforesaid have liberty to appropriate any monies in the treasury of the said county, not otherwise appropriated, to the purpose of finishing the said court-house and gaol, and to draw on the treasurer of the said county for the same. III. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer of the said To pay the monies to M. county be and he is hereby directed to pay the said monies, when Delance and collected, or appropriated by the supervisors as aforesaid, from time to time, to the order of Manoah Miller, Delavan Delance and Theodorus Ross, or any two of them, and the said Monoah, Who are to Delavan and Theodorus shall, at the annual meetings of the supervisors of said county, account with them for the expenditure of the said monies. account or the same. Supervisors may appoint IV. And be it further enacted, That the board of supervisors of of Delaware the county of Delaware, may, at their next or any subsequent commission meeting, if they shall deem it expedient, appoint three commisal and sioners with authority to erect a new gaol and fire-proof clerk's ers to build office, on or near the public square in the village of Delhi, in fire proof clerk's office said county, and that they draw from time to time on the treasurer of said county, for the purpose of erecting the same, for any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars in the whole, and that the board of supervisors make pro- missioners vision for that purpose, in the same manner as for the other con- certain ma tingent charges of said county, and that the said commissioners nies. shall, whenever required account with the said board for the expenditure of all the monies so to be drawn. And the com may draw [Note. The court-house of Essex county, is in Elizabethtown, and was left in an unfinished condition-The court-house of Delaware, is in Delhi.] CHAP. CLXXXVI. An ACT to continue in force an act, entitled "an act relative to the Pilots of the port of New-York.” BE it enacted by the People of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the act, entitled "an act relative to the pilots of the port of New-York," passed the tenth April, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, be and the same is hereby revived and continued in force for the period of one year from and after the time limited in said act. A certain act continued in revived and force for one year. [Note. The act continued in force, is in V. N. & W. vol. 2. 461-Its continuance was limited to one year.] CHAP. CLXXXVII, An ACT to incorporate the New-York Patent Oil Company, Passed April 15, 1814. WHEREAS Samuel S. Edmonston, John R. Murray, William Ogden and William Swan, have associated themselves together for the purpose of pressing and straining oils, and separating fluids from solids, by means of a new and useful machine, and improve- Recital, ments thereto, of which the said Samuel S. Edmonston and John Cunningham were the original inventors and patentees, and for the improvements thereon Samuel S. Edmonston has also taken a patent: And whereas, They, the said Samuel S. Edmonston, John R. Murray, William Ogden and William Swan, have presented a petition to the Legislature, setting forth the importance of such an establishment, and praying that an act of incorporation may be passed, whereby they may be enabled, the more fully, to carry into operation the said undertaking: Therefore, Corporation I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That Samuel S. Edmonston, John R. Murray, William Ogden and William Swan, shall be and created and hereby are ordained, constituted and declared to be, until the first day of May, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand general po ers. Style. Piqviso Further proviso. eight hundred and twenty-eight, a body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of "The New-York Patent Oil Company," and by that name they and their successors and assigns, until that time, shall and may have continual succession, and be persons in law capable of suing aud being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended in all courts and places whatsoever, and in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, matters, causes and things whatsoever, and that they and their successors and assigns, may have a common seal, and make, change and alter the same at their pleasure; and also, that they and their successors, by the same name and style, shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate, real or personal, for the use of the said corporation: Provided, That the estate so to be holden shall be such only as shall be requisite to promote and attain the object of said corporation, such as shall have been mortgaged to it by way of security, or conveyed to it in satisfaction for debts previously contracted in the course of its dealings, or purchased at sales upon judgments, which shall have been obtained for such debts: And provided further, That the said company shall not be concerned in banking operations by discounting notes, or issuing notes commonly called bank notes. II. And be it further enacted, That the cipital stock of the said Capital stock corporation shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, which shall be subscribed for and advanced, from time to time, by and among them the said parties above named, in such manner and upon such conditions as they have heretofore agreed or hereafter shall agree upon. d. Aunual mee. holders and their power III. And be it further enacted, That the stock, property and Stock how to be managed concerns of the said corporation shall be managed and conducted and conduct by them the said parties, their successors and assigns, in such manner as the bye-laws of the said corporation shall direct; and that there shall be a meeting of the stockholders of the said corting of stock-poration on the first Wednesday of June in each year, for the purpose of making, ordaining and establishing such bye-laws, to make bye rules, ordinances and regulations as they shall, by a majority of votes, think proper to adopt, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States, or of this state, as to them shall appear, needful and proper, touching and concerning the management and disposition of the business, estate and effects of the said corporation, the appointment of a president, and all such other matters as relate or appertain to the concerns of the said corporation. laws. IV. And be it further enacted, That no transfer of stock shall Transfer of be valid for any purpose, until such transfer shall be entered in stock. the book or books to be kept for that purpose by the said corporation. Debts due at tion of the V. And be it further enacted, That for all debts which shall be the dissolu- due and owing by the said corporation, the persons composing the corporation said corporation at the time of its dissolution, shall be responsible chargeable to in their individual and private capacities to the extent of their als in their respective shares and no further, in any suit or action to be y the brought or prosecuted after the dissolution of the said corpora the individu... private capa their shares. tion, and that nothing in this act contained shall be construed to extent of authorise or empower the said corporation to use their funds, or any part thereof, in any banking iustitution or transaction, or in the purchase of any public stock, or any other business or employment than such as may be necessary and proper for carrying into effect the declared objects of this act. Restriction signed by the VI. And be it further enacted, That all contracts and engage- Contracts ments entered into for and on account of the said corporation, and president signed by their president, shall be binding on the said corpora- binding. tion in like manner as any contract would be, if made and entered into by an individual. be a public VII. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be and is Declared to hereby declared to be a public act, and the same shall be constru- act. ed in all courts and places benignly and favorably for every beneficial purpose therein intended. [Note.-See Appendix.] CHAP. CLXXXVIII. An ACT for the relief of the heirs of James Simpson, deceased, and for the relief of the heirs of Joel Baldwin, deceased. Passed April 15, 1814. WHEREAS, it is represented to the Legislature by all the heirs of James Simpson, late of the town of Clinton, in the county of Dutchess, that he died seized of part of lot number five, in Reçital, the sub-division of lot number two, in the second division of the patent of the Great Nine Partners, situate, lying and being in the town of Clinton, and county of Dutchess aforesaid, that a partition of the same would be productive of great inconvenience and of injury to their interests; that the same consists principally of wood-land, lying for the most part upon a public highway, and exposed in a peculiar manner to depredation and injury, and that a sale of the whole together may be effected on terms more advantageous than if the same were divided or sold in separate parcels: And whereas, The heirs of the said James Simpson, who are infants, under the age of twenty-one years, by their guardians, together with the heirs of the said James Simpson, who are of full age, have prayed that a law may be passed for the sale of the whole of the said tract or parcel of land together: Therefore, I. BE it enacted by the People of the state of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That Jonathan Jackson, Bernardus I. Swartwout, Simeon Simmons and Abner Lawton, be and they are hereby appointed trustees, with full power to them, or any three of them, to grant, bargain and sell for the highest price and upon the best terms in their power to obtain, that part of lot number five, in the sub-division of lot number two, in the second division of the patent of the Great Nine Partners, whereof the said James Simpson died seised, and that they or any three of them, may execute good and sufficient deeds and conveyances in the law, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof. B. I. Swart J. Jackson wout, S. Sim mons and Aq Lawton, authorised to certain estate sell & convey How to dis pose of and II. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees shall pay distribute the to the children and heirs of the said James simpson, deceased, as proceeds of shall have arrived at the age of twenty-one years, their heirs and sale. assigns, the respective portions of the proceeds of such sale as soon as the same shall have been by them received, after deducting their reasonable costs and charges; and the said trustees shall cause the remainder of the said proceeds to be placed at interest, upon good and sufficient security, and shall apply the interest and income thereof to the support and education of the minor children of the said James Simpson, in equal proportions, and when as the said minor children shall respectively arrive at the age of twenty-one years, the said trustees shall pay to the said children in equal proportions, share and share alike, the principal sums which they may be entitled to receive as their respective proportions of the proceeds of the said sale, together with the interest thereof, which it may not have been necessary to apply to their support and education during their minority. To execute a faithful dis. charge of their trust. III. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees, before bond for the they enter upon the execution of the said trust, shall execute a bond to the people of this state, with such surety or sureties, and in such sums as the Chancellor of this state shall direct, conditioned for the due and faithful discharge of the said trust, which bond shall be filed in the office of the register of the court of chancery, in the city of Albany, for the benefit and use of the said heirs of the said James Simpson, deceased. Vacancies how filled. Recital. C. Stilson; authorised to convey cer tain estate and to loan certain mon Les &c. IV. And be it further enacted, That in case the said trustees or any of them, shall die before the said trust shall be executed, it shall be lawful for the Chancellor to appoint other trustees in their stead, who shall in all respects conform to the directions of this act. : And whereas, Joel Baldwin, late of the town of Meredith, in the county of of Delaware, died seised of a certain lot of land situated in said town, containing about forty acres, leaving three infant children, to wit: Laura, Anna and Hannah, his heirs at law and whereas, Since the death of the said Joel Baldwin, Cyrenus Stilson, of said Meredith, has been appointed guardian of the said infant children: And whereas, The said Joel Baldwin, in his lifetime, made a contract with one Truman Stilson, for the purchase of about twenty-four acres of land, situate in Meredith aforesaid, and paid a part of the consideration money for the same. And whereas, the whole of the consideration money for the said last mentioned piece of land, has since been paid by the administrators of the said Joel Baldwin, deceased, and the said Truman Stilson has, by deed, conveyed the said lot of land to the said Cyrenus Stilson, in trust for the said infant children: And whereas, The dower of Esther, late the widow of the said Joel, but now the wife of Elijah Brownson, has been duly admeasured : And whereas, It appears that the sale of the said estate, so belonging to the said infants, would be beneficial to their interests: Therefore, V. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Cyrenus Stilson, to sell and convey all the right and title of the said infant children in and to the said two pieces or lots of land, and to loan the monies arising from such sale on good security, in |