ed to go into

8. And be it further enacted, That whenever the sum of seven When allowthousand dollars is subscribed and paid into the 'corporation, or se- operation. cured to be paid, the directors shall have a right to go into operation in the affairs of the said corporation..

9. And be it further enacted, That the said directors shall have Directors

may collect

power to receive, and by due course of law to collect all subscrip- subscriptions.

tions in writing, for the purpose of raising the funds necessary to carry into effect the end of the said corporation.

10. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be and the Publie act. same is hereby declared to be a public act.

11. And be it further enacted, That the corporation hereby Restricted, created shall not engage in any other business or transaction except such as may be necessary and proper to carry into effect the declared object of this act.

holden.

12. And be it further enacted, That the stockholders of the said Stockholders corporation shall be holden in their individual capacities responsi- individually ble, jointly and severally, for the payment of all debts contracted by the said company, to the nominal amount of the stock held by such stockholder; and any person having any demand against the said company, may sue any stockholder singly, or any two or more stockholders jointly, and recover in any court having cognizance thereof: Provided, Such suit shall not be maintained without proof that such Proviso. demand had been presented to the proper officer of said company for payment, and the payment thereof refused: And provided further, That the said company shall be liable to be prosecuted as a corporation for any such demand.

13. And be it further enacted, That the legislature may at any Right to retime repeal, alter or modify this incorporation.

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14. And be it further enacted, That the time of duration of this Duration of incorporation shall be twenty-one years.

CHAP. 202.

AN ACT for the relief of Emerick Veyssiere.

Passed April 10, 1827.

WHEREAS Emerick Veyssiere, of the kingdom of France, has by his petition to the legislature, represented that during his residence within this state, and on or about the eleventh day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred, being then resident in the city of New-York, he became the bona fide holder and assignee of a cer tain indenture of mortgage, bearing date the third day of June, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, made and executed by Horace Johnson, then of the said city of New-York, merchant, and Catharine his wife, to John Babtiste Bacque, then also of the said city, but now deceased, of all those lots of land and premises situate in the township of Sidney, in the county of Tioga, being part of a large tract of land granted to Abijah Hammond, by letters patent under the great seal of this state, bearing date the twentyseventh day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and distinguished on a map of the lands purchased by the people of this state from the Oneida and Tuscarora Indians, filed in the secre

charter,

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sell certain

tary's office, by the second tract in the township of Sidney, and which lots are known and distinguished on a certain map of the survey of the said tract, made in December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, by William Maclure, surveyor, as lots numbers seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen, containing each six hundred and forty acres of land: and hath further represented that the said Horace Johnson and Catharine his wife, did, by a certain indenture duly made and executed, bearing date the tenth day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and two, release and convey to the said petitioner all their right, title, interest, and equity of redemption, in and to the lots of land and premises in the said indenture of mortgage mentioned and described, whereby the said petitioner became seized of the said lands and premises in fee: And further, That the said petitioner has since regularly paid, or caused to be paid, the taxes and other charges upon the said premises, and had been desirous to sell and dispose thereof; and had constituted and appointed Joseph Bouchand, of the city of New-York, merchant, his attorney and agent, for the purpose aforesaid, but had not been able to effect any sales thereof, principally on account of the alienism of the said petitioner, and hath in and by his said petition prayed for legislative relief in the premises: Therefore:

E. Veyssiere BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, repreauthorised to sented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful real estate. for the said Emerick Veyssiere, or his lawful attorney, to sell and convey the lots of land and premises above described, with their hereditaments and appurtenances, in like manner and as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if he was a natural born citizen of this state: And further, That until such sale or sales can be effected, it shall and may be lawful for the said Emerick Veyssiere to hold the said lots of land and premises, or such of them as may not be sold under the provisions of this act; and to have and receive the rents, issues and profits thereof, to him and his heirs, in like manner as aforesaid: Provided always, That no sale of the said premises shall be good and effectual in law, other than to a citizen of the United States, or to a person authorised by law to hold lands within this state: Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall affect the title which any citizen of the United States has or can have to the premises aforesaid, nor any title which the people of this state may have thereto, excepting the title which the people of this state has or may have by reason of alienage of the said Emerick Veyssiere.

CHAP. 203.

AN ACT to amend an act, passed the 24th day of March, 1815, entitled "An act in addition to the act concerning Infants." Passed April 10, 1827.

BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the power and authority which is given by the said act to the chancellor to order a sale or disposisition of the estate and property of an infant, shall be taken and con

strued to give to the chancellor, or to the judge of the district where the lands may be situated, power and authority to order the said lands or estate and property of an infant to be demised or leased for any term or terms of years, or otherwise howsoever, with such rents, reservations, conditions and covenants as to the said chancellor or judge may seem proper.

CHAP. 204.

AN ACT requiring Numerical Indexes to the Registers and Records of Mortgages, in certain Counties in this State.

Passed April 10, 1827.

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cases.

1. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall be the duty of keep numerithe clerks of the several counties comprehending any part of the mili- in certain tary tract, or of the Cayuga and Onondaga reservations, where an index is not already provided, to make and keep a numerical index of the military and reservation lots within his county, which shall contain under the number of the lot a reference to all the mortgages registered or recorded in his office, for the whole or any part of the lot, specifying the book and page in which they are registered or recorded; and also a like index for all the deeds recorded in his office for lands in the said reservations: And further, That the said indexes shall be considered as part of the public papers belonging to such offices respectively.

2. And be it further enacted, That the supervisors of the seve- Compensaral counties aforesaid shall allow to the several clerks aforesaid a rea- tion to county clerks. sonable compensation for their services in making and keeping the said indexes, to be levied and raised as a part of the contingent charges

of their county.

3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Further com. board of supervisors of the several counties of this state in which the pensation. clerks are required to make a general index of deeds and mortgages recorded in said counties, under and in pursuance of the act, entitled "an act authorising the clerks of the several counties of this state to make a general index of all deeds and mortgages recorded in said counties," passed April 18th, 1826, to audit and allow to said clerks such further compensation for services rendered in pursuance of the said act as the judges of the court of common pleas, in such counties respectively, shall certify to be just and reasonable.

CHAP. 205.

AN ACT relative to the Montgomery Bridge Company.

Passed April 11, 1827.

BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the time for rebuilding the bridges of the president and directors of the Montgomery bridge

company be, and the same is hereby extended to the first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, any thing contained in the act, entitled "an act to incorporate the Montgomery bridge company," to the contrary notwithstanding.

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CHAP. 206.

AN ACT to incorporate the President and Directors, of the Putnam and Dutchess Turnpike Company.

Passed April 11, 1827.

1. BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That Edward Smith, Alvin Chase, Herman R. Stephens, Elizer Baldwin, and all such other persons as shall associate with them for the purpose of making a good and sufficient turnpike road, to commence at a point on-the Croton turnpike, in the town of Somers, in Westchester county, between the house of Isaac Brown and the bridge over the east branch of Croton river, a few rods northeast of the mill of John Owen, to run from thence the most eligible route through the county of Putnam, to or near the house occupied by Sylvanus Merritt, in the town of Pawlings, in Dutchess county, passing on its route on the west side of the court-house in the town of Carmel, in Putnam county, near the house of Edward Smith, in the town of Kent, and near the house of Sewel White, in the town of Pawlings, be and hereby are made a body corporate, by the name, style and description of "the president and directors of the Putnam and Dutchess turnpike company," and by that name, they and their successors in office shall and may have continual succession, and shall be persons in law capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended, in all courts of law and equity, in all manner of actions and complaints, matters and causes, and by that name and style shall be capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate, real or personal, for the use of the said corporation: Provid ed, That such estate, as well real as personal, so to be purchased or held, shall be necessary to fulfil the end and intent of said corporation.

2. And be it further enacted, That the stock of the said company hereby incorporated, shall not exceed ten thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of twenty dollars each, and that Edward Smith, Herman R. Stephens and Sewel White, be and hereby are appointed commissioners to receive subscriptions for said stock, in the manner directed in and by the act entitled "an act relative to turnpike companies," passed March 13, 1807.

Rates of toll. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said company hereby incorporated, as soon and as often as any five miles of the said road shall be completed, to erect upon the same a gate, at such place or places as the directors of said company shall designate, not within one mile of the court-house in the town of Carmel, at each of which gates so to be erected, the said com.

pany shall be entitled to exact and receive the following sums of money from all persons travelling on or using said road: for every waggon or cart drawn by two horses, mules or oxen, six cents, and two cents for each additional horse, mule, or ox; for every pleasure waggon, not used for carrying produce, drawn by two horses, six cents; for every chariot, coach, coachee or phaeton drawn by two horses, twelve and a half cents, and three cents for every additional horse; for every chair, chaise, gig or sulkey drawn by one horse, six cents; for every one horse waggon, three cents; for every horse and rider, three cents; for every sleigh or sled drawn by two horses, oxen or mules, six cents, and drawn by one horse, three cents; for every score of hogs or sheep, four cents; for every score of horses, cattle or mules, eight cents; and in that proportion for a greater or less number of hogs, sheep, cattle, horses or mules, and for every horse led or driven, one cent.

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4. And be it further enacted, That the number of directors of Five directhe said company hereby incorporated, shall be five, three of whom shall be a quorum for the transaction of all business, and that the said company shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges, powers and immunities, which are given and granted in and by the aforesaid act, entitled "an act relative to turnpike companies," and shall be subject to all the conditions, restrictions, provisions and regulations therein contained, except as herein otherwise provided: And provided, The arch of the said turnpike road shall be twenty feet wide.

5. And be it further enacted, That Jonathan Morehouse, Ben- Com missionjamin Isaacks and Wheeler Gilbert, or any two of them, be and ers. hereby are appointed commissioners to lay out said road, and they are hereby authorised to appropriate any land now used as a road, to the use and for the bed of this road.

6. And be it further enacted, That the legislature may alter, Power to temodify, or repeal this act.

CHAP. 207.

AN ACT to amend" An Act for the relief of Johnstown Academy," passed April 5, 1826.

Passed April 11, 1827.

BE it enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall be lawful for the trustees of Johnstown academy to invest on good security, any balance in their hands of the appropriation made by the act hereby amended, not expended in repairing their building and purchasing a library and chemical aparatus, and to apply the annual interest thereof to the payment of teachers, or purchase of a library or chemical apparatus, as they or a majority of them may deem most conducive to the interests of the academy: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall exonerate them from accounting for the whole or any part of the said appropriation, or of the avails thereof, to the regents of the university.

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