CHAP. CCLXXIX. AN ACT direoling the Surveyor General to examine and report in relation to the public lands set apart for the use of the salt works in the county of Onondaga, and for other purposes. Passed April 21, 1818.. WHEREAS sundry persons have presented their petition, praying for the passage of a law, directing the sale of the public lands in the town of Salina, in the county of Onondaga, And whereas, this legislature are not sufficiently informed on the subject, Therefore, Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, That the Surveyor General examine into the state and condition of the public lands, situated in the town of Salina, in the county of Onondaga, which were set apart for the use of the salt springs, and report to the legistature at their next session, whether it would be expedient and conducive to the interest of this state, to cause a sale to be made of all or any part of the aforesaid lands; and that he also examine the outlet of the Salt lake, and report whether any alteration should be made in the channel of the outlet, and if any, in what manner the same should be made. CHAP. CCLXXX. ર AN ACT to amend an act, entitled " an act to amend an act, entitled "an act to divide the town of Brownville, in the county of Jefferson. Passed April 21, 1818. WHEREAS by the act passed March the sixth, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, to divide the town of Brownville, in the county of Jefferson, certain duties are required to be performed on and after the third Tuesday in March next, whereas it ought to have expressed March instant, by reason of which mistake, said duties are postponed for one year: Therefore, BE it enacted by the people of the State of New-York, repre-. sented in Senate and assembly, That the duties designated in the first, third and fourth sections of the act aforesaid, to be performed on and after the third Tuesday in March next, be and they are hereby required to be performed as soon as may be after the third Tuesday in May next. Duty of CHAP. CCLXXXI. AN ACT further to amend the several acts relative to quit rents I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represen comtroller. ted in senate and assembly, That the comptroller be, and he is here by authorised, in all cases where there shall be due any quit rents to the people of this state, to settle and commute for such quit rents, by receiving from any person or persons, owning any lands subject to such reuts, his or their equal proportion of the same, having regard to the quantity of land owned by such person or persons, and the proportion it shall bear to the quantity of land contained in the patent or patents, wherein such quit rents are reserved. land to be proved. II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of any quantity of person applying to the comptroller to settle and commute for quit rents, by virtue of the several acts hereby amended, or of this act, to furuish to the comptroller such evidence as he shall require, of the quantity of land contained in the patent wherein the quit rent, proposed to be settled and commuted for, shall be reserved, and of the land owned by the person or persons so proposing to settle and commute for the same. tinued in III. And be it further enacted, That the first clause of the fourth Certain section of the act, entitled " an act directing the redemption of the clause onlands lately sold for quit rents, and further to amend the act relative force. to quit reuts," passed the twelfth day of April, in the year thousand eight hundred and sixteen, be and the same is hereby continued in force until the first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty. CHAP. CCLXXXII. AN ACT to improve the funds and to provide for the redemption of the funded debt of this state. Passed April 21, 1818. 3 per cent I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, repre- Comptroller sented in senate and assembly, That it shall be the duty of the to sell certain comptroller of this state, with the consent and approbation of the stock of the person administering the government thereof, to sell and transfer the U. S. and how to apply three per cent. stock of the funded debt of the United States, owned proceeds. by the people of this state, and to apply the proceeds to the reducduction of the funded debt of this state, bearing seven per cent. inter est. To borrow lars at 6 per cent. To open sub loan II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the comptroller to borrow on the credit of this state, a sum or sums uot 1,000,000 dolexceeding in the whole one million of dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding six per centum per annum, payable quarter yearly, and for this purpose, at his discretion, to open subscriptions for said loan, or to receive sealed proposals therefor, or for any part thereof, scriptions for giving due notice of such subscriptions being opened, or of proposals teen or to be received, in at least three of the public newspapers published ed proposals. in the city of New-York, and in at least one of those published in the city of Albany; and the subscriptions, offers or proposals of the holders of the present funded debt of the state, shall have prefer- Certain bold. ence over the subscriptions or proposals of others, to the extent of have prefer the sums now held by them of state stocks, by this act proposed to ers of stock to cace. Proviso. Sor. to ap ier of a bank ficates of stoek. transferable. Substance of certificate. be paid: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to give them a preference over the subscriptions or proposals of oth ers, which may be more advantageous to the state, and with the mo nies so loaned, and the unappropriated monies which may be in the treasury, the comptroller shall discharge the residue of the funded debt of this state. III. And be it further enacted, That the person administering point a cash the government of this state, be any he is hereby authorised to apin New-York point the cashier of one of the banks in the city of New York, whose to issue certi duty it shall be under his hand and an appropriate seal, to issue certifi cates of stock to the subscribers or contractors for said loan, for the amounts to which they shall be respectively entitled; and the said Declared stock shall be transferable only at the office of the person so to be appointed, agreeably to the rules which may be prescribed by the comptroller; and such certificates shall purport in substance as fol lows: that the people of the state of New-York, owe to the person or body corporate to be named therein, the sum therein expressed, bearing an interest at the rate of six per centum per annum, paya ble quarter yearly, on the first days of the months of January, April, Principal in July and October, and the principal to be irredeemable until the redeemable first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three; and it shall also be the duty of the persons to be appointed, to enter in proper books to be provided for the purpose, credits to the respective holders of stock, for the sums to which they will be respectively entitled, to transfer the said credits or any part thereof, from time to time as shall be requisite, and to furnish such bank in the city of New-York quarter yearly, at least three days before List of stock the said first days of January, April, July and October, with a list of the stockholders resident in the southern district of this state, and out of the state, shewing the sums which they may respectively be entitled to receive on the said first days of January, April, Júly and October, for interest, and to furnish the comptroller a like list of the stockholders resident in the middle eastern and western districts of this state, shewing the sums that they may be respectively entitled to for interest, and no transfers shall be made during the last fourteen days of each quarter. until 1823. holders. Interest on the stock how payable. Banks may the stock. IV. And be it further enacted, That the interest on the said stock, shall be paid to the stockholders respectively, in the manner in which the same hath heretofore been paid, under the act entitled an act to create a public and transferable stock, and to lay and collect additional taxes for the use of this state. V. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for any subscribe to bank within this state, to subscribe to the loan directed to be opened as aforesaid, and from time to time to sell and dispose of any stock created in pursuance of this act, and held by such bank, any clause, matter or thing in the act incorporating the same notwithstanding. The state will in five years after 1823, and on request of any stockhol der redeem his stocks, VI. And be it further enacted, That at any time within five years after the said first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, this state will upon the request of the hol der of any stock created pursuant to this act, redeem the same, and that the whole of the said stock shall at all events be redeemed at the expiration of the said five years, VII. And be it further enacted, That in case the present stock Hebt of this state shall be discharged as contemplated by this act, a a tax of one mill upon each dollar of the valuation of the real and personal estates within this state, shall be annually, for two years, raised, levied and collected in the manner directed in and by the act, entitled "au act authorising the levying and collecting an aonutax for two years, for the use of this state, and to amend the act for the assessment and collection of taxes," passed the 24th October, 1814. Time of y ment of debt by the bank extended. due the state et New-York Balance due VIII. And be it further enacted, That the time for the pay. ment of the debt due from the bank of New York to this state, be and the same is hereby extended to the said first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, upon condition that the interest shall be regularly paid thereon, quarter yearly, and the balance which may then be due from the said bank, or so much thereof as be necessary, together with four hundred thousand bow appro acres of the unappropriated lands of this state, are hereby appropria. Priated, ted and pledged for the redemption of the principal of the stock created by this act: Provided nevertheless, that the state reserve to itself Provis the right of providing other adequate funds in lieu of those hereby pledged. Comptroller to apply unappropria stock, &c IX. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the comptroller, from time to time, whenever there shall be any unap propriated mouey in the treasury, to apply the same to the purchase ted monies to of the stock, created pursuant to this act, if the same can be had at purchase or below the par or nominal value, and if not, then to apply such money to the reduction of the debt due to the bank of New-York. X. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Todischarge, comptroller of this state, from time to time, after the said first day debt within a of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty certain peri three, with the funds provided for the purpose, and with any unappropriated monies which may be in the treasury, to discharge the stock debt which may be created pursuant to this act, as soon as practicable. the stock od. Certificates stationary XI. And be it further enacted, That that the comptroller, be and he is hereby authorised to draw his warrants on the treasurer, fr books and the payment of the expense of the certificates of stock, to be issued how paid forg pursuant to this act, and for the expense of necessary books and stationary, to be used for the transfer of state stocks. Certain pow ers and duties of the person issu extended to ing the stock XII. And be it further enacted, That the powers and duties of the person to be appointed as aforesaid, for issuing certificates of stock, and for attending to and keeping the accounts of the transfers thereof, shall also extend to the stock created or to be created pursu ant to the act, entitled "an act respecting navigable communications the act of between the great western and northern lakes and the atlantic ocean," 1817. , April 15, passed the 15th April, 1817. Tax of twe dollar when to ce XIII. And be it further enacted, That in case the present stock debt of this state shall be discharged as contemplated by this act, mills on the that the tax of two mills ou the dollar of the valuations of the real and personal estates within this state, directed to be annually raised ib and by the act, eatitled "an act to create a public and transfer A list of to be furnish able stock stock, and to lay and collect additional taxes for the use XIV. And be it jurther enacted, That the person so as aforesaid stockholders to be appointed to issue certificates of stock, shall annually on the ed comptrol first day of January, or as soon thereafter as may be, transmit by mail to the comptroller a list of the stockholders, shewing the sums held by them respectively of said stock. ler. Comptroller may dispose of bank stock. sits may be bank in New. XV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the comptroller, by and with the advice of the governor, from time to time to dispose of any of the bank stock owned by the people of this state, and with the proceeds of the sales thereof, to purchase the stock created by this act, or to apply the same to the payment of the loans obtained from the bank of New-York, in the same manner that he is directed to apply the surplus or unappropriated monies in the treasury. XVI. And be it further enacted, That if any bank in the city State depo of New York shall make the loan of one million of dollars contemmade in such plated by this act, on terms which shall be more advantageous to York as may the state than it can otherwise be obtained, on condition that a part Ioan 1,000,000 or the whole of the treasury deposits collected in the city of NewYork shall be transfered to such bank, it shall be lawful for the comtroller, with the advice of the governor, to direct the said deposits to be made in such bank. dollars to the state. A district each county ted. CHAP. CCLXXXIII. AN ACT to amend an aet, entitled “ an act relative to district al tornies." Passed April 21, 1818. I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New York, repreattorney for sented in senate and assembly, That the person administering the to be appoin- government of this state, shall, as soon as may be after the passing of this act, by and with the advice of the council of appointment, appoint and commission a proper person to the office of district attorney, in each of the counties of this state, who shall enter on the du ties of his office on the first day of July next; each of whom shall be of the degree of counsel in the supreme court, and resident in the county for which he shall be appointed; and it shall be the duty of the several district attornies to attend the courts of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, and general sessions of the peace, to be from time to time held within the counties for which they are or shall be appointed respectively, and to conduct all prosecutions for crimes and offences cognizable in the said courts; and the commission hereafter to be issued to each district attorney, shall designate the name of the county for which he shall be so appointed. Duty of dis II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the trict attorney district attorney for the county of Franklin to perform all the duties now required by law of the district attorney of the fifth district, relative to the St. Regis Indians. of Franklin. |