dred and eighty-five; William H. Daniels shall hold said appointment and office until March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-six; John Pickens shall hold said appointment and office until March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and James Eyesaman shall hold said appointment and office until March first, eighteen hundred and eighty Election of eight. That the electors of said town shall have power to elect one commissioner at the annual town meeting in eighteen hundred and eightyfour and at each annual town meeting thereafter, to be called on the ballot "for town hall commissioner," and such person so elected shall hold his office for five years from the first day of March succeeding his election. Any vacancy that may arise, except by expiration of his term of office, may be filled by the remaining commissioners or commissioner until the said vacancy can be filled at the annual town meeting. commis sioners. Official bonds. Authority to bring suits. § 6. Each of said commissioners shall, within thirty days after the passage of this act, give bail to the supervisor of said town in a sum not less than three thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of his duties and for the faithful accounting for any and all money that may come to him under this act. § 7. Said commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered to bring any suit or suits that may be necessary in the discharge of the duties imposed upon them under the act of the board of supervisors and by this act, in the name of the town of Oswegatchie, and to employ attorneys and counsel in the prosecution of the same. §8. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 20. AN ACT to repeal chapter four hundred and sixty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act prohibiting the courts of this state from entertaining jurisdiction of actions on policies of insurance in certain cases." PASSED February 8, 1883. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter four hundred and sixty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act prohibiting the courts of this state from entertaining jurisdiction of actions on policies of insurance in certain cases," is hereby repealed. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 21. AN ACT to amend chapter three hundred and ninety-eight of PASSED February 9, 1883; three-fifths being present. SECTION 1. Section twenty-five of chapter three hundred and ninetyeight of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An act to facilitate the construction of the New York and Oswego Midland railroad, and to authorize towns to subscribe to the capital stock thereof," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: assessed. § 25. All real property within the corporate limits of any town as- Property sessed or liable to be assessed upon the assessment-roll of such town to be at the time of issuing bonds by said town pursuant to this act, and all acts amendatory thereof, shall continue to be assessed and assessable for all purposes whatsoever in said town until said bonds, or any renewals thereof, are fully paid; and if the owner of such real property does not reside within said town, then such real property shall be assessed as non-resident land or to any occupant of said real property actually residing within said town. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. E CHAP. 22. AN ACT to amend chapter three hundred and fourteen of the PASSED February 9, 1883; three-fifths being present. SECTION 1. Section one of chapter three hundred and fourteen of bonds § 1. The commissioners appointed for the city of Oswego, under Tax levy chapter three hundred and ninety-eight of the laws of eighteen hun- to pay dred and sixty-six, entitled "An act to facilitate the construction of postponed the New York and Oswego Midland railroad, and to authorize towns till 1887. Action of supervisors legalized. to subscribe to the capital stock thereof," and under which such commissioners issued the bonds of the city of Oswego in eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, to the amount of six hundred thousand dollars, payable in twenty years; and the board of supervisors of the county of Oswego are hereby authorized to delay and postpone the commencement of a levy of taxes to provide for the payment of the principal of said bonds for nine years from the time fixed in said act, so that the first levy for that purpose shall not be made until eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 23. AN ACT to legalize the resolution of the board of supervisors of Orleans county adopted at their annual session in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-two, fixing the salary of the county treasurer of said county. PASSED February 9, 1883; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The resolution passed by the board of supervisors of Orleans county at their annual session held in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-two, fixing the salary of the county treasurer of said county, from January first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, to December thirty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, at the sum of twelve hundred dollars per annum, is hereby legalized, ratified and confirmed. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 24. AN ACT to amend chapter three hundred and eighty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act to amend chapter one hundred and forty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled 'An act to amend chapter three hundred and fifty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Fredonia.' PASSED February 9, 1883; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section four of chapter three hundred and eighty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act to amend chapter one hundred and forty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled 'An act to amend chapter three hundred and fifty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Fredonia,"" is hereby amended so as to read as follows: § 4. The said president, trustees, collector, and assessors shall be officers to elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the electors for the choice be elected. of officers of said village. § 2. That section five of said act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: § 5. The clerk, street commissioner, treasurer, village constable, To be pound-master and fire wardens of said village shall be appointed by appointed. the trustees thereof, by ballot, and shall hold their respective offices until the annual election of trustees next after their appointment, and until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed from office by the trustees as hereinafter provided. The constable shall have the same powers in the execution of process as a peace officer or constables elected in towns in said county. 3. This act shall take effect immediately, and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. CHAP. 25. AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Binghamton." PASSED February 9, 1883; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section ten of title three of chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Binghamton," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: ment and of official § 10. All officers, except justices of the peace and overseer of the compoor, elected at the annual city election shall enter upon the duties of mencetheir offices on the Tuesday succeeding their election, and continue expiration in office until the Tuesday succeeding the next annual city election, terms. and until their successors have taken the oath of office and become duly qualified to serve therein, except as herein otherwise provided. All officers appointed by the mayor or common council, or elected at a special election to fill a vacancy, shall enter upon their duties immediately and continue until the third Tuesday in February thereafter, and until others are appointed in their places and have become duly qualified to serve therein, except as herein otherwise provided. The term of office of the recorder and the justices of the peace to be elected under this act shall commence on the first day of January next ensuing their election and continue for four years, except when to fill a vacancy. The term of office of the overseer of the poor to be elected under this act shall commence on the Tuesday succeeding his election and continue for three years, except when to fill a vacancy. No officer required to give security shall enter upon the duties of his office until such security shall have been given and approved. § 2. Section eleven of title five of chapter two hundred and ninetyone of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven is hereby amended so as to read as follows: § 11. The overseer of the poor shall hold office for three years, and Ibid. possess all the powers and authority of overseers of the poor in the Name several towns of this state and county, and shall be subject to the same duties, obligations and liabilities. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 26. AN ACT to change the name of the marine court of the city of New York to the "city court of New York." PASSED February 9, 1883; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The marine court of the city of New York shall, on and changed. after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, be designated as the "city court of New York," and the justices of said court are continued in office for the balance of the terms for which they have been elected; and shall, on and after said first day of July, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, be known as the "justices of the city court of New York;" and the clerk of said court shall, in like manner, be known as the "clerk of the city court of New York." Seal, etc. Transcripts, etc.. Laws to continue in force. Grantees. § 2. All actions and proceedings pending in said marine court on the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, shall, without any order to that effect, be continued under the title of said court as amended by this act, and the seal of said court shall be made to conform thereto. § 3. All transcripts of judgments recovered, papers used or proceedings had in said marine court on and prior to said thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, shall be certified by the clerk of said city court, in the same manner as if this act had not been passed; but all subsequent proceedings had upon said judgments shall be prosecuted under the title of the "city court of New York,' but the fact that the judgment was recovered in the said tribunal under the title of the "marine court" may be recited therein. § 4. Except as herein before provided, all laws now in force relating to the said marine court of the city of New York, the justices, clerks, and attaches thereof, shall continue in full force and effect, and shall apply to the said city court. CHAP. 27. AN ACT to grant to the heirs of Nathan C. Winslow, deceased, certain land under water of the Niagara river for docks and commercial purposes. PASSED February 14, 1883, by a two-thirds vote. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The following described land under water of the Niagara river is hereby given, granted and conveyed to the widow and heirs at law of Nathan C. Winslow, deceased, named as follows: Mary A. Winslow, widow, Caroline S. Williams, William G. Winslow, Kate W. |