grading and paving of streets and avenues in the first and second sections of this act. $10. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 214. AN ACT authorizing Jonathan Preston, to establish and continue a ferry across Deering's Harbor, from Greenport to Shelter Island. Passed April 9, 1859. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: May main tain ferry for ten years. SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for Jonathan Preston, his heirs and assigns, to establish and maintain a ferry cross Deering's harbor, from the town of Shelter Island to the village of Greenport, in the county of Suffolk, during the period of ten years next after the passage of this act. SECTION 2. The said Jonathan Preston, his heirs or Ferry boats assigns, shall at all times keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, convenient ferry boats or vessels for the safe conveyance of passengers, horses, carriages and cattle between the places aforesaid, with safe and skillful ferrymen to attend the same. ferriage. SECTION 3. The said Jonathan Preston, his heirs and Rates of assigns, shall be entitled to receive for ferriages across the said bay at the following rates: For each person, except children, twelve cents, and for children six cents each; for every horse or mule, fifty cents; for every head of neat cattle, fifty cents; for every head of sheep or swine, three cents; for every calf, ten cents; for every dressed hog, five cents for every one hundred pounds; for every slaughtered beast, five cents for each one hundred pounds; for every dozen of poultry, five cents; for every two-horse farm wagon, ox-cart, or two-horse pleasure carriage, fifty cents; for every one-horse wagon or pleasure carriage, fifty cents; for every hogshead filled with any material, eighteen cents; for every barrel filled with any material, eight cents; for every ton of coal, fifty cents; for every cord of wood, seventy-five cents; for every one thousand feet of lumber or timber, fifty cents; for every box of Penalty for charging higher rate of ferriage. Ferry to be kept open fish weighing one hundred pounds, six cents, and for every additional one hundred pounds, five cents; for every one hundred pounds of groceries and light goods, six cents; for every ton of hay or straw, sixty-three cents; for every one thousand brick, seventy-five cents; for every plow, six cents; for every stove, twelve cents; for every ton of guano, sixty-three cents; for every one hundred posts and rails, one dollar; for every bushel of grain, beans, potatoes, apples, onions and turnips, one cent, and so in proportion for any less or greater quantity for other goods, chattels and articles. SECTION 4. If any higher rate of ferriage than is herein specified shall be taken by the said Jonathan Preston, his heirs or assigns, or any person or persons in his or their employ, the person so offending shall forfeit and pay to the injured party the sum of five dollars, and the surplus collected of said ferriage. SECTION 5. If the owners or keepers of said ferry shall willfully neglect or refuse at any proper time, from sunrise to sun- rise to sunset, to transport or ferry across said bay any from sun set. person or persons, their horses, carriages, cattle, goods or chattels, for lawful ferriage, as herein specified, or shall unnecessarily hinder or delay any person in crossing said ferry, they shall forfeit the sum of five dollars to each person aggrieved. SECTION 6. If any person or persons, after the passage of this act, shall transport across said bay any person or persons or property for hire or pay, between Hay beach and Jenning's point, on Shelter Island, to any point or place on the opposite shore of the bay, within one mile east or west of the old wharf in the said village of Greenport, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars for each offense to the said Jonathan Preston, or to his heirs or assigns, who may sue for the same before any justice of the peace having cognizance thereof; but nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to exclude any person or persons from the right of carrying or transporting himself or themselves, and his or their goods and chattels, in his or their own boat across said bay within the points aforesaid. SECTION 7. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 215. AN ACT for the relief of Albert G. Sage. Passed April 9, 1859; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The canal board is hereby authorized to hear and determine the claim of Albert G. Sage, and award to him such damages, if any, as shall be just and equitable, on account of the suspension by the state of the work on lock number two, of the Erie canal enlargement, November first, eighteen hundred and fifty-six; and subsequently in the canceling of the contract for the same, by the canal board, on the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight; but prospective profits shall not be allowed as damages. $2. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the auditor of the canal department, such sum as shall be awarded to said claimant under this act, out of any moneys in the treasury applicable to the enlargement of the Erie canal, not otherwise appropriated. Chap. 216. AN ACT for the payment of certain moneys to the Ingham University. Passed April 9, 1859; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Canal board claim and damages. may hear award Award to warrant of be paid on auditor. ment. SECTION 1. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of Apportionthe comptroller, to the treasurer of the Ingham University, one hundred and sixty dollars, apportioned by the regents of the university, to the Ingham Collegiate Institute for the instruction of common school teachers, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-seven. university $2. The regents of the university are hereby directed Regents of to certify to the comptroller, to what sum of money the to certify to trustees of the Ingham Collegiate Institute would have comptroller May charge four cents per mile. been entitled, in the distribution of money to academies, made in January, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, if the law had not been passed, changing the corporate powers of said institution; and also the sum to which the councillors of the Ingham University would have been equitably entitled under the distribution of the present year, to academies, agreeable to their report of the preparatory or academic department of said university, and the whole sum so certified shall not exceed seven hundred and seventy-seven dollars and ninety-one cents, and shall be paid by the treasurer, on the warrant of the comptroller, to the treasurer of the said university, out of the unexpended balance of eighteen thousand dollars appropriated by chapter five hundred and forty-one of the Laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-seven for the instruction of common school teachers. S3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 217. AN ACT to authorize the Potsdam and Watertown Railroad Company to increase their rates of fare for the transportation of passengers. Passed April 9, 1859. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for the Potsdam and Watertown Railroad Company to demand and receive, for the transportation of passengers over said road, at the rate of not exceeding four cents for each mile they shall convey any passenger over said road. S2. All provisions of law conflicting with this act, so far as they so conflict, and no more, are hereby repealed. S3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 218. AN ACT for the election of supervisors in the city of Albany. Passed April 9, 1859; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Hereafter the supervisors of each ward of the city of Albany shall be elected at the charter election held upon the second Tuesday of April in each year, and shall hold their offices for the term provided by law. 2. All acts heretofore passed inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. $3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 219. AN ACT to divide the town of Chateaugay, Franklin county, into two election districts. Passed April 9, 1859; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: When electof office. ed and term Divided into two SECTION 1. The town of Chateaugay, in the county of Franklin, is hereby divided into two election districts, to be known as election district number one and election election district number two of the town of Chateaugay. districts. Number one. Number SECTION 2. Election district number one shall comprise all that part of the of the said town of Chateaugay, lying north of the south line of great lots numbers sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five and sixty-six. SECTION 3. Election district number two shall comprise all that part of the town of Chateaugay lying south of two. the south line of great lots numbers sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five and sixty-six in said town. SECTION 4. Sidney Mitchell, John Alvord and Alonzo Bullard are hereby appointed inspectors of election for Inspectora district number one in said town of Chateaugay, under number two this act. * So in original. for district |