1781. March 26:

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An act to relieve certain persons in the county of Charlotte
from the penalty of an act entitled "An act for raising
levies to reinforce the armies of the United States,". 237

March 27:

An act to suspend certain parts of an act entitled "An act
for raising by tax a sum equal to $150,000 in specie,"
and of an act entitled "An act approving of the act of
Congress of the 18th day of March, 1780, relative to the
finances of the United States, and making provision for
redeeming the proportion of this State of the Bills of
Credit to be emitted in pursuance of the said act of
Congress, and for other purposes therein mentioned,"... 237.
March 29:

An act to amend an Act entitled "An act for regulating
the Militia of the State of New York,".

March 29:

An act to prevent evil-minded persons supplying the enemy
with provisions, and for other purposes therein men-
tioned,

June 30:

An act for raising a tax in specie, and a tax in paper

currency,

1782. April 10:

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An act to empower Justices of the Peace, Mayors, Record
ers and Aldermen to try causes to the value of £10
and under, and to repeal certain acts therein men-
tioned,.

April 11:

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241

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An act for raising the sum of £18,000, and the further sum
of £18,000 by tax within this State, and for settling
public accounts,..

An act to stay suits against public officers for a limited

243

time,

244

1783. March 20:

An act for the relief of certain insolvent debtors with
respect to the imprisonment of their persons,.

March 24:

An act to remove certain doubts relative to the powers of
the Commissioners of Sequestration,.

1784. January 15:

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An act declaratory of the alienism of the persons therein
described,.....

January 15:

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245

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An act to amend an act relative to debts due to persons
within the enemy's lines,

March 30:

An act for apprehending of persons in any county upon
warrants granted by the Justices of the Peace of any
other county,.

April 20:

An act to enable the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of the
city and county of New York, to raise moneys, by tax,
for the purposes therein mentioned,...

248

249

251

An act for raising £100,000 within the several counties
therein mentioned,

252

An act to encourage the settlement of the waste and unap-
propriated lands within this State,..

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253

An act to preserve the freedom and independence of this
State, and for other purposes therein mentioned, ...... 254

May 12:

An act for the speedy sale of the confiscated and forfeited
estates within this State, and for other purposes therein
mentioned,.

256

1784. November 25:

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An act to empower Elizabeth Debevois, widow, and
Johannes E. Lott and John Vanderbilt, Esq., administra-
tors to the estate of Joost Debevois, deceased, to sell and
dispose of the real estate of the said Joost Debevois, for
the payment of his debts and other purposes,.

November 27:

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An act for the more easy assessment of taxes in the city and county of New York, altering the mode of punishment in certain cases of petit larceny, and for the confinement of vagrants and lewd persons to hard labor,... 257 1785. March 1:

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An act to regulate inoculation for the small pox in the city
and county of Albany, and in the counties of Suffolk
and Dutchess,

March 3:

An act to enable the courts therein mentioned to issue
commissions for the examination of witnesses in certain

258

cases,

259

March 8:

An act incorporating the several tradesmen and mechanics
of the city and county of New York,

March 9:

An act for the indemnification of the Commissioners of
Sequestration, and the Commissioners of Forfeitures, and
the lessees under them, and for other purposes therein
mentioned,..

March 9:

An act to prevent delay in the collection of taxes, and for
giving relief in certain cases,

March 12:

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265

266

An act to explain and amend an act entitled "An act impo-
sing duties on certain goods, wares and merchandise
imported into this State," passed 18th November, 1784, 267

1785. March 21:

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An act for the gradual abolition of slavery within this
State,
March 28:

An act to remove doubts respecting an act entitled "An act
to abolish entails; to confirm conveyances by tenants in
tail; to distribute estates real of intestates; to remedy
defective conveyances to joint tenants, and directing the
mode of such conveyances in future," passed the 12th
July, 1782,

April 4:

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An act to enable persons to discharge debts due to this
State for moneys loaned while this State was a Colony, 271

April 5:

An act to appoint the place of holding the Supreme Court
of Judicature of this State in future, and to prolong the
terms thereof, and for other purposes therein mentioned, 272
April 6:

An act to incorporate the German Society for encouraging
emigration from Germany; relieving the distresses of
emigrants, and promoting useful knowledge among their
countrymen,

April 11:

An act to cure certain defects in deeds and conveyances of
real estates,..

April 20:

An act incorporating the inhabitants residing within the
limits therein mentioned,

April 20:

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274

274

An act to vest the estate of William R. Van Cortlandt in trustees for the payment of his debts, and other purposes, 275

April 20:

An act to enable the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty

in Common Council convened, to order the raising

moneys, by tax, for the maintenance of the poor and
other contingent expenses arising in the said city of New
York,

1785. April 22:

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An act for the relief of William Gilchrist,

April 26:

An act for the payment of the salaries of the several offi-
cers of Government, and for other purposes therein
mentioned,.....

1786. February 27:

An act for settling intestates' estates, proving wills and
granting administrations,....

1787. February 13:

An act for settling intestates' estates, proving wills and
granting administrations, .

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277

278

279

281

March 19:

An act directing a mode of trial and allowing of divorces.
in cases of adultery, ....

282

An act for the more speedy recovery of debts to the value

of £10,

283

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April 21:

An act for regulating the fees of the several officers and ministers of the Courts of Justice within this State,.... 285

1788. February 7:

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An act for apprehending and punishing disorderly persons, 286
March 20:

An act to extend the powers of the Commissioners of the
Land Office to the cases therein mentioned, and for
other purposes,

March 22:

288

An act for the relief of the creditors of William Van
Derlocht, and for other purposes therein mentioned,... 289