Act not to apply to certain rivers. Election not to be invalidated by reason of failure to designate term of trustees on ballot. CHAP. 16. AN ACT to amend chapter five hundred and thirty-three of PASSED February 26, 1881; three-fifths being present. SECTION 1. Section eleven of chapter five hundred and thirty-three § 11. This act shall not apply to the Hudson river, the Alleghany river and its tributaries, nor the Delaware river and its tributaries, nor the waters located in Franklin county, used for floating logs or lumber, nor be construed to repeal any existing law now applicable to any river or rivers in this state. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 17. AN ACT to confirm the election of village trustees in certain PASSED February 26, 1881. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The first election of trustees of any village heretofore held in any year since the year eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, or that may hereafter be held, pursuant to an act entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of villages," passed April twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy, and the acts amendatory thereof, shall not be invalid on account of the failure of the electors at such first election to designate in their ballots the respective terms of office of the persons voted for for trustees; but the persons for whom a majority of the votes shall have been cast for trustees shall be deemed to be the only elected trustees of such village for the year for which such election was held; and such trustees shall, at least ten days before the time for the next annual election of trustees for such village, meet with the lot term of president of such village, and the said president shall, in the presence of such trustees, determine by lot which of said trustees shall have President to determine by trustees. 1 been elected for one year, and which of them for two years. The terms Terms of of office of the first class shall expire on the expiration of one year from office. the day they took office, and the terms of office of the second class, on the expiration of two years from the day they took office. If the number of trustees is three or any other odd number, the smallest majority shall serve for two years, and the largest minority for one year. The president shall make and file in the office of the clerk of snch village a certificate, stating the names of such trustees and the terms of office of each as so determined. §2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 18. AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and forty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An act to ascertain the citizens of the several towns in any county of this state having a population of over three hundred thousand, according to the last census, who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage therein." PASSED March 2, 1881; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section three of chapter one hundred and forty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An act to ascertain the citizens of the several towns in any county of this state having a population of over three hundred thousand, according to the last census, who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage therein," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Certifi cate. time and place of §3. The persons so appointed shall be notified by the town clerk Board of within five days thereafter, and thereupon, and at least thirty days be- registry. fore the next annual town meeting or general election, they shall meet and organize as a board of registry by electing a chairman and clerk. They shall then fix the times and places at which they shall meet for To fix the purpose of ascertaining the citizens of said town entitled to the right of suffrage therein, which meetings shall be on four different days, meeting. in each election district, from eight o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in the evening, for the purpose of registration. The last day shall be for the purpose only of revising and correcting the roll, and shall be at least ten days before the next ensuing annual town meeting or general election. §2. This act shall take effect immediately. Acts of justices failing to file oath and bond legalized. Incorporation of society CHAP. 19. AN ACT to legalize the official acts of certain justices of the peace, and authorizing justices of the peace to execute and file official bonds. PASSED March 2, 1881; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The official acts of every justice of the peace heretofore done and performed, duly elected or appointed to the office, so far as such official acts may be affected, impaired, or questioned, by reason of the failure of any such justice to take and subscribe the official oath, or to give an official bond as required by law, are hereby legalized, ratified and confirmed, and any justice of the peace heretofore elected or appointed to the office, who has neglected to file an official bond within the time prescribed by law, may file such bond within twenty days from and after the passage of this act, and the same shall have all the force and effect and validity as if said bond had been filed within the time required by law. § 2. Nothing in this act contained shall affect any suit or proceeding now pending. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 20. AN ACT to render valid and confirm the acts of the Montgomery Benevolent Society of Port Chester, Westchester county. PASSED March 2, 1881. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The certificate of incorporation of the society known and denominated as the Montgomery Benevolent Society of Port legalized. Chester, in the county of Westchester, filed in the office of the secretary of state on the eighth day of June, eighteen hundred and seventy, and every act, deed, matter or thing done or performed by said society since the filing of said certificate are hereby ratified, confirmed and declared to be as valid and legal in all respects as if the said society had been legally created and incorporated and the said certificate and all other acts of said society had been in conformity to the act entitled "An act for the incorporation of benevolent, charitable, scientific and missionary societies," passed April twelfth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and the several acts amendatory thereof; and the filing of such certificate in the office of the secretary of state is hereby declared to have the like force, effect and validity as if the provisions of said act had been complied with and the said certificate was now on file in the office of the clerk of Westchester county, notwithstanding the omission or neglect to file such certificate in the office of the clerk of said body county, or for any other informality of record or otherwise. And Declared said society, by virtue of the filing of such certificate and the pro- politic. visions of said act, is hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name stated in said certificate; and the title to all property, real or personal, which shall have been heretofore sold, granted, conveved or transferred to said society is hereby confirmed in the same, and the clerk of said county of Westchester is authorized to file in his Certificate office a copy of the original certificate filed, as aforesaid, and to indorse in county on the same, as filed therein on the eighth day of June, eighteen hun- clerk's dred and seventy; but this act shall not affect any suit or proceeding of the now pending against said society. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 21. AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of county taxes in the city of Auburn, New York. PASSED March 2, 1881; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: to be filed office, as 8th of June, 1870. surrender levies. SECTION 1. The constables of the city of Auburn, to whom the Constables city treasurer of said city has issued warrants for the collection of un- may paid county taxes for the year eighteen hundred and eighty, are hereby their authorized to surrender their levies, made pursuant to the direction contained in and by virtue of said warrants, within five days after the passage of this act, to the city treasurer aforesaid, with an account of the unpaid county taxes which they have failed to, or been unable to collect. tion of extended § 2. The time for the collection of county taxes now levied and un- Time collected in the city of Auburn, New York, is hereby extended to the first for collecday of May next; provided the city treasurer of said city shall pay taxes over the money already collected by him, shall make his return to the till May 1st county treasurer of the county of Cayuga, as now required by law, of next. all unpaid taxes on lands of non-residents, and renew his bond to the satisfaction of such county treasurer, and in such case the warrants issued by the board of supervisors of such county, and delivered to said city treasurer, shall continue in full force and effect until the first day of May next. But nothing in this act contained shall be con- Not to strued as extending the time in which the county treasurer of Cayuga time for county is required by law to pay the state tax to the state treasurer. Payment § 3. In case any of said taxes shall remain unpaid on the seventh tax to day of March next, the said city treasurer is hereby authorized to treasurer. issue new warrants immediately thereafter, returnable on the first day of May next; which new warrants shall be, in substance and effect, When new and like proceedings had and taken thereunder, as is provided by the to issue. charter of said city of Auburn for the collection of county taxes. §4. This act shall take effect immediately. extend of State State warrants All certificates of incorpora recorded. CHAP. 22. AN ACT requiring all certificates of incorporations, hereafter filed pursuant to law, either in the office of the secretary of state, or in the office of any county clerk, to be recorded therein and regulating the fees therefor. PASSED March 2, 1881; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. All certificates of incorporations hereafter incorporated under any of the laws of this state, required by law to be filed in the tion to be office of the secretary of state, or in the office of any county clerk, shall be duly recorded in the office where the same shall be filed, in books specially provided therefor, which books of record shall be properly indexed. The same fees shall be charged for the recording of such certificates as are now provided by law for the recording of deeds. And the secretary of state and such county clerk shall neither file nor record any such certificate in their office unless the fees therefor are first duly paid. Fees. Proceedings legalized. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 23. AN ACT to legalize the incorporation of the village of Mexico, Oswego county, and to approve the action of the incorporation of said village, under chapter two hundred and ninetyone of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An act for the incorporation of villages." PASSED March 2, 1881; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. All proceedings of the officers of the village of Mexico in the county of Oswego, so far as they are or have been in conformity with chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An act for the incorporation of villages," are hereby in all respects legalized and confirmed, and the said village of Mexico is hereby declared duly incorporated under and by virtue of said act, in the same manner and with the same effect as if all the acts of incorporation had been duly performed and completed after the passage of said act. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |