Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty,

BY WEED, PARSONS AND COMPANY,

In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

TITLES OF ACTS

PASSED AT THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD SESSION,

1880.

[The beginning of the titles of the acts in this compilation are, in this list, printed in heavier type than the private ones.]

CHAP. 1. An act to confirm the incorporation of "The Union Evangelical Church of Corona." Passed January 29, 1880.

CHAP. 2. An act authorizing the board of supervisors of the county of Ulster to issue bonds during the years eighteen hundred and eighty, eighteen hundred and eightyone and eighteen hundred and eighty-two, respectively, to pay portions of the county bonds falling due in said years. Passed January 29, 1880; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 3. An act to incorporate the James Prendergast Library Association of Jamestown, New York. Passed January 29, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 4. An act to declare the cases in which offices shall be deemed vacant. Passed February 5, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 5. An act to authorize the president, treasurer and secretary of any railroad company to issue certificates of stock in certain cases after a foreclosure and sale of the property and franchises of the corporation. Passed February 5, 1880.

CHAP. 6. An act to authorize the common council of the city of Lockport to raise, by tax, and disburse money in providing a system of fire alarm for said city of Lockport. Passed February 9, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 7. An act to incorporate the fire department of the village of Medina. Passed February 10, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 8. An act relating to legal proceedings in which the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York are parties of record or in interest. Passed February 11, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 9. An act to declare women eligible to serve as school trustees. Passed February 12, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 10. An act appropriating moneys for the State prison at Auburn. Passed February 13, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 11. An act making an appropriation to carry out the provisions of chapter one hundred and thirty-four of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and chapter three hundred and six of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, entitled, respectivelely, "An act in relation to infectious and contagious diseases of animals," and to provide for liquidating and discharging all obligations incurred thereunder by the agents of the State. Passed February 14, 1880; three-fifths being present.

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CHAP. 12. An act to amend chapter three hundred and seventeen of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, entitled "An act to amend chapter seventy-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, entitled 'An act in relation to the bonded indebtedness of the villages, cities, towns and counties.'" Passed February 14, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 13. An act to amend chapter three hundred and twelve of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled "An act to revise, amend and consolidate the several acts relating to the village of Sag Harbor," and the several acts amendatory thereof. Passed February 18, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 14. An act to further amend chapter one hundred and forty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled "An act to amend and consolidate the several acts in relation to the charter of the city of Rochester," and to consolidate therewith the several acts in relation to the charter of said city. Passed February 19, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 15. An act giving the consent of the State of New York to the United States for the purchase of land at New Brighton, and ceding jurisdiction over the same. Passed Februarg 19, 1880; two-thirds being present.

CHAP. 16. An act to amend chapter sixty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An act to revise the charter of the city of Syracuse." Passed February 19, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 17. An act to amend chapter thirty-four of the laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, entitled "An act to make school district number nine, in the town of Pomfret, a union free school district." Passed February 19, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 18. An act to amend chapter two hundred and seventy-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide for the incorporation of villages,' passed December seventh, eighteen hundred and forty-seven," and the several acts amending the same, so far as relates to the village of Baldwinsville, Onondaga county. Passed February 19, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 19. An act to amend chapter four hundred and seventy-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled "An act to amend the charter of the village of Dunkirk." Passed February 19, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 20. An act to authorize the extension of the time for the collection of taxes in the several towns of this State. Passed February 20, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 21. An act to authorize the sale by towns, cities and villages in the counties of Chenango, Delaware, Madison, Ulster, Sullivan, Cortland, Orange, Cayuga and Oswego, the towns of Pittsfield and Edmeston, in the county of Otsego, and the town of Vienna, in the county of Oneida, of capital stock in railroad companies. Passed February 20, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 22. An act to regulate the depositing of securities by insurance companies with the superintendent of the insurance department. Passed February 20, 1880. CHAP. 23. An act to authorize the State comptroller to dispose of United States securities held by him for various trust funds, and to reinvest the proceeds from sales of said securities. Passed February 20, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 24. An act to exempt the county of Oswego, except the towns of Mexico, Richmond and Sandy Creek from the provisions and operation of chapter one hundred and eighty of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, entitled "An act creating a board of town auditors in the several towns of this State and to prescribe their powers and duties." Passed February 20, 1880; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 25. An act to divide the third and seventh wards of the city of Utica, and to create the eleventh and twelfth wards therein. Passed February 20, 1880; threefifths being present.

CHAP. 26. An act to provide for the payment to the treasurer of Kings county of the amount of State and county taxes annually raised by the city of Brooklyn. Passed February 20, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 27. An act to amend chapter five hundred and fifty-five of the laws of cighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the general acts relating to public instruction." Passed February 23, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 28. An act to amend chapter two hundred and fifty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, entitled "An act to amend chapter twenty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, entitled 'An act to enable the electors of town of Watervliet to vote by districts for the election of town officers.'" Passed February 24, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 29. An act giving the consent of the State of New York to the purchase of, or acquisition by the United States of, two sites for range lights in Cold Spring harbor (Queens county), Long Island, New York, and ceding jurisdiction over the same. Passed February 25, 1880; by a two-third vote.

CHAP. 30. An act to amend chapter five hundred and ninety-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An act to amend an act to incorporate the city of Troy, passed April twelfth, eighteen hundred and sixteen, and the several acts amendatory thereof, and also to amend other acts relating to the city of Troy," and supplemental thereto. Passed February 27, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 31. An act in relation to the public buildings and grounds belonging to Erie county and the city of Buffalo. Passed February 27, 1880; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 32. An act to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-six of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act to organize a board of school commissioners in and for the city of Troy," and the several acts amendatory thereof. Passed February 27, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 33. An act making appropriation for continuing work upon the new capitol during the winter and spring of the year eighteen hundred and eighty. Passed February 28, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 34. An act to authorize the common council of the city of Poughkeepsie to construct a building for recorder's court room, police head-quarters, lock-up and city offices, and to provide means for the payment therefor. Passed February 28, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 35. An act to authorize the Attica Water Company to purchase, hold, operate and maintain the gas-works, pipes, fixtures, machinery and real estate used in connection therewith, now in the village of Attica, Wyoming county, New York. Passed February 28, 1880; three being present.

CHAP. 36. An act to amend the laws of evidence and practice on civil and criminal trials. Passed February 28, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 37. An act to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty, entitled “An act to organize a fire department in the village of Delhi, Delaware county." Passed March 1, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 38. An act to legalize the official acts and proceedings of Richmond S. Hayes, a justice of the peace, of the town of East Bloomfield, in the county of Ontario. Passed March 1, 1880.

CHAР. 39. An act to extend the time for the collection of county taxes in the city of Auburn. Passed March 3, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 40. An act to legalize the acts of certain town officers of the town of New Rochelle, and to authorize the issue of bonds by said town. Passed March 3, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 41. An act to amend section ten of title eight of chapter seventy-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An act to amend the act to combine into one act the several acts relating to the city of Albany, passed April twelfth, eighteen hundred and forty-two, and the several acts amendatory thereof; and also to repeal the act to establish a capital police district and to provide for the government thereof, passed April twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and the several acts amendatory thereof, in so far as they relate to the city of Albany." Passed March 3, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 42. An act to amend chapter five hundred and ninety of the laws of eighteen hnndred and seventy-two, entitled "An act to regulate processions and parades in the cities of the State of New York." Passed March 3, 1880; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 43. An act to amend chapter five hundred and ninety of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-five, entitled "An act to incorporate the Porous Plaster Company of the city of New York." Passed March 3, 1880.

CHAP. 44. An act to amend chapter four hundred and forty-nine of laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled "An act to amend the act incorporating the village of Attica, passed May second, eighteen hundred and thirty seven, to alter the bounds and to enlarge the powers of the corporation of said village." Passed March 3, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 45. An act to amend section seven of chapter five hundred and ninety-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An act in relation to the custody and disposition of the moneys arising from the sale of the plain or common lands of the town of Hempstead, Queens county, New York." Passed March 3, 1880; threefifths being present.

CHAP. 46. An act authorizing the board of supervisors of the county of Kings to purchase land for the purposes of the national guard. Passed March 3, 1880; threefifths being present.

CHAP. 47. An act to amend chapter fifty of the laws of eighteen hundred and twentyfour, entitled "An act relating to hackney coaches and carriages in the city of New York." Passed March 4, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 48. An act to authorize the common council of the city of Ogdensburg to raise money for the purpose of finishing and furnishing additional school rooms of said city. Passed March 4, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 49. An act to amend chapter six hundred and fifteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and amended by chapter thirty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act conferring additional corporate powers upon the village of Ellenville." Passed March, 4, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 50. An act to amend chapter eight hundred and fifty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Poughkeepsie Bridge Company for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a bridge, appurtenances and approaches to the same over the Hudson river at a point or points between the city of Poughkeepsie and the town of Lloyd, Ulster county, on said river,'" passed May tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. Passed March 4, 1880.

CHAP. 51. An act for the improvement of the Hudson river, and to make an appropria tion therefor. Passed March 4, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 52. An act to perfect title to lands in "The Trustees of the village of Skaneateles," for cemetery purposes. Passed March 9, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 53. An act authorizing the trustees of the "Pine Ridge Cemetery Association of Sennett to grant and convey to the city of Auburn certain lands for a public cemetery. Passed March 10, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 54. An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. Passed March 10, 1880; three-fifths being present.

CHAP. 55. An act to amend section three of chapter one hundred and ten of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, entitled "An act supplemental to chapter sixty of the laws of eighteen hundred and thirteen, entitled 'An act to provide for the incorporation of religious societies, and of the several acts amendatory thereof.'" Passed March 10, 1880.

CHAP. 56. An act to promote honest elections.

being present.

Passed March 11, 1880; three-fifths

CHAP. 57. An act to authorize the city of Auburn to take by gift, grant or devise, lands in the town of Sennett for a public cemetery, and to provide for the care, management and protection of the same. Passed March 11, 1880; three-fifths being present.