CHAP. 329. An act to legalize and confirm the acts of J. Marshall Guion, a justice of the

peace of the town of Seneca Falls, in the county of Seneca. Passed May 25, 1877;

three-fifths being present. CHAP. 330. An act for the relief of Amelia IIarvard and others, grandchildren of Mary

Ann Harvard, deceased. Passed May 25, 1877; by a two-third vote. CHAP. 331. An act to legalize and confirm the titles of Edwin Carr and Maurice Nelan, to

certain lands situate in Bethany, Genesee county, New York, which were heretofore conveyed to them by the superintendents of the poor of said county. Passed May 25,

1877; three-fifths being present. CAAP. 332. An act to legalize the official acts and proceedings of J. Henry Underhill, a

justice of the peace of the town of Boston, in the county of Erie. Passed May 25, 1877; three-fifths being present. Chap. 333. An act to release to Frederick W. Bell, of the city and county of Albany, the

right, title and interest of the people of the state of New York, in the real estate of which Walter A. Bell, late or the city of Albany, died seized. Passed May 25, 1877;

by a two-third vote. CHAP. 334. An act to release the interest of the people of the state of New York in cer

tain real estate in the city of Utica and town of New Hartford, county of Oneida, to Mary Nock.

Passed May 25, 1877; by a two-third vote. CHAP. 335. An act to release the interest of the people of the state of New York in cer

tain real estate to Robert McKay and Agnes Sparks, situate in Batavia, Genesee county,

Passed May 25, 1877; by a two-third vote. CHAP. 336. An act making appropriations for the erection of the New Capitol, the Buf

falo State Asylum for the Insane, and the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane.

Passed May 25, 1877; three-fifths being present. Chap. 337. An act to legalize and confirm the official acts of Warren Glidden, a justice of

the peace in the town of Clarendon, Orleans county. Passed May 25, 1877; three-fifths

being present. CHAP. 338. An act to legalize and confirm the acts of Truman C. White as notary public.

Passed May 25, 1877. Chap. 339. An act for the relief of Charles S. Beardsley, late a contractor in the state

prison at Auburn. Passed May 25, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 340. An act for the relief of Charles R. Hoesslie and Caroline Hackett, adopted

children of Jacob R. Hoesslie and Margaretha Hoesslie, deceased. Passed May 25,

1877; by a two-third vote. CHAP. 341. An act to provide ways and means for the support of government. Passed

May 25, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 342. An act to release the interest of the people of the state of New York in cer

tain real estate in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, to Ellen Allman, widow of

Otto Allman. Passed May 28, 1877; by a two-third vote. CHAP. 343. An act to amend and supplementary to chapter two hundred and sixty

four of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventeen, entitled " An act to incorporate the members of the New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deas and Dumb."

Passed May 28, 1877. CHAP. 344. An act to authorize railroad corporations to pay commutation money for

highway labor to the commissioners of highways of towns. Passed May 28, 1877;

three-fifths being present. Chap. 345. An act to amend chapter five hundred and eight of the laws of eighteen hun

dred and seventy-three, entitled “An act to incorporate the Long Island Loan and

Trust Company.' Passed May 28, 1877; three-fifths being present. Crap. 346. An act to amend chapter two hundred and sixty-nine of the laws of eighteen

CHAP. 349. An act to provide for the payment of bonds issued by municipal corpora

tions under the provisions of chapter nine hundred and seven, laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled “An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations, and to regulate the same,' passed April second, eighteen hundred and fifty, so as to permit municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads,” and the acts amendatory thereof. Passed May 28, 1877; three

fifths being present. CHAP. 350. An act to amend chapter two hundred and seventy-two of the laws of eigh

teen hundred and sixty-four, entitled “ An act to incorporate the trustees of the Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund,” passed April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.

Passed May 31, 1877. CHAP. 351. An act further to extend the operation of the provisions of chapter two hun

dred and fourteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, entitled “An act authorizing Jonathan Preston to establish and continue a ferry across Deering's harbor, from Greenport to Shelter Island,” and to amend section three thereof. Passed June 1,

1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 352. An act to legalize and confirm the official acts and proceedings of Ansel F.

Conger, Jonathan W. Potter and Leander Stafford, as assessors of Gowanda Union

Free School District. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 353. An act to confirm the cfficial acts of Walter L. Livingston as surrogate of the

county of Kings. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 354. An act to amend chapter eight hundred and sixty-three of the laws of eigh

teen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act to amend the charter of the city of Brooklyn and the various amendments thereof,” Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths

being present. CHAP. 355. An act to authorize the sale of lands for the non-payment of taxes and for the

collection of unpaid taxes in the several towns of the county of Putnam. Passed June

1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 356. An act to amend chapter four hundred and forty-eight of the laws of eighteen

hundred and sixty-five, entitled “An act to facilitate the construction of railroads and tram roads within the counties of Essex and Clinton, and to authorize the formation of companies therefor," and to extend the same to the counties of Columbia and Warren.

Passed June 1, 1877; three-filths being present. CHAP. 357. An act to abolish the office of trustees of the town of Glenville, in the county

of Schenectady, and to confer the powers now vested in the said trustees, in the super

visor of the said town of Glenville. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 358. An act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Steuben to

determine that the Addison and Elkland Plankroad Company abandon its plankroad in that county, and to provide for the abandonment thereof. Passed June 1, 1877; three

fifths being present. CHAP. 359. An act to authorize the commissioners of the land office to sell and convey

lands in Clinton county. Passed June 1, 1877. CHAP. 300. An act in relation to the maintenance of the chronic insane poor of the county of Clinton.

Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 361. An act relating to sales of lands for non-payment of taxes in the town of

Jamaica, Queens county. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 362. An act to empower the board of supervisors of Suffolk county to appoint

three commissioners to locate an inlet from the Atlantic ocean to the Shinnecock bay in

said county. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CAAP. 363. An act to authorize the Orange county asylum for the chronic insane, to

receive patients or inmates from adjoining counties. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths

being present. Chap. 36t. An act in relation to the inspection of plankroads and turnpike roads in the

county of Madison. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 365. An act authorizing and empowering the common council of the city of Roch

ester to construct a turn-table, or swing-bridge over the Erie canal, in Allen street, in

the city of Rochester. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 366. An act to provide for the introduction of the “Stevenson traction system of

towage” on the Erie canal. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present.

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CHAP. 367. An act to amend section one of chapter one hundred and seventy-seven of

the laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-five, entitled "An act authorizing the construction of a bridge or dam, or both, across the creek or a portion of Niagara river, which separates Tonawanda, or White's Island, from the main land.” Passed June

1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 368. An act to provide for a deficiency in the appropriation for the ordinary

repairs of the canals for the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred

and seventy-seven. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 369. An act to authorize the canal board to close the feeder of the Erie canal in

Rochester. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CAAP. 370. An act to provide for the repair of docking on the Chemung canal at Corn

ing. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 371. An act to provide for the introduction of an improved system of steam

towage upon the canals of the state. Passed June 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 372. An act to authorize the Arctic Fire Insurance Company of New York to

amend its charter and to extend its powers and privileges thereunder. Passed June

2, 1877. CHAP. 373. An act to change the time for electing directors of the Hanover Fire Insur

ance Company. Passed June 2, 1877. CHAP. 374. An act to amend chapter one hundred and forty-nine of the laws of eighteen

hundred and seventy-four, entitled "An act to amend the act passed April twentyseven, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled 'An act to amend chapter six hundred and fifty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled 'An act to amend the act passed February seventeen, eignteen hundred and forty-eight,' entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for manufacturing, mining, mechani. cal or chemical purposes,' passed April twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one,” and also to amend chapter nine hundred and sixty of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled "An act to authorize the consolidation of corporations organized under the act entitled' 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for manufacturing, mining, mechanical or chemical purposes,' passed February seventeenth eighteen hundred and forty-eight, or any of the acts amending or extending the same. Passed

June 2, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 375. An act to confer certain powers and privileges upon the New York Academy

of Medicine. Passed June 2, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 376. An act in relation to “The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign

Missions.” Passed June 2, 1877. CHAP. 377. An act to amend chapter two hundred and fifty-two of the laws of eighteen

hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An act to incorporate the Genesee Camp Ground

Association.” Passed June 2, 1877. CHAP. 378. An act in relation to St. Joseph's Institution for the Improved Instruction of

Deaf Mutes, at Fordham, in the county of Westchester. Passed June 2, 1877; three

fifths being present. CHAP. 379. An act to amend section one of chapter three hundred and ninety-eight of the

CRAP. 383. An act to amend chapter five hundred and seventy-one of the laws of eighteen

hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An act to incorporate the Brooklyn Trust Company."

Passed June 2, 1877. CHAP. 384. An act to amend chapter three hundred and thirty of the laws of eighteen

hundred and sixty-five, entitled "An act to incorporate the Butchers' Hide and Melting

Association of the city of New York.” Passed June 2, 1877. CHAP. 385. An act to authorize the Ogdensburgh and Lake Champlain Railroad Company

to issue preferred stock. Passed June 2, 1877. CHAP. 386. An act to extend the time for the organization of the "American Loan Com

pany," and the commencement of its business. Passed June 2, 1877. CHAP. 387. An act to further amend chapter one hundred and fifty of the laws of eighteen

hundred and seventy-two, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Kingston.”

Passed June 2, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 388. An act to vacate and cancel certain awards for closing part of Main street in

the city of Yonkers, and to authorize the common council of said city to close and discontinue certain parts of said street, without payment of awards heretofore mace ior the discontinuance of the public use thereof. Passed June 2, 1877; three-fifths being

present. CHAP. 389. An act to authorize the board of education of the city of Poughkeepsie to

appoint a superintendent of public schools and fix his compensation. Passed June 2,

1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 390. An act to amend chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the laws of eighteen

hundred and sixty-seven, amended by chapter fifty-three, of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled “An act to incorporate the city of Binghamton.” Passed

June 2, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 391. An act to amend section ning of title two of the revised charter of the city

of Buffalo. Passed June 2, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 392. An act to amend* five hundred and nineteen of the laws of eighteen hundred

and seventy, entitled “An act to revise the charter of the city of Buffalo.” Passed

June 2, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 393. An act to amend titles six and nine of an act entitled “An act to revise the

charter of the city of Buffalo,”, passed April twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and

seventy. Passed June 2, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 394. An act to amend an act entitled an act "To revise the charter of the city of

Buffalo,” passed April twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and seventy. Passed June 2,

1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 395. An act to amend section sixteen of title seven of an act entitled “An act

to revise the charter of the city of Buffalo," passed April twenty-eighth. eighteen hundred and seventy, in relation to the payment of orders drawn upon local funds. Passed

June 2, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 396. An act to amend chapter nine hundred and twelve of the laws of eighteen

hundred and sixty-nine, entitled “An act to incorporate the city of Cohoes,” passed May nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and the act amending the same, passed March fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two. Passed June 2, 1877; three

fifths being present. CHAP. 397. An act to authorize the common council of the city of Lockport to raise by

tax and disburse money in altering, improving and repairing Protection Hook and Ladder Company Number One hook and ladder house of said city of Lockport. Passed CHAP. 401. An act to amend chapter seven hundred and sixty-seven of the laws of

eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled "An act to establish the compensation of county judges and surrogates, pursuant to the fifteenth section of the amended sixth

article of the constitution.” Passed June 4, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 402. An act to amend chapter one hundred and thirty-nine of the laws of eighteen

hundred and seventy, entitled “An act to annex parts of the towns of Bethlehem and Watervliet, in the county of Albany, to the city of Albany, and to exempt such parts thereof from certain taxes, and to annex a part of the city of Albany to the town of

Watervliet.” Passed June 4, 1877; three-fisths being present. Chap. 403. An act to authorize the towns of Mentz and Montezuma, in the county of

Cayuga, to cancel and surrender stock held by them in the Cayuga Northern Railroad.

Passed June 4, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 404. An act to provide for the disposition and sale of certain lateral canals of

this state, and the lands, rights and other property connected therewith. Passed June

4, 1877; by a two-third vote. CHAP. 405. An act to amend the charter of the village of Edgwater.* Passed June 4,

1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 406. An act in relation to the floating debt of the village of Edgewater. Passed

June 4, 1877; three-fifths being present: CHAP. 407. An act providing for the use of a portion of Washington square at Stapleton,

in the village of Edgewater, town of Middletown and county of Richmond, as

a site for a county court-house. Passed June 4, 1877; three-fifths being present. Chap. 408. An act to authorize the board of water commissioners of the village of Mid

dletown to grant permits for the taking of ice froin Monhagen reservoir. Passed June

4, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 409. An act to authorize the trustees of the corporation of the village of Portage

ville, county of Wyoming, to cause an assessment to be made of the taxable property of said corporation, and to be levied and collected a tax sufficient to pay the indebted

ness of said corporation. Passed June 4, 1877; three-filths being present. CAAP. 410. An act to amend section fifty-three of chapter two hundred and twenty of

the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An act to amend the charter of; the village of Saratoga Springs, and the several acts amendatory thereof.” Passed June

4, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 411. An act to further amend chapter seven hundred and twenty-one of the laws

of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled "An act to amend and consolidate the several acts relating to the preservation of moose, wild deer, birds and fish.” Passed

June 5, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 412. An act for the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river, and to

make an appropriation therefor. Passed June 5, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 413. An act to prevent frequent changes of text-books in schools. Passed June

5, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 414. An act to repeal section two of chapter four hundred and eighty-seven of the

laws of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, entitled "An act to alter the commissioners' map of the city of Brooklyn, and for other purposes," passed June fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five. Passed June 5, 1877; three-fifths being

present. CHAP. 415. An act for the protection of dairymen, and to prevent deception in sales of

butter. Passed June 5, 1877. CHAP. 416. An act to amend chapter four hundred and forty-eight of the laws of eigh

teen hundred and seventy-six, entitled "An act relating to courts, officers of justice and civil proceedings,” and to provide for the publication of the act as amended. Passed

June 5, 1877; three-fifths being present. CHAP. 417. An act to repeal certain acts and parts of acts. Passed June 5, 1877. CHAP. 418. An act to provide for paying for services and materials furnished in caring