Members of as sembly. Sixteenth. The sixteenth senate district shall consist of the counties of Rensselaer and Washington. Seventeenth. The seventeenth senate district shall consist of the county of Albany. Eighteenth. The eighteenth senate district shall consist of the counties of Saratoga, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery and Schenectady. Nineteenth. The nineteenth senate district shall consist of the counties of Clinton, Essex and Warren. Twentieth. The twentieth senate district shall consist of the counties of St. Lawrence, Franklin and Lewis. Twenty-first. The twenty-first senate district shall consist of the counties of Oswego and Jefferson. Twenty-second. The twenty-second senate district shall consist of the county of Oneida. Twenty-third. The twenty-third senate district shall consist of the counties of Madison, Otsego and Herkimer. Twenty-fourth. The twenty-fourth senate district shall consist of the counties of Delaware, Chenango and Broome. Twenty-fifth. The twenty-fifth senate district shall consist of the counties of Onondaga and Cortland. Twenty-sixth. The twenty-sixth senate district shall consist of the counties of Cayuga, Seneca, Tompkins and Tioga. Twenty-seventh. The twenty-seventh senate district shall consist of the counties of Chemung, Steuben and Allegany. Twenty-eighth. The twenty-eighth senate district shall consist of the counties of Wayne, Ontario, Schuyler and Yates. Twenty-ninth. The twenty-ninth senate district shall consist of the counties of Monroe and Orleans. Thirtieth. The thirtieth senate district shall consist of the counties of Wyoming, Genesee, Livingston and Niagara. Thirty-first. The thirty-first senate district shall consist of the county of Erie. Thirty-second. The thirty-second senate district shall consist of the counties of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua. § 2. The number of members of assembly of this State hereafter to be chosen in the several counties thereof shall be as follows: In the county of Albany, four. In the county of Allegany, one. In the counties of Fulton and Hamilton, one. In the county of Greene, one. In the county of Jefferson, two. In the county of Yates, one. vide coun districts. 3. The supervisors of each of the aforesaid counties, which are, Supervisby the provisions of this act, entitled to more than one member of ors to diassembly except in the city and county of New York, and in said city ties into and county, the board of aldermen of said city, shall meet on the assembly third Tuesday of June next, at the place where their meetings were last held; they shall organize by appointing one of their number as chairman and another as secretary, and shall proceed to divide their respective counties into so many assembly districts as they are entitled respectively to members of assembly under this act, and shall thereupon make their certificates respectively, containing a description of each assembly district, specifying the number of each district, and the population thereof according to the last State census. Said certificate shall be signed by a majority of such supervisors respectively, except in the city and county of New York, and in said city and county by a majority of the board of aldermen of said city, and they shall cause duplicate certificates to be filed in the office of the secretary of State and the office of the clerk of their respective counties. 4. This act shall take effect immediately. Code of Civil Pro cedure. Amending CHAP. 210. AN ACT to amend section five of chapter four hundred and forty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, entitled "An act relating to courts, officers of justice, and civil proceedings." PASSED April 25, 1879; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section five of chapter four hundred and forty-eight of L48 the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, entitled" An act relatLaws 1876 ing to courts, officers of justice, and civil proceedings," is hereby Courts tings to be private. amended so as to read as follows: § 5. The sittings of every court within this State shall be public, when sit and every citizen may freely attend the same, except that in all proceedings and trials in cases for divorce, on account of adultery, seduction, abortion, rape, assault with intent to commit rape, criminal conversation, and bastardy, the court may, in its discretion, exclude therefrom all persons who are not directly interested therein, except ing jurors, witnesses and officers of the court. §2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 211. Evidence. AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and nineteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, entitled "An act in relation to evidence in civil and criminal cases." Amending ch. 219, Laws 1878 Evidence of acts, or dinances, etc., of corpora tions. ASSED April 25, 1879. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section one of chapter two hundred and nineteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, entitled "An act in relation to evidence in civil and criminal cases," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: § 1. Any act, ordinance, resolution, by-law, rule or proceeding of the common council of a city, or of the board of trustees of an incorporated village, or of a board of supervisors of any county within this State, municipal and any recital of occurrences, taking place at the sessions of any thereof, may be read in evidence on any trial, examination or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, either from a copy thereof certified by the clerk of the city, village, common council or board of supervisors, or from a volume printed by authority of the common council of the city or board of supervisors of the county, or of the board of trustees of any incorporated village. 82. This act shall take effect immediately. Ante, p. 806. Amended by adding the clause "or of the board of trustees of any incorporated village." CHAP. 212. AN ACT to provide for the distribution of the acts passed by Distributhe legislature to town clerk's offices. PASSED April 25, 1879; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: tions of acts. distribute. SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the secretary of State to forward Secretary by mail, or by express, to the clerks of each of the counties of this of State to State a sufficient number of printed slips of the acts passed by the legislature at each session, as soon as approved by the governor, to supply the clerk of each town and incorporated village in their respective counties with one copy thereof. As amended by L. 1880, ch. 76. The amendment consists of adding the words or by express," after the word “mail.” clerks to § 2. It shall be the duty of the clerk of each of the counties of this County State, immediately upon receiving such slips of acts, to forward by mail re-distrione copy thereof to the clerk of each town and village in their respect- bute. ive counties. village § 3. Each of the town and village clerks so receiving such slips shall Town and keep and preserve the same in their respective offices for at least one clerks to year, and all persons shall have access thereto. §4. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 214. AN ACT relating to plankroad and turnpike companies. PASSED April 25, 1879. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: preserve. SECTION 1. Any plankroad or turnpike company shall have power May lay and is authorized to lay iron rails on their road suitable for the use of iron rails. wagons and vehicles drawn by horses going over its road, except in the counties of Cortland, Orleans, Kings, Oneida, New York and Steuben. § 2. Nothing contained in this act shall permit or authorize the Steam not using of steam on any plank road or turnpike. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 217. AN ACT in relation to oil wells. PASSED April 26, 1879; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. All owners of and operators of oil lands in this State shall, in a practical manner, plug their wells when left or abandoned, at a proper depth, with wood and sediment, in a manner sufficient to authorized. Oil wells. ] Aban doned wells to be plugged. Penalty. When others may enter exclude all fresh water from the oil-bearing rock, and prevent the flow of oil or gas into the fresh water. § 2. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this act shall be fined not less than twenty-five, nor more than one hundred dollars, for each and every offense, which shall be paid one-half to the informer and one-half to the school district in which the offense is committed, which shall be collected in like manner as other fines are now by law collected. § 3. Whenever the owner of any well has abandoned the same or does not reside in the county in which it is situated, any person ownand plug. ing property adjoining may enter in and take possession of any well, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the first section of this act, where the owner has refused or neglected to plug said well so as to shut off the fresh water from the oil rock, and to exclude the gas and oil from the fresh water, as provided in section one, and the owner of said well shall be liable to pay to such person the expense of plugging said well. Throwing knives, shooting § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 227. AN ACT for the protection of life and limb. PASSED April 26, 1879; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate ana Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It shall not be lawful for any lessee or occupant of any etc., and place of amusement, or any plat of ground or building, to use or allow the same to be used for the exhibition of skill in throwing a knife or knives, sword or swords, or any sharp instrument, at or toward any human being; nor shall it be lawful for any such lessee or occupant to premit* or allow for the same purpose, the use of a bow-gun, pistol, or other fire-arm of any description whatever, to be discharged, or aimed at or toward any human being. Penalty. Fines. § 2. A violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be a misdemeanor. §3. All fines recovered under the provisions of this act shall be paid to the county treasurer of the respective counties where such violation occurs, for the support of the poor in such counties. 4. This act shall take effect immediately. *So in the original. |