The president and treasurer shall be elected annually by the directors. The other officers, agents and servants shall be appointed by the directors, and may be removed at the pleasure of the board. The directors may, from time to time, make such by-laws, rules and regulations as By-laws. they may deem expedient; provided, that the same shall not conflict with the constitution or laws of this state or with the provisions of this act; and said directors may receive subscriptions to the capital stock of Subscripsaid company, and may require payment of the same at such times and stock. in such installments as they may deem proper, and may fix the number of directors from time to time within the restrictions of this act. tions to power to §7. It shall be lawful for the said company to lease, purchase, erect, Property, hold, mortgage or convey all real or personal property or estate which ove may be necessary or convenient to carry on their business. hold, etc. 88. This corporation shall possess the powers, and be subject to the Powers liabilities, prescribed in the third title of the eighteenth chapter of the and liabil. first part of the Revised Statutes. ities. stock $9. The stockholders of said corporation shall be personally and Personal individually severally liable for the debts of said corporation in an liability of amount not exceeding the amount of the stock held by them respec- holders. tively. § 10. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 655. AN ACT in relation to the opening, widening and straightening of the Kingsbridge road, in the city of New York. Passed September 30,1874; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: tion of road. SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the department of public parks, Comple in the city of New York, forthwith to complete the work of the laying Kingsout of Kingsbridge road, in the said city, northerly and easterly from bridge the southerly line of One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street, to the Harlem river, so far as said work was not completed by the late commissioners of the Central park; and as to any part or parts of said road so laid out or to be laid out, of which maps, plans or surveys were not made and Maps, filed by said commissioners, pursuant to the provisions of the second plans and section of the five hundred and sixty-fifth chapter of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-five, it shall be the duty of the said department of public parks to cause three similar maps, plans or surveys of the same to be made, certified and filed in accordance with the provisions of the said second section of the act last mentioned, and to do all other acts and things requisite, as preliminary to a proceeding to acquire title. suryeys. ing in court may § 2. The proceedings now pending in the Supreme Court, entitled "In Proceedthe matter of the application of the department of public parks for and ings pend in behalf of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New supreme York, relative to the opening of Kingsbridge road, northerly from the bead southerly line of One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street to the Harlem river, journed. as laid out by the commissioners of Central park," may be adjourned from time to time until the performance by the said department of public parks of the work hereinbefore mentioned, and the same, and any tion of re report of the commissioners of estimate and assessment appointed Confirma- therein, may, at any time after such performance, be confirmed by the ports. court with the same force and effect to all intents and purposes, and in respect to the whole of said road from One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street to the Harlem river, as if the work of making, certifying and filing the maps or surveys, pursuant to said second section of the act last above mentioned, had been completed prior to the institution of the said proceeding or the passage of any resolution therefor; and the said Jurisdic court shall be held and deemed to possess full jurisdiction in the premtion of the ises to confirm any report of the commissioners of estimate and assessment therein. court. Calendars § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 656. AN ACT relating to the publication of judicial proceedings Passed December 17, 1874; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The presiding justice of the Supreme Court of the first of courts judicial department, the chief judge of the court of common pleas in journal to and for the city and county of New York, the chief judge of the be desig. nated for superior court of the city of New York, and the chief justice of the publication of. lication of. marine court of the city of New York, or a majority of them, shall designate a daily law journal, published in said city, in which shall be published all calendars of the courts of record held in and for said city and county, which calendars shall contain the numbers and titles of the causes and names of the attorneys appearing therein, with such particulars and notices in respect to such calendars, or the causes thereon, as may be specified by the clerks of said courts respectively, under the order of said courts, together with every notice or advertisement in legal proceedings which may be required by law to be published in one or Legal no more papers in said city or county. If such notice or advertisement tices, pub- is required to be published in only one paper, then such publication shall be made in said paper; but if such notice or advertisement is required to be published in more than one paper, then one of such Proviso. requisite papers shall be the paper so designated; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be held to apply to or authorize or require any advertisement to be inserted in the journal to be designated as aforesaid which is directed by law or ordinance to be advertised or inserted in the "City Record" the official paper of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York, nor to require the publication of any advertisements, notices, reports or statements now under the direction or control of any officer of the State government, in such paper, provided, that no greater sum shall be paid per folio than that now allowed by law. Publica tion of § 2. The expenses of the publication of calendars, directed to be made calendars, by the first section of this act, for each of the courts therein named expenses shall be paid in the same manner as the expenses of printing and paid, and stationery for the use of said courts are now or shall hereafter be paid, of, how amount and the amounts necessary for such payments, which shall not exceed, in the aggregate, more than fifteen thousand dollars per annum, shall be appropriated in the same manner as appropriations are now made, or shall hereafter be provided by law to be made, for the expenses of said courts; provided, that no greater sum shall be paid per folio than that now allowed by law, and, provided further, that not more than ten dollars per annum shall be charged to each annual subscriber therefor. § 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby Repeal. repealed. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PASSED AT THE NINETY-EIGHTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, BEGUN Chap. 1. AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Elmira. Passed January 21, 1875; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: over mon bonds. SECTION 1. If the collector of taxes in and for the city of Elmira, Collector shall within the time now prescribed by law, pay over all moneys by to pay him collected, and shall renew his bond to the satisfaction of the com- eys and mon council of said city, the time for collecting and making the final renew return of taxes in said city shall be extended to the first day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. And the said collector is hereby authorized and empowered to levy and collect said taxes at any time before the last named day, the same as he is now authorized by law to levy and collect the same. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |