erly line of Bryant street, fourteen hundred and eightytwo feet, and three hundred and twenty feet southeasterly from the westerly line of Otsego street; thence northerly and parallel with Columbia street, seven hundred and thirty-two feet, to a point seven hundred and fifty feet south of the southerly line of Bryant street, and three hundred and twenty feet easterly from the westerly line. of Otsego street. And to charge and receive reasonable dockage and wharfage, from all persons using any of the wharves, bulkheads, piers and basins, that may be constructed in pursuance of this act.

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§3. Nothing in this act contained, shall be taken or Rights of construed in any way to interfere with or impair the right of the mayor and common council of the city of Brooklyn, as against said William Beard and others, their heirs and assigns authorized to erect, construct and build docks, wharves, piers, bulkheads and basins, and breakwater piers, by the first and second sections of this act, of extending the streets of said city, over the land now under water, to any point or lines designated for putting down or building any docks or bulkheads authorized to be built by the first and second sections of this act; and the right so to extend said street, as against the above mentioned persons authorized as aforesaid, their heirs and assigns, is hereby declared to be vested in the mayor and common council of said city; and nothing in this act contained Now-York shall be taken or construed to destroy, abridge, or in any manner impair or affect the rights of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York, in respect to any land under water, or other land belonging to the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York, or to which they may have any right, nor shall this act authorize any dock, wharf, pier or basin, to be erected upon or in front of any of the land belonging to the city of New-York, without the permission of the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty of said city, first had and obtained.

§ 4. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of Repeal. the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Chap, 84.

AN ACT to authorize a release of the amount due upon a decree against Henry Talmage.

Passed April 3, 1851, "by a two-third vote."

The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

1. The commissioners of the land office, are hereby authorized to investigate and examine the claim of Henry Talmage, to be released from the payment of the sum of one thousand four hundred and eighty-four dollars and ninety-six cents, and interest, being the deficiency on sale of mortgaged premises decreed to be paid by him to the state, by a decree of the court of chancery of this state, made before the vice chancellor of the third circuit on or about the thirty-first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and in case such commissioners determine that the said Henry Talmage is equitably entitled to be released from the payment of such deficiency, the comptroller, upon receiving a certificate of such determination, is hereby authorized and empowered to release and discharge the said Henry Talmage, his heirs and representatives from the payment of the same.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 85.

AN ACT relative to Freeman's Bridge Company, in the county of Schenectady.

Passed April 3, 1851.

The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

§ 1. In case Volney Freeman, of the town of Glenville, Freeman shall become owner of all the shares of the stock of sole direc-Freeman's Bridge Company," it shall not be necessary while he continues such owner that any other directors of said company be chosen, or that any election therefor be holden, and the affairs, business and property of the said corporation shall be managed and conducted by the said Volney Freeman, as sole director thereof, in the same.

manner and to the same effect as if the present number of directors continued to manage and conduct such business and property.

§2. While the said Volney Freeman shall be the sole Privileges director of said bridge company he shall be entitled to all and duties. the privileges and be subject to perform all the duties and may exercise all the powers mentioned and prescribed to be performed by directors. of bridge companies incorporated under the act entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of bridge companies," passed April 11, 1848, under which act the bridge company above mentioned was incorporated: provided, however, that in case other persons thereafter become owners of shares of said stock in the life time of the said Volney Freeman, he may continue such sole director of said company, or in case of his death, then his executors or administrators shall become and continue such director until other directors be chosen according to the provisions of the said act.

§3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 86.

AN ACT to amend the "Act to combine into one act the several acts relating to the city of Albany," passed April 12th, 1842, and the several acts amendatory thereof.

Passed April 4, 1851, "three-fifths being present."

The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

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§ 1. After the next charter election, the election of Time of charter and ward officers of the city of Albany, shall be election held annually on the day of the general state election, and except as herein otherwise provided, the charter and ward officers who shall be elected at such general election, shall be qualified, on or before, and shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the second Tuesday of January then next ensuing; and the general laws of the state regulating elections, shall apply to the elections of the said charter and ward officers.

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§2. The mayor, the city superintendents, and the con- Terms of stables, who shall be elected at the next charter election, shall hold their offices until the second Tuesday of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fiftytwo. The ten aldermen who shall be elected at the said

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charter election, shall hold their offices until the second Tuesday of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. The assessor who shall be elected at the said charter election, shall hold his office until the second Tuesday in January, in the year one thousand eighthundred and fifty-four. The ten supervisors who shall be elected at the said charter election, shall hold their offices for one year, as now provided by law.

§ 3. On the day of the next state general election, and on the same day biennially thereafter, there shall be elected by general ballot, a mayor and two city superintendents, who shall hold their offices for the term of two years.

§ 4. On the day of the next general state election, there and their shall be elected by general ballot, one assessor, who shall be qualified on or before, and shall enter upon the duties of his office on the third Tuesday of April, then next ensuing, and shall hold the same until the second Tuesday of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five; and on the day of the general state election, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, there shall be elected by general ballot, one assessor, who shall be qualified on or before, and shall enter upon the duties of his office on the third Tuesday of April, then next ensuing, and shall hold the same until the second Tuesday of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and annually on the day of the general state election, after the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, there shall be elected by general ballot, one assessor, who shall hold his office for the term of three years.

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5. On the day of the next general state election, there the peace. shall be elected by general ballot three justices of the peace of the justices' court in the said city, whose terms of office shall commence on the first Tuesday of May then next ensuing. One of the said justices thus elected shall hold his office for one, one for two, and one for three years, from the second Tuesday of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. The common council of said city shall, after the election of said justices, and before their terms of office commence, decide by lot which of the persons thus elected shall hold his office for one, which for two, and which for three years, and they shall hold the same accordingly. And annually on the day of the general state election, after the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, there shall be elected one justice of the peace of said justices' court, who shall hold his office for the term of three years.

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§6. On the day of the next general state election, there Police jus shall be elected by general ballot, two police justices, whose term of office shall commence on the first Tuesday of May then next ensuing. One of the said police justices thus elected shall hold his office for two years, and the other for four years, from the second Tuesday of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fiftytwo. The common council of said city shall, before the terms of office of the said police justices commence, decide by lot which of the persons thus elected shall hold his office for two, and which for four years, and they shall hold the same accordingly. And biennially on the day of the general state election, after the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, there shall be elected by general ballot one police justice, who shall hold his office for the term of four years.

§7. On the day of the next general state election, there Aldermen shall be elected in each ward one alderman, who shall be qualified on or before, and shall enter upon the duties of his office on the third Tuesday of April then next ensuing, and shall hold the same until the second Tuesday of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfour; and one constable who shall hold his office for one year. And annually on the day of the general state election after the year one thousand eight hundred and fiftyone, there shall be elected in each ward one alderman, who shall hold his office for the term of two years, and one constable, who shall hold his office for the term of one year.

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§8. On the day of the next general state election, and Supervion the same day annually thereafter, there shall be elected in each ward one supervisor, who shall be qualified on or before, and shall enter upon the duties of his office on the second Tuesday of May then next ensuing, and shall hold the same for the term of one year.

§ 9. At every election of charter and ward officers in Ballots. the city of Albany, the officers to be elected by general ballot shall be voted for by being named in one ballot or ticket, which shall be endorsed "city;" and the officers to be elected in each ward shall be voted for by being named in one ballot or ticket, which shall be separate and distinct from that of the general ballot, and shall be endorsed "ward" and in each election district a box shall be kept in which shall be deposited all the ballots which are endorsed "city;" and another box in which shall be deposited all the ballots which are endorsed "ward."