21. TOLL-BRIDGE AND TURNPIKE COMPANIES.

AN ACT to amend the act incorporating "the President, Directors and Company of the Mohawk Turnpike and Bridge Company," passed April 16, 1830, 53d Ŝess. chap. 20, Laws of 1830, p. 222. [This Act regulates the right of voting by "Stockholders in the company called the President, Directors and Company of the Mohawk Bridge Company."]

22. TURNPIKE ROADS.

AN ACT amending the several Acts incorporating "The President and Directors of the New-Antrim and Waynesburgh Turnpike Road Company;" and "The Rockland Turnpike Company," passed November 12, 1816, 40th Sess. chap. 9, §§ 2 & 3, Laws of 1816, p. 8.

To renew the Act incorporating "the President, Directors and Company of the Delhi and Franklin Turnpike," passed April 9, 1824, 47th Sess. chap. 194, Laws of 1824, p. 229.

ACTS ESTABLISHING UNINCORPORATED

FERRIES AND TOLL-BRIDGES.

1. UNINCORPORATED FERRIES.

"AN ACT for establishing and regulating a Ferry across the Hudson River, between the counties of Westchester and Rockland," passed 19th March, 1800, 23d Sess. chap. 28; 2 K. & R. 383. [This Act grants to Joseph Travis and Joshua Colwill the right to ferry between Peekskill and Haverstraw, for twenty-one years from 1st August then next. Time extended to Ward Hunter and Elijah Hunter for fifteen years, 43d Sess. chap. 21, Laws of 1820, p. 19.]

"Granting to Henry Van Garden the exclusive right to ferry on the west side of the Hudson River at the Village of Catskill," passed April 6th, 1804, 27th Sess. chap. 66; 3 W. 484. [This grant is for ever: reserving to the State, however, the right, after twenty-five years from the date of the grant, to re-assume the privilege granted, upon paying to the said Henry Van Garden the value of the Dock to be built by him.]

"For establishing and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Champlain," passed March 28, 1805, 28th Sess. chap. 45; 4 W. 66. [Grant to David Mayo for ten years. Act relative to, 36th Sess. chap. 43, Laws of 1813, p. Time extended 45th Sess. chap. 29, Laws of 1822, p. 30.]

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"For establishing and regulating à Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Chazy," passed April 9, 1805, 28th Sess. chap. 101; 4 W. 255. [Grant to John Douglass and his Assigns, for ten years from 1st September, then next.]

"For establishing and regulating certain Ferries in the county of Essex," passed April 10, 1805, 28th Sess. chap. 124; 4 W. 285. [Grant of three several Ferries to James Morrow, to Thomas Walker, and to William McKenzie, respectively, for the term of ten years each. The two first at Crown Point, and the last at Elizabethtown. Revived as to Robert Walker, 43d Sess. chap. 120, Laws of 1820, p. 106]

Supplemetary to the "Act granting to Henry Van Garden the exclusive right to ferry on the west side of the Hudson River, at the Village of Catskill," passed

March 18th, 1808, 31st Sess. chap. 57, Private Acts of 1808, p. 49. [This Act grants to Henry Van Garden, Garret Abeel and Samuel Van Vechten, the exclusive right to the said Ferry for the term of one hundred and fifty years, Provided, that they raise their Dock three feet.]

Authorizing and directing the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Onondaga to license Joel Burt to keep a Ferry across the Oswego River," passed April 8th, 1808, 31st Sess. chap. 159, Private Acts of 1808, p. 187. [Grant for fourteen years. Revived 45th Sess. chap. 83, § 12, Laws of 1822, p. 87.]

"Establishing and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain at Cumberland Head," passed March 16, 1810, 33d Sess. chap. 61; 6 W. 16. Grant to Russel Ransom for ten years from 1st September, 1810. Revived 43d, Sess. chap. 142, Laws of 1820, p. 130.]

"For establishing a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Ticonderoga, in the county of Essex." [To Shoreham in Vermont.] Passed May 26, 1812, 35th Sess. chap. 60; 6 W. 394. [Grant to Peter Deall for six years from 1st August 1812. Relieved 42d Sess. chap. 180, Laws of 1819, p. 226.]

"For establishing and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Champlain," passed February 25, 1813, 36th Sess. chap. 43, Laws of 1813, p. 41. [Grant for ten years from 1st April 1813, to Ezra Thurber, as grantee of David Mayo. Time extended 45th Sess. chap. 29, Laws of 1822, p. 30.]

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Establishing and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Elizabethtown," passed April 15, 1814, 37th Sess. chap. 174, Laws of 1814, p. 205. [Grant to Huldah Barber for ten years from 1st of September, 1814. Revived, (for ten years from 1st April 1825,) 48th Sess. chap. 177, Laws of 1825, p. 269.]

"To establish and regulate a Ferry across Lake Champlain.' [From Chesterfield to Burlington.] Passed April 14, 1815, 38th Sess. chap. 189, Laws of 1815, p. 192. [Grant to Curtis Holgate for ten years from the 1st of May, 1815. Act relating to, 47th Sess. chap. 227, Laws of 1924, p. 278.]

"To establish and regulate a Ferry across the Cayuga Lake," passed April 17, 1816, 39th Sess. chap. 192, Laws of 1816, p. 216. [Grant to "the President, Directors and Company of the Fifth Great Western Turnpike Road."]

For establishing and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Plattsburgh, passed April 21, 1818, 41st Sess. chap. 264, Laws of 1818, p. 285. [Grant to Jeremiah Parsons, junr. for ten years.]

"For establishing and regulating a Ferry across the Crooked Lake, in the county of Steuben," passed April 21, 1818, 41st Sess. chap. 273, Laws of 1818, p. 294. [Grant to Isaac Kingsbury for ten years from 1st May, 1818.]

"For the relief of Peter Deall," passed April 12, 1819, 42d Sess. chap. 180, Laws of 1819, p. 226. [Ferry continued for ten years from 1st August, 1818.] Extending to Ward Hunter and Elijah J. Hunter, the time for keeping the Ferry, established by "An act for establishing and regulating a Ferry across the Hudson River, between the counties of Westchester and Rockland," passed January 28, 1820, 43d Sess. chap. 21, Laws of 1820, p. 19. [Time extended for fifteen

years.] To revive in part the " Act establishing and regulating certain Ferries in the county of Essex," passed April 10th, 1805. Passed March 30, 1820, 43d Sess. chap. 120, Laws of 1820, p. 106. [Revived for five years, (as to Robert Walker,) from the end of his first grant.]

"For establishing and regulating a Ferry across the Seneca Lake." [From Reading to Hector.] Passed April 4, 1820, 43d Sess. chap. 138, Laws of 1820, p. 126. [Grant to John Goodwin for ten years.]

To revive the Act establishing and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain, at Cumberland Head," passed March 16, 1810. Passed April 4, 1820, 43d Sess. chap. 142, Laws of 1820, p. 130. [Continued for ten years from 1st September, 1820.]

"Regulating a Ferry across Hudson River, between Coxsackie Landing and Nutten-hook, in the county of Columbia, and for other purposes," passed April

12, 1820, 43d Sess. chap. 186, Laws of 1820, 169. [Grant to William Judson, Andrew Witbeck and John L. Sharp for twelve years from the 1st September, 1820. Section 8, of this same Act grants to Medad Butler, the right to ferry across Hudson River, between Kinderhook Landing and New-Baltimore for twelve years from 1st September 1820. Explained 45th Sess. chap. 103, Laws of 1822, p. 105. Act relative to, 52d Sess. chap. 75, Laws of 1829, p. 139.]

"For establishing and regulating a Ferry across the North River, in the town of Phillips, in the county of Putnam," passed March 16, 1821, 44th Sess. chap. 113, Laws of 1821, p. 109. [Grant to Harry Garrison for twelve years. Continued and regulated 53d Sess. chap. 138, Laws of 1830, p. 159.]

"Extending the time granted to Ezra Thurber for keeping a Ferry across Lake Champlain," passed February 15, 1822, 45th Sess. chap. 29, Laws of 1822, p. 30. [Extended to 1st April, 1833.]

Reviving and continuing in force the Act authorising and directing the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Onondaga to license Joel Burt to keep a Ferry across the Oswego River, passed March 22, 1822, 45th Sess. chap. 83, § 12, Laws of 1822, pp. 84, 87. [This Act authorizes a Ferry to be licensed until a Bridge be built across the Oswego River, and transfers the power to license to the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Oswego.]

Explanatory of the " Act regulating a Ferry across Hudson River, between Coxsackie Landing and Nuttenhook, in the county of Columbia, and for other purposes," passed April 12th, 1820. Passed March 22, 1822, 45th Sess. chap. 103, Laws of 1822, p. 105. [Act relative to, 52d Sess. chap. 75, Laws of 1829, p. 139.] "To establish a Ferry across the Schoharie River," passed April 16, 1822, 45th Sess. chap. 231, Laws of 1822, p. 244. [Grant to Barney Carney for ten years Annulled by Act of 46th Sess. chap. 31, Laws of 1323, p. 25.]

"To establish a Ferry across the Schoharie River," passed February 8, 1823, 46th Sess. chap. 31, Laws of 1823, p. 25. [Declares the former grant to Barney Carney null and void; and grants to Robert Knox, Schuyler Briggs and John P. Griggs the right to ferry for ten years.]

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Establishing a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Moriah, in the county of Essex," passed March 4, 1824, 47th Sess. chap. 73, Laws of 1824, p. 62. [Grant to Ithiel McKenzie for ten years from 1st May, 1824.]

"Establishing a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Crown-Point," passed March 23, 1824, 47th Sess. chap. 98, Laws of 1824, p. 92. [Grant to Sylvester Kellogg for ten years from 1st September, 1824.]

"Authorizing James Pelling and John Howard to keep up a Ferry across Lake Champlain." [From Port Kent to Burlington.] Passed April 10, 1824, 47th Sess. chap. 224. Laws of 1824, p. 268. [Grant for ten years from 1st June, 1824.]

Authorizing Henry Mayo and Timothy Follet, to establish and keep up a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Chesterfield, in the county of Essex," passed April 12, 1824, 47th Sess. chap. 227, Laws of 1824, p. 278. [Grant for ten years from 1st June, 1824; Provided, the grantees first obtain a Release from Curtis Hurlgate of his right.]

"For regulating and establishing a Ferry across Seneca Lake from Lancaster Village in the county of Seneca, to Dresden Village, in the county of Yates,"

ed April 15, 1825, 48th Sess. chap. 161, Laws of 1825, p. 258. [Grant to John Maynard, Ethan Watrous and William Howard for twenty years.]

To establish a Ferry across the Cayuga Lake," passed April 15, 1825, 48th Sess. chap. 172, Laws of 1825, p. 265. [Grant to James Kidder, Amos Goodwin Matthew N. Tillotson and David Ogden for fourteen years.]

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Concerning a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of West Port, in the county of Essex," passed April 15, 1825, 48th Sess. chap. 177, Laws of 1825, p 269. [Revives and continues in force for ten years from the 1st of April, 1825, the "Act establishing and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Elizabethtown," passed April 15, 1814.]

"AN ACT for the establishing of Ferries from the counties of Niagara and Erie, to Grand Island," passed April 16, 1825, 48th Sess. chap. 193, Laws of 1825, p. 284. [Grant of Ferry from Niagara county, to James Sweeney, and from Erie county, to William Williams, for the term of five years, respectively.]

"Authorising Ezra C. Folsom to keep a Ferry across Black River Bay, in the county of Jefferson," passed January 21, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 12, Laws of 1826, p. 8. [Grant for ten years from 1st May, 1826.]

"To establish a Ferry across the Cayuga Lake, from the Village of Union Springs, in Cayuga County, to Fayette in Seneca County," passed January 21, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 16, Laws of 1826, p. 10. [Grant to Jacob Carr and James Carr, junior, for ten years.]

"Establishing and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Crown Point," passed February 4, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 36, Laws of 1826, p. 26. [Grant to Isaac Spear, for ten years from 1st September, 1826.]

"Relative to the Ferry at Youngstown, in the county of Niagara," passed February 14, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 45, Laws of 1826, p. 32. [Grant to John Phillips, for ten years from the 1st January, 1827.]

"Relating to the Ferry at Black Rock, in the county of Erie," passed February 15, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 47, Laws of 1826, p. 35. [By this Act "the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Erie," are "authorised and directed to lease to Donald Fraser and Lester Brace, the Ferry," above mentioned, for five years from the 1st of May 1826. Amended 50th Sess. chap. 195, Laws of 1827, p. 194.]

"To establish and regulate a Ferry across the Niagara River from Squaw Island to the Canada Shore," passed February 20, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 52, Laws of 1826, p. 37. [Grant to Henry F. Penfield and Ogden Edwards for five years from 1st May 1826.]

"For establishing and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain, at Long Point, in the town of Crown Point," passed March 8, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 17, Laws of 1826, p. 52. [Grant to Samuel Foot, junior, for ten years from the 1st of September, 1826.]

"To establish a Ferry across the Seneca Lake, from Goodwin's Point, in the town of Starkey, in the county of Yates, to Hector in the county of Tompkins," passed April 17, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 265, Laws of 1826, p. 297. [Grant to John Starkey for fifteen years.]

"Relative to the Ferry on the Niagara River, at Lewiston," passed April 17, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 268, Laws of 1826, p. 301. [Grant to Benjamin Barton, William Hotchkiss, David M. Smith and Robert Flemming, in trust for the Academy at Lewiston, for ten years.]

"Establishing and regulating a Ferry across the Irondequoit Bay," passed April 17, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 271, Laws of 1826, p. 304. [Grant to John T. Trowbridge and John C. Cooley, for ten years from the 1st May, 1826.]

"Authorising Thomas Ketchum and Samuel Gouverneur to keep a Ferry across the Hudson River, from Putrock Landing, in the county of Orange, to Cold Spring Landing, in the county of Putnam," passed April 18, 1826, 49th Sess. chap. 301, Laws of 1826, p. 351. [Grant for ten years.]

"Authorising William Johnston, of Cape Vincent, to keep a Ferry across the South Branch of the St. Lawrence River," passed January 25, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 24, Laws of 1827, p. 18. [Grant for five years from 1st April 1827. Amended 51st Sess. chap. 39, Laws of 1828, p. 37.]

"Relative to the Ferry between Rhinebeck and Kingston Landings," passed March 22, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 94, Laws of 1827, p. 74. [James Elmendorf and Peter W. Radcliff, the owners of the Ferry, authorized to keep one HorseBoat, or Steam-Boat, in lieu of two other boats, as contemplated and provided by the Letters Patent for the said Ferry.]

To establish a Ferry across the Cayuga Lake, from Lavana, in the town of Ledyard, to Romulus," passed April 7, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 189, Laws of 1827, p.

185. [Grant to Samuel Griggs, Asa Foote and Ebenezer W. Goff, for ten years. Act in relation to, 51st Sess. chap. 41, Laws of 1828, p. 38.]

"To amend an Act relating to the Ferry at Black Rock, in the county of Erie, passed February 15, 1826," passed April 9, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 195, Laws of 1827, p. 194.

To establish a Ferry across Lake Champlain, in the town of Ticonderoga, in the county of Essex," passed April 16, 1827, 50th Sess. chap. 315, Laws of 1827, p. 351. [Grant to William Kirbey for twenty years.]

To amend the "Act authorising William Johnston, of Cape Vincent, to keep a Ferry across the South Branch of the St. Lawrence River,' passed February 25, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 39, Laws of 1828, p. 37. [Time extended until first of April, 1838.]

"In relation to the Ferry across the Cayuga Lake, from Griggsport, in the town of Ledyard, to Romulus," passed February 25, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 41, Laws of 1828, p. 38. [Time extended to twelve years from 1st April, 1828.]

"For establishing and regulating a Ferry across the Crooked Lake, in the county of Steuben," passed March 22, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 110, Laws of 1828, p. 107. [Grant to Hiram Gleason for ten years from 1st May, 1828.]

"Granting to Lemuel H. Wicker the right of establishing a Ferry across Lake Champlain," passed April 5, 1828, 51st Sess. chap. 168, Laws of 1828, p. 195. [Grant for ten years from 1st June, 1828.]

"Relative to the Ferry between Nuttenhook and Coxsackie Landing." passed March 26, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 75, Laws of 1829, p. 139. [Time extended to twelve years from 1st September, 1832.]

"To establish a Ferry across the Seneca Lake from the Cove, on the South side of Peach Orchard Point, in Hector, Tompkins county, to Big Stream Point, in the town of Starkey, Yates county," passed April 3, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 96, Laws of 1829, p. 174. [Grant to Terah Carter for fifteen years.]

"Authorising John McLallen to establish a Ferry across the Cayuga Lake,” passed April 24, 1829, 52d Sess. chap. 253, Laws of 1829, p. 387. [Grant for fifteen years.]

"For continuing and regulating a Ferry across the Hudson River, in the town of Phillips, in the county of Putnam," passed April 12, 1830, 53d Sess. chap. 138, Laws of 1830, p. 159. [Grant continued for ten years from 16th March, 1833.] "Authorising and regulating a Ferry across Lake Champlain at West Port, in the county of Essex," passed April 20, 1830, 53d Sess. chap. 298, Laws of 1830, p. 359. [Grant to Charles Hatch and Charles B. Hatch for seventeen years.]

2. UNINCORPORATED TOLL BRIDGES.

"AN ACT for building a Bridge across Haerlaem River," passed 31st March, 1790, 13th Sess. chap. 87; 2 K. & R. 489. [Grant to Lewis Morris, his heirs and assigns, for sixty years.]

"To enable John B. Coles to raise a dam across Haerlem River, and to amend an act entitled 'an act for building a Bridge across Haerlem River,'" passed the 24th of March, 1795, 18th Sess. chap. 31; 2 K. & R. 490. [Grant extended to sixty years from the completion of the bridge.]

For the relief of John B. Coles, and to provide for the laying out of new Roads," passed the 30th of March, 1797, 20th Sess. chap. 63; 2 K. & R. 491. [Allows John B. Coles to take an additional toll, not exceeding fifty per cent above what is allowed by former acts, for thirty years. Amended 21st Sess. chap. 76; 2 K. &. R. 491, 492.]