Claims for etc. May in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty four, shall be, and hereby is declared to extend to the said Thomas Pearsall; and that his claim on the estate forfeited to the people of this State, by the conviction of the said Joshua T. D. St. Croix, shall and may be adjusted and paid in like manner as the claims of other persons are directed to be adjusted and paid, by the said section; any thing in either of the herein before recited acts to the contrary notwithstanding. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be impresses, lawful for the auditor, to examine the claims of persons against the State, for pay or compensation for the hire of vessels, teams, or for provisions or other matters, hired, taken or impressed by Egbert Dumond, Daniel Graham, Moses Cantine, or by any person or persons authorized by his excellency the governor, to hire vessels, make impresses, taking provisions, or other matters; and to report a state of such claims to the legislature, at their next meeting. James penses as Congress. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the auditor Duane, ex- of this State be, and he hereby is directed and authorized, to audit delegate to and settle the accounts of James Duane, for his expences as a delegate of this State, in the Congress of the United States, in the years one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, on the same principles as the salaries of the chancellor and treasurer are directed to be settled, by the second section of an act entitled, “An act for the payment of the salaries of the several officers of government, and of certain contingent expences, and for other purposes therein mentioned," passed the twelfth day of May, in the year of one thousand seven hundred and eighty four; taking as a ratio on such settlement thirty four shillings specie, as the expence of a day for the maintenance of a delegate, his servant and two horses, while employed on that duty; and estimating the Continental money by the scale of depreciation of Pennsylvania, where it was expended. Certain lands not And whereas Samuel Waterhouse, on the twenty fourth day of September, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, purchased of John Lansing and Christopher Yates, Esquires as commissioners for procuring a sum in specie, &c, three thousand five hundred and thirty two acres of land in Skeens little patent, the boundaries of which land are erroneously described; and the said Samuel Waterhouse having prayed that the mistake may be rectified. Therefore, Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commisto be sold. sioner of the eastern district, and the surveyor general, be inhibited, from selling such part of the patent called Skeens little patent, lying north and east of Mackintoch's patent, until after the rising of the legislature, at their next meeting. State And whereas, during the late war the members of the legislature received orders from Udney Hay, then State agent, to be paid in wheat for their services, as members of the legislature; and whereas, some of the said orders remain unpaid. Therefore, Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the treasurer of agent's the State shall and he is hereby authorized, to discharge such orders so members unpaid, at and after the rate of eight shillings for every bushel of wheat, mentioned in such order. orders to of legisla ture. Rent of executive mansion. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the treasurer of this State shall pay to his excellency the governor, the sum of three hundred pounds, in full for the rent of the house he now lives in, together with the amount of the taxes paid on the same, from the first day of May last, to the thirtieth day of April next inclusive. INDEX. À. ABSCONDING DEBTORS. ABSENCE. Death, seven years deemed evidence of - chap 10, 11th sess... What quantity of land to comprise - chap. 13, 11th sess.. Procedure in --chap. 46, 11th sess.. ACTS AMENDATORY AND SUPPLEMENTARY. chapter twelve-chap. 94, 10th sess. chapter one-chap. 19, 8th sess., 46; chap. 5, 9th sess. chapter thirty-four chap. 14, 8th sess. chapter fifty-one-chapter 15, 8th sess. chapter fifty-two — chap. 38, 8th sess., 72; chap. 95, 10th sess.. Eighth session : chapter four-chap. 49, 9th sess. D chapter twenty-seven-chap. 53, 10th sess.. == Debts due persons within enemies lines --chap. 12, 8th sess. Colonial: ACTS REPEALED. beef and pork, inspection of-chap. 55, 11th sess. replevin, to prevent abuses of -chap. 5, 11th sess.. Ulster county, supervisors and assessors-chap. 56, 9th sess Acts repugnant to treaty with Great Britain-chap. 41, 11th sess First session: chapter twenty-five-chap. 73, 11th sess. .791, 795 367 707 555 555 744 601 305 chapter forty-seven-chap. 5, 11th sess., 601; chap. 73, 11th sess.. chapter thirteen -- chap. 29, 9th sess........ chapter ten — chap. 7, 8th sess. 18; chap. 81, 10th sess.. Seventh session - (Continued): chapter thirteen — chap. 73, 11th sess.. Eighth session: chapter seven chap. 81, 10th sess.. chapter fifteen — châp. 82, 10th sess chapter sixty-eight — chap. 81, 10th sess., 524; chap. 73, 11th sess. Ninth session: chapter fifteen chap. 73. 11th sess.. chapter eighteen-chap. 73, 11th sess.. Tenth session: chapter forty-nine - chap. 73, 11th sess. chapter one hundred and two, § 24— chap. 73, 11th sess ADMIRALTY, COURT OF. To prevent encroachments of—chap. 24, 10th sess. Charter rights altered — chap. 63, 10th sess. 784 ALBANY COUNTY. Boundaries of —chap. 63, 11th sess............. Colonie, highways in-chap. 44, 9th sess. Highways, amended - chap. 95, 10th sess. ALDERMANIC COURTS. See COURTS. De Vidal, Francisco Pablo, conveyance by, legalized AMENDMENTS. Jeofails and, concerning chap. 32, 11th sess. AMERCIAMENTS. See FINES AND FORFEITURES. APPRENTICES. Act concerning—chap. 15, 11th sess.. APPROPRIATIONS. chap. 102, 10th sess.. 585 Accounts, settlement of- chap. 95, 11th sess 646 620 837 831 31 Committee of safety, persons paying money by order of chap. 102, 10th sess. 580 Massachusetts boundary, advances to agentschap. 49, 9th sess. United States, payments to-chap. 53, 8th sess., 100; chap. 48, 9th sess., 291; War claims chap. 90, 8th sess., 170; chap. 66, 9th sess., 328; chap. 102, 10th Vexatious, to prevent chap. 26, 10th sess..... ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION. Acceding to amendment - chap. 63, 8th sess. Real estate vested in trustees — chap. 52, 9th sess.............. 395 112 · 296 ASSEMBLY, MEMBERS OF. See LEGISLATURE. ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION. Albany, city of, contingent charges - chap. 69, 8th sess. county of, court-house and gaol - chap. 69, 11th sess.. |