Condition. § 2. The jurisdiction so ceded to the United States of America, is granted upon the express condition, that the state of New-York shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the tracts of land aforesaid, so far as that civil process, in all cases, and such crimi. nal process as may issue under the authority of the state of New-York, against any person or persons charged with crimes committed without the said tract of land, may be executed therein, in the same way and manner as if this jurisdiction had not been ceded: the United States are to retain such jurisdiction so long as said tract of land shall be used for the purposes expressed in the the foregoing section, and no longer. Acts relating to the Civil Divisions of the State; digested and arranged in the alphabetical order of the respective counties to which they refer. ALLEGANY An act to erect the town of Amity, in the county of Allegany. Passed February 22, 1830. Chap. 47, p. 34. Co. Town of Amity erected. Angelica and main. Town of Geneseo erested. Cuba to remain. 1. From and after the twentieth day of March next, three miles by nine shall be taken from the south part of the town of Angelica, and three miles by nine shall be taken from the north part of the town of Scio, containing the whole of township number three in range number two, and part of range number one on Morris' reserve; which territory shall constitute a new town by the name of Amity. § 2. All the remaining parts of the towns of Angelica and Scio, shall, after the said twentieth day of March, be and remain separate towns, by the names of Angelica and Scio. An act to divide the town of Cuba, in the county of Allegany. § 1. From and after the passing of this act, all that part of the town of Cuba known and distinguished as township number one in range number two of the Holland land company's survey, shall be erected into a separate town, to be known by the name of Genesec. § 2. The remaining part of the town of Cuba shall remain a separate town, by the name of Cuba. CATTARAU- An act to divide the town of Little-Valley, in the county of Cattaraugus. Passed February 23, 1830. Chap. 49, p. 36. GUS Co. Town of erected. § 1. From and after the first day of March next, all that part of the New-Albion town of Little-Valley, in the county of Cattaraugus, known as the fourth township in the eighth range of townships, shall be and remain a separate town, by the name of New-Albion. Cecilius erected. Little-Valley § 2. All that part of the said town known as the fourth township in the seventh range of townships, shall be, and the same is hereby erected into a separate town, by the name of Cecilius. § 3. All the remaining part of the town of Little-Valley, shall be and to remain. remain a separate town, by the name of Little-Valley. QUE CO. An act to annex a part of the town of Pomfret to the town of CHAUTAUArkwright, in the county of Chautauque. Passed April 16, 1830. Chap. 215, p. 238. § 1. From and after the passage of this act, all that part of the town of Pomfret, known as lot number sixty-four in the fifth township in the eleventh range, shall be annexed to and become a part of the town of Arkwright in the county of Chautauque. An act to divide the town of Mooers, in the county of Clinton. CLINTON Passed April 17, 1830. Chap. 246, p. 271. Co. erected. § 1. All that part of the town of Mooers, in the county of Clinton, de- Town of scribed as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of township number Ellenburgh six of the old military tract; thence south seventeen and a half miles on the east line, to the north boundary of Beckmantown; thence west on the north line of Beekmantown to the east line of Franklin county; thence north on said line, seventeen and a half miles, to the northwest corner of said township number six; thence east, on the north line of said town, ten miles to the place of beginning; containing the whole of township number six, and so much of township number five as is not included in Beekmantown, shall be and remain a separate town by the name of Ellenburgh. § 2. The remaining part of the said town of Mooers shall remain a Mooers to reseparate town by the name of Mooers. main. An act to divide the town of Ancram, in the county of Columbia. COLUMBIA Passed March 27, 1830. Chap. 95, p. 93. Co. § 1. From and after the passage of this act, all that part of the town of Town of GalAncram lying west of a line drawn due north and south across said town; laun erected. which line shall be located half a mile due east of the centre of the bridge where the road leading from Ancram furnace to Mount Ross crosses Stony brook, shall constitute a new town by the name of Gallatin. § 2. All the remaining part of the town of Ancram shall be and remain Ancram to a separate town, by the name of Ancram. remain. An act to divide the town of Turin, in the county of Lewis. LEWIS Co. Passed March 25, 1830. Chap. 93, p. 92. erected. § 1. From and after the passing of this act, all that part of the town of Town of Turin, in the county of Lewis, lying south and west of a line commencing West Turin on the corner of lots numbers twenty-four and thirty, in township number four on the Black river, and running from thence westerly, on a straight line, to the corner of lots numbers forty-five, forty-six, fifty-three, and fiftyfour, in said township, and from thence on straight line to the patent line between townships numbers three and four, in said town of Turin, to the corner of lots numbers sixty-four and seventy-two, in township number three; thence on the line of lots between numbers sixty-four, seventytwo, across township number three in the aforesaid town, to the patent line between townships numbers three and nine, to the corner of lots numbers fifty-seven and sixty-five, in township number three; thence northeasterly on the said line, to the southwesterly corner of the town of Martinsburgh, in said county, shall be erected into a separate town, to be known by the name of West Turin. Turin to remain. Town of Diana erected. Watson to remain. § 2. All the remaining parts of townships numbers three and four, in said town of Turin, shall be and remain a separate town, by the name of Turin. An act to divide the town of Watson, in the county of Lewis. 1. From and after the passing of this act, all that part of the town of Watson, in the county of Lewis, lying north of a line beginning at the centre of Black river, on the division line between the counties of Jefferson and Lewis, and thence running east along the line between the nineteenth and twentieth north ranges of Casterland, to the east line of Casterland, or the county of Herkimer, shall be erected into a separate town, to be known by the name of Diana. § 2. That part of the said town of Watson lying south of the said division line, shall be and remain a separate town by the name of Watson. ONONDAGA An act to divide the town of Marcellus, in the county of Onondaga. Passed February 26, 1830. Chap. 57, p. 62. Co. Part annexed § 1. All that part of the town of Marcellus, lying south and east of a line to Spafford. beginning on the north line of lot number seventy-one, at the northwest corner of the town of Otisco, and running down the centre of the outlet of Otisco lake, to the north line of lot number sixty-two; thence west on the north line of lots number sixty-two, sixty-one, and sixty; thence in a straight line west, across number fifty-nine, to the centre of the Skaneateles lake; thence southerly, along the centre of said lake, to the south line of the town of Marcellus, shall be annexed to and form a part of the town of Spafford. Marcellus. Skaneateles erected. ORANGE Town of Hamptonburgh erected. § 2. All that part of Marcellus lying east of the line beginning in the north line of said town, at the northeast corner of lot number five, and running south, on the line of lots, to the southeast corner of lot number fifty-two; thence east, on the line of lots, to the centre of the outlet of Otisco lake; thence up said outlet, along the centre thereof, to the northwest corner of the town of Otisco; thence east, to the east line of Marcellus, shall be a separate town, by the name of Marcellus. § 3. All the remaining part of said town of Marcellus, shall be a separate town, by the name of Skaneateles. [§ 4, 5 and 6 contain some special provisions relative to the funds arising from the gospel and school lots.] An act to erect the town of Hamptonburgh, in the County of § 1. From and after the passing of this act, all that part of the several towns of Goshen, Blooming-Grove, New-Windsor, Montgomery, and Walkill, within the following bounds, to wit: beginning at a point where the new northwest line crosses the old county line and runs thence along said new northwest line south forty-nine and a quarter degrees east, two hundred and eighty chains to within twenty-five chains of the southeast corner of Bull's and Gerard's patent; then north sixty and a half degrees east, three hundred twenty-two chains to a heap of stones in Samuel Brewster's field; then north seventeen degrees east, thirty-six chains and seventyfive links to the aforesaid old county line; then north sixteen and a half degrees west, one hundred and ninety chains to the northwesterly corner of the farm of Stephen King, deceased; then north fifty-six and a quarter degrees west, two hundred and thirty chains to the middle of the Walkill stream; then up the middle of said Walkill as it runs four hundred seventy-three chains and fifty links to opposite a basswood tree standing on the east branch of said Walkill stream; then south fifteen and a half degrees east, ninety-five chains to the aforesaid old county line, and at the corner of the lands of Grant and Derick Smith, Nathaniel Tuthill, and the lands formerly owned by Isaac Germond; then east along said old county line seventy-one chains to the place of beginning; shall be a separate town by the name of Hamptonburgh. § 2. All the remaining part of the said towns of Goshen, Blooming- Goshen, &c. Grove, New-Windsor, Montgomery and Walkill, shall be and remain se- to remain. parate towns. An act to alter the town lines of Milford, Otego and Huntsville, OTSEGO in the county of Otsego. Passed April 17, 1830. Chap. 239, Co. p. 259. ford annexed § 1. From and after the first Tuesday in March next, all that part of Part of Milthe town of Milford lying southwesterly of a line commencing on the line to Otego. of the town of Laurens, at the southwest corner of great lot number fifty in the Otego patent, and running thence an easterly course along the southerly boundaries of said lot number fifty, to the southeast corner thereof; thence a southerly course along the easterly boundaries of lot number fifty-one to the southeast corner thereof; thence an easterly course along the southerly boundaries of lot number fifty-seven, to the southeast corner thereof; thence a southerly course along the easterly boundaries of lot number fifty-eight, to the southeast corner thereof; thence a southeasterly course, to the westerly corner of James Fern's farm; thence along said Fern's southwest line, to the Susquehannah river, and across and down the same, to the northwest corner of lot number two in Fitch's patent; thence along the north line of said lot number two, to the line of the town of Maryland; be annexed to the town of Otego. also annexed § 2. All that part of the town of Huntsville, lying northeasterly of a Part of line commencing on the line of the town of Franklin, and at the south- Huntsville westerly corner of lot number nineteen in Wallace's patent, and running to Otego. from thence along the southwesterly boundaries of said lot, to the Susquehannah river, be also annexed to the town of Otego. Huntsville. And all that part of the town of Otego, lying southwesterly of a line Part of Otego commencing on the Susquehannah river, at the southwest corner of John annexed to Van Woert's farm, and running along the southerly boundaries of said farm, west twenty degrees north sixty-five chains to the northwest corner of said lot; thence north, to the line of the town of Laurens; be annexed to the town of Huntsville: and the said town of Huntsville, as altered by Huntsville this act, shall hereafter be known by the name of Otego; and the said Otego. town of Otego, as hereby altered, shall hereafter be known by the name Otego of Oneonta. changed to changed to Oneonta, An act to divide the town of Williamstown, in the county of 08-OSWEGO wego. Passed March 25, 1830. Chap. 91, p. 90. Co. 1. From and after the passing of this act, all that part of the town of Town of Williamstown, in the county of Oswego, known as township number six, Ambod shall be erected into a separate town, to be known by the name of Amboy. erected. Williams town to remain. RENCE CO. 2. That part of the said town of Williamstown known as township number five, shall be and remain a separate town, by the name of Williamstown. ST. LAW- An act to erect a new town from parts of the towns of Edwards and De Kalb, in the county of St. Lawrence. Passed April 17, 1830. Chap. 248, p. 273. Town of Depau erected. Edwards and remain. SENECA Division. Romulus. Varick erect ed. § 1. From and after the passing of this act, all that part of the town of Edwards known as Fitzwilliam, or township number four, and also all that part of the town of De Kalb, beginning at the southeasterly corner of said town, thence running northwesterly on the town line of De Kalb one mile, to a stake; thence southwesterly, on a line parallel with the southerly line of De Kalb, six miles, to a stake; thence by a line to run at right angles until it shall intersect the southerly line of the said town of De Kalb, shall be erected into a separate town, to be known by the name of Depau. § 2. The remaining parts of the towns of Edwards and De Kalb shall remain separate towns, by the name of Edwards and De Kalb. An act to divide the town of Romulus, in the county of Seneca. § 1. From and after the first day of April next, the territory included within the limits of the town of Romulus, in the county of Seneca, shall be divided into two towns, by a line commencing at the Cayuga lake, on the south line of late West Cayuga reservation; thence west along the same to the southwest corner of said reservation; thence north eight degrees east, five chains and twenty-five links to the centre of the highway running west through the farm of Jacob Vreeland thirty-one chains; thence west on the line between George Alexander and Albert Earll thirty-three chains and ninety links to the east line of military lot number sixty-three; thence south two chains and thirty-three links to the southeast corner of lot number sixty-three; thence west on the line of military lots number sixty-three, sixty-eight, sixty-two, sixty-seven, sixty-one and sixty-six, to the east line of military lot number sixty-four; thence north to the northeast corner thereof, and from thence west to the Seneca lake. § 2. That part of the present town of Romulus lying south of the said division line shall be known by the name of Romulus. §3. That part of the present town of Romulus lying north of the said division line shall be known by the name of Varick. Acts relating to the Election or Appointment of An act authorising the appointment of a supreme court commissioner, to reside in the village of Binghamton, in the county of Broome. Passed January 13, 1830. Chap. 4, p. 5. § 1. There shall be appointed, in the manner now prescribed by law, a supreme court commissioner, who shall reside in the village of Binghamton, in the county of Broome, and who shall possess the powers of a |