The General Statutes of the State of New York for the Year 1880: Containing All Laws of a Public and General Nature Passed at the One Hundred and Third Session of the Legislature; Carefully Collated with the Originals in the Office of the Secretary of State; Also the Laws Relating to the City of New York ...

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Weed, Parsons, 1880 - 291 pages

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Page 31 - ... if the two corporations cannot agree upon the amount of compensation to be made therefor, or the points and manner of such crossings and connections, the same shall be ascertained and determined by commissioners, to be appointed by the court as is provided in this act in respect to acquiring title to real estate.
Page 257 - But no law shall authorize the construction or operation of a street railroad except upon the condition that the consent of the owners of one-half in value of the property bounded on, and the consent also of the local authorities having the control of, that portion of a street or highway upon which it is proposed to construct or operate such railroad be first obtained...
Page 229 - ... or of a board of supervisors, within the state, may be read in evidence either from a copy thereof certified by the city clerk, village clerk, clerk of the common council, clerk or secretary of the local board of health, or clerk of the board of supervisors; or from a volume printed by authority of the common council of the city, or the board of trustees of the village or the local board of health of the city, town or village, or the board of supervisors.
Page 274 - The superior court of the city of New York, the court of common pleas for the city and county of New York, the superior court of Buffalo, and the city court of Brooklyn, are continued with the powers and jurisdiction they now severally have, and such further civil and criminal jurisdiction as may be conferred by law.
Page 229 - Laws shall be made for ascertaining, by proper proofs, the citizens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage hereby established, and for the registration of voters ; which registration shall be completed at least ten days before each election.
Page 30 - To purchase, hold and use all such real estate and other property as may be necessary for the construction and maintenance of its railroad, and the stations and other accommodations necessary to accomplish the objects of its incorporation ; but nothing herein contained shall be held as repealing, or in any way afl'ecting the act entitled " An act authorizing the construction of railroads upon Indian lands,
Page 259 - And every company whose railroad is or shall be hereafter intersected by any new railroad, shall unite with the owners of such new railroad in forming such intersections and connections, and grant the facilities aforesaid ; and if the two corporations cannot agree upon the amount of compensation to be made therefor, or the points and manner of such crossings and connections...
Page 87 - ... and file in the office of the secretary of state, and also in the office of the clerk of the county in which the...
Page 184 - Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered with costs, by any person suing therefor in his own name.
Page 50 - A husband or wife shall not be compelled, or without consent of the other, if living, allowed to disclose a confidential communication made by one to the other during marriage.

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