(and said woods supposed to be the property of estate of Jesse G. Carpenter) two hundred and seventeen feet more or less to another corner of the stone wall; thence south along the east side of said woods to a bend in the fence ninety-two feet more or less; thence along said fence southeast one hundred and thirty-eight feet more or less to lands of Frances Larkin; thence east along said Larkin's land five hundred and ninety-five feet more or less to the highway leading from Croton lake to Amawalk; thence north and along said highway two hundred and fifty feet more or less to another highway running east; thence northwest along first mentioned highway two hundred and seventy-nine feet more or less to the point and place of beginning. Containing all the land and by state. appurtenances belonging thereto or in any way appertaining and being by estimation twenty-four acres of land; is hereby released to and vested in Etta Dean Miller of the city of Mount Vernon, county of Westchester and state of New York and her heirs and assigns forever. Release Rights of heirs, pur § 2. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair or release or affect any right, claim or interest of any heir at law, chasers, etc. devisee, purchaser or creditor by judgment, mortgage or otherwise in and to said premises or any part thereof, nor to warrant or Title not insure by the state the title to the property so released or to any by state. part thereof. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 381. AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to fire districts outside of incorporated villages. Became a law April 16, 1914, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: warranted ch. 16, § 38, Section 1. Subdivision one, of section thirty-eight1 of chapter L. 1909, sixteen of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "In subd. 1 relation to counties, constituting chapter eleven of the consolidated laws," is hereby amended to read as follows: § 38. Fire districts outside of incorporated villages. 1. Each board of supervisors may, on the written, verified petition of the 1 As amended by L. 1909, ch. 405. amended. taxable inhabitants of a proposed fire district outside of an incorporated village or city, and within the county, whose names appear on the last preceding assessment-roll of the town wherein such proposed fire district is located, as owning or representing more than one-half of the taxable real property of such district, or as owning or representing more than one-half of the taxable real property of such district, owned by the residents thereof, establish such district as a fire district. Where such proposed fire district is situated in two or more counties, the board of supervisors of each county in which a part of such fire district is located, may, by resolution, on the written, verified petition of the taxable inhabitants of that portion of the proposed fire district located in such county, whose names appear on the last preceding assessment-roll of the town or towns in which the proposed fire district is located, as owning or representing one-half of the taxable real property of that part of such proposed fire district located in such county owned by the residents thereof, direct that when a similar resolution is adopted by the board of supervisors of each of the other counties in which such proposed fire district is located, and upon the adoption of such resolution by each such board, such fire district shall be and be deemed to be legally established. No such district shall extend in any direction to exceed one mile from the nearest engine or hose or hook and ladder house located within the district, or to exceed three miles from the nearest station at which an automobile fire engine or an automobile chemical engine is maintained within the district. When any two or more fire districts, established as above provided, not within an incorporated village, adjoin each other, the board of supervisors of the county in which said districts are located, may, upon a written, verified petition of the taxable inhabitants of each of said districts whose names appear on the last preceding assessment-roll of the town or towns within which said fire districts are located, as owning or representing more than one-half of the taxable real property of each of said districts, or as owning or representing more than one-half of the taxable real property of each of said districts owned by the residents thereof, consolidate such fire districts and establish the same into one fire district. The trustees of such fire district hereinafter provided may establish, equip and maintain such engine, hose or hook and ladder houses as they may deem necessary. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 2 Remainder of sentence new. |