CERTIFICATE. State of New-York, SECRETARY'S OFFICE. ALBANY, June 22, 1855. Pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An act relative to the publication of the Laws," passed April 12, 1843, I hereby certify that the following volume of the Laws of this State, was printed under my direction. E. W. LEAVENWORTH, Secretary of State. In this volume, "every act which received the assent of three-fifths of all the Members elected to either House of the Legislature," pursuant to Section 14, of Article 7, of the Constitution of this State, is designated under its title by the words "Three-fifths being present." [See Laws of 1847, Vol. 1, Chap. 253.] And every "act which received the assent of two-thirds of all the Members elected to each branch of the Legislature," pursuant to Section 9, of Article 1, of the Constitution, is designated under its title by the words " By a two-third vote." [See Laws of 1842, Chap. 306.] LIST OF OFFICERS. "§ 4. There shall be prefixed to each volume of the Session Laws, hereafter published, the names and residence of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Senators and Members of the Assembly, and presiding officers of both Houses in office at the time of the passage of the Laws contained in such volumes."-Laws of 1847, Chap. 458, Sec. 4. NAMES AND RESIDENCE OF THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, SENATORS, MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY, AND PRESIDING OFFICERS OF BOTH HOUSES IN OFFICE AT THE TIME OF THE PASSAGE OF THE LAWS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, PASSED AT THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE BEGUN Chap. 1. AN ACT to legalize the assessment rolls of the towns of Ashford and Dayton, for the year 1854. Passed January 5, 1855, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: rolls legal §1. The assessors of the to of Ashford, and the town Assessment of Dayton, in the county of Cattaraugus, are authorised to ized. appear before a justice of the peace of their towns, respectively, and severally make and subscribe before such justice, an oath in the form prescribed by section eight of an act, entitled "An act to amend the law for the assessment and collection of taxes," passed April fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, which oath shall be written on the assessment rolls, respectively, of said towns, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. §2. The said assessment rolls are hereby declared to be legal and valid, and the collectors of said towns are authorised to collect the taxes pursuant to such rolls the |