Chap. 350.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations, and to regulate the same," passed April second, eighteen hundred and fifty. PASSED April 24, 1872.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Paragraph six of section twenty-eight of the act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations, and to regulate the same," passed April second, eighteen hundred and fifty, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following:

And all companies whose railroads are or shall hereafter be crossed, intersected or joined as aforesaid, shall receive from each other and forward to their destination all goods, merchandise, and other property intended for points on their respective roads, with the same dispatch and at a rate of freight not exceeding the local tariff rate charged for similar goods, merchandise and other property received at and forwarded from the same point for individuals and other corporations. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 516.

AN ACT extending the provisions of certain laws permitting municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads to the county of Erie.

PASSED May 4, 1872; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The provisions of chapter nine hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to amend an act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations, and to regulate the same, passed April second, eighteen hundred and fifty, 80 as to permit municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads," as amended by subsequent laws, and chapter five hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled “An act to define the powers of commissioners appointed under chapter nine hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixtynine, bonding municipalities to aid in the construction of railroads," and of the laws amendatory thereof, are hereby extended and made applicable to the county of Erie.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 590.

AN ACT to regulate processions and parades in the cities of the State of New York.

PASSED May 7, 1872.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. No procession or parade shall use any street upon the surface of which is a railway track or tracks by marching upon the said track or tracks, and a free passage of cars upon railway tracks shall not be interfered with by the formation, halt or march of any such procession or parade, or of the persons composing it. Whenever any procession shall find it necessary to march across a railway track, the portion of said procession which in so marching is likely to stop the passage of any car or cars upon said track shall come to a halt in order to permit said car to proceed.

§ 2. All processions or parades, occupying or marching upon any street of any city to the exclusion or interruption of other citizens in their individual right of use thereof (excepting the national guard and the police and fire departments), are forbidden, unless written notice of the object, time and route of such procession or parade be given by the chief officer thereof, not less than six hours previous to its forming or marching, to the police authorities of said city; and it may be lawful for said police authorities to designate to such procession or parade how much of the street in width it can occupy with especial reference to crowded thoroughfares through which said procession may move; and when so designated, the chief officer of said procession or parade shall be responsible that the designation is obeyed; and it shall be the duty of the police authorities to furnish such escort as may be necessary to protect persons and property, and maintain the public peace and order.

§ 3. All processions and parades on Sunday, in any street or public place of any city, excepting only funeral processions engaged in the actual burial of the dead, and processions to and from any place of worship in connection with a religious service there celebrated, are forbidden; and in no such excepted case shall there be any music, fireworks, discharge of cannon or fire-arms, or other disturbing noise; provided, that in any military funeral music may be played while escorting the body, but such music shall not be played within one block of any place of worship where worship is being celebrated.

§ 4. Every person willfully violating any provision of this act shall

be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable with a fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding ten days, or both at the discretion of the court.

5. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 689.

AN ACT extending the provisions of certain laws, permitting municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads, to the town of Marcellus, in the county of Onondaga.

PASSED May 14, 1872; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The provisions of chapter nine hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regulate the same,' passed April second, eighteen hundred and fifty, so as to permit municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads," and of chapter five hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An act to define the powers of commissioners appointed under chapter nine hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, bonding municipalities to aid in the construction of railroads," and of chapter nine hundred and twenty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled "An act to amend chapter nine hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regulate the same,"" passed April second, eighteen hundred and fifty, so as to permit municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads, and also to amend chapter five hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An act to define the powers of commissioners appointed under chapter nine hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine bonding municipalities to aid in the construction of railroads," and of all laws amendatory thereof are hereby extended and made applicable to the town of Marcellus, in the county of Onondaga.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 824.

AN ACT to amend chapter nine hundred and seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regulate the same,' passed April second, eighteen hundred and fifty, so as to permit municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads," as amended by chapter nine hundred and twenty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, so far as the same is applicable to "the Sodus Bay and Corning Railroad Company," under its present or former corporate name.

PASSED May 22, 1872; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. All signatures heretofore made to any petition asking that any municipality of this State may create and issue its bonds in aid of the said "The Sodus Bay and Corning Railroad Company' under its present or former corporate name under any of the acts hereby amended, which signatures were made at any time after the commencement of the formation of said railroad company by stockholders signing the articles of association of said railroad company, shall and are hereby declared to have been and to be as valid and effectual in all proceedings and courts as though said signatures had been made after the certificate of incorporation of said railroad company under its former corporate name of "The Sodus Bay, Corning and New York Railroad Company" had been duly filed in the office of the secretary of State; but this act shall not apply to any municipality in Wayne county.

§2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 829.

AN ACT in relation to the formation of railroad companies. PASSED May 22, 1872.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Whenever any number of persons, not less than twenty-five, shall make and sign, or shall before the passage of this act have made and signed, articles of association, containing the statements required by

section one of an act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regulate the same," passed April second, eighteen hundred and fifty, except the names and places of residence of thirteen directors of the company as therein provided; and thereafter thirteen directors have been chosen at a meeting of subscribers to such articles, and the names and places of residence of such directors so chosen have been inserted in such articles so subscribed, and there has been indorsed thereon the affidavit prescribed by the second section of said act, and said articles have been filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of state; thereupon, the persons who have subscribed such articles, and all persons who shall thereafter become stockholders in such company shall be a corporation by the name specified in such articles of association, and have the same powers and privileges, and be subject to the same liabilities, as though such articles had when signed contained the names and places of residence of such directors § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 843.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act supplementary to the act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations, and to regulate the same,' passed April second, eighteen hundred and fifty."

PASSED May 23, 1872; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section five of chapter six hundred and ninety-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six is hereby amended to read as follows:

"5. Any railroad corporation now existing or hereafter to be formed under the laws of this State may extend the time for the continuance of such corporation, beyond the time named for that purpose in the original act of incorporation or articles of association of such corporation, by the consent of the holders of two-thirds in amount of the stock of such corporation, in a certificate to be signed and proved, or acknowledged by the stockholders signing the same, so as to entitle it to be recorded, in the office of the secretary of State, in the book kept in said office for the record of articles of association of railroad companies; and thereupon the time of the existence of such corporation shall be extended for the period designated in such certificate, and