Gazetteer of New York, 1860 & 1861, page 030

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NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.

passed by both, and receive the signature of the Governor,—or, if vetoed by him, the votes of two-
thirds of both houses,—to become laws. The original laws of the Legislature, bearing the signa¬
tures of the presiding officer of each house and of the Governor and Secretary of State, are bound,
and preserved in the Secretary’s office. All general laws are published in such newspapers in each
county as may be designated by the Board of Supervisors.

Besides the State Legislature, a limited power of enacting laws is possessed by the boards of
supervisors in the several counties, by the common councils of cities, and by citizens generally
assembled in town and school district meetings.

Tlae Hoard of Supervisors meets annually at the county seat, on the week following the
general election, to canvass the votes for State and county officers; it may hold special meetings at
any time. It has power to appoint a clerk of the board, a county sealer of weights and measures,
special commissioners for laying out roads, printers for publishing the general laws, inspectors of turn¬
pike and plank roads, and, in some counties, the Superintendent of the Poor, and other officers, and to
fix the salaries of the county Judge and Surrogate, and of School Commissioners, (above $500, allowed
by law,) and, in some counties, the salary of the District Attorney; to establish the bounds of assembly
and school commissioner districts, to fix upon town meeting days,¹ to make orders concerning property
owned by the county, and to repair or rebuild the county buildings; to audit and settle charges against
the county, and the accounts of town officers; to equalize assessments and levy taxes to meet county
expenses, and for such special purposes as may be directed by law. It also has power to alter the
bounds of towns, and to erect new towns; to change the location of the county seat and purchase sites
for the-erection of new buildings; and to examine annually the securities held by loan commis¬
sioners. It may pass laws for the preservation of game or fish, and for the destruction of noxious
animals, and perform such other duties as may be from time to time authorized by law.

STEUBEN COUNTY.—Three Districts.

1. Avoca, Bath, Bradford, Conhocton, Prattsburgh, Pulteney,

Urhana, Wayne, and Wheeler.

2. Addison, Cameron, Campbell, Caton. Corning. Erwin, Hornby,

Lindley,,Rathbone, Thurston, and Woodhull..

3. Canisteo, Dansville, Eremont, Greenwood, Hornellsville,

Howard, Hartsville, Jasper, Troupsburgh, West Union, and
Wayland.

SUFFOLK COUNTY—Two Districts.

1. East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton,
and Southold.

2 Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip, and Smithtowri.

ULSTER COUNTY.—Three Districts.

1. Hurley, Kingston, and Saugerties.

2. Esopus, Gardiner, Lloyd, Marbletown, Marlborough, New

Paltz, Plattekill. Rosendale, and Shawangunk.

3. Denning, Hardenburgh, Olive, Rochester, Shandaken, Wa-

warsing, and Woodstock.

WASHINGTON COUNTY.—Two Districts.

1. Argyle, Cambridge, Easton, Fort Edward, Greenwich, Jack¬

son, Salem, and White Creek.

2. Dresden, Fort Ann, Granville, Hampton, Hartford, Hebron,

Kingsbury, Putnam, and Whitehall.

WAYNE COUNTY.—Two Districts.

1. Butler, Galen, Huron, Lyons, Rose, Savannah, Sodus, and

Wolcott.

2. Arcadia, Macedon, Marion, Ontario, Palmyra, Walworth,

and Williamson.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY.—Three Districts.

1. East Chester, Morrisania, Westchester, West Farms, and

Yonkers.

2. Greenburgh, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Mount Pleasant, New

Rochelle, North Castle, Pelham, Poundridge, Rye, Scars-
dale, and White Plains.

3. Bedford, Cortlandt, Lewisboro, New Castle, North Salem,

Ossining, Somers, and Yorktown.

1 TOWN MEETINGS.

Town meetings are held on the same day throughout the county; and the time may be changed once in 3 years. The town
meetings must come between the 1st day of Feb. and the 1st of May. They are at present all held on Tuesdays, as follows:—

Counties.

Tuesdays upon which Toicn
Meetings are held.

Counties.

Tuesdays upon which Town
Meetings are held.

Counties.

Tuesdays upon which Town
Meetings are held.

Albany.......

Allegany....

Broome.......

Cattaraugus

Cayuga......

Chautauqua

Chemung....

Chenango...

Clinton.......

Columbia....
Cortla,nd.....
Delaware. ...
Dutchess ....

Erie...........

Essex.........

Franklin.....

Fulton........

Genesee......

Greene........

Hamilton ...

2d in April.

2d in March.

2d in Feb.

Last in Feb.

1st after 1st Mon. in Mar.
3d in Feb.

2d after 1st Mon. in Feb.
1st in March.

1st in March.

3d in Feb.

2d in Feb.

2d in March.

1st in March.

1st in Feb.

2d in Feb.

1st in March.

1st in Feb.

Herkimer....

Jefferson .....

Kings.........

Lewis.........

Livingston...

Madison.......

Monroe.......

Montgomery
New York...

Niagara ......

Oneida.........

Onondaga—

Ontario-.......

Orange........

Orleans.......

Oswego.......

Otsego.........

Putnam......

Queens........

Rensselaer...

1st in March.

3d in Feb.

1st in April.

3d in Feb.

1st in April.

1st in March.

1st after 1st Mon. in Mar.
2d in Feb.

2d in April.

1st in March.

3d in Feb.

1st after 1st Mon. in April.
1st in March.

1st in April.

1st in March.

1st after 1st Mon. in April.
1st in April.

1st in March.

Richmond...
Rockland... ,
St. Lawrence

Saratoga.....

Schenectady
Schoharie ...
Schuyler .....

Seneca........

Steuben......

Suffolk

Sullivan......

Tioga.........

Tompkins ...

Ulster.........

Warren......

Washington

Wayne........

Westchester
Wyoming....
Yates.........

2d in-Feb.

2d in April.

2d in Feb.

1st in March.

1st in April.

3d in Feb.

2d in Feb.

2d in March.

2d in Feb.

1st in April.

1st after 1st Mon. in Msir.
1st in Feb.

1st in April.

1st in March.

1st in April.

1st in March.

Last in March.

Last in Feb.

. Last in Feb.

At these meetings are elected, by ballot, a supervisor, town
clerk, 4 justices, (with exceptions named on page 34, 3 assess¬
ors, (for 3 years, 1 annually,) a collector, 1 or 2 overseers of poor,
(at the option of the town, excepting Montgomery and Kings
cos. that are not included in the general law.) 1 or 3 com¬
missioners of highways, (if 3, one elected annually for 3 years,)
not more than 5 constables and 2 inspectors of election for
each election district, a third being appointed by the pre¬
siding officer of the town meetings from the two having
the next highest vote. The town of Manlius elects 7 con¬
stables. Each town at its annual meeting also elects by ayes
and noes, or otherwise, as many overseers of highways as there
are road districts, and as many pound masters as the electors
may determine.

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