Under act of February 1, 1839, theatres to be licensed to create a fund in aid of
the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents in the city of New
York-penalty, &c.,

TONTINE BUILDING.

An act confirming certain deeds, and for other purposes therein mentioned, passed
April 18, 1843-in relation to the Tontine Coffee House; changed to "The
Tontine Building,"

813

872

UNCLAIMED LANDS.

An act authorizing the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York
to take possession of certain unclaimed lands, passed March 26, 1819-of
lots or parcels of land sold for a term of time for payment of taxes and assess-
ments; on certain conditions, &c.,

UNION PLACE.

An act making certain alterations in the map or plan of the city of New York,
passed April 11, 1815-in reference to alterations of Union square or place,
and Market place.

An act authorizing certain lands and premises in the city of New York to be opened
as a public place called Union place, and for other purposes, passed April
23, 1831-between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, Bowery and Bloom-
ingdale roads; also part of Fourth avenue,

An act defining the boundaries of Union place, passed April 5, 1832-between
Seventeenth and Fourteenth streets, and Fourth avenue and Bloomingdale
road,

628

581

732

736

UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.

An act incorporating the university of the city of New York, passed April 18,
1831-corporation created; councillors how to be elected, and general pro-

visions,

VAGRANTS AND DISORDERLY PERSONS.

723

744

Persons who shall be deemed vagrants and disorderly persons, &c., under act of
January 23, 1833,
Records of all convictions of vagrancy to be filed under act of April 12, 1853,
and amended act of April 10, 1855,
1104, 1194
An act to amend "an act concerning passengers in vessels coming to the city of
New York," passed May 5th, 1847, passed April 13, 1855-when deemed
vagrant or disorderly persons,

See act passed April 2, 1806, granting additional powers to mayor, &c.—general
provisions,

423

An act passed January 26, 1808, authorizing mayor, &c., to reserve certain wa-

Limits on the East river, in relation to vessels, under act of March 21, 1823-
extended by act of April 14, 1827,

687

Hospital money imposed upon masters and seamen of vessels, for Seamen's Fund

and Retreat-under act of April 22, 1831,
Duty of commanders of vessels having powder on board-under act of May 13,

Vessels in coasting trade, when exempt from quarantine-under act of March 20,
1852,

1086

See act of June 28, 1853, in relation to the licensing and government of pilots,
&c.,

See act of April 7, 1854, and April 12, 1854, in relation to the Seamen's Fund
and Retreat,

1132

1168, 1172

An act for the protection of emigrants, second class, steerage, and deck passen-
gers, passed April 18, 1855, three-fifths being present-general provisions;
penalties, &c.,

1203

WARDS.

Boundaries and division into twenty-two,

An act to equalize and increase the number of wards. in the city of New York,
passed April 16, 1825-city to be divided into twelve wards, division, and
boundaries; one alderman and assistant to be elected in each, &c.; jurisdiction
of assistant justice in Ninth ward, &c.,

An act to amend the above act of April 16, 1825, to equalize and increase the
number of wards in the city of New York, passed April 6, 1827-creating
Thirteenth and Fourteenth wards,

261

669

681

An act to divide the Ninth ward in the city of New York into two wards, mak-
ing the Fifteenth ward, passed March 23, 1832,
An act to divide the Twelfth ward of the city of New York into two wards,
passed March 16, 1836-Twelfth and Sixteenth wards, .
An act to divide the Eleventh ward of the city of New York into two wards,
passed February 1, 1837-Seventeenth and Eleventh wards,

734

782

797

An act to divide the Sixteenth ward of the city of New York into two wards,
passed February 19, 1846, by a two-third vote-Sixteenth and Eighteenth
wards,

906

1005

1065

An act to divide the Twelfth ward of the city of New York into two wards,
passed April 6, 1850-Twelfth and Nineteenth; general provisions,
An act to divide the the Sixteenth ward of the city of New York into two wards,
passed July 9, 1851-Sixteenth and Twentieth; general provisions,
An act to divide the Eighteenth ward of the city of New York into two wards,
passed May 27, 1853-Eighteenth and Twenty-first; general provisions, 1124
An act to divide the Nineteenth ward of the city of New York into two wards,
passed June 22, 1853-Nineteenth and Twenty-second; general provisions, 1129

See act passed April 2, 1806, granting additional powers, to mayor, &c.—general
provisions,

See act passed April 3, 1807, relative to improvements in laying out streets, and
431
roads, &c.-general provisions,

441

An act passed January 26, 1808, authorizing mayor, &c., to reserve certain
waters, from the east side of Coenties slip to west side Whitehall slip,
An act relative to the jurisdiction of certain waters in the bay of New York and
the vicinity thereof, passed April 5, 1810-under jurisdiction of New York, 457
An act for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain the best method of con-
veying off the waters from the collect and Lispenard's meadow in the city of
New York, passed June 19, 1812-Canal street,

See ASSESSMENTS, act of April 9, 1813,

Wells and pumps-regulation of, under revised act, 1813,

An act relative to boring the earth for water in the city of New York, passed

An act for the appointment of commissioners in relation to supplying the city

459

461

546

723

of New York, with pure and wholesome water-passed February 26, 1833;
five commissioners; their duty; employment of engineers; to report to
common council; duration one year; vacancies, expenses, &c.,

An act to provide for supplying the city of New York with pure and wholesome
water, passed May 2, 1834-five commissioners to be appointed; to examine;
to employ engineers; to adopt plan; to report to common council; submis-
sion to electors; if adopted, the work to be proceeded in; stock; act of
June 8, 1812; money, how applied; land and water to be used; estimate
of damages; amount to be paid; ground under streets; penalty; contracts;
copies where deposited; notice; sealed proposals; how to be made; se-
curity; materials; drafts on city comptroller; comptroller to report,
An act to provide for deepening the waters adjacent to the wharfs, piers, docks,
bulkheads and shores, in the city of New York, passed April 20, 1835-
general provisions,

An act to amend an act, entitled "an act to provide for supplying the city of
New York, with pure and wholesome water," passed May 2, 1834, passed
May 25, 1836-land how to be used; condition; fences; passes, &c.,

An act to amend an act, entitled "an act to provide for supplying the city of
New York, with pure and wholesome water," passed May 2, 1834, passed
March 29, 1838--$3,000,000, stock created; shares; how applied; pledge,
&c.,

An act further to amend an act, entitled "an act to provide for supplying the city
of New York with pure and wholesome water,” passed May 2, 1834, passed
April 27, 1840-loan of $3,000,000, certificates of stock to be issued; moneys
how applied; former laws respecting Croton water works applicable; appro-
priation of the funds, &c.,

An act to amend an act, entitled "an act to provide for supplying the city of
New York with pure and wholesome water," passed May 2, 1834, passed
May 26, 1841, by a two-third vote-$3,500,000; may be raised as water
stock, &c.; general provisions,

An act to preserve certain waters from the effects of gas tar and refuse of gas-
houses and factories, passed May 13, 1845-offenders guilty of a misdemean-
or, &c.,

750

771

777

794

807

828

845

889

WATER COMMISSIONERS.

An act to permit the water commissioners of the city of New York to construct
their aqueduct through the state prison farm at Mount Pleasant, passed May
11, 1836,

791

Powers and duties of water commissioners under the act of May 5, 1837, in pro-
viding for alterations in the Croton turnpike road, in the county of Westches-
ter, &c.,

801

Duties of water commissioners in completing Croton aqueduct, under act of May
26, 1841,

845

The act appointing water commissioners, passed May 2, 1834, repealed by the
act of April 11, 1849-creating the Croton aqueduct board, &c.,

984

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

An act respecting the sealers and inspectors of weights and measures in the city
of New York, passed March 27, 1821-repealing part of a former act, and
authorizing the mayor, &c., to appoint an inspector, and as many sealers as
they think proper, &c.,

.

An act respecting inspectors and sealers of weights and measures, passed April
22, 1834-two to be appointed,

644

762

WELLS AND PUMPS.

Regulations, under revised act 1813,

An act relative to boring the earth for water, in the city of New York, passed
April 18, 1831,

546

723

WEST STREET.

Designating West street as a permanent exterior street, along the North river,
to the Great Kill road, by an act passed March 31 1828,
An act relative to the line of West street, between the Albany basin and
Battery place, in the city of New York, passed January 18, 1830,

689

701

WHARFS, BUILDINGS, STREETS AND SLIPS.

An act for regulating the buildings, streets, wharfs and slips in the city of New
York, passed April 16, 1787, and passed April 3, 1801-general provisions,

385, 403

Petition of common council, New York, to Legislature in the matter of making
Sonth and West streets, and regulating wharfs; presented 1798,
An act concerning streets, wharfs and piers, and the alms-house and bridewell in
the city of New York, passed April 3, 1798—general provisions,
An act relative to wharfs in the city of New York, passed March 31, 1801,
See act passed April 2, 1806, granting additional powers to mayor, &c.—general
provisions,

An act relative to improvements, touching the laying out of streets and roads in
the city of New York, and for other purposes, passed April 3, 1807-com-
missioners of streets appointed, and general provisions,

394

396

400

423

431

An act respecting streets in the city of New York, passed March 24, 1809,
Wharfage and cranage, rates of, &c., under revised act, 1813,
Wharfs, piers and slips, regulations, under revised act, 1813,

443

551

553

Wharfs, piers and slips, regulations under amended act of April 7, 1820, and
April 16, 1830,

639, 705

WHARFS, PIERS AND SLIPS.

Wharfage and cranage, rates of, &c., under revised act, 1813,
Wharfs, piers and slips, regulations under revised act, 1813,

551

553

Wharfs, piers and slips, regulations under amended act of April 17, 1820,
An act for the better regulation of the wharfs, piers and slips, in the city of New
York, passed April 16, 1830-additional powers conferred on mayor, &c., in
reference thereto,

639

An act to authorize Henry Patchin and others to construct docks, wharfs, bulk.
heads and piers in the East river, in front of their lands in the city of Brook-
lyn, and for other purposes, passed May 25, 1836,

An act to amend an act, entitled "an act to authorize Henry Patchin and others
to construct docks, wharfs, bulkheads and piers, in the East river, in front of
their lands in the city of Brooklyn, and for other purposes," passed May 25,
1836, passed May 26, 1841,
An act to amend an act, entitled "an act to authorize Henry Patchin and others
to construct docks, wharfs, bulkheads and piers, in the East river, in front of
their lands in the city of Brooklyn, and for other purposes," passed May 25,
1836, passed April 18, 1843,

An act to authorize Daniel Richards and others to construct and build docks,
wharfs, bulkheads, piers and basins, in front of their lands, in Gowanus bay,
in the city of Brooklyn, and port of New York, passed May 5, 1847,
An act to authorize William H. Imlay and others to erect piers and bulkheads in
front of their lands in the city of Brooklyn, passed May 12, 1847,
An act to authorize certain owners of real estate in the city of Brooklyn, to con

705

795

844

875

924

929

.

.

struct bulkheads and wharfs in front of their lands, and to fill in the same,
passed March 31, 1848, "three-fifths being present,"
An act to authorize William Beard and others to construct and build docks,
wharfs, bulkheads, piers and basins, in front of their lands in the Sixth ward
of the city of Brooklyn and port of New York, passed April 3, 1851,
An act to authorize the owners of land fronting on Gowanus bay to build docks,
wharfs and bulkheads, piers and basins, in front of their lands in said bay,
in the city of Brooklyn and port of New York, passed April 17, 1851,
See act of June 20, 1851, authorizing the creation of a public fund or stock of
$500,000, to be called "the New York city five per cent. stock for docks and
slips," .

949

1013

1021

1023

An act to regulate the rate of wharfage on lighters, in the cities of New York
and Brooklyn, passed Apri 13, 1852,
An act to fix a permanent line of piers for the city of Brooklyn, passed May 26,
1853,

1089

.

1123

WITNESSES.

Firemen may be competent witnesses in actions for fines and penalties brought
for benefit of fire department-act passed February 6, 1824,
Witnesses, how compelled to testify in reference to estimates and assessments;
under act of April 20, 1839,

An act to enable the common council of the city of New York to take testimony
in matters referred for investigation or inquiry-passed February 8, 1855-
to issue subpoenas, &c.,

1182

WOOD, FERNANDO.

An act for the relief of Fernando Wood, passed February 27, 1849, by a two-
third vote-right and title of the state released in certain premises acquired
by escheat, &c.,

WOOSTER STREET.

An act to widen Wooster street, from Sixth street to Fourteenth street, passed
April 24, 1834,

958

769

WORK-HOUSE.

Established under act of April 11, 1849,

989

See TEN GOVERNORS.

Under act of April 10, 1850, $75,000 authorized to be raised to erect a work-
house,

1008

Under act of April 12, 1853-$75,000 authorized to be raised to erect south wing
of work-house,

1107

YORKVILLE.

An act to amend an act to incorporate the trustees of the Yorkville school, in the
Twelfth ward of the city of New York, passed April 2, 1827-passed March

27, 1849,

Ex.

975