TITLE 5. thence north one degree east, to the northwest corner of the Stockbridge reservation; thence south eighty-nine degrees east, along the north line of said reservation to the place of beginning, shall constitute a new town by the name of Stockbridge. OSWEGO. Albion. Boylston. Constantia The said town of Stockbridge shall be and constitute a part of the county of Madison.]1 S32. [Sec. 31.] The county of OSWEGO shall be divided into the towns of Albion, Boylston, Constantia, Granby, Hannibal, Hastings, Mexico, New Haven, Orwell, Parish, Redfield, Richland, Sandy Creek, Scriba, Volney, Williamstown, [Amboy, Palermo, Schroeppel, and West Munroe, and the city of Oswego;] the extent and limits of which said several towns shall be as follows: 1. The town of Albion shall contain all that part of said county known as township number twenty-two, together with lots number one hundred and sixty-two, one hundred and sixty-three, one hundred and sixty-four, one hundred and sixty-five, one hundred and sixty-seven, one hundred and sixty-eight, one hundred and sixty-nine, one hundred and seventy, one hundred and seventyone, one hundred and seventy-two, and one hundred and seventythree of township number ten. 2. The town of Boylston shall contain all that part of said county known as township number six of the Boylston purchase. 3. The town of Constantia shall contain all that part of said [altered, see county known and distinguished as the eleventh and twelfth townships of Scriba's patent, extended to the south bounds of the county. Bub. 20]. Granby [part of 4. The town of Granby shall contain all that part of said county annexed to bounded northerly by the town of Oswego; easterly by the middle of the Oswego river; southerly by the bounds of the county; and westerly by the town of Hannibal and the bounds of the county. Oswego]. Hannibal. Hastings. [76] Vol. 3. Mexico. [All that part of the town of Granby, in the county of Oswego, lying north of a line commencing at the northeast corner of lot number forty-four, and running thence east to the Oswego river, is hereby annexed to the town of Oswego in said county ]2 5. The town of Hannibal shall contain all that part of said county bounded westerly and southerly by the bounds of the county; and northerly and easterly by a line beginning at the southwest corner of the town of Oswego; and running thence easterly along the south bounds of Oswego, to the northwest corner of lot number forty-three in the township of Hannibal; thence south along the line of lots to the northwest corner of lot number eighty-one; then east along the bounds thereof to the northeast corner of said lot eighty-one; then south along the line of lots to the south bounds of the county. 6. The town of Hastings shall contain all that part of said county known and distinguished as the thirteenth township of Scriba's patent, together with the locations and waters south of said township. 7. The town of Mexico shall contain all that part of said county 1 Laws 1836, ch. 393, as amended 1837, ch. 237. 2 Laws 1836, ch. 378. bounded northerly by Richland; easterly by Parish; southerly by TITLE 5. the south bounds of township number twenty of Scriba's patent; and westerly by New Haven. [Lots number ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-seven and one hundred and ten, in the town of Richland, and lots number twenty-four. twenty-five, twenty-six and twentyseven, in the town of New Haven, in the county of Oswego, are hereby annexed to the town of Mexico in said county.]' [part an 8. The town of New Haven shall contain all that part of said New Haven county known and distinguished as the ninteenth township of nexed to Scriba's patent with the north bounds of said township extended to the bounds of the county. Mexico see sub. 7]. 9. The town of Orwell shall contain all that part of said county Orwell, known as township number eleven of the Boylston purchase. [part of Orwell]. [All that part of the town of Richland, in the county of Oswego, Richland known and distinguished as great lots numbers one hundred and annexed to twenty-seven, one hundred and thirty-seven, one hundred and fortyseven and one hundred and fifty-seven, is hereby annexed to the town of Orwell.]2 10. [11.] The town of Parish shall contain all that part of said Parish. county known as township number twenty-three of Scriba's patent. 11. [12.] The town of Redfield shall contain all that part of said Redfield. county bounded northerly and easterly by the bounds of the county; westerly by Orwell and Boylston; and southerly by the north bounds of Scriba's patent. faltered, see 7]. 12. [13.] The town of Richland shall contain all that part of said Richland county beginning at Lake Ontario at the northwest corner of the subs. 9 and Selkirk tract; then along the northerly and easterly bounds of the same to the southwest corner of lot number one hundred and eight in township number ten of Boylston purchase; then easterly along the line of lots to the west line of Boylston; then southerly and westerly along the bounds of Orwell and Albion to the southeast corner of lot number one hundred and thirty-six in township number twenty-one in Scriba's patent; then westerly along the line of lots to the east line of lot number one hundred and thirty; then south to the bounds of township number twenty; then along the same northerly and westerly to Salmon creek; then down the said creek to Lake Ontario; then north until an east line will strike the place of beginning; and then east to the place of beginning. Creek. 13. [14.] The town of Sandy Creek shall contain all that part of Bandy said county bounded northerly by the north bounds of the county; easterly by Boylston and Orwell; southerly by the north bounds of the towns of Richland and New Haven; and westerly by the east bounds of Scriba. 14. [15.] The town of Scriba shall contain all that part of said Scriba. county comprised within township number eighteen in Scriba's patent and the same continued north to the bounds of the county, together with that part of township number seventeen in said patent lying north of a line beginning at the Oswego river and 1 Laws 1836, ch. 264, as amended 1837, ch. 33. 2 Laws 1844, ch. 77. TITLE 5. running easterly along the division line between lots number six and seven of said township, and the same line continued until it intersects the line of the fifteenth township. (771 Vol. 3. Volney [altered, see Williamstown 15. [16.] The town of Volney shall contain all that part of said county bounded northerly by Scriba, New Haven and Mexico; easterly by Hastings; southerly by the south bounds of the county; and westerly by Oswego and Granby. 16. [17.] The town of Williamstown shall contain all that part [altered, see of said county known as townships number five and six in Scriba's sub. 17]. Amboy. Palermo. Schroeppel. West LEWIS. patent. [17. From and after the passing of this act all that part of the town of Williamstown, in the county of Oswego, known as township number six, shall be erected into a separate town to be known by the name of Amboy.]! [18. From and after the first day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, all that part of the town of Volney comprising the fourteenth township, together with lots number seven, eight, nine, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, fortythree, forty-four, forty-five, fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-four, sixtyone, sixty-two, sixty-three, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two, eighty, eighty-one, eighty-nine, ninety, ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred seven, one hundred and eight, one hundred and sixteen and one hundred and seventeen on the fifteenth township in said town, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate town by the name of Palermo.]2 [19. From and after the first day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, all that part of the town of Volney comprising the twenty-fourth township, together with lots number ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-four, twentyfive, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty-six, thirtyseven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty, forty-five, forty-six, fortyseven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two, seventyfour, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven, seventy-eight, seventynine, eighty, eighty-one, eighty-two, eighty-nine, ninety, ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety-five and S. Lush's location, all in the sixteenth township, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate town by the name of Schroeppel.] 2 [20. From and after the passage of this act all that part of the town of Constantia, known as township number twelve of Scriba's patent shall be and the same is hereby erected into a separate town to be known by the name of West Monroe.] $33. [Sec. 32.] The county of LEWIS shall be divided into the towns of [Greig,] Denmark, Lowville, Harrisburgh, Leyden, Martinsburgh, Pinckney, Turin, Watson. [West Turin, Diana, Croghan, Osceola, New Bremen, Montague, High Market and Lewis,] the extent and limits of which said several towns shall be as follows: 1 Laws 1830, ch. 91. 2 Laws 1832, ch. 81. 3 Laws 1839, ch. 84. 4 High Market taken from West Turin by act of board of supervisors, passed November 11th, 1852. See Laws 1853, ch. 655. Lewis taken from Leyden and West Turin by act of supervisors, passed November 11th, 1852. See Laws 1853, ch. 656. bam 1. The town of Brantingham [Greig] shall contain all that part TITLE 5. of said county bounded northerly by the north bounds of town- Brantingship number two of Brown's tract, and the north bounds of the changed Brantingham tract, and the same continued to the Black river; easterly and southerly by the bounds of the county; and westerly by the Black river. [The town of Brantingham, in the county of Lewis, shall hereafter be called and known by the name of Greig.]' to Greig. 2. The town of Denmark shall contain all that part of said Denmark. county contained within township number five, in the Black river tract, in Macomb's purchase. burgh. 3. The town of Harrisburgh shall contain all that part of said Harriscounty contained within township number ten, in the Black river tract, in Macomb's purchase. [altered by 4. The town of Leyden shall contain all that part of said county Leyden bounded easterly by the Black river; southerly by the bounds of formation the county; and northwesterly by Turin. of Lewis, see sub. 17]. 5. The town of Lowville shall contain all that part of said Lowville. county distinguished as township number eleven, in the Black river tract, in Macomb's purchase. burgh. 6. The town of Martinsburgh shall contain all that part of said Martinscounty contained within the townships number four and five, in Boylston purchase, together with all that part of the township of Lucretia, lying north of a line beginning at the bend in Black river, where the line between lots number one hundred and fiftyone and one hundred and fifty-two, in township number three, strikes the westerly banks of said river, and running thence so as to intersect the state road on the line dividing the lands now or late of Edward Johnson and Oliver Bush, and then continuing the same course until it intersects the easterly bounds of the said township number five. 7. The town of Pinckney shall contain all that part of said Pinckney. county contained within township number nine, in the Black river tract, of Macomb's purchase. [altered, see 8. The town of Turin shall contain all that part of said county Turin beginning at the most northerly corner of a tract of twenty-five sub. 10]. thousand acres of land belonging to Lemuel Storrs and others, at a maple tree standing upon the bank of the said Black river, and running thence south thirty-seven degrees and thirty minutes west, along the northwesterly line of said tract, to the northerly line of Scriba's patent, in the bounds of the county; then along the bounds of the county westerly and northerly to Pinckney; then along the south bounds of Pinckney and Harrisburgh to Martinsburgh; then along the bounds of Martinsburgh southerly and easterly to the Black river; and then along the same to the place of beginning. [78] Vol. 3. Wa'son [altered, sce 9. The town of Watson shall contain all that part of said county bounded northwesterly, northerly and easterly by the bounds of the subs. 11, 12 county; southerly by Brantingham [Greig]; and westerly by Black river. and 14). [10. From and after the passing of this act all that part of the West Turn 1 Laws 1832, ch. 22. [Osceola taken off, sub. 15; High Mar TITLE 5. town of Turin, in the county of Lewis, lying south and west of a line commencing on the corner of lots numbers twenty-four and see sub. 13, thirty, in township number four on the Black river, and running Montague, from thence westerly, on a straight line, to the corner of lots ket, sub. 16; numbers forty-five, forty-six, fifty-three and fifty-four, in said por- township, and from thence on a straight line to the patent line West Turin between townships numbers three and four in said town of Turin, to the corner of lots number sixty-four and seventy-two, in townsee sub. 17]. ship number three; thence on the line of lots between numbers and a tion of taken off to form part of Lewis, Diana. Croghan [altered, see sub. 14]. Osceola. Now sixty-four, seventy-two, across township number three in the aforesaid town, to the patent line between townships numbers three and nine, to the corner of lots numbers fifty-seven and sixty-five, in township number three; thence northeasterly on the said line to the southwesterly corner of the town of Martinsburgh, in said county, shall be erected into a separate town, to be known by the name of West Turin.]1 [11. From and after the passing of this act all that part of the town of Watson, in the county of Lewis, lying north of a line beginning at the center of Black river, on the division line between the counties of Jefferson and Lewis, and thence running east along the line between the nineteenth and twentieth north ranges of Casterland, to the east line of Casterland, or the county of Herkimer, shall be erected into a separate town, to be known by the name of Diana.]2 [12. All that part of the towns of Watson and Diana, in the county of Lewis, included within the following bounds: Beginning at a point in the middle of the Black river, where the same is intersected by the line between the tenth and eleventh north ranges of the Chasanis tract, and running thence along said line east to the northwest line of the Watson tract; thence along said northwest line, north thirty-seven and a half degrees east, to the west line of the county of Herkimer; thence along said line north to the north line of the Chasanis tract; thence along said north line, north eighty-seven degrees west, to the east line of the county of Jefferson; thence south, thence west, thence south and thence west along the line of the county of Jefferson to the middle of the Black river; thence up along the middle of said river to the place of beginning, is hereby erected into a separate town by the name of Croghan.] [13. All that part of the town of West Turin, in the county of Lewis, known and designated as townships number eight and thirteen, shall be erected into a separate town by the name of Osceola.]* [14. All that part of the towns of Watson and Croghan, in the county of Lewis, included within the following bounds, viz.: Beginning in the center of Black river, on the line between the sixth and seventh north ranges of the Chasanis tract; thence easterly along said line to the line between the Chasanis and Watson tracts, called the hypothenuse line; thence northeasterly along said line to the line between the twelfth and thirteenth north ranges; thence westerly along said line, to the center of Beaver 1 Laws 1830, ch. 93. Id., ch. 212. Laws 1841, ch. 93. 4 Laws 1844, ch. 27. |