Thereupon he and the other creditors laid the case before the Legislature which granted the relief sought by passing the following Act, thus showing the continued and acknowledged lawful action of the Parochial officers of the Parish of Rye, under the Ministry Act of 1(59.3, which created the Parish, up to its extinction by the Act of 1784, repealing that Act, and its subsequent transformation into townships by the Act of 1788. The Act with its interesting preamble, and severe provisions for its due enforcement is in these words ; --

An Act for raisinr/ Monies in arrear from the lite Parixh of Rye, in the County of Westchester.

Passed the 28th of Janttary 1794.

Whereas it hath been represented to the Legislature that a judgment of fourteen pounds damages hath been obtained by the executors of John Lawrence, deceased, against Joshua Purdy, as one of the late Church Wardens of the late Parish of Rye, in the County of Westchester, for monies in arrear to their late testator for keeping and supporting a pauper committed to his care by the said Joshua Purdy, together with the Costs of suit, and that other monies are in arrears from the late parish of Rye to other persons ; Therefore ;

Be it Exacted by the People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the Supervisors of the said County of Westchester, or the major part of

' II. Bradford's Lawa, 211 ; I. Liv. * Sniitli, 146.