230 
yards, manufactured within this state, of a breadth not less 
than three quarters of a yard, a premium of 150 dollars. 
To George Booth of the county of Dutchess, for the best 
specimen of county family manufactured woollen cloth, a 
premium of 150 dollars, in a piece of plate. 
To Samuel Bacon of the county of Saratoga, for the se¬ 
cond best specimen of county family manufactured woollen 
cloth, a premium of 100 dollars, in a piece of plate. 
To James Thompson of the county of Greene, for the 
third best specimen of county family manufactured woollen 
cloth, a premium of 50 dollars, in a piece of plate. 
JAMES LOW, Recording Secretary. 
The Legislature at their session in 1810, passed the fol¬ 
lowing act, by virtue of which the former was repealed. 
An Act to Encourage the Manufacturing of Woollen Cloth 
within this State. 
Passed April 5th, 1810. 
WHEREAS important advantages, materially connected 
with the prosperity of this state, have resulted from the act 
to encourage the manufacturing of woollen cloth : An$ 
whereas it is found expedient to amend the said act, in order 
that the beneficial purposes contemplated thereby may be 
the better promoted : Therefore, 
I. BE it enacted by the People of the State of JYew-York , 
represented in Senate and Assembly , That the person who 
shall produce to the Society for die Promotion of Useful Arts, 
at the city of Albany, at any of their weekly meetings dur¬ 
ing the session of the legislature, on or before the third 
Tuesday of February in each year hereafter, during the 
continuance of this act, the be^t specimen or specimens of 
woollen cloth, of uniform texture and quality as nearly as 
may be, not less than two hundred yards, wholly manu¬ 
factured in this state and of wool produced in this state, of 
a breadth not less than three quarters of a yard, shall be 
