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Chap. 295, Laws of 1816, provided for the appointment of Canal Commissioners who were empowered to employ agents, engineers, and other persons, and to expend money for building a canal between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Chap. 124, Laws of 1819, required the Canal Commissioners to settle accounts with the Comptroller on January 15 of each year, submitting abstracts and vouchers for all expenditures. Chap. 26, Laws of 1829, required the acting Canal Commissioner to take duplicate receipts for all money spent. Chap. 401, Laws of 1825, empowered Commissioners to enter into contracts for building and repairing the canal. The office was made permanent by Chap. 302, Laws of 1817.
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