N.Y.LAWS OF 1896
 
                      Chap. 423.
 
            AN ACT to preserve forever the New York and
            Albany post road as a state public highway.
 
            Became a law April 29, 1896, with the approval
            of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being
            present.
 
            The People of the State of New York, represented
            in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
 
            Section 1. The old established road along the
            valley of the Hudson River from the city of New
York to the city of Albany, known as the Albany post road,
shall be a Public highway for the use of the traveling public
forever.
 
                   2.The  said highway shall be kept open
and free to alltravelers,and shall not be obstructed in 
anyway by any obstacle
to free travel.
 
                   3.No trustees of any village or corporation
ofany city upon its route, or board of commissioners of highways
of towns, or any other person orboard whatever, shall
have any power of authority to authorize orlicense the laying
of any railroad track upon said highway, except tocross the same,
and any such action shall be void and of no effect.
 
                   4.This act shall not apply to any portion of
said road within the city ofNew York nor shall it apply to the
road of the president, directors and company of the Rensselaer
and Columbia turnpike, norto the  villages, ofSing Sing or Peekskill,
in Westchester county.
 
                   5.  This act shall take effect immediately.