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r 3 SATURDAY, JULY 28,1917. r PEOPLE WHO KNOW PREFER THE. ENTERPRISE [ LAWS OF NEW YORK— By Authority CGHiAiP. S54. I AN ACT t o estaW isli a b o a r d o f c h ild w e lfare for the «n m ty of Dufeheag. B ecam e a law M ay 3, 1&17, ■with I th e approval of th e g o v e r n o r. Pas I ed, th r e e - f i f th s being p resent. T h e P e o p le of th e S tate of New !’ork, rep resen ted in S e n a te and As- Ise m b l y , do en a c t as follows; (Section, 1. ODutchess county board I of child w e lf a re established. (Section 2. A p p o intm e n ts to said ■ b o a rd. ^ , iSection 3. R e m o v a l o f m em ibers (Section 4. Compensation and e aises of members. ISection 5. P o w e rs and duties of l . ^ ^ ^ t o d e s titu te chfidren; deifi- InitJon. (a ) ■ Adm] Isb e r a i d t o m o t h e r s :th young children. I Receive children as w a rds of ( b ) r'icr® ■ r o p e r gua ------ I (d ) 'P la c e in b oa ai r d i n g h o m e s R e ceive children irdiani w ithout gu a rdia n s h ip. ( d ) 'P l a c e i n b o InstltutlonsL (e) P lace in fam ily hom es. 2. A s to n e g l e c t e d c h i l d r e n ; d e f i - In v e s tig a te ccwr.plaints as to I f ‘b ) A d v i s e w h e n c o u r t a c t i o n Is A d v i s e ■ (c) I n ^ i t u t e p r o c e e d i n g s . (d ) R eceive ehildrc ■o'QU'ty on co u r t ordei •en as ■wards of in s ti t u - S. As tof'delinquent children; defi- ^ R eceive as w a rds of county bn c o u r t order. J Cb) P la c e in in s titu tio n s or b o a r d i n g hom es. I 4. As to defective children; deifi- J (a ) 'Obtain adm ission to suitable ^ i n s t i t u t i o n s f o r d e f e c tiv e s . (b) O b tain trea tm e n t and care in R h ^ r own hom e s ■when necessary. (c) M a intain supervision over ■ those n o t in state' institutions. 5. As to all Classes of children. (a) P rovide fo r investigations. (,b) P rovide fo r m e n tal and ph y - P s lcal exam inations. (c) P rovide fo r m edical care. (d ) C o llect m o n ey from p a r e n ts B o u n d able to pay. I (e) Collect such sum s as parents k r e ordered to pay by court. I (f) A d m inister relief in th e hom es when necessary. (g ) Place in hom es or In s titu - Itions of religious faith of parents. I 6. As to children discharged from b t a t e in s titu tio n s ; receive as wards the county. 7. As to office, records and ac- 9. A s to ru l e s a n d reg:ulatio i As to officers and e: imployes n s 10. As to rep o rts and estim a te to B b o a rds of supervisors. 6. D ischarge and parole of chil- 7. A p p ropriations. 8. U n expended m o n eys m ade va-ilable. 9. 'C o n tracts w ith priv a te in s ti- tions.ions. fo r procuring relief I tut 10. Penalti' ■audulently.ud fra 11 ; by state board of take effect in th ir ty Inspect charities. 12. Pow e rs tran s f e rred t o board. 13. C o m m itm ents by courts ( m a g istrates. 14. Aot POUGHKEEPSIE, H. Y. lief from DuJ^chess county o r any city in said county. (b) R eceive ag, public charges upon th e county all d e s titu te children who req u ir e an d a r e legally entitled to public sup p o rt from D u tchess county or any city Ip said county o u t side t h e ir own hom es. (c) R e ceive as public charges u p on th e county all d e s titu te children who are ad ju d g e d b y a court or m a g istrate of com p e tent jurisdiction to be w ith o u t p roper guardianship, u n less com m itted by such court or m a g istrate to a state in s titution. (d ) 'Place and supervise children so received as public charges upon th e county o r any city In said coun ty in private\'boarding hom es or In in s titu tio n s , as th e needs of the ch il dren require. <e) Place children so received, in suitable instances, in fam ily hom es und e r p ropertper safeguards,afeguards, eith e r dl- s e rectly or th rough du ly Incorporated ch ild -carin g societies institutions, deem ed to be neglect 2. As to neglected children. A >11 b e deem ed ed when having no p ro p e r gua u a r d ian - 5 defined in s< p ro p e r g s e c tion fou: ch child Into th e custody of said such c] board. 7. As to..office, re c o r d s .a n d ac-. counts. T h e board sihall: Estaihllsh an office and keep t h e r e in a full and com p lete record of every case reported 'to, o r otherw ise com ing eith^er directly or Indirectly ■within tn ^ ju risdiction of, such board. •Give an official receipt fo r each lys recelvei Bllef of lure tow ards child, keep iccounts of disbursed, cou n ty trea s u r e r receipt t h e r e - l by the board eighty-six of the penal law. J n such cases ■where th e w e l f a r e o f su c h c h ild re q u i r e s , t h e b o a r d (a) luY e stlgate com 'Plalnts of n lect or abuse of children. (b) Advise and w a rn in suitable instances, any fam ily In which child is neglected, b u t n o t to su an extent a s to req u ir e court acti< (c ) W h e n n e c e s s a r y in s t i t i s s a r y i n s t i t u t e :alnstain a child. ag s t a (d) Receive upon th e cour dren who a r e adjudged by a court o ag istrate or com p e tent jurisdlctlo e as public charge! n ty ,all neglected chil- adjudge d b y a cou rt oi •w ithout p r o p e l unless com 'm ltted by such court m a g istrate to ai statetal Institutii s a n d guardianship, supervise any board] child require. 3. As to d'elinquent children. A child s h a ll ibe d eem ed to he delinquent when guilty of violating any law or ordinance for w h ich a legal penalty is prescribe'd. In such cases, w h e re th e w e lf a re of such child requires, th e board shall: (®) Receive as public charges u p - all delinquent chil- the county i dren com 'm ltted by ag istra te unless comi )u r t or m a g istrate t Ftitute. b) Place an y delinqi so re c e i v e d , in a p r i v a t e I n s t i t u t i o n legally authorized .to receive d e lin q u e n t children on judicial com m it m e n t, or in a priv a te famll; d by such s t a t e in - q u e n t child, such cond determ ine. in a p r i v a t e fa m ily u n d e r id itions as th e board m ay ISection 1. D u tchess count o f child ■welfare establish! board The lard of child w e l- D u tchess county fare is hereby est hoard w h e n h e r e in a f ter used in this act shall m ean the D u tchess county board of child w e lfare. 8 2. A p p o intm e n ts to said board. The said board shall consist of ten m e m b e r s of which the chairm a n of th e board of supervisors, two m em - As to defecti\ve children. A child shall be deem ed to be defec tive who shall be (1 ) insane, epilep tic, idiotic, imbecile or feeble-m inded; (2) blind; (3) a deaf m u te, or (4) p h y sically crippTied. In such cases, w h e re the w e lfare of such child v e n ires the board shall; fa) O b tain adm ission to state or o th e r suitable schools, hos]pitals o th e r in s titu tio n s , i clrer needed such. care. b ) O b tain treatm e n t ai th e ir own hom e or elsew h e re for d e f e c tlre children not in need of in s t i t u t i o n a l care, or w h e n suitable in s titu tio n a l care cannot be o b tain - schools, ho s o r Ions, f o r defective ch il- treatm e n t a n d care in all in - (c) M aintain supervision ovei fective children as are n o t in defectiv e institutions. 5. As to all ir such 5. As to a ll th e foregoing classes of children, the board shall; (a) In v e s tig a te .the fam ilv cir- c u m s t a n p s of each child reported as destitute, neglected, delinquent, or defective in order to determ ine what trea tm e n t or o ther child requires. d e n t o-f th e p o o r of th e c o u n t y sh a l l be ex-officio m em b ers. W ithin th i r t y days afte r this act shall taki e f f e c t th e o t h e r six m e m b e r s o f th e board shall be appointed by th e coun ty judge and county superintendent of the poor, two for a term of one yoar, two for a term of two yeavs and two for a term of* t h ree years each, y p o ^ the expiration of the memiber of 1 ■d^Ld appointive th e hoar his suc< shall be appointed by said c judge and county superintendent i th e poor for a te n po o r fo r a te rm of th ree years, and any vacancy in the position of an appointive m e m b e r otherw ise oc curring shall be filled through ap pointm e n t by the said county judge an d county superintendent of the A-t least th ree of th e m em b ers shall be wom en. Appointm ents shall be m a d e in w riting and filed w ith the ounty clerk. 8 3. Rem Rem oval of m em b ers, b e r s of th e board shall be subject to rem o v a l by the said countv judge and county superintendent p o o r fo r reasons stated in :ubj' y judg e of the an d afte r an opportunity to 4. Co(mi>emsa!fci( o f m em b ers, shall i >n and exx>enses m em b ers of said e no com p e n sation m em b ers iary expenses in - discharging th e i r of ihall e i t servic such board, b u t after appropriations h a v e b e e n d u ly m a d e a s h e r e i n p r o vided, they shall be entitled to th. actu a l and necess! caw e d by them in official duties. f 5. P o w e rs and duties b o a r d . T h e sa i d b o a r d sh a l l , a s soon as it publicly announces th a t I t r s p r e p a r e d to d isc h a r g e the duties im p o sed upon It by th i s act, h a v deSuute^^— respect t( defective of D u tchess or any county under sixtec folL d e s t i t u t e c h i ld r e n , n all a oe deem ed ' rdh child w] or supei whom the board pect of mental disease, such exam ination expert m e n - physlcal exam ination of any ho m ay com e und e r th e care don of th e said board and h a s reason to sus- h ^ l c a l defect, m inatio n to be paid for from the moneys in control of. the hoard if necessary. (c) P rovide fo r th e necessary m edical or surgical care in a su ita - ble_ hospital, sanitarium , pre-^ torium or o th e r suitable instituition, or in its own hom e, for any com ing u n d e r the care or su p e r vision of the board, such care to be paid fo r fro m th e m o n e y s in con trol of th e board if necessary. (d) A scertain the' financial ab il ity of the parents of all children who become public charges upon the ay city in said county, .owards the expenses of tu child by any court or m a g istrate sum s as they are ordered by ^ or m a g istrate . reasonable - --jp e c t to neglected, delinquent and Active children w ithin the county it.v w ithin said , ------- years of age, w h e re th e w e lfare of such children requires, as follo-ws 1. As to destitu: child s h a be deem ed d e s titute when -rents o r surviving p a r e n t, its trustee, are ‘unable to le food, clothing, shel- [ c a re for ■where the othin g , the child. In provide suitab h ter, o r m edica l such cases, ■where th e w e lfare of child requires, the board shall; fa) A d m inister and supervise leeded ch a ritab le relief In th e ir own to com p e tent m o th e r s or guardians w ith dependent children who are legally en titled to such ■•re- county or an y city and collect tow a rd s such children’s care such sum as the fe) iColl childv< such cou rt o r m a g istra te to pay the m a intenance of such childreu. The board shall also rep o rt w illful failure to comply w ith such o rder to said court or m a g istrate for action against said parents. (f) A d m inister relief in th e ir h o m e ^ to d e s titu te p a r e n ts w ith ch il dren u n d e r the ag e of sixteen years w h en said parents are -fit physically, m e n tally a n d m o rally to care for th e ir ch ild r f - - ’ children as the (g) Place any 'child received as a public charge upon th e county in a hom e or in an in s titu tio n of th e re ligious faith of Its parents, w h e n e v e r practicable. d ren , an d when such relief is lired to Ins' \ deem s neces- 6. As to children from ty of Dutches's o r any city in said county discharged from state in s ti tutions, th e board shall: C o -operate w ith the si 'io n s fo r neglected, delinquent ai children to jfective ith th e s ta te Insti. [nquen t an d .’ertain the ditlons of the hom e and the habits of th e parents ren before th e i r dls- .rge from such state Institutions, ■ecommendatlons' a s to the retu r n in g said chll- hom es. In case the ill deem it unw ise to have- child re tu r n e d to its fom a - such state in s titutio tio n m ay, chara'Cter and habits of such children charge fron and make r< advisability of re tu rn ln j dren to th e ir ' board shal any such c er hom e, such sta te in s titu n with, th e consent of th e board i m ay , parole and all mone; support com p lete and acci all moneys' receive! an d pay over to th e W ithin t h i r t y days afte r of all m o n eys receive d from p a r e n ts to w a r d th e su p p o rt of th e ir children as authorized by sec tion five of th is act. 8. As to officers an d em p loyees, appro p riatio n s have been m a d e ich purposes, th e board shall em p loy a su p e r in ten d e n t and such .other em p loyees as m ay be neces^ sary to carry out th e provisions of this act. 9. As to ru les and regulations. The board shall establish rules and reg u latio n s fo r the conduct of ] business and fo r th e keeping protection of its records. V 10. Report and ?-lS'Org. The its to hoard board of report of Its edlng .fiscal Subm it ann u a lly to ervisors a detailed nsactlons fo r ‘the precedin g .flsci year, w ith such conclusions an d recom m e n d a tions as it m a y deer p r o p e r ; Submit 'to the board of supervis ors b e f o re th e an n u a l m e e ting o ? th a t b o a r d f o r the a p p r o p r i a t i o n s of m o n ey and th e levying of taxes, an estim a te of the m o n eys needed to c a r r y out th e purposes of th is act during th e ensuing fiscal year. 6. D ischarge o r paro le of chil- T h e board m ay afte r p roper igation In its discretion r e move-, d isc h a r g e o r p a r o l e a n y ch ild whom -the s a m e board h a s co to any In s titu tio n o r placed fa m i l y h o m e by sa id board, o c h e r la w o r c h a r t e r o f a n y p r i v a t e institution shall prevent said board from exercising -this po'wer. 5 7. A p p r o p riations fo r pui of th i s act. The board of sup( commit any child destitute, neglect ed, delikuent o r defective, to the said board. 514. T h is act shall ta k e effect on the th i r t ie t h d a y a f te r it shall have becom e a law. S tate of New Y o rk, office of the S e c r e tary of State*, ss: th e preceding th is I have com p a red th e pr w ith th e original law oc file in oifflce, an d > do hereby certify th a t the sam e is a correct -transcript th e refrom and of the w h o le of said original law. ■DRANCIS M. HUGO, (Secretary of -State. LAWS OF NEW YORK— By Authority ' 'OKAiP. 386. AN ACT to am e n d th e ju d iciary law, in relatio n to appointm e n ts by p e llate division of th e suprem e court In second Judicial d e p a r t - Be-came a law M ay 7, 1917, w ith th e approval of t h e G o v e rnor. P a s s ed, three-fflfthg b e ing present. T h e People of th e S tate of New York, rep resen ted in S e n a te and A s sem b ly, do .Section L Senal act as follo'ws: S u b d 'lv lsio n thr< section one hundred and one of c h a p ter thirty-five of the lawe of nlne- tled “An dren. T h e investigation m l tt e d in any and no annually tp approi>rlate such sum s of m o n ey as In th e ir discretion m ay be needed to carry out the p ro v i sions of th is act, Including for adm inistration, salaries lief, and to include the proprlated In -the tax expenses !S and re- 8um so county. Such moneys shalf be^kej lu separate fund and be dli ‘ funds, officially inform th a t it Is isb u rsed by th e c o u n ty t r e a s u r e r u p o n th e order of the board of child welfare and upon p roper vouchers therefor, § 3. C o u n ty tr e a s u r e r to tr a n s f e r As soon as the board shall the county t r e a s u r e r organized and p repared to carry out i ts duties as prescribed In this act, he I3 hereby required to tr a n s f e r to an account subject to the o rd e r of said boa ' ' b a ’onces of any mone' aupropriated by -the boi visors for the care of dependent Children or for the relief of wldotv's ■vrith children in th e county. 5 9. T h e board m a y co n tract ■nith priv a te In s titutions. T h e board of child w e lfare m ay co n tract w ith p r l - v r t e Institutions which are au t h o r i z ed by law to receive children on com m itm e n t by poor law officers or by courts or m -agistrates, to receive ;nto th e i r care children when com m itted to -said in s titu tio n s by said board and said Institutions shall be paid for the support of sqch children by the co'anty treasu rer, in accord ance w ith th e -term s of such con- ira-’t, afte r th e bills fo r such su p p o r t have been approved by said board of child w e lfare. § 10. Penaltlejj for procurii A p e r s o n whi procure di- illowance for or on •eto, ^ any allow a n ce to a titled m isd e m e a n o r . 5 11. Inspection by th e s ta te board of ch a n ties. The board of child w e l fare shall be subject to the general supervision of the state board of charities and shall m a k e such re p o rts as th a t board m ay require. Any person who h a s know ledge th a t relief Is being g ran ted In violation of the requirem e n ts file a verified ( w ith th e state settin g fo r th the p a r ticu lars of such violation and said state board of charities shall have pow e r, afte r proper investigation, to m a k e such order as i t m a y deem ju!»t a n d eq u it able, w h ich o rder shall be complie<l th i s a c t , ; lie f b y f r a u d . procure or attem p t rectly or indirectly fo r re l i e f u n d e r account of a person there to or who w i llfu ll y p a y o r p e r m i t thereto, shall be guilty of .till' shall knowingly or able , w h ich o rd e r sha ll be compli« w ith (by said boaxd of child welfa'- P o w e rs an d board.’ A )f cl d u ties 1 red to board.* All the pow and1 duties of th e -superintendent the p o o r and th e overseers of the ' children w ithin 12 . 1 to dutie c p o o r an( poor in relatli the county of com m issioners of city of Poughkeeps ither city In s a id transfei-- w ers ;y o f Poi of any otl iug slraili be vested sob inty o f D u tchess, and of the sione rs o f oharitb ir c ity In s a id county h a v - the offl.’ers loard 0f soon as such publicly announces it is prepared discharge th e duties vested in it this act, th e existing board of chiild w e lfart (relfare. uiblicly 2 sie an d of pow e rs, are hereby to ely in th e boa r d o child a s such board i t is prepare d to by existin g boa r d of ch in th e county of D u tchess shall a t the sam e -time be abolished and all its powers,* duties, obliga tions, books, papers and o th e r b e longings and p roperty ; upon be tran s f e rr e d by n a n of such board of ch: to th e D u tch e s s county 'board w e lfare established by this act. All children then in priv a te in stitutions, or fam ily hom es, through com m itm e n t or placem e n t by any ir law offi-cial, court o r magistra,^e upon public announcem e n t by )ard th a t It-h a s begun to ex ercise the au th o r ity and duties v e s t ed In it by this act, have th e statu s lldren accepted by or com m it- the board and by it pldced ■ lild welfare of ch il d of chi ted an d by i t p] In such respective in s titutions fam ily hom es. ^ 5 13. C o m m itm ents by courts o r m a ^ s t r a t e s . Any court or m a g is tra t e in Dutchess county, afte r p u b lic announcem e n t by the board th a t it is prepared to discharge th e duties im p o sed upon it by this ‘act, m ay io n o n e h r thirty-flv( teen hundred and nine-, en title d act In relatio n to th e ad m in istratio n of justice, co n s titu tin g ch a p ter t h ir ty of th e consolidated .Ja-ws,” l.s h e r e by am e n d e d to read as follow s: 3. The Justices of the appellate (Jivisi-on- In th e second d e p a rtm e n t are ■authorized to appoint and a t pleasure remove a deputy clerk, assistant d e p u t y c l e r k s , a n d , n o t m o r e t h a n tw o c o n f id e n tia l o p in io n c le r k s . § 2. Subdivision two of section one h u n d red an d eleven of such chapter, as am e n d e d by ch a p ter th ree hundred and tw e n ty-five of th e ten and seventy- hundred hereby am e n d e d appelli o f n i n e t e e n h u i chapter three hundred and six of the laws of ninete&n and fifteen, is read as follow s; 2. The ju s tices of th e division of th e su p rem e coui second Judicial d e p a rtm e n t are a u thorized to appoint a n d a t pleasure rem o v e atten d a n ts. One of such a t ten d a n ts shal) ibe designated as chief atten d a n t and one as court criers. (With th e consent of th e Justices of the suprem e co u r t resid e n t In any county in th e said departm e n t, o r a m a jo rity thereof, and of th e ju s tices of th e said ap p e llate division, o r a m a jo rity th e reo f, any reg u larly a p pointed atten d a n t of th e tria l or special term of th e suprem e co u r t in said d e p a rtm e n t m ay be tran s f e r r e d th e reto as such atten d a n t. g 3. -S u b d ivision tb r e e o f s e c tio n o n e h u n d r e d a n d e le v e n o f su c h c h a p ter Is hereby amended to read fo ll o w s : 3. The ju s tices of th e suprem e court designated to t h e ap p e llate d i vision of the second d e p a rtm e n t, a m a jo rity of them , m a y a p p o int, and a t p leasure rem o v e , t h r e e confidential attendants and their successors. § 4. S u b d i v i s i o n fiv e o f se c tio n tw o h u n d r e d a n d s e v e n t y - o n e a s amended by chapter eight hundred and tw e n ty - e ig h t of th e law s of n in e teen hundre'd and eleven. Is hereby am e n d ed to read as follow s: 5. T h e salary of th e dep clerk of th e appellate division th e second d e p a rtm e n t sh a ll be fixed by t h e justice® of said appellate dd- vlsion a t a sum n o t to exceed five thousand dollars p e r annum to be paid q u a r terly by th e com p troller of th e reo f shall p a y over th e sam e to th e co m p tro ller o f t h e state, I § 6. Th'ls a c t sh a ll, ta k e ‘effect im m e d iately. S t a t e o f N e w (York, office of the S e c retary of S tate, se: I have com p a red th e preceding w ith th e origina'l law on file in th is office, and) d b hereby certify th a t t h e sam e is a correct tran s c r ip t th e r e from an d of t h e w h o le of sail nal law. iFTRANCIS M. HUGO, / ■ Secretary of State. L A W S Q F N-EW Y O R K — By A u t h o r i t y - ICilMIP. 465. AN AGT m a k in g an appro p riatio n to p a y to HeleJi G. M addox, wido'w of th e late S a m u e l T. M addox, th e com p e n sation w h ich would have ‘been earned by him h a d he co n tin u e d to live u n til th e close of the calendar year of n ineteen h u n dred an d sixteen. iBecame a law M ay 14, 1917, w ith th e approval of th e G o v e rnor. P a s s ed by a tw o - t h i r d s vote T h e People of th e S tate of -New, Y o rk, represented, in S e n a te and A s sem b ly, do enact as follow s: 'Section 1. The sum of eight th o u s a n d and ten dollars and sev e u ty - e ig h t cents (-$8,0il0.78) is hereby appropriated, out of any m o n ey In the tre a s u r y n o t otherw ise appropriated, fo r H e len C. Maddox, widow of the late Samuel T. Maddox, ju s tice of th e suprem e co u r t of th e second Judicial d i ^ r tm e n t, who died March twelfth, nineteen hu n d red and sixteen, fo r balance due fo r th e a n nual compansation unpaid of such justice from March thirteenth to >D( relation to licenses to agents in excepted 16, 1917, with the lor. Passed, three- The People of th e S tate of New York, represented In 'Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: '- Section 1. Section ■ one hundred and thirty-seven of chapter thirty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred and ni entitled “An act In relation to Insura corporations, constituting chapter twen.^ eight of the consolidated laws,’’ as amended by chapter three hundred and twenty-two of the laws of nineteen hun dred and eleven. Is he: read as follows: S 137. License to agents in excepted cases. The superintendent of Insurance, In consideration of the yearly payment of two hundred dollars, except In counties having less than one, hundred thousand inhabitants. In which case the fee shall not exceed tw e n ty-hve dollars, may Issue to citizens, firms or corporations having places of business in this state, not ex ceeding two hundred In number, a license revocable at. any time, permitting the eemlber dred an d si: been earned liV! (first, nineteen h u n - whi n hf un til th© clos© sen, w h ich w o u ld have b y him had h e continued :1 th© clos se of -that year .stice. Such be payable she w a r r a n t of th e comp [o o f and had served- as such jui la l l b e p a y a b l e b y t h e tr e a s - m o n ey g u r e r o n troller. § 2. Th'ls act shall tak e effect im m e d i a t e l y . S tateate off N<ew S t o N Y o rk Secretary of State, ss; I have com p a red (York, office of the )ut of th e m o n eys to be ■o'V'lded in th is subcllvisl' ; dep sputy onfi- raised The salaries of th© assistan t clerks and th e salaries of th e coi dentlal opinion clerks of th e ap p e l late division of th e suprem e co u r t in the second d e p a rtm e n t shall be fixed by the justices of said ap p e l late division a t a sum n o t to ex- ■e h u n d red d o l- pald quar- •oller of t h e state two thousand lars p e r annum terly by th e coraptn out of th e m o n eys to be .raised as-pro vided in this subdivision. To p r o vide th e m oney necessary to pay the salary of said d e p u ty clerk, assistan t deputy clerks and confidential opinion clerks, th e com p troller of the state shall annually apportion a sum equal to th e to tal am o u n t of said salary , as fixed hy said Justices, am o n g the counties com p o sing th e second j u dicial departm e n t, and cause th e sam e to b e levied and collected on th e real an d personal p roperty in said counties in th e sam e m a n n e r in w h ich state taxes are levied and collected. § 5. Sections th ree hundrei forty-five and th ree hundred fo r ty - s ix of such chapter a r e hereby am e n d ed to read, respectively, as follows: § 345. Salary of atten d a n ts of appellate division of second d e p a r t - njent. The salary of each of the atten d a n ts appointed b y the justices of the appellate division of th e su prem e court in the. second judicial depar-tm ent p u r s u a n t to subdlvlsic eleven of th is ch a p ter shall be fixed by such ju s tices a t a sum not to ex ceed two thousand five hundred dol lars p e r annum fo r the chief a t t e n d a n t and the court criers and a t a sum nob to exceed two thousand dol lars per annum fo r o th e r atten d a n ts and be paid q u a r terly by th e com p tro ller of the state out of the moneys to he raised In th e sam e m a n n e r as provided In subdivision five of sec tion two hundred .and seventy-one of -this chapter § 346. S a laiy of confidential a t ten d a n ts to ju s tices of appellate d i vision of second departm e n t. Each of th e a t t e n d a n t s to th e ju s the suprem e court designated appellate division p a r t m e n t a divisiofi th ree and eleven otf this- chapter shall re - 'ceive an an n u a l s a lary to be fixed by luch justices a t a sum not to exceed lar-tm ent p u r s u a n t to subdivisio n two of section one h u n d red and a t t e n d a n t s to th e j u s t i c e s of supre m e cou r t designate d to th e appella te d of th e second d e - p D inted p u r s j i a n t to su'b- ;e of section one hundred ;es a t a si two thousand d o llars pfer annum . The com p troller of th e state shall cause the s a lary of each of such confidential atten d a n ts to be paid to him in equal q u a r terly instalm e n ts , and shall a n nually apportion th e am o u n t of such salaries am o n g the counties of the second judicial departm^^tit, in p r o portion to the taxable p roperty of' such counties respectively, accordling to th e la! assessm e n t-] I m t-roll the; ‘he am o u n t so apportioned to each unty shall 'be a county charge, and county treasu e r upon receint I hav e com o m pa a; r e d th e preced-ii th e o riginal la's office, and do hereby s a m e Is a c o r r e c t tra n s c r ii p w ith th e o rigin a l law 01 !©rtify t h a t t h e on file in thi t r a n s c r p t th e r e - and of th e w h o le of said origi- iFlRAiNiOliS M. H UG O , S e c retary of -State. LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority. CHAP. BOO. AN ACT to amend the stock corporation law, in relation to issuance and sales of shares of capital stock w ithout par Becam e a law M ay 15, 1917, w ith the approval of the Governor. Passed, three- jroval of the Qov« ;hg being present, •eople of represented In ‘ enact as folk the S tate of New York, Senate and Assembly, do Section 1. Section nineteen of chapter iixty-ono of th e law s of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled \A n act relating to Stock corporations, constituting chapter fifty-nine of th e consolidated law s,” as added by chapter three hundred and fif ty-on© of the law s of nineteen hundred ahd fTp-elve, is hereby am e n d e d to read *a follows; ( 10. Issuanoe of shares of stock w ith out nom inal or p a r value. Upon the for m ation or th e reorganization of any stock corporation, other th a n a m o neyed cor poration, and other th a n a corporation under the jurisdiction of any public serv ice commission, the certificate of incorpo ration m a y provide for the Issuance of 'the shares of stock of such corporation, other th a n preferred stock having a pref erence a s to principal, w ithout any nom inal or p a r value, by statin g in such cer tificate: (1) The> num b e r of shares th a t m a y be •ration, and If any of jrred stock, the pref- suoh preferred stock any p a r t thereof shall have a prefer ence as to principal, th e certificate, shall state the am o u n t of such preferred stock having such preference, th e p a r ticular cliaraot! n u m b e r o f t d h such shares bo prefei erenoes thereof. If j nt to procure, against loss or damage to property c by flro, bombardment, Invasion, Ins ■ it. civil wa civil w ar or commotion, or min or usurped power, from corporatl! persons, partnerships and assocciatic which are not otherwise authorize! business in this state. so ■When any m sed age and by the party desiring an insurance, an affidavit in duplicate, one of which shall be filed in the Insurance department, and th e other In th e clerk’s office of th e county in which the property proposed to be insured is located, w ithin th ir ty days after the procuring of such Insur ance. Such affidavits shall set forth th a t the p a r ty desiring Insurance is, afte r dili gent effort, unable to procure the amount required to protect the property owned or controlled by him from the insurance corporations duly authorized to tran s a c t business In this state. The agent procur ing policies In suoh unauthorized corpora tions or w ith persons, partnerships and associations, shall keep a separate ac count thereof, open a t all tim es to the inspection of the superintendent, showing first, th e exact am o u n t of such insi placed for any party; second, the prem ium s charged thereon; third. In corporation, or w ith w h a t persons, p a r t nerships or associations: fourth, the date of the policy; fifth, th e term thereof, and Sixth, the cities and tillages within this state in which the Insured p roperty Is locat ed. Each party receiving such license shall, before transacting business thereunder, ex ecute and deliver to the superintendent a bond to the people o f th e s tate, In th e penal kim of tw o thousand dollars, w ith such Sureties as th© superintendent shall ap prove, conditioned th a t the said agent kill faithfully comply -with all the re quirem ents of this chapter, and 'will, In the case of fire Insurance, pay to th© treasu r e r of the Firem e n ’s Association of the S tate of New York, to be expended for th e use and support of the Firem a n ’* Home, located a t Hudson, Columbia county. New York, for the uses and pur poses of said association, or, w h e re such policies cover risks in cities of over one million inhabitants, having a flro patrol or salvage corps, to the treasu rer of such, fire patrol or salvage corps. In January and Ju ly of each year, a sum equal to three per centum upon the am o u n t o f th© gross prem ium s charged to fire policy holders less th e am o u n t of the gross pre mium s returned to the Insured upon all policies procured by him during the pre ceding six m onths, p u r s u a n t to t article, and, in the case of Insurai ag a in s t loss or dam a g e to property vaused by bombardment. Invasion, insurrection, riot, civil w a r or commotion, or m ilitary or usurped power, will pay a like sum of three per centum to the superintendent of Insurance for the uses and purposes of the insurance departm e n t of the state; and in defi^ilt of paym e n t the treas u r e r of any fire patrol or salvage corps of any sum to which it m a y be entitJad pur suan t to the provisions of this sec>fa>i, or he treasu r e r of the said Firem e n ’s Asso- th e treas u r e r of th e said F ir elation of the sura due iir u i . or superintendent of insuraf?ie of the sum due him, the treasu rer of said fire patrol, salvage corps or association or the super intendent of insurance, as the case .m ay be, m a y sue for the sam e In any court of record In this state. The special age shall keep a separate record covering t Issuance of fire insurance polices and a separate record covering the ^suance of policies of Insurance against loss o r dam age caused by bom bardm ent, Invasion, Insurrection, riot, civil w a r or coiiimo- K T e T e r e ^ c L . T n d ' ^ ' ^ h \ S . T r ' ‘°n ^ litJry ' o r u s u Z d \ p o w e r “ a i m bo five f provided In this scction and the affidavits m^O Tha“ referred to shall be seoaratelv ex- shall be i five dollai ■ red doUai (2) Th© i as to prl one hun- amount of capital with which th e corporation will carry on buslne! ■which amount shall be not less than it of preferred stock (If any) ’erence (hereto some m u ltiple of five dollars' for o r evei share authorized to be Issued other th a n luch preferred stock; b u t In no event shall nount of such capital be less than fl'v© h u n d red dollars. certificates shall ints prescribed under which the corporatl addition ralent to five dollars le of five dollars' f ■ized to be Issued othei suc h p « ■ the amc five b un _________ Suoh statem e n ts In th e ce: be In lieu of any statem ei by the law und e r which tl shall have been form ed or reorgani to th e .am o u n t or the maxlm u t of Its capital stock or the min: ..V.. VI. shares Into which the 'same shall a bo divided, o r of th e am o u n t o r the d value of such 1 am o u n t o f Its capl her of shares into ■ 6 divided, o r of t olue of such ahajes. Hach share of such nal or p a r value shall be equal other share of such stock, subject to __ preferences given to the preferred stock If any authorized to be issued. E v e ry c tlflcate fo r such shares w ithout nomli Inly w ritten or or p a r value shall have plaii printed iipon its face the nu shares w hich It r e p l a n t s 1 her of such shades •which the coi Is authorised to issuer and no sue!h cate shall express any nom inal or par value of such shares. The certificates for •referred shares h ^ j p g a preference as to •rincipol shall at|t.te b r i ^ y the am o u n t 4 share princip al sha ll si w hich the holder jrp o ration ;c oertifi- irs of each of such pre ferrod shares shall be entitled to receive on aooount of principal from the surplus assets of the corporation In preference to the hoM en ot .o th e r shares, and shall state briefly any other rights or prefer- glven to the holders of such shai •y Issue a n d n 1 corporation n , Its authorized shares, from tim e to time, for such consideration a s ' m a y be pre scribed In the certificate of Incorporation, or fo r such consideration- a s shall be the fa ir m a rket value of s u c h shares, and, in the absenoe of f r a u d In the transaction, th e Judgm ent of the board of flirocto! to such value shall such cons! to by the 1 be.conse thirds of « tianner ae shall _ ___________ prescribed by taws. A ny and all ahares issued by th is section shall be deemed laidaid apdpd non-assessable at\d the not be 11a illy p a older of su m 1 to th e corporation or t o Its creditors In re spect thereof. i 2. This a o t s h a ll ta k e effect im m ediately. S tate of New York, Office o f the Secretary of State, m : 1 have com pared the preceding ■wtth the original law on file in this office, and do hereby certify th a t the sam e is a correct ------------------ ----------------- --- it the ^ LA W S O F N E W Y O R K — B y A u tho r ity . CHAP. BIO. AN ACT to amend the Insurance la'W. tsk herein ecuted and !d.*° t shall tak e effect immedi- S tate of New York, Office of the Secre tary of State, ss: I have compared the preceding with the original law on file In this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct tran s c rip t therefrom and of th e whole of said original law. LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority. CHAP. 5ia ■ A-N ACT to am end the poor law. In rela tion to burial of deceased po(or Becam e a law M ay 18, \ — proval of t! fifths being preseia. The People of th e S tate of represented In Senate and Ai act as follows: . l persons. IW.^ w ith the ap- of nineteen “An act In reli 1. Chapter forty-six of the law * sen hundred and nine, entitled Jn relation to th e poor, constitut ing chapter forty-tW o of th© consolidated laws’,” is hereby am ended by a d d l ^ , after section flfty-seveii, a new section, to be' section fifty-eight thereof, to read a s follows; S BS. B u rial of poor persons; expense, how paid. I t shall he the duty of th e ■intendent of the poor of ©very eoun- . j i.- ^ the poor of e v « ^ I 'or official having superin th e over nd thd p perso n o •ge the core of th e poor of ha v in wery city i of each poor person to be properly he expense of suoh burial shall wn. city or ■village m a y b e and the be raieeq as other state, county, town, city or village a r e raised, t 2. This aot sh a h tak a effect Immedl- of State, York, Office of th© Secre- lave com p ared the preceding w ith the Inal law on file in this office, and do hereby certify t h a t th e sam e is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of said o r l^ n a l law, FRANCIS M. HTTGO. Secretary of State. LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority. CHAP. 513. AN ACT to am end the Insurance law, In ■lation to prem ium o r assessm e n t tux insurance com- iffthorized to do paid by the m u tual fire ■soclatiomsociations panics or as business in this state. Becam e a law M ay appro-val of the G ov— fifths being presenL The People of thi represented In Sem enact as follows: Section L Section one hundred and forty-nine-a of chapter th irty-three of th e law s of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled “An act in relation to insurance ir a t i o ^ constituting chapter tw m ty - 16, 1917, w ith the lor. Passed, three- fche S tate of New York, m a te ' a n d Assembly, do by chapter two the laws of nineteen hundred a«d ■ _ lapte r tw m l, isolidated laws,” as added hundred and elghty-elx of neteon hundred and nine by chapter qb © hundredjmd, sIxty-one of the la’ws of nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby am e n d e d to r e a d a s follows: '5 140-a. Prem ium _ Every mutual fire insi association authorized this state pursuant dred and fo nually, o: assessm e n t tax. mrance company or d« business 'la them fo r such Insurance and re-; perty situated with preceding y e a r ►insurance this sta te — o «-.v ^-vvvv.,..o .rv c ending the thirty-first day of Ekecember to th e super intendent of Insurance, except that any com pany so authorized to do business in this sta te ■which is incorporated under th e laws of any other state, which taxes such other or differ- ta x of on© per tion on th e sam e ’• the law of th© --------- ---------- ------- ...w .porated, provided, however, tha a t in no ©vent shall th e ta x payable under such exception be less than three per centum of th e n e t cost of in- 36 to the policyholder, or before the first day sis as is provided by ite in which i t is Incorporate l t in n< _ -©tailed amount c atemen showing the gross and assessments col- ixwiuci- uurmg^ m o preci year, fo r Insurance upon property lo< in 't h i s sta te and specifying th e am< ____ of premiums and assessments so collected by city, town, village o r fire district In. which the property covered by such insur ance is located. In case any such com pany or association shall neglect or refuse to m a k e and file such report, or pay the ta x imposed by this section, its certificate ,of authority to do business in this stat^ shall be revoked by the superintendent of and it shall forfeit th e sum of red dollars for each day after day of February of each year ------ --- -jail omit to make and file such report, or shall neglect to pay the tax Im posed by this section, which sum shall be collected in an action in the nam e of the people of the state of New York to be prosecuted by the superintendent of in surance and collected by him. After the neglect or refusal of such com p any or as sociation to m ake and file such report, or pay such tax, such com pany or associ ation or its agents shall not effect any in surance on any property in this state. ^ ^8 2. 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