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P dnkifiiastnidiia ¢ 'which - - Buena superintendent syuse tho ranfes of: porkons In ench §\ canch almehoure furnished as above provided a for. to tia ontored tn a book to lie kopt for that prarposo in the olfloe of stich board, tad hoe shall ity tho eorreatnons thoreot by comparison \- with the books opt tn such ulmshouse. and | \by porsonnt oxanmtintion of the sevoril in- anfites thereof, and fn nny other manno® the ourd may from time to tima direst: und ho #hall furnish the boord, {n tabulated state mentasom of boforo the sccond Tacsday in dunitiry, minually, the number of innutes malntuingd t: each nd all of such atma-houses 1. during the preceding year, the number (ls ~ohurged, trnnsforred. to othor Iustitutions, | \bound out or removed from the state;, ind the i‘l‘flnzhoxfiwhadludz or loft without permission arh and infomintlon us the board may require. Bug. 00% Visttation of ntm@housos.-Tho su perintendont of stato nud atlon: poor shall visit 'and inspoot each of. such nimg-houses, nt least come¢ Jit cach three months, and it such other Almos as he muy deom expedient, or ns the Fourd direct. | And ho shall also visit ind: Angpeat all In which aro Indians. the nre poor pertons at least once n your. For >the purposos of all such {nfpeot{ons, the supors Antondont shall possosa all the powers of a - meinbor of the Lorurd and tho. further powers hereinafter mantfoned. Tho officer in chargo Of each and overy alms house shall give to such | € free nceess to all parts of tho ground, buildings, hospitals mid other arcange» ments . connocted therowlth, and to overy in- mato thoreof, and extond to. him the same fa- ellities for the. fuspection: of: auch alme-houso and {bs iminintes, ne is required by Inw to be #.. extarided to auch board of commnissioners; and, ¢ * &n: default thoreof, such officor shall be subject A J [}. - %o the game ponnlty us If neoong were denied to any momber of the board. Such bourd shall also ontive euch of such atmehouses to bo visit- ed porlodically: by soma of its membors, who shalt examing Into their condition and man- agement, rospootively, tnd. make such report therdof to: tho board as may bu deaimead propor. Be. 07; Inunno poor--If iny {inmate of any - wuoh nimadbouso becomes tusunc, such suporin- Aendont of stato aud alton poor shall enuso bid y. removal to the upproprinto state hospital for ' /the Ingamo, and bo. shall bo recolved by tho officer Int ohargo: of such hospital, and bo maine #ained thorein tintit duly disahnrged. Bad, 98, Caro nnd binding out of stato poor in.--Such #upordntendont of state and alfon poor aball causo the stato poor children; mader aixtoon yours of ago, unless committed with tha mather is herginbofore provided by thiw claptor, to be maintained and cared for at such orphan nsylums in this state s ho may Admin: port and the oxpenics thereof shall {c: by the atito treamures on the cortificato ot such suporintondent and tho warrant of tho fuch superintendent. fn his dis may blud out matate poor orphan or Andigont child which may bo contmibtod to any \ euch atate.almg-bouso, or placed in any orphan ylum; 16 a wiale child under twonty-ono onthe if a andor the ugo of cightoon, to Be olorks, appronticos or sorvants. until such child, if a mule, bo twonty-ong years old, or if ®: female, stall bo sightcon yenra old, which bindingohalt boas offectuat as if such child bound hlinsolf with the consent of his pare ' othor logot guardfan, Soo 0h Trongfor to'othom states or conntrics. any person n inmate of nny mick almg-housdo, nnd exprosson a: proforonce #0. be sont to uny atate or country whore ho may havo a logit or frtends willing #o support him or toald in supporting him, the of stato and alletv poor may hig romovyal to such state or country, pro- vided, in the fudgiment of the superintendent, - %he Intorost of tho state ind tho welfaro of @uch poor pordon will bo thorgby pronioted. Bec, 100; Powors of suporintondont of state and fon poore=«Tho suporintendont of stato t Mgn poor shail possost and oxorolso the powars, and bo subjoct to. the lke dutics the stite poor as emupor{ntondents of the poor and nro mibjoot to in the care aud support of county poor. In the ubsonco. or k= Alinos@ of the guporintondoent gach powers. and dutics may he porformod and discharged, by ~any porson: nppohited by tho state bourd of «ehariti¢e tor such purpose, Bug. 10L Indisn: poor porsons; removal to sounty almichouso-Evory Indian reelding: within thig atito on upon. iy of the Indion . xeservations. of this stato, whods a poor por- .. son within, the manning -of this ohnptor, shall be maintained ns provided. in this article, Up- ad application being mado by such Indian poor tson: to. tho stporIntondent of the poor of he county where such. Indian: resides, or to any othior offlcor charged witt the support and rellof of the poor, and on satisfratory a ~ proof boing made that such Indian is a poor ~~ goun person deflued in this choptor, such supor« intondont or othar officor shall by warrant, ge auch Indi to he conveyed to the alms» , ouse of the county whore such Indinn resides, 6 he shall bo maintained at state expanse. - l' Inunedlatoly tpon tho removal of such Indian ¢ is & poor porson to such almshouso, all Imonytakon dud all reluting there- , tegathor with averifled statement of the exponses incurred {i making such removal, Laball bo tranamitted to tho state boord of: uch board shall oxantino all mate tera relating thoroto, and if sutisfied that such _xemowal war proper, ind that tho. oxponsor thereot were: notually and: necessarily inour- ¥ed,. sholl audit and sallow the amount of such o‘xx‘ons'un,‘ which when so andited and allowod shail bo prmid by tho stato troasuror, on the warrant of tha comptrollor, to the person in« amkxing the samo. a \- 16, howayer, 16 shall appons to. the eatisfnc tlom of such Superintendent that the Indian , poor porgon maldng application for reltof is in avich physical condition ns to make it improp: «r to romtove him to the tling-house, tho super- ~~Antendent may, gabjoot to such rules and reg- plations: as: may be presoribed by tho state bourd of obmrities, provide for the caro.and: support of, such Indian poor person, without . him.' to the almshousd, nd the ox- mion inotwred i such onre and support shall paid by the stato treasures on the warrant . of the comptroller, upon the order nnd allow» anoo thorcef by the stuty board of charitics as ix cation: of support of Indian poor porsons in abmiithougos. Bleo: 10%. Conbrncts for support of Indian poor porsons.«-Tha state bourd of charities, mhall from: timo to timo, on,bohalf of the utube, contract with the propor officers of the {y within which such Indians who are poor famous roslde, on such terms and for wuoh timog n 16 may doom proper,; for the ro- ception and “W\ in the atimng-houso of such countion of gieh Indinmg who are poor persons as. muy bo. committed: thorato, Such hoard : may oatablish rules and regulations for the disciptine, tromtment and core of such Indians -/ < and-provide for thelr discharge. Evory such contract aliall bo in writing and fllod in the \office of stich board. \_ Boe 108, Exponsos for support of Indian poor persons.«-The oxpensos for the support, brent ment-mnd ouro of all Indians who aro poor por- ~sone amd shall bo sont to such county alms- house: pursuant to. this chapter shall bo paid aviattorly on tho first day of January, April, iPolymnd Ootoher in conch year, to the tronsuror of: the county whorein such Indians aro sup- ported, by tho bite: trondurer, on tho wurrant of the comptrofion, but no such oxponsos shall be pald untll an account of tho number of In: dang thus supported, and the time that cach «hall havo beon. respectively maintained shall have toon rondoved in duo form and approved by tho state board of charitio8. Beo. 104, Duty of kuopors; suporintondont of atate and allen poor to keup record.-The loop - or or princlpat offlcor in charge of such almg- house shail ontor the nomos of all Indiana - committed. theroto, with such particulars in ~' zolubion thereto as tho state bonrd of charitice Jainy progoribe, (Immediately upon the adinig« salon: of any auch Indian, such kooper or prinol« pal officer shall trankmit by mail the namos 6f h: Indinug, with tho particulars: horoinho- Koro mentionad, to the suporintendont of state &nd nlion poor; mid. fiotico of tho death, dig xii-rm or absconding of iny such Indian shal} x liko bo to such supor Intendont. Buch suporintondont: shall\cnuse 'the namow of, such Indians in such county alnmitthouse to be ontored In i. book to bo. kopt for that purpose dn tho office of such board, and ho ghall verify the correctness thoroof by «gomparison with: the hooks kopt in the nlng Rouso by porsonat examination ofsuch Indi anit In: such othor manner as the hoard may t andhe shall furnish the: board in tabus lated. statomonts, nnimually on or 'boforo the , m ni Wuesday by. Jununry, tho number of ~ #. maintain“; jm. all awol county alime f the your, with such othor partiqulars “ not r orp the pree dine yerr. iie ' disclat. +5. tannc ont. reneves ivoce the catute. sad the umber who died or left with ont potinisalon\ during the year, with Pu“ other fnfommnation as the hourd may require. ARTICLE VIL DUMMIES oP STATH OP CHARUTUES; POW» ®hS OP NBATX CHARITIES AID ASSOCIATIONS, Section 15, Duties of State Board of Chark tes relating to the poor, 116, Visitation und Inspection of atms-houses, 11%. Invostigutions by board or committee orders theron, . 118. Almshouso construction and adminis tration. 110, Dutfcs of the attorney-general and dis trict attorneys. 120. State, nonresident mnd alten poor, 12%. Visits by the Stuto Charities Aid Asso ciation, Bea. 115. Duties of the State Board of Chark tles rolating to the poor.-The State Board of Charities shall: 1, Investigute the condition of the poor seeks ing public atid and devise measures for their reliof, 2. Administer the laws providing for the sara, support and romoval of state and alien poor and the support of Indian poor persons. t. Adviso the officers of alms-houses in the porformance of their official dutics. 4. Colleot statistical information in respoct to the property, receipts and expenditures of all alms-houges, und the number and condition of the inmates thereof, Seo. 116, Visitation and inspection of alms houses.-Any commissioner or officer of the State Bourd of Charities, or any inspector dus : 1y appointed by it for that purpose, may vigil and inspect any alms-house in this state. On - guch visits inquiry shall be mude to ascertain 1. Whothor the rules and regnlations of the board, in respect to such nims-house, aro fully complHed with. 2. Its mothods of industrial, educational ind moral training, if any, und whether the samé are bost ndapted to tho needs of its inmates. #. Tho condition of its finances generally. | 4. Tho mothods of goyornmient and disci- pline of its inmates. - _, 8. The qualifications and general conduct of its officors and employes. * A 6 The condition of its grounds, buildings and other property. - 7. Any othor mattor connected with, or pere - tinent to, its useftinoss and good manage mont. i Any commissioner or officer of the board, ot inspector duly appointed by 16, shall havo free to the grounds, buildings, books and papers rolating to such alms-house, and may require from the officors and persons in charge, any information 16 may deom neces sary, Buch bourd may propare regulations ac cording to age, and provide blanks and forms upon which such information shall be furnish ed, in a clear uniform and prompt manner for the use of the board; any such officer or in- spector who . shall divulge or communicate to any person without the knowledge and con: sont of sich sbourd, any facts or information obtained in. pursuance of the provisions of this - choptor, shall bo gullty of a misdemeanor, and shall at once be removed from office. The an nual reports of cach your shall give the results of such inquiry, with the opinion and. conclu- slons.of tho board relating to the sumo. Any officer, suporintendent or employe of any such ahug-louse who shall willfully refuse to admit nuy member,. officer or inspector of the bogrd, for tho purpose of visitation and inspection, and who shall refuse or neglect to furnish the opinion required. by the bosrd, or any of its mormbers, officers or inspootors, shall be guilty of n misdemeanor, and subject to a fine of one hundrad dollars for each such refusal or neg: lact. Tho rights and powers horeby conforred may be enforced by an order of the supreme court after such notice as the court may pro- scribe, and an opportunity to. be heard there- on, or by indictment by the grand jury of the county, or both, , Soc. 117. Investigations by board or commit tee; orders thereon.-Tho bourd may, by or- dor, direcot'nn investigation by a committee of one ar more of its members, of the officers und managers of any almis-house, or of the conduct of its officers and employes; and the commis ' glonor or commissioners so designated to make such investigntion may issue compulsory proc- esa for tho nttondunce of withessos and the production of books und papers, administer ouths, examiné porsons under oath, and exer- also the same powers in respect to such pro- cecding as belong to referees nppointed by the suprome court. If it shnlt appear, after such investigation, that the ininatos of the alms-house nre cruolly, negligontly or improporly treated, or inade quate provision: is made for their sustenance, clothing,. enve and supervision, or other condi- tion nocegsary to their comfort and well be- 4ug, such board may issue an order in the nanio of tho people, and under its official seal, dirgated to the proper officer of such alms houso, requiring him fo modify such trent ment or apply such remedy, or botli, as shall therein bo: specified. Before such order is iz sued it must be approved. by a justice of the supreme court, aftor such notico as he may subscribe, and an opportunity to be heard thereon, and nny person to whom such an or- der is directod who shall willfully refuso to obey the same sholl, upon conviction, be deem: ed guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec, 118, Alms-house construction and admin- istration.-No almgs-houso shall be builf or re- constructed, in whole or in part; except on plans and designs upproved. in writing by the state board of charitics. It shall be the duty of such board to call the attention, in writing or otherwise, of the board of supervisors and the superintendent of tha poor, or other proper officer, in iny country, of nny abuses, defects or ovils, which, on inspection, it may find in the almg-house of such county, or in the adminia: tration thereof, and such county officer shall thke propor action thereon, with a view to proper romedics, in accordance with the ad: vieo of such board. Bec. 110. Duties of the attorney-general and . district attorneys.-If, in the opinion of the state board of charities, or uny three members thereof, any matter in. regard to tho manage mont or aifairs of any such alms-house, or any inmate or person in nny way connected there with, require legal investigation or action of any kind, notilco thereof may be given by the board, or any three members thereof, to the abtornoy-general, who shall thereupon make inquiry and take such proceedings in the prom- jwos as he: may deem necessary and proper, It shall bo the duty of the attorney-general and of overy district attorney when so required to furnish such legal assistance, counsel or ad: vied as the board may require in the discharge of its dutics under this chapter. __ Boo, 120. State, nonresident and alien poor.- Tho state board of charities, and any of its members or officers, may, at any time, visit and inspect any alms-house to uscortain if any inmates are stato charges, nonresidents, or alen poor; and it may cuse to bo removed to the state or county from which he came, any ; such nonresident or alien poor found in- any | such: alma-house, Boo. 121. Visit by the state charities aid as soclation.-Any justice of the suprems court, on written application of the state charities aid association, through its president or other officer designated by its board of managers, may grant. to such persons as may be named in such application, orders to enable such por- sons, or any of them, as visitors of such asso- elation, to visit, inspoct and examine, in be half of such nssociation, any almd-house with in the state. 'The porson so appointed to visit, inspect and examine such alms-houso and alms houses, shall reside in the county or counties from which such alms-houge or alms-houses re- ceivo thoir or some of their inmates, and suck appointment shall be made by a justice of the : suprome court of the Judicial district in which | such visitors reside. Euch ordor shall specify the alma-house to bo visited, inspected and ex- amined, and the name of ench person by whom such visitation, inspection und examination shall be mado, and. shall bo in force for one yoar from: the duto on which it shall have been granted, unless sooner revoked. hi All porsons in charge of any such alms-house shill adnit cach person numed. -in uny such order into aveby purb of such alms-house, and rendor to such person every possible facility to: onable bim to rouke in a thorough manner < such visit, inspection and examination, whick are Roroby: declared to be for a public purpose and to bo mado with a view to public bone ft. Obodiance to the ordoars horein authorized shall bo enforced. in. tho same mannor as obe dience is enforced to an order or mandate of & court of record. * Buch association shall make an annual re a FRIDAY, ge wort to tne state hoard of eranties upon mate ters relating to the alins-house subject to if: visitation. | Soe reports shall be made on or before the first day of November for cach pre ceding fiseid your. ARZHCLE VHL PROVISIONS. Section 14%. buperintendonts and overssors may reiecm on shoriff's sule. 181. Redemption. how mado. 192. Moneys therefor. and how paid. 18%. When warrant of stizure may be dis charged. ~ . 104. Boards of supervisors may abolish or revive distinction between town and county poor. 1#3. Overseers, when to pay money to coun- ty treasurer. 126. Invested town money. 187. Report by supervisors. 188. Register of sex and age. 120. Care of poor persons not to be put up at auction. 140. Reports of certain other officers. 141. Alms-house commissioners to report. 142. Report of state board of charities. 4 Sce. 180. Superintondents and overseers may redecm dn shevifié's saie.--County superintend- ents and overseers of the poor may redecm real property, which may have been seized by them pursuant to sections nine hundred and twenty-one to nine hundred and twenty-six of tho code of criminal procedure, the same as judgment-creditors under section fourteen hundred and thirty to fourteen hundred and seventy-eight of the code of civil procedure. No such redemption shall be made, unless at the time of such redemption the seizure of the property sought to be redeemed, shall have beon confirniu«d by the county court of the county whore the promises may be situated, nor urless such property shall, at the time of taking much redemption, be held hy the su perintenuents or overs brs, usder and by vir Tue of such scdzpre. , See. Il. Redoinptior. bow 'made.-To enti Jo such stperintin' ents of overseers to ac- quive the title of the original purchuser, or to be substituica as purchrser from ney other thoy ebell prescot to and leave with such purchaser or ereditos, art the cflicer who mude the sale, the following evidence of their right: 1. A copy of the order of the county court, confirming the wavrant and seizure of such property, duly verified by the clerk of the court. 2. An affidavit of one of the superintendents or overseurs thit such property is held by them under such warrant and scizore, and thiut the same have not been discharged, but are then in full force. . See. 182. Moneys therefor, and how paid. «The superintendents or overseers of the poor P rany, for the purpose of making such redemp- tion, use any moneys in their hands belonging to the poor funds of their respective towns or counties, which moneys shall be replaced, to- gother with the interest thoreon, out of the first moneys whch imdy be received by them from tha rent or sule of the premises so ro- deemed. Sec. 13%. When warrant of seizure may be discharged.-If such redemption shall be made, and the person against whom the warrant was issued and seizure made shall apply to have the warrant discharged, ho shall, before such warrant and seizure are discharged, in addi- tion to the seeurity required to be given by section nine hundred and twoiffy-four of the code of criminal procedure, pay to such super- intendents or overscers the sum paid by them to redeem such property, together with inter- csb thereon, from the time of such redemp- tion. Sec. 1}. Boards of supervisors may abolish or revive distinction between town and coun- ty poor.-Tho board Of supervisors of any county may, at an annual mqeting or at a spe- cial meeting called for that purpose, by reso- lution, abolish or revive the distinction be- tween town and county poor of such county, by a vote of two-thirds of all the meinbers elected to such board, and until such abolition or revival, such county, or the towns therein, shall continue to maintain and support their poor as at the time when this chapter shall take effect. The clerk of the bourd shall, with- in thirty days after such determination, serve, or cause to be served, a copy of the resolution upon the clerk of cuch town, village or city within such county, and upon each of the su- - perintendents and overscers of the poor there- in. Upon filing such determination to abolish the distinetion between town and county poor, duly certified by the clerk of the board, in the, oftice of the county clerk, the poor of the county shall thereafter be maintained, and the oxpons«> thoreo\ defrayed, by the county; ind all costs au attending the exam- mations. support and necessary cxpebses oT purr vevsons therein, shall be a churge tupor the cov..ty, Such charges and ex- penses shall be reported by the superintend- ent of the poor, to the board of supervisors, and shall be assessod, levied and collected the same as other county charges. See. 185. Overscers, when to pay money to county treasurer.-Within three months after notice shall hive been served unon the over- seors of the poor, that the distinction between town and county poor has been abolished, they shall pay over all moneys which shall remain in their hands as overseers for the use of their ' town, after discharging all demands against then:, to the county treasurer, to be applied by him toward the future taxes of such town; and all moneys thereafter received by them, as such overscers, for the use of- the poor of their town, shall be paid by them to the coun- ty treasurer within three months after receiv- ing the same, and by him credited to the town whose overseer shall have paid the same. It shall be the duty of all officers or persons to psy to the county treasurer all moneys which shall be recgived for, or owing by them to the overseers of the poor of ny such town, for the use of the poor thereof, pursuant to any law or obligation requiring the same to be paid, to such overscers, and credited by such county treasurer to the town for whose use such moneys wore received or owing. Any overseer or oghor person baving:received or owing such moneys, who shall neglect or re- fuse to puy the sme within thirty days after demand thereof, shall be liable to an action therefor, with interest at the rute of ten per gent thereon, by'such county treasurer, in the nume of his equnty. See. 186. Invested town money.-When any town shall have any moneys raised for the sup- port of the poor, invested in the name of the overseers of the poor of such town, such over- seers shall continue to have the control there- of, und shall apply the interest arising there- from to the support of the poor of their town, so long as such town shall be Hable to support its own poor, but when relieved from such lia bility by i vote of the supervisors of the coun- ty, the money so raised and invested shall be applied to the payment of such taxes upon the town, as. the inhabitants thereof shall at an annual town meeting, or a special town meet ing called for that purpose determine. Sec. 187. Report by supervisors.-The super- visor of every town in counties where all the poor are not a county charge, shall report to the clerk of the bourd of supervisors, within fifteen days after the accounts of the overseers of the poor bave been settled by the town board at its first annual meeting in each year, an abstract of all such accounts, which shall exhibit the number of poor persons that have buen relieved. or supported in such town the preceding year, speeifying the number of county poor, and town poor, the whole expense of such support, the allowance made to over scers, justices, constables or other officers, which shall not compriso any part of the sctu al expenses of maintaining the poor. See. 198. Rogister of sex and age.-In addi- tion to the general register of the inmates of the various alms-houses, there shall be kept a record of the sex, ngo, birthplace, hirth of par ents, education, habits, occupation, condition of ancestors und family relations, and cause of dependence of ench person it the time of admission, with such other facts and particu- Jars in telation thereto as may be required by the state bourd of charities, upon forms pro- scribed and furnished by such board. Super- intendents und overseers of the poor, and oth- er officers charged with the relief and support of poor persons, shall furnish to the keepers or other officers in charge of such alms-houses, as full information as practicable in relation to ench person sont or brought by them to such aims-house, aud. such kecpers or other officers, shall_record the information ascer- tained nt the ima of the admission of such person, on the forms so furnished. All such records shall be preserved in such alma-houses, -he P4 cpeber: and o%her officers in charge the .} 0. ail inuke copies of the same on the first fiay of each month, and immediately for war? such copies to the state board of chark ties. - See. X. Care of poor.persons not to be pul 'up st suction. -No officer or persons whos: duty is may ha to provide for the mainte nance, care of support of poor persons at pub lic expense, shall put up at auction or sale, the keeping. care or maintenance of any Swcb poor person to the lowest bidder, and every contract which mity be entered into in viols tion of this provision shall be void. Sov, 140. Reports of certain other'officers.-- The provisions of this chapter, relating to ve ports by superintendents of the poor, to the state bourd of charities, and the pepalties ap plicable thereto. are hereby extended to, and miade applicable to the commissioners of pub lic chavities for the city and county of New York, the superintendent of the alms-house of the county of Albany, the keeper of the alms heuse of the county of Putnam,. the commis gioners of the alms-house elected in the cities of Newburgh and Poughkeepsie, and all poot officials elected or appointed in other cities of this state, under general or special nets of the legislature. > See. 11, Alms-house commissioners to te port.-The commissioners of the alms-house of the cities of Newburgh and Poughkeepsie, and the poor officers of other cities chosen under special acts of the legislature, shall annually, on the first day of December, report to the su- perintendent of the poor of their respective counties such stafistics as, from time to time, may be required to be reported in the other cities and towns under the provisions of this chapter. Sec. 142. Report of state board of charities. -The siate board of charities shall include in its annus} report to the legislature the results of the information obtained from the reports to be mude to it as herein provided. It shall also, from time to time, furnish to the officials so required to report to it, necessary forms. blanks and required in making up such reports. ~ ARTICLE IX. LAWS REERALEZD; WHEN TO TAKE EFFECT Section 150. Laws repeuled. 151. When. to take effect. Section 150 Laws repealed.-Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto annexed, that portion specified in the last column is re pealed. * See. Jal. When to take effect.-This chapter shall tuke effect on the first day of October, eighteen. hundrcd and ninety-six. SCHEDULE OF LAWS REPEALED, Revised Statutes, purt I, ch. 20, tit. I... All Revised Statutes, part I, ch. 20, tit. VI... All Laws of- , Chapter. Sections. 815.. 1876...... 1888...... 1888...... 1800...... 1802...... see. TBBre caesar ee cee s seee s All Szame or New York, . Office of the Secretary of State, § ss.: I have compared the preceding with the orig« inal law on-filein this office, and do hereby cer- tify that the same is a correct transcript there- from and of the whole of said original law, JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority. [Every law, unless a different time shall be prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twentieth day after it shall have become a daw. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] , CHAPTER 2%4 AN ACT to provide for the hearing and deter- mination, before the board of claims, of the claims of Charles R. Lisk and others, while acting as inspectors of the canals, collectors of canil statistics, clerks to collectors of canal statistics, engineers and timekeepers, in the state of New York, and to ratify and legalize their acts and services. * Became a law April 10, 1806, with the ap proval of, the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. gamed in Senate and Assembly, do cnact as fol- ows: Section 1. The nets and services of Charles R. Lisk, Michael Morey, S. S. Bennett, Robert Calderwood, Charles H. Sarle, James W. Strait,\ Hiram Hyde, J. H. Pearson, Henty Eraft, Frank Perry, Joseph McGrain, D. W. Fisher, John E. Jones, H. F. Fox, W. K. Wil liams, J. P. Monty, William Hay, L. G. Bur ton, Louis Meyer, William J. Quirk, Charles D. W. Poole, J. W. McClelland, William F. Wheelock, George Van Deusen, W. A. Lenway, I. G. Braman, R. D. Kennedy, W. H. Linter, Bertram F. Stewart, Thomas Keefe, Thomas S. Croly, Leonard Cliff, Jacob Galster, Ansel E. Wright, R. R. Stowell, Frank G. Parsons, A. A. Wellington, Philo Bundy, William H. Brackett, Peter O'Neill, W. L. Misner, John H. Price, William Stryker, Everett W. Allien, Charles H. Bartlett, Elmer Curtis, Isaac Minch- er, Frauk Hotchkiss, Henry C. Jillson, George D. Call, M. M. Manville, George E. Terry, George R. Cornish, M. Traffarn and Andrew Dorn, while acting as inspectors on the canals, collectors of canal statistics, clerks to collect ors of canal statistics, engineers and time keepers in the state of New York, respective- ly, actually performed by them between April sixteenth, cighteen hundred and ninety-five, and February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, are hereby respectively ratified, le galized and confirmed. But nothing in this act contained shall be construed as giving to such persons, or either of them, any legal status as officials since said last-named date, and from which time the said offices shall be deemed to have been vacant. See. 2. Jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the board of claims to hear, audit and deter- mine the claims of the persons named in see- tion one hereof, or their légal. representatives or assigns. The said bourd of claims is hereby . empowered to award such compensation for such services rendered and for expenditures incurred by said individuals, respectively, as insyectors on the cauals, collectors of canal statistics, clerks to collectors of canal statis- ties, onginoers and timekeepers in the state of New York, between the sixteenth day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and the fif- teenth day of February, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, as may be just and equitable, and all technical, legal and constitutional objec- tions to the ascertainment of the value of such services and the amount of said disburse: ments by the said board of claims are hereby expressly waived. ° « Sec. 8. This act shall take effect immediately. Spare or New York, / . Office of the Secretary of State, g se.: I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cer- tify that the sume is a correct transcript there- from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. » - 20 Laws.] The People of the State of New York, repre- uuAwWS GF NEW YORKE-By Authority. [Every law, unless a different time shall be prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Section 43, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER 224. AN ACT to amend section thirty-two hundred and fifty-one of the code of. civil procedure, relative to costs for procuring an order for the service of a summons by publication, or personally without the state. Became a law April 8, 1896, with the approv- al of the Governor. Passed, a majority being present. The People of the State of New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do cnact as fol- tows: ~ Section 1. Subdivision one of section thirty- two hundred and fifty-one of the code of civil procedure is hereby amended so as % read as follows, to wib: § 1. To the plaintiff: For all proceedings, before notice of trial, in an action specified in section four hundred and twenty of this act, fifteen dollars; in ev- ery other action, twenty-five dollars. _- For each additional defendant served with the stunmons, not excéeding ten, two dollars: and for each necessary defendant in excess of that number, served with the summons, one dollar. For procuring the appointment of a guar- dian or guardian ad litem, for one or more in- fant defendants, ten dollars. For procuring an order directing the service of the summons by publication thereof, or personally, without the state, on one or more defendants, ten dollars. For procuring an injunction order or an or- der of arrest, ten dollars. See. 2. This act shall take effect September first, cighteen hundred and ninety-six. Srave or New York, . Office of the Secretary of State, £55“ fa I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cer- tify that the sameis a correct transcript there- from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority. [Every Jaw, unless a different time shall be prescribed therein; shall not take effect until the twentieth day after is shall have become a law. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER 228. - > AN ACT to conferjurisdiction upon the board of claims to hear, audit and determine the claim of: Denton and Waterbury against the state. Became a law April 8, 1806, with the approv- al of the Governor. present. The People of the State of New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do cnact as fol- lows: Section 1. Jurisdiction is heréby conferred upon the bourd of claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claim of Denton and Waterbury for all damages alleged to have been sustained by them, by. reson of the building of the state reservoir at Forestport, New York, during the years eighteen hundred and ninety-three ond eighteen hundred and ninety-four, and eighteen hundred and ninety- five, and award thereon such sums as a reason- able compensation as; in the judgment of said board, shall be just and equitable, not exceed- ing fifteen thousand dollars. Sec. 2. Either party may take an appeal to the court of appeals from any award made un- der authority of this act, provided such ap- peal be tuken by service of a notice of appeal within thirty days of the service of a copy of the award. ~ Bec. 8. This act shall take effect immediately. Brame or New York, . Office of the Secretary of State, E se.: I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cer- tify that the same is a correct transcript there- from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. Passed, a majority being LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority. [Every law, unless a different, time shall be prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General CHAPTER 220. AN ACT\ to amend chapter six hundred and dred and ninety-two, known as the state law,-relative to the arms of the state and the state fing. - Became a liw April 8, 1803, with the approv- al of the Governor. present. , The reoute of lis State of New York, repre- gem ~d in Neng e aiid Assembly, do enact as fol- or a: Section 1. Section forty of chapter six liun- dred tind seveniy-eight of the Inws of eighteen buadred ani ninety-two, known as the state law, is hereby amended so as to read as fol- lows: =c. 40. Description of the arms of the state and the state fAlag.-The device of arms of this staic, as rdopted March sixteenth, seventeen hundred and soventy-eight, is hercby declared to he correctly described as follows: Charze. Azure, in a landscape, the sun in fess, rising in splendcr or, behind a range of three mountain«, the middle one the highest; in brise a ship and sloop under sail. passing and avout to meet un .a river, borlered below by a grissy shore fric,s. witt shrubs, all proper,. . , * Crest. On a wreath aztire and or, an Ameri- can eagle proper, rising. to the dexter from a twe-thirds of a globe terrestrial, showing the north Atlantic ocean with outlines of its shores. Supporters. On a quasi compartment form- ed by the extension of the seroll. ’ Dexter. The figure of Liberty proper, her hair disheveled and decorated with pearls, vested azure, sandaled gules, about the waist m cincture or, fringed gules, a mantle of the last depending from the shoulders behind to the feet, in the dexter hand a staff enfigned with a Phrygian cap or, the-sinister arm em- bowed, the hand supporting the shield at the dexter chief point, a royal crown by her sinis- ter foot dejected. '* Sinister. The figure of Justice proper, her bair disheveled 'and decorated with pearls, vested or, about the waist a cincture azure, fringed gules, sandaled and mantled as Liber- ty, bound about the eyes with a filleb proper, in the dexter hand a straight sword hilted or, erect, resting on the sinister chief point of the shield, the sinister arm embowed, holding be- fore her her scales proper. * Motto. On a seroll below the shield argent, in sable, excelsior. State flag. The state flag is hereby declared to be buff, charged with the arms of the state in the colors as described in the blason of this section. > Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. - Szame or New YoRK, . Office of the Secretary of State, § 898.14 . Thave compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, ahd do hereby cer- tify that the same is a correct transcript there- from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority. [Every law, unless a different time shall be prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] .. 5> CHAPTER 21. AN ACT providing for horticultural investi- gations, experiments, instruction amd in- formation, and for the dissemination of hor- ticultural knowledge in the second judicial department, ab the agricultural station at Geneva, in the county of Ontario, and mak- ing an appropriation therefor. Became a law April 8, 1896, with the approv- al of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The Peopte of the State of New York, repre- {outed in Senate and Assentbly, do enact as fol- ows: ~ Section 1. The sum of cight thousand dol- lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, - for the purpose of conducting borticultural inves- tigations, experiments, instruction and in- formation, and to disseminate horticultural knowledge in the second judicial department, to be paid to the New York State Agricultur a \Laws.] 'al of the Governor. Passed, a majority being: ai Experiment Station at Geneva, county of | ° Ontario, as provided: for in and pursuant tc section eighty-five of the agricultural law Buch money hereby appropriated shall be paled by the treasurer on the warrant of the comp troller, upon vouchers approved by the com: misisoner of agriculture. Bee. 2. This act shall take effect immediately: Brame op New Youk, £55 . Office of the Secretary of State, ** I have compare the preceding with the orig inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cer tify that the same is a correqgt transcript there» from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority.\ [Every Jaw, unless a differ®@@b time shall be prescribed therein, shall not guko effect until the twentieth day after it shal have become # law. Section 48, article H, chapter 8, General CHAPTER 233. - - AN ACT to amend chapter four hundred andf * eighty-cight of the laws of eighteen hundred: and ninety-two, entitled \An act for the: protection, preservation and propagation of birds, fish and wild animals in the state off New York and the different counties there- of,\ as amended by chapter. nine hundred® and seventy-four of the laws of eighteen bundred and ninety-five, in relition to au- thority to bring action. Bacame a law April 8, 1896, with theapprov-> Passed, a majority being. present. - : The People of the State of. New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- lows: : + Section 1. Section two hundred and thirty- one of article ten of chapter four hundred an@ - eighty-cight of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-two, as amended by chapter nine. hundred and seventy-four of the laws of eigh- teen hundred and ninety-five, is hereby amend- ed to read as follows: - Bec. 281. Authority to bring action.-Actions» for penalties, and as provided in section twas hundred and thirty, shall be brought in the: name of the people on order of the chief fish and game protector and forester, or by direc- tion of either of the commissioners who are» hereby authorized in their discretion, to em- ploy spééial counsel to. commence and main- tain such actions, and the compensation of such special counsel may be fixed and allowed: by the commissioners. - . Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsist~ ent with this act are hereby repealed. . See. 8. This act shall take effect immediately. State or NEw YORK, . Office of the Secretary of State, § se.? * I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cer- | tify that the same is a correct transerip$ there- from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State, LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority.. [Every law, unlesy a different time shall he- prescribed therein, shall not take effect untib the twentieth day after it shall have become a- law. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, Generak Laws.] © 1C . CHAPTER 286. ‘ AN ACT to appropriate moneys for. the pur- pose of the New York State Home forthe Aged, Dependent Veteran and his wife, Vet- erans' Mothers, Widows and Army Nurses,. residents of the state of New York. Became a law April 10; 1806, with the ap- - proval of the Governor.) Passed, three-fifths\ being present. : The People of the State of New York, repre- sented in Senate:and Assombly, do enact as fol- lows: { : Section 1. The sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the purpose of com- pleting and equipping the buildings now in: process of erection, on the grounds of the Home* for the Aged Dependent Veteran and his Wife,. Veterans' Mothers, Widows and Army Nurses,. residents of the state of New York, established by chapter four bundred apd sixty-eight of the- - laws of cighteen bundred and. ninety-four. The treasurer of the state shall, on. the war- rant of the comptroller pay to the treasurer of the board of managers of said home, such sums of inoney as, from time to time, shall ber required for the erection of buildings and the > equipment of the same, for the use of said, home, not to exceed the sum of fifty thousand. ' dollars, such payments to be made on notifica~ tion to the comptroller by the said treasurer s : - © s in writin city- seventy-eight of the laws of cighteen hun-' of the board of managers in writing Sbecily ing the. amounts required, from itime to time, and tiie purposes for which the kame are re- quired. M 600: 60, © Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Svare or New York haa 2 Office of the Secretary of State, £55” I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cer~ tify that the same is a correct transcript there- from and of the whole of said original law. + JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority.. [Every law, unless a lifferent time shall bes prescribed therein, shail not 'take effect until the twentieth day after it shall have become a- law. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General- Laws.] , -_ CHAPTER 2%. . . AN ACT to amend section two of chapter fiver hundred andeighty-five of the laws of eigh~ teen hundred and sixty-five, entitled \An. act to establish the Cornell university, and. to appropriate to it the income of the sale of\ 1 public lands granted to this state by con- gress, on the second day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-bwo; also to restrict the operation of chapter five hundred and elevem of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty three,\ as amended by chapter cighty-seven \= of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety , five. Adana as R Togs Became a law April 16, 1896, with the ap- ~proval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. ~The People of the-State-of -New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- tows: ,' ; : Section 1. The second section of chapter five hundred and cighty-five of the laws-of cigh- teen hundred and sixty-five, entitled \An act to establish the Cornell university, and to ap- propriate to it the income of the sale of public lands granted to- this state by congress, on the- second day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty- two; also to restrict the operation of chapter® five hundred and eleven of the laws of cighteem hundred and sixty-three,\ as amended by chapter eighty-sevon of the laws of eighteen hundred and. ninety-five, is hereby amended _ to read as follows: Seo. 2. The board of trustees of said Cornell university shall hereafter be made up and con- stituted askfollows: The governor, the liouten- ant-governor, the speaker of the house of as- sembly, the superintendent of public instruc- tion, the president of the State Agrieulturak society, the commissioner of agriculture, the . librarian of the Cornell library, and the presi- dent of the said university, shall be trustees: thereof ex-officio, and the eldest lineal male descendant of Ezra Cornell shall be a trustee thereof during his life. 'There shall also be thirty elective trustees, twenty of whom shall, °- be elected by the board of trustees, and tom by the alumni of said university; but at no time shall a majority of the board be of any one religious seet or of no religious sect, The\ fifteen members now constituting the elective members of the present board of trustees of said university shall continue to act as such until the expiration of their respective terms: of office. At the first commencement follow- ing the passage of this act the present board. of trustees shall elect two trustees for a full term of five years each, and at the same time, .- or at any méeting of the board during the next academic year, the board of 'trusteos shall elect ten additional trustees, two of whom shall serve for one year; two for two years; two for three years; two for four years; and two for five years; their respective, terms be- ing determined by lot under the direction of the board of trustees,. And thereafter the board of trustees shall elect each year four trustees, and as many more as may be neces- sary to fill vacancies, among members elected. by them caused by resignation orideath. The alumni of said university shall meet annually at Ithaca, New York, on the day before com- mencement, and -at the meeting held at the first commencement following the passage of. this act the said alumni shall elect one trustee to serve for a full term of five years, the can- didates therefor to be designated as candidates for a full term,\ if nominations are made. and shall be so designated upon the ballots; K‘
