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tara ont V In tho C# Indian resorvation, and for repairing and preserving tho higynwny in such reaoryn flog in Cattirauges county lending to suck Aridgo, mubhorised by chspter nine hundres and thirty-two of tho laws of cighteen bun drad and ninety-tive, to be exponded under the diroctlon of superintendent of public tks. or quarAncin®. For tho cominif«stoners of quarantine and Yor the ouro of and mulntenance and repairs of the «quarantine establisliment inourred is removal of tho woodon durmitory on Hoffman jeland und renovating old brick dormitories on »ald Island, thirty-five thousand dollars; for In proparing plans, speoifleations and eablnintos for proposed additional buildings or the enlarged Hoflman Island and for fre-proo! hospltof wards nud other buildings on win- burne Inland, threo thousand dollars; for in- atituting felophonto and telegraphic communt «tablon betwoun the ntainland. and the quaran Alne islands, including submarine cable, eight thousand dollars}; und for the purpose of twe maphthn. oud steam Intmchos for use at Hoff: man. and. Swinburne Islands, with the pro: ceeds of tho salo of the hospital ship, Samuel ©. Carieton, which ship is hereby authorized 'to be sold by the quarantine commissioners. The sum of olght thoussnd dollars, appropri« ated by chaptor thrue hundred and fifty-eight «of the lawi of elghtoon hundred and ninety: tour, is horoby reappropriated for the purpose of attumpbing to obtain water by draining walls and increasing the wator supply an said. tetand by sucie moans as may bo deemed prop: sax: by the said comtnissloners. For the commisslonors of the stato resorya: Son at Niagara, for grading, planting ond «other improvemonts in the reservation the sim «f ton thotsand dollars. For doflcloncy in appropriation for the main- tenance and operation of the stato museum in the geologlont hall, three thousand eight hun- alred, dollars; for deflolenay in appropriation for the maintonance of the atate entomologist, «no thoudund soven hundrod and fifty dollars. PAYADLE FROM with dortoo® #UND, For the Amorican Musoum. of Natural His Sory, in the city of Naw York, for continuing tho instruction of natural history, geography aud kindred subjooty, to tho several state nor- mikl Schoolg, the Norman Calloge of the City of: New York, the Training School for Toach« rk. In tho city of Brooklyn, the teachers' in- stitutos in the difforont counties of the state, amdto the tonchors in: tha common:. schools of the olty of New York, Brooklyn and vicinity, ag per dontract ontered into betwoon the atate auporintondont of public instruction and the Amerioan: Museum of Natural History of the alty of Now York, ns authorized. by chapter four hundred and twonty-eight of the laws of «ightcon hundrod and eighty-three, by chap. ter forty «throe of the laws of eighteen hun dred and and chapter six of the lawa of cightown hundred and ninoty-throo, sighteom thousand dollars. For feos of county tronsurers, for receiving age disbureing tho state school tax for thu yéar cightoom hundred and ninoty-fivo, the sum of seven. thousand dollars, or so much thereof a# may bo necessary, pursuant to ahapter one hundred and. tem of the Inws of slghteon hundred. and seventy-one. o manager, trugteo or othor officer of any «tate, churitablo or othor institubion récolving anoneys undor this not from: the state trens- vrer of maintonanes and. support shill be dn< dividually interested {n nny purchase, sile or contrnat made: by any officer for any of said fnifibations. 11 institutions rocoiving moneys under this wo# front the stato trongurer for maintenance, tn: wholo: or in part, shall deposit all their #udds in @ome responsible bank, banks or \banking house, in of the provisions tb# chapter threo hundred and twonty-six of thea laws of cighteon hundrod and eighty, and Whaeomptrollor, in addition to the Mahlity of wald bank, shall requiro. for all such funds so «loposited the bond of said bank, with such good and- sufllcient sureties, to be approved by hint a# to form and amount as: ho shall deem necessary, and: all state institutions 'and de- partments, oxcept charitable institutions, re- formatorign,. houscs of rofugo and state indus- trial schools,. shall pay into. the troasury; quar- terly, all and carnings. other than re- paipte from the state bronsury. t. phggagibla Institutions, roformatories, houses of Tolugs and tho Stute Industrial School, recolving mofioys under this act, shou Ble with the comptrolior on or boforé the ibwontioth of October of cach year, a cortified Anventory of all articles of maintenance on Aiind at the close of tho preceding year, nam} tog fit. guch inventory the kind and amount of such artioles of maintenance. r he compbrolior Is horeby authorized and erapowered to devise a form of necounts to be observed in avery stato charitable institution, weflormatory, houses of refugo, state industrl..1 or department recoiving moneys: un- «lor this act, which shall be accopted nud fol» Yowed by wuch institutions and departmonts after thirty days' notlos thereof lins been sub- anitted to thom by the comptroller, and such form: of accounts shall include such a uniform method of boolckooping, filing. and. rendering of acccunts as may Insure a uniform montiyn of purchnso of Hike urticles, whothey by weight, mensure or othorwiso, as: thy Interost of the public service requires. Such form shall also Aueluda a uniforny rate of allowance in report- tng n guch institutions and départmonts, the wmount fw value of all produce: and othor arti- lex. of maintonance raised upon lands of state, hnd which may entor into: the mainto- narice of such institutions or departments, It shall bo tho duty of the clerk or book» koepor in conch state charitable instibation, re- formatory, house of refuge, state industrial kohook or my stato dopartmont recolvi g mon- ys undor this act,. to roceive and oxarhine all artlolos puralinsed by tho propor officer or re- for the' maintenance thoreof, to com- pare thom. with the bill therefor, to ascertain wrhethor thoy correspond in: weight, quantity and quality, and to inspect the supplies thus nnd the said clork or bookkeoper «hall also entor each bill of goods thus received dn the book of tho: institution or department in. which ho is employed at the time of the re- celpt of tho articles; and if any discrepancy 1e found botwoon such bill and the articles ro- golved, ho shall make a note thereof, whether A¥ bo in weight, quality or quantity, and no goods or other axbloles of purchase, or farm or garden: production of lands: of the institution, ghall bo received unloss an entry thereof be mado:in the book of accounts of the institu- tion, with the proper bill, involeo or mention, according to the form of accounts and rocords proesoribud by the comptroller, In ncoounts for or new work provid- fou In this nob the namo of each workman, tho uumber of days ho is employed, and tho rate and amount of wages paid to him shall bo If contracts aro made for roprirs or wow work, or for supplies, a duplicate there- Of, with specifications, shall be: tled withtho aomfigmllum Suw T . ,; . S¥ATE og Nuw Your P Office of the becretrary of State,. f 88% I have compurud the proccding with the ovlg» Ingl Jaw on file in this oflloeo, and do hereby cer- tify that the ammo 1s n corract frmgoript thore» from: and of the whois of suid orlgtnal luw. JOHN PALMIEK, Secrotury of Stute. \Ttome of spproprintion contained in this act. as passed by the Toglsinture, und objooted to by the governor, with the Statement of bis objections thoroto, are not included in this publcntion, which containk only to much of - tho nat ne actually browmlo n Inw, undar seo tlon ning of article four of the constitution, LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Au thority. [Evory low, uniess a different timo shal} bo pregoribed thorcin, shall not. tako elfoct intl the ewontiabh day after 16 shall havo become a law. Bootlon €; article , chapter &, Genoral Lawii] . R - GHAPTER 8790. AN ACT providing for tho orcation of n stats armory in tho city of Hudson, Columbian county, tho noquialtion of a sito therefor, and muking an appropriation for building fold armory. . Booanio a liw May 12 1$90. with the Ap- proval of tho Governor, Passed, by a two- \Jo 1 cable of the St p A16 People of the State of New York, repre» filmed in Senate and Assembly, do enact afiel- _.. Booklom 1, The shall pay, on. the ° Wiirrant of the comptrollor; tho sum of thirty» $wo thousand dollars, which sum is hereby Ape grog; oub of any monéys iit the; troasary Netkerwine..appropr of an armory i+ the ctiz of Hudson, Columbia county. for the va« of the national guard of the atito o* New York there located, to be ex pénded tindur dw Gireection of the adjutant general. the dasnector-moreral and the chie} of ordunece 6° this state, who are hereby ap pointed commiszoners therefor. But no pari of this appropriation, except for plang and ex ponies of the contmission shall be expended by the comndasfonors until oan indefeasibl tito, to be approved by the attorney-general, to a suftable wite for such armory to be ap proved by aiid commissioners, free from all incumbrances without expense to the state. shall be vosted in the people of this state, no: until upon pluns and specifications of seid building submitted by the nrobitect to suck commissioners, and until they shall be sativ ' fled that the buildings, including necessary sewerage, and the necessary expenses of thi commissioners and for superintendence anc inspection of the work, can and will be com pleted within the liinits of the sum herein ap proprinted. Whonaver the commissioner above named ghall havo incurred any expendi- ture under this act, or any sum. or sums shall bocome dus under any contract authorized by this not, they shall make and file with the comptroller a statoment thereof under thei bands, and the comptrolier shall thereup on examine and audit the same and draw his warrant upon the treasurer for the sum ho shall find to be due. The titl to said land shall be vested in the people of the state of Now York, and in case the land or any part thereof can not be obtain ed by agreoment with the owner or ownaerf theroof, the said commission shall acquirt title thoreto by the exorcise of the right of eminont domain in proceedings duly taker and had under and in. nccordance with th provistons and requiroments of the condemna tion law. Bec. 2. The site selected for said armory shall be not less than one hundred and twents foet broad and two hundred feet deop. It shel: be prominently and conveniently located, and the ground must be solid and not made land, and not near any marsh or running water The cost of said land, including the amount to be expended thereon for grading and other wiso, as hereinafter mentioned, shall not ex ceed twenty thousand dollars. Plans ane specifications of said armory shall be preparee in detail and: shall receive the approval of said commissioners, and all work upon said armors structure, except the interior finishing anc furnishing shall be done by contract, executed by and between the contractor or contractor: and said commissioners, which contract o1 contracts shall be awarded to the lowest re spongible bidder or biddors after duo publion tion and advertisement, based upon said plant and spocifications. Sec. 8. The contractor or contractors for such construction shall beforo commencing the samo, miake and execute to the state : bond in such form as said commissioners shall prosoribe, in the penalty of ten thousand dol lars, with two suroties, to be approved by the chairman of said commission, conditioned foi the faithful performance of such work of con: struction. Boo. 4. The county treasurer of the county of. Columbia whenever a written notice shal. bo. servod upon him by the said commission that such Jand has been contracted for or pur chased, or the title thereto has been acquired ag above-directed, shall execute in behalf of and in the name of the county of Columbia, s certifionto of indobtedness for the moneys re quired to purchase such site, and to pay the coat of grading, filling, excavating, draining, paving of streets, paving of sidewalks, and fencing: of such lands, and shall, after ter days' notice specifying the time and plac whore bids will bo received for the purchas of such cortificate, sell the same to the highes! bidder; such notico shall be published for tor days in two. newspapers in the county of Co lumbia. The aforesaid certificate shall bea intarest at the rate of not to exceed five per contum per annum, and shall be made payabl on the first day or February following the ex piration of two months from its issue, and the amount theroof and the interest thereon shall bo raiscd in the noxt tax budget of said cour ty succeeding its issue, and applied to the pay- mont of such certificate; provided, however, that if in tlgfaaudgmenk of the board of super visors of Said county of Columbia it shall be doombd for the host infereab of said county not to ralso all tho funds necessary fo pay such certificate in full from the tax levy next muccaoding the issuance thereof by the treas urer of said county ag aforesaid, thoy are hereby authorized and empowored to raise the whole or any portion of the nmount of sSuct certificate by issuing and disposing of bondi of said county in such denominations, for suck time and in such manner as they may deter mine, the interest thereof? not to exceed five per centum per annum. 'The procecds of th: sale of such certificate shall be retained by the county trensurer and shall be by him paié out upon the written requisition of the afore: said commission, by which it shall be applies to the payment of the nmount of the purchase price or cost of said land, and any damaget for awards or compensation which may be mado under the procoedings to nequire sid title and the cost of nequiring said title ant the grading, filling, excavating, draining, pay ing of streats, flogging of sidewalks and feno ing of such lands. Bec. 5. This aot shall take effect immediately Brate or NEw Yours, . Office of the Secretary of State, in“ I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do heroby cer- tify that tho sameis a correcttranscript 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 shallbe : prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twoutioth day atter it shail have become s law. Section. 4%, article H, chapter 8, General Laws.] - CHAPTER 508. AN ACT to amend chapter seven hundred anc slx of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled \An act to provide for the relief of indigent soldiers, sailors anc marines, and the families of those decess- ed,\ as amended by chapter two hundred and sixty-one of the laws of eighteen hun- dred and cighty-cight. Accepted by the cities. Became n low May 18, 1896, with the ap proval of the Governor. Passed, a majority being present. . The. People of the State of New York, repre gamut tiv Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- ows: Section 1. Chaptor seven hundred and six of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty-seven, entitled \An sct to provide for the relief of indigent soldiers, sailors and marines and the families of those deceased,\\ as amended by chapter two hundred and sixty-one of the laws of eightcon hundred and eighty-cight is hereby amended by adding thereto a new see tion, to bo known as section six, which section shall read as follows: f Beo. 0. In all cities of this state containing logs than one hundrad thousand inhabitants, where there are more than one post of the Grand Army of the Republic, thero shall be appointed and constituted a joint relief com- mittee, consisting of one member from each post, of the Grand Army of the Republic in arid city, which shall have complied with the provisions of Inw as hereinafter provided, to be choson in such mannor as such post shall direct, and one. member appointed by the aud- iting board of said city, to which all orders for relief drawn by the commander or quar- tormaster of any post of the Grand Arm of the Ropublc in said, city or town, shall be re- ferred? and no relleZ shall be furnished under the provisfons of this aot, except upon the ap- proval and recommendation of said committee or m majority of the members thereof. No post of the Grand Army of the Republic shall be ontitled to membership in said committee unless such post shall have complied with the provisions of seations three und four of this agt, and in case such post shall fall to so com- ply with the provisions of said sections and to select a member of said commiftee the com- mander or quartermaster shall not bo entitled to draw upon the fund provided by the audit« ing board of said city as provided in section one of this act. ‘ 560532. This 11013 shag take effect immediately. TATE op New York; Office of the Becrebury of State, | \*** I have compared the procéding with the orig- ; Anal Jaw on fllo in this offlec, and do heraby cer- tify that the same fan rorreot transcript thore : from aud of the whole of said. original ls | » for, 'the. erection | __. PALMGIt, Secretary of , Office of the Secretary of State, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 Gr NEW Y{HK-By Authority, [Every law. ries a {iferont time shall be prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the» twonticta day aster it shall have become a 17. Section 49, article I, chapter 8, General TLnws.] b CHAPTER 56, AN ACT making an appropriation for improv ing the state urmory at Olean. Became a law May 12, 1806, with the ap proval of the Governor. Passed, by a two thirds vote. The People of the State of New York, repre- gamed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol ows: Section 1. The sum of six thousand dollars, in addition to the sum appropriated by chap ter one hundred and . twenty-one of the lawt of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, or sc anuch thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwisa appropriated, for the purpose of repairing heating apparatus, completing drill-shed, constructing a rifle-range under tho drill-hall, painting, plumbing, furnishing and making such other repairs, as may be deemed necessary, upon the Olean armory, in accordance with plans to be approved by the adjutant-general, the inspector-goneral and the chiof of ordnance of this state, who are hereby appointed commissioners therefor.- Sq much of said sum of six thousand dollars hereby appropriated as shall be necessary for said purposes shall be payable by the treas urer, on the warrant of the comptroller, upon the order of said commissioners. Said work shall bo done, and said materials therefor shall be purchased, as far as practicable, on con- tract, to be entered into with the lowest re- sponsible biddor or bidders therefor, after suitable advertisement, which shall provide that the cost thereof shall not exceed the lim- its of the appropriation made by chapter one hundred and twenty-one of the laws of eight- gen hundred and ninety-five and by this act. Seo. 2. No part of this appropriation shall «be available until the adjutant-general, in- spector-general and chief of ordnance shall unite in a certificate, filed in the office of the comptroller of the state, and certifying that said armory can be completed in all respects, including its heating and lighting, within the amount of the appropriations made by chap- ter one hundred and twenty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five and by this act. Bec. 8. This act shall take effect immediately,. Srate or NEw York . Office of the Secretary of State, he. * 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 wholo of said original law. . JOHN PALMER, Secratary 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.] CHAPTER 562. AN ACT to extend the drill-hall and rifle range, and make certain additions to the |. state armory in the village of Mohawk, coun- ty of Herkimer, and making an appropria- tion therefor. Became a law May 12, 1896, with the ap- proval of the Governor. y Passed by a two- thirds vote. The People of the State of New Fork, repre- lagged in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol at Rootion 1. The sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for ex- tending the Grill-hall and rifle range, for building gallery and mezzanine floor in the drill-hail, for painting the walls and ceilings of the drill-hall, for concreting the basement bottom, and for other work in and about the state armory building at Mohawk, in accord- ance with the plans approved by the commis- sioners, payable by the treasurer on the war- rant of the comptroller, upon the order of the commissioners rppointed for the construction of such armory, by chapter four hundred and twenty-six of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. Bec. 2. This net shall take effect immediately. Brats or New York, , § . Office of the Secretary of Stite, { \** I bave compared the preceding with the orig: insl 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 Iaw. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State, erve 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 H, chapter 8, G'eneral Laws.] * CHAPTER 585. AN ACT providing for the completion of the stato armory in the village of Tonawanda, Erie county, and making an appropriation therefor. Became a law May 12, 18996, with the ap- proval of the Governor. Passed, by a two- thirds vote. The People of the State of New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- lows: - , Section 1. The sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so muich thereof as may be neces- sary, is hereby appropriated out of y money in tho treasury not otherwise appropriated, . for completing the armory erected in the vil- lage of Tonawanda, Erie county, for the use of the mational guard of the state of New York, payable by the treasurer, upon the war- rant of the comptroller, to the order of the ad- jutant-general, inspector-general and chief 'of ordnance of this state, who are hereby ap- pointed commissioners to complete said ar- mory, as they shall require the same. Sec. 2. No part of this appropriation shall be available until the adjutant-general, inspector- general and chief of ordnance of this state |. shall unite in a certificate, filed in the office of the comptroller of the state, certifying that said armory can be completed in all respects, including its heating and lighting, within the amount of the appropriation hereby made. Sec. 8. This act shall take effect immediately. BraTE or NEw i 8. : Ihave compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cer- tify that the same is # 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 43, article H, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER 586. AN ACT to provide for the collection of his torical and ethnologic rscords and relics of the American Indians of the state of New York, and making an appropriation therefor. Became a law' May 12, 1896, with the ap- proval of the Governor. Passed three-fifths being prosent. The People of the State of New York, repre- gamed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- ows: Section 1. There shall be made, as the In- dian section of the state museum, as complete a collection as practicable of the historical, ethnographic and other records and relics of the Indians of the state of New York, includ- inglmplements or other articles pertaining to their domestic life, agriculture, the chase, war, religion, burial and other rites or ous. toms, or otherwise connected with the Indians of New York. j Sec. 2. Tho trustees of the state museum shall appoint on its staff a competent curator, without salary, to make and arrange this In- dian collection, and for his necessary ox- penses, and for collecting or buying specimens for the Indian collection, there shall be paid by the treasurer, on the warrant of the comp- troller, from any money not otherwise appro- printed, not to exceed five thousand dollars. Sec. 3. This not shall tale effect immediately. Brats or New York e Office of the Secretary of State, £53“ . I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cor- tify that the same 1s a correct transcript there- . from. and of the whole of said. original law, JOHN. PALMER, Secretary of Stake LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority. [Every low, unless a diferent time shall be prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twentieth Gay sfter it shall have become a law. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER 581. AN ACT to provide for the completion of the Twenty-third regiment armory in tho city of Brooklyn. Became a law May 12, 1898, with the ap: proval of the Governor. Passed, by a two thirds vote. The People of the State of New Fork, repre: {271ml in Senate an<4 Assembly, do enact as fol- ws: Section I. The commissioners appointed in. chapter two bundred and fifty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine for the purposes of said act, are hereby author ized to enter into contract for the completion of the armory for the TWenty-thiad regiment In the city of Brooklyn, according to such plans and specifications as may be adopted by them therefor, at an expense not to exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, in addi tion to the sums heretofore appropriated fot the construction of said armory; and the sum of fifteen thousand dollars is hereby appropri- ated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the purposes of this act, payable by the treasurer on the war rant of the comptroller to the order of said commissioners as they shall require the same. Bec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately, BraTek or New York, Egg e Office of the Seorstary of State, ** 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 correot 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 twentioth day after it shall have become a law. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] © CHAPTER 588. AN ACT to amend chapter nine hundred and forty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, entitled \An act making an appropriation for repairing and enlarging the state armory heretofore erected for the use of the Forty-seventh regiment, National Guard of the state of New York.\ Became a law May 12, 1896, with the ap proval of the Governor. Passed, by a two thirds vote. . The People of the State of New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol lows: ~ Bection 1. Section one of chapter nine hun: . dred and forty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, entitled \An act making an appropriation for repairing and en- larging the state armory heretofore erected for the 'use of the Forty-seventh regiment, National Guard of the state of New York,\ is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 1. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars is hereby reappropriated. Bec. 2, The sum of fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is here- by appropriated for the purpose of repairing and enlarging the 'state armory heretofore erected in the county of Kings for the use of theForty-seventh regiment, National Guard of the state of New York, and now occupied by it or any part thereof, which sum shall be expended under the direction of the armory commission; shail be payable by the treasurer by the warrant of the comptrolier, from time to time upon the requisition of the said com- mission, as may be required by them for the purposes of this act. Bec. 8. This act shall take effectimmediately as to all matters herein provided: for: except ing that the amount appropriated shall not be available until on or after-the first day of Oc 'tober, eighteen hundzed and ninety-seven. State or New York, . Office of the Secretary of étatej 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. -- 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 43, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER S48. AN ACT to regulate the keeping of hotels; taverns, inns, boarding and lodging-houses. Became a law May 12, 1896, with the ap proval of the Governor. 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. The proprietor or manager of any hotel, tavern, inn, boarding or lodging-house shall keep a register which shall show the name, residence, date of arrival and departure of their guests, providing such proprietor or manager shall be under a contract with a cor- poration, association, partnership or individual by the terms of which such corporation, asso- ciation, partnership or individual is entitled to receive a percentage \of the receipts from such business, which register shall be subject to the inspection of any corporation, associa- tion, partnership or: individual who shall be under a contract with such proprietor or man- ager by the terms of which such corporation, association, partnership or individual is en- titled to receive a percentage of the receipts from such business. .- . Bec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Brate or New York . a Office of the Secretary of state. i 88. : 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 different time shall ba prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twenticth day after it shall bave become a law. Section 48, article H, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER 503. - AN ACT to amend chapter six bundred and eighty-six of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled \An act in relation to counties,\ constituting chapter eighteen of the general laws. * Became a law May 12, 1896, with the an- proval of the Governor. 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 one hundred and sixty four of chapter six hundred and eighty-six of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled \An aet in relation to counties,\ con stituting chapter eighteen of the genaral laws, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Bec. 164. Statement to board of supervisors.- Every county clerk shall present to the board of supervisors of his county, upon the first day of their annual meeting, a statement, verified by his oath to be true, showing for the year preceding the first day of January : 1. The amount of all fees charged or received for searches, and for certificates thereof. 2. The amount of all fees charged or received for recording any documents in his office, and for certificates thereof. © 3. The amount of all sums charged or re- ceived for services rendered the county. 4. The amount of all gums charged or re- ceived for official services. 5. The sums paid by him for assistance, fuel, lights, stationery and other incidental ex- penses, the names of the persons paid and the items thereof; but he shall not make any charge against the county for stationery, ex-! cept record books and stationery furnished by him for courts beld in his cofinty, but the board of supervisors may allow the county clerk the necessary expenses incurred by him for lighting and heating his office. ' See. 2. This act shall take effect immediately, Brarg op New York 2000 Office of the Secretary of State, i ss.: i . I havecompared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this do hereby car- tify that the same is a.correct transcript there- - \from and 6f the whole of said original law. -_. - dG -PALAG: So 5 - | bwo, nant with «child, which 'shall be bo: CAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority [Every law, unless a different time shall be resoribed therein, shall not take effect until e twenticth day after it thall have become a law. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER 554. c AN ACT providing for the erection of an ar mmory and the aequisition of a site therefor, in the city of Buffalo, for the Seventy-fourth Regiment, National Guard of the state of New York, and making an appropriation for commencing the erection of such armory. Accepted by the city. Became a law May 12, 1896, with the ap- proval of the Governor. Passed, by a two- liirds vote. The People of the State of New Fork, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- lows: Section 1. The sum of twenty-five thousand Sollars is hereby appropriated out of any mon- ays in the state treasury, not otherwise ap- propriated, for the purpose of commencing the erection of an armory, in the city of Buf- lalo, for the Seventy-fourth Regiment, Na- tional Guard of the state of New York, upon the condition that the city of Buffalo, by its mayor and comptroller, or any of its depart- ments or officers, in whom the title to the real estate herein described may be vested, shall sede, transfer and convey to the people of the state of New York, the traok of land in such ity bounded by Connocticut, Nisgara and Vermont streets and Prospect avenue, upon which shall be erected an armory according to the provisions of this act, and the city of Buf- falo, its mayor and '«comptroller, departments or officers are hereby authorized and empow- sred to so cede, transfer and comvey such bract of land. Such amount shall be paid by the state treasurer upon the warrant of tho drawn upon the written requisi- tion of the commission constituted by.section three of this sct and shall be expended in ac- cordance with the provisions of this act. Bec. 2. Whenever such transfer shall have been made, and an armory erected upon such tract of land, according to plans and specifi- cations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this act, and ready foroccupation, the ecunty 3f Erie, by the chairman of its board of super- visors, in consideration of such transfer, is | hereby authorized, empowered and dirscted to cede, transfer and convey to the city of Buf- falo, the tract of land and armory on the corner of Virginia street and Elm- wood avenue, nowoccupied by the said Seven: ty-fourth Regiment and owned by such county. Sec. 8. The treasurer of the county of Erie, whenever a written notice shall be served upon him by the adjutant-general, the in- spector-genergl and the chief of ordnance of the state of New York, who are hereby made and constituted a commission for the purposes of this act, stating that the title to such land. has been sequired, as provided in this act, shall execute in behalf of and in the name of the county of Erie, certificates of indebtedness in the amount, or aggregating flu} amount, named in such notice, 'and shall; after ten days' notice, specifying the time and place where bids will be received therefor, soll the same to the highest biddor, at a price not less than the par value. thereof, such notice to be published for ten days in the official paper of the county of Erie. The aforesaid certificates shall bear interest st a rate of not to.exceed\ four per centum per annum and shall be made payable one-third thereof in five years, one- third thereof in ten years and one-third there- 3f in fifteen years from the date of their issue; or at such other periods as said treasurer may flecide is for the best interests of, said county; and the amount thereof and the interest there- 'on shall be raised in the several tax budgets of said county for the years when said certifi-. sates shall become due and shall be applied to the payment of such certificates. The pro- seeds of the sale of such certificates shall be retained by said county treasurer and shall by him be paid out for the costs and expenses of acquiring said title and for grading, filling, axcavating, draining, paving, fencing, making sewer and water connections and laying side- walks about said land, upon the written req- . of the aforesaid commission. . Bec. 4. Whenever the tract of land described in section one of this act shall be conveyed, sequired or secured in the way herein provid- 24, it shall be the duty of said commission to «proceed forthwith to obtain, by competition or otherwise, plans and specifications for the construction of a suitable armory and drill ball and store-house, including suitable ap- paratus for heating and lighting the same, with rifle range and kitchen and the necessary Axtures for the same, which shall not in the aggregate exceed the sum of four hundred thousand dollars. But no expenditures, ex- cept for plans and specifications, the printing of notices and the expenses of said commission shall be made, until the title to the aforesaid site for such armory, free from all incum-. brances, certificd by the attorney-general to be sufficient and in due form shall be vested in the people of the state of New York, nor until a contract or contracts for the erection of such armory, drill-hall and stora-houso, in- cluding suitable apparatus for heating and lighting the same with rifle range and kitchen and the necessary fixtures for the same shall have been executed as herein provided. - Sec. 5. Said armory, drill-hall and store house, including suitable apparatus for hest- ing and lighting the same, with rifle range and kitchen and 'the necessary fixtures for the same shall be erected under and pursuant to a zontract or contracts, to be let by said com- mission after at least two weeks' public notice of the place at which printed copies of 'the specifications of the work to be done can be obtained, and the plans and drawings therefor san be seen, and of the time and place at which the commission will, meet in public ses- sion for the purpose of receiving proposals for- 1. the doing of such work; at the time and place 10 designated the said commission shall meet in public session and shall receive and open all proposals and shall read the same in the presence of those then present, and the contract or contracts shall be awarded to the lowest bidder, who shall, within a time to be fixed by the commission, and before the work shall bo commenced, furnish security for the due per- formance and completion of said work satis- lactory to said commission. 'The notice pro- vided for in this section shall be published daily {except Sundays) in three newspapers printed and published in the city of Buffalo and in such other papers as the commission may designate for that purpose. The said com- mission shall have the power to reject any or all bids for said work or materials if they leem it for the best interests of the state so to do. and shall then immediately hereafter readvertise for other and further bids. - Sec. 6, The said commission shall have the power to employ & superintendent of the work while it is in progress of construction. See. 7. This act shall bake effect immediately. State or New York, . Office of the Secretary of State, 35\ * I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cor- bify 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.] CHAPTER 587, AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and eighty-seven of the laws of eighteen hur- dred and eighty-one entitled \An act to pro- vide for the establishment of a house of refuge for women.\ Became a law May 12, 1896, with the apr proval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, repre- fented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- ows: Section I. Subdivision three of section ten of chapter one hundred and eighty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, as amended. by chapter seventeen of the laws of eighteen hundred and cighty-seven, ab | amended by chapter seven hundred and four of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety» i is hereby amended so as to read as fol- ows: > 8. Incase any woman committed to said house of refuge shall at the time of such com- mitment be the mother of a nursing child in her-care, under one year of ago, or 'be. preg>\ . i ‘ after - such commitment, such child may accompq hicle, couches, -hearses; : kinds and an: refuge until such time as in 'the opinion 0 said board $f managers such child -can be' properly removed therefrom; and Suita provided for elsewhere; and said boarll © managers shall in their discretion have péwe! to cause such child or children to be placed 41' any asylum for children in this state and: pay for the care and. maintenance of such child or children at the rate not to exceed two dot lars and a balf a week, until the mother' o! such child or children shall have been di charged as hereinbefore provided fer. or t commit such child or children to the dare and - custody of some relative or proper person will - ing to assume such care. And in ease: sual woman at the time- of such commitment shal be the mother of, and have under her exclw sive care, a child or children, more. than ont ~ year- of age, and which might otherwise left without proper care or guardianship, f: shall be the duty of such court or magistral so committing said woman to cause such chil: or children to be committed to such asylun. as may be provided by law for such. purpose - or to the care and custody of some relative o: proper person willing to assume. such care' The board of managers may bind out any child, born at or brought by its mother to tht house of refuge, if a male, for a period which shall not be beyond its twenty-first year, and if a female, for a period which shall not be be ; yond her eighteenth year, which shall have beer - abandoned by its mother for a pericd -not a C. than six months, sand remaining in :the hongt -. of refuge, to be a clerk, apprentice or servant | by an indenture in writing, which shall be signed by all the managers in the name of #h¢ - board of managers, and shall be signed als by the person or persons to whom such chil shall be so bound out, who shall, in such in | denture undertake to treat such child kindly, which binding shall be as effectual as if suel > child had bound himself or herself with. the consent of his or her father or mother. fuel Bec, 2, This act shall take effect immediately, Brate or NEw Youk . 3 ss.: IR Office of the Secretary of finite, ** 20 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 transcrip ; there - . from and of the whole of said original law. . > JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. LAWS GOF NEW YORK-By Authority. ~ [Every law, unless a different Wime shall be | prescribed therein, shall not take effect unt I>. the twentieth day after it shall have becom a law. Section 48, article II, chaptor 8, Gererm Laws.] tous + _ CHAPTER 580. > > - AN ACT to.authorize the staté oommlsslgnl' <0 or boards to acquire. land by condemaation; and to amend the code of civil procedure re © lating to condemnation proceedings. ¥ Became a law May 12, 1896, with the ap ~ proval of the Governor. Passed; a majority being present. 2 e The People of the State of New York, res sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as lows: . : Section 1. The people. of the state of New © . York and the several commissions or. boards ~. , boards of managers. or trustees. in charge of 5, having control of any of the chem-Mable or other institutions of the Atate, are ' hereby. author ized to acquire under the provisions of #itl one of chapter twenty-three of the code o civil procedure, known as the condemnatiox - law, such real estate, right or interest there . in, as: may 'be necessary for the uses of the -= state or for 'the construction, maintenanot and accommodation of 'such state institugiont |- if unable to agree with the owner thereof fol . its purchase. Unless otherwise provided by law, the proceedings for the purpose of 20 A quiring such real estate, right or Anterest .> therein, shall be instituted and maintained is the name of the people of the state of New -- _ York, by the attorney-general {or by suck counselas the, governor or attorney-gener may designate for that purpose, upon the cer ' tificate of such commission or board as to the necessity of acquiring such real estate, Tight - or interest therein, approved and indorsed by the governor. - s Bec. 2. Bection thirty-three hundred and Lis fifty-eight of the code of civil procedure Af\ hereby amended so as to read as follows: _ nii Bec. 8958. The term \\person,\ when used ~- hergin, includeb a natural person and also corporation, joint-stock association, the state | and a political division thereof, and any cope- mission, board, board of managers or trusteos in charge or having control of any of the char- itable or other institutions of the state; the. term real \property any right, interest of easement therein or appurtenances theratol T estate, interest, or essement in the property . to be taken, or any lien, charge, or incum - brance thereon. 'The person instituting - the proceedings shall be termed the plaintiff; and. - > - the person against whom the procéeding ° brought, the defendant. * ou. Bec. 8. Subdivision one of seation thirty» >.. three hundred and sixty of the code of» civil ' procedure is hereby amended so as to read at follows: ho - 1. His name, place of residence, and thi . business in which engaged; if a corporation or joint-stock association, -whether foreign of - domestic, its principal place of business withit the state, the' names and places of residenct of its principal officers, and of its directors;. trustees or board of managers, as the Gast may be, and the object or purpose of ifs in-- corporation or association; if a 'political di- vision of . the state, the names and places. of residence of its principle officers; and if .the state or any commission or board of manageri h or trustees in charge or having control of . of. the charitable or other' institutions of they 'state, the name, place of residence .of the off-\ cer acting in its or their behalf in the proceed: ings. © 80s) © ec. 4. This act shall take effect immediately, Brats or NEw York, z, o ko Office of the Secretary of étnbe, ** , Ihave compared the preceding with the orig: |, inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cer- . tify that the same is a correct transoript there from and of the whole of eaid original law, $4 JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State, | E° . woresen 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 G;, chapter 8, General . Laws.] => - p * . CHAPTER 001. |© . Ao AN ACT to amend chapter three hundred and . fifteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-four entitled \An act requiring con: tracts for the conditional sales 'of personal property on credit to be filed in the town clerk's and other offices,\ in relation t cream separators. ‘ e a law May 18, 1896, with the ap. proval of the Governor,- Passed, three-fifths being present. . The People of the State of New York, repre- {mud in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- ows: Section I. Section seven of chapter 'three. hundred and fifteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-four entitled \An act re- -- quiring contracts for the conditional es 'ol personal property on credit to be filed in the town clerk's and other offices,\ as amended by chapter nine hundred and twonty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and. ninety-five, i hereby amended to read as follows: Bec. 7. This act shall not apply to household goods, pianos, organs, scales, butchers' and > meat-market fools and fixtures, wood-cutting | machines and wood-cutting machinery, en\ gines, boilers and portable furnaces and. boil- ers for heating purposes, portable saw-mills and saw machines, threshing machines and horse- powers, mowing machines, reapers and harvesters and grain drilis, with their abtach- . ments, dairy sizes of centrifugal cream mep: arators, vehicles, coaches, hearses, carriages, buggies and phactons, bicycles and tricyolet | of all kinds and any other device for locomo: tion by human power; provided, that the con- tracts for the sale of the same be executed. in duplicate, and one duplicate shall be delivered to the purchaser. In case. household geods, pianos, organs, scales, butchers' and - moat» market tools and fixtures, wood-cutting ma- chines and wood-cufting machinery, engines, . . boilers and portable furnaces and boilers for heating purposes, portable saw mills and saw machines, threshing machines and. 'horse-pow» ers, mowing machines, reapore and harvesters and grain-drills, with their attachments, ve carriages, - buggies d. fricycles ef 'all and. phactonB, and the term owner,\ all persons having any | |--
