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| % LAWE OF NXTY YORK-ay Authority (Every law. unicss a ASorent time shall be proscribed thereln, shall not tale: effect untl © the day afttew it shall hnvo bocome f law. Seation 44, article I, chapter 8, Generai Lows.] - > CHAPTER 050, AN ACT to mend the fisheries, game and for- oat nw, rolnting to leasos of land under wa tar foc the cultivation. of sholl-fish. Bsoama a law May 14, 1800, with the ap proval of the CGovernow,. Passed, a majority boing prog int. Who People o* the State of New York.repre {gnaw tn. Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol. wat Boation t. Raction ong hundred and ninoty« govon of chapter four hundred and eighty wight of the laws of aightoon hundred and ninety-two, as by chapter nine hun Aréd and seventy-four of the Inws of eighteen hundred and ninety-fvo, is hereby amended to rond as follows: Bog. 107, Lonwos for oultlvablon of sholt fish. «Tho commissionors may mako: lengos of land wndor wator for the purposes of sholl figh oul tivation; bada of oystees of natural growth shall not. bo Tongod unless: the same have fol five years consod to produce nntéural in suflcfont quantiblos to. enable persons on- gaged in tho planting and cultivation of oye tors to earn a lvelHbood by working on such dands. Such fonses shall not be made unlos motlco thorao? has boon posted for not lost thin three waoks in a conspicuous place in the afflices of the commissioners and in the office Gf the olaric of the town nearont to the Tandt applied for and also in the post-office nearcal such lands. The letting shall bo at public ance tion to the highest biddoxr and shall not ¢ made for a lops sum thin twonty-ivo conts pot poro por annmuni, nor for m longer poriod thau fftsoon yours. 'The moneys recolved for such lenggs shall be patd forthwith into. the tren ury of the state. The lessoe shall Immediately enugo: tho grounds so loused to him to be plainly marked out by steaks, buoys, of monaments, which shalt bo inaintrined by the losgoo, hls succossor or nssigns during the «continuance of the lense, Any controversy ro- spooting tho boundaries of lunds so lenged ”Rail bo. detorninod by the commissionors on application by any party theroto. Tho come- wiléslonors may romove summarily from. such lands any tonants who nogloot to pay rent. Boo, 2 This not shall tuke offect {immediately. Srark or Naw Youk, Offices of the Suorctary of State, £53\ I havo compared the proceding with the orlg« Anal Inw on file in this office, and do-horaby cor tly that tho same is: a correct transcript thore Arom: and of the wholo of gald original law. JOHN PALLER, Secretary of State, wonmnina LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority, [Eyory Jaw, vinloss a difforont time shall bo resoribod thoraln, shall not take effect until ho twontiethy day aftor 1b shall have become n law. Bootion 40, article 11, chapter 8, Goneral Laws. 1 CHAPTER 055. AN ACT to amond chapter three hundred and ninoty Alvo of the laws of cighteon hundred and ninotyflyo, entitled CAn agt to nmend tho gama law and to repenl chapter throg htndrod and thirty-two of the laws of cight con hundred. fnd hinety«thres, ontitled 'An not in rolation to the forest prosorve and Adirondack park, constibuting articles. six and fovon of chapter forty«threo of the gon« aril laws,\\ In mm? to tho prevention of forest fires and the dutios of flrewnrdens. 'Bocame a law May 14, 1800, with tho ap grown, of tho: Covornor. Passed, threodifths oing progente The People of the State of New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- lows: Boatfon: 1. Sootlons two hundred and soventy- efx, two hundred and seventy-soven, two hun 'drod and. seventy-eight, two: hundrod cighty- «omo of chapter three hundrod and ninety-five «of tha laws of clghteon hundred and ninety« Aivo, fro amended to read as follows: Baa. 270. Appointment of frowardons.-The \board of fisheries, garao and forests. shall ap- point n firowardan in each town within the counties mentioned in section two hundred and goventy: of this chaptor who-shall act dur- fog tho pleasure of such board. In such of thoso towns ng nro. particularly exposed to torout fixes, or in which there is a large pro- portion, of woodlands, or which may be speci- lod by the fishorlos, game and forest commis- won, the fire warden thus appointed shall di- vido: the: town into two: or more districts, bounded as far as migy be by roads, streams of water, dividing ridges of land, or lob: lines, and appoint, in writing, ono resident citizen Am each distriat as district fArowarden thoroin. A. dosoription of these districts and. the namos ot the district frowardens thus nppointed «hall bo: recordad in tho office of the town The firownrdon shall also cause a map of the fire distriate of his town. to be posted in gome public piace together with the amen of tho district firowardons. appointed, The cost of stol map, not exceoding ton dollars, shall ho a town chirge. Soo, RMT, Dutlos and powers of firowardens.- On tho digaovory of a forest five, or a fire in or noat nny woods, the flrownrden of the dis- trict shall repuir immediatoly to tho places whore the fire fs burning, and: sholl take such mMeaktttos as hall bo nocessnry for its extine- tion or to provont it from sproading, For this purpose ho muy call on any person in his dis trict, or adjoining district or town, to go to #ho fro and reondow asstatance in extinguishing 16 or controlling its progross, and any person sofusing to uct or nesist when so callod on or warnod out shall 'forfeib to the people of tho atate tho sum of ton dollars. The firewardon, whore acting im general chargo, may cause #onaes to: bo destroyad or furrows to bo plough ed: to chook tho running of fire; or, in caso of grout dangor, back-fres may be sot along a rond or or othor lino of defense to gloat off the contbustible material before an advancing fire. No: action for trospass shall be brought by any owner of lands for entry raado upon his promiscs by persons going to agilgt in extinguishing w forest fire, although such fire: may not bo upon his land. 'The fire wardon of every towi in which a. forest fira of more than one nore in oxtont has occurred within a yoar, shall roport to. the board of flahorios, game ind forasts, the extent of aren burnod ovor, to tho best of his information, togothor with the probable amount of proper- ty dustroyed. sposifyiug the valuo of timber, as nome ne may by, ind amount of cord-wood, logs, bark, or uthor forest products, und of foncos, bridgos und buildings that havo been burned. He ghall mako inquiries and report at to: the catsos of such fires, if ascerbainablo, and as to the monaures aniployed and found moxt effootiva In checking their progress. A confolldiuted smwrumary of thogo, returns by quitntios, and of the information relating to tha samo unittor othorywiso. gathered, shall be inoluded in the annual report of tho board of tishortes. game und forests, Hoo R18. Componsation of flrewnedens.=«For their services while on chity ut i forest or fire, or In connection with the pre- vention of fires, tho frownrdens shall receive i contpongnation of two dollars ant fifty conte pot day fos the timo netwilly employed; and cach porkon nestating in extinpulshing i forest or woodland fluo, or who slmail have been or dorod to go to tho place whore such fire muy be burning, shull rocolve i componsation of two dollars por day for the timo fatually em- ployod. | The sorvices of the town firowardon, datrlat ffrowarden, or porsons assisting or or» dored out at a fovost fire shall be a town ohargo, and shall bry sudited and pid by ths town; but the comptroller of tho state shall annitally pay to the towrr t sium equal to one- hilf tho oxpenson thus inourred, audited and puld - In ordor to secure such payment from the atato, il bills for the sorvicos of the town frowim'don, distrlat firowardens, * asilatlug or ordorad out nt m forest or wood- lind fire, shall bo made out in dupHente and Approved by tho town Hirawardon, ous of which bills shall bo forwnrded to the board of Ashoviak gamo und forests, and to which bill thore shall ho attached: a cortlficato of tho town board of auditora stating that said bill hag beow attdited and pald; and no payment of moneys ow robate of any kind, for exponses incurred In the oxtinguishment or provention of forost firoa shall bo made to tho town by the comptroller, except on such bills, which wmugh also ba approved by tho board of tishor- fos, gamio sud foroste or by such official in tholg aomploy ast thoy may dosignute to per- fome such ditty. > Soo #i Buporvisors to be firowardens ox- tflelg.--In alt towns not within the counttos ki6utloncd fa section two hundred and sovon- or porsons vo- _ FRIDAY, by of thisset tlo snporvisors shall be, fire l the twontieth Cay sftor is eeail have become 1 withorse ve thro.nd there shall be applicable | to them ull tae provisions of this act with reference to town and district firewardens. If a forosb fire occurs in any town in which the frowsrden or supervisor may be absent or may fall to measures to extinguisk the fire, or in which no firewarden may bave beenappointed, any justice of the peace in the town where such fire occurs may act as fire wardon and summon assistants; and for al. such services payment shall be made the same as hereinbefore provided for a firewardon and his assistants. Any person who shall willfully or negligontly set fire to, or assist another to sot fire to any waste or forest lands belonging 'to the state or to another person, whereby mich forests! are injured or endangered; or who suffors any fire upon his own lands to es tape or extend beyond the limits thereof to the injury of the woodlands of another or of the stato, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punish able by imprisonmont not exceeding one year, or by a fine not to exceed two hundred and fif ty dollars, or both, and be liable to the person injured for all damages that may be cnused by such fires. Sec. 281. Fallow fires. -It shall be unlawful for any person to light fires for the purpose of clearing land, burning fallows, stumps, logs, or fallon timber, in the towns hereinafter, specified in this section, between April first and June tonth, and between September first and November tenth; but from Juno tenth to Soptember first such fires many be started upon giving three days' notice to a firewnarden or district firowarden and securing his written permission. During the period lastinentioned, if the place where a fire is to be lighted it near any woodlands or forest which mighl possibly be endangered by the lighting of suck fire, it shall be the duty of the town-fOroward: en or district-firowarden to be present person: ally whon the fire is lighted, and to remain untilitis extinguished; and the firewarder or district-flrownrden thus in attendance shall not permit the starting of any fallow fires, or brush fires, or fires for clonring land, during a dangorous wind, nor until the person desir ous of starting such fires shall have employed at his own exponse a sufficient number of porsons to watch und prevent any possible spreading of the flames, and who shall remain on watch until the fire is out ard completely extinguished. 'The services of a firowarden or district-flrowarden at such times shall be a town. charge, the same as whon employed in extinguishing n forest firo; and one-half of the exponse thus incurred by the town may be re- fundod by the comptroller of the state as hereinbefore provided in cuse of forest fires. Any porson violating the requirements of this section by lighting fallow fires or fires for gloaring land othorwige than as herein provid ed, shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition thoreto shall be Hable to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars, one-half of which amount shall bo paid to the porson or persons furnish: ing the evidence necessary to conviction. The provisions of this section shall apply to Hainil- ton 'county, und to the towns of Minerva, Newcomb, North Hudson, Schroon, Keene, Jay, Lowis, North Elba, Saint Armand, and Wilmington, of Essex county; to the towns of Waverly, Hurriectstown, Brandon, Santa Clara, Brighton, Bolmont, Franklin, Duane, and Altamont, of Franklin county: to the towns of Hopkinton, Colton, Clifton, Fine, Edwards, Pitcairn, Clare, Russell, and Pavishville, of Saint Lawrance county; to the towns of Diana, Croghan, Watson, Greig, and Lyons dale, of Lewis county; to the towns of Wil murth, Ohio, Salisbury, Romson, and Russia, of Herkimer county; to tho town of Forest: port in Onelda county; to the towns of Strat: ford, Caroga, and: Mayfield, of Ful: ton county; to the towns of Day, Edinburgh, Hadley, ond Corinth, of Saratoga county; to the towns of Johausburgh, Thurman, and Stony Creek, of Warren county; to the towns of Putnam, Dresden, and Fort Ann, of Wash- ington county; to the towns of Altona, Dan: nemora, Ellenburgh, Saranac, and Black Brook, of Clinton county; to the towns of Denning, Hardenburgh, Shandakin, Olive, Rochoster, Wawnrsing, and Woodstock, of Ulster county ; to the towns of Neversink and Rockland, of Sullivan county; to the towns of Andes, Colchester, Hancock, and Middle town, of Delaware county; and to the towns of Hunter, Jewett, Lexington, ind Windham, of Greene county. Heo, 2. This act shall tuke effect immediately. Srare or New Your us. : Office of the Secrotary of ébato, f ** I have compared the preceding with the orig- inallaw on file in this office, and do hereby cer- tify that the same is a correct transcript there- from and of the whole of guid original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority, [Every law, unless a different time shall bo prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twentioth day after it shall havo become a law. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] . CHAPTER 650. AN ACT for the republication and distribution of the fish, game ind forest laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and all acts of cighteen hundred and ninety-six amenda- tory and supplementary thereto. Bocame a law May 14, 1806, with the ap: proval of the Governor, Passed, a majority boing present. The People of the State of New York, repre- grind in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- aoa: Section 1. The clork of the assembly shall pring and distribute copies of the fish, game and forest laws of sighteon hundred and nine- ty-five and all acts amendatory and supple mentary thereto of eighteen hundred and ninety-six, as follows: Twenty-five copies to each senator and member of the assembly, each game protector and forester, and each of the town clerks of the several towns of this state; and twenty-five hundred copies to the commissioners of fisheries, game and forests. Bec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Srate or New York, “a R Office of the Secretary 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 correct transcript there- from and of the whole of said original Inw. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State, LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority. [Every law, unless a different time shall be ; progoribed 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 657. AN ACT conferring jurisdiction upon the board. of fisheries, game and forest commis- stoners to hear and determine any contro- versies regarding the leasing of lands under water for the cultivation of shell fish. Became a law May 14, 1896, with the ap- proval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being prosent. The People of the State of New York. repre- tlsentcd in Senate and Assenibly, do enact as fol- owas Section 1. Jurisdiction is heraby conferred upon the board of fisheries, game and forest commissions to hour any and all controversies which have avisen regarding the leasing of lands under water for the purpose of the cul- tivation of sholl fish, und to determine the same, upon such forms as moy be just and equitable. \ (Boc. 2. The said board of fisheries, game and forest commissioners, in addition. to the pow- ers and duties heretofore conferred upon it by law, shall have power to sue for and col- loot, and to compromise, compound and satis- fy iny and all rents which now are in arrears, from; lands under wator leased by the state for the purpose of shell fish cultivation, and to make such rebates, for thoe rental of such lunds, as in their Judgment shall seem just und equitable; provided, however, that no such rental shall be reduced to less than twen- ty five conts por aero per anmim for cach acre leasod. Bec.8. This att shall take offect immediately, Stars or Nuw Your, o Offico of the Sceretary of Stato, £53\ I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law ondilo in this office, and do horaby cer- tify that thosame is a correct transcript there- from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Scerotary of State. LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority. [Evory law,, unless a different time shall be | pgresoribed therein, shall not take effect until law. Seetion 45, aiticie II, chapter 8, Genera | Laws.] CHAPTER 658. AN ACT to amend chapter four hundred ant * eighty-eight of the Inws of eighteen hundre{ and ninety-bwo, entitled \An act for th protection, preservation and propagation 0, birds, fish and wild animals in the state 0 New York and the different counties there of,\\ as mended by chapter nine hundret and seventy-four of the laws of cightee: hundred and ninety-five, relative to eel weirs and eel-pots. , Became a law May 14, 1996, with the ap proval of the Governor. Passed, a majorif: 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 aud forty three of article six, of chapter four hundred and eighty-eight of the laws of eighteen hun dred and ninety-two, entitled \An act for the protection, preservation and propagation ol birds, fish and wild animals in the state ol New York, and the different counties there of,\\ as amended by chapter nine hundred und_ seventy-four of the Inws of eightcen hundreé and nincty-five, is hereby amended so as tt read as follows: Sec. 143. Eel weirs.-Eel weirs of which tht laths ave not less than one inch apart, may bi maintained at any time in any of the wateri of this state not inhabited by trout, lak trout, salmon trout, or land-rocked salmon excopt in the Chemung river and its tributa ries in the counties of Steuben and Chemung and except in the Susquehanna river; provid ed, that there be a clear passage at low wate! mark ab some point in said weir of not lest than ten feet in width for the passage of boat! and fish. Eel pots of a form and charactel such as may be prescribed by the rules of tht commissioners of fisheries, may be used in any waters not inhabited by trout, like trout salmon trout, or land-locked salmon. Who ever shall violate or attompb to violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and in addition there to shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollar for each and every eel weir or eel pot builb or maintained in violation of this section, anc ten dollars for each fish caught therein in vio lation of this section. Sec,. 2. This act shall take effect immediately, Srame or New York g sm: o- Office of the Secretary of étate, ** 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 transcript there from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretury 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 IL, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER 659. AN ACT to amend the fish, game and forest law, relating to the expense account of the two assistant chief protectors. Became i law Moy 14, 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: . , Section 1. Section twenty-four of the said act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 24. Compensation of protectors and for esters.-The compensation of the chief pro tector and forester shall be two thousand dot: lars per annum, poyable monthly, and he shall be allowed his actual and necessary traveling expenses in the performance of his duty nol exceeding one thousand dollars per year. The two assistant protectors and foresters shall each receive twelve hundred dollars per year together with thoir traveling and incidental expenses not to exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars per year. The protector desig- mated as state oyster protector shall receive twelve hundred dollars per year and his ac tual incidental and traveling expenses not ex ceeding four hundred and fifty dollars per year. The protector designated as protector of the waters of the Thousand Islands shall receive five hundred dollars per year and his actual, incidental and traveling expenses nol exceeding four hundred and fifty dollars per year, and the thirty-one remaining protector: shall each receive five hundred dollars per an num, payable monthly, and an allowance for expenses not exceeding four hundred and fif ty dollars per year, and each of the said pro tectors shall receive one-half of all the finet and penalties collected in actions brought upon information furnished by him after all the expenses of recovering said fines and pen- altios shall be paid. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. or New Youk tes + Office of the Secretery of State, z se.: I have compared the preceding with the orig- inal law on file in this office, and do hereby cer- tify that the same isa correct transcript there- from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretury 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 low. Section «8, article IL, chapter 8, General Laws.] R CHAPTER 660. AN ACT to amend the game- law relating tc fishing with nots in Seneca lake. Became a law May 14, 1896, with the ap- proval of the Governor. Passed, three-tifths being present. The People of the State of New York, repre- famed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- ows: Section 1. Chapter four hundred and eighty» eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled \An act for the protec- tion, preservation and propagation of birds, fish and wild animals in the state of New York, and the different counties thereof,\ as amended by chapter nine hundred and seven; ty-four of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to article six, to be known as section one hundred and fifty-four. Sec. 154. It shall be lawful to fish in the wa- ters of Seneca Inke with mets or seines, the meshes of which shall not be less than a two inch bar, fron the first day of June to the thirtieth day of September, both inclusive, provided that permission so to do his been first obtained and a license secured from the commissioners of fisheries, game and forests, Whoever shall violate or attempt to violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition there- to shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars for each violation thereof. Bec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. State or NEw York, Office of the Secretary of Mtate, ism: 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 Stute. B LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority. {Every law, unless a différent time shall be prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twentieth day after it shall have become a low. Section 48, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER G61. AN ACT to amend sections thirty-two and thirty-three of chapter three hundred and ninety-five of the Inws of eighteen hundred and. ninety-five, entitled \An act to 'mnend the game law and to repehl chapter threo hundred and thirty-two of the laws of eight» een hundred and ninety-three, entitled 'An act in relation to the Forest Preserve and Adirondack park, constituting articles six and seven of chapter forty-three of thegen- eral laws. * Became u law May 14 1999, with the ap- proval of the Governor, Passed, a majority being presont. The People of the State of New York, repre- {smell in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- ws: Section 1. Sections thirty-two and thirty- three of chapter three hundred and nincty- Ave of the laws of eighteen hundred and nine- ty-five, entitled \An act to anend the game law and to repeal chapter three hundred and thirty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety threo, entitled 'An sct in relation to the E mogk clk ~I c ninle + - « t AUGUST consfituring articles six and seven of chapte foriy-thtee of tha general laws,' \ is hereb; rmended so as to read as follows: Nec. 82. Nets to be destroyed by protecton and foresters.-It is the duty of every protect or and forester to seize, remove and forthwitl destroy any net, pound or other illegal de vices for the taking of fish or game found i1 or upon any of the waters or islands of thi state where hunting and fishing with nets of other illegal devices is prohibited or illegal 0} upon the shores or islands of such waters ant such nets, pounds or other illegal devices ar declared to be a public nuisance and shall bi abated and summarily destroyed by any gamit protector and forester and no action for dam ages shall lie or be maintained against anj person for such seizure or destruction. Hee. 88. Expense of seizure of nets.-Th reasonable expense of any seizure, removal 0: destruction of such nets, pounds or other il legal devices shall be a county charge agains the county in which the same shall be seizet and shall be audited and paid as other count] charges are paid on the certificate of such pro tector and forester stating the time and plact of such destruction, the name of the persor employed therein, the time spent thereabout and the money advanced, if any, and to whom and shall be verified by the oath of such pro tector and forester making such seizure anc destruction. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. State orp 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 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 bt prescribed therein, shall not take effect unti the twentioth day after it shall have become f law. Section 43, article II, chapter 8, Genera Laws.] CHAPTER 668. AN AOT to amend chapter six hundred ani seventy-three of the laws of eighteen hun dred and ninety-four, entitled \An act tt authorize and empower the board of trustee: of villages incorporated under the act en titled 'An act for the incorporation of vil} lages,' passed April twenty, eighteen hun dred and seventy, and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, to con tract with lighting companies organized un der the laws of this state for lighting the streets and public grounds of said villages.\ Became a law May 14, 1$96, with the apr proval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. < The People of the State of New Fork, repre- fiented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- ows: ° Section 1. The board of trustees of any vil lage in this state incorporated under an ack entitled \An act for the incorporation of vil lages,\ passed April twenty, eighteen hundred and seventy, and-acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, shall have the power, and they are hereby authorized and empower ed to contract for a term of one year or more with any lighting company organized unde: the laws of this state, or with any person or persons, for lighting the streets and public grounds of such village, and the amount of such contract agreed to be paid shall be an nually raised as a part of the expenses of suck village, and shall be. levied, assessed and col lected in the manner that other expenses ol said village are raised, and when collected shall be kept separate from other funds ol such village, and shall be 'paid over to suck lighting company, person or persons, by such trustees, according to the terms of any such contract; and any such contract entered into by the board of trustees of any such village shall be valid and binding upon such village; providing, however, that no such contracl shall be made for a longer period than five years nor for a greater sum in the aggregate than two and one-half mills for every dollar of the taxable property of said village pe: aunum, unless the proposition for the same be submitted to a vote of the electors of such village in the manner provided by sections four and five of title four of chapter two hun dred and ninety-one of the laws of eighteen \hundred and seventy, and approved by a ma jority of the voters entitled to vote and voting on such question at an annual election or at s special election duly called.. Sec. 2. All of the counties in this state are hereby exempted from the provisions of this act'except the counties of Rockland and West chester. Bec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Stark or NEw York, . Office of the Secretary of State, E se.: I bave 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 a..d of the whole of suid 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 low. Section 43, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER 664. R AN ACT to amend the penal code. Became a law May 14, 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. Section four hundred and twen- by-four of the penal code is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec, 44. All corporations and persons other than employes, operating any steam railroad in this state, 1. Failing to cause guard posts to be placed in prolongation of the lime of bridge trussos upon such railroad, so thatin case of derail ment, the posts and not 'the trusses shall re- ceive the blow of the derailed locomotive or car; or, - 2. Failing after November first, eighteen hundred and ninety-bwo, to equip all of their own freight cats; run and used in freight or other trains on such railroad, with automatic self-couplers, or running or operating on such , railroad any freight car belonging to any such person or corporation, without having the same equipped, except in case of nccident or other emergency, with automatic self-cou- plers, and except within the extended time al- lowed by the board of railroad commission- ers, in pursuance of law, for equipping such car with such couplers, is guilty of a misde- meanor, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars for each offense. See. 8. This act shall take effect immediately. State or New York, . 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 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 low, Section 48,'article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] CHAPTER 665. AN ACT to amend section four hundred and one of the code of civil procedure, relative to statute of limitation. Became a law May 14, 1896, with the ap- proval of the Governor. Passed, a majority being present. The People of the Slate of New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- lows: © Section 1. Section four hundred and one of the code of civil procedure is amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 401. If, when the cause of action acerues \against a person he is without the state, the action may be commenced within the time limited therefor, 'after his return into the state. If, after a cause of action has necrued against w person, he departs from the state and re- mains continuously absent therefrom for the of one year or more, or if, without the knowledge of the person entitled to maintain the action, he resides within the state under false nume, the time of his absence or of, such residence within the state under such false namo is not a part of the time limited for the commenceinent of the action. But this: section does not apply while a designation veardle so snmevmihbdd in gantian fanr and thirty or in subdivision gecond of sectior four hundred and thirty-two of this act re mains in force. See. 2. Nothing in this act contained. shal revive any cause of action barred by the stay ute, as it existed prior to the passage of thil act. Sec. 8. This act shall take effect September first, eighteen hundred and ninety-six. Stare or New York, z so.: Office of the Secretary of State, ** Thave compared &he 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 thine shall be prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twentieth day after it shall have becore z law. Section 43, article II, chapter 8, General CHAPTER 667. AN ACT to amend chapter five of the laws ol eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, entitled «\An act to establish the Mount McGregor Memorial Association.\ Became a law May 14, 1898, with the ap proval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifth being present. - The People of the State of 'New York, repre sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol lows: Section 1. Section four of chapter five of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-eight entitled \An act to establish the Mount Mé Gregor Memorial association,\\ is Kerebj amended to read as follows: Sec. 4. This corporation is prohibited fron alienating said real estate and from disposing of or removing any of the contents of cottage specified in section three of this ack except as herein provided. 'The sum of ont thousand dollars shall be paid annually by the state treasurer upon the warrant of the comp troller to the Mount McGregor Memorial as sociation, for the care and maintenance ol said premises in their present condition, with out change in any respect further than is nee essary to thus preserve the same. And said corporation may sue or be sued, and have cor porate seal, and may have a president, secre tary and treasurer, who shall be corporators, and whose duties shall be such as usually per tain to these offices respectively in simila: corporations. Bec, 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Braue op New YoRK 2 sg.: Office of the Secretary 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 correct transcript there from and of the whole of said original law. JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. . Laws] 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 668. . AN ACT to amend chapter sixteen of the gen eral laws, entitled \An act in relation to militia, constituting chapter sixteen of the general laws,\\ as amended 'by chapter nine hundred and twenty-four of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, in rela tion to the signal corps. Became a law May 14, 1806, with the ap proval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifth: being present. The People of the State of New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol lows: Section 1. Section eighteen of article two of chapter five hundred and fifty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, constituting chapter sixteen of the general laws, as amended by chapter nine hundred and twenty-four of the laws of eighteen hun- dred and ninety-five, is hereby amended so as \*to read as follows: Bec. 18. Signal corps.-The chief may, in his discretion organize signal corps. Asignal corps shall.consist of one cap- tain, one assistant surgeon of the grade of first lieutenant, and one first lieutenant, and not to exceed forty-six non-commissioned officers and privates. And the commander-in-chief may appoint a chief signal officer of the grade of major, who may be assigned to the com- mand of all the signal corps of the state, and to each signal corps one assistant surgeon of the grade of first lieutenant. 'The number of non-commissioned officers of each corps shall not exceed one first sergeant, one quartermas ter-sergeant, four sergeants and eight cor- porals. . State or NEw York, R Office of the Secretury of Stat®, 2 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 48, article II, chapter 8, General Laws.] . . CHAPTER 672. . AN ACT to amend chapter tive 'hundred and eighteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, entitled 'An act to regulate the manufacture of flour and meal food products.\ Became a law May 14, 1896, with the ap- proval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York;/repre- sented tn Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- Tows: Section 1. Section one of chapter five hun- dred aud eighteen of the Inws of eighteen hun dred and ninety-five, entitled-\An act to reg: ulate the manufacture of flour and meal food products,\\ is hereby amended to read as fol- lows: Bec. 1. No employe shall be required, per- mitted or suffered to work in a biscuit, bread or cake bakery or confectionery establishment more than sixty hours in any.one week, or more than ten hours in any one day, unless for the purpose of making a shorter workday on the last day of the week, nor more hours in any one week than will make an average of ten hours per day for the whole number of days in which such person shall so work dur, ing such week. Sec. 2. Section two of such act is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2. All buildings or rooms occupied as biscuit, bread, pie or cake bakeries shall be drained and plumbed in a manner to conduce to the proper and healthful sanitary condition thereof, and constructed with air shafts, win- dows or ventilating pipes sufficient to insure ventilation, as the factory inspector or any of his deputies shall direct, No cellar or base- ment not now used for a bakery shall hereafter be occupied and used as a bakery, unless the proprietor shall Chave. previously complied with the sanitary provisions of this act. 4 Sec. 8. Section three of such act is hereby |. amended to read as follows:, Sec. 8. Every room used for the manufac ture of flour or mieal food products shall be at least eight feet in height and shall have, if deemed necessary by the factory inspector, an impermeable floor constructed of cement or of tiles laid in cement, with an additional flooring, or of wood properly saturated with linseed oil. The side walls.of such rooms shall be plastered or wainscoted, and if. required by the factory inspector orm a deputy factory inspector, the side walls shall be whitewashed at leasb once in three months, and the woodwork of sucW walls shall be painted when required by such inspector or deputy, The furniture and utensils in such rooms shall be so arranged that the furniture and floor may at all times be kept in a, proper and healthful sanitary and clean condition. No donitstic animal, except eats, shall be al- lowed to remain. in a room used as a biscuit, bread, pie or cake bakery, or any -room in such bakery where flour or meal food products are stored. Sec. 4. Section six of such act is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 6. The sleeping places for the persons employed in a bakery shall be kept separate from the room or rooms where flour or meal food products are manufactured or stored, and the factory inspector or a deputy factory Inspector may inspect such sleeping places if they are on the same floor as the bakery, and order them cleaned or changed in compliance with sanitary principles. « may appoint six deputies, each of whom -ehal ' bundred and sixty-six of the laws of cightee y Bec. t. mection eight of such act [is here $ amended to read as follows: | Bec. 8. For the purpose of enforcing this met and of chapter- four hundred and nino'qfeh( laws of eighteen hundred and cighty-siz ant acts amendatory thereof, the factory inspeotof receive an annual salary of one thousand tw hundred dollars, together with his necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in :diw charging the duties of his office, pgyghfr monthly by the treasurer, on the warran the comptroller, upon proper® vouchers, a proved by the factory inspector. Under th direction of the factory inspector such depu ties shall inspect all bakeries and see that the provisions of this act and of chapter four hun dred and nine of the laws of cightcen hun dred and cighty-six, and the acts amendatorf thereof, are observed therein. Buch depu shall have all the powers and duties of tht deputy inspectors, and- shall be amenable H the supervision and control of the factory spector the same as the deputy factory im spectors appointed under chapter four kun dred and nine of the laws of eighteen hundred: and eighty-six and the acts amendatory there. of. The factory inspector, or a deputy factory inspector authorized by him shall issue a cer; tificate to a person conducting a bakery wher. such bakery is conducted in compliance with all the provisions of this act. yo ous Bec. 6. Section nine of such act is hereby amended to read as follows: *to ja s Bec. 9. The owner, agent or lessee of any. property affected by the provisions of section. two, three or five of this act shall, within siz ty days after the service of a notice requiring any alterations to be made in. or upon snolk premises, comply therewith, and such shall be in writing and may be gerved upor such owner, fgent or lessee, either personall or by mail, and a notice mailed to the last known address of such owner, agent. or lesse shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes:o this act. f Lond Sec. 7. This act shall take effeot July firs eighteen hundred and ninety-six. Brare or Nuw York % Office of the Secretary of State. 3,95“ * inal law on file in this office, and do heroby cor - tify that the same isa correct trangeript there from and of the whole of said original law: ~ © JOHN PALMER, Secretary of State. LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authorit {Every law, unless a different time-shall be- prescribed therein, shall not take effect until the twentieth day after it shall have become law. Section 48, article H, chapter 8, Gener Laws.] CHAPTER 078. - AN ACT to amend chapter five hundred and sixty-six. of the laws of eighteen hundred: and ninety, entitled \An act in relation transportation corporations excepting rail roads, constituting chapter forty -of the gep eral laws,\\ as amended by chapter two hu; dred and thirty of the laws of eighteen hun dred and ninety-four, in relation to tow confracts with water corporations. L Became a law May 15, 1896, with, the- ap proval of the Governor: Passé4, three-fifthi being present. telle t To (t The People of the State of Ne k. repre: sented in-Senate and Assembly, do enact as for . lows: - 60 £004 a Bection 1. Bection eighty-one of chap! By hundred and ninety, constituting chapter for ty of the general laws, as amended by chapter two hundred and thirty of the laws of eight: een hundred and ninety-four, is hereby amenk ed to read as follows: j L9 C Bec..81. Must supply water: contractswwit municipalities.-Every such coporation shall supply- the authorities or anyof the inhabit: ants of any city, town or village through which the conduits or maing of such corpora tion may pass, or wherein such corporationt. may have organized, with pure.and wholesome* water at reasonable rates and cost, and :the: board of trustees of any incorporated villages and the water commissioners or other board or officials performing the duties of water commissioners, and having charge of the wa-. ter supplies 'of any city of this state, shall have the power to contract in the name and behalf of the municipal corporation -of. which . they are officers, for the term of one year or more for the delivery by such company to the . village or city, of water through hydrants otherwise, for the extinguishment of fires an for sanitary and other public purposes; and the amount of such contract agreed to be paid shall be annually raised as a part of thee penses of such village or city, and shall 'be levied, assessed and collected in the same manner as <other expenses of. the village 'of city are. raised, and when collected shall be | kept separate 'from other funds of the village '- or city, and be paid over to 'such corporation by such trustees or city officials, according ta the terms and conditions of any such contract; and any such contract entered. into by the' board of trustees of any.village, or. by wate commissioners or other board performing the duties of water commissioners and having: charge of the water supply of any city, shall be valid and binding upon such village or city, but no such contract shall be made for a long» er period than ten years nor for a sum exceed- ing in the aggregate, two and one-half mills for every dollar of the taxable property of such village or city, per annum, except upon a petition of a majority of the taxable inhabs itants of any such village or city, or- portion | thereof, which it is proposed to supply with pure and wholesome water, unless a resolution authorizing the same has been submitted to a vote of the electors of the village or city, in - the manner provided by the village law or city charter, and approved by a majority of the voters entitled to vote and voting on such question' ab any annual election or special. ~ election duly called; and any board of trustees - or board of water commissioners or other city . officials, when so authorized, may make such | contract .for a term not exceeding thirty © years, and the amount of such contract shall be paid in semi-annual installments. 'The town board of any town may establish a wa- ter supply district in such town outside of & city or incorporated village therein, by filing a certificate describing the bonds thereof, in the office of the town clerk; and may contract in the name of the town for the delivery, by a corporation, subject to the provisions of thi article, of a #apply of water for fire, sanitary or other public purposes, to such districte}. and the whole town shall be bound .by suck - contract, but the rental or expense there of shall annually, in theysame manner as ~ other expenses of the town are raised, be assessed, levied upon and collepted only from the taxable property within 'such water supply district.\ Such money, when'col* lected, shall be kept as a separate fund and be paid over to such corporation by the supervin-. or of the town, according to the terms and conditions of any such contract. No such-con- ..- tract shall be made for a longer period than five years, nor for an annual expense exceed- ing three mills upon each dollar of the taxable - property within such water supply district. Bec. 2. This act shall take effectimmediately, Brave or New York, g as.: © Office of the Secretary of State, ** ls 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. R 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 IL, chapter 8, General: Laws.] CHARTER 670. AN ACT to amend chapter five hundred and fifty-seven, laws of eighteen hundred and musty-flour, entitled 'An act to provide for a commission of jurors in counties contain- ing cities of from ninety to ninety-six thou» .. sand inhabitants.\ « Became a law May 15, 1896, with the approval - of. the Governor. ' Passed, three-fifths being present. + - 20 The People of the State of New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- Tows: - Section 1. Section one of chapter five hun- ] dred and fifty-seven of the laws of eighteen - hundred and ninety-four is hereby. amended: so as to read as follows: \o R Bec. 1. . In every county, except the county - of Onondaga, containing a city of not less than sixty or more than one hundréd and twenty thousand - inhabitants, as now appears, Or as I have compared the preceding with the orig I
