'&jKi|ft<OrfffW YORK—Vy AaUiertty.
" ¦;. .•:. , "¦ CHAP. 1
iMK^MiTihaMnc aa appraprUtloa tar the
eoMail* Ai Dationai cuard. aaval tm^
. nue, Mbistew aad eOiM^ Mvanlaa*
iWM>.«atled tut* awvlea oa tke wdera.
IMMMNI er requMt^o «f th. pe.rta.nt
mOfAA- tJBUedJMatw .r .( tb. aoveHiMr
,ac ttM «tat« p. Vaw Tork ana for other
parypeee la f»eparatlen tharator.
- Beasame a >•« rabruarr <. WT, with
-the aeewral rr th. Oorwnn. Paaeed,
•aree-atth. b.1^ prM«nt.
The Pmept. tXtha atau of N.w TeHt. ¦mireeaiUail la ««nato ana AapMiblir, a. eaaet a. followa:
Bactlow L Th. atm ot on. million aol- lara <tl,AIA,9m mr a. much th.rM>r ^m aaay be n>eae.ary, la h«-««y mpprepriated eat ef any lnon«y in th« trfaaury not •tlMrwfaw .ppraprlatml. for th. mipply. eletaiaa, Miulpaiant pay, tranapo-ta'lon. V««paratlon of camp aitea ana canton- ¦M«ta, ¦Bobiilsstion. mbalatenc and in- eMeatal mrCf*mm*m of th. national fuard •aa naval mllltia. TOlunteera or other •raenlaatlona of th'a atata. authorlswJ. •rganlaed or fumlahtid by th. atat. on a eall, ora.ra, rMiueat ar reejulaitlon hern- 4aftar nwa. er laaue* by the praaldent of ttie ITaltM Statea, oi arganlsed. authorlx- ea At orderMl for aaty by th. governor. M. part of the money h.reby appropriat¬ ed ahali b. .zpendMl unlM. th. aovemor Miall eertlfy that to hla opinion ther. ta a.Beealty for ualng th. aam. or a portion ttl.rM>f; ana In aueh caa. th. aame ahall lM paia by the treaaurer upon the ap- prevct of tb. aajutant smim.! ana th. aoait ana warrant ef tb. comptroll.r of fb. Mate.
I 1 Thla act ahall tak. effect lounedi- atrty.
•tat. of New Tork. Office of th. Sver.- tary of Bute, aa:
I haTe comparea th. preceelinc witl. the erislnal law on fll. In thia effloe. anei elo koreby certify tl..it th. aam. la a correct tranacript therefrom and of the whole of ¦aia original law.
FRANCIS M. HUOO. Bccratarr of 8t..te.
LAWS OP .4EW YORK—By Authority,
CHAP. 4. itN ACT to amend the Insurance law. In relation to the creation of mutual e-or- porationn to make Inaurancea upon or In oonnection with veaaela aaalnat Uabillty for losa or damace reauitins from ac<-i- aent to carao. acclelent to or Injury Buf¬ fered by any person, and alao certain othar Inaurancea upon or pertaining; tn venaela or their operation. BMsame a law February 14. 1917 with tha approval of the (Jovernor. Panned, ttirae-flftha beina prevent.
The People of the Htate of New York, raprenented in Senate ancl Assembly, do enact aa foUowa:
Section 1. Chapter thirty-three of tlie lawa of nineteen hundrMl anei nine, en¬ titled "An act In relation to Insurame corporationa, constituting chapter tweii- ty-elaht of the eonaolidated laws," Ih horeby amende-d by InsertlnK therein new .«;tlona to read a» followa:
I 162. Protee;tlon and Indemnity mutual marine insurance corporations. A marine protection and Indemnity mutual insur¬ ance corporation may be orKanlze><l for the puri>oHe of maklnfc InsuranreH on the mutual auaeaament plan in connection with veaaela, aa follows:
(a) Aaainat liability for lo>e8 or damage rsaultlns from peraonal Injury to anv jperapa;
<b) Agalnat liability for loas of or dam- At. to or in connection with carRo or oth- At property provided that the liability In¬ aured aaainat shall not exceed that whie-h would b« inipoaed by law in tha absenct ef oontract: V^e) Agalnal liability for damage to other Tesaela or 'craft or to other property ' of any kindj^
(d) Agalnat lose by reason of eeiieral avMare aacriflces, allowances or llahill- tleef
-¦M Agalnat «xpens« Incident to buaran- -'tjne detention;
(f) Agalnat expense i In reslstlngr claims er defandlnK law aulta arowlng out of any riak Insured;
(g) Against loas or liability Incidental to er In reapect of the ownership, operation V (bairtV'^'^K ot veaaela, including leb'al mif^xiAAA.
* Notblng herein contained, however, ahall anthoirlce or permit any corporB,tlon or¬ ganised under thla aeetion to make Innur- anoM upon the hull, machinery, freight moiieys or diabursetnents of any ve.<<ael, .r.upon cargo or other property trana- poeted.
f Ita Ten or more persons may organ¬ ise a marina protection and indemnity mutual insurance corporation by making ana flllng In the ofBce of the superintend¬ ent .f insurance a certlflcate to be aigned \iv each of the incorporators, atating their iatMitlen to form a corporation for the
.purpoaea ramad in section oh. hundred atnd alxty-two and aettlng forth th. char- t.r which they propose to adopt, which ahall state the name o% the proposed cor¬ poration (which name ahall Include the word "'mutual"), the place where its prin- «:I|MU office la to be located, which shall be
' In tha atat. of New York, tha mode and mannM" In which Ita corporate powers are to b. exerciaed, tha number of ita dlrec tora, a majority of whom shall be citizens of the United States, and at Iwist two ot whom ahall have a residence or place of tnialnMS .in the atate of New York, the ¦(kannar of electing ita directora and otn- cra the time of auch elections, the inait- nMr ef fliling vacancies, the manner of •aoptlng and amending by-laws, wtrich ahall flrat be submitted to and approved by the superintendent o/ Insurune-e, the names and poat ofllce addreiiseg of the dl rectora who ahall serve unlil the nrst an- i^al inretlng of aucb corporation, anei Hiie-f, further particulara aa shall be nee.'eHHar> to explain and make manifest the objrcii. and t>"''poaea of the corporation. Sue^li «-ertlfle-ate ahall be proved or ae-kneiwl- edgwl and aball t>e recorded In a buule to b. kept for that purpose by the siiper- tateaa.nt ot inaurance, and a certlflee) copy therM>f ahall l>e delivered by the au- porlntendent of insurance to the persons .XMUttng th. aam., Buch a corporation shall hav. powu- to re-inaur« any riski! Inawrea by It
I Id Upon rw:eipt of a crtifled copy of sueh oertiflcate of Incorporation the per- eens signing such certlflcate or the dlreo- t«>rs named therein may open books and reeelve appllcatlona for membership In the aorporatlon. No such corporation aluUI transact any bosineas ef inaurance unteMM and until at least twenty peraona, «etiiorattona, partnerships, aasociatlona. •r ie'nt stock companies, owning, opwat- btg or chartering veese-la ahall have b« MHne m«mb.rfl of auch corporation and ahall have agreed to take inaurance there¬ in of one or more ot the kinds spwsifled in eeetten on. hundred and atxty-two. for at leaat two hundred vessels named by them Ia their resfiMtive applications for mem¬ bership ta such corporation, having an f^ygatu gross tennag. of not less than flv. bunarca thousand, nor until a sum shall have b..n paid into th. corporation eaulvalent te twenty cants per ton upon the acgreyate tonnage for which applica- tlaaa for tnaarance hav. b.Mi made, nor untU .th. (acta spMslfled in this section shall have bewi oertlfled upa.r oath to the auDertnteaaent of Insurano. by at leaM. tbr«e ef the perseaa sicalug th. erinsal eeartlAcfl.. ner watu tbe superin- ttfaaiMii o^'taearanfla shaJI have iaauea a Hi)e#pe te'auiA oerperatton authorialac U te jtraaeact, the insurance bualaeee (or whteh it ima A'Saiiiaea. Tha eaperbitama- ', Iwawaeaee mun he eatMM befor. Wh llesasa that the aieaiher- \ the eerpetatMa la genula. aad (hat every mwaber th«reo( lias ¦tllea III tehi eaeh inaturaiMe therein in etfaMMHM «tlh the yeeaela aaaea ta hto at^tMBaa tm WAmMAKiMp AmS haa ua- aMrtaheil te pay aaeeeeaMata la aoeera- «^«a ipitt th* 14r4avfs et the eerperatlen.
if aft aar thae tbe aaaihee etf iaMa belev twwity eer the uewhir «r eea- esle to eeimectiua with which eMU hiser aaae ia takea toy tiM iiwhsri ef the eor- aeeatSea (hlle belew ttee hesare^ At aa aaa'eaate grees tennag. ef aet leee thaa ave hnaarea theosana. Mia ueryesratlea stall make ne furthM' Inearaaees aatU appUcatlefia shall hav. bMn ree.lv.a from pMwms aeslrlng to become mem- hM« sufllclmit to bring the totjil aumber e( asembere up to twenty and th. total aumber .f v.as.la up to two hundrea, of an aggregat. gross tonnage of not UM thaa flv. hundred tlMnisand. and to the MTWtt that such applications for membor- shlp shall not be obtained within a r.a- senaMo ttm.. to ba flx«] by th. sup.rin- t.na«it of Insurance, h. may take pro- eeedings agalnat such corporation under swittoa slxty-thrM of this ohapt«- to th. aam. cffMt aa tf clause (h) of subaivlsion on. of sueh section were spocMcally ap- pileaUe te marine protection and Indnn- mty mutoal Inauranc corporations or- gmnls»1 under thla article. Each member of the corporation shsll be insured by th. corporation with reapect to each ves¬ sel naioed by him in hia applications for insurai ce. In accordance with the by-laws of the corporation. A corporation, part¬ nership, asaociatlon or Joint atock com¬ pany may become a member of such cor¬ poration and may authorise any todl- vldual to represent it In such corporation, and such representative shall hav. all th. rights of an indlvidaul mMnbM.
I l<e. Such corporation shall hav. net less than flve dlrscters and sueh offlosrs and managers as shall b. pro-vklea for In 1.* charter or by its by-la wa. Th. direc¬ tor ahail b. .Iect.d annually ky the votea of tha mmnbera of the corporation. All except two of the directors of th. cor- IMiratlon elected after tb. orgaalaatlon ef th. corporation Is completed aad after it Is authorizwl to begin to transact busl¬ nesa shall be meml>era of tho corporation. The secretary and managera of th. cor¬ poration new) not be membera of th. cor¬ poration or .f tha board of directora.
I IW. At all meetlnga of the memt>ers of the corporation each member ahall have on. vot. and on. additional vote for uich flv. thouaand tons of the sggregate groaa regiatered tonnage of all veasels in con¬ nection with which Insurance ia taken by him In th. corporation, aa ahown by its record a.
i 167. Such a corporation ahall In Its by-laws flx the llBbillty which it shall as¬ sume; and Its members shall be liable for the payment of all Its losses and expenser through asaessments to be levied in th* manner provided therein. Such a cor¬ poration shall from time to time, as pro¬ vided for In ita by-lawa. make assesn- menta upon memljtra lOT money with which to pa$r io.vses and expenses, and Itt by-laws shall provide when and how a inember In default shall cease to be en¬ titled to insurance protection from the corporation and how a member In default may secure reinstatement. I
I 16S. Sections alx. seven, nine, ten, | eleven, sixteen, twenty, thirty-six, thirty- i nine, forty, forty-three, forty-four, forty- I flve. forty-six, forty-seven, forty-eight, j forty-nine, flfty-two, fifty-three, sixty- three and one hundred and sixty-one ot j this chapter are hereby made BPeclflt-ally | applicable to the rorporntlon autliorliee] j to be formed for the purposes spedfled In ' aw:tion one hundred and sixty-two. j
I % Thla act shall Uke effect lram«ll- i ately. i
Statu of New Tork. Offl e of the Secre- i
tary of State, ss:
I have compared the preceding with the ! original law on fll. In this offlce, and do | hereby certify that the same Is a correct i transcript therefrom and of the whole of •aid original law.
,, FRANCIS M. HUGO. ]
'Cl Secretary of State.
LAWS 9F NEW YORK—By Authority, j CHAP. 13. i
AN ACT to amen4 t(U atale law, r.lfltlva |
to the ac<]uialtion of land by the atata
for purposes of public defense.
Became a law February a, 1M7, with | the approval of the Governor. Passed. { three-ftfths being present. |
The People of the State of New York, represented in 3«"*te and Asaembly, do enact as followa:
Sectioii 1. Chapt - flfty-nlne of the laws o^ hineteen bundred ' and nine, entitled "An act in relation to the sovereignty, boundaries, survey, great seal and arms of the state, congressional districts, sen¬ ate districts, and apportionment of the members of asaembly of thla atate, and enumeration of the inhabitants of the atate, conatltuting chapter flfty-aeven of the conaolldated laws." ts hereby amend¬ ed by Inserting therein a new article, to be known as artlcl. four-a and to read aa foilowa:
ARTICL.K 4-A. Acquisition of L^nd for Publie Def.ns.
I 6S. L,ands to be acquired: e»>mmisaion. Whenever lands, and the structures and waters thereon, altuated within the bound¬ aries of this atate, are, in the judgment ot the governor, necessary for purpoaea of public defenae, the eatates, titles and Intereats In and to auch landa, atructurea and Waters,, belonging to or vested in any peraon, corporation or municipality, may be acquired by the state as providwl In thia article. Th. governor shall, when¬ ever certain lands and the structures and waters thereon, to be designated by him, are required for auch purpoaes, direct tha adjutant general, th. state engineer ai)d th. superintendent of public works, to take such actiona and Institute such pro¬ ceedings aa may be necessary to acquire auch landa In the name and for the bene¬ fit of the people of the state. Such offl¬ cers sre hereby constitutwl a commiSHion for the purpoae of acquiring title to such lands and th. structures and waters thereon.
I 69. Survey and map of lands to b« ac¬ quired. When directed by the governor to acquire certain designated lands, and the structures and waters th«rw>n, for the purpoaea of public defense, as herein¬ before prescribed, th. commission shall cause a survey and map of such landa to b. mad.. The mem)>«rs of auch commis¬ sion and its duly authorized agents and employsM may enter upoit such lands. and the structures and lyaters thereon, for the p.urpose of makln|[ auch survey and map.' The atata engineer shall annex to such survey and map his certlflcate aa, to the accuracy thereof. There shall be' annexed thereto a certlflcate- executed by th. members of th. commission, stating that th. lands and the structures and waters thereon, described In such survey and map, are necessary for purposes of public defense. The original of such survey and map and the rertiflcatea an¬ nexed thereto ahail be submltte>d to the governor, and tf approved by him. It ahall be flled in the offlca of the secretary of atate. A copy of auch aurvey, map and cMtiflcatea. certifled by the secretary of state, shail be flled by the commission tn th. offlc* of th. county clerk' of each county in which such landa or any por¬ tion thM'sof. are aituatwl.
I Bt-a. Notice to own.ra: appropriation of land. Tb. adjutant gmieral ahall, upon th. flllng ef the certifled copy of such survey, map ana cMtlflcates In the offlc* of auch county clerk, swv. uimn the own¬ ers of th. lands, and th. atructurea and waters th.reon, includea In aach surv.y. aaa upon all persons, corporationa or nranlclpalltlM having any Mtat. er in- t«taet thweln, a notice .f th. fliibr ef enah surv.y, map aaa certillcat.. eiui above prevtaed. which notlc shall speclfi- caUy deecrib. that portion of th. propwty betoaging to th. owner which liaa been ¦a appreprlatwl for purpoese ot puhlie ae- (aaee. U the aajutant geaeral la aot able te serve auoh nottce^upen the owner ef siteh preparty or the pereoa er eerpoia- tlen havtac aa eeute or latereet tberefai. afttf maUna reasenable effort te ao eo, or if he la aaahle to aaoeKahi the per- soae, eorperatlens er asualdpaUtleB ewa- mg such lanae ana th. atnietiiree aaa
er le anaMe te ateeever the «aatae(er ef the eetate er totereat ia aaa te aueh huiae, of any peiaea. oerpora- tioM er muBleipomy. be shaU ahaae eaeh Botic to b. puUiahaa at VanoA oae. In a a.WQwper potriiahad tn th. eooaty where aueeh land or any portion tlMroof Is sltust- eft. ana la soch ottiw D.wspapers as he may dsem sdviaabl..
Th. commission shall Immediately upon the flttag Of the aald survey ana map m the offlce of tbe 8w;retary ot stat., Miler upon and take poaaMision of all th* lands. and the stnirturea and waters thereon. d.B«ribea in such svrvey and map. Prom th. tlm. of th. service or publication of the notice, as above prescrihca. upon th* owners of such Und* and the structures ana waters therein, the entry upon and appropriation by th* state, .f th* prop¬ erty AamctXhaii tn such sui^ngT and map aaa th. notlc. tlMree;, for tK* purposes of publk: defens*. shall be deemed com- pl*t.. Th. notlc. so served or published shall b. conclusive evldenc. of such en¬ try and appropriation and of th. quantity and boundarlea of the proi)*rty appropri- atMi for such purpoae*. The adjuunt genoral shall e^aus. a dupiicat. copy of sucA notlc, with an affldavlt of the du* servic* th*reof on the person, corporstion .r municipality owning such property or having any estate or Interest thM'.in, or of the due publication therMf. to be re¬ corded in th. tMJoks used for recording deeds in th. offlc of th. county clerk of each county whor. th. property dMicrlbed in such notice, or any portion thereof. Is sltuatsd. and th* record of sucb notlc and proof of servic* or publication thw.- of shall l>* svldanc of the due acquisition of the Utle. in th. name of the state, of tbe lands and th. structures or watMe thereon dMKrib.a in such notlc
I M-b. Purchase or soqulaltion of lands; payment of purchase price. The commis¬ sion shall caus. an appraisal to be mad. of the value of the lands and structures and waters thereon, appropriated by the state as hereinbefore provided, and of the estates and interests thsrein of ail per¬ sons, corporations or municipalities. The commission shall negotiate with the own¬ ers of such property for the purchase thereof, but In no caa. shall an amount greater than the appraised value of auch property b. paid. The commission and the rersona, corporationa and municlpali- tiea whose property has been appropriat¬ ed and who have agreed upon a compen¬ sation to be paid therefor, shall enter Into an agreement for the conveyance or transfer of the property appropriated and for the payment of th* compensation to be paid, which shall be exescuted by the commission and the said owners. Bach agreement shall be flled in the offlc. of the comptroller. If ^he commission la unable to agree aa to the compensation to be paid for such lands and the struc¬ tures and waters thereon, the court of claims shall have Jiirisellctlon to deter¬ mine the amount ot such e'ompen8atie>n, and upun preK-eedlnRS beinK brouBht before such court as provided by law. an award shail be made of compensation foi* the lands, structureb and waters so approprlr ated.
The persons, corporations or munici¬ palities who.se property has been taken under the provisions of this article, and who have agreed upon th« i"ompennatlon to be paid therefor or to whom an award of oompensatlon has been made by the court of claims, bhall be entitled to Inter¬ est from the time of the nctual oi-t-ei- panc,v thereof by the state to the date of the payment of the said compenRation: but such interest ahnll cease upon the service by th* comptroller upon the per¬ son, corporation or municipality entitled thereto of a notice that the state is rejiely and willing to pay the amount of such compensation upon the presentation of pioper proof anei vouchers.
i f.9-c. Searches of title. The attorney- general shall furnish to the commission gU !JC3>"e;he? necessary to pr9Ye th? Jitl« t tlie lands taken ks )?roviiled In this artie^l*. The Expense o^ making such fiearches shall be paid by the state treas¬ urer out of funds appropriated therefor. Oh the warrant of the comptroller.
i 59-d. Deed or release of land so ac¬ quired to United SUtea. The governor may, If requested b.v any offlcer or agent of the United States duly authorized un¬ der the hand and seal of any head ot an executive department of the government of the United States, execute a de^ br release to the gov^rnmegt of the United States of the lands and the structures and waters thereon, descrll)ed In the sur¬ vey and map tiled In the offlce of the sec¬ retary of state as hereinbefore provided. Such deed or release may be so executed at any time after the commission shall have entered upon and taken i>088e;.sston of such lands, structures and waters. Such deed or release shall be In the form agreed upon by th* governor and the proper representative of the government of the United States and shall convey title to the lands, structures and waters described therein to the government of the United States, to be used for pur¬ poses of defense, and shall cede to the United States the Jurisdiction over th* tracts or iMircels of land so described, to the extent and In th* manner hereinafter provided. Such deed or release ahall be executed in duplicate In the name of the stat. and under Ita great seal. One of such duplicates .shall be flled and recorded In the offlce of the secretary of state of the stat* of New York, and the other shall be delivered to the proper executive department of th* government of the United SUtes.
I B9-e. Concurrent Jurisdiction as to service of process. The Jurisdiction so cedeei shall be upon the express condition that the state of New York shall retain concurrent Jurisdiction with the Unlteei States on and over th* property and premlswi so conveyed, so far as that all civil and criminal process, which may Issue under the lawa or authority of the state of New Yprk, may be executed thereon in the aam* manner aa If such Jurisdiction had not been ceded, except so far as such process may affect the real or personal property of the United Statea.
I 69-f. Slxemptloa of property from state taxation. The property so conveyed and released to tb* United SUtes shall be ex¬ empted from all taxes, assessments and other charges, which may be levied or imposed under the authority of this state; but the Jurladictiun hereby c*ded and the exemption from taxation hereby granted shall continue in respect to auch property so long aa the aame ahall remain the property of tbe United States and be used for purposes of public dsfens*. and no longer.
I KO-g. Statement to be published tn ses¬ sion lawa. The secretary of state ahall caus. to l>e printed in the session laws of the year succeeding the fliing in his offlce of said deed, a statement of the date of th flllng of the survey and map of the lands, structures and waters so appropri¬ ated, and a copy of the deed or release of the lanels. structures and waters so conveywi or ceded, together with the date of the recording of said deed or rtlMtSe in th. offlc* of the secreUry of stat*.
I 2. Thia act ahall tak* effect Imroadl- at.ly.
Stat, of N.w Tork, Offlc* of th. B.er.- tary ot SUte, ..:
{ hav. compared the preceding with the original taw on flle in tbis aff1.ce, and do hereby cesrtlfy that the same la a correct transcript therefrom and of th. whole of said orlglnat law.
KJtANClS M- HtrOO. SecreUry of SUte.
,'^tf>,y™M
LAWS OF MEW YORK—By AuthoHty.
CHAP. » AN ACT to amend tb* second class eltl*s
low, tn relattea to contracufor work or
mat.rial th aaeeaa of twe htinaroa and
flfty aoliaie.
Beeasne a law Pebmary M. IttT, iritb tbe approval of the Oovernor. Passod. threo-flfdw boing preoMt.
The People of the Slat-. •: New Tork.
L ' astrtiah one haaana awl twaatr 4it Mhpter Ofty-avo of the lawa of aiiialesB Minarwl sad ntne, entltloa "An eaa hi relation to ettiM of th. ..cond elaaa, eenatHuttiw ebamer Afty-three of the eomtolielatea lews. ' la iMrsby rjnend- oa te reaa as follows:
I ua Board of eontract ana supply. There slull b. s beard ot contract snd supply, oomposw! of the mayor, eomptrot- lor. commlaslon^- of pr>bllc we>rks, cot-- poration Counsel and city engineer. Ex¬ cept as otherwise provide) by law. It sball be the duty of such board, after \ public notice and te accordanc* with I r^rulattona to t>e prescr'.'od by per.eral ordlnane* of th* common cueincll. lo let I ta the lowest bidder, who will give ade- I quaU security therefor, all contrae.-t« fur { th* performanc of any work or for th^ t supply of any material required by oe for ' the uae of any offlcer. board, tiody or d.- I partment of th* city, in all cases where j the ezpens. of sucb work or materials, or I ttoth, ahali exceed th. aum of two hun- I dred and flfty dollars, unleas by ordlniinc. j of the common c-ouncU adopted by a ve>u of not lea* than four-flfths of all the mem- j l>.rs thereof arw] unanimously approved by I the board of estlmaU and apportionment. It Is detm^nlned to b. Impracticable ! te procure such work Or materials or tMilh '¦ by contract. In which ease said ordinance shall designate th* offlcer, board or de¬ partment to procure such work or pur¬ chase auch materiala. In cas. of public I emergency involving accident or other Injury by which tb. heating or plumbing of any of the public buildings or any of the flr* or water-works apparatus ahall b«;ome diaabled. th. commiaaloner having ! Juriadlction thereof ahall caua. repairs ' thereto to b. made without a letting by contract, upon flllng with the board of contract and supply a certlflcate, approv¬ ed by the mayor, showing such emer¬ gency snd th. necessity for such repalra The board shall havs iwwer to reject all bids or proposals tf In its opinion th* low¬ est bid or proposal is ezeesslv*. The said notice shall describe th. work and ma¬ teriala for which contracta will be let and the day and hour and place of th* meet¬ ing of th* board at which proposala therefor will be openeel 8pe<:lflcatlona for the performanc* of any work and for the supply of any materiala shall t>e prepared and set forth with sufflcient detail to In¬ form all persons proposing to bid therefor of the nature of the work to be done and of the materiala to be supplied, and writ¬ ten or printed coplea th.reof shall be de¬ livered to all applicmts therefoi'. 'Every cpntract for a public Improvement shall he based upon an estimate of the whole cost thereof, Including all expenses inci¬ dental thereto and connected therewith, to be furni.shed by the proper offlcer. hoard or department having charge of such Improvements. No bid or proposal shall be received or contract awarded, other than for a leKal improvement or work to be performed by the city, which involves the construction or malnteanr. of any structure, erection, e.ibatructk'n or excavation within, under, over, aieauir or upon any street or public place withlh the city, unless the pe-rson to whom such con¬ tract shall be awarded shall have a fran¬ chise permitting the same
i 2. This act iihi^ll Uk* effect immedi¬ ately.
Slate of New York; Offlc. of the Bee-ro¬ tary of State, s.-*:
I have comparpd the preceding with the original law on tile in this ottle^e. anri do hereby certify that the same Is correi;t transcript taerefrom and of the whi^le of aaid original law
FRANCIS M. HUOO. SecreUry of Ftate.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
e.-ilAP. TX. AN ACT to amend the military law, In i
relation to the payment of the military
and naval forces of the state.
Became a law February 2?. 1917. with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-flfths being present.
The People of the State of New York, represented In Senate and Aasemiily, do enact as follows:
Section 1, Section two hundred and elev¬ en of chapter forty-one of tha lawa of hineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An aot in relation to the mllltia, constituting chapter thirty-six of the consolidated lawa," as aniended ifcy chapter three hun¬ dred and flfty-flve of the laws of nineteen hundred and sixteen, ta hereby amended to reud as follows:
I 211. Pay of troopa when used In civil (Msordera. All offlcers and enlisted men while on duty, or assembled therefor, by order of the governor, upon the request of either the sheriff of a couniy or mayor of a e-ity. In aid of the civil authorities. In case of riot, tumult, breach of th. peace or reslsUnc to process of this atate. shall receive the pay set forth In section two hundred and ten of this chap¬ ter; and such compensation and the nec¬ essary expenses incurred In quartering, caring for, warning for duty and trans¬ porting and subsisting the troopa. as well as the expense Incurred for pay, care, und subsistence of offlcers aivl enlisted men temporarily disabled In the line of duty, while on such duty, as set forth In section two hundred and twenty-three of this i chapter, shall be paid by the county or city at the request of whose sheriff or mayor, as the caa. may be, the military or naval forces of the gUt. have 'been heretofore or m»jr berea/ter ba ordered out. Xlje founty treasurer of auch coun¬ ty shail, upon presentation to htm of vouchers and pay-rolls for such expenses and comiiennatton, certifled by the cgm- mandlieg offlcers of the organizations or corps on duty in aid of civil authorlt
CONYENTION OF EPWORTH LEAGDEI
Classified Advs.
FOR SALE
On next Tbureday, May 24th, the Preeport .M. E. Churcb will be the •cene of tbe Spring (^onventlmi of the Epwortb l.«agues of the Brooklyn i South Diatrlct. Tbia diatrlct includea i
Uie eouU. aide of Long Island '">™ FOR SAL&-UatchinK eggs-ThomiH Brooklyn Hetghta, Brooklyn, to Mon-' - . _. '• ^^^ mmiuiir-
tauk Point. Included in that area are sixty chapters, and wblcb will be represented. j
It is aniticapted tbat four bundred delepptes. besldea visitors, will be present. Special trains from East and West will bring tbe l.*agiiera from the various points.
This convention will poHitivel.v have three "live" sessions; morning, afternoon and evening. Interesting reports of tbe l.,eague'B activity will be read. Pennants .and banners will be awarded to Chapters In tbe mem¬ bership conte8t.<<. In tbe afternoon
before tbe session tbere will be sou e ; HLNDHEDS OF GOVERNMENT
WANTED
sons Imperial Ringlet Barred Ply- a^S.A^ S. S^aM^
mouth Rocks. Henry Brunning, j
Orand Ave., Baldwin. 4-6-81 j Room with board for middle
aged woman with private protestaHt family. Desire location near water and trol¬ ley. Direct reply to Apart¬ ment 62.
PARCEL POST
I'rugs and sundrlos shipped to your home by Parcels Poet withoui extra cost. Chubbuek's Pharmacy, Freeport, N. Y.
WANTED
"biking" done: baseball will be play¬ ed and general "sight-seeing." The management of the Columbian Br6*te Foundry has kindly consented to show the Leaguers through their foundry to see the processes of tbe making of propellers.
Tbe afternoon sesion will be ad- dre.sed by the Rev. "Billy" Sunday's assistant. .Mr. I. E. Honeywell, wbo conies witb a me.Tsage not only to Kp- worthfans. but to everybody. In the
jobs open to women: list free. Kranklin Institute, Dept. 631-D, lUiChester, N. Y.
WANTED TO RENT — Mve or six room bouse or bungalow, with im¬ provements, in either Bellmore, Merrick or Freeport; must be with¬ in reasonable walk to station. Rent 115. Address H. F. Seaman. Camp Avenue, .Merrick, N. Y. 5-18-lt
evening tbe Rev. Robert M. Moore, i SALES.MAN "WANTED- Lubricating
oil, urease, specialties, paint. Part or whole iriraei_ Commission basis until ability established. Perma¬ nent position and wide field when qualified if desired. Man witfi rig preferred. Riverside Refining f^om- pany. Clevelond, Ohio. 5-IS-lt
D.I).. pastor of St. >larks M. K. Chtirrh. Brooklyn, will address.
A hearty welcome is extended to the public to attend the convention and learn of the work that the Brook¬ lyn South Dlptrict Kpworth T^eagues are doinK. These (.-onventions have alway.s been highly inspirational and uplifting.
Following is the program of tbe three sessions:
.Morning session, 10.l.'i to 12.;>0. -Oi"- gan I'relude, .Mrs. G. T. Van Riper: hymn: Devotion. Rev. Sanl O. Ciir- tire: Response, Miller F. Timbrell,
pi-e.side'nt Brooklyn South Distriet Ep-
worth Loasne: Reading of Minutes of | ,___,^ ,^_ _ .' .„.^, . _ Fall Conve-ntion: Report of Officers, , ¦BU|J^J)IJ||(J MATERIAL
Report of Fresh Air Commitlee, Mia-j
te'Uaneoiis Biisine.s.'i, Adjournment.
Afte-rnoon .se.ssion. 'J.00 to .'i.Oel
WOMEN WANTED for Government clerkships; $75 a month; "pull" un¬ necessary; common education suffl¬ cient; examination soon; specimen tliiesiions free. Write iminedlatelv Franklin Instituic, Dept. 681-D, Rochester, N. Y.
No. 38 Fort WasUngfon Ave.
NEW YORK CITY
HELP WANTED
MEN AND WOMEN to qualify lar government position; several thaa- aand appointmenu lo be made next few montiis; full information abont openings, bow to prepare, etc., Irea. Write immediately for booklet C. G., 153, Karl Hopkins. WaaUafteo, D. C.
PRINTING
W1:DDINGS demand tbe best quality of announcements: we carry a falJ I'ne. Tbe Freeport I'ress, Churek street, FYeeport.
AUTO SUPPUES
HyriTi: Prayer, Rev. A. D. Balchelor: i\ddre'ss. 1. I-;. Honeywell, assistant to Rov. "nuiy" Sunday: Corne-t Solo, William Ackerly: Junior Le>a>!nie Kx- e'rcise^H. under direction of Miss Phoehe T. l'ower«. Junior Leactie '3U- perinle-ndent: ''What the Institute .Means to .Me." Charles Anderson. Wil¬ liam I.. Bennett, Arthur Brown, Ken- itelli Pither; Report of N'ominating Commiltee: F1ee-tion of Offlcers, Ef¬ ficiency Report; AdjournnK'nt for Snppe-r.
KveniDK s'-ssion, 7.1.^) to !l.no Sonj; i .Servle-r: Prei^entation of Officers: Roll Call; Offeratory Address, Rev. Rob¬ ert M. .Moore. D.D., pastor Sl. .Miirk'.s M. i;. ('hiirt'li. Hrooklyn: Solo; Hymn: Pull iol ic I'UiaU-; liene'dicliein.
C. li. Southard Co., sicidiid hand building material, such as timber, flooring, ceiling, steel (all shapes), plimilieng fixtures, iiiantelK, doors, windtiws, etc., anythbiK and every¬ thing right here. Yard.-^ .and offlces !Uh aver|ue, 14th to Ifith streets, .New York City.
Full line of supplies and auto parts; vulcanizing a specialty. .loeepb Ilir.sch, Brooklyn avenue, Freeport.
BILLS DISCOUNTED
We Have Applications
lor houses lo rent, furnished or unturnished, irom desirable lenanls. Will be pleased lo list your properly eilher For Sale, Bent or E.\change.
JAMES HANSE
Tel. 77 33 RAILROAD AVL FREEPORT, L I.
IIVLDUIX rHrRCH NKWS
Al the M. K. Church Ihe pastor, Re>v. .\l. O. l.e'pley. Ph.D., will preach in the niorning. Miss Grace Miriam Ganiblln, superintendent of the Boys and Girls Work tn Uie Hilly Sunday ______^____^_^______^_^____
CntnpaiKn. will addre'ss the Siiaday ' — '
School of the village Th the M. K. gy^ ^XYkX CHARGE FOR IT
Church at three oelock on Sunday
arternnon. In the evening she will i AivertlsemeiltS tor The NaSSaO PoSt address a union service at the M. P. my ^ |e|t a| fi. |. Brailhwaile's Church at 7.45 o'clock. - - _ .. . -
The i;pworth League service will he held from 7 to 7.:!0 o'clock. Those present will then go to the' union ser¬ vice in Ihe -M. P. Church.
Prayer meeling on Wednesday eve- nln<;4 Kpworth Leamie Convention in F'reeix>rt on Thursday.
Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, of ftrook- lyn. will give his popular lecture, "The National frL^eis," In Ibe M. F,. Church on Tuesday evening, May 2!).
WILL pay «asb for deeds eif property tlire-ale-iied with fe)reclosiire>. Ed¬ wards, 11 West 4.'.'h street, clghtb lloor front, .W-w Voik Citv.
PATENTS, Etc.
PATENTS, trade marks, <opyri»hbi; protect you ideas; three valuable hooks with list inventions wanted sent free, phone Larolay 7:504 Rich¬ ard B. O'Aeu, patent lawyer, 22ad floor, Woolwe>rth Building, or 16S Owen Huilding, Washingirm, B. C.
NO EXTRA CIARGE FOR IT ]
AdverilscBMate ler The Nassae Peii laey be lell el G. I. Brailbwaite's StaUeacry Slerc, Railread Ave,, Frrcpert.
Stattaiery Slore, Railroad Avenue, Freeptrl.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
Delicious dresseil fowl sent prepaid' direct from farm, \t. ile)ugh Farm, Far Hills, N. J.
THE HOME GARDENS WILL BE PROTECTED
AUTOMOBILES
TO RENT—Dead storage spate feir automobiles %1 per month. P. O. box 67. Freeport.
rORDS—Several used Fords for sale; prices ranging JlOO upwaids. W. T. Hutcheson, Hempstead.
MUSICAL
PIANO Tl NKR -Kxpert. honest, con¬ scientious; 12.50. J. K. Mibott, North t'oluinbiis avenue, FYeeport.
"r-T"
FAMILY WASHING
BCICK Sedan; five passenger; firsl
(lass running order: pi ice |2.')0. ('. C. Boyd, Westbury.
WASHINGS wan»ed; called fer an* delivered; rcu.tonable rates. Aa- elc'i'son l-;uiployinent Agency, Waver¬ ly place, te'rceporl.
Sheriff Pbineas A. Seaman has is¬ sued a proclamation in whicb warn¬ ing is .niven that the patriotic .servce and jjonimunity gardens are undei- the proleclion of the Homo Defense Corps and the various organizations in Nas- Buch county or countle. an.l approve.! by j coutny will rigidly and (ffeclive-
the major-general. If he be preaent In • "" "<""j a j
command where the duty Is performed, or Jy enforce the orders.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALK at Seaford. L. I 11 at res with old buildings, near depot and water; also • fai'in it4 acres, and other plots and hoiLses al reasou- ahle price-s. Wni. Gainetl Payne, 150 Broadway, N. Y.
by the commanding offlcer of the hrigndt or of the naval mllltia to which the or¬ ganizations or corpa' were attached, foith- wlth execute In Itehalf of and In the name of auch county, a certlflcate or e.er- tlH.;ate.s of indebtodneai %>r the money reciuired to pay such vouchera and pny- rolla; auch certlflcates ahall bear interest at the rate uf not to exceed six per cent¬ um per annum, and shall t>e made pay¬ able on the flrat day of February follow¬ ing the expiration of two montha from their Isnue, and th« amount thereof ahull be rallied In the next tax budaet of aald county aucraadluK tbeir laaue. and applied to the payment of auch oertlAcatea. Said 'county treaaurer shall aell auch e)ertlfl- catea at public or private aale. and apply the proceeda thereof to the payment of such expenaea and compensation. In the city of New York the dutlea hereliy Im¬ poaed upon a county treasurer ahall ba perfiirmed by the oemptroller of aaid city, who ahall ralae the money neceaaary to comply with tlu provlalona of tbIa aeetion by the iaaue anei atiie ot revenue Imnda of said city; the aum neceaaary to pay aald t)onds ahall l>e Included by the board of aldermen and boar^ of eatlmata antl ap¬ portionment of eaMI city in Ua flnal eatl- matea for expenaee of aald dty for the year aucceefllna that' in which aatd ttonda were laaued. Anr' county treasurer or public offlcer. who aball neglect or refuse to perform any of tha dutlea required by thla section, shall \>. personally charged with the costs and all necessary diaburee- manta e>f any action or proceeding brought to compel such performance, together with a rean<inable additional allowance to the platrtttS or relator In such action er proc-edlnt. to be fkad by the court.
I 2. Thia aet ahiU talta sCaot Iramsdi- ataiy. gtate ef Nww Torlt. OtHem of the asere
Ury of Stat^ ae^
I tave eomparad the preeodtiis wHh tka orlctaal law ea Rle ta thia efBco, and do hereby c .ttVy thaf the eaaie i a eerreet tranaortat tkereMW a»d e( tbe whole eC
Ihe Rt-
PKANCI0 M. Ht;00, . aacrstarir At Mate,
The proclainaiion is as folleiws: ratrlotic Service and Coniiniiiiily Gardens—Take -Notice These gardens are under prolet-tion of the Sheriffs serve. ''.'
Thieving will he quickly de¬ tected and the culprits brought to justice.
PHINKAS A. SEAMAN,
Sheriff." One of the first duties of the Re¬ serve will be the policing of all com¬ munities in which there are patriotic and communiiy gaidens, and the coun¬ ty will be .so arranged geographically thai even the very smallest garden in the remotest se<-tlon will he adequate¬ ly guarded.
The Homo Defense Commiltee eif Nassau County is devoting a great \ amount of time to the various duties for the performance of whicb It was ' organized. Nassau County is not [ unique in having an organization of ^is kind. There has been appointed in . each county of New York St^te a sim- \ liar organization under tho direct j management of the Governor and the Adjutant General. . > i
rOKPORATIONH OBGAKIZRl) IK j. NEW TORK ISI
Includinc complete outfit: StcKkl Book, Certlflcates. Seal. etc. | • Accounts Collected \
Maito 176t, «• Weat 4S4 Htr«irt Talepbone Bryant SS34-6
\T Springfield, new ceina;;e-, 5 rexmis, baib, 4,200 sq. fl. $2.«0(); aceept $-50, or lots as first pay leiit, bal¬ ance as rent. W. St'haheboi°n, op¬ posite station, SpiinKlleld, L. 1.
VALLEY STRL:AM Two « room bouses and one S room house; tiled baths, parquet floors, open fire- plfcceB, beam ceiling, fcot waler heat; up to date in every respect; on plot 50x200; best seciion; low tax rale; 18 miles from New York; terms rea.sonable J. .1. Smith, Catherine slreet, Valley Stream. L. I., phone 670.
WINTER BARGAIN New up to date Colonial cottage, 7 rooms, bath and pantry; all improvements; electric¬ ity; large plot; $4,200; easy terms, iiee Orove G. Thompson, < Atlantic avenue, Lynbrook, L. I.
REAL HOME AT BELLMORE With 7 rooms, large veranda; %»», water, range; on large plot, S0xl2.5 feet; more land adjoining; near achool, stores, churches, and short walk to depot; beautiful streeta and macadam roads; a real gen¬ uine bargain; price $2,000; terras $200 cash, balance |20 per month; write for photos and particulars. L. W. R. Richards, Bellmore Theatre. Bellmore, L. I., phone 22S Waata^.
NINTBT lets at Bellmore, aouth of Merrick road, 5 blocks from rail¬ road depot; pi^^e |9,000. S. Dom- Yttk. 1171 St. Joba'a plc?« Brook- ijm. Tal. STN Badford.
MORTGAGE LOANS
MONEY
TO LOAN ON BONO AND MORTGAGL Oalck Actiea. E. N. BDWARDS FREEPORT, L. I.
LOCKSMITHS
LOCKS.MITH and geaeial repairias, knives sharpened. A. A. Nock^ Church street, Freeport.
LOCKS.MITH Kxpert repairing, gen¬ eral locksmith. Jobn M . Simpson. South Main street. Freeport.
TYPEWRITERS
TYPKWRITiCRS - Savings average from 50 per cent to 75 per ceat; all models, factory built, all makea; written guarantee with every ma¬ chine A fill, list of satisfied uaera, open for your inspection; bujrinv your machine from us means yot> are doing btistness with a reputable firm who will make good any claim of dissatisfaction. Ooldsmitb Bros., The Big Stationery Store, 77 Nassau .Street, .New York City.
FOR RENT
FOR RKNT 4 room apartment and bath: flrst floor, |ll Broadway and Roaedale Ave., J. O. Comlaky. tei. H.
Hiii^ma
FOR RENT—Garage and large far- niahed room*, near curs aiid rail¬ road station. M North Occaa Ata- nue R*aeport. f-U-4t
