mada PbaU aptalaa pptaiw aad ratato aalp aaoh MpMa Md prtvOaawi to da liiialnim balanstop (a attbor ot m porattana at tha thaa of euch nwipm •¦ aaay at that time be poaasaaod by the oorporation tato wtilcta.^ey aro marped. aad abaU be aibject only to tbe auppr- vtoton of that department of the state JIIII—wrr>^«» wtiich Uwrdofore Ited super- vidoa over the corporation into which they ar* awrsad. The coqwraUon Into -which Uw others shall be mersod may Inoreoa* ita cairttal dock on compliance with the provtatone of law in that lesard to a sum not exoeedtas the limit permit¬ ted sit tlw tlaw of aucb merger to eltlwr of the oosporaUona ao merged; and tbe tttle and reel eetoto acquired by euch cqrporatlon ao meirsed sbaJi not Im deem¬ ed to revert by meana of aucb merger or anyUilns relatlns thereto. Ttw rishta of creditors of aay corpo^Uon that ahali tie ao merged aball not in any manner bo im¬ paired by any sucb merger, nor, stiall any Uabillty or obtlgatlon for tbe paymant of any money due or to become due, or any claim, guaranty or demand, ta any man¬ ner or for any oause oxlaUns asalnst such corporation, or against any stockholder tbcroof, bo in any manner rdeaaod or im- paJred. and all the righto, oblisaUons aod rolatlona of all the parUcs, creditors, d*- posllors, trustees and bendlclarloB of truste, stiall remain unlmpelred t>y the merser: but sUch corporation tato which the others ahall tw merged ahall succeed to such retetlons, obilsaUona, tru^to aod liabilities and be held liable to pay and dlacharse all such debta end Itebllttio^ and pertorm all such trusU of the merged comoraUon in the some manner aa If such corporation Into «^ich the other shall be¬ come merged had Itsdf taoorred the otill- satlon or liability or assumed tlw rela¬ tion or trust and the stockholders of the respective coriiorations so entering Into •nob agreement •bait conttaue subjed to all the llabillUes, clalme and demands ex¬ tetlns agalnnt them sa such at or tiefore •ucb merger, and no suit, action or other prooeedlns Uwn pending before any oourt or tribunal in which any corporaUon that may be merged te a party, stiall be deem¬ ed to have abated or discontinued by rea¬ son ot any merger, but the same may be proaeouted to flnal Judgment in the same nuuiner as If the sold corporation tiad not entered tato tho said agroenwnt or tho •dd tart named corporation may be sub- ¦tltutad ta ttw place of any corporation so merged as aforesaid by order of tho court to which each action, suit or proceedtos may be pendlns-
I L Ttaa ad shall talu effect Imnwdl- atdy,
Stato ot Nbw Tork, Odice of the Secre¬ taiT of Stato, as:
I bare oompajred the precedtag with the original tew on file ta thto office, and do hereby certify that Uw samp ia a. corred trajiacrtpt therefrom and of tho whole of ¦aid oristaal taw.
FRANCIS M, HUOO,
Secretary of State.
LAWS Of P«€W YORK—By AuthorHy.
CHAP. Ml.
AN ACT to amend the town taw, tn relo^
tton to oooounto ot ouporvteora.
Boooow a tew Apdl 27, IfflA. with tho ap- •pprovd of tlw Governor. PaoMd, ttunee- atXtm twins pveoent.
Tlw pectito of tho State of New York, rtvreeaitad ta Senato and Asaembly, do onaot aa follows:
Bsction t Sutidtvlslon four ot sedion ptaeCy-eisht of chaptor 8lxt7-thre* of the ta-na ot otootoon huodred and nine, en¬ tlUed "An aot rdatins to towns. consU- totlps dwpaer atxty-two at Uw consoUdat- *d lawa" aa amended by chaptor one hundred and flfty-ttiree of the tewo of nbiotaen liundred and fonrteen. to twreliy ^nn^n<>V to read as follovw:
4. On the Tuesday preoedtag the bien¬ nial town meettag, and on Uw corveapond- Ing data in each alternate year, account With tho Justtces of the peace and town derk of Uie town for the dteliurBenwnt of all moneys recdved by tUro, tocKidins highway moneys received and dtelTursed by him as provided In tho highway tew, and a copy of such account shall ttior*- upon be flled in tti* office of tbe town clerk, lind attached thereto and made a part thereof shairbe a certlflcato or c^i^ tlllcatea of tiio bank where ttw moneys of such town ar* deposited allowing the amount of such moneys on depodt with -•M i,r,nU Tlm town board shall cause a cerllflod copy of ttw report to bo pul>- lUlied lil a newspaper published in the town, or if there be nono published tliere¬ ta, then in a newspaper published withta tho county and having the sreated olrcn- latlOQ within the town. If the biennial town meeting ta any town to held at the time of a s^norml olooUon, such account Btiall tM ronder«d oa tho twenty-etshth day of December ta each year, or on Um day preoodlns -wiwn suoh dsor (blto en Sunday.
I 2. Ttiis aot alwn talto mttmet iauaedl- atdy.
State of New york, CrBlcj ot tb* Seere¬ tary ot State, es:
I have oompared tho preoedtos -wMh tbe oristaal law on flle ta thto office, aod do hereby oerUfy that the aame to a oorred tranacript therefrom and of th* whd* *f sold aristnal taw.
FRJATdS m: HDOO,
Sscrelary ot Btata
to haraby ameaded < •a tollowa:
tPXL Fay at troopa wbaa aaad to atrtl aaltaiad maa whflo oa duty, or ¦•••apbted thea stluf, by ordor ot t]w povaraor, upon tha r«qB<at ot dthar tho aharUr of a oonnty or mayor ot a dty, ta aid of the etvO aathoritloik ta caae ot riot, tumult, breach at the peace or reaiatanca to proceee ot thto ototo •ball receive the pay ed forHi ta oactluo two faundsad and ton of thto diaptar: and sodi comaapsaUon and the aaoaaaary ex- peneea Incuaed ta quarterins, oarias for wamins for duty and transportlns ssid •ulwistlns the troops, as wdi •• tha ex¬ penae locuR-ed for pay. oau«, and sul>- stotenoe of offlcera end enlloted mea tem¬ porarily disabled to the Itae of duty, white on euch duty, ae aet forth ta aeetion two hundred and twenty-tliree of thto chap¬ ter, ahall iM i>aid by the county wlwr* such service to rendered. The oounty treaaurer of such county shall, upon prea- sntotion lo bim of vouchers and pay¬ rolls for such expenses and compensaUon, cerUfled by the commandins offlcers of the organizations or corps on duty ta aid of dvll aulhority ta sucb county or ooun- ties, and approved by th* mojor-seneral. If he be present ta command where the duty te performed, or by ttw commoodtas offlcer of tho brlsade or of the natrol mlUtta to which the orsanteaUons or corps were attached, forthwith execute in be¬ tialf of aad ta the name of such oounty. a oertlflcato or certtfloatee of tadebtednees for the money required to pay such vouch¬ ers and payrolls: sucb certlflcates shall twar taterest at the rate of not to exceed six per cesium per annum, and atwll tM nwde payable on tbe Arst day of Pebru- ary fdlomrlns the explraUon of two months from their Issue, and the amount thereof stULll iM raised In the next tax budsot of sold county succeeding thdr Issue, and ap¬ plied to ttie payment of such certlflcates. Said county treasurer shall aell Bucb cer¬ tificates at fiubllc or private sale, and ap¬ ply tho prOi:oeda thereof to tho payment of such oxpen.ies and compensation. In tho city of New York Uio duUes hereby Unposod upon a county treasurer shall bo performed by tho comptroller of said dty, -who shall raise ttw money necessary to comply with the provisions of ttiis sec¬ tion by the Is.sue and sale of revenue bonds of said city; the sum necessary to pay said bonds stiall be Included bs ttio board of aldermen and board of estimato and apportionment of said city In Its Anal esUmatea ft*- expenses of said city for ttie year succeeding that In which said bonds were Issued. Any county treasurer or public offlcer, who shall neglect or re¬ fuse to perform any of the duties required by this sedion, shall Im personally ctwrg- ed with the coats and all necessary dto- bursemente of any action or proceeding brought to oompd such performance, to- gdhor with a reasonable addltionai allo-w- anco to tho plaintUT or relator In such action or proceeding, to be flxed by tho court.
I 3. Thte act shall take effect immedi¬ ately. State of New Yorit Offlce of the Secretary
of State, ss:
I have compared tho precedlns wtth the orisinal law on file ta this office, and do twreby certify that the same is a correct tranacript therefrom and af the whole of said orietaol law.
PTtANCIS It HUGO,
Secretary of State.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP. MS.
AN ACT to aunend the aoal pssfsatj taw,
ta retetlon to -vabdatlas th* treoorS of
oortata oonvetyanoea
Beaanw a law JSmy 1, 1016, -wlCh the •pproval of the Qovernor, Passed, tbi«*- flfthe tielus psanot
Tbe Poa«>te of Uw Stato ot Ntor Tork. rspreoontod ta Senate and Aaaemblx, do •nad •• follows;
B«atton 1. Section threa hundred and thirty-two ot chapter flfty-two of tho laws at ntaeteen hnndred and ntae, entitled "An aot retatlns to rsal property, consU- tutlnp obaptar flfty of the oonsolldated ^" to hereby atrwnded to saad mm fo^
tosr%" waat
I m. Th» raoord ot cartala oon-vayance^ laUMq^ad. Th* record made prior to Jan¬ uary fliet, ntaet*en hundred and aixteen, to the county dork** «r register^ offios of any county ta thte atato of any deed or niortsape or of any osdsnment or satte- toctfcm ptece of a mortsage otherwise au¬ thorised to be recorded theretn when tho aoknowledsnient or proof was taken in another oounty, notwlthstondtas tbe fall- vem to append thereto a certlflcate aa to the authority of the notary public, or Other oflicer, who took ttw acknowriedg- ment or proof, to take the some, shall be tn all respecto as valid and sffedual as thoush suoh certlflcato had been append¬ ed to snoh instrument Provided only that (he notary public, or other offlcer. waa duly ,autboriaed at the time of tak¬ tas the proof or ockoowledsment to take the same to tjie oounty where the instru¬ ment to recorded or in the coimty where the some was taken, but this action shall not aftect any action or prooeedlns pend- tns on January flrst, nineteen hundred and sixteen.
9 2. Thte ad shall take eSOd imtnedi¬ ately. Btata of New York, Offlce of the Saora-
tary of Btato, ss:
I havo compared the preceding 'with the original law on fllo in this offlce, and do heroby certify thot the same Is a oorred transcript therefrom and of ttw whole of •aid oristnal tew,
FRANCIS M, HUOa
Secretary of Stato
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By AuthaHty.
CHAP. W.
AN ACT to amend the military taet to
relation to ordertny out-the mllltia.
Becanw a law Uay t vm, wttb ttw ap- •ppcoval of th* Oov*mor. Paaaed, three- flftlw betas present
The Peopte of the Btate ef New Tbrk, represented In Senate and Aaaembly, do enact •¦ follows:
Bectlon I, Sectton one hundred aad (tt- teea of dwpter (prty-one of tbe te-wa af ptaateen hundred and nine, enUtlbd "Aa act in rotation to the mUitia. oonstltutins ahapter thlrty-alx of the oonsetidated to-wa," to hdreby anwnded to read aa fd- lows:
> I US. ttoa ot troopa ta dvll dtoordam, mrheaevar it ahall ba made to apraar to the sovemor that there te a breach qf the neaoe, tumult riot or redatonoe to proceea at thto state, or Immtaent danser thereof, &• soaamor may, upon the requeet of aither the atMSlff of a ooimty or ttw moy- •r of a dty, ordor out any paut or all ot Uw mllttory ar naval torcM ot the dat^ Ib aid ot the ohrO authortttoa, to tb* onp-
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP, SGS, AN ACT to amend tho lianking taw, ta
retatloa to tavedments by sa-vings
banks.
Became a law May 1, licie. with the approval of the Oovemor, Paseed. three- flfths iMlng present.
The People of tho State of New York, represeoted ta S«aate and Assembly, do enact as followa:
Sectten 1. Subdivision dght of section two hundrod and thirty-ntae of chapter Uiree bundred and alxty-nlne qf tho laws of nineteen hundred and fouaaean, entl¬ Ued "An aot ta rdaUon to banklns cor¬ porations, and tadlvMuola, partaerBhlpa. untacorporated assodatlona and corpora¬ tions under supervtsion of tho tranklng department, constituting etiapter two of tbe consolidated laws," is hereby amend¬ ed to read as followa:
8, Ca) Promissory notes payable to the order of tho sa^ngs bank upon demand, secured by the pledge and osalsnmeDt If oeceesary, of tho stocks or bonda or any of them enumerated In subdivisions o.ne, two, three, four, flve and ten of this sec¬ tion or by the railroad lionda or any of them nMntlooed and desorlbed In subdl- -vtoion seven of this section, but no such looa shall exceed ninety per oentum of tbe oaob markd value of auch securiUos BO plodsed, Sttould any of the securities BO hdd ta pledge dopreclato In valuo after tbe maJttas of sucb Itwn, tho savings twnk sball require an Immediate paymont of ouch lotui or ef a part thereof or addition¬ al eecurily therefor, ae that tho amount leaned ttwreon atwll at no time exceed ntady per oentom of tho market value ef the eecurltlea so pledged for such loan.
(b) Promtoaory notes made payable to ttw order ef the eavlngs bank upon de¬ mand by a savloss and loan association of this atato wbioh has twen incorporated for three yeevs er more and has an ac- cumukitod capital of at least flfty thou¬ aand dollars.
I 2. Seotlon two hundred and thtrty- ntae of such chapter la heretiy amended by Insertins at ttw end of parasrnph c of Bubdlvteloa nine, a new subdivision, to Im subdivtoion ten thereof, to read aa fol¬ lows:
10. Bonda of (he land bank et the atato of If*w York.
9 S. This ad ahdl take effect tmmedl- atdy.
State of New York. Offlco of tho Secre¬ tary of Btate, ss:
I tiavo compared ttio precedlns wtth the original law on flle in this offlce, Jand do her*by certify that the saune is a correct transcript therefrom and of the wboto of sold oristnal law.
FRANCIS M. HTtOO,
Secretary ef Stato
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP, Wt AN ACT to amend ttie red property tew, tn retetlon to the dispostUon mt undis¬ posed profltB,
Become a law May 1, I9U, with the ap¬ proval of the Oovemor. Passed, three- flfths being present
The People of the Btate of New York, represented ta Sdiate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Bectlon L Section sixty-three of chapter flfty-two of tbo laws of nineteen huntlred and nine, entlUed "An act relating to real property, eonstltuttas chapter flfty of tho consolidated laws," is heroby amended to read as followa:
tor 'aapr aaaaay, taametty, aaiMad, ar faaai- iaa or apBraataaat nr the eaaam, eaaameta, mmihtma, ae alda ta aoamaalTnp ar wllh- kaawtop tho aamo to hava baaa idelaa. or appropriated wiaaptnlly ta aaeh a awmiar aa to oon- •tltato larceny imder tbe provteiona of tUa artld*. if aaoh miaappraprlatlon has beea ootnmlttad withta the etata^ wtwther auch proparty wore oo •talon or miosip- I propriated wtthta or witbout tho state, or who bahm a dotU^r ta or ooUector ef Iunk, metata er ••cond band awtoriato. or tbe asento smployaa ar rvpreaeataU-ve of auch dealer or eolledor, liuye or reoeivea any t/rlrm, cabte, copper, lead, aolder. Iron or braoa uaed by or batonstas to a railroad, tdephone, tdesraph, sae or dectric llsht compamy, or any metal tn ttw form or* Insota, Insot Iwra, -wIsb bars, cakea, slaba, bil tote or pIsa, wlthaut ascertaintns by i}tllsent taqulry. that the person selling or delivering the sanw lias a lesal right to do so, to sullty of criminally reod-vlns such property ta tbe flrd desre*. if snch property be of the -value of more tban fifty dotlara, and to ptinishabl* try Imin-te- oi^ent ta a atote prtaon for od more than flv* year*, or ta a oonnty Jdl for not more Uwn ota months, or by a (tae of not more than two hundrod and flfty dollars, or by both such flne aod impris¬ onment, and te sullty of criminally re- cetvios such property tn the aecond de- sree, tf soch property be of the value of fifty dollars or imder, and is puntoliable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or try a itae of not more Uion flve hundred dollara, or by tioth euch flne and imprisonment
I 2. Thiaact dian tShke effort immedtetely. State of New York. Offlce of tbe Secre¬ tory of Btato ee:
I have compared the precedlns with the original law on flle tn this office, and do hereby cerUfy that ttw same Is a corred transcript Uwrefrom and of the wbote of said eriglnol law,
FRANCIS M, HUGO,
Secrdary of Stato
• So tn original.
LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority,
CHAP, 370, AN ACT to amend the public health law
regarding the reporttag of nonresident
paUents havtag tuberculoste admitted to
InsUtuUons.
Became a law May 1, 1916, with the approval of the Governor, Passed, three- flfths iMiiig present.
Tho People of the Stato of New York, represented In Senato and Assembly, do enact as fdlows:
Section 1. Section three hundred and twenty of chapter forty-nlno of tho laws 01 nineteen hundrad and nine, entitled "An ad In rdaUon ta tho publlc health, constltuttag chapter forty-flve of tho con¬ solidated laws," aa amended by chapter flve hundred and flfty-nlne of tho laws of nineteen hundred and thirteen, and ch,ip- ter three hundred and eighteen of the laws of nineteen hundred and fourteen. Is hereby amended to read as follow,s;
i 320i Reporta of tuberculoals by physi¬ cians and othera* Tuberculoste Is hereby declared to be on Infectious and com- municatiie disease, dangerous lo the pub¬ lic health. It shall lie tho duty of every phyalctan In tho state of New York, to report by telephone or In person or In wriUng on a form to li© furnished as here¬ inafter provided, the namo and address, of every person known by said physlciati to have tuberculosis, to the health offlcer of tho city, town or vlllage In which aald person resides or may be, within twenty- four hours after such fact comes to tho knowledge of Bald physician. It shall also be tho duty of the chief offlcer having ctiarge for the time being of any hospital, dtopensary, a.'iylum eor other similar pri¬ vate or ptiblic institution to report the namo. age, sex, color, occupation, pla<:e wher* last employed If known and tho prevloua address of every paUent having tuberculosis who comes Into hla care or under hts observation, within twenty-four hours thereafter to tho heaith offlcer of the city, town or vlllago in which Bald pa¬ tient redded immediately prevloua to ad- miedon to sold Institution; except t^at If such residence bo outalde of the state of No-ir York then such report shall be m.-idi' lo the state commissioner of health.
Any physician, nurse, employer, teach er, head of a family, landlord, or other person may report tn writing the nami and address of any iwrson coming unde his oliservatlon wtio appears to be suffer- Ins from tuberculosis to the health offlcn of the city, town or village In which such person Is, and loe health offlcer shal; thereupon take suoh steps eis may Im pn - scribed by tho sanitary code pro-vided thi peraon making audi report signs his own name and address thrr^on.
Each registrar of vital statistics sha;: promptly report to tho henlth offlcer tiv namo and address of evory person report ed to him aa liaving died from tubercu Icsls. The health officer shall aacortrili, whether such person has been prev1ousl.\ reported as having tuberculoste by thi physician slgntas the death certlflcate, and If It appears that such physician ha."^^ not BO reported ouch person, tbo health offlcer shall call tho attention of such physician to the provl,<ilona of this st lion. In caso of repeated vlotatlons o( tho provisions of this section by an;, physician the health offlcer stiall report such repeated viotetions to the board n! health or other locjil heulth authorities who stiall cause such steps to be taken as may Im noceasary to enforce tho pen oity provided for such violation,
I 2. This net stwll take effect Immediately State of New York, OflElo* of th* Secre¬ tary of State, ss:
I have compared tho preceding with the original law on fllo In this office, and ih. hereby certtfy that tho samo Is a corf^. i trarjscript therefrdn and of tb* whole ol said original law.
FRANCIS M. HUGO,
Becretary of Stata,
I 81. nodlapoaed proflta When, ta con¬ sequence of a valid limitation of on sx- pectant estate, there is a suspension of
tho power of alianaUon. or of the owner-
shill, during the continuance of wtiich the '. suoh ceunty, and It eboil bs the duty 'of rente and proftto ore undisposed of, and suoh dldriot attorney forthwith to make
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAI', 369. AN ACT to amend the oiecuU-ve law,
with respcyt to the atlorney-senoral and
his deputleo. '
Became a law May 1, 1S16, wtth tho ap- approvul of tho Governor, Paased, three- flfths being present
The People of the State of New York, repreeented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows;
BecUon 1. Section sixty-seven of chnp ter twenty-three of tho laws of nineteen hundred a;id ntae. constituting chapte-.- dsbteen of the consolidated laws, known aa the execuUve law, Is bereby amended to read as follows:
9 67. Deputy attorney-general to act aii special dtotrict attorney and as counsel tu stoto superintendent of elections, '^'hen- over the sovemor shall advise the attor- oey-genoral that ho has reason to doubt -whettwr ta any county the^aw relating to crimes asalnst tho elective franchise is property enforced, tho attornoy-gencrai stiaU require from tho district tillorney of
no valid dlreoUoD for their accumulation Is siven, such rente and proflta atiall be- lons to the jjersons presumpUvdy enU¬ tled to the next e-rentual estate. But amy and all persons who legally shall have be¬ gun heretofore, or shall begta Iwreafter, to recdve any auch unto^posod of rents and proflte or any port thereof by virtue of ttito aeotion or othorwiso, ahdl con¬ tinue to reod-ve and enjoy the same oot- withstandlns the birth thereafter of a child er dilldren to aoy pereoo or persona recaivins all er apy part of auch rente and proflta.
IS. Tbte act otiaU taka atbsd Immedlatdy, Stote of New Tork. OtBoe of the Beore-
tagy of Btoto, w:
I have oofopakrod the p^wedtns -alth the oritfaol tasr on lita ta thto etnoa, aod do hereby oartlfy (hat tha eaaw te a corrad traaaexipt Owi etl am and at tba arhala of
¦aid artpinal law.
FStANdB ML HUUOk
B^cr^tary et Ptato
UtUn or I^EW YOIMC—By Autharfty.
CHAP. Mt AN ACT to amead tbe peaal taw. to ra-
tedoa to crtsBlnaUy raodvinp ptutntttj.
Baoama a taw Hay t UM. with tha ap¬ proval of tha Oovanwr. Paaaad, (toae flftha beinp preaeat
Tbe Peopta at the Btato of Naw Task, lepreaant^d ta Batwte aad A ••itnlily, do •oad •• foUowB:
Bectlon t Section thirtaea buadred amd elsht of the penal tew to twreby • mended ..o aa to read aa tollowa:
I IMI. Buyinp ar reoelvtas atotea ac wranptuny aoqatarad proparty. A paraoe. wtw boya or raodvea aap atolaa property, M baaa wroap- toBp awrtpttotal
, to tlw atljrney-seooral a report of all prosecuUona and cooiplainte within hit, I oaonty durtag tho yeer then last past fo;- I offanses under the election law and article i eevanty^^onr of the penal law and of tho •ction bad thereon. Tho attorney-genera; { may require from Uw state superintend i ent af elections, and it shall be that ofli ' oorto duty fortbwith to mako a repon o: ; Oil proeecutloiw withta such county dur¬ lns the year then last past for such of¬ fense* upon complainis made by said su portatendent, or tiia deputy Euperinteml S ento of decUoiw, and ofrrtbe ao.lon had ttwop-x The attorney-go neral shall as sisr one or more of his deputies to act a: coonael for the state superintendent of doeUons and to toko charge of prosecu Uotw under tbe dection law and orticli ; sevent^four of the pend tew. Such deputy sball repra.'wnt the people of thh I atate ta all auch prosecudoos tiefd-o al I masisti atos and ta sil courta and befon I any srand Jury tiavtas cognteanco there ' of; and sball act oa special counsel ami ' advloer to odd date superintendent oi etoctloaa ta Uw performance of bis dutlei, The deputies so aoalsned shall be a]i polntod pursuaot to sacUon stoty-ono o. ' ttite chapter. They may tM especially ag ' pototed thereunder for the purpose c I such aadgnment and for tbe performam of the duUes herein descrilwd. When { wer the attomey-seneral ahall advtoe th I sovemor that there te oooodon for an ex ' traordtaary torm ta any such county ti I taqotre tato aod try cases aristag unde •aid article eeventy-four of the iwnal lan the sovemor may appoint on cxtraordi aary term of tb* supreme court to b- •aaatitotad and twid for too trial of crim tasal aaaaa ta such eounty, purauant to sec- huatoad aad fiftr-thraa mt tbe aad pattt jaEto.
' provided hy taw, and
Pba prostataaa ot aeotlana •Ixty-two aad atxty-flv* et thto obaptor •hadl apply to aaoh •xtraordlaary term. It xtaaU be th* duty af th* dtatriet attor¬ ney of the oonnty, end of tba asalataote. derka and etnployaca te hto office, onA of all police auttaorltlsa, oifloera and men arithln any euch oounty, to render to the attorney-general and hto deputy, whon- •ver requested, atl dd and aoatotanoe withta their powets ta auch proBecuUons and In tha oondud of auoh caaea The Jurisdiction oonferred upon tho attomey- Senerol herdn to prosecute crlnwit, to oon¬ current in each county with that at the dldrict attorney: but whicliever of such officers nhoii flrrt assume Jurisdiction of a parUcular offenae shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to prosecuto for the same un¬ lesa or unUl tho sovemor ahali by writ¬ ten ordor flled with both ouoh officers, sive such JurisdlcUon to Uw ottier.
I 2. Tills od ehall take effect Immedtetdy, State of New York. Offlo* of to* Secre¬ tary of State, es:
I have coBipared tbe precedlns -wKh the oristnal law on flte ta this offlcs, and do hereby certify that th* sam* te a correct transcript Uierefrem and of th* whote of aaM orislnd law,
FRANCIS M. HUOO,
Secretary of Stata
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP. 3S0 AN ACT to amend the insurance taw, tn relation to the amount of new business which may tw written by life Insurance companies annually. '
Became a law May 1, 1918, with tho ap¬ proval of tho Governor. Passed, three- flfths being present
Tho I'eople of tho State of New York, represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1, Secaion ninety-six of ctiaptor thirty-three of the laws of nineteen hun¬ dred and nine, entitled "An act in rchation to insurance corpioratlons, constituting chapter twenty-eight of the consolidated laws," aa amended by chapter six hundred and ninety-seven of tlie laws of ninetoen hundred and lon, chapter three hundred and sixty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred and eleven and chapter three hundred and four ot the laws of nineteen hundred and thirteen, Is hereby amended to read as follows;
I 90, lyimitatlon of now buainess. No do¬ mestic lite in.surance corporation shall is¬ sue in any year new policies for a larger amount in tho aggregate than as follows, lo wit: If tho total amount of Insurance by said corporation In force on the thirty- first day of December of the preeeding year Is ruoro than flfty million dollars, and not ta excess of one hundred million dollars, not moro than thlrty-flve per cen¬ tum thereof; If more than one hundrod million dollurs, and nol in excess of throe hundred million dollars, not more than thirty per centum thereof, or Ihlrty-flvo million dollars, whichever is the larger; if more than three hundred million dollars, and not Ln excess of six hundred million dollars, not moro than twenty-flvo per centum Ihereof or ninety million dollars, whichever Is tho larger; If more than six hundred million dollars, not moro ttian ono hundred luid flfty million dollara, or It may Increase ita new budness over the largest amount iasued tn any oiw of tho throe years immediately preceding in the proportion in respect to said amount which Uio dlftoronc* between twenty-flve per contura of ita net renewal premiums computed according to the banes of mor¬ tality and taterest assumed ta calculating its liabilities, and Its lotal expenses for such preceding year, after deducting from uaid total expen.ses, (IJ the Items of the flrst year expenditure specified In tho flTbt aent^jco of secUon ninety-seven of this chapter, (2) its actual invostmenl expensea (not exceeding one-fourtk of ono por cen¬ tum of ttw moan tavested aasota) and (3) taxea un real eelala and other ouUaya ex¬ clusively In connection with real estate, beSLTB lo said net renewal premiums; pro¬ vided, that in determining tho amoimt of insurance in force and the amount of new iiiiiuranco issued, i«llcies of retasurance, group Insurance granted on tho same plan within each group, i*nder a oonti-act wlUi a given porson. firm or corporaUon, cov¬ ering grroups of not loas than ono hundred lives all In tho eaiploy of audi person, flrm or corporation, and Industrial policies Is¬ sued upon tho -weekly premium plun and all premiums on such policies and the ex¬ penses In connection with such policies, .shall bo excluded and there shall bc In¬ cluded only that Insurance upon which tho llJSt premium or Instalment thereof haa Jlually been recdved. If It appear that in tho ordinary course of Ita business for any calondar year the ajnount of Insurance isiiued by an^• corporutlon will probably ex¬ ceed tho limilation imposed by this secOon, tlll'l superintendent of tesurance may bdore the expiration of such year authoriae such corporaUon In writing to Issue addlUonal Insurance net to exceed ten per centum of the limitation for such year; but such ad¬ dlUonal Insarance sb.il 1 itn i:a.j.iged am a pnrt of tbe new policies for tbo next su^ ceedtag year, in accordance wilh the lim¬ itations of this eection, A foreign life in- suruace corporaUon, which shaJl not con¬ duct ite business wiUiin tbo llmltaUon and In accordance with the requirements im- l)Osed by this section upon domedio coi«- poraUons, shall not be permitted to do business within this slate,
• 2. This act stiall take effect immediately. State of Now York, Offlco of the Secre¬ tary of Stato. 8s;
1 have compared tho preoedins "wtth the oristaal law oa fllo In this offlce, and do heretiy certify that t^o sumo to a oorroct transcript tlierefrom and of ttw whole of said original law,
FRANCIS M. HUOO,
Becretary of Stato
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP, iSL .4.14 ACT to amend chapter one hundred and on* of th* leiws of eighteen hundred and a*veDty, eoUUed "An i^it tacorporat- ins The Truatees of Cootrai New Tork Conference of the Methodiot Eplscopd Churcli," as amended by chapter one hundred and eighty-four of the la-wa of nindeen hundred and ten. entitled "An act to amend chapter one bundred and one of tho laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, enlitled "An act incorporating Tho Trustees of Central New York Con¬ ference of the Mdhodtet Bpiacopal Chureti.' retetlve to the election of lay¬ men, memlMrs ot the Methodtd Bplaoo- pol Church, aa trudees." RocaiiM a law May 1. IStt, with the sp- ,1'ival of the Governor. Paaaed, tlireo- iflhs being preaenL
rhe People of the State of New York. 'presented in Senate and Aaaembly, do nact as follows:
Section 1. Section one of said chapterone undred and ono uf tho laws of eighteen ,undred and seventy. Is bereby amended 'o read as folluns: Sedion 1, Charles L, Dunnlns, John H. l.Ul, Royal Houghton. Simon P. Gray, irlando C. Colo, Sylvester Minler and iichard Cooke, and thoir successors, ore creby consilluled a body corporate and liiUc, ta fact and name, by the name of Ttio Trustees cf Central New York Con- .ronoo", and by thai namo shall have ucceadon. and be In law cap,ablo of suing nd tieing sued, defending and being de- nded. in all court,? and places, and in all uianer of acUons, proceeiUjigs, sulta and ises whatsoever, and may have a com- .,'m seal, and change the same at pleas- le. and by that name and etyle shall be ,i|Kiblo In tew of taklns, acquiring or "irchastag, on annuity or otherwise, hold- ,ni;, mertgaglos and convoying, without the authorization or approval of any ourt twth in law and equity, any prop¬ .-rty or eatato, real and personal, provld- :.g dways that tho annual Income of .«ld -inference funds In their possession do .lot exceed tho sum of fifty thousi,nd dol- •irs.
9 2, Section tiro of said chapier one 1 undred and one of the laws of eigbteen ,undred and seventy, as amended by 'sec- :,on ooe of said chapter ono hundred and .£:hty-four of the laws of ntaeteen hun¬ lred and ten. te bereby further amended o read aa follows:
9 2, There studi forever be seven trua- i-oa ot tho said corporation, who shall be llvlded Into three clasoes. and Charles L. '.Hinntas. John H, Hall end Royal Ilough- ¦on Shalt be the flrst class, -wblch shall ox-oram vacant ono year from tho next nnual easston of the Central New York 'intoraace, and Stmon P, Gray and Or- :tnda C Cole aball be ttw aecond elaaa, '.'tilch ¦hall tMOOiae vacant two yeare from tw aaxt •esdnn of said Csotral Naw
f yaaaa Craia tha aaxt aaastoa at aatt Osa- I tral Now Tark OnCsreaoe,
dadi aleot at avary aooeesd Ins annual eaoaloa. frato Ito o^m ineiit- twra, er trom tbe lay mamlMtra of tbe Methodtrt KplacoptU charch reddlns wtth¬ ta the twnnds of said conference, truateea to flll the vacandea existins in aaid cor¬ poratton; tiut at no timo ahall a sreater number thofl three of aaid trudees tw layuoen; each cteas so dected ohall bore- aftor hold the offlce of trudee for three yeara. Any vacancy occurrtas ta the of¬ flce of trustee of said corporaUon from any cause between the annual sesaions of Bald Central Now York Conference may Im fliled by the remalntas Cnwteea until tbo some ahatl Iw fliled at an annual aeo- don of said conference,
I 1 Sectkm three of said chapter one hundred and one of the tewa of eighteen hundred and seventy, as amended by eec¬ tion two of said chapter one hundred and eighty-four of the laws of nineteen hun¬ dred and ten. U hereby further amended to read as follows:
I 8. At the annual medins held dorins or Immediately following the session of said annual conferonco said trustees shall elect ono of their number president, and shall also elect a vlco president a secre¬ tary, and a treasurer from their numlier, and a majority of said trustees stiall bo a quorum for the transaction of business, and a special meeting of said trudees may lio called by their president and shall bo called by him. If reque,sled by two or more of their nuratMT. reasonable notlco of such meeting to Im given.
9 i. Section flve of said chapter one hundred and ono of tho laws of eighteen hundred and seventy Is hereby amended to rood as followrc
9 6. It Is hereby made tho duty of those who aro tho trnstees of said corporation to Invest the conference funds In their hands according to their best Judgment. In Lho samo kind of securities and obli¬ gations O-I tfioso In which savings hanks of this stato are by law authorized to In¬ vest tneir deposits, and in bonds and mortgages on unencumbered real property situated in this state to the extent of sixty per cent of tho value thbreof If Im¬ proved and Ificome producing, and to tho extent of forty per cent of the valuo thereof if unimproved or not Income pro¬ ducing, and any other good. sa.fe. Interest bearing or Income producing obligations or securities, the payment of which is se¬ cured by mortgage or other lien upon *eal propertv, or upon both real and persunal property, paid trustees not being limited In their iir.'estment of said funds to the securities or olillgatlons In which savings banks ure authorized to invest their de¬ posits, and lo pay lho income of tho funds .so Invested to the sfewardM of said Cen¬ tral New York Conference, at each ainual session thereof, and aiso to mako a report ta writing of their acts during the year, including the assets and liabilities of said corporation, to be prc.<»erved with tho con¬ ference records, and also to. report lha vacanciea existing In tho corporation. Bald trudees may continue the Invert- ment of any gift to said corporation In tho securities, obligations and form In which It Is Invested when received, ami may conttnue to own, manage and con¬ trol any property, real or person.al, con¬ veyed or transferred to said corporation on annuity or otherwise, and may con¬ tinue tho Investment of funds received lind Invested by them prior to tho time this act takes effect In tho .¦'erurltles, ob- Hg.atlons and property In which the same aro now Invested, until such Omo as they Ehall deem It wise, and for the best Inter¬ ests of Uio boneflciarlca of said funds, to reinvest tho same in other securities, ob- llgaUons or property, or to sell, convey or »therwlse convert the same Into money, or other property.
9 *6. -nUa act sliaJl tako effect Immediately. Btato of New York, Offlco of tho Becro-
tory of State, ss:
I havo compared the preceding -with tho original law on tile In this offloe, und do hereby certify thul lho same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of said original law,
FRANCIS it HL'GO,
Secretsry of State.
•Should he 9 B.
UAWS OF NEW YORtC—By Authority,
CHAP, 367, AN" ACT to amend the civil servico laiv, in refuUon to power of municipal commis¬ sions lo conduci Investigationa. Became a law May 1, )S16. with ttw approval of the Covernor, Passed, three- flfths being present
Tho People of the Stato of New York, represented in Benato and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. iroctlon eleven df chaptar fif¬ teen of the laws of niiietceiT'hundred and nlno, entitled "An act in relation to tho civil servico of the state of Now York and Ihe civil dli-tsions and cities thereof, con- litltullng chapter seven of tlio oonsolldated iawB,"lBherobyomendt.'d to reada« follows: I IL Tho dajsUled city servico. The may¬ or of each city In thia slate shail appoint and employ suitable persons to prescrfbo, amend and enforce rules for tho classlflca¬ tlon of tho offices, places and employments In the classified servico ot s«ild city, and for appolnlmenta and promotions therein and examinations tberefur; and for the regtetratlon and eolection of laborers for omp^yroent therein, ml inconsistent with the constitution and the piovteions c^ tliia chapter, and shall amend the name frum Ume te Umo, Buch persons shall tM mu¬ nicipal oi-vil servico comnilssloners and shall conBUtute ttw municipal clvl^service oommlssten of such city. All appolnl¬ menta or designations of municipal civil service commisslonerB shall ba mado In suoh manner that not more than two- tlilrda of such commissioners in any city diail at any time be adheronts of the ¦ame political party. Such rules heiiein preacribed and est.it>ilshed, ard all regula- Uons now exlatlng for appointment and promotion in the civil aervioe of said city, and any subsequent modification thereof, j whettwr prescribed undor the authority of I a general law or of any spocial or local law, Shan be valid and take or continue In ; effect only upoa tho approval of tho mayor : of tho city and of the state civil service commission. Tbo autliorlty by this section j conferred shall not bo so exercised as to take from any policeman or flreman any ' right or benefit conferred try law. or exist¬ ing under any-lawful regulation of tho de¬ partment In which hs eerves. All examl- iialions herein authori.red shall be public, and all rules shall be published, and. with < all llie proooedtags and papers conned^ with said exatniiiations, ahall be at all '¦ times subject to tho Inspection of said I state commission and ita aKcnts; and said commiaaion diail set forth In its report the \ character and practical effects of such cx- j aminations, together with ils vie-ws as to ' tho Improvement ajid extension of thu same, and also copies of ull rulea mado under the authority hereby conferred. , Subject to the provi,slons of this chapter and of said rulea, tho municip.'il commis¬ sion of any city shail make regulations for and havo rentsiol of examlnaiions and reg¬ istrations for the servico of such city, and shall supervise and pieser.e the rei:ords of tho same. In case for nny reaaon, the mayor of any city within sixiy days after he ha.'4 tho po'wcr lo app'iint. failH to ap¬ point Buch municipal coniiiiis.'iioners, tlio slaie coninilBslon Fhall app'iiiil tlicin to j tiold ofllco until lho expiration of itie term I of Uio ni,.yor thun in ollico and until their . succossor.s aro tippointed nnd quallly. It I shall be the duly of sui'li persons to pre- I pare and to procure the approval of the : rules herein provided for. and. If they fail i to do BO witliin sixly daya after their ap- j polntment, the state corumission shall ! forthwith make SLiui rulea. it shall be thn ! duty of such person.s to mako reports from time 10 liine to tho i-tato commlBsion, ' whenever said commission may rt'nueat, ; of the manner in which this law, and tho rules and regulations thereunder, have been and aro administered, and the results ! of thalr admlnlfltratlon in sucti • i;\, and of 1 such other matters as said commission , may require, and annu,-UIy on or before ; the flftc-enth day of January, to make such j a report to said comnilssion: and it ehall ] bo the duty of nald state commiasion in its annual report to set out either these re- ! porta, of.a sufficient abstract or summary thereof, to glvo full and clear Information as to their contenta. A copy of tho roster of the classifled civil Bervice of such city diail bo traiismitiad to tho stale commto¬ don with the atinijal report aforesaid, and shall bo flled 1.t tho offlco of said commto¬ don as a publlc record, Tho municipal commisdon of each dty. for the purpoee of tavcstisaUns Uw enforcement and ef¬ fect ot the d-vU eervice tew and (he rules aad rasulattofta preacrilwd thareuadar ta tba aarvloa of ouoh dty. ohaU harta tbe
dtolitoaa mt aaatioa aix of thto not Tb* aaayer may at aay tii
I Btolpal otvn at'tlua eotaiatodoiwr appotat- •d by blm. Bald dato commlaslan may atoo^ by unantmona vote of tb* ttire* oom- wlth the written appro-vat of the sov*mor, remove any mnnldpal ctril •ervic* comtnlsdonor eppotnted or em¬ ployed undor the authority of thto sedion, for tacompetency, taeffldency, nested cf duty or vloteUon of the provisions of this chapter, or of the rulea and regulations In force thereunder, or of any of them, sped- fytos In writins the parUculara of ttw ta¬ competency, taeffldency. neglect of duty or violation charged, and flllng the same as a public document In the offlce of the city clerk, or If there be no city clerk, in the offlce of the clerk of tho board of al¬ dermen, and a certifled transcript thereof ta the offlco of the dato civil service com¬ mission, fird giving such commissioner an opportunity to make a peraonal explana¬ tion in self-defenso: 'Whenever a munid- pal civil serrice commissioner haa lieen re¬ moved by th* unanimous voto of the three state commissioners, ¦with Uio written ap¬ proval of tho governor, or whenever any municipal commissioner ehall fesign or bo removed by tho mayor pending an investi- gaUon by tho state commission of tho ad- mlnlstraUon of the civil service of the city In which such jyerson Is a municipal com¬ missioner, or whenever any municipal commissioner shall resign or Im removed by tho mayor pending a hearing by the Btat* oommisslon of charges preferred against ruch municipal commissioner, the state commission and not tho mayor of such city shall havo power lo appoint per¬ sona to flll such -vacancies, and such per¬ sons BO appointed by tho state commission stiall hold offlco as municipal civil service commtesloners of such city unUi tho expi¬ ration of the term of the mayor then in offlce and until their successors are ap¬ pointed anil qualify. Said state commis¬ don may at any time, by unanimous vote of the threo commissionerH, amend or re¬ scind any rule, regulation or classification prescribed under tho provisions of this section, provided tliat said stato eomtnis¬ slon stvill sLito tho reasons for such action in writing and fllo tho samo and a certi¬ fled transcript thereof as a public docu- nient aa hereinbefore provided, and give an opportunity to tho municipal civil serv¬ ice commissioners concerned to make a personal explanation and tu flle papers in oppos^lon lo such aclion, Tho said state commisBlon, however, shall not take such action upon un.\' ground olher than that the proviaiona or purposes of this chapter are not properly or suflicienUy carried out by such rule, regulation or claaelflcation. nor without specifying In writing and de¬ tail In what parlicular such provlsiona or purposes are not carried oirt, nor shall said state commission exempt from com¬ petitive examination any position or place or employment In ony city without the consent of tho municipal commission of such clly,
9 2. This act shall tako effect immediately, Stato of New York. Oftlce of the Secre¬ tary of State. S3:
I have compared tho preceding with the orlgind law on filo tn this offlre, and do hereby certify thnt the sumo ia a correct tranocrlpt therefrora and of tho wholo of said original law,
FRA.NCIS M, HUOO.
Secretary of Stato
LAyVSOF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAT. 3ia. AN ACT to amend the penal law. In rela¬ tion to unlawful solemnizing of mar¬ riages.
Became a law May 1, 1516, with the ap¬ proval of tho Governor. Passed, Ihroe- flfttia twlng present.
Tho People of tb© Stato of New York, represented lu Senato and Assenibty, do enact aa follows:
SecUon 1, SecUon fourteen hundrod and flfty of chapter elglity-elEht of tbe laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An aot providing for the punishment of crime, cotiBlituting i hapter forty of tho consolidated Laws," is hereby umended to read us foiiow.s;
9 liiO. Solemnizing untewful marriages and unlawful solemnizing of marriages. A minister or magistrate who solemnize* a marriage when either of tho parlies la known to blm to bo under the ago of legal consent, or to be an Idiot or iii.suno per- j son, or a marriage to which wiihin his knowledge a legal Impediment exists, or any person not authorized by tho laws of thla slate to perform niurriago ceremonies who shall solemnize or presume to sol¬ emnize, with intent to deceive, any mar- I riage between any parties la guilty of a I misdemeanor. Unlil a marriage has been j dissolved or annulled by a proper tribunal ' or court of competent Jurt.twllition. any person who shall assume to grant a di¬ vorce. In writing purjiortliig to divorce hiwband and wife nnd permitting them or : either of them tn lawfully marry again, shall be guilty of u misdemeanor punish¬ able by flne for tho first offense not ei- I ceedtng flve hundred dollars, nnd for the ' second offense one thousaml dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both such fliio and ImpVlsonment I 9 2, Thla act shall tako effect Peptemtier i flrst. nineteen hundred and sixteen ! Stato of New York, Offlco of tho gecre- I tary of State, ss;
I I have compared the preceding with the I original law on fllo In this offli;e. and do I horeby certify tliat tho same Is a correct I transcript therefrom and of tho wholo of Bald original law.
FRANCIS M. HUGO, Becretary of Stato.
•So In original.
mdm
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By AuthoHty.
CHAP ara
AN ACT to amend the public health law. ta relation to consolKiated heulth dto¬ tricts.
Became a law May 1. 1916, with tho ap¬ proval of lho GoiTrtior, I'assed, three- fifths belrig present.
Tho People of tho State of New York, repre,sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows;
Section 1. Section twenty of chaptor forty-nine of lho laws of nineteen hun¬ dred and nine, entitled 'An act In rela¬ tion to the publio health, constituting chapter foriy-flve of the conaolldatod laws," us amended b',- <-hapler ono hun- dri'Cl and alxty-flve of tlio laws of nine¬ teen hundreii and nine, ciiapter flv^e hun¬ dred and flfty-nino cf the laws of nine¬ teen hundred and tliirteen, tind cb^ipters onn hundred and iweuty-foir and live hundred und fltty-five of tho lu-«'a of nino- tei-n huiiiireilund fifteen, la hereby amend¬ ed to read as' follows;
9 20 Local boarde of health. There shall continue to bo local l,oard.s of heulth and health offlcers in the Feveral cities, vil¬ lages and towns of the stato < xcept as hereinafter provided In the i-ities, ex¬ cept cities of the fir,it anil serond class, tho board Bhall con,'il,st of the mayor of tho city who Hhall he ItF presidi-nt, and at Irist six other pf-rsons, one of whom shall be a corniietent iihyylctin, »-ho shail be appoiiUe,! by tho (omriiiin co'itirll, upon the nom!na;ioii of the mavnr, und shall hold otiiie for three years. Appointments of members of such boanls Kliall be nindi- for su'-h shorter terms as at any time may bo m-'-otanry, In order that the tertn," of two appointed miinbers shail expire annually In the cities, except cities of tho first and mrond i lufs, and •oich other cltle'^ whose iharters otherwisu provide, tlie iKiarri shall appoint, for a lerrn of four .years, a compi-tent phy.sii:ian, not ono of its member.'^, to be the li'-alth oflicer of the city and shall fill any vacancy that now e\istH or rsay hereafter exist from expiration of lerm or otlnrwise In the ofliio of health ol1:i-i-r of the city. In vll 'i-AS'.i-s tbe Iioard of health .sinli consist of the board of Iru.stee.s of Ku,'h vili.'ige. In lowiis thi- hoard of heulth shall consist Of the town board The io. al board of health sball appoint a co,-npelen» phys'Cian, not a memlier of the local hoird of health, to b» tho he.iith offlcer of tlie municipality The term of offlie of the heallh offir-er shall be four years'and he shall hold offlr,. until the appolntm"nt of his sue- • essor Me may lie reaaovec'. for Juat cause by the lo<:ai board of health or the atato ¦"ommis-sioner of liealth after a -hearing; such removal liy the local board of health must be approved by the state eommia¬ sloner of health The health offlf-er need not reside within the village or town for which he ahall tie chosen Notice of the memtierEbip and organl.-.utlon of every io- -al board of health almll be forthwith given hy euch board to the atate depart¬ ment of health, yhe tarm "rnunidpallty," whon used In thi* article, means the city, vUtase, town bV consolidated health dis- !¦!¦». rit.. mhiith aav *i'^ifi jiirp! iM>*rJ apy
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or vUiase tward of bealtb laay bo aon>
I sidered and aded upon at aay meettas at
i auch to-wn tioard or -vUlase Iioard of trua*
tees,
I Tbe state commlsaloner of bedth.
I the requed of the town board of aay town
{ and the board of trustees of any vfllapa
I and tho common council or othsr lllia
I authority of any dty. m«y oombtae tato
I one health distrid, herdnafter rderred
to a* a consolidated health dlotTlet aay
I two or more of such towns. vtUasaa or
cities and may on the requeet of Uw town
board of any town, board of trusteee ot
any vlllage or common coundl or other
like authority of any city at any Uiaa<
thereafter set apart such to-wn, -vlitese or
city as a separate health district to aay
consolidated health district thers shall ba
a tioard of liealth which shall "onsid ot
the supervisor of each town, I ^ ircsident
of the tioard of trudees of e. i rillasak
and the mayor of eech city Included la
each district, provided thot If the number
of members Bo prorided for to an even
numtier. such memlMrs shall wltbta thirty'
days after such dtotrict stiall have baeaT
established by the state commissioner ofl
health choose an addlUonal memtMr ot
such board of health to be known oa tbe<
elective memlMr, An elective memtMrt
shall servo for a term of ^o years from
tho flrst day of JanuBr>^» recedlns hte.
election and until his successor shall havi
been appointed, provided that If st any
time the number of members of Uw tioard
of healtti. excluding the elecUve memberj^
ahall become an odd numtier, the tertn of
offlce of tbe elective member abdl the
upon cease.
The tioard of health of a oonsolldatad health district ahall from time to Uaw elect a president from among ita mem¬ bers. Tho health offlcer of a consolidated health district shall serve ss tho secra* tary oftho board of health thereof with- out ad^Uonal remuneration ttwrofor.
In each such consolidated health dlaa trlcl the board of health shall appotat a healtti offlcer. Elach tioard of health and each liealth officer of a consolidated health district shall have all the righta. powers, dutle? and obligations conferred and Im¬ posed* by law upon boards of tiealth and health officers reapectlvely,
¦Wtion any consolidated health dtotrid tai edabllshed, as herein provided, tbe tmardaj of health of tho towns, vlUases or dUed tacluded wlUilo such dtotrict, aball thera-i upon cease to exist as boards of hsaUth.| and all their rights, powers, duUes luidl obilgaUona shall thereuiion Im transfsrreid to the tioard of health of such dlstricti When tho board of health of any Bucbl consolidated health dldrict shall have ap-' pointed a health officer therefor, tha terms of offlco of tho health offlcers ot the towns, villasas or dttea Included la such distrid shall ceaae, and all their rights, powers, duties and oblisations atwl] thereupon Im transferred to amd impoeed upon tho health offlcer appdnted for such consolidated health dldrict,
Tbo board of health of any such conooN idated health dldrict ohall from Ume to time audit ail accounts, and allow or re¬ ject all chorses. claims and demantto against such health district for the ro¬ rn uneraUon and expenses of the heaith offlcer, registrar or regtetrars. and for al| olhor expenses lawfully Incun-ed by said board of health or on Its authority. Un¬ less such board of health of such consol¬ idated heulth didrid adopte the satlmata system of payment aa provided by thto section they ahall, prior to the annual meetins of the tMard of supopvlsora each year, make an abstract to be known ¦¦ the consolidated health dtotrid alatract, | of the riaraes of all psraona who hava prasented to thom aocoimts to be audited, tho amounta claimed by each such person and the amounts flnally audited end •tH proved by them roapecUvely, and. If euch district tie wholly in ono county, ahall de¬ liver such abdrad to the clerk of tha; board of supervisors. If such consoUdat-j ed health district Im located In mors than' one county tho board of health of sucb distriet shall dlride tho total amount ot the conaolldated heelth dtotrict abstract OS audited and approved In proportion to the assessed vaiusUon of tho roal and personal property of the towna vUlasea or citlee of sucb consolidated bealtb dis-^ trict located In esch county, oa dder4 mined by the lar*, preceding ••sssBLiienbj rolls of tho towns or cities wholly oil partly included In such dlstriot, and ahalU deliver a certified copy of such abatract| to tho board of eupervlsors of each sucltj county, with a atatement of fho amouna due from the reai und personal property ofl each town, vllluge or city of Um oooaoli-j dated health district In each such couatyl oa account of tho expenses of such board.] The board of supervisors of eaeh ructe county shall levy a tax upon tho real andl peraonal property within such health dis¬ trict sufflcient to provldo for tho soma audited nnd approved by the lioard ot| health thereof and chargesble to the reab and personal property of each town, vil¬ lage or city of the consolidated health district In oach such cousty. Si. h sums, when collected and paid to tho county treasurer of euch such county respective¬ ly, shall be paid by hrm to the presidenl of such board of health and shall be dis¬ bursed by him In accordanc* with the ab¬ stract of claims uudltod and approved by surh lioard of hoalUi. as beretaaliovo pro¬ vided.
Tho lioard of heulth of any consolidated healtli distrirt may annually make an es¬ timate of the expenses of such tioard for the etiBiiing calendar year and, If such district bo wholly in one county, sball deliver a certified copy of such estimata to tho clerk of the board of aupervisora of auch county prior to tho annual meet¬ ing of tho lioard preceding euch year. It such consolidated health dtotrict he locat¬ ed In more than ono county, tho tward ot health of such district shall proport^U the total amount of such estlmste In the samo manner as provided by thla aeetion for proiiortloning tho exponses of auch a diatrlct when audited and approved by the board, and shall deliver to fhe clerH of the board of siipervlsors of each such county a certified atatement of fhe total estimato unl the amount due from the real und personal property o^ench town, village or city of tho conBolldsted health district In each such county on acoount thereof The board of Bupervlsors of each such county shall levy a tex upon the real ond personal property within such health district sufflcient to proride for tho portion of the amount of such oetl- matf charg"able tn tho real and lMr*onnl property nf earh town, village or city of I the ronsolldalert health didrid in each such counlv Such sums, whon epilected and paid ni the county treasurer of each I county reaeppctlvely shajl be paid by blm j to tho president of Buch board of health I und shall he disbursed by ttie board of I health In arrordanco with the eetlmatea. I After Hi!' tl estimate system Iws beea j adouted by a lonsolldafed health dldrict j tiio board of health thereof stwll doduct I from the estimile for the aucceedlng cal- j enOar year the amount. If sny. remeininp I In tho hands of .«urli iKiard after all of tha I Ila 1,1111 ies Incurred on uicount of tho pre- i ceuing estimate have been paid, twfore I the certlfle'l stutement of the total seU- j mate and the amount due from the real and personal projirrty of each town, -vll- I lage or city of the consolidated bealtb «a>, , I trlcl in p.arh such cxiunty la cerUfled t« the resp"ttlve 'ierks of the traards ot supervLvirs for collection 9 2 This act ahall take affed Immedl- ' ately,
I State of New York, Offlc* of the Becre- I tary of St:it», bs
I have comparod the preceding with tb*
original law on flle In thla offlc*. and da'
! hereby certify that the same Is a oorre<p
transcript therefrom end of ths whole o(l
aaid original law
FRANCIS M HCOO,
Herretsir-v ot Btatti '
Bad Argumsnts. Tbe ticMt way of aDHwerlnp a bad o^ ituiDpfit Ih not to Btor> It h'tt let It BP ou itK course nntil It overltpo thp Uiundarles of common ppuac.—Sydnay .Smith.
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