Nassau Post 19160728; Title

              mt Maw Tortt, OlBoe of tha Baera- \trrmt Btoto, ea:
I bara oonpared tha preceding wtth tba •^lUibl Jaw an (Ua in thta ofliee. and do atraby eartUy that tho scma I* a correct tnaoartpt therefrom and of the whole of aaM artgbial law.
FRANCIS  M.   HUOO.
Secretory of Stata
LAWS OF NBW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP tao.
-AN ACT to amend the code of civil pro-
oadare.  In relation  to Judicial accounu
by com.T.lttooa of incosipetar.t por^ons.
Became  u   law   May  15.   IJli,,   with  the
approval of tho Cuvernur.    I'ussed, throo-
OXtba buirig present.
Tho I'eopie ot the Btote of New  Tork. repreoeatod  in  Senate ojid  Assombl.,,  do ' enact aa (ollowa:
•action 1. Section twenty-three hundred aad   (orty-two   o(   t'.. ..  . .aIo  of   civil   pro-
' cedure ta hereby aniondad tu read as fol¬ lowa:
I 2M2. Idem; may be compelled to (He tbe aame. or rtraicr r.n aijditi..iial accounl, at cetera, in the iriu,.ih of I'ebruury ut aanh year, tbe pr. kiUiiig I-dgo ot the oourt by which tno (:umii.:'.teo ot the properly wus appoiniud oi If i:o was up- polaiud by tbe supiciuu cuurt. thu cuunty Judgo of tho cuuiity V,hero tbe order ap- polnlirig hiia is enioiud, must cxumiiio, or cauae to be oxamlnud, under lijs direction, all accounts und Inveiituiloi flleU by coiti- mltteea of the person and property, sliica the flrat day of Fobruilry uf the preced¬ ing year. If it uppciro, upon tbe ex¬ amination, that a loriirnlttee. appciiite-1 aa prescribed In this t.tlo, has omltteii tu 01e his annual Invoiitory or ac.cui.tlng. or the ufTldavlt rcl-itiiig thereto, us pio- Bcrlbed In the lakt section, ur if the ludge is of the opinluii tliat the IntcreMis of tho poison, with re.^ipect to whom the committee was appulntod, lo.p.iios ttiul he ahuuiil render a more full or satisfac¬ tory Inventory ur accuunt, the Judge iiiuat make an order re<|iiinng tne cunimittoo to aupply tho doflcloncy. an.l aii-u. In hia dlscretjun. personally lo pay the expense of serving the order upun him An urd.;r ao mude may be entered and enforced. and the falluro to obey It muy be punh-^h- ed, as tf It were made by Ihe court. ¦Where the committee fai.:-- to coiii.niy with tho order, wllhui three mocDis after It la made, or, wlitru the judge has rea- aon to believe that lufflcient ca.ise oxlsta for tho removal ut tho cuinniitue, tho judge muy. In his dis. : tti.,n. appoint i; lit person Bpeclai guariimn of tho Incom¬ petent person, with r«: pect to whom ttie aommlttee was appulntad, for tho purpose mt filing a petition In his behalf fcr the removal of the commitieo and prosecut¬ ing the necosBary pnu cod ings fcr that purpose. The committee may ba coni- pellod In the dis. rotion ot tlie court to pay personallv tha losts ot the pioce-d- Inga BO Instituted. Wiiero Uie examina¬ tion of the nccoiints and invento:ie,i o( oommltteea of incompetent persuhB pro¬ vided for her.'i# is mu'lo pursuant lo tlio order or direction ot a i  inty JndKe, tho azpense of such examlnaiion as allowed by the couniy Judgo directing tin- tx- amlnation shall be puyable by the coun¬ ty treaaurer of tlio county out of any court (unds In his han.ls upon the order of tho county Judgo .lirociiiig such ex¬ amination. Tha coiiimittoo oi tho pr.jp¬ erty of an Incornpcteiit persun uppointod as preacrlbed In this title, may apply to the court making tho appuintnienl. fur an arder to permit him to render to such court an Intermediate Judicial account ot all Ills proceedlnga affecting the property of the Incompetent person to the date ot the filing thoreof. Aii'l the court upui examination may. In its discretion, make an order directing ll at .such uccount be nied with the clerk ot the cuurt where the application Is maile, on or before the date doteiTnlnod by tho order.
The account to he Hlod pursuant to such order ahall t^ verirted u'ld i.uitain n Jii.st, true and iiruper Btatoment of all the acts of the comralttee, and an Itemized state- meot of the receipts and disbur.-iements oif any and all nioiievH and pr.ipeitles that have come Into hand covering the whole of the jierlod for which tbo ac- oounting ta asked. A summury statement ahall be Included In thn account and all vauohera shall be filed therewith. Notice ':ml the tiling,of auch uccuunt pursuant to auch order and of an application tor tho bidlctal settlement thereof sh.nll be given ' m the manner In which und to the per¬ aona to whom notice of application for tbe appointment of a committee of the paraon or property of an alleged Incom- pelaot person, lunatic, idiot or habitual drunkard Is required to be given by title alz of chapter seventeen of the code ot ctrll procedure. Upon the return day of tbe notice of such application tho court ahall have the power to appoint a referee to take and state Huch accoiint and to re¬ port to the court with his o|iinlon tliereon aa to all mattera embraced In said ac¬ count. The court shall hnvo power and It shall be Its duty to appoint u suitable peraon as special guardian of the In- oompetent person for the protection uf bta rights and .nrorests In snld proceed¬ ing.
Ujion tho motion for a confirmation of tbe report of a referee appointed pursu¬ ant to the provisions hereof or If tho ac¬ counting lie had before the court, ufion tho court's delernilnatlon, sai.l account ahalt be then Judicially arfjusted, doter- , mined,  fixed and  tiled.
The compensation uf the referee and of the s^^et^al guardian appointed un.ier the provisions of this chapter shall In every Inatooco be fixed by the court to bo paid out of ,the estate, if any, of the Incom¬ petent person. Tho Judicial Bottlemeiit of the final account of a committee shall be made In tho same manner, so far uh may be applicable, as provi.led In this section for the .Iudicial settlnment of an Inter¬ mediate account.
g 2. This act shall take effect September first,   nineteen   hundred   and  sixteen. .State  of  New   York.   Offlce  of  tho  flecre-
tary of Stato,  ss:
I have compared the preceding witji tha original law on file In this oll.ce, an.l do hereby rertify that the same 1b a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of aald original  law.
KRANf-19   M.   HUOO,
Bucretary of State,
LAWS or NEW YORK—By AuthoHty.
tniAi'. va.
AJN ACT to amend the military low, in relation to iiiiil.illty tor a commission to the naviU  inilitta.
Became a law .May 15, 191i>, with tho ap¬ proval of Uio (Jovernor. fussed, tliree- Ofthe being present.
The People of the State of New York, rapreaonted In Sonata and Assembly, do aoact aa follows.
Seotlon 1. Section ttft>-eight of chapter forty-one ot tho laws nf ninetoen hundred j nine, entitled "An act In relation to tbo .mllltla, c.inailt'atitig chapter thirty-six ot the oonaoHdatod laws," Is hereby amand¬ ad to road aa followa:
I   U.   IQIIglblllty   required   to   receive   a
eommiaalon   In   tho   naval   mllltla.     Com-
miaslouod    oflicers    In    the    naval    milltia
xouat ba cittaans of the I'nltod States, and
i af   tha   ago   of   eighteen   yeara   and   iip-
I warda   No person who has been expelled
{ ar dtabonorably discharged from any mll-
, ttmry or naval  organization of  the  State
ahall  be oomnilsaloned  unlesa  ho  haa  re-
aollatod   and  aervod  as   pruvldod   In   this
abaptor.    No peraon shall be eommlsBlon-
, od unleaa be shall  p.issess  the additional
I roQulremento   harein   prescribud   (or   the
IMurtloutar   ollice   to   which   he   Is   to   be
I gaaamlaaloned.
I    A oanunodora shall have )>een in the ac-
Maa aorvioa of a stuto as a line ottlcer of
: ttta aaval mtlitla or In the service of the
; PbHad Stotes aii a line offlcer of the navy
ria all oomblned for at least ten years. : ¦ffTftn*- of the navul mllltla at the time ' mthim appointment ehall have purformed
raama aorvloe for at least tlve years. giniiiandBi or lleutenaiit-commandor ad laaat three years. -Staff ufllcera of ' ' Mftagas batow the grade of commodore ex- Judga advocates, medtcal ofllcera am} muat have served one yoar lin- ,taly preceding their appoiniment in ¦aval milltta ot this state, except that tie credited with service In the | ¦totea navy or revenue marine, or K aat ta active aervlce at the tlma uf timm appototment they muat have ha.I at laaat auo year's aervico in tha national or naval militia of the state or the or navy uf toe Untied Siatos or enbiued. Staff offlcers of the com- azcept Judge ad'vocatea, aurgeuns anglneero. must dither be aelectod tba oommlaaioned utHcera In active •arvico to the naval milltta of thta atate, Wbo for one year Immediately preceding thalr appolntroanta have been In active •arrkia in euch naval milltta ae commie- : glonod offloara, or If not in active eervlce at tbe time of their appointment they Bittst havo bad at leaat two yeara' previ- mtm aaratce In the active militia of thta ¦tote or to the army or navy of the Unlt-
tA^*mjii >)tb janttyayLXLit .wnii*'
!Mb
I atoned   officer,    BuTraom   uni   Biimajit
' Burgeone muat be gruJuatea ot an Incor¬ porated achool of medicine and uf at laaat flve yoara' pfacUce If of tbe (.fade of lieutenant-commander; of at least three years' practice If uf the grade u( Ileuten- I ant; and of at leaat two years' practice If 'Of the graJe of lieutenant Jtiilur grade. : A IKutenaut-commanilar as engineer uUi- ' cer ahall have been a commlialunad ma¬ rina engineer In the karvlce of the Unit¬ ed Btatea. or ahall hold a United Statea marine license nut bolow tho grade of chief engineer of jceun Bteamers of at least three tr.ouaa-.d f.ve hu.'-idred tons biittheii. A lieutenant and a lleuten'mt J inlor grade us enelneer otllcert ahall have been a co.-nr ilsuloned marli.e engi¬ neer In the aervlce of tb'i t.'nitel Statea or ahall hold a United filatos r!:.i.rlre II- renae not below the grade of chief engl- leer of Inlar.d steamers of at least one thousand and five hundred tuna burthen ro.'poctlvely. F':i«Ireer ufTioers who iMve paseed ti.e exi::l:ii.tlon rei:i iroil by the navy department for line ufll.ers tor en¬ gineering duty only In the i.aval militia tuid wlio have actually aerve.J on veJkela of tho iiiiVy fur one ur muro nuvul militia < ruises as enginoer .i.'flcer* shall bo deem¬ ed to have curnpii.d witn tbe relevant rrovlslonu of U.is »e.:tluii u.* regards ell- Lll.'Hity A Ju.ibe-advocato must bo a Cuun»elior-at-;a w of the supreme court of this B'.uto of at lea«t tlve years' standing If of li.e gralo i.f llouloiiajit comiuander or ut least tbr. e years' standing If of the grade uf Ileuionunt. A cbapluiii mu^t ba M regularly urdaii.c.I iiilniBtor of some re- llgiuus deiiur.iii.aiic-ii.
i 2. Tl.ia act bIiuH take oftecl linmedi- ately.
Etato  uf  .New   Yuik,   Cifiico  of the Secra- tai..   ut Ktato,  St:
1 havo cufi.pared tiie preceding with tho original luw uii flie In tins odlce, und do lierob' certify that tho aamo is a correct transcruit ilioiofro.ii and of the wholo of said oriiilnul law.
FHA.NCIS   M.   HUGO,
Socrotary  of  Stato
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
'•UAI'   Gl5. AN   ACT  to  iiicurporato  the  inBtituie for
put.iic Bervico  wu;i pu-/.oi» tu cu.;d,;cl a tru.iiii.g »i hu'jl lur pub..-: i>ervico thiuunh
assiij.inicni.i    ul   Ue..u    wurk,   ^ive^iigu-
lloiiB und lopui'ts
Uocarno u Uw .M.iy 15, ISiC, with the .''ppiovul uf tiiH iju^eniur 1 udiiod, threu- tilU.B   buliig pre..«i:i
Ti.e i'eu^lo Of li.o Sluiu uj: .New York. repreBenleu in bonutu ui.a Asaembiy, do ennui 'is  (uliuiv^:
eleotion 1. Lent t>. L'pbuu, Jiiliua H. Barnes. Isabel L). Alloii, \\ ii.iarn <J. Hoi- fornan ami \Vilii.i.n 11. A.:oii, together wtUi such porn ns as tiioy may ubsociuio with ttiain.soivca and then- »u..ces.i.jrai, ure heretiy Incorpuratta u body cuiporalo by tha name uf the insiituie tur I'ubiic Serv¬ ice for the purpOoo ut receiving und mulntuinii.g a tund or fiiiuid and apply¬ ing tho Incomo und prm. ipal ihoicul as follows, il) To conduct ut New YorK city una ut ut;iliatod cenlors thut may luio- aflei be formed. unJ In loculition offering uppurtuiiitlos fur tiuiniiig ibiuUKn study of local probioiiis, u trainini,' school fur public sorvice thio'i.'ih uosiuiimeiita of pr:..:t|.,ul tiold W'urk that rieo.ls tubodono; iiiid tu that end Ct to study methods ot bocuiing olllcient cilutnalilp ttial will pro¬ vide cuniuiutlva iiuii-puliti':al, non-parti¬ san, inii.orijunul uttciilioii to tbe methods, acts, rusults und iieedis of public biistiioKs, lilgiiur education, un.l beiievuiciit tou.ida- lioiiH, i2) to study In co-upoiatioii with ios]ioiiijlbla ottlcors and uKoncies iiiethods of sclentillc solf-.-itudy and muiiai;ement of civic atoncioj, uf publej business, high¬ er euiicntluii, and beneioloiit fuuiidationa; and to that end tu culloct, tla.saifj, an- alyaie. correlate. Interpret, and publish facta, quostlona, suijyostlofis and con- structlvo crlti':iaia; (4; tu study methods of preparing .scluiitlli'; budgets by cities, couiitieij, slates und n.illon, uii'l by civi..- and ediicutioiial UKonciob: lu) to study inolhu'ls of Bocui'liit', in ull subjucls In all scliuuls, llio uao tui o.liicatloiiul purposes uf work tliut iiooda tu tio dune and oilier Held and laboratory work; (ti> lo atu.Jy nicthuils of esi,ibli,-iliinK and cmductltig ceiil'.rs for Hold tiair.iiig tspociall.v for public sorvice. in centers of population and industry; (7) to .search for strung adiiiliiistratois and tor large opportunl- tlo..j that need eiTlcieiit ineii; (8) to Issue for traliiing iiurp..; a and for securing mutcrial for Invo'^uitiutlun a weekly bul¬ letin,   in.igazliie  or   iieriodlcal
i 2. It shull have all the powers and be Bubjo.t to all the rebirictions which may pertain by law to nieinliershlp cnr- poratiunB. I'ersons named In the first soction of this act or a niajority of thom shall hold a m.-etlng an.l oiganlr.e the coiTiuriUoii and ;id«pt a constilutluii and by-laws not IinonsiMtoiil Willi tho consti¬ tution and laws of this stato. Tho cuii- stltiitlon shall prescitbe tho rnotliod of selection of members, number of mem¬ bers tbat shall constitiito u quorum fur tho IranBactiuii ot tnisinos.i at meetings ot tho corpoiatlun, tho number ot trus¬ tees by whom the biislni ss and afC^lrs ut the corporation shall bo managed, qualiilcation."!. powers, and niiiiinor ot se¬ lection of.truBtoos and utllcers ot the cor¬ porutiuii, rnaniior of amendiiiK the con¬ stitution and by-laws of tho curpuratlon. and any oth»»r provisions for the leirula- tlop of tho affairs uf Uio corporation whli:ti   may   lie doeiiieil  expe.llent.
i 3. No ofll. er. m.-mbcr ur employee of such i.iipuiatlon sh.ill r.rcelvo ur be law¬ fully ontitlo.l tu rocoi-.o uny pocuniury prullt frum tho operations tlioroof except rea.soiiablo compoiiMuti.in for .sorvice in bffoclini.;  one ur  m...r.j uf Its  purpoHO.i.
S 4. Such corporatiuii shall make an an¬ nual report uf tho work which It h:i3 un- dorlakoii and accoinplibiied, of tho ex- penaos it lias incurred and tho revenues It has recoil o'.I: and .su.-h report ahull Include a ulatemeiit ut the .sugge.itlona mado tu it ujioii iviilcii It ban n.jt been able to act. As part of the j^niina. report Khali bo Inclu.b'd the certir:iitlon by on outside audiiur as lu tlio lu .-uracy of tho litatemont ot work done, uf expenses In¬ curred and ut revenues received. Such \ ropurt shall bo tiled annuiilly In tho month of Jiiiiuary In tho otilce of tha socrotary of stato. Such corporation shall b« Hijliject to tho provisions of tbo niom- borship lorpuratlun* law, except as other¬ wise oxpru^sly  provided   herein.
] b.    This act  shall   take effect Immedl- I utoly. Stuto of Now York, Ottice of tho Secretary
ot State,   sn:     ¦ /?
1 havo compared the precodlrg with the original Inw on tUo In thls/ifflce, an.l do liei-.'hy certify tbct tlm HijAin ia a correct transcript tlieretioni ani^f tho whole of said original law
KllANns M   Muao, i
Secretary of Stata      1
• So In  original. '
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
(MIAP. Mil. AN   ACT   to   amend   tho   pubilo   aervlce
commissions    law.    In    reiati.m    to    tho
prayer   lur   Judgiuont   In   an   action   to
recover   penalties   .r   furfoliures.
liicamo a law ilay 15, 1?16, with the approvul ot tho Governor. Passed, threo- liftha beini; proaciU.
The PeuiSic ot the Stato of New T-jrk. ropronoi ted ill Son.ito and Assembly, do enact us full-wiws:
Section 1 S^>ctlou twenty-four of ohap¬ ter four li'.inili.d and oiKlit.., of tho laws of nliiotocii liunUroil und ten. antitled "Au act In rolatioii lo public Bocvico commis- "loiiB, coiii'tlliitlng chapter f.>rty-o:..;ht of tho consiolldaled laws. " Is hereby amend¬ ed to ro.id u.ii follows:
i 2*. Action to recover penalties or for- fallurcs. .\n action to re. over a iiciiolty .ir a forfeiture under this chapter or to enforce tao powers of the comniiKslun un¬ der tbo railroad law ii;...y be brought In ,iiiy court ot competent jurisdicU..ii in this -slate In the iiuiiie of the people of the Hato of New York, an 1 snull be com¬ menced an.l prosocited tu tliial Judgment by couiiael to the cunimissi.in. In uny auch actl I'l ull pciialtius and foricituros in¬ curred up to the lime of coiiunencliig tiio samo may bo sued for and recovered therein, and the conimctu emont ot an action to recover a ponalt.l ur forfeiture snail not lie. or be held lo be. a waiver uf tho right to recover any other penalty or furftjltiii v: If the lUlemlunt tn such action shall prove that during any |ior- ti.'U ot the time tor which It Is flouglil.to ' o..'ovcr poiiultios or forl'eiturts tor a vio¬ lation of an oruer ul the co.iiml.sslon the defendant was actually and in good faith prosecuting a suit.' uctlon or proreedlng In tho courts to set aside such order, the court shall remit the penalties or fortoit- ' urea liicurrod during the puiuioi.cy of such suit, action or proceeding. All moneya recovered In uny such acllon. to¬ gether with the costs thereof, ahall ue paid Into the state trea.sury to the credit of tha aanaraA fund.  AiUr.8U£b.A£il<UmM/
na ctmrrraimaea or mauiaMluao m im¬ plication of the commtasion upon auch terma as the court ahall approve and urder. An action may be malntatoed by the commlslon for the wh.>le or any part if the penalties or forfi itares prescribed 111 this c;:-i.pttr ond Judgment may t>o randered fAr the amo..int demanded In the complaint, or for any leaa amount, aa Justice may require
i X   Thta act ahall  taka eftect Immedi¬ ately. State  of  New   Tork,   Offlce  of the Becra-
tary uf 3:ute, ss;
I have compared the preceding with tho original law tn tus In thia omca and du hereby certify that tbe sania la a correct tra'i.:.:r1pt therefrum and of tbs whole of said urli^lnal law
FRANCIS   M.   HUOO.
Jecretury  ut Stata
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
'.iiAP   &4..
AN ACT lo-arnend tne ical property taw.
In   re.a'.ioii   to   registering   title   to   real
property.
lie'.imo a law Muy IS, 1316, with the approval of the (juvornur. I'uoBud, Uiree- L.tliB being prcie/it
Tho People ut the State of New York, rapiesonletl In Senate und Assembly, do e.iuct as fullowH:
Socliun X. Se>.tiun three hundred and so.ei.ly-ono of chapter lltty-two of the livva ot ninetoen hundred and nine, tn- titltJ "An uct fciutlng to real pruporly, constituting chapter Hfty uf tho cuiisoll- cato-J lu'.vs," is hereby uinancied to read aa fullows:
8 371 Applic.itions and proceedings to be In the auprcino court, titio part ot ape¬ clal toruT Tno applitatiui, fur regiaira- t:un must bo made to tn« aupremo court: (.;• to u Justico thereof, sitting ut a Bpailal toiin In uny uf the countlesi witl.iii the Judicial oopurtment wjiero the piuperty is Bltu:.t..'J. and f.ir ll-iut purp'.so sttlj court shuil be uluuys open; und Its or¬ ders, Ju.Ji,'nK-iitB an.l decrtcs In Ciist? C'lining under this article may be mudo and enlerod ua v.oil in vacation us In torm ti:iie.. 'l'he procte'.lliifc.s upon such u.;i,:ications stiall have tl.'j effect uf pro- c<iadi:iKB 111 rom aKuinst the lund, and tho Judgnieiits shull uperato .laoctly on I.ho laud ami vosi and estubliah tltio thereto. An issue raiie.! in audi u cat.o I'hall bo tried ut a »rf*ci.'.l terir. of said court,"in Iho counlv in whiuh tlia appll- cuUun is filed, by the court or u reteieo, cxcepl liuil nil isiue ot fact niay be triO'd by a jury. In tho munner proacrlbad by tiio corisiituiiuti and cjilo of civil pro- c'.'dure. Whon in any county tho amount of buj.|iie.'5B nndoi this urtlclo makes it Ilcco^..^:lry .ir proper thut sucli buRlness sliould bo utte-idea lo by one or more Juatlce.s of suid court aisigned tor that IHii-iJu-.e. the appelhito .!;¦. i.iion of tho jii'll. nil department In ivhicli such county iH situate.l Bhall de."it;iiato as many Jus- tlciM a.M may be deemed necessary, to c';iiHtitiito tho "tltlo purl" ot the special ts^rm ill that ouurt: und Bic.id appellate 'Jivisioii nh»il pruvi'le by rulea <'!' prac- tl'O fir tl.e cun.luct, in said titie part, uf tlie biislni'.sa coming under thl.i articlo ill such county, bald appellato division :iuiy iiaaign one or m 'ro additional Jus¬ tices to sai.l "tltlo p.irt" of tlio sriecial term, or withdraw ono or muro Ju.^ticea ilieri.frum, us tlie business coming under this firticle muy rcquiio and the avull- ,-ib::itv of the supioiiie court Ju.stices m,ike (iroper. Ono uf tlio Justices so a^isiitned u. t.uo "title part" of the ^pcciul term In iiuy .¦.lUnty siiall b.- dC'it^niiled by sai.l iippellate divi.sloii t.i hav.- ^oiiorul super- '. isioii iiiiil control of the biisioess com¬ ing iih.'i-r 11.1s urticle In that county; :inil so fur as Is reasonably possible, such ^le^i,iIl<lli.lIl sl.ull remain uii.:littnKcd, nnd su. h J'litlce shall be retained continuous¬ ly in su. h lei-:ii ami part during Ills term ..!' ..Te e iinlo* in the .¦ipiiil..n of tho ap- pelh'.ti: division a cliauge is required fur the better eiifor.'cmoiit ot working of this law. One aiul the same Justice may bo assmne.1 so as to have s;i.'h ge-ner.il jupervision and ci.iur.'l in two ur more counties ut' the Jndi.-ial ilistrii't tor which ho is clouted. Oilier iluti. .« may be as- .-¦igtied by such apiicllato ilivision to such .listico, provided that tlii-y do not Inter¬ fere ivilli bN wurk in s'lr.ervlBing and controlling the biisine.ss cumiiig under this article. Ttio just ico acsigned. as herein provided, to have seneral supervision and ivinti.il of tlie tiii.-iiiess cumiiiR under the article In any county, shall also have general suijervislon and control of all tho offlc i:il e.<;amhi<j:s within sucli county and it ali.ill be his duly lo uliservo and super¬ vise theli- wui k us such oiUcial examiners, to advise lii.im when necessary and to make any .Si,.:fis.iui!.-i or recoinrneiida- tiuns to the ;ipi.oliate ilivision with re¬ spect to discipiiiie, suspoii. I'jii or removal of any of tbem as lu liim may seem iioce.ssary or propel- in the iTiieiests of llio su. '.'.'iisful . ueriiliun  uf this  Uw,
j 2. Section throe hundred and seventy- fuur ul' uncli lauiptor, us amended by cimpter three iiuiulrcd und tlvo of tho laws of niiifcl..''.ii liuiiurei'I and nine. Is horoby   uinen.ied  tu  rt:id  as followa:
i 37-1. iJoputy re,;istrars' iiowors and du- ties. In any cou.ity wlieie the business undor this article so le'-iuires, tho regis¬ trar may iipp liiil a chlof deputy and aa many othor lieiuities us are ii..eile.l. But nu uno iinloss be ts . so a deputy regis¬ ter or an asslstitnt deputy register ap¬ pointed under statutory authority, or a deputy county clerk, sball t'c appointed ua such dei'iity renlBtrai uiiles's he is an "offl.^lul evaminer of title" as described und re'iulre.l Ic- section three hundrod and aeveiity-boven uf this cliaptor Dep¬ uties may perform any and nil duties of tbo registrar In Uio namo uf the registrar, an.i thu acts ut such dupulies sliail ba hold to bo tho acts ot tli.i ro/?l:,triir, and In case of tho death uf the rcilsli ar, or his roniuval iro.n othcc. ttio chief deputy .-ihall theroupuii I e.:ume liie acting reg¬ istrar until Bl ch viicuncy slmll bo i.llod according to law, and ho Hhail tile a l.ke bund and be vested with tho s;ime pow¬ ers and subject lo the samo rosponslljlll- tles an.I entitled to the same co.'npeiisa- tlon  as  in  f-e cilio of  Uie  registrar.
{ J, Seclio..s three hunilrsd and seven- ty-aaven and thrto liuiiored and seventj- oight ot such cn.iptor aro horoby amended tu nad OS  follows:
5 377. Official exanilnera of title. Before iippllcation Is nui'io fur tlio reglHlratlon ut a tltlo. It iiiiisl bo tlioruuiihly examined and cortilh-d by an "olhclul exunilner of title." A porsun duly n.lniltted to p-ac- tl.-e as an .atturnov i 'd couiiaolor-at-iaw In tho r.iurts of re'-ord of tbls stato, or a corporation duly Incorporated uinlrr and by virtue ot ttio laws ot lius stale, und by said laws duly authorixed to guui-an- teo ur Insure titie:! t' real pronorty In this stuto, and no oti jr porsoii. curpura- tlun, or Instliutiuii, may bo admittod to the olllce ur position ut. and llcenaed to practice bb, an uttl'lal examiner of title. The C'lurt of npne.-iis shall iJreacrlbe rules provi.ling for tho methods of i;»certalnlng tiie rltness of IndlvMual applicants for 11- cen.-." tu prucfi. e as such examiners, and III doing so, shall take Into account the length ut time during which applicants havo pra.'ticed law and fho amount ot w.rk th:it tliey have done In tlio exam- i;:ir|un of tilUs ti> re it property. In tha .-.i.so of experiem ed examiners of aucli titles, proviiaiuii may bo made for Hceiia- iiii? thom, will!') :l examinatluM, to prac¬ tice as "otflcial e.iamiiiors, of titie." ..Kftor coniplytiig with the rules and re.julre- meiits prescribed by iho court uf uppoalB puisiuuu to tills ^ectioIl, an liidlviiliial uii|>licuiit may be licensed and admitted to practice as an ofllci:.! examiner uf Utlo III this atate, by an uider of tbo up- peilats division of the supremo court of tbo dcp.irtment In wbl. h ho resides, or in whli.li he has an ctrico for tha regular piracti. e of luw. He may be leiiulred to Slvo such a liond as tho court muy pre¬ scribe. A corporation 'may be licensed and admitted to practice as an oltldal examiner of title b\' an order of tho ap¬ pellate dlMsion uf the scpromo court of tha department in which It litis its prin¬ cipal place of biis.nos.i, w-liich order shall be mai^le on the certillcato nf the proper ¦itate ufTK'ial—that such corporation la duly Incorporated under and by virtue of i':e lawa of tliis stat,e, and by 8;ild laws ..utli.irlEed 1:1 gunratitue or Insure titles 1.1 real property  within this state.
.\py Ollicial examiner of title may base tho report und aflluavlls required by Una arti.Ie. upon .scarclios and abstracts vt tltl-.. niiide by ii corp.jiaiion du|y organ¬ ized under and by virtue .if the lawi of this state, and ty aald lawa d'lly autlior- .Lo.l to make and to certify tu aearches and abstracta of title. The county clerk in unj- county, except In counties having a rrjiislur, and In such counties tb.- roj^- ister may deolgnate any deputy register. U'-sistant deputy resistor or deputy coun¬ ty cierk appohitcd In his otllco under ar.y provision of law to act as an ofP.cIal ex¬ aminer of title In hta county, or tho coun¬ ty clerk  or r«gl."ster mny  appoint  one or
tfusz* »UPiaflya_io mei tt tig^'iJ axatn-
ttmt tit fidg m^ Wl nfllRy. ili^til'IBtQ,
liowever, that any deputy or any othar peraon ao dealgnated or appototed aball be an attorney and coujnaelor-at-taw aad llcenaed to practice ae an offlctal examin¬ er of title. The aalariea of the offlctal ez- Kminera of title designated or appointed I y a county clerk or register, or their ad¬ ditional oompensation (or acting ua official examiners uf title beycmd Ibe salarlea at- tacnlng to the ofHce of deputy or asalst¬ ant deputy, ahall be flxed by the county clerk or register olid shall be paid In the same manner as In the caae of other em¬ ployeea of hla offlce, subject to the audit cf the local county or city authorities Tho fees for all services rendered by such cfflclal examiners bo designated or appointed by a county clerk or register shall be received by Ihe county elark ar regtater and dlapoaed of In the same manner as are other feea received by him.
In case no offlclal exaii;;lner of tlUe ta deBlgnated or appointed In any oounty, the Justice dealgnated by thf appellate dlvlslua to have general aupervislon and contrul of the buainess coming uivler thta article In that rounty may apijolnt a competent attorney to act as auch offlclal examiner of title upon such terms sa may b» Juat und determined by said Jus¬ tice Any ufllclal examiner of title wbo la an att.^rney and counselor-ut-law shall bavo power to sit oa a referee and may administer oaths aad examine witnesses and may at any time apply to the court tor directions In any matters concerning Ills liivesUtjatloiiB 6aid appollato divi¬ sion may advise, admonish, discipline, BUHp.jnd or remove any oRlcJul examiner, bccau.ie of i.ny dishonesty, liicumpotoncy, neglect ot duly or anv other improper conduct or omission, either on Its otm motion, or on the suggeatlon or reoom- niendatiun of tlit Jii^'ice of tho supreme c.;.urt having genera, i upervislon and con¬ trol of the business corning unaor thie law In tho co-unty In which such official examiner Is appolnte'l: and it shnll be the duty of s-ij appellate division to co- up'-rsto with such Justice In endeavortng t'l ret.iiii the highest possible standard of ability, eftlolpnoy and honest servlco for nil otflcial exatnlnera acting under and piirsuai:'. to this  law
.N"o otllclal examiner who has made the official e.xamir.er's repcrt of title to be u-fc1 in an action for the repist.-ntlon of such title sh;ul U'-t as ulluri.e.i ur coun¬ sel In such ictiui;. or be otherwtae Inter¬ ested In su. h u' tion.
8 37" What owners may apply, what titles may bo reslslered. Applicatiou for rei^iBtration ot title may be made by the folluwlng  porsuns:
Pirst. Tho person or person.s who claim, biiigiy or cr.ilectlvely, to own In fee aim- pie the legal c..';ate In land, or In some I itrht In or over land, und who hold and pi.-^ess such  lan.I or euch rlitbi
So ond. Tho pers.in or persons who claim, .3ln(;ly ur c(ilief;tlvely, to on i a contract for tho purchu.-'o In fee sr ipl.! of the legal estate In land, or In sume right In or over laiul, from the owner thereof, upon the duly ucknowleaKed con¬ sent of tho uwner of tno fee, which con¬ sent may be Incorpoi-ated in the contract. Ret-'isii-atl.in in the imrr.u of the holder of the contract shall not ba mude. ex¬ cept cn Iho production ot a proper trans¬ fer of title under and pursuant to the contract from a transferrer In possession, or the coR.^enl in writing, duly acknowl- eilged. of tho proi)0«ed vendor In poBSos- Blon an.l n.-imc-..! in the .'uritract and hta wife. If he be married. Suctj transfer or consent may be mado after the com- nuancement ot the regiBtratlon proceed¬ ings of action.
Tlilrd. I'iie person ur pers-jns who claim, singly or .oiiectivoiy, to haie Uio power of uppolntir,g or disposing i:i l.-e simple of tho loKul esiato In land, or in some right In or ovor lan.I.
No tltlo to a niorti;ui;e. lion, trust. charge or estal.! lees tlian u lee simple bli.iii be retri.'lereii, unless ilie tille lo the legal OBtato in too simiiie m the bunie jiroperty is tirst loKisiered. v\ lion the .ipplicatioQ is iiiado by tiie huld.-r of a cuntract lo purchase, ll siiull roler to the OV. ii.r.-iiiip ol' the pruposoil vendor, and to  the  contract   uf  purcliuse and sale.
It Bhall not be uu uiijoctiun to bring¬ ing real inoporty undoi- this article that tbe eatate or iiileroBt of tlie applicant is subject to any outataiidlng losser estate, niortjiage. trust, charge, or utiicr lien or iitjiit. i-iul any such lessor estata, mort- i;;ig.!, tiuoi, cliurse, or oiiier lion or right shall 1.0 duly ii.iied oo the certificate of title whon Issui .1.
{ 4. SecLloiis three hundrod und aeven- ty-nliio and throo bundred und eighty ot such ch:i[iter, aa ainen.lel by chapter elx hundred and tuonty-sovi ii of tho laws of nlneton butidre'l and ten, are hereby ameii'led to road, respi>ctivel>, as follows:
3 37!(. Cuinenls of apyiicution tor regis¬ tration: othor pi.pors lo bo liiid. The ap¬ plication I'oi riKiatniLlun bh.iii bo made by flling a . lUipl.iint, as rouuirod by sec¬ tion three liuudiod and seventy ot this . hapter. Exc.-pt as othersvlso Bpoclfle'l herein, tho ciinplalnt lai.d tbo summons :n the actiuni oliuH n.imo as parties to tlie .ictlon all porsuns iiavmg or chilming any right ur Inteiost l:i or lion upon tlia pruperty, ur any part thereof, ua Kliown by tlm fxamir.er's rcp.'jt of tltlo lioreln- ui'ter described, the owners In teo simple ot the surrouiuliiig cntlgiioiis properties, so tar ua tlicy are known or cun be rea- aoiuibly ascertalntd by ImjulO' on such property, t.ie people of the state ot Now I'or:;, ull persoii.-i uhu li.ivo fllod any caution or cautions iit.iinst tlio reglstra¬ tiuii ot su.:h pruj/erty :ih provi.led by BOO- tlun three luimlreil and oJRiity-three of this cha.''ir, anl such additional'iiurties ,'i8 may oe desiy:iiatod by tbe court In its ord^v directing tho i..= siiiince nnd serv¬ lco of tbe Buniinins; aii'l ll aball further de.^i'gniite and make partloa tu thu action all otiier possltile owners und clalmantH of tho pmporty or any ri^bt or Interest In or iKn upon tlm prupeity or any part therouf "as ull other porsons. If any, having any right or Interest In, or Hon upon, tho pruperty uffected by this action, or any pur' therouf " Tho < umplalnt und iiuminuns hh'. II h.ive thy I'm ins and ollccts prescribed fir tlirni by the code uf civil prociii.iro. 'I'ho .umphiliu shall sot forth, ill addition to any otber proper allegu- tlona:
(a) The name und post-office address of each of tho plalutlCfJ, and whon made by uno aclinK In behalf ut another, tbe name, [ilace of residc-ri.e an.l street number, tf any. and prist-ulllco address und capacity of the p.-rso'i so iicltiig
(b) Whether or nut each ot tho plain¬ tiffs (except In case of a corporation) la married, and. If married, thu name, place of residence and streot numiier. If uny, und poat-utlico addre-ss of tho husband or ivile, and. If unmarried, whotner he or she haa been married, and If be or she has been marrie.i when and how tho raamaija relation terniinatel, and, if the marriage   was   terminated    by   annulment
ir divorca. when, ivliare and by what .ouit tho annul,.lent or divorce was sraii'.ed. and for Ltie nu^conuuct. If any. .it which party It waa grunted, and llie i.uturo uf tho misconduct. If any, for wiiicii  It  was  graiite.l.
.c) That each of the plaiiitlfts Is of the full a^o ot twenty-uno years and free from any aisability, or. If he ta u minor or un.ier disability, his uge or the natu.-e of BUCh diaubillty. and the authority of tl.o panion by whom his application la made.
td) Tha coiuplalnt shall atate what claim. If any, tho sLiie of Naw York makes to tho property In question or what interest. If any, It has therein other thu.". tho general govornmental intereat ur such a.s exlsta us to all tand In private uwner.s:.ip.
(e) A proiver reference to the efflclal ox- auiiiier'B report uf tUl^: and to the sur¬ vey, map ur plan ot t.ie property; each of whi'h ia to be unna.ved as an exhibit to the cuniplulnl, and mada and declared by itie complaint to be a purt thereut
if) A staiemoiit of the estate, Intereat or rliflit claimed by the plalntltt In the propeit)   aought  to be reglatered.
(bl A prayer that the title be duly reg¬ latered, us belonglnr to and veated in the plaintiff or pintntlfTs, or oa the facts may require at the time of auch reglatratlon, lu the munner act forth In the aaid report of titie or otherwise: and that the oourt may order the Issuance of the summons and service of tbe summons and the proper notice, as harainaftar directed, on all tie defendants whu do not duly ap¬ pear In the action.
The court may require additional facta to be stated In the complaint, and may require Uie filing of any additional paper or evidence It may also require the com¬ plaint to be amended and reverlfled as the circumstances of the case may demand or make proper.
I SKI. Offlclal examlner'a report of title: other evldenoea of UUe. The offlciai ex- VBiast't raBfin.plUlftJlU*Jt«tanxd to ta
nail rtifw wtasm im iimi-uiiw^o
accompany tho oooiplaiBt aa aa azblbit, and be mada a part thereof. Aa tndtvtd- ual esaminer, who makoa tha report, aball annex thereto hta affidavit that tha aame la true In every particular, to the lieat of hla knowledge and tiellef. and that he Itaa employed all usual meana and melhodafor ascertaining the truth thereof, and all the facta and circutnatancea affecting and con¬ cerning the title to aald property. A cor¬ porate offlclal examiner, that makoa tha report, ahall annex thereto Ita policy o( guamntoe or Insurance Of tbe UUe aa ahown by the report, (or aOygmount to t>« nx«d by It ar.d the plaintllT or plaintUta. which amount ahall not be leaa than tbe last valuation of tbe property or Intereet Inaurad, for the purpose ot local annual takaUon. or IU proper proporUoo thare- ot; which guarantee or laauranoe ahall be made tn lavor of the plainliff, and tba people of the etate of New York, and attall inure ta the beoetlt of, and be recover¬ able upon, by aoy one who may tie In¬ jured in any way within ten yeeira after the flling of aaM policy af guarantee or Inaurauoa, tiaoaaae u( aay error, (raud. omiaalon or mlsdaacriptlon In aald report. Bold ofBclal examlner'a report ahall eat forth tbe exact atata and condition u( the title Bought to ba ragtatered In tha action, and the names, ptacea u( realdence with atreet number, t( any, and poai-otfioa ad- dreaaea as far as iuiown or reasonably aaoartalnabla and tha rights or Intareats, or oloJmad rights or IntereatB, uf tbe plaintiff and all other peraona liavlng ar claiming any rights or tntereata In or Hena upon said property or any part thereof, and the namea, placea of rua'dence with atreet number. If any, and post-offlce od- droBBoa of the ownera in fee simple o( the surrounding contiguous properties, aa far OS tliey aro known or oan be reason¬ ably aecertalned by inquiry on said propi- ertles; .ind, as to actual or poaslble own¬ ers or cluimanta ot the property sought to be registered, not known or not found. It shall state fully nhut search and ofTorts have been mudo to find them. AH posal- tle owners and clalniunts of tha property sought to be reglatered, or any right or l.nleroBl theroin ur lieu thereun, or in or on any part thereof, who cannot be olher- IVise described, aboil be designated in the report, and In Uie Bunuuona and com¬ plaint, by the exprcaslon "oil other per- fcuiiB, if iuiy, having aoy right or interaat In, or lien upun, the properly affected by this actlun, ur any part thereof." Iiy the Btatemciiis of fact coniuitietl in said re¬ port of liila, ur by separiiie accompony- Ini; afTidavita, or by any other additional pvldenco. If necoaoury, statink the facts, or by any or all ui ..e.o. . u.-icioiit tacts must be sliu.vn tu a.i^iBly the cuurt that all owi. 3 and.c.iimiants of the pruperty sought to be reti'iBiorod. or of uny right or Iniorest in or Hen upon the same or any part tb-reof, \i l.o cuula bo fuund by (JJllgent i" Jiry oi-c duly and apecirically named ona mude puriiua tu the action. Tlis quostlon Ot tne surticiency of the proof ihai all such uwiiers and cluimanlB who could be fuui.d by diligent inquiry are duly and specibcally named and muda parties to the action snail be tor tne cuurt. Its decision thai sucli proof Is sutticioiit Bhall be shown by its making the order for tho service uf the summons and the commoncoment of the action as prescribed In thia article, and such decision or order shall not bo drawn In question after six months from-tho time whon the flnal Juditnitsnt In Ae action is entered. There Bhail be tiled, wtth said report of title, the abstract of tltlo mado or uaed by the of¬ ficial eiianilner. The exaniiner'a repfirt of tiUo Bhall contain a short furm of doBcrlp- ilon of tho property, tho title lu which 1.S sought to be registered, which form IS to bo used In tbo notice to ac¬ company and be served with the sum¬ mons, as provided by soction ttireo hundred and eighty-six of this chapter. The court shall ai>proie of such form before it is used in aaid ii..illce and such approval shall be sho.vn by the making of tlio or dor for the service of the summons imii notloe. Said examiners report stiull cun- laln, ur be uccompaiiied by. any other ur further information that tho cuurt ma.v lireiicrihe. The tlrst part nf said rep'^rt shall be .a sunimurj of the results there¬ by shown, which suniinaiy shall briefly set fnrth tho exact state of the title tu said property Sai.l report sliull be sub stuntlally In the form sot out In aectio:-. four hundred und tliirty-foiir of this chap¬ ter, with such addition'-, nr inoditicution:? us the court may or.ler Ttie examiner of title may receive in eviil....e iiii.l miv base his report upon any ntll"lal search or .abstract or any seanh nr al'-.-iract Is¬ sued In regular course uf business by ani corporation duly or.^jiinucd u:;dor and b.. Virtue of thrt laws of this st.ite and li.v said laws duly authorized lo make und tu certify to searches und abatmcts of tltlo or to gu.arantoo or insure titles to real property In this slate, it shall be the du¬ ty of any iiiiblic ottlclul forthwith to cer¬ Ufy tho reii.ins of uny search upon tho requlKition of any ofllclal examiner of ti lie. Where the title to the premlBes sought to be iet;istered is In whole ur In part tbe s.imo as that ot another parcel 'if land title to wtiich has been registered, reference to the eurlk'r abstract on flle in the county In which the complaint Is flled may be made by the offlclal examiner In I'laco of duplicating the matters therein contained. lieleronce to otllclal eearclies duly Hied In the county In which the com¬ plaint Is tllel may bo ma'lo by the offlclal examiner in pliii:e of duplicating the mat- lots therein contained. The papers so re¬ ferred lo Bhall have the sumo effect as evidence and proof In the action as snld offlclal examiner's report ot title, or said searches, as tho caue may be '\*'here tho . omplaiiit seeks reyisiration of a title sub¬ ject to restrictive covenants or agree¬ ments. It shall nut be necessary to Join as defendanta those persons who have or claim lights to enforce such covenants and ngroemer.ts. but unless such persons ure Juiiied as defendants tho Judgment ot reglatratlon must direct that title be reg¬ istered subject to such covenants and ugreements.
5 6 Section three hundred and eighty- one of such chapter la hereby amended to read ub follows
I SMI. Survey, map, or plan to lie flled. There shall be tiled with tho complaint and annexed thereto as an exhibit and mado a purt thereof, the survey, map or plan ot the laml roferiod to in section three humlred und aeventy-nlno of this chapter, which shall be m.iJe by a compe¬ tent Burvoyor approved by the court, and which Bhall dourly show the exact boun- liurleB of the land and Ita connection with luljucent lands und any adjoining or noiKliborlng streets nnd avenues, and tha distan.o from such adjoining or neighbor¬ ing streets ur avonuoa. and all encroach- inentB, if any, and all other facta which aro usually shown by accurate aurveya. if any adjacent land ta already reglater¬ ed. the survey so tiled with the complaint must properly connect and harryonlae with the survey ot such previously regis¬ tered land. There shall be attached to said aurvey, map, or plan, and flled with it, an affldavit ot the surveyor V'y whom it was mada, that It waa made by him peraonaliy or under his tmniadlute super¬ vision and dlrectlun; that It ta a survey, map or plan of the property described In the offlciai examiner's repurt of title, and that according to the beat of his knowl¬ edge and belief aaid property Is included in ths boundaries shown on auch survey, map or plan, without any ancrcachmenta ur Improper erections, except as followa 'stating and des<:rlblng any encroacb- menta or Improper location of buildings, fences or other atructures,'
I li. Socliona three hundred and eighty- two and three hundred and eighty-three of such chupter, as amando. by chapter alx hundred and twenty-aeven of the tawe o( nineteen hundred und ten, are hareby amended to read ua (ollows.
I Zm. Notice of application and of pend¬ ency of action At the time when tho application for registration of any proper¬ ty ia hied, the plaintlfT shall also cause to be lUed a notice thereof In the offlce of the county clork: and reglatrar of each county where tha property la situated, which notice shall tie made and nisd in the manner pn scribed by Bectlon Bixteen hundred and seventy of the code of civil procedure, and ahall be Indexed agnlnst tha namea of tha plalntllf and all known defeDUunta except the owners of abutting properties, and shall conatituto notlca of tha pendency of the application, and of the action when the aame Is commenced, and aball be in all other raspecte the same OS a notice of the pendency of an acllon under aectiona sixteen hundred and aev- onv to alxteen bundred and aeventy-four i:ictusive of the code of civil procedure, except that. If the application be dla- rniaaed. ur the action uiac-ontlnued. or In .uiy way terminated otner than by regta¬ tration of the title, nu order (or the can¬ cellation of auch notlca ahall tie made by t^ noiirt ""'It if *" rtw'Y '"^ *'M'r grmraA
to Dm oa«irt (bat Cba pfbvtaiona Of toctiou (oudT hundred aod ten of tbta chapter have tiean fuUy compiled wttb and performed. Tbe notice of pondeocy of action flled with the regtatrar. aa provided in this •action, ahall alao be noted on the "tick¬ ler certillcate book " as if It were an ap- pHcaUoQ, and aald notice aball be treated aa, and take the place of, tbe application or complaint In all caaea m which tbta act re<)ulrea tho reglatrar to deal witb the ap¬ plication or Complaint In any place, how¬ ever, where there ta a block or lot aya¬ tem o( Indexing l/i uae the aald notice (hall be indexed according to aucb sys¬ tem Tha notice shall be Butwtanttally Ib Ihe form provided by section ttireo hun¬ dred and elghty-Blx u( this chapter.
I 3S3. nilng of caution. Any peraon claiming to have any righi or Iniareat In or Hen upon any real pruperty or any part thereof the titie to wblch haa not bean reglatered. may ftle with the regla¬ trar a written notice, to be atj^led a "caution." thut he requires wrttten notice to be given to hitn o( any appllcution (Or the regtatration o( the title of said real property. In euch notice he sliall show how he clalma title, ilgh;. Interest or Hen. and shall give his own place of realdenoe with street number. If uny. and hta post- offlce address, and that of a peraon (who may bo hmi.Holf or nut;, upon whom tha notico may be aerved In cuse ot any ap¬ plication to register aaid title, service ut tuch notice Bhall be made within ten di^i after the application is fllod by m.ilung said notice securely Inclosed In a post¬ paid wrapper and directed to the peraon Indicated at the place named. A Ilka cau¬ tionary notice roay be re'iuired by the jwner of any land, aa to the legiatratlon sf the title ot any or ai; uf the land ibutting upon hla land, with tho like pro¬ ceedlnga in all roBpoccs. There saall ba kept by the registrar u locality index of the cautionary nouues, m iiliicb tha aoaio Bhall be Indexed under the name uf the street ur road upun wliicb itic properly referred to in iho nuuco abutk, or It it abuts upon none, unuar the name ot tha atreet or ruad whKii is nearest to it, lu any place, liowavei. whero there is a land map dividing the pruperty tiilo numbered blocks, tho index ahull be made by block nuiuOerB, aud if a:iy aystani of indexing by lot numbers is used, the index lut numbers ahuii be shuwn. Sucti cuuUon shall not b. i.utlco, except in on acuon under this urticle
i 7. Sectiun throe hundrod und eighty- four of such chapter is hereby amended to road as loiiuiv.s.
t 36'i. Agont uS nunreaidont applicant. If the appUcunt ib iiut a rosiucut of tbe state, ho ahull f.io with hla application a paper uppolnitiig an agent residing la tha state, giving hia name in full, place of residence with sireel number. It any, and post-otr.ce addruss, und bhall therein agree ihat the aurvico of any legal proo- eas. In proceedings under or growing out of the apiillcatlon. shall bo of the Batno legal effect. It made on the said ugent, oe If made on tho applicant .i.tlun the Btata, If tbe agent dies, or bucomca incapacitat¬ ed, or removes fiom the state, the appli¬ cant Bhail forthivitb make another ap¬ pointment, and if he fails lo do so with¬ in a reasonable time, tba court may dis¬ miss the aiiplication.
{ 8. Sections three hundred and elghty- flve, three hundred and eigtity-stx, three hundred and olglity-uight, throe hundred and ninety and three bundred and ninety- three of such chapter, us amonded by chapter six hundrod and twenty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred und ten, are hereby amended to road. roBpectlvely. aa fullowa:
% 3»5. Commencement ot the action. On tho complaint ar^ all the other papers and documenta mod in tho niukjng ot the application tor legistrution, the court shall determine whotlior or nul the plain¬ tiff appeara to have u title that should be legialered. Kor the purpose of urriving at such determination, tbe court may re¬ quire u further cxamlnatiun ut the title, to bo mude by tbe examiner whu mode the report, or by unuiher utllcial exami¬ ner, and It may also retiuiro a tiirthor or amended survey, or report, or additional atliduvlts, or any other proper evidence or proof. In all proceedlnga siibBoquent to the detormliiutlon by the court that the plalntirt appears to havo a tltlo that should bo registered, tho ailegalionB und Btatemeiita of the exuinliier s report ot title, and of his abstra. t and aourchos, and In the survey, stiall bo prima facie and proBumptive evidence ot the facts so alleged and stated, and It any dofendant controverlB any ullogallon or Blutemeiit contained In said repurt of tnlo, abstract, or searches, or survey, th© t4Cls contro¬ verting such allegatiuu or Btatenient must be apocltlcally pleu'ltd and boI forth In the answer separate und upart from the donliils and alleKutlona anawanng the complaint, and except aa In this section otherwise provided uiuBl bo established afTlrmatlvely by the defendant pleading or aetting forth the same. The court may require, at any time, uny amendment or 'modjllcatlon ot suid offlclal examiner's re¬ port, or any further or amended survey ur report, or any addttiunal evidence or proof that m:iy bo necessur.v or proper. All the allegations and Ptuteineiita In suld report, ubstruct, searcheM and survey Bhall bo taken and construed as stato¬ ments ot fact. iiiiloBs they are ex^piesaly declared therein to bo concluoluiis or opin¬ ions. Wliero a puny has controverted In hla pleading specillcully an allegatlun or statement contained In suld report ot tl¬ tlo, abstract, sourclies or survey, any par¬ ty who has appe.iied in poraon. or by at¬ torney or counsel at Iho trial may require that the ordinary rules uf evidence and proof, unaffected by tblB aection, shaU ap- pl.v to tho matters so controverted.
When the court ta autlatled that tha plaintiff appears to have a titie that bhould be registered. It shall make an or- der directing that tbo acuon to roglaler sutih title bo cuninieiicod by the Issuance ot the Bumnions. and the service of the summona and the notice required by aeo¬ tion three hundred and eighty-wii ot this chapter, it Bhull bo tho duty of the court to niuke such order whenever it ta salta- flod that tho plaintiff appears to have a tltlo which la, or after proper pfocood- ings in the action cun bo made free from leaMonuble doubt, uud utherwihe it ahull be Its duty lo refuse tu make such order. No omlssiun or defect In any order direct¬ ing an action to register a UUe to ba commenced, or In Uio pupers or proceed¬ ings upon or in wlilch auch older la made, shall deprive iho court of Juri.HdIctlon to make such order, or of Juriadiction in the action, or In any way affect tiio court a Jurtsdlction. The summons ahull name oa defendanta the persona so named In the title of the action us set forth In the or¬ der directing the commencement of the action and shall be made und have the form, and It und said notleo shull lie serv¬ ed In the munner preacrlbed by tha code of dvtl procedure for a summuna In an action In the aupreme court, except that, when service 1b directed to be mude by publication. It shall be ordered to be made In only one newspaper dealgnated by the court once a week tor four auccesslve weeka, and euch servlco so made shall be complete at the end ot twonty-elght daya Irom and Including the day of tbe tlrut publicatloo: and except further that any defendant on whom peraonal aervlce ta made without the state purauant to such an order shall appear, answer or demur within twenty-eight days after such per¬ sonal service, and except further that ua order for service of the summons and said notice shall bo a court order, and ttie summons served pursuant tberuto need not bo aocoiupanied by any notice except that prescribeu and required by aection throe huudred and eighty-six of thta chup¬ ter: and except further as oUierwiati pro¬ vided herein Before making an order tor aervlce ut tho aummona and aaid notice by publication or other furin ot Bubntl- tuted service, the court must be aatinflod by proof of the (acta that tho plaintiCr has been or wWI ba unable, with due diH- gence, to make persunal service of the Bummona. The queiitioo of the aufflcian- cy of euch proof aliaU be (or tbe court: and an alleguiioii. In ao affldavit or othor duly verified statement recited in said or¬ der, that the plaintift haa bean or will ba unable with auo dlilgeoce to moke per- lonal aervloe of the summens. ur that aft¬ er diligent inquiry a defendant remaina unknown to tbe plaintiff or that tha plaln- tlS la unable to ascertain whether the dofendant la or ia not a resident of the state, or that the plaintift cannot with reaaonable diligence, ascertain a place or placea where the d^endant would proba¬ bly receive matter transmitted through the poat-ofllce. may tie taken to be auffl¬ clent proof thereof. An order containing •uch a recital, and made on euch proof, shall not be drawn In queatlon after alx montha from the time when the flnal Judgment tn tbe action le eotared. Tba lummona and aucb notltta, the comptalat, the offlciai examlner'a report of title and the abatract ahall be aerved oo the peo- pl« Ol Uia atiua at itam. Tarlu vaA «u6k
aervlce may 'ba madi by raalUnif a eat/f of euch aummona and noUca togatltar wttb a copy of tha complaint and of tbe oHI- clal examlner'a report of title and ab¬ stract secjrely Incloaed In a poatpaid wrapper and directed to Ihe attorney- general of the atate ot New York. Ui>oa and after tha laauance o( the aummona. tha courta Juriadiction ahall be the aaaaa aa in an action In the supreme oourt In which no order (or the commencaaiant ot the action is raqulred: apd the action ShaH t>« governed by. and ahall procead according to, the tawa o( thia atato and the iMlea ot court, relative to auch aa ac¬ tion, aa (ar aa the aamo are not expreeely abrogated or modified by thia article.
I Mi. Notice o( object o( action; copy of complaint. The summons, however aerved. ahall tie accompanied by a notiea o( object of action, which shall slate the object of tho action and doacrltie briefly, but plainly, ttie property, tbe titia lu which ta aougbt ;a be regiaterod. Said notic* ahall ba a|^ ^'rovad by tbe court, and a copy thereof wiall be annexed to the order dirautlng .t.« servivs of the aummona and aald no- ::ce. Aaid notice shaH be auboiautlally aa .'ollowa: "The object of this action ta ta :ugiBtar end couflrm the titio uf iname or ..amea and place o( reatdcnie with atreaC :::.mber. It uny. and poai-offlca ad.lr«s8 of p aliitiff in full' tn Uie (uiluwing describ- .' 1 property idoacrlption aa approved by ::.c court).' A I'upy of the ooiupluini, t' it nj^t Of tho odlelal extunli'ioi'a report I.' lu.e or ubatract or other papers filed I Ith the conipluint and application, may to demandsd by ths attorney of any Uo- foiiduiit. and if BO demanded muet tia t',-rvrd, as presoribed by the oode of dvU
. ^'rocodu^a
) SS!)     Guardian  ad  lllom.     In every  aa>
.K'li to regutior title, the cuurt shall maka
1.  u.dar appolpilcg a dismtereated attor*
cy,   other than  the olllc4aJ   examiner  by
num the title was eiuuiiiiied and repurt-
..-1   and   certltled,   to  act  as   guardian   ad
..icni  for ull   minor puruea  to  the action
.id for all other partiea under dioabillty.
I ine   application   (or  tha   appointment   of
' ii.iiO guardian may be made liy the plutn- tift ex pane at any Uiae after the tlma t,. answer uf aUcU of the datcadanta aa ii« aerved pcrsuiially haa expired, and .:io sorvice ul ibo summooa upon each ot t.lo dofenduiils aa are not aerved paraonaS-
' iy within I'Ua state ta oonipleW. 'Tba Kuardlan  ad   litem  tbaa  aspomted   upon
I ttiu   appHcatloii   of   Ihe plaluilft  ehall   t>a
I tiie atiurney-ganeral of the atate of New Vork.  unless  It appears tu  tbe court that
, the state of Now York has or claims suooa
! intereat adversk^ to tbat of the person er ,'oraons for wtioin the attorney-goo'xral v uuld thus be appototed g>iaKlliiii ad litem Tho laeatiou ua to tile exit janco .f Eucli adverse claim or lotareat atiaU L'o lor ibe court: and an order appoiiltlng the attui iiey-goueral us such guard<a''> ad i.toin shall be Bulhclont proof ttiat ao ^uch advorso claim or intereat ajtiata. .-ruch an onior aliall not be drwoai in quaa iii'ii after six iiiuiiUis from the time when Itie final Judgment In oetloo ta entered. it Bball ba the duty of any au<% guanllaa :t't litem actively Iti uacertalu and proteat IS tar as ta reiisonubly pnaaltita. the liw toruBts of all minor parties to the action .md oU othor partlaa under dtaatiility. Tho componsuui.ii uf such guardian shall. be tlfteen dollars unlnoa the oourt direct uthorwlse: but the utturnny-general Bhall nut r.xolve any compenaiillon for acting IS Bucli guardian ad Ulom. Any other t,-iiardlun od litem may oloo be appointed Ul the manner sot forth in the code of . ivii pructoclur.- for any of tlio defendanta IV,I', iiro liifantB or pemutia inoapacliated. § 3'jU Tltin m lands veated, ctouds ttiore- n reinovod. In aoy uctlon under tlilH ' rtida, the court may tlnd and decree in I" ii'iiii the tltio tu ur any 'ight or intor- . at In tbo property or any part thereof ta ¦. ested, wbetlior lu the pialntirr or In any I tlior perai.ii. and may lomovo clnudo tiuiii the Utlo, and muy deteriiiino wheth- I r ur not tlio bame 1m aub.)eot tu uny Hen Ul Incumbrance, estate, rigtit, tniBt or Irv- ttreat, uiiJ may uwiurti and tlx tho sam*!, und muy Ulrei:t the recastrur tu roKlaler such tltlo, right, ur Interest, und In case tbo same Is Bi'bje.:t tu auy Uen, liictim- Lituiice, e»taU'. trust ur liiteroat. iiia.v \i'/e directions as tu the manner ami or- er i.l -viuch tbe sume sliull appour upun le < titiilcato uf title to b« Issu.-il by 'c ;a;.at.'"ar. .aiul jienerully In audi un .. ,1. tho ciurt ni.ii muko any und ull -1 -ll uidors and diiectiuiis us shaJl b.' ao- u-ji.ig to e<niity In the promiBes and lit . lului-mlty til the priiiciiiloM ot Uiia urti- !e Uut no Jctguieiit of ri.tiiBlrution of .1 Utle shall ue .-iiado or entere.I iiiilll I'.'i'.r ii duly iiiH.lo 111 Uie action by Iho 1C..-.1 t of an ut;i-c:iil exanilnur uicl lv the ' •rial •llio ur r*:'eipt uf tho uincer entltlod to collect tho lu.':eE., uH.<eBBnient.s oi wuier lelits. und uil iii.xos, wuier ren:.-- and u.-i- Kusdmonls on The pitipoity. ritht or In- loro:it the tille to which is su ini-'Mercd, li.*vo been full.i- i.,itd und illscburijei'i, un¬ leaa tno ci.iiirt ilirectH the title tu bo reg¬ istored subject tu any sw ti tax, water rent ur usaesBmcni, wf:;'h suid tax, vviilor rent or ussosdnient munt llicii be n.'ied mi tlia certificate of title When the title to 1.0 r^Klstorod la subject to resirictlvo co.'a'iaiits or uBreoinonis. and ll sh ill al>- pear t-> tbe court tJtIier that h:iI(1 realilc- Ili'e cuvtnaiilB ur ugreonieiit.i tmve In i.a Vl i| toil or thut by roa.iun of ttio propor parties nut liuvlng boen Joined the cuurt sliniiM not procoe.l tu determino whether .11.1 rtHlrlctlvo cuvenunts or aurei-nienta h.nii or have not been violated, then In t-itlier coflo title muy iievertlioli*« bo I U'Tistered, but the Ju.lrrncri! uf reglntra- ti'ii muat direct the registration to ba ¦ subject to any quoBti"n as to whether <'ivciuuita (specifying t|ioiiu havo been \ iulated," and Uio certlliiule of tillu shall s'.i note; und then the rlKbtu In respect to •.iioli oovenuiitB ui any perw.n iiiterebt«d therein shall nut bo uffoited by auch luUiiiiienl or regUtiatioii. Whon the land llio tltlo to which Is to tiu ri-glstered abuta up'jii any street, uvenue, mud or way the judgment of roglstratluii inuy provide fur the I'uglBlriBtloii Ol,' Uio applicant's luter- cBla ur rigt>ta In and to such sUeot, ave¬ nue, road or way: but If such Judgment fall eo to provide, then the Interests or righta of the applicant In nuch Htrnet, avonue, road or way shall becomo and be I.uri:ol of ur uppurtauuiil to tbo pruporty riglstered, and shall be Included Ui any, cunvcyuiito of ui Incumbrurico ur lion upon such  roglHicri '^  property,   unleas It Is oio-
'' pieaily roscr\% Iti ur ozcoptad frum such cuiivuyancn, uu umbnuice ur lien. Uucb expritB.i  roaorvuUoii or excepdon ehull ba
. effected only by a clause dlre<,'Uy reserv¬ ing or excepting such Intnrosta or righta In such Btreit avenue, road or way and shnll not I f< ln.i>liod from the Language used In ar r des.-rlptiun of the rugtotared property luiiibequent to the tnlttal rogla> tratlon tho.t»->r
9 3!lil. K<«;'Oration uf tlUe. Upun enters Ing flnul Judgment, a Judgment roll rriuot bo prepared und tlleii In the offloe <•( the .:lerk, OB provided by the cude of civil prucoilure. The clerk upon payment of a too uf 'lie dollar shall cause a c<.ipy of auld Judgment tu b« oertltled and trano- lorred to tho "registrar" ut hta county, wtio btiull mrthwith tlia tlie sums In hla ulllce After tho carillled copy of the liriul Judi^ii.ciit directing regtatratluo of title Is duly hied In Uiu roglatrar'a offlca, the reglstrur uhail pruoeed to raglater Lha title   to   itio   raai  pruperty,   esiate,   right.
; or Inter'jst, purauant thereto, and taaue a cerifl.^ato or curtihctttea thereof and enior tbe Bun.o a.^   tier. In prescritieU
S 'J. iSe'ti'iiiB thi« hundrad and ninety- four, three hundred und ninety-live, three
; bundred und ninaty-ninu, fuur liuiidre<l, four buiidrecl and fuur, (uur hunilr«.i oiid seven,   fuur   liuiidieu  ui.d  "-Iglit,  (uur buti-
' dred and nino. fuur hundred and eioveti. four hundrel and twsivo and fuur hun¬ .Ired und ib.rtuen uie horoby atnandeU to ruad   roBpactively, ua follows
I IM. Certificate of title The registrar ahail make, in tho form pri-Bcrlbvd by aeotion four bundrnd and thirty hve u( liilB chupter an ui'lgln'j.1 certiUcBte of Utlo of every IUI>-. riKbt or Interaat regta- , lerod by hlni pursuant tu tills arUoie. Said certillcate ahull bear tho date at Ita Issue fth* day and year), and be undar the hand and offlciai sbuI of the rlglatrar. and be numbered In tha order of its Issue. £xcept  In  case of  a  lorporatlun.  It  shall
' state whettior the uwner of tbo property. ilglit. or Interost registered la married nr unmarried, and If married, tba name of tha husband or wifa if Ihe owner is a minor, It ahell stata hla age: If be ta un> d'i>r uny oth<-r dliabllliy It ahall aUia tlia nature of aui':h dtaablllty Tba reglMtraa :.ball mak« proper nieiiiur'ais or notation* ' un the cartlflcata, showing In aiinh man¬ lier aa to net forth and preaerva tholr priorltlea. tht .partlculara uf all tba (.states, mortgagee, trusts. Ilena and .. chargea, t'» whieh sucl. owner'a title la Bubject. No auch memorial or notalloa shtll l>e more tlum ona fnllo tun* bundrad wwdjjk In length, bgt It may refer ta cuvenanta, raatrlrtlona, trusts and forma recorded  tn  tbe  "book of oovenaata, a^