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AN ACT te amend Ihe titz law, tn reUtlon
to InvcMtlVi^nt compKnle*.
tiecttme a law Jttne t, in?, with the tip-
prnvai of the Oovaroor. Paaaed, three-
iflha iMieit praaent.
The People of the fltAte nf New Tork, repreeenl^ In flenale and Aaeemhly, do miom4-t aa relloWH: •
Section 1. (Chapter t^ity-ttto of the lAWa ef nlnete'>n hundrM and^lne, entitled "An •ct In relation to tnsatinn, eonntliutliix chapter aljity of the conaolidaled lawn," aa amended, la her^ljy further amended by addlnc theret'i. ImmAdlaiely «rt(>r aection fme hundred noA elKhiy-eiKht thereof, a new section, to be known aa aecLien one hundrerl atid el«hty-elKht-a, and to read aa followa;
I IMt-e. Taxflllon of lnve«tment com¬ paniea. Rvery lnvr«t(nent company Inc ck porated, organized or formed under, by or purwu(uit ti> the banking law of thla ntnte and artually exerrlalnR the powera ron- farred by both aKhdlvlalona two and four ist aection two hundred and ninety-three nf the banking law, ahall annually pay to the atate, for the privilege of exercising Its corporate franchlae or carrying on lia btialnea. In such corporate or organized capacity, a tax of an nmount equal to one and one-half mllla for every dollar face value of Ita capital, and In addition there¬ to a t^x equal to one per centum of Ita mirplus and undivided proflta.
I 1. Hectlon two hundred and flva nf chapter alxty-two nf the laws of nlni>le<^n hundred an4 nine, eritltied "An act In re¬ lation to taxation, constituting chapter alxty of the consolldat.d laws," Is hereby amended to read sa follows:
I 206. ICxemptlona from other state tax¬ ation. Tlia peraonal property of evpry cor¬ poration, company, association or partnev* •hip, taxable under thi. article, other than for an organisation tax, ahall be exempt from aaaessment and taxation upon lis personal property for Meite purposes. If all takea due and payahle under thla article have been paid thereby. The peraonal property of every corporalion taxable un¬ der aection one hundred and elghty-elKht of this article, or under aection one hun¬ dred and elghty-elght-a of thla article, oth¬ er than for an organization tax, and hh provided In the banking law, ahall be ex¬ empt from asHcssment and laxatiim fur all other purpoeea The personal property of a private or Individual bniiker, iictually employed at his busineas as such hanker, shall be exempt from taxation for stali; purposes. If such private or liullvldu.il banker shall hnvo paid all laxeti due and payable under this article. Such coriiora¬ tlon and priv.ate or Individual bHnker sliall In no oth{>r reH|>ecl be relieved from as- BCBsmonl nnd taxation by reiiBon of thn provlHiona of IhlH nrliclo. The owner and holder of stock In an incorporaKHl Iriisd conipany liable to tnx.atlon under the pro¬ visions of thla chapier nhall noi be taxed an an Indlvklual for sucli stock. Personal property exeinpteil from taxation liy tlilH secllon fihail not lnclud(> (jliares of Btuck of hanks and banking aHsociatioiis taxable under llie provLslcms of Heclion.s twenty- four to twenly-four-B, both Inclusive, of tills chapter.
I 3. Section one hundrod and nlnety-two of chapter glxty-two of the laws of nine¬ teen hundred and nine. eMtillcd "An act In relation to taxation, con.stitutliiK chap¬ ter sixty of the con.solld.ited laws," as amended by clmptcr three hundreil and seventeen of the laws ot nineteen hundreel and (Iflocn, la hereby further amelided b.v addlnpT thereto Immedlalely after subiil- vlslon elKht thereof a new Hiibdlvinion, to he known as subdivl.slon nine, and lo re.id as followH:
9. InvcHlinent companiea. Kvery Invest- menl company liable lo p.i.v a tax under section one hundred ami eifrhly-elKlit-a of this chapter sliall, on or brfuro Aupust first In < (icll year, make a written reiiort to tho ta.x commission of It.'s condition nt the close of business on June Ihlrtletli pre¬ ceding, separately statlnHr tho aiiioiint of Its ca[ilh«i,*(tock, tho amount of ltw surjilu.H, ' and tlie ninounl of Uh undiviileil pi'ollts. and contaiiilngr .such other dal,i, informa¬ tion or matter aa tho tax commlsBlon may . reiiulre. I
5 4. Section one hundred nnd nlnety- (Boven of cliiipler nlxl\-two of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, eiitilled "An acl In relation to ir.xatI'^ii, coiistllutiiii? clinpter Hixly of the ci,noolldated laws, " a.s nmended li.v ehajiter three hundred and seventeen of the Inws of nineteen hundred and flfleen. Is hereby further amended to | read as follows;
5 I!I7. I'ayment of tax and penalty for failure. A tax Imposed hv section one : hundred and elKhty-lwo or ono hundred .ind elKlity-.slx of tlila ehapter.shall he duo and payable Into llic stale Ire.asury on or before tho flftoenth day of January In each year. A tax Imposed hy section one hundred and elKlily-seven of this chapter on a traii.«iKirtallon or transmission coi- poratlon, or by section one huiidnd .and elffhly-flve. on elevated rallrOlMlii or sur¬ face railroads not operated j^y 8te*ln, shall ! be due nnd payable Into th(*at*te trca.'^iir.v on or before the llrst day of August In eaeh year A tax Imposed hy sectlnn cue hundred nnd elKhtv-seven of thla chapter on an In.surance coriioratlon ahall be due and payable Into llie state treasury on or before the first day of June in eacli year A tax imposed by section one hundred i and elKlity-one, one hundred and elRhiy- eight-a or one hundred and elBhty-nine shall be due and payable Into the staii' treasury on or before the first dny of Sep¬ tember 1n each year. A tax linposed li\ Bectlon one hundred and ninety-one of thl.M chapter on a forelKn hanker shall be due '\ and payable Into the state treasury un or before Februnry first In each year. If such tax In an.v case I? not paid within thiity t days after the snme becomes due, or If the i report of nny such corporation ts not made within the time required hy this nrticle. the corporation, nssociatlon, lolnt-stock company, person or partnership, liable to ' pay the tax, shall pay Into the atate trens- ; ury. In addition to the ainount of such tax. ¦ a sum e<jual to tlve per centum thereof. and one percentum additional for each month the tax remains unpaid, which >>iiiii •hal) be added »o the tax and paid or col- j lected therewith. Kvery corporation, aa- ( sociation. .lolnt-stock company. iH>r.ion or i partnerahip falling to make the annual I report re<iulred by thia article, or fallinc ' to mnke any special report required by the | commlaslon, within any reaaonable time | to be apecin(>d hy the commission, shall ^ forfeit to the people of the state the sum of ore hundred dolKrs for every such fail¬ ure, and the nddl'lonid sum of ten dollars ' for each day that auch failure continues | Ruch fax shall be a lien upon and bind all . the real and personal property of the cor¬ poration. Joint-stock companv or associn- ' tion liable to pay the same from the time | when It la payable until tbe aame is paid In full 1
I •. SulKllvlfton fourteen of section four i «f rhapter alxty-two of the lawa of nine- j feen hundred and nine, entitled "An act I In relation to taxation, constituting chap- ! ter alxty of tha conaolldalml laws," la here- ' by amended to read as follows;
14 The depoaita In any bank for savings ' which mro due depoaltnra.theaccumulatlona ' in any domestic life Inaurance corporation, held for the exclusive benefit of the Insur¬ ed, other than real eatale and atocki, now liable for taxatloil: tha accumulations of •ny Incorporated co-operative loan aaw>- rlatlon upon the sharea of euch asaoeiation held by any person; certlflcat(M of Inveat- mant or other evldenc^a of Indebtedness. tosether «rlth any ancumulatloiia thereon. Issued by anr Inveatment tjompany organ laad puriNMint to the provMeiu of article .fT«n of the banking law and actually MervMnv the powers cqinfMred by both MlbtflTlaloiui too and tour of aactlon two liaaAPitd and ninety-three of the banking law; dad 9»i«oimI praparty of aar cm^ »M«t|«Mi. fiwit. otntmmr or aMOotatten
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ef )nirety~tnAar«nc« In thla atat* e^al le rahie to th. unearned premloma required hf the law. of thla state, or the regula tlons of It. Insurancs depa.-lment. to be charced a. a liability,
I n Thla aet aha^take effeirt Immediatelv. ¦tate of New Tork, Offlce of the Secre¬ tary nf Htate, as:
t have compared fhe prece»1lng wltb the original law on flie In this offlce, and do herehy (certify that the same Is a correct transcript th«refron) and t>f the whole ht aald original law.
rRANCIS M. HUOO,
Aecretary of 8tate.
iAWS OF NEW YORK—By Autherlty.
THA P. 709 AN AT't to amend the general municipal law, tn relation to municipal and district sewerage and sewer systems. Became a law June I, 1(17, wltl^ the ap¬ proval of t^e Oovernor. Paused, three- flfths beinc present.
The People of the fltate of New York, represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact aa follows;
Hectlon 1. flection one hundred an'l twenty of chapter twenty-nine of the laws of ninteen hundred and nine, entitled j "An act relating to municipal corpora¬ tions, constituting chapter twenty-four of the consolidated laws," la hereby amended ; to read a. follows:
j I laO. Contracte for punncatlon of wa- ' ter and sewerage. The local authorities of the aeveral citiea, towfla and villages of ;,the atate having charge of the aupply of water (tnd the care of aawerase In their respective Incalltiea, nre hereby authoriz¬ ed, on behal/ of their citiea, towna and vll- lagea, respectively, to enter Into contracts j with the oivnera of any proceaa or appa- ! ratua for the purlflcatton of water and ' sewerage whether protected by patents or not, and either contract for the uae of ap¬ paratua and proceaa for a term of yeara or for the purchaae of th. same, as to them shall eeem advisable. Il shall bn lawful for any two or more of auch mu¬ nicipalities In thla state, excepting only citiea of th. first and second class, with¬ out regard to the form of their Incorpora¬ tion, Including towns or sewer districts of towns, to Jolftily construct, provide, maln- ¦ tnin snd operate a comprehensive syatem of sewerage Including trunk lines and laterals, or a system of conveying or con. ducting seweragn from said municipalities from a point or points lo be agreed upon to a common destination or disposal plant or plants, and to construct, maintain nml operntc within or without the said mu¬ nicipalities or any of them one or nioio outlet or trunk sewers,, pinnts, work.s or stations for the treatment, dlaposnl, or rendering of seweraRO,, or any such mu¬ nicipality or nny such municipalities mnv lolntly or severally contrnct for the con¬ struction for It or them of any audi avs- tem, extension or part thereof, Includlri)? ' nny such sewers, plimts, worka or stations, and njrrea t,o pay annually, semi-annually or (Hiarterly for the use or possession thereof, hy wny of permanent rent.il re¬ served therefor; or auch lawful autliori- tle.'( of the respective munlrlp.illtles mny Jointly or aeverally contract with any per¬ son, i>ersons or corporation or with otlier inunlclp.iIltleH or sewape districts for the removal of sewage within tho hoiimhiriiH of snch local government, upon such ren- sonaliln terins as Ihey ma.v nfrree upon. Anrt lo that eml the governing bodies or hoanls of nny two or more municlpalltlrs. IncIiKlIng sewer districts of n town, nii- thorlzed by law to have charge nf ,«ewcr systems established or to be estahlisiied In R.'iUl munlelpulitle.s, oriwwer districts of a town, respectively, may unite and Joint¬ ly cause to be maile al their Joint exi>eiise (each district hearins a part of the ex¬ pense In proportion to the asscsserl vnlun- tlon of real e.st.ate In such district, or on auch other l)a."fls or division aa ma.v lie Jointly (((freed upon) liy competent engi¬ neers, mechonlcs and other.-?, ,surveys, maps, plana, reports and estimates of pro¬ posed works and linprovement.s relatiiiK to sui'h contemplated public Improvement or works authorized hy this act, which ¦ such municipalities may desire to Jointly provide, ninlntaln, operate or lease under the authority conferred hy thla act, oinl for such purpose they may determine uii¬ on the llnal route aii'l plan for tho bulld¬ inK or construction of such newenaKC sys- teni and fnr the innkinif of such surveys, ninp^, plans, reports and estiriiates as pre- vliled In this section. It shall he l.-nvl'iil for the oflicers and npcnls of such munl- eipalltiea to 'enter nt all times upon any lands or w.aters for Ihe purpriae of explnr- liiK, surveylnfT. nnd laylnK out the route of such seweravre system.
II 2. Such ch.ipter la hereby amended by Insertlnt? therein elRliteen new sections lo follow section one hundred and twenty, to ho sections ono hundred .and twenly-a, one hundred and twenty-b, one hundred nnd twcnty-r, one hundred and twenty-d, nne liundred nnd twenty-e. ono hundred nml twenty-f, one hundred and twenty-g, one hundred and twenty-h, ono hundred and twrnty-i, one hundred nnd twenty-J. one hundred and twenty-k, one hundred and twenty-1, one hundred and twenly-m, one hundred and tweiity-n, one hundr<>d ijnd twenty-o. one hundred nnd twenty-p, ono hundred nnd twenty-tj, ono hvindred nml twcnty-r and one hundred nnd Iwenty-s, lo read respeotlvely aa follows:
i I2fl-a. Contracts for seweraKe dlspoaal. The respective municipalities and districts may contract with each other, or they may Jointly or severally contract with a third person, corporatloo or municipality, either for the construction, operation, ninlnienance or leasing of a coinplete com- preiienslve system for the removal and dlapo.sal of sewernge. or of a trunk line .•n'stem with or without lateral connec¬ tions, with or without the sewernBe dla¬ posnl plant or of a sewerage disposal plant: each of tho boards or commlsalon- ers, however, binding only the municipali¬ ties or districts which they respectively represent. Such munlclpalltleB Jointly act¬ ing through such board or commissioners If they deem It expedient so to do, mny contract with any other municipality or niunlclpnlllles through or over whose ter¬ ritory such tr-unk sewer or sewers are In¬ tended to pass, for the construction of said outlet, trunk newer or sewers and appur¬ tenances located within the territory of aueh other municipality. In auch mannei" as may be agreed upon beiween such oth¬ er municipality, and tho municipality theretofore Jointly contracting aa herein authorl-/:ed, or auch Jointly contracting mu¬ nicipalities may contract In writing with any other municipality or munlclpulltlas for the prlvlleife of connecting Ita or thelf sewers and dralna with such outlet of trunk aewer or aswars so to l>e Jointly constructed by the munlclpallliea original¬ ly contracting for the publlo Imiprovemenlil or worka hereby authorlied, and It shall be lawful foi^ auch othCr municipality or munlclpslltlea to enter into a contract for auch purpose, upon tuch terma and tor auch consideration and length of time an may be mutually agreed upon between all the contractInK munlclpalltla..
I 130-b. Supervlalon of aewase system. If the public worka herein provided b« conatruoted and operated by the munici¬ palities actlns Jointly, the local authori¬ ties of the contracting munlclpallliea or diatricts havln* charge of sewage shal' ^. Jointly aupervla. the construction and op¬ eration of auch aewage aystem, or they may Jointly ensace or employ a competent aanltary engineer for auch purpce. They ahall Jointly eloet or appoint all neceaaary . employeee at the diapoaal plant and for the CiHre of th. trunk line aew.r, and aov- eriUly appoint ¦uch.einployeea fo they m.^ may ba authorised ao to do by the reapec- tlvs governing bodies to work on the aya- tarn within tti. bounds of auch munici¬ pality
I U>-e. OfeN«mU«w and prlril^iM ratal- to* te eawwac wnlraela No oontract Imt the eoMtmctlvi^ tH. or pua^awlnn ol %f»v anMh wommt ottmtmt vtUmttom at aan
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¦of ihall. when accepted under aurh I '"« ^}^*' »'»n'l« />' •'¦eh municipality, li the calling, holding or result of nny ele.-
¦act, and li.ch worka, planta or sta- ' P^. "" f^P"''*,"''" °' ^^' ^^'}» ""'' •»" tion which may he reip.ired or held unde,-
, may If so provided therein, pis. {>•"••""' any Improvements Jointly con- this section or under any other statii;i
the use po(»seaslon, manssement sad «"»'-»'"1 /"r and made under this not, wit., with respect to the nutliorlMtlon of nnM
tnerent, me(uatni| any tarn cewer., ptar.ta, I wiorks or ttttlrmn. authorlaed bjr eection | one hundred and twenty, or for the re | moval of aewage. or agreement to pay any j annual, aamt-annuAl or quarterly sum by i ¦way of permanent rental reserved there | for, shall he deemed to create an Indeht i edneea of aueh city, town or vUlagre under 1 • ny act llmitlnK the amount of auch In j dehtedneea, iinleee aed to the extent that i •uch municipality or municipalities shsll | covanitni to pay for auch syatetn, exten- I •lon or part thereof. Including any such [ •ewers, works, plants or station* under j any right reaerved in such contract or | otherwise. Such aystem, extension or part thereof thnil contract, tiona,
Into tne use, ponseaslon, mans2(U&' control of tuch municipality or nnunlclpsl Itlea, and It or they shall, by proper prn vision In the aald contract, subject aiuh contract to Ita or their right at any tima to terminate all Its or their liability un¬ der the aame for such rental by paylm; for surh aystent. extension or part there- i of a price named therein or to be deter- I mined In accordance with the proviaion^ ; thereof, and It or Ihey may by prope" ! provision In such contract, covenant t» i terminate Its or their liability In sncii ! manner at a time or wllhl(] a periol I named therein, but the sum or rentnl 11 j b. paid for such uae and poaaeaslon or thn price which must be paid for such syatem, | •xtenlson or part thereof In order to ter- | minate the liability of such naunlclpallty ', or municipalities under auch contrai t. i ahall not be flxed by aald contract beyon'l ( a period of thirty yeara. after which and , at any time thereafter. If auch miintci- I pality or munlclpalltlea shall not have j terminated its or their liability under ¦aid contract, th. aum or rental to bo i paid for the rtrntlnued use and pomiesslon of such syatem, extehalon or part thereof I or the price at which the same must he , paid for In order to terminate such Ilhllltv ! which aum or rental and which price ahall | be based on the value of auch system, ex | tension or pnrt thereof at any auch time, | ¦hall be flxed by agreement, or In thn abaence of agreement by application to a ' competent court and under Its order, hnl
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ttrf, moiioo meney ano aar-ar* in. pmt ment of tha aame hy the notes or other temporary obligations of such miinlelp.nl- Ity; these notes and obligations may be renewed from time to time until such Im- proven^ent or worka be completed or t- e asseaitment fnr hene/lts conflrmed; when so conflrmed the aald go-ernlng lK>dy or board of auch municipality shall provid,* the ooet end expenses of such Improv. - ment. In the manner herein or In general lawa provided
I iar>-k. Payments; how made. It ahnll ' be lawful for the governing hody or board having control of the flnances of sue h contracting municipality. In lieu of Issn
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by pnhllcatto'n at least twice in ene ot more newspapers. Including the offlci; I newspaper or newspapers. If any, of aur i dty or villaire. or hy posting In at les't flva public places. If no newspaper la pub¬ lished therein fliKh election may be he, I and tha raault canvassed and certlfled i.i may be required hy any feneral or apeci. | law applicable to an election upon a prrip. oaltloe in any anch city nr village, or ii the atwence of any anch taw aa mny I j prescribed by any gerleral ordinance Thi vo»Jng ahnjl he by ballot, prepared In th i form prescribed by the election law. Tin facts aa to the fliing and aiifncfency ot any ppntssts under this section, and as t i
money to be raised by tntntion, nfter thi making of the public Improvementa herel.( authorised have been determined upon and a joint contract made and enfere I Into pursuant to the provisions of thi» act, or hy paying the whole or part of •uch Indebtedness out of nil moneys be¬ longing to such contracting miinlcip((lity not otherwise approprlnted or reiinired.
I l»-l. Letting of contracts. Whenever any work to be performed or materials fo b. furnished In or about any Improve¬ ment to be made by two or more munlol- palltl.. under the provlalona of thla act ahall Involve an expenditure of any sum of money exceeding flve hundred dollars, the municipal bodies or boarda of the con¬ tracting munlclpalltlea, by their offlciai action taken In joint meeting as herein provided, ahall designate a tima when they will meet at their usual place of meeting to re(-elve proposals. In writing, for doing the work or furnishing the ma¬ terial., and such joint meeting shall ordef the chairman and seoretary thereof to give notice, by advertisement Inaerted In one or more newspapers published or cir¬ culating In the munlclpalltlea Jointly con¬ tracting, at least two weeka before the time of auch meeting, of the work to ba done or matarlala lo be furnished, of which at the time of surh order they shnll cause to be flled In the office of such joint meeting particular specificattons; all pro- poaala received shall be publicly opened
each such agreement' or order .hsJl hel I'V ¦"ch chairman In the presence and
limited to a period not exceeding fen years. And such local authorities may also at any time contract for the malnie- naiwre nnd operation of any such system extension or pnrt thereof. Including nn- such worka. plant, or stations or of an\ sewerage ftr sewage disposal system or pnrt thei^of owned or used by any such munlclpnllty or munlclpalltlea.
I 12fV-d. nfflcera of meeting. In order t'i facilitate business procedure, the locnl authorities of tho several munlripnlitle" or districts meeting Jointly for the pur¬ poses herein provided ahall, at a meeting at which all tho municipalities nnrt di.s trlcts intending to acl Jointly are rejire- scnted. choose from among their number a chalrmnn, who shall act as auch nnlii his succaasor Is chosen In a similar mnn¬ ner. Such ineetlnK, when organled, sh.ill elect a secr^nry who may or m.Tny imi be'a memher of one of the local board" meeting jointly.
( l20-e. By whom proposed district rep¬ resented, t'ntll a sewer district of .t town Is organized aa provided hy the town law, the supervisor, or a member of thn town board appointed by the supervisor of the town In ¦which tho propo.sed sfwcr district la located, mn.v net for nnd on be¬ half of the people of the territory prn- poaed lo bo embraced In n sewer ilistrlct when requested so to do by a petition in writing signed by not less thnn five per centum of the voters of auch propn.sci dislrlct, nl auch joint meeting of munici p.alltles nn.1'drstricts; provided, howeve:-'. that neither the lown nor any propi rn wltlilit the town, except such property as may ba within such projiosed iliHlrlct, .shall he chargeable with any debt or ex¬ penses created hy such munlcipnllties or districts nctlnff Jointly.
8 120-f. Contract: how executed. Xn municipality or district acting Jointly as herein provided sliall be bound by nny eonlract or nKreemenl unless such con¬ tract or agTeeiTient be signed and ex¬ ecuted hy a majority of the local authori¬ ties of Buch municipality hnving ctre of sewerago in such miiiiiclpality or dl,«lrlit.
S 1-0-K. Apportioiiirient of cost. Helire any such contract for construction incn tioned in section one hundred and twen- ty-c shall hecome effective, such local au¬ thorities shnll determine Ihq part or pro¬ portion of tho annn.al cost Ihoreof, if any. which Is to ho assessed upon the prop-. erty 'benefited thereby, nnd tho method nf suoh a,«isessment, and shall provide Ihnt nny part thereof nt>t actually paid out of such assessmeril shall be paid out of the generni funds lo be rnlsed by a tax in such cit.v, town, vlllnge or sewer di.'^lrii t In the case of a town, tho petition for the creation of such sewer district, or Biippie- menlal petition, shnll request the con¬ struction of such sewer system, extension or part thereof, as herein provkled, anil , such petition ahnll comply in form, aub- Btanco and In tho manner of execution, .«;n i far ns applicable thereto, to the require¬ menta of section two hundred and thirty of the town law, except that It may state that the annual su(n or rentnl to be paid for the uad of said plant or for the re- : moval of sewage as herein provided shall ; be flxed and assessed In the first Instam o for the full period named In any such , contract, not exceeding thirty yeara, nnd that nny part thereof not actually paid j out of auch aasessment may be reassessed t upon the property In such district. Uc- j fore acting on any euch pelition, the town - board shall give the notice provided in : section two hundred apd Ihlrty-a of the , to'wn law, and the assessment shall be j made In form and substance so far as i applicable thereto as provided In section ! two hundred and thirty-seven of said law.
{ 120-h. Further provisions na to appor- | tionment of cost. Kach of the contraclUig i municipalities or districts shall pay Us ! Just and proportionate share for the pub- | Uc improvement authorized by this uct ¦ and the general laws, IncludlrfK^ lt» Just , and proportionate share of the cost for | the removal of sewage and of mainte- i nance and carrying charges of the sya-
during a session of such joint meeting : and of all olhera who choose to attend ' the said meeting; not more than one pro- I posnl ahall be rerelved from any one per¬ son, directly or Indirectly, for the sam.'? I contract work or materials; and the snid ¦ Joint meeting may reject any nnd oil of snid proposals and direct Ita chairman ntul secretary to advertise for new proposals I and accept such as shnll In the opinion of a mnjorlty of the munlcipnllties repre¬ sented In said Joint meeting be deemcl most advantixgeous for tho snid municipali¬ ties, subject, however, to the reservation.^ herein provided; the board may rciniire a bond or deposit from the person aiihmil- tlng a proposal, the Unblllty of such boii'l . lo accrue, or such deposit lo be forfeltel , lo the municipality, or municipalities. In ' case such person ahall refuse to enter Into n contrnct In accordnnce to hla prnposal. The proposal ao accepted shail be rediicod lo a contract In writing, nnd a satisfnc- , tory bond lo he apprm ed hy anch Joint mpetInK shall be reiiulred and given f'lr lis faithful performance, but all contract.-! when awarded ahall bo nwarded to tlie loweat responsible bidder offering antis'- factory security; this section ahall not apply to nny engineer or agent of tho Joint contracting municipalities engageil In supervising or directing Iho work nf ' Huch improvements,
I I20-m. Application of other laws to procediiie. Kxcept where Inconsistent with this net, or otherwise pcrmillcl hereuniler the apportiniimenl of locnl a.><- aossmentf* and tho manner of payment of the expense of construction ot such pub¬ lic works shall he (is provided In the lown law. the village law, the general cities law, or In the manner provided in any special ijity and of aiiy contractin.-r city,
( 120-n. Befryl-e taklngf any proceedings for the constrticllon of any sewer or uf any system of sewers or of any addition therelo or allemtinn thereof, such munici¬ pality or municipalities acting several'i.v nr Jointly shall cnuse to be mado a ma'p and plan Iherifnr, or an amendment of any map nnd plnn prevlevisly approved, ns the case may bo. and shall siTlimit tlio sume lc> the stnte tommlssloner of heallh for his apiiroval, und upon his aiiproval tho same sh.ill hn tiled in his ofllco. A copy of such mnp nnd plan or nf nn,\ such arr.endnient thereof shnll nlso be filed In the olflce of the clerk of each aicii miinlclpalily. Any such map and phm shall Inclufie spcciMcatlons of dimenainns. connectiona nnd nulieta or sewage dis¬ posal works and may also Include any e\- : isting sewer which it shall he found feas¬ ible and proper lo incorporate or Include In tho proposed system. No work of an.\' kind shall bo done on or for the constinc- tion. extension, recnnslructlon. removal or modification of any system of sewers or of uny sewer theieof until a mnp ami plan covering the entire system shall tirst hnve been duly approved nnd filed as above provided, and In the execution of the cupatriicllon, extension, reconstruc¬ tion, removal or modification of nny sys¬ tem of sewers or of any sewer thereof no deviations from the plans aa (tnally ap¬ proved awd tiled Bhnll be made until plans or descriptions nderiuately showing such devlnllons are flrst approved and Illed as above provided. The stale commissioner of health. In approving said map and plan or by a certificate supplementing uny such approval, may authorize such municipal¬ ity or municipalities to temporarily omit or defer the construction of any portion of any such aewer or system of sewers. A copy or copies of his approval or of any such supplemental certificate shall be cer¬ tified to each such municipality and tiled In the oflice of the clerk thereof.
i 120-O. Deflnltlons. The words "Joint meeling" aa used In this act shall be con- > strued to mean the meeting or aasembly of the membera of the governing bodies ' or boards of the several municipulitles , having authority to make and enter Into a conlra(*t for the conatruclion Jointly of publi; Improvements, pursuant to und by
tem. The manner of arriving at the share virtue of tho provisions of this act. each local government shall hear and the . • 120-p. Referendum in oltlea and
method of payment thereof as hereinafter provided shall be determined by Its local board or commissioners having charge of sewage, before such contract for con struction or for sewerage removal be¬ comes effective, aa hereinafter provided.
I lao-l. Bond lasuea and asaesamenla The Indebtedneaa crMtted for auch public worka may be paid by each contracting municipality, Including a sewer dlstriii^of a town, wholly by a bond laaue; or panly by a bond Issue, and partly by assessment on the propeity deemed specially benefited by such Improveoient and partly by money ralaed by general taxation; or partly by a bond laaue and partly by aaaesament on the property deemed specially beneflted by auch improvement. In the case of a aew¬ er diatrict of a town the petition for the creation thereof or a aupplemental peti¬ tion may stats the meana of payment aa above provided and the assessment there¬ in .hall be made In form and aubstance ao far aa applicable aa provided in aection two hundred and thlrty-aeven of aald law, except that auoh aewer commisaioner shall aaae«» a part of the diatricts proportlon- at. .hare of Iha total coat of auch ay.tem on the landa within auch district, or ex¬ tension of an exlatlng dlatrlet In propor¬ tion, aa nearly aa may be. to the txeneflt which each lot or parcel will derive there¬ from. Such aewer commlaalonera ahall de- tanntne tha ampunt to be ralaed by gen¬ eral taxation for auch expanse and the amount to be ralaed by bond. If any.
I Il»-j. Notea in anticipation of aa.iaa menta For tha purpoee of defraying the coat, and expenae. of auch public im- provwatNit aa i. autborlaed hereby In re¬ apect of which an a..ee«inent for bam.flta may b« mada on laAda and raal ..tate iltuat.4 la ear eoeb contraeUng mwald- palUy. Ih. fotrmmtom toty mt tmot* hav¬ ing eharge ef tke aa.aeee of any auch wtwetlM —Wtealtty »ay, tf
vil¬ lages. In any auch cJty or village, wheth¬ er acting aeverally or Jointly, a copy ot such contract, for construction mentioned In section one hundrod and twenty-c, with a copy of tho determination re<iulred in section on. hundred and twenty-g, shall be published at least twloe In one or mora newapapers published therein. In¬ cluding the oincUl newapaper or newspa¬ pers. If any, of auch city or village, or posted In not leas than flv. public places, and published at least twice In a newa¬ paper circulating In such municipality If no newspaper la publiahed therein. If, within fifteen daya after the publication or poatlng of auch contract and determi¬ nation, a protoat or proteata against such contract ahall be filed In the oflice of the Clark of such city or village algned either by not l..a than one-third of the govern¬ ing t>ody adopting such rMKdutlon or by a three per centum In number of the tax payers thereof whose namea appear on tha laat prw:«dlng asaeaament roll of real | property, excluding special franchises. ! then auch contract ahall not l>ecome effec- ' tlve unlewi the governing body shall by a further r.w>lutlon provide for the aubmla- | alon to th. taxpaying vot.ra of a propoii
sui^h improvement or the ratification n( any ordinance niithorlnlng the same, nnl all facta affecting the Validity of nn; contract mentioned in aection one h.indrel and twenty-n. Including the organlaatlon i or acts of any town or sewer district shnii. for tha purpoae of thla section, be conch:- sively determined hy a resohitlon nf tli governing l)ody of sny 8u.9h city, town of village. A eopy of smh re.solution shall 1 i published twice In one or more newspa¬ pers. Including the official newspapef or newapnpera. If any, of auch city, low.i or village, or poated' In not less thai flve public places If no newapaper Is pub. llshed therein, and the facta therein stat¬ ed shall not be disputed In nny actio i commenced after the expiration of te i daya after auch publication or poetlni) Involving the validity of auch contract, of of any tax, asncAment or other chargi to meet any payment thereunder, and auch contract ahnll be conclusively deem¬ ed to 1)0 valid unless entered lntr» In viola¬ tion of this ..ction, section one hundre I end twenty, or •ectlon one hundred an>l twenty-c of thi. chapter
I 130-q. Rule* and regulatlona. Such per¬ son, persons or corporation opemting ond maintaining auch ayatem or contracting for the removal of sewage na herein pro¬ vided ahall be auhject to anch rules, ordi¬ nances and regulatlona aa aald munlcipnll¬ ties may establish, not incon»i.<«tent with any contract made therefor,
I 120-r. In the event of such person, per¬ sons or corporation falling and negleetina to keep said aystem of aewage in n gool Tiealthy and effective condition nfter due notice In writing of not leaa than sixty days, from nny munlclpaMty using the same, their rights, of aiiM person, peramii or corporation. giinrnlWeed imclcr smh contract may be canceled by such munic¬ ipality, except that such municipality or mnnlcl^iyitleM shnll pay the fnir nnd rra- sonahle value of auch Kcwerage system ns provided In such lenae or eontrait. This aection shall not apply If such ays¬ tem Is under the maimgement and control of one or more of auch contrHctIng muni¬ cipulitles,
I 120-s. The Joint meeting representing any two or inore of such municiiiailties. aa aforesaid, shall have power with their consent nnd on their behalf and by Its own proper oflicers lo enter Into any con. tract ami lo ncfjulre. by purchase or con¬ demnation, and to hold, maintain nnd op erate any property, noccHsarj- or dcsir ahlo for any of the piiiposes aiitlnirlzel as aforesaid, a.'s fully and to Ihe same ex¬ tent aa nny municipality noting .-leverolly.
i 5. Ail nets nnd pnrts of nets, general, locnl or special, contrary to the provisions • of this act, .are hereby repealed.
8 4. Thla uct shall take effect Ininiedlately. Stato of New Tork, Ofilce of the Secre¬ tary of State, 83: I have comp:ireil the preceding with llio^
original hnv on filo lu tliis oITlcc. and li'i hereby cerlify that the same la a correct transcript therefrom and of the \vliole ot said original law.
KRANCIS M. HI'GO,
Secretary of State.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP. 711. AN ACT to nmeiid the elocllon law. In
relation lo speirial enrollment of certain
voters.
Became a law June 1, 1017, with the ap¬ proval of tno tiovtrnor. Passed, tlirei- llfths being present.
The I'eople of the Slate of New Yorlt. repres(;iited In Senate and Assembly, iln snacl ns lollows:
Section i. Chapter twenty-two of tlio lawa of nineteen hundred and nine, en¬ titled "An act in relation to the elections, constituting chaiiter ,seventeen of the cnii- Bolldaled laws." Is hereby amendeil by Inserting therLlii a new section, to be sd - tion fourleen-c. to read as follows:
9 ll-c. Special enrollment for certain voters failing lo enroll on election or reg¬ istration d.-iys in the year nlnet(?en hun¬ dred and sixteen. Any voter who waii—a ¦ membur of the national guard of the stnie ciiUsled In the iflilitary service of the I'nited States on the Mexican border nr elsewhere and who failed to enroll at th.- Kenerul election held on the seventh day of November, nineteen hundred and six teen, or upon nny day of registration pie ceding Buch election by reason of his ab¬ sence on such service trom the elecllnn district in which he would have been en¬ titled to enroll on such election day or registration da.vs. may at uny time be¬ tween the first and thirtieth days of June, both Inclusive, in the year nineleen hun- - dred and eevenleen, become speci;(ll.v en¬ rolled In any party and have his name added to the original enrollment books In the district In which he resides In the mnnner following:
He shall make and acknowledge before an officer nutborlzed to lake the proof or acknowledgment of deeds'To be recoriled and file or cause to be filed with the cus¬ todian of primary recorda a statement embodying a declarntlon In substantially the following form, the blanks being; prop¬ erly fllled In:
"I do solemnly declare thnt
I reside al (here insert residence addressl and am a reaident and duly <iiinlilled
voter of the election district of
the assembly district (or of the j
ward of the city of ). (or
of the town of ) of the county
of ; that during the months of '
October and Novomber I was a meniber
of company regiment, national
guard of the state of New York, enlisted In the military aervice of the l'nited
Statea and statlonad at In
the ; that I was necessarily
absent from auch election district on the , last preceding election and registration i days engaged In auch military service: that I am In general aympathy with the '
principles of the party, and It
1. my Intention to aupport generally at the next general election, state or na¬ tional, the iiomlneea of such party for i ktate or national offices. I therefore re- qiieat that I be apeclally enrolled with tho
parly."
The aame party name shall be Inserted by the voter In the two spaces provldeil ' therefor. A blanic for auch atalement and i application ahall be provided by th. cus- ' todlan of primary records on de(nttnd to , any person desiring to ape(dally enroll un- | ^r thla aactlon. The mailing of auch | ttatement and application fro(n any point within tha Jurisdiction of auch cuatodlan, addreaaed to auch cuatodlan at hla office, properly sealed with poatage prepaid, on or after the flrat day of Juna and before the flrat day of July, nineteen hundred and seventeen. ahaJI tM a aufflclent con>
tion to ratify auch contract, nor unieaa j pHance with the roqulremenU of thi. aoc- wlthln alxty days after .uch publication or poatlng auch propoaitlon ahall be adopt¬ ed at a genM-al election or at a apedal election to be called and held for that purpoae, by a majority of th. voters vot¬ ing on miob propoeiUon. At any auch election only voters entitled to vote for an officer and wonien qualified to vote for an officer except aa to aox. owning real property other than apeclal franchiaea aa- iiaaad In th.ir name* upon tbe last pre ceding a.0WHmeBt roll of mcb city or vll
tion. Upon receiving auch statement the cuatodlan of primary recorda ahall enroll •uch votsr with th. party of hla choice In the original enrollment booka for the proper election di.trict In the same man¬ ner aa upon an enrollment blank depoatt- .d on one of th. daya of registration or on the day of g.oeral aiection: except that above the aurname of tbe voter ahall b. written the word "apeclal," and above the chrlaten nam. the date of the niing or poetmark of asalHng aucb statement
IP!* !i?" ^.?"."*!!^ J* V^J**^ •*"^'' 1 •«»< aPPHeaUon. Votw. ap^Jlally eu^iied frapariUen. At leMt tea Ooymr aetloe of | hM'.u^ar tktSt to
tor aleot!.. md«r tlUa ¦•cdlaB eliali b« eHiaa be Um «lel% ef Um .Mv er vUlas.
gIvMi by the e«eto4laa .f priaaary toeorim an enrellment nusnber
_l^«AhJ<IOTHJC«
tf ttitmttfi, with the numeral felt the higheat numher on the enrollment tK)oks of those airesrty enrolled in auctii election district. The cinrfodlan of pri¬ mary recofos shall Indorse ttjj corre¬ sponding numher on the statement of fhe voter to wh'jm such number la given. All such stafementa end applications ahalli lie public recorda snd open to inapecfion and may be copied by any person. They" ahall be kept on flie for one year ftiorm the day of the next ennulng offlciai pri- mlry.
I 2. ThiR act shnll take efTect Immediately, fltate of New York, Office of the Secre¬ tary Ol Htate. ss: I I hive compared Ihe preceding with th. original law on file In this ofTlre. and do hereby certify that the same is a correct Irnnscrlpt therefrom and of the whole of anld original law
FRANCIS M Uroo
Secretary of State.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
(¦MAP 712 AN ACT to amend the prison low, In re¬ lation to the retirement of guards ond other employeea In state prisons and re¬ formatories ' Became a low June 1, 1917. with the ap¬ proval of the Onvemor. Paased, threo- flftha being present.
The People of the Stnte of New York, repreeented In Senate and Assembly, do epact a. followa;
Section I. Article aixteen and aections four hundred and twenty nnd four hn*.- dred and twenty-one of chapter forty- aeven of the laws ot nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act relating to prisons, constituting chapter forty-three of tho consolidated laws," are hereby renumber¬ ed, respectively, article seventeen and sec¬ tions four hundred and flfty nnd four hun¬ dred and flfty-one, and Buch chapter is hereby nmended by inserting therein a , new article, to be artlrte sixteen, to read aa follows: i
Article Ifi. Retirement of Onnrds and Other Employ¬ ees of State Prisons and Reformatories Section 410. When guards and other em- I pioyeea may be retired,
t tli. Retirements Bubject to revo¬
cation of governor. I 410. 'When guiirda nnd other employees mny be retired. A guard or other em¬ ployee In a slnte prison or reformatory who shall hnvo Berved a term of employ¬ ment of thirty years, either wholly In Buch prison or reformatory or partl.v therein and partly In another priaon or reformatory or In a state hoapital or penitent lary, either in one conaecutlve term or in two or more terms which shall together amount lo a tota"l period of em¬ ployment of thirly years, may, if unablo to perform hla regular duties In a manner sntlsfactory to the superintendent of pris¬ ons or Hupcrintemloiit of reformatories, ns the caHc may he, be retired oa here¬ inafter provided nt one-half the salnry i paid to hlin for the year Immediately I'co- (ediiig .inch retirement. Such payment shall In nn I'.ise exceed one thouaand dol¬ lars jier Biiniiiii and shnll be payable out of mnneys niipropiiated by the stale for the s;ilary of such guard or employee, and shall not be revoked, diminished or subject to the claims of creditors. Such guard or einployee may tie retired when such nction .shall be In tho Interest of the -«tute In the following manner; A guard or employee in a slate prison, by the su- perinlentlenl of prisons, a guard or em¬ ployee In a sbite reformatory, by tha , board of managers of such reformatory, i on the recomniemlutlnn of thb supcrln- ,te(ident of refornintories,
J 411. Retirement subject to revocation of governor. The retirement of a guard nr einplo.\ee. piir.'^iiant to this nrticle, shall be subject at any time to revocation by the governor, who shnll serve a notice of inch re\()c;itlon on the superintendent of stale iirisons, or tlie boanl of managers of the stale reformatory making such re¬ tirement, and thereupon such n^tirerneiit and all piiymeiits on account thereot shall ceuse. T7pon smh revocation such guard j or emplo> ee shnll be entitled to reaasimie , his diitifs in the state prison or reforma- | tory from which ho was retired at the sal¬ ary or compensation received by him at ; the time of retirement.
5 2. Tlii.s act shall take effecl Immediately. Stnto of New York, Ofllee ot the Secre¬ tary of State, ss;
I have compared tho preceding with the original law on lilo in this office, and do hereby certify thai the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of llie whole of suld original law.
FRANCIS M. HU'CO, '
Secretary of Stale.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority, ;
ciiAr. 7-0.
.\.\' ACT creating a comniiSMion to investi- ' g'lto the surface railroad situation In tho city of New York on the west side, ns ! affected by the enactment of chapter ' .seven hiiiulrfd and sevent.v-seven of tho j laws of ninteen hundred and eleven, and inaklngr an appropriation therefor, 1
Became a law June 2, 1017, with the ! .'ipproval of the (jovernor. Passed, three- I tlfttia being present.
The People of the Stale of New York, represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact n.s follows:
Secllon I. A commission Is hereby cre¬ nled to consist of seven members, five to be appointed by the governor, one by the temporary president of the senate and one by the speaker of the assembly. Within the amount appropriated by this act, each memlier shall receive compensation from the stale at the rate of fifty dollars for each day actually and necessarily devoted lo the bii.ilness of the commission, In- gelher with his actual and necessary ex¬ penses. The chairman of the commission i shall be designated by the governor, 'i'he commlsBlon may employ counsel and such ', assistants as may be necessary for the j performance of ita duties and flx theii compensation within the amount of the appropriation. i
I 2. The commission shall Investigate I the practical effect and progress mude In : carrying out the proviaions of chii»tei | aeven hundred and seventy-seven of the i laws ot iiiiieteen hundred and eleven. II shall ulso IriveBtlgate all acts, proceeu- ] Ings and measures of the board uf estI- | male und apportionment of the city of I New Yortt. and of the New York Central | and Hudtion River Railroad Company, un¬ der the provlalona of such chapter, und \ all plans, proflles and agreements made ' or proposed thereunder and the nature ; and value of property affected or which 1 may be aflfe<-ted by auch acts, proceed¬ ings and measures. For the purpose of such Investigation, tha commiaaion may. , compel the attendance of wUneasea and j tlie production fcf booka and papera; and shall otherwise hava all the powera of a | legislative co[nmlttee as provided by the i legislative law. Including th. adoption of I rules for fhe conduct of Ita pro<-oedln»a. { I I. Tbe commission shall maka a re- i port of It. acta, proceedings and condu- Hiona to the legialatura and to the gov- i ernor on or before the flrst day of Feb¬ ruary, nineteen hundred and eighteen, ac¬ companied with auch recommandatlodS and propoaed leglalatlve mMiaures aa II may deem proper.
I 4. Tho sum of flfty thouMind dollant (160.(100). or ao much thereof aa may bs neceaaary. ia hereby approprlatMl out of ai)y moneya in the atate treaaury not oth¬ erwiae appropriated, for carrying out the provlalona of thia acl. Th. naoney* ap¬ propriated aball be pakl out on the audit and warrant ot tba comptroller, upoii voui'licra approved by the ebalraan o^ tha <^ommlwllon.
I I. Tbl. act ehall tak. mitmtit ImiMdl' ately.
State of H.w ToHt, Olllo. of iho ¦ecre' tary of St«t4^ ••:
I ha*e ooaapared the pi.cdtng with ttM ortginal law ea lile la thla •Mo., and do tumtthy OM-tlfy tkat tke ttmm I. • c«rr«!t tranaoript thtrmttom tmi tt tho wk.le el waU ottghtoi Utt.
nuNcia ML HUOO.
_*'*L*i*L' "OTIORS
LAWS OP Ni^ rOnK—ky Aofltmrnr. '
CH-AP M7. 4N APT te amend the memherehlp rtyr- \ poration law, lb relation to family cemetery eori>oretlona Became a low May 17. 1M7. with fh. ap¬ proval of fhe O.Tvemor. Paased, three- llftha being pfeeent.
The People of the State of New York, represented In Semite and AaaemM.v. de • enact aa followa:
fleeflon I. flection seventy eight of chap¬ ter forty of the lawa of nineteen hundred ' snd nine, entitled "An .act relating te memherihlp corp<tratlone, constlfutlnf „ chapter thlrty-flve of the coneolldated laws." Is hereby amended to rend a. fol¬ lowa:
I 7", Any person may, by deed or flevlsa dedicate land to b. used exclualvely fof a family cemetery, or the executor., ad¬ ministrators or trustees ot ll der^eased peraon may. with the ritten authority of all the aurvlving heirs, next ot kin, ile- vlaeea and legatees of tha deceased per¬ son, execute In pereon or by attorney, or If Infanta, by general guardian, dedicate lands of such deeensed peraon fo be uaed exclusively for sin-h purpose, or purchaae with the funda of Ihe estate under their control, auitable lands therefor, and maf pay to the directors of auch ceraetery money or other personal property as here¬ after provided Th. quantity of land a. dedicated ahall not exceed three acres, nor b. locnl,ed within one hundred rods of a dwelling house, without the con«mt ef the owner, unlea. the land so dedicated ¦ hall, at tha time nf auch dedication, he already in actual use for burial or ceme¬ tery purpoaea within the limits of a city. The Inatrument dedicating sui h land .hall desrrilie fhe same, may appoint dlrw^or. to manage auch cemetery, may prew;rtb. or provide for making tha rules, direc¬ tions or by-lawa for auch mnnagetnent. may direct the manner of choosing .uc- oeaaora to the directors, may flx or pf^ J vide for their quallflcattons and maf grant to auch dlraotors and tVieIr «uccee- '. morn money or peraonal proparty to h. a fund for maintaining. Improving and em¬ bellishing aurh c.metery. In accordance with the deed or will of auch peraon. or the written authority of such heira, next of kin, devisees and legstees. The Inwtru- ment dedicating land for a family ceme¬ tery, together with the authority, if ^ny, nf the heirs, next of kin, devisees tmi legnteea of a deceased person, shall t>. filed In tha ofllee of the county clerk of .each county In *'hlch such cemetery I. t. / be altuated A fund created by will for fhe purpoae of maintaining, improving nnd embellishing such a cemetery ehall not exceed ten per centum of the clear value of the eatate of the testator In ex¬ cess of hla debts nnd liabilities, other than legacies. The directors shall, befor. t entering on their duties, file In the offlc. of the clerk of each county In which such cemetery Is situated, a written acceptance of tlieir appointment; and thereupon auch directors nnd lhelr succeaaora shall l>. a ccirporatlon hy the name expressed In the instrumemt dedicating such land. Such ' corpomtion before receiving nny property, money or funda for Improving, maintain¬ ing and embellishing tho cemetery under Its charge, shall execute lo the aurrnerate of tho county In which such real property 1.^ situated, a bond with auretles, or the bond of a aurely co(npany, approved by him. In a pennlty of twice the principal sum of the fund placed In charge of said corporation conditioned for the faithful preservation nnd application thereof ac¬ cording to the niles. dlrei'tlona or by-law« prescribed In the Instrument under whlcli the appointment of such directors •wsa m.ide, and renew such bond or execute a new bond whenever required so to do by such surrogate. At least once In each year and oftener If required hy the surro- Kato the said corporation shall" file ttrlitt lilm a verlllt'd nccount of Its receipts nnd e>:pe(idlfures on nccount of the funds lit Its hnndn, or under Its control, together with vouchers for all disbursements. Any person or persons may bequenth or trans¬ fer to, nnd any such corporation may tnke, money or per.sonal property by •will, deed or other transfer, upon trust, to hol<l nnd npply or dispose of the same for th. purpose of maintaining. Improving and enibelllahlng an.v lot, plot or portion of such cemetery, eilhor according to the dis¬ cretion of the diic^tors, or for such time and upon such terms nnd conditions, if any, ns to tho nppllcation, investment (ind reinvestment of tho iirlnclpal and in¬ come nnd otlierwl.se, as shall bo alated In til. Instrument creating the trust or agreed upon, but no such trust fund ere- f ((ted by will shall exceed the ten per centum limit nhove mentioned, and th. said corporation ahall give security and account wilh respect to such money or per¬ sonal property ns hereinbefore provided.
If security la furnished by a surely com¬ pany bond approved by the surrognte aa herein stated, the rensonablo expens. thereof shnll he n charge against th. funds of Bald corporation.
9 2. This act shall take effect Immediately. State of New York, OfBce of the Secretary of Stale, sa:
I have compared the preceding with th. orlKlnal law on file In this office, and d» hereby certify that the same Is a correct transcript therefronn and of tho whule of said original law,
FRANCIS M IHIGO,
Secretary of Stata.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP. 663. AN ACT to amend the education law by providing for tho educotlon of childreii •with retarded mental deifelopment. rtecame a law May 18, 1917, wltb th. approval of the Governor. Paaaed, tbr«»- fifths being present.
Tho People of the State of New Tork. represented In Senate and Aaaembly, do enact as follo'ws:
Bectlon 1. , Chapter twenty-one of th. laws of nineteen hundred and nine, en- titled "An act relating to education, con¬ stituting chapter aixteen of the conaulldat- ed laws," as amended by chapter one bun¬ dred and forty of tho lawa of ninoteea hundred and ten, la hereby further amend¬ ed by inserting therein a new article to b« known aa article iwenty-b, and to read ot follows: «
ARTICL.K XX-B.
Children Wlttt Retarded MenUl Devalep-
mont.
I (78. Children wilh retarded mental de¬ velopment. 1. The board of education oC each city and of each union free achool district, and the board of truateea of moch achool district ahall, 'wlthlit one year froia the time thia act beconne. effective, aw:er- taln, under regulation. pre8ctlt>ed by tb. commlHsloner of education and approved by the regenta of tbe univeraity, tha num¬ ber of chlldrtn in attendance upon tb. pubiic achoola under It. aupervlalon wh. ar. three years or mor. retarded In men¬ tal development.
X. The boaad of education of eaob dty and of eacb union fro. ackool district tal which tbere ara ten or more cbildmB three yeiixa or more retarded In mental development ahall aatiibllsb auch npoetoi oiaaaes of not moro than fifteen aa taof be neceaaary to provide inatructloo adapt'* ed to the mental attainmonta of suoh chll' dr.n.
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