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LEGAL HOTICES
t.AWt OW NEW YORK>-«r Au«f«arKf.
CHAP Ml. AH ACT to amend aee^tlon eleven of the I ceneeiral bualneaa law. In relation to tha
duties Itt the state superintendent of
weights and measurea i Became a law May 17, 1»17. with tha kpproval of the fJovernor Passed, three- •ftha being present
tThe People of tha State of New York, •Kpsented In Senate and Aasemhiy. de> en*p» sa follows
. Weetlon I flection eleven of chapter (twenty-flva of the lawa of nineteen hun¬ ilred and nine entitled "An aet relating \o general bualneaa, ceinstltuting chapter Werily of Ihe eonaolldated laws," as kmended hy chapter eme hundred and Hghty-aeven of the laws of nineteen hun¬ dred anel ten. Is hereby nmended to read ma follows;
I fl. Unties of state siiperlntendent of ;nrelghta and me-iisures. The atate super¬ intendent of weights ami me.asiires shnll take charge of the atanelards adnpted by this artide aa the stnndarda of the atate-: <-niise them lo be kept In a Ilreproof tiuHdlng belonging to the state, from which Iheje shall not he remeived, excent tor reiiair* or for e ertlflcatlnn, and tali'' (vll Olther tfrcessary pre^mtlons for their safe-keeping. He shnll maintain the Btaui atahdurda In goeid order and shall siibrTjii them once In ten years to the natlond bureau of standards for c(,rtlflciitlon lie hhnll correct the Btandards of the several <:ltlea and cmintles. und, aa often as oru'i In flve yeara. compare the same with those In hla imasesalon, nnd ahall keep a record of the same, and where not either- wise provided by law he shnll huve a gen¬ eral supervision of the- weights, niensurc aind meiiHuring nnd weighing devices of fhtt state, am! offireel for snle. hire, award
tir sold or In use In the state lie shnll ipon the^wrltten reeiuesi of any citizen. firm, coriJoraHon or eiliicatlnnal Institu¬ tion of the Btate, test or calibrate wedghla, measurea, weighing or mc'nsurlng devices and Inatrumenta or apparsifua used ai fllaridarda In the state He. or his depn- tlea or lnsi>ectora by his direction, shall at le^uat once annually test all weighta at "I mefuiures, and weighing and mensiiAu,' <levlce8 used In checking the receipt er dlaburaement of aupplies In every stnte In¬ stitution anil he shall report In wrltlm? tda findings to the executive officer of the Institution concerned; nnd nt the request of said offleera the superintendent of weights and Jtleaaurea shall appoint In iwrlting one or more employeea. then In actual aervlco. of each Inatltutlon. who ahnll act as ape-clal deputlis for the piir- jioae of checking tho ree-elpt or dlaburse- -nient of siipplb s lie shull keep a com¬ plete re-cord eif the Standards, balances and other apparatus belonging to the stale and take recel|it for the same from hi.'< successor In office. He shnll nnnimlly dur¬ ing the flrst two weeks of January mak" to the b-.^'Isl.iturB a report of the work ¦lone by his office. The atate auperlntend- i'lit, eir Ills depiitlea or Inspeetnis by his dlrec'tlon, sh.ill inspeet nil staridarda uacl < by the eniintlc.'i or cities nt least once l'l two years and shall keep a record of tin" «c.me. He, or his deputies or Insinctors nt his direction, Bhall at b-;ist eftice In two years visit the varioua citle.s and cnunlh s nt the st.ite In order tn Inspect tjie work of the local sealers and In the^ porfcirmaiiee of bis dutlea he. or his depiilte.i or Inspectors. nuiy liispe-i t the weights, mensiiiis. bi.l- 'jince-a or nny other weighing or- nioasin- IJiig nppllaiieea of any pe-rsoii. firm or cor- •pciriition. He shall estaiilish nmounts of toleraiico, or reasoniible variations, allow¬ able for Wl o-hts, measures, and yvelUhliu? and nieaiiuiiiig devices, and ahall Issue I.'- slructiciiis In the coimtyniul city sealers. and these shall be biiiiUm.? iifioii nnd gov¬ ern paid sealers In tho elLsc-har^?" of their duties.
( 2 I'his act shall tnke vftnrt Inilnedi- ;ately.
IStato of New York Ofllco of the Secre¬ tary nf St:ite, S-;
1 Ii.-*\n' i-Mnpared the preceding with the lorlpiir.iT- lavv on lile In this offloe. nnd do ' iherchy ei rtlfy that the same I.s a corre, t tnir.se-i-ipl t'leiefrom and of the whnle of aaid ori;;inul law
FRANCIS M HUOO. |
Secretuiy of Stute
CAWS OF NEW YORK—0y Authority.
I'll.M' 5';ri
AN ACT tn amend the bihor bivv. In ri^ Ia¬ tlon to the hours of lab ir of vvoiiii'ii in ! restniiniiita. I Hecame a law .May Jnpproval of the Goverm 'flfths hdiig pre-sent
I Tho People of the Ptate !repn>sctiled In Senate and "enact as follciwii:
- i See-ticin 1 Section one hundred nud slx- Ity-lmo nf diipter tliirly-six of the l;iw.' iof nliii-te-n Iriii'li-od ami nine, entitled "An «ict rolatiiig to labor, constituting eli.apti r
¦ Ihlrty-eitie of the cnnsolidated laws." as lamc'udeil by chapter three hundrod an.l eiphty-Si V( n of the laws of iihieiicn liiiu- edred and lon, cliapler eight hundred and sixty-six of tho I.IVVS of nineteen luindn I find ckc-vi 11. ch;iiitcr four liiindrod ac 1 'iilnety-lbrcc of the lavv-i of nineteen hui:- elrcd and tlili-lecn. chapier three liu,i«h-el (lild thirty-oiiik of the laws of nlneteeii hiindred and fourt'eii and ch'ipter tliri" liuiuiied ui'il elghly-slx of the laws nl iilnoti-cn hundred und flfteen. Is In reby amended by adding thereto, lifter siibdiv- ; sion two Uu-rcot', tl new subilivlsion, to b" eiilidivlsUui tbhec, r.nd lo re ud as follows S. In cities uf tho lirst and second class no fetualc uvcr the aco of slxticn years isliall be employed, permitl "il or suITered In work ill or In connci-'llon wlih any re siau- raiit mnre than six days or llfiy-four hours 111 nny one we-ok, or moro than nine hours III any one day, or boforo six o'c-lcjck in (lie morning or after ton o'clock In the evening of nny day This siibilivision shall, however, not apply to femulcs em ployed In lostauranls ita S'ligrcis and P'l- fiirinors of ;iiiy kind, or as ullenibuits I:i luclloH' i-lnak rooms and parlors, nor slmll '
II apply In females employed In er In cnii- ' iioction Willi the dining rooms nnd kit-' - eua of hiitds, or in ur In coiuiection with hiuch reinma or le-sluurunla coiiduc-led by
¦mplov-cra solely for the benetit of their j )wn cnipkiyies I
5 2 Pri'scnt subdivisinn throe of anid Section Is hereby ronumbereel subdivision four
} 3. This acl shall lake effect Octohor , flrst, nlneteon hundred unci st vcutcen Slate of New VorU, (Uflco of tbo Socre- t.iry of St,lto. ss:
1 have enmparod the preeodiiig with the original l,iw on flie In tlih oHlce. nnd i1 ¦ lieroby cortlfv thit the a.uue Is a correct transcript therefrom and oT'tlie whole of iinid crlgina! law
FRANCIS M HUOO.
Secretary of State
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority,
CHAI' 536 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in rela¬ tion to the nii'klng of e-ertain reports to school unel other aiilHorltles Hecame a law May 17. 1917. with the ap- 1irov.ll of the Ciovei-por Paaaed. three , Jiftlis being present
Tho People of the State of New York represented In Senate und Assembly, du enact as fulluws:
Seotlon 1. Sectloi^ seventy-five of chap-j tor thirty-six of the laws of nineteen bun- aired and nine, entitled "An act relating tu labor, cunstltuting chapter thirty-une uf the . consulidaleil laws." as amended by chapter tliree huiulre-d und thirty-three ul the laws of nineteen hundrod antl twelvo ] and by chapter one hundred and furly- ' fuur of the lawa uf nineteen hundred and thlrteasi. Is hereby amended to read aa lul ' toWa: j
I 16. Supervision over lasuanve uf cer- Cldcatea. The buard or deiMtrtmeat uf health or health commlasloner of a city, j village or tuvni, sball transoUt, bstwsea ; Che Aral aud tentb day uf aaoh moatb. tu tha oam'niaaWuer ot labor, o Ual eit Vtm
i;il7. with th" I'.assod. throe-
of Nevvi Vor'i ABScmlily. do
at all cbfldren to whom eertlfleataa have been hiaued during the preeedlttg memth together with a dupllerate of the reoord of avery examl-natlon aa to the phyalcal fltnesa. Including examinations resulting In rejection. Bueh Hat shall be accompanied hy a etatement In a form which shnll he prepared and furniahed by the e^mmlaaloner of labor, certifying to »he kinds of evidence of age, together with Ihe numher of each apeelfled kind, accepted by the officer Issuing employ¬ ment certlflc»le>s aa prr>of of age for tha granting of empIoymerj< certlflcatea The board or department of health or health commlasloner of a city, village or town Shalt likewise tranamlt weekly to the au¬ pertntendent of schoola of eaeh such lo¬ cality, a list of the names and home ad- dressea of all children granted or refiisi-d employment certifleates, together with a etatement showing In each reje(!ted ease the reaaon for such refusal.
Tn cities of the flrst and aecond einas nil employment eertlflcutea and sehoed records required under the provlsiona of this chap¬ ter shall be In such form aa shall be np¬ proved by the commissioner of labor. Ii towns, vlllagi-a or cities other than ellhs of Ihe flrst or aeeond cl.ass. tho commis¬ sioner of Inbor shall prepare nnd furnNh blnnk forms for such employment certili- eatcs and achool records. No achool re - ord or employmtjnt certlflcate required by this nrticle, other than those approved or fiirnlsbeid liy the commissioner of labor ns nliovp provided, shnll be uaed. The com¬ missioner of labor shall Inquire Into the admlnlstrntlon and enforcement of Ihe provisions of this nrticle by all public of¬ fleera charged with the duty of Ikautng employment t'ertlflcnteB. and for that pur¬ pose the commlaaloner of labor shall have nccesB to nil papers nnd records required to be kept by nil such offlcers. The com¬ missioner of Inhor shall transmit to ton local superintendent of schoola between the flrst and tenth day of ench month, ou forms preMiarc'd and furnished by the state education department, a list of the name a and home addreaaes of all t-hlldren undei Blxteen years of age found during the pre¬ ceding month, working Illegally In facto¬ ries or for any factory at any place or !n any entabftshmoiit specified In section on" hunelred and sixty-one of thla chapter.
I 2 Section one huadred and slxty-alx of aald chapter as nniendcej by chapter oi' • hundred and forty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred and thirteen la hereby amended to rend us follows:
J 166. Supervision over Issuance of cer tlflcntes The board or department o, health or health commissioner of a city, village or town. Bhall tranamlt. betwoon the flrat and lenth day of each month, to the ccinimlasloni'r of labor, a list of the) namea of all children to whom certlllcales have been Issued during the precedlmt month, together with a duplicate of th- record of every examination na to the phvi leal niness. Including examinations r suit¬ ing In rejecthin Such list shall be ne- compank-d by a Btuterhent In a form whieih shall he prepatxd and furnished by the >-ommlssloner of labor, ccrtifyiiig In the klnda nf evidi-nce of age. together wltii the nunilier of oich specifled kind, le- cepted by the oflleer Kssuing einfilol menl certifleates iia pronf of aixe fnr tho grant¬ ing of emplnymeiit eerdlii ales. The bouid or departme lit of heallh or health cmn- mlssiniicr of a clly, village or town shall likewise tra-.s-Tiil wcelily to the siipc:-lii- tendent nf sc-hoola of each such localily. a ll.at ejf the iianics nnd home addresso.-i if nil' children granted or rcfusid employ¬ ment cei-tlllcutos, together witli u stiti'- ment showing in each rejected c:ase t!i9 reason for such refusal.
• In cill .s eif the flrst nnd second class nil pmiilov-mciif e-erlincates and school recer ' .- reciuirc-cl un'Ier the provisions of Ihia e'uiji- ter sh.ill be In sueh fniin ns idiall be iip- provccl by the co:nmlssioner of lahor. hi towns, villages or cities other than cit!'i of the flrst or si cnnd cliiss, the comml- sleincr of labor shall prepare and furni i blank forms for such employment cort!i"\- catcs and school re-cords. No school rec ord or einploymont certllicnle reiiulred by this artide. o(hi-r tluin those aiiprovcd or furnished by the conimlssionerMif labor rs nbove firovidod, shall bo used. The cori- mlssinner of labor shall Inquire Into thi admiiilstrnHnn and enforcement of Via provislnns of this arllclo by all public ol¬ fleers chnrced vvl'.h the dutv of issuiii*' employment ceitllicates. iirid for that piu- pnac! the- ceimrnisNi(incr of labor shnll hav e nccesa to ull p:i|ioia and records requirel to be kept by all such ofTicers The cn.-r missioner of hibnr shall transmit lo thi local superliiti ndenl of schools belwoe i the first and tenth day of each month, on torms preisii-ed nnd furnlshe,I by tl;,) Btate education department, a list of the nrmcs nud hon;i> udili:i sses »of nil chiUlrcn under sixteen years of ape found durin,' tho pri'cciling month, working llleffally lii^ factejilcs or for any factory at nny plud or In uny esiiibbshments specified ih sec. tion one hundred and sixty-eiiie of thli ehapter
i ;i This act Khali take effect Immedi¬ ately.
State of New York, ("ifllce of the .Soc-rotarv of Sttito. sa:
1 h.avo compared tho preceding with tho
ci'b-'nal law on fllei In this offlce. aid elo
herehy Certify that the sume Is a correct
transcilpt therefrum und of the whole of
, said original law
PKANCI3 M. HUOO.
Seeretarv of .State.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
illAU Mi;. AN ACT to amoud the stock curporalio'i law. In rdulieli in porm.itting tho flhn:.' nf a certillcale of unanimous con;;enl uf the stockholders of a corporallnii ti cinssify BtocU as preferred ur c-o:umon. liocame a law May 17. l-.d7. with tho upprovul of the Oovernnr, Pasneil. three- flfths holiiv' present.
Till- I'ociple of the State of .N'ew York reiirosciilcd in Senate and Assemhit>, dn ^iiait as follows:
Boitinn 1. Sec-tlon sixty-one of chap'er fifty-iiliie of the laws of nineteen lu"- dred and nine, entitled "An uct relating t i Block e-nrporutlous, constituting di.iplor tiftv nine of the consolldatoil luws," isi hereby nmended to rend"as follows: i
{ 01. Preferred und common stock. Kv- j erv domestic; stock corpurritlon m:iy Issue, l^ofcrred stock und coniinon >-tock a'ld different chu;sos of prefi-rred stock If the certlllc-.-ite of Im orporatlon so provid, s, or
I Itv the unanimous consent of thev stnckhnlders expre.saecl In writing and fllod In the ottli-o of the secretary of slate ; mul In tho olllce of the clerk of the county in which the prinelp.il business ufflce of the ceirpnrntion la loc: ted. or |
'2. Hy Ihe consent of the holders of rec-- i ord of two-thiriis of the capital stock, i given at a iiieotiiig called for that purpose ': upon notice such hs is reiiiuied for the 1 anniKil meeting of the coriuir;itioti. A cer- I tirtcate of the procco'lings of such meet- | ing. signed and- Bvvorn to by the presi- I dent or a vice-president, and by the sec¬ retary or as-.lstnnt secietary. .if tb.e oor- , poration. ahall be Hied nnd recorded In the offlce-s where the orlglnul certifloate of lii- onrporatlon of Bui-h corporation waa flled and reieircled; and the corporation mny. I iiP'iii the written reciuest of the holders ' uf any preferred Btuck by a two-tfurds vote of Its diree-toiM. exchange the tiime for common stock and issue certifloato.s for comiuou etu»-k tlierefor upon such I valuation as may have been agreed upon i In tiie certlflcate of orgunisation of such corporation, or the issue of such preferred stoc^ or share feu- share, but the totul | amount of r'jcb oatdlal stock shall not bs | liicreaseil thereby I
II This act ahall take effect luimedlatelv Btate of Naw Yurk. Offlee uf the Seeretaiy I
of State, sa: {
I hava cpmpared the laacedlng with the I original law on Ale In this ufllce, and do hereby certify that the same la a currect transcript tharefruiu and of the wbola of i aald ofiglaal law.
PHANCI8 Id- HUGO. '
¦aarat*ry ot atata.
LIWAL ffOTRTM
LAWS OP NIW YORK—tty Aut»iarl«y. , I CHAP m
Att ACT to amend the eanal law, relatlva I to the use of eanal bridges by exeeaalva I loada.
[ Became • law May IR 1»17. with tha kpproval of the Oovern>)r Paaaed. tbree- llffhs being preaent
' The People of fhe State of New Tork. Represented In Benarte and Assembly, do enact aa follows:
Section 1 Chapter thirteen of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act relaling to canals nnd conatllut¬ lng chapter flve of the conaolldnted Inwa, ' Is hereby amended by adding thereto Im¬ mediately following section one hundred hnd twenty-eight, two new Sections to bn Known respecllvely as aections one hun¬ ilred and twenty-nine and one hundred and thirty there.if. and which ahnll rend ns follow*:
, I 129 Neither the «»ourt of claims, nor the c-omptroller, nor the commissioners of the canal fund, ahnll pay. nor shall the sii-
ferlntendent of puhlic wcirks Im liable for ny damage resulting tn person or prop- lerty by reason ot the breaking of nnv bridge or overhend crossing, spanning the .Improved canal system of the stale, na Idescrlbed In chnpter one hunelred and Iforty-seven eif the laws of nineteen huii- Idred and three nnd three hundred and ninety-one of the haws of nineteen hun¬ dred und nine, nnd the acts amendnlory thereof nnd siippiemeiilary thereto, hy the transportntlon on or over such bridges of any traction ejiglne. portable piece of ma¬ chinery, or of any vehicle or load, to¬ gether weighing twelve tons or over; but any owner thereof, cif other peraon en¬ gaged In trnnsportlng or directing tlie eame. shal be linble for all damagea re suiting therefrom In the event, however. that any anch bridge shall In the Judg¬ ment of the superintendent of public worka becomo weakened or unnhle to bear a loud of twelve tons, he shall post nr erect conspicuously at each end of such bridge a aIgn slating the ipuxlmum ca¬ pacity of such bridge; and the uso of such posted bridge with a load lieyond the Hf;it- ed maximum cnpaclty. resulting In dam age to person or property, shnll be di'enied contributory negligence on the part of the person so using the same.
( l.TO No Ioa»l shall be transported over any bridge spanning any portion of tli- cnnals of the state as they exlatcd on July flrst. nineteen hundred and nine. In ex¬ cess of the maximum capacity of siie:i bridge as poated on tbe same; and In case the uae of any siu-h bridge by a load i:i excess of the poste?d maximum cnpaclty of such bridge results In Injury or dtimage to person or property, the person Iiriurid, or the owner or other person engaged in transporting or directing the said Iniiil over such bridge, shall be de-emed guilty i of conlributorv negllgonce.
8 2. This ad shnll tuke effecl Immediatelv State of New Vork. Offlce of the Secre ,
tary of Slate, ss:
I have compared the preceding with the orlglnul law on flie In this office, and do i hereby cerlify that the same is a correct tranaerlpt therefrom nnd of the whole of , said original Inw.
FRAN(~-IS M. HUGO.
Secretary of State
LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority. ,
I'll AT. 4'<>, AN ACT lo umeiid the general city lavv. In relation to the regulation of buiklin- -i and the! location of trades and liijiisliies j He-came a law May 1.5. 1917. with (ho '. npprovnl of the Oovernor. Passed, throe | lift lis being proscnl.
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Aasembly. do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty of chapnr ' twenty-six of the Laws of nineteen hun¬ dred and nine, entitled "An act in re-lation to cities, coiislltiilluK ch.afiler tvveiity-oim of the cnnsolidated Iaw.s." as udded li.' chapter two hundred and foi ly-seveii it the laws of nineteen hundred and tliirteeii. Is hereby amemlod by adding al the eiil thereof three new subdivisions, to be sui - dlvIsloi^ Ivventy-fnur, twenty-flve and twenty-six tlipienf, to rend as follows:
24. 'I'll regiilale and limit the height and bulk of buildings hereafter ericled aud to ref^ulalo and determine the area nf \anl:-. courts and other open -ip.aces. .and for sni 1 purposes to divide the city Into dislrici^ Such rec-ulntlons sh.all he uniform for ea'h cl.ass of buildings Ihrouirhout any district. but the regiiliillons In one or mofe disiridn ^ may dIfTer from those In other districts ' Such regulntions shnll he designed to si-! cure safc-(y from the and other ilamicr^ and to promote the public health and wel¬ fare, including, so far as conditions may permit, provision for ndequate light, air and cnnvenleiice of .ac<-c-ss, and sliall Im made wilh re:isnrlable rei^arel lo the clui'- acter of biilldiims erected In each distrid. the value of land and the use to whlc h it may be put. to the end that such regu':i- tlons may promote public health, safdv- aiul wei|-.ii(. ami lhi> most desirable um'" for which the land of each dislrlct may b" ncUiptcd auil may tend to conserv,' II,-'. value of biiil,lings nnd enhance the vulun of land tlirou;;hiiuf the clly.
2.'j. To regulate and restrict the loc:ii:iii of trades and industriea and the lociitjoii ot huildings. designed for specilied uses. und fnr s:ilci purposes to divide the city Into districts and to prcserhe fnr uach sucli distrii-l the trades and Iniliistrics that shall be excluded or siibjeidc ,1 to special rcL-iih;- tlon nnd the us, s for which buildinga m:iv nnt be erected or allired. Such rct;iiLi- tlons sball bo d'-slgned to promciie Hie pub- lic health, safety and gene'r:il welfare and' shall be made with reusoiiablo considerii- linii. among oilier things, to the ch iracb r of the dislrlct, ils peculiar suitability for partic-ul-ir u.ses, Uie consfrvation of pi "P- eity values and tlio direction of biilMun; devclopmejit. in accord with a well cou- elilercil plan.
26 Tho proviaions of subdlvlalcuis twyii- ty-f;iur and tweniy-flve of this mi sluill nut apply lo cities of the first olus.s haviiu; ; u populatiun of not loss th:iii two huinlicil and forty thousand ami not more thnn four liiindrod und lifty thousand
I 2. Thia act shall tako effect Imnieill | ately. ^State of New Vork. Office of the Secieiarv of Rtato. as: *
1 havo compared the preceding with H'e | original law on lile In this ofllco. and do ' hereby certify tbat the same lae a cnriod transcript therefrom and of the whole of ¦ aald original law
FRANCIS M HUOO
Secretary of Slate
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority,
CHAP. 4S4 AN ACT to amend the atoek curporailcin
law, in re-latlnn to tho reorgunliutlun ol
corporatlcna lo permit the issuance n(
sharea withnut numinal or par valuo.
llecame a law May 15, ISili, wititi the approval t>f the Covernor. Pasaed, thne- flfthH being pre-sent.
The I'ooplu of the State of Ne* Vuik. represented In Senate iieid Assembly, do enact as f dlows:
Section 1 Chapter sixty-one of the lawn of nlneteon hundred ami nine, entitled "An act relating to slock corporations, e-on»ti- tuting chapter flft>-nlne of the consolid.it-, ed lawa." is hereby amended by adding ul the end of article two thereof six new sections to be se^^tlona twenty-four, twen- ty-four-u, two!ity-four-b. twenty-four-c, twenty-fiiur-d and twenty-foui-c. to read., respectively, as followa: 1
I 84- Certlflcate of reorganlaatlon Any- atock corporation heretofore or hereaftrf organised under any general law, ottiet than a corporatlun belonging to une of th* claaaea spttciflerajily excepted by section nineteen of this chapter, may be reor- gaiilaed so that suoh corporation Its all- cers. directors and stockhoklers, af>ail Re¬ quire and enjoy alt the rights, privileges, powers and eaemplluiis. and beoome sub¬ iect to all of the liabllitiee and obiigatlun* laaaoaed bv aectloas ntaeteen to tweuty >
thrae, tncluatre. of this chapter, upon tha filing and reeord Ing, pursuant to aection live of the general corporstlon law, of a certificate, which shall he entitled and afv> dorsad "Certlflcate of reorganisation ot
purauant to seetloh twenty-four
of the atock coripjratlon law," (the blank space being fllled In wifh the name of tha corporation) and which certlflcate shall state
1. The name under which the eorpora¬ tlon waa originally organized, and If It hnS been changed, the present corporate title. 2 The law under which the corporation waa organised, by year of passage, chap¬ ter number, and article if nny
S. Tho date on which, and the publlo offlre or offlcea In which Ita certlflente of Incorporation was fll^d
4. The amount of capital atock authoria ed by Ita certlflente of Incorpornllon. and If that nmount hns been changed, the date of fliing of eaeh certlflcate or eonaent nu- thnrlflng a change, and the amount to which the capital stock wns Increased or reduced by eaeh such certlflcate or eon¬ aent
B The amount of eneh pnyment of taxea for the privilege of organizing or of In¬ creasing the capital stock of the corpora¬ tion.
« The number of sharea Into which the cnpltnl stock has been divided, nnd. If classlfled. the number nnd par value of the sharea Inchided ffl ench einss together with the preferencea or distinctive features of the sharea of ench ebisa
7. The number of shares of ench class Issued nnd oiitstnnding
t. The mimber of shares that may hence¬ forth be Issued by the corporation, which mny be either lesa than, or equal to or In excess of the number of shares Into which the capital stock was previously divided, and all of tiae mnttera nnd thinga reciuired to be stated In an original certlflcate of Incorporntlem by suhdivlslon one of aec¬ tion nineteen of this chnpter
9. If nny of the new sharea are to be preferred, the number of sharea lo be In¬ cluded In eneh class nnd the preferenc-ea thereof, which preferences must be such aa are authorlied by law at the time of , reorganization.
10 The amount of capltnl with which the corpomtion will cnrry on business, which shall be Ir. all r>npect8 as requited by aubdivlsion two of aection nineteen of this chapter.
11. The terms upon which the new ahares of the reorganized corporation shall be Isaued In place of the outstanding shares of stock.
12 It may also prescribe the considera¬ tion for which the reorganized corporation may issue and sell Its authorized sharea. or It may nntliortze the honrd of directora to Issue and sell Ita authorized sharea from time to time, for such conBlderatlon. na shnll be the fair market value of said shares, nnd. In tho abaence of frnud In the trans icllon. the Judgment of the board of diree-tors ns to auch value shall be con¬ clusive. Nothing shall be Included In such certi- . ficnte other than aa nuthorlzed by this section, and ll ahall be either:
f.ai Signed and acknowledged by everv stockhobler of record of the corporatlnp. or his duly nuthorlzed proxy, and shall h.ave annixed an n (H'la vlt of the ciis- fodhin of tho stock book to the effect th-it the persons who h.-ivc executed the certifi- c.afe. In person or by proxy, constitute tlie holders of record of all of the shares eif stock of the corporalion, Irrespee-tlve of cinss. Issued and outslandlng, or: i
fill Signed nnd acknowledged by the president or a vlce-prc slUent and the see-- rcfary oi- tren.surer if the corpor:iHiiii. who shall m.ike ami annex un affldavit slating th.it they h,'vc been authorize,1 and directed to cxecule ami flie the cer¬ tlflcate by the votes, e;ist In person or hy pro.xy. of the holders of record of two- thirds or more of e.Ae-Ii class of the out¬ standing Bharca of stock, Irrespecllve of any prnvision of the certlflcate of Incor¬ poration purporting to deny voting pow¬ ers to the holders nf any class of stock, nt a meeting called and hehl upon wrltt'-ii notice mailed to each stockholder at Ica.-;t two weeks before -the d.ale aet for the meeting and published once a week fnr a' least two succc-sslve weeks In a newspap r published and eirciiluting In the count v- wherein the pilnclpil ofllee of the corpora¬ tion is located; and-that such notice dl-l expressly state the purpose of the meel¬ ing lo be that of reorganizing the corpora tion pursuant to section twenty-four of the slock corporation law, so as to per¬ mit the Issuance of shares without par X :ilue. and did stale the terma upon whi.-h the outstamling shnros of slock were to he exchanged fnr the new shares
§ 21-a. Comptroller's approval of reduc¬ tion nf cajiilal. If the amount of capita! slated In the certilieate of reor.ganlzutinn us that with which the corporation will carry on business, be lesa than the t'it:il amount of the par vnlue of the previously i.ssued anel outstanding capital stock, thero sliall be nnnexed to such certlflcate au aftl- el.ivtt of the' president or a vice-president and tho secretary or treasurer of the cor- p.iraiion, Keillng forth the whole nmount of the ascerlMlned ile^bts nnd liabilities of the corporation: nml. In such case, tlii¬ ee rtlflc.-ite of 'reorganization shall bav.- (,iidnrscd thereon Ihe approval of the coinpli oiler to the effect that the amount of e;ipitiil stated In the certificate as th it with which the corpomtion will carry on business lij Bulflciiiil for the proper pur¬ poses of the ciirpor:ition and is In excess of its elohts mill liabilities.
5 I'J-h rtestrictlniig upnn incurring of ctf'hts. No corporatiun reorgiuii/.ed undo; Bed inn tvventy-f-'Ur cf this chapter shall In¬ jur an.v debts BU'jsequent to the liling of Hie e-ei-tillcatev of reorniiuizatlon until It shall, have- assets of an actuul value nt least erpial tn the amouiil of cnpital stated In Its ce-iiltlcate of reorganization us that with w-hich It will carr3»..on business The dh'-e-tors of a coi pcn.atlon assenting to llu- e-reation of a debt In violation of this r.i-c- tlon shall be Jointly and severally liable for such debt in like manner as provided, i and subject to the conditions and limitu- tloiis Inlpoaed by se-ctlon twenty of this chuplor
( 24-c I.lability upon existing obliga- tbiiis. The Hability of the e-orporutlon. its nitlcers, directora and stockholders for cor- giorate debts i(iiilr:icti-el or ubligatlona lii- curreil prior to the tiling of the certillc-aie g.t reeirgiini'/'.iiHiin imrsuanl to Boctlmi tweiily-fciur nf this diapti-r shall bo unaf- feet.cl thoii'by, bul fur tbi- purpose of en- forclng and reeovoriiig upnn such claima creditors shall have the B:inie right uf ro- c-niise againat the corporation, or against itll oflk-ers, directors and stockholders lu¬ di vidu.illy that they would have had I' tho c-nrporaH'in had not been reorganized and there shull ho i-speclolly reserved ami a&veii tu such crcditora all of the riglils nnd beneflts conferred by sections flfty-slx to flfty-nlne, Inclusive, of this ehaptor.' Biibject to the eonilidoiia, llmltatlonii and rei^ti ictloiis Imposed by tbose sectlona.
Kxcept as provided by tills section tho new shares Issued by the rtHirgunlzod cor¬ poration shall be deemed fully paid and iiunassessablo and the holder uf such share-s shall not be liable to the corpora¬ tion or to Its creditors In respect thereuf
I 24-d Not to lie construed aa dlssulu- I on or re-lncorporutlun. No pruceedlnga I tken under aection twenty-four of thla I hapler shall be ileemed to wurk a disso- lulluii, or to create a new oorparutlua ur to Interrupt In any way the continuity uf rxlatence of tho corporatiun affected.
I 34-e. Reorganisation tax. Every cor¬ poration reorganised purauant to section twenty-four of thia chapter shall pay tu the atate treasurer for ths privilege uf such reorganlsatlbo a tax of the aame aniount. and computed In like manner aa upon the urgaiilsatlun of a new ourpora- tion, authurlsed to lasue shares of the aama numlier and klnda aa the reorganised i-typuralton, leas une half uf the aggregate Iffiiuuiil tit all scims previously paid fur tbe prtviiace of argantalim or ttt lucreasliig
LKCiAL NOTIfK!*
LKOAL HOTlfRS
IHiU. ^OTirp.S
tha capital atock; provided. Howerar. that lawt OW NCW VOMK—¦« AutfiarH* every corporation ao reorganised ahall par •¦'^'»» «"^ ^^^ TOUI^—By AwWiarny.
a tax for the privilege of euch reorganise
Hon, which In no case shall be less than twenty-flve dollara Neither the secretary of atate nor the county clerk ahall file any certlflcate of reorganization under sectioa twenty-four of thla chapter until he la fur- nished with a receipt for auch tax froia the stale treasurer.
I 2 Thla act shall take effect Immedi¬ ately. State of New York. Offlee of tbe 8e«ra-
tary of Stnte
CHAP. m.
AN APT to amend tbe atoek corporation law, In relation to laauanee and aalea of abaraa ot capital stock without par value. Became a law May IB. 1»17. with tha
approval of the Oovernor. Paaaed. three-
flftha being praaent The People of the State of New Tork.
represented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact aa followa: Section 1. Section nineteen of ehapter
I have compared the preceding with the •'^ V""* °' *he laws of nineteen hundred
original Inw on file In this offle-e. and do hereby eertlfy that the^same la a correct transcript therefrom and ot the, whole of said original law.
FRANCIS M. HUOO.
Secretary of Stata.
LAW8 OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAI' l-if, AN ACT to amend the lax law. In rela¬ tion t'l the exemption of mortgages from locnl taxation •
Hecame a law .May Ifi, 1917, with tha approvnl of tho Oovernor I'nasod. three- flfths being nrcsfnt.
The People of the Stnte of New York, represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact as followa:
Section 1. Section two hundred and flfty-one of chapter slxty-twn of the lawg of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act In relatinn in tnxAllcin. constitut¬ ing chapter sixty of the consolidated Inws," as ameiiiled by chapter three hun¬ dred and twenty-three of the laWB of nine¬ teen hiiifdred nnd sixteen, la hereby amended to rend ns follows:
J ^Cl. Kxemptlcin from local taxation. All mortgagea of renl property altuated within the state which are taxed by thla article and fhe debts and the eibllgationa which they secure, together with the pa¬ per writings evidencing the Buiiie, ahall ba exempt from other taxation by the state, oouiitleB, cities, towns, villages, adiool dla¬ trlcta and othor local subdivisions of the atatellexcept that audi mortgage shall not be exempt from the taxes Imposed by sec¬ tions twenty-four to twenty-fuur-g, both Incluslvo, one hundred und eighty-seven, one hundred and eighty-eight, one hun dred and eighty-nine and artlele ten of tbia chnpter,
I 2. This act shnll take effect Immediately, i State of New Vork, Offlce of the Secretary of State, ss:
I huvo compared the preceding with th? original law on file in thla offlce, nnd do herePy cerlify that the same Is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of aaid original law,
FRANCIS M HUGO.
.Secretary of Stute
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAI'. 18.4 AN ACT to amend tho tax law. In rela¬ tion to grievance day.s for non-resbleritg
and corporations having real properly In
more than one tax district.
rtecame n law May 16. 1917. with the approval of the Oovernor. Passed, three- fltths lieing present.
The People of the- State of New York, represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact us follows:
Section 1. Secllon thlrty-slx-a of ehapter sixty-two of Hie laws of ninetoen hundro'I and nine, entitled "An act In relation to taxation, constituting chapier sixty of the consolidated laws." as added by chapter
three hundred and twenty-three of . the ,,,^ ,.„„,.,a ^, ,.,„•, .->,,o.inn mm laws of nineleen hundred .and sixteen. l-'4''sta"tc" briefly riiv"'orhV°'iTght"s or'"pre'l'c'r hereby nmonded to read'as fuliows:
5 3(i-a. Completie'iii of assessmeiil-roll; notice to nnii-resldenta. The asaessoin
snd nine, ontitled "An aet relating stock corporatlona. constituting chnpter flfty-nlne of the consolidated lawa ' as Added by chapter three hundred and flf¬ ty-one or the lawa of nineteen hundred and twelwa, |1a hereby amended to read as followa:
I 19. Issuance of sharea at atock with¬ out nominal or pnr value, l.'pon the for¬ mation or the reorganization of any stock corpomtion, other thnn a moneyed cor¬ poration, and other fhan a corporation under the jurladlcllon of nny public aetv- Ice commission, the ecrtlfleate of Incoriio- rntlon may provide for the Issuance of the shares of atock of auch rtorporatlon. other thnn preferred stock hnving a pref¬ erence aa to principal, without any nom¬ inal or par value, by stating In such cer¬ tlflcate:
(1) The number of sharea that mny be Issued hy the corpnrntlon, and If snv of such shares be preferred stock, the pref¬ erences thereof, if such preferred stock or any part thereot shall have a prefer¬ ence aa to principal, the certlflcate ahnll Btato the amount of such preferred Block having such preference, the particular e-harncter of such preferencea. and the amount of each share thereof, which shnll ba flve dollara or aome multiple of flve dollars, but not more thnn one hun- urod dollara.
(2) The nmount of capital with which the corporation will carry on business, which amount shall be not lesB than the amount of preferred atork (If an.v) au¬ thorized to be iBsued with a prefereme as to principal, and In adiUtlon therelo a sum equivalent to flve elollars or to some multiple of flve dollars for every share authorized to be Issued other thnii such preferriHl stock; but In no event shall the amount of such capital be less than llvo himdred doll.ars.
Such statenienta In the certlflcatea shall be In lieu of any statemenlB pre.scrilied by the law under which the corporniinn shall have been formed or reorganized ns to the ainount or the maximum amount of Its capital stock or the num¬ ber of'allures Into which the aame shall ; be divided, or of the amount or the par value of such ehares. |
Kach share of audi stock without nomi- i mil or par value shall be equal to every ; nlher share of such stock, subject to the I preferences given to the preferred stock If : any authorized to be Issued. Every ceifr ' tlflcale for such shares without nomlnul ' or par vulue shall have plainly written or ' printed upon Ua face the number of such siiaios wliich it represents and the num¬ ber of such shares which the coriioratlon ' Is authorixed to laaue, und no sudi certill- ciite shall express any nominal or par i valuo of su,h shares. The certlllcales for i preferred shares having a preference as to ; principal shall state briefly tho amount which the Imlders of each of such pre¬ ferred shares shnll bo enlilled to receive on account of principal from the surplus assets of the coi'piii:ili<m In preference to tho holders of other shares,, and shall
shall between the lirst and fifth day of Auguat mall a notice to eac^h person and corporation non-resident of their tax dis. trict, who has tiled eiaith the city or town clerk, nn or before tue llfticnth day of Juno preceding, a vyrilleii demand there¬ for. Such iiolice shall specify cadi p:ircel or portion of real property separutel.v as¬ sessed to snid non-resident peison or cnr- porat'on and the assessed valuation there¬ of. Upon application made on or before the third Tuesday of August by any ncm- rosldent owner of real estate, or by a c-or- peiration. having real properly in mere thnn one t,ax district In the county, liie assessors shall fix a time siihscquent to the third Tuesday in August, but not later than Iho thlrty-flrst day of August fnr a hearing and to review their aasess¬ ment.
9 2. This act shall take effect Immedi¬ ately.
Slate of New York, Office of the Secre¬ tary of Stale, sh:
I have compared the preceding with tho original law on tile In this oflice, and do hoieBy certify that the same Is a correc-t tran.-^cv-ipt Hierefrom and of the whole of said fftlglnul lavv.
Kri.\NC13 M. HUOO. Secretary of Slate
-By Authority.
LAWS OF NEW YORK- CHAP. 4'JI. AN ACT to amenil the tax law, In rela¬ tion lo distribution of bank tnx by
boards of supeivisors.
Ueciimo a luw May 15. 1817. with the ap proval of tho Governor. Passed, tlireo lifllis being present.
The I'onido of the State of New York, repiesented in Senate and Assembly, elo eiiiict as lollows:
efoctloii 1. Section twetity-foiir-g of chapter slxty-tw-o ot the laws of iiui' le, u hundred und nlrle, entitled "An act iu relation to taxation, constituting clKipter Klxty of the c'lnsolldated laws," as ,-eMi I by chapter three liimdred und tvveiit- three ot the laws of ninoleen hundiod ami elxteen, and nmeneled by chupter one linn- dred nnd flfty-three of the laws ol" iiii e- teoii hundred and sovenleen. Is lieieby amended to read as follows:
II -'4-g. Hank tax; elistribiiled by bo.aids of Bupervl.sors. Tho liaiik tax shall be dis- ti-ibulod in the fcillowiiig manner: The board of supervisors of the sovoral coiiii- tles shall ascorluiti the aggregate assossed valuation of taxable property In oac-li nf the several town. cUy, village, school and other apeclal dirtrlcts In tiioir counties, respectively. In whieh the shares of sloe k of banks and banking us,soe'ialiciiis shall ho taxable, for the yeur for wlildi the tax i.s Imposed, und the proportion of tho tax on bank slock to which each of said dis¬ tricts ehull be respectivelS' eiiliHed shall bo ascertained by taking sueh prnfinrtioii of the tux upon tho shares of Block of banks and banking associations, taxahle In such distrlcta, respectively, under tlii» provisions of this chapter as the ugpi-e- gato asse.ssed valuation of sucli tax eli.s- tiict shall boar lo the aggregate assessed valuation of all tho town, city, village school or othtr speciiil diBlriclj; in which Buld share.-i of stock shall ha taxable, provided that » In the county of Krie the provisions of tills sect inn ahall havo no application to the taxes paid by the batiks and banking associa- tlnns located in the dty of Hiiffulo. and tho provlslciiis of this Bodlon Bhall be lar- rled out us If the city of Hiiff.iln were not a purl of said county The clerks of the several cities. vilUiges and scbonl disti ie is to which uny pcirtioii in Ihe (ax on shares uf atock ot bunks and banking associa¬ tions la to he diatrlbuted under this »<jc-- tlon shall. In writing and under outh. aii- nuallly report to the board of supervlBiua of their respective counties, on or befora Oc^iber flrat of each year, the aggregate asaeased valuation of auyh city, vlllaga and school district as ahowii by the laat aaaessment roll of each reaiiectlve city, village, and achool diatrict for the year priur to the meeting of euch suoh board
11 This act ahall take affect Immediately. -- _„ „ _..
Slate of New York. Offlce uf the See-re- stale In which the Insured pruparty la local
tary of Stata. aa: ed. Kach party receiving such license sliall.
I have comilkrad the preceding with the befure Iraiisactlug busineaa thereunder, ex- ortglnal law on flia In this ufflce. and do acute and deliver tu tps superluteiideiit a hereby certlfl that tha same la a correct bond tu ths people of the state, lu the penal tranacrlpt tberefrom and of tha nbule ol aum of twu thouaand dollars, wltb suck said orlgtaal law. i sureties as the ¦uperlutaodaut sball ap-
rRANCIB If. HUOQ. prove, cuadltloiied tbat the aald a«sat
SaoraUry mt Stata ' wtU faltWully ouottAy witb ail liM ra-
ences given to the- hnklers of such shares
Such corporation tniiy Issue and nuiy sell Ita authorized sluires, from time to liuie. for ^tieh coii.-^iderallon as may he pre¬ scribed in the ce-i(ificnle of Incorporation, or for auch consideraiion aa sliall be (he fair market valuo of such Bhares, and. In the absence of fraud In thn Iraiisaf-tlnn, .be Judgment of the board of dlroct"rs as lo such value shall be conclusive:" or for sucli conslder.atioii aa shall be ennsentcd to by the holdera of two-thirds of each clasa of shares thcjn uutstundlng at a meeting called for that purpose In such lunnner ns shall be prescribed by the bv- laws. Any nnd all shares Issued as per¬ mitted by this section shall be deetiii-ci fully paid and nnn-as.sessable anel the holder of sucli shares shall not be liable to the corporation or to its creditors In re BPect thereof.
5 2. Thla act shall takeeffect Immedintely Ht.-ite of New York. Offlee of the Si-crelarv
of Slnte, as:
I have comp.ared the preceding with the orlKlnal law on file In this offlce, unel do hereby certify that the eame is a correct lr:inscript therefrom and of the whole nf said original law
FRANCIS M. HUOO.
Secretary of State
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CITAP fiin. AN ACT to amend the Insuranee law. In relation to licenses to agents In excepted c-ises. 1
Hecame a law May 16, 1917, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three- lirths being present
Tha People of the S'ato of Ve'ew Vork. , lopiesenlod in Senate and Assembly, do enact as lolluv\s:
Sectlun 1. Section one humlred and lliirly-seveii of chapier tliirty-lhiee of (Uo laws of ninetoon liundrod anel nlno. ontiUe.'d "An act in relullon. to insumiiee corpora lions, conKtituliiig diapler Iweniy- oigiit uf tho coii.solidated laws, " as aiiionded by chaplor three hundreel and tvvoiuy-two of the laws of nineteen huii- elrod anel eleven. Is hereby aniendeel to ie:id as follows;
i) 137. License lo agents in excepu-d case.-?. The siiperintenileiit of Insuranco in cunslderaticiii of the yearly payment o( two hundred elollars. excepl in counties having less than one hundred thousand inhabiluiils. la which case the foe nhall | not exceed twenty-tive elollars. mny Issue ! lo citizens, firms or lorporalions having . placea of businesa In llils stato. not ex¬ ceeding two hiiiieJred In number, a liceii.se , revocuble at any time, poriiiilling tliu party nuinocl in such license to ae-i im agent lu procure pollc-ieii uf iiiHiiraiice against luss ur damage to property i-auscd j by flre. bumburdmeiit, Invusiun, Insuriec- j lion. rlut. civil wur or cuinniotlun, ur mill- ' tary or usurped power, from oorporatluiib. persons, purtiiei-slilps and associations wliich are not otherwise uiilhorized to U" business in this slate. When uny such policies of Insurance sliall be pruciired under or by virtuo of suld liceiise, there shull 'be exeeiKecl by the lleonwod agent and by the party eleslrliig un iiisuraiii'e, an uflldavlt in duplicate, une cif whu-n ¦ shall be fllod in tbt insurance depurtnioiit ' and the other In tlie cle-H's oflice o'f the county In which the property prupose'J to be iusured is locaied, within thirtv ' dnys aftes the iirocuring of sue h Iiimui- ance. Such ulfldavits shull set forth thai the pari) desiring iiiaurunco Is. after illli- gent el1"i t. unable to procure the amount ' recpilred m pi-otei;t the pruperty owiii'd '. or cuntrolled by hlin from the-InHuraiie t ciirporutlons duly authorized to truns.-ie-i i business in tills state. The agent |ieo(-vir- liig polic-los 111 sue-h unauthorized corpoia- tioiiB ur with persuna. partnerships ami iisHuciullonH. shail keep a separate ue-- .eiiinl Ihereeif. open at all times to the Inspection of the superinteiidenl. showing tlmt. the exact amount uf such Insurance placed fur any party; second, the grous premiums charged thereun; third. In what t-urpnrution, or wltb what persons, part- nerslllps or associations: fourth, the date uf the policy; fifth, the term thereof, und sixth, the oltlea and villages within ibia
qnlramartta of this chapter, and will, to the ease of flre Insurance^ pay to the treaaurer of the FIremen'a Aaaoclatinn of the State of New York, to l>a expended for the uae and aupport of the Firemen a Home. locstert at Ifudann. Colnmhia county. New York for the uaaa and pur¬ poaea of said association, or. where sueh pollciea cover risks In cities of over nna million Inhabltanta. having a firm patrol or aalvage corpa. to the treaaurer of atieti flre patrol or salvage corps. In January and July of eaeh year, a aum equal to threa per centum up^n the amount of tha groaa premluma charged to lira policy holdera less the amount of the gross pre¬ mluma returned to the Insured upon all policies procured by him during the pre¬ ceding six months, purauant to thla article, snd. In the caae or Insuranca against loss or damage to property emuaiMl by bombardment. Invasion. Insurrection, riot. 'elvIl War or commotion, nr mlllfkry or usurped power, will pay a like aum of three per centum to the superintendent o< Insurance for the uses and purposes ot the Inaurance department of the stale; and In default of pnyment to the treaa¬ urer of any flre patrol or salvage corpa of any sum to which It may be entitled pur- siinnt In the iirovlslons of this section, or the treasurer of Ihe said Firemen's Asao- clnllnn of the sum due them, or to tha superintendent nf Insurance ot the sura due him the treasurer of aald flre patrol. snjvagp corps or association or the super¬ inlendent of Insurinc-e. as the caae may be. mny ouo for the same In any court of record In this slnte Tho apeclal agent shall keep a separate rerord covering tha Issuance of flre Insurnnce policies and » aepat-ale record covering the laauanee ot policies of Insurance ngalnat loss or dam¬ age cnused by bombardment. Invaaloiu Insurrection, riot, civil war or cnmmO'' Hon, or military or iisui'ped power, af provided In thla aection nnd the affldavlttf herein referred to ahnll be aeparately eg4 ecuted and filed -.,
I 2. Thla aet ahall take effect Immedw"^, ately Stnte of New York. Omce of the 8ecra4 '
tary of State, aa: j
I have compared the preceding with the original law on flie In this office, and •"'o hereby eertlfy that the same Is a eorraet transcript therefrom and of the whola of said original law.
FRANCIS M. HUGO,
Secretary of Stata.
; LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority,.
' CHAI'. B12.
AN ACT to amend the poor law, In rela.» tkm to burial of doceased poor persona.
. Became a law May 18, 1917, with the ap« proval of the Oovernor. Passed, three-
I flflhs being preaenl.
I The People of the State of New York,
I represented In Senate and Assembly, do
; enact as follows:
Section 1 Chapter forty-six of the lawa
' of nineteen hundred ond nine, entitled
' "An act Iri relation to the poor, constitut¬ ing chaiiter forty-two of the conaolldnted laws." Is hereby amended by adding, after section flfty-seven, a new section, to be seetion Hfty-elght thereof, to read aa follows
I i M. Rurlnl of poor persona; expense,
j how paid. It shall be the duty of the Kuperintendent of the poor of every coun¬ ty and the overseer of the poor of every town, and the person or offlclnl hnving In chargo the e-are of tho poor of every city or .village, to cause the remains of ench deceased poor person to be properl.v burled. The expense of such burial shail be u state, county, town, city or vlllaga charge, as the ease mny be, and the money therefor ahall be raiseel as other charges of the state, county, town, city or village are raised.
i 2. This aet shall take effect Immedl- ntely.
Slato of New York, Offlce of the Secre¬ tary of Slate, ss:
I havo compared the preceding with the original law on flie in this office, and rto hereby certify that the same ie a correct Iraiisoript therefrom and of fhe whole of said original law.
FRANCIS M. HTTOO,
Secretary of Stale.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
I'lIAP. bVi. AN ACT to a mond the insurance law. In relation to premium or asMossment tax puid by tiie mutual Hro Insurance com¬ panies or associutluns authorized to do business In this state.
Became a law May 16. 1917, with the approval nf the Governor I'assed, three- tlflhs beinjj,presciil.
The I'oupie of the State of New York, repiesented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as lollows:
Soclion 1. Secllon one hundred and forly-niiie-a of chapter Ihiily-three of the laws nf nineteen liundreil and nine, ontitled -An act in relation lo Insurance corpnruliuiis, conslltuling chapter twenly- elght of the coiisullduted laws," as added by chapter two hundreil and eighty-six of the laws of niiietee.a hundred and niiia und unundi-d hy chapier one hundred uud sixty-one of the laws of nlneteon hundied illlil oleveii, i.-j hereby amended to read ua, lolliiwu;
i H!>-u. I'remlum or assessment tax. Every mutual flre Insurance company or iissocialicin fiuthorized to do business in this slulo pursuant to Bectlon one hun¬ drod and forty-nine of this ehapter ahull. In lieu uf all other tuxes un premium.'sl annually, on or before the flrst day uf Fobriiuiy of each .vear. pay a tax of ona. per centum on all gruas premiums or aa- sessmen(s collecdd or received by It Of Hiom fur siieli insurance and ro-lnauranca upon propertv' situated within tJds atata cluriiig Ihe preceding yeur ending tha Ihlrty-llrst day of Meoembor to the super- Inteiidont of insurance, except that nny cumpuny so authorized In do business in thia slate which is Incorporated under tha biws of any other stale, which taxes such company therein upon uny other or differ¬ ent basis, shall pay such tax of one per cr-ntum, under this bectlon on the same basis aa is provided by Ihe law of the state In which It is incorporated, provided, huwevor, fliiit In nu event shull the tax payabh, under such exceplluii be U-us thun throe per centum of the net cost of, in» suraiice tu the policyliulder.
On or before tlie first day of Kebruary of each year eve ry sqch company or aaso- olutlnn shull tile with suld superintendent u duluileil matement shuwiiig tbe groaa iiiiicniiit of promiiiina and asaosBmeiits cul- loc-led und the net cost of such Insurance to tlie pulic-> holder during the preceding year, lui insurance upun property located in thiH stale and apeclfying the amounta of premiums anel ussemsmenta ao c-ollocteil by elly tow 11, villuge or flre district in which the property covered by such Insur- uiice Is locateel In cuse any such cum¬ pany or ussui iatlon shall neglect or refuse lo make and llie such report, or pay the tax imposed by thia section, ila certificuls of uuthurity tu do businesa in this atute stiull be revoked by the auperinleiident uf lilBuranee uud It shall feufeit the aum, uf une hundred dollars for each day aiitar the first duy of February of each year thut it shull omit to make and file auch leport. or Bhall neglect to pay the tax Ini¬ puaed by thiu aei-tluu, which aum ahall be oullected 111 un action in the name of the leeeiple of the state of New York to ba prosecuted by the aupertntendent of In¬ suranee and c-olU.-cted by him After the neglect or refuaal of aucb company or as¬ aoeiation to make and flla auch report, ur pay such tux, such cumpany ur asaoci- atlun or ita agents shall not eflEact any In¬ aurance on any property In this atate
I 2. This aot Shall take effeet UnmedW ataiy. *
State of Mew Tork. Offlejs uf tha Saoratary uf State, aa: . «
I bave romp«rad the prapeding with tka uriglual law on flie In thia uflloa. and d« hereby certify ttipt tbe aama is a oorraet traascrlpt therafrom and of tbs wti«la oi
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