LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Autharity.
(UAP tin Jtit ACT to amend the puhl'e heaKh law. In relation lo the deflniilon of V'lerlnary
tnedlclne Ihe • dmh^sbin of can iiitatea tt examlnntlon fo' and Ihe lleensi 11 pr.tc- •fee as veterinarians, and the pcnnltl»l for violation thereof.
Hecame a laa Mny it. Wl. with the np- ^rovil of the Jovernor. Passed, three- llftha being present
The People of tbe Btate of New York, represented In Senate nnd Asaembly, d'l •anct na follows:
Section I. flection two hundred and te I •f chnpter toriy-nlre of Ihe Inwa of nin'• teen htindred nnd nlfie. entiileil "An aet i i relation to the publlo heallh, consMtntlnst •iMpter forty-flve of the eein.'olklat" | lawa " la herehy amended to read aa fob lows: I 210 Deflnltlons Aa used In Ihls artleb-: L "University" means university of tht ¦tatt of New York 2. "Regents " means lioard nf regents ol I the tinlversify of fhe state of N.w York. I. "Ronrd" mearMi a bonrd df velcrlnarj 0ie<1lcal examiners of the stab) of NeW •fork
4. ""Veterinary medical examiner" meant m member of a bonrirl of veterinary me.Ih cal examiners of the state of New York.
6. ""Veterlnnny aehool" menns nny vet- airlnnry sctKKil, college or department of a tinlverslty. registered by the regents nl maintaining a prerper veterinary medlemi •tandnrd and as legally Incoiporated.
•. The practice of veterinary medlRlna to deflned aa followa: A person practiced weterlnnry medicine within Ihe me:inlng of this nrtleic, except as hereinafter sli ted, Who holda himself out ns being able to 4lngnoae. treat, operate, eir prescribe for any animal disease, pain. Injury, deformi¬ ty or physical rondltlon, and who shall •ither offer or iiiielertake. by nny means or methods, lo diagnose treat, operate or preseribe for nny anlmnl disease, pnln. In¬ jury, deformity or physlc:il condlllon. '1. "V'eterln.irlan " mcati.s a piadlllcmer veterinary meelldne f 2. Section two hundred and sixteen of FMlch chnpter Is herehy amended to read follows: I 216. Admission to exnmlnatlon The |,;t»genla shall luloilt to exaniiiialion any f' enndld'ile who pavs a fee of ten dollars ¦f mnd Bulimlls salLefactory evldi'iice, veil- Kfled by oath If ref|iilre-d, that he (fli,st» Is If more than twente-nin- ye-irs of age; Isi-r- Vond) Is of good, moral eh.ir.ii^tir; (thinl) _ has the general cdiic-itlnn reciuired In ull ^ ¦ascS nfter July first, elghleen hundr' ¦! ^aind nlneiy-seven. preliminary to receiving a degree- In vderlnary midlclne; (fourth) bas studied velerliiary me'llcliie not I, ss than three full years, l|ie-lu,iliig ihieo s,it- Jotiii'tniy courses, lu three dlfTeicnl cv.i- demlc yeniK, In Uu- vnterlnaiy nieilleal '•achool rei;lHtereil ns' niainlaiiiliig al ilio time a aatlBfadory standard; (llflli) intn reeedvi'd a degree as veterlnnilai) frnm ¦ome registered veterliuiry meibeal school, i The degree} In veterliuiry medicine si),'ill j
eomnilf,«loned veferln.ary medkal officers serving In the tiipeel st,-vtes nniiy. or I i the Inited Stales burr^.m of animal In- diuii.- wh,ic so comm s.'j'oned: or an.' per-en for givlrg gratuitous services H Cf'ses of emerge:icy: or any lawfully nnr-'- lilesd veterinarian In «>iher stnfca or coun- tr^s meeting legally ro-.rlf;tercd veferine,- rinna In this ntrle In conaultatlon: or nn» veterini.rinn residing fm a bonier of a nelghbnilng state nnd duly nuthorlsted un¬ der the laws thereof lo pr.-'cflce veterlnnr.' medicine therein, wiiose practice exten ' I Info this stale, nml Wno doer not ope i nn r,fflce Or appoint a plare td meet pa¬ tients or receive rails within this s'at' : or any veterln.ir an duly registered In o; « countv ertlied to atrid Isolate! rn=ea 't ane'ther eminlv. but not resldii-g (..• habitually pnu fi-Ing therein This a-H- cle shall be eon,';lrued to repeal e'l n-'i or parts ,if nct-i mil horl-:lnrt eonferme- : of any deg ee In veteilnarv medlein-. cnus.i hemoiis nf nd eiinde^i or othr . wise, than on Rtudeuf-i duly rtadtintel nf.. er a.itlsfnctnry completion of a prelimi¬ nary nnd vct'Tlnnrv melleal eour-e". h'l less th-'ii Ihnt recpilred hy this nrticle. ri a conilition nf li' rn le. Nor shall nny o- i use Ihe abbreviations "V. S.. D. V. 8,, o- r> V M.. or do'tor of veterln*y surgery. or doctnr nf vetcrlnarv meliclne uile- I tie hns iK-en el'ily g»-ae1iinted from n leg,'i'- ly Incorpcirifed ve'e-lnnry school
I r,. Sectlnn two hunelred nnd twenty- four of such ehiiiter as nmendc'l hyYh ip- ter three hnidred nnel eighty-one of tl -• laws of nliieeen hundred and flfleen, H herebv nmeiiiled to rend as follows
I L24» Penu'itie.-'and their ceilleelion Kv¬ ery peraon who shnil jiractic-e velerlnar:' medicine within the stale without luwrul registration ot In violntlon of nny provi¬ sion of this nrticle shall be guilty of a mlseli'iiiean ir and shnll forfeit lo the pco- file of Hie itiilc' of New York, the s-im of flftv dollars for each pffcnse, whie'i may be paid tn the bo-ird or «ued for and reccivered In Ihe name of Ihe people of the .Ilate of New York In nn :ictiiin brought therefni- by the nttornev-;.-encriiI Anj- person who "hall prac lb e velerliiary mecll tie nnder a f-il.se or assumed nnmo oi- who shall fal'i^Iy fiersonite another practitioner eif a Ii':e or different name, shall be giilllv of n felony; nnd ;iny fier- snii guilty of, v:nI:itiu;T nny eif Hie other provisions of lhi= article, not olherwl'e .'•peiieii iillv piinisheil herein, nr who shall buy. Hell or frninli 'enily obtain nny vet¬ erinary medical ili|i!ntna. license, record cr rei-lstration or who sluill nid or abet such biiyln.cr. selling or fraudulently obtalnllur, 'or vvho shall pract ice veterln:iry mcdieiti,' uneler the eeiver nf g diploma, or licenso •IIIei.->illv eibtalned, or slsnc-l or Issued nn- ' Iriwrully or under frniuhilent reprccntn- ti 111. or mistaicc nf fuel In material re¬ gard, eir who, after conviction of a teloiiy. sh.ill attempt tn pr.iciii c veterinary mcill- e-iue. and any fieri "ii who shall, without having been ndhoi ize-il so to do legally. ,ai1pe;ud nn.v vtlvriiKir.v title fo hia or her name, or sli.'ill as innc Of advertise any | vcterinnry tlHe In sue h a manner as to ' convey the Impres: lon that he is a lawful pr:ic|itleiiier of veleiinar.v medicine or any of its brani'iies, shall be Riiilty of a rrtl.^- leulean(^r Any perBon who shall violate
•a made, tha entnptroiier shall rmoi^Tt from tha depositary a hond aa security fof the repayment of' aame, to be appmvel %y film nm to form, condition and sufb- elency of sureties, which ahall provide fof the repayment io the commission iipo i demand of tha moneya ao depoaitet'. Moneys received uneler the provisions • I this article for river improvements aha I oonatltute a fund to be khown aa thi river Improvement fund, and the portio i thereof applicable to eaeh Improvemerl Bhall be separately kept hy the comp¬ troller, and the same are heretry pledget to the DAyment of the cost and expenacj of>uehImprovement and the mrflntenanr 1 thereof. *nd the bonels to be laaued na I i thla article provided, so far as the anmi are applicahle to auch Improvement, nnl the cotrrbtroller tti authorized and direct- ad to po} therefmm the principal and In¬ terest of aald bonds as the aame matii i and becomo payable by the terms thereof, and the costs and expenaea nf aueh In • provement and the maintenance therec 1 upon the order of the commission or l(( autborlaed offleer. In case the proceee: ( of the aale of bonds and Intereat enrn' I on such proceeds exceed the totnl amoui I of the cost and expenaea of such Improv
tne a;';cwalk ^hall, when meeting or Ing vvhiclea, be subjee: to and comply with the rules govi-iniog vehicles as to meeting, turning out and passing, accept as to eignahi.
I 11 Stopping, turning passing, and waiting of vehlc lea 1. A vehicle tiirn1n» Into another atr-eet to the right ahall turn the corner as near the right-hand curb aa pract cabfe.
2. A Vehicle turning to the left Info an¬ other street, shall before tur,ilng. p isa to the right of and beyond the center of the Intersecting atreeta; provbleil, how¬ ever, that If directed by a trnffle offleer the vehicle shall pass In front of Indtead of around the point of Intersection.
S. In turning a comer of Intersecting streets a vehicle shnll be driven with ex¬ treme caution and uneler control.
4. A vehle|e passing nround a circle ahalt keep to tho right from entrance to exit.
R Vehicles turning around or eroaslng from one side of the street to another, exeept for the purpose of passing other vehicles or becau.se of dangers In the streeta, ahall do ao hy turning to the left on as to head In the general direction of trafflc after they havo crossed Ihe street, vehicle In overtaking or meeting
ment. aueh excess shall be applied hy tb) street surface car which hna been atop- eomptroller to the pnyment of the prlr- clpal and Interest of sueh bonds and thj maintenance of auch Improvement.
For the purpose of providing for the ex¬ penae of mnlntennnea and paying nny In¬ stallment of any Interest thnt may havn heretofore acenied or may hereafter gr- crue on any bonda or certlflcntes lasue I pursuant to th* provisions of this artkbi aa well aa any Installment of principnl o! auch bonda, which may fall due prevlou i to the time that the aame cnn be provide I
ped for the purpose of receiving or dls- chnrglng a passenger or passengers, shall not pass or approae h within seven feet <if such enr So long nn such esr Is re¬ ceiving or discharging paaaengern. except that In ft city having a million or more populntlon auch vehicle ahall not pass or approach within eight feet of such car except aa Indicated hy a aafety tone. In pa.ssing any alreet etirfnce car extreme care must he used by the driver. 7. On an avenue, street or houlevard dl-
for by the levying nnd collecting of an vided longitudinally by a parkway, walk.
space for street surfae^e carB, viaduct, zone of aafety, cab stand, parking space or other similar obstructions, vehidea shall keep to tho right of 9iich,dIvIslon.
i 12. Rlghk of way and operation of vehicles. 1. "Vvhen In the performance of
not be conferred In tli'ii stile hefore tho I ,aiiy of th.e provis'ori of tbl.^ (irticlc Hhull
^ndldnte hns Illed with Hie tuslilulion «onferrliig 11, the eertillcate of ll^o regents ^hat thrco years before the; d de of the do- "T^ree. or befciro or iIuiIiik lil.s first year of jreterlnary medical study In this slate, he has either graduated from a regislered college or satl.if.-ictoi liy c,Jini;leti-(l on aca¬ demic foiirsc in a rcijialored .academy or 'high .school; or has a piclimlnnry educa¬ tion considered and ae-cepted by the re- ffenls aa fully ef|iilvivleiit; or has p:iased repents" exainhVitlmis ec|uivalent lo the it^l:i|nuim rffnilri'mcnt lu sueli preliminary ^adTiealloh for caiulielate-s for medical or denial degrees In thij st.ite The regents tnny in ihi'r cliscretlon, ucceiit as tho aqulvalciit for
he siib.li^ct trr n iciuill.v of one liumlred dnlbirijfor ench and every violation. Kach act c nnslilutlng a violation of this article sh.'ill bo deemed to ho n separate nel, nnd the person guilty thereof shall be snb¬ .iect 10 a pcnalfy nf one hundred dollars for each anch net Where a violation con¬ sists of the iiiilawfiil practice of vetcrl- n.ary medicine by a person each day dur¬ ing which SU'h nnlawfiil p-actlce con¬ tinues shall cn-i'etltute a separate vio'i- tlon and shall be siili.lcct to such pcnaltv Stich penalties shall ho recovereil In nn action brought th'-refor hy the nttorney- general In the supreme com-t In the eoun¬ ty where the vlol.itinn or any part there¬ of occurred The provislnris of the cocio
part lit the l.hird ond ; ^f ^.^y^^ ptoe,.,iuro n.nd other laws relati
lourlh rcfiulremetit, cvaldice of flv more years' reputable praclico In veterln.i- ry me llicine. provideei tluit such siibHlllii- ¦¦tlon be- specilied In the license. The re- gfeiiis may also. In their eliHiic'tion, admit to the eMiniiiiation Krudualea ot diiLy In¬ corporated veterinary" schools, who iiia- trk'uliled In audi se-honls prior tn nine¬ teen hundred nnd ten, iirnvided suc-h grad- uatcs'are now nnd have been fnr at laust flve years, reside Ills of (bis state.
{ 3 Secllon two hunclieil atid nineteen of such chiipler. as amcinled by caapler one hundred and si'vcniy-eiolit nf the laws of nlneieen hundred and twelve uud clnip¬ ter flve hundred and live nf tho intfin nt nineteen hundred and sixieeii. Is hereby amended lo read ns follows:
I 21fl. I-Iccnses On receiving from tbe ¦tate board nn nfllcial repnrf that an up¬ pllcanl has successfully pussed the ex¬ amination and Is re-commended fnr lii?ense. tho reagents shall Issue lo him, if in lhelr Judgment hc Is duly qualified tlierefor. a license to practice veterinary medicine. Every license shall be Issued by Ihe uni- werslty under soul iiiiel Bh;ill be signed by each acting veleilnury medical examiner of the board nmi by the offleer of the iinl- werslty who approved the credeiiilal which atdmltlcd the candidate to e-xamln;'.tlon, and shall state that the llcenseo has given aatisfactory evidence of fltiuss as to age, character, preliminary and vderlnurj niedlcal education and all other matters required by law, anel thut utter full ex¬ amination he has been found duly quidl- fled to practice. Appllcanta examined and licensed before July flrat, eighteen hundrod and ninety-seven, by othor stute examin¬ ing boards registered by the regenta aa maintaining standards not lower than those provided by this article, and appll¬ canta who matriculated In a New York ¦tate veterinary medical Bchool before July flrst, eighteen hundred and nlnely-slx and who received the voterlnurlaii degree from a registered velorinury medical achool tfefore July flrst, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, may without further ex¬ amination, on payment of ten dollurs to tho regents, and on submitting auch evi¬ dence aa they may require, receive from them an indorsement of their llconsos or dlpiomaa conferring all rights and priv¬ ileges of a regents' llcenso Issui'd ufier •xamlnatlun. It any person, wlio.se regls- ^ trution ta not legal or who is not regls- ' tered because of gome error, misunder- atandlng or unintentional oinmltiiiiun. shall aublnlt to the state board uf veterinary medical examlneia or to the regents of tlie universly of the state of Ne-w York, aatlafactory proof thut lie hud ull reciulre- BieiilB preaerlbed by law nl the time re- «(uirod for registration and was entitled to be legally regiatered, he may. on re<-- •mmeiidutlon of the state board of vete¬ rinary medical examiners, and by action mt the board of regonta, receive from the gwgenta uneler seal a eertillcule of the (acta which may be registered by nny oounty clerk and sli.ill make vulld the previous Impe-rtoct registration and auch OertUlcate shall Include the dule an which #uch peraon couid nr sliuuld have regis- tared, and his registration ahall be deem- od to havs been valid and corrected from that date And any veterinary practi¬ tioner In any county of thla atate who was registered In the county clerk's offlce ^tween July first, eighteen hundred and Blnety-flve and July flrat, nineteen hun¬ drad and flfteen, may. upon aatisfactory ^rldance of auch registration and of quall- tteailon to practice, luid upon written ap- yHeatlon, receive from tha lx>ard of ra- 0anta a cartlflcate of facta which may be raglatered in the offlce of the county clerk Wbera such practitioner waa regiatered, Apd thua make valid hla previuua impar- (•et registration. Before any license I* laaued It shall be numbered and recorded to a book kept In tha regents' oflice and Ma numher shall be noted In Ihe Ik-anaa Thla record sball b« open to public In- c-tlon, and In all legal proceedings all have tha aame weight aa evidence
eat la given to a record of conveyance of nd
I 4 Bactlon two hundred nnd twenty- Ijlwwt uf au«h chapter la baraby amen4i<gl yt r«Md aa follpws- '^
I ra ' ConstructloD of this artlcia Thla
take effect immedl- Offlce of the Secre-
to the recovery or penalties shall apply to nefions briiiipht for the recovery of penalties luider litis n't. If Jiidi:atie'nt shall be recovered In nn aetion brouKht for tho recovery-of auch penalties, it shnll he enforced by execution ngalnst tho property and person of the judgment eleblnr. In the ni;itiner provided in tlio ce>^Ie^ nf civil proiediire. A ii'.;lit of action for the recovery of a penally undor tlii'^ act may be Kittled or comproml'^ed by t!ie attoriii-v-geniial. elllicr before or after proecedimrs are hron^-hl to recover ruch penally !iiiil prior to the entry of Jmlp- meiit thereror The iietialtlcs hereby iiii- pnscd feir a violatinn of the provisions of Ihls arlii-Io sh:ill not in any way alTcet the liability of a person to punishment for a vl'ilatlon of this article upon prosecu¬ tion therefor In a court of criminal jurls- dldioii.
S I',. This act shall ately.
Slate of New Vork, tary of Slate, pa: I I have i-onifmred the preceding with the I original lavv on Illo In this olllie. and do I herebv- certlfv tliat the same Is a correct I transcript therefrom and of the whole of said original luw.
rnAXe'IS M. HCCO. Secretary of Slut*
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority
CHAP. i'io2. AN .\CT to amend the consersution law.
ill relation lo bonds for river improve-
moiit.
Hecamo tt law May :£, 1917, with the approval of tha liovernor. I'assed, three- tilihs iieing present.
Tlie People) of the State of New Ion;, rcproseiileel In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Soetion I. Section four hundred und fif¬ teen of chapter six hundred and forty- seven of the laws of nineleen hundred und eieven, entilled 'An act relating lo cnii- servalioii of land, forests, waters, pariis, hydraulic power, flsh a.nd game, constilut¬ ing chapter slxly-llvo of the consolldatoil laws," us amenilejei by chapier six hun¬ dred and nineteen of the laws of nine¬ teen hundred und flfleen and renumbere.l liy chapter six luindrcd unci sixty-two ol the luws ot nineleen bundred and flfteen, is lieroby amended to reud ua follows:
{ 4IJ. Bonda fur river Iinprovement. Tn pay the cost of BUch Improvement und all the oxpeiiBos and llablliiles lawfully In- l-uiTud by the commission under lliLs arti¬ cle ill cciimeclioii therewith and In' iho maiiiteniuico thereof the commission is luioliy uiiliiurized to issue, in the namo of ami under the se'Ul of suid commission ,-incl siibscribeil by the chuirmun. In be¬ half of such improvement dlBlrict, bonds ill a sum nut exceeding the uiiiuunl of the t-stlmuted total cost of said imiirovement and ten per centum therecif in addlllon tnerelo, but without liability on the part if tho commiuslon or uny commisslunoi pers.iniilly fur the payment thereof or of the interest thereon and without liability on the iHirt of the state beyund the pru- portlou of liny uB.sessinent to be made or ertillecl ngiiinst the state on account of uatil Impruvemenl. Such bonda, tugether with Interest thereem at a rale Aol ex ceeding flve per centum. pay:ible aemi- inniiiilly. shall be payable by their terms the stnte. municipality nnd by assess- meiit and levy uf tne taxes upon the lands und properties in such improvement district uc-cording to the proportiunal ahure thereof determineel as herein provided, and they shall be executed when authorized by tlie iHtnimisslnik and utteated \iy the secretary of the department Such bonds vlyill be issued In serial form in amounts |D be flxed by the commiaaion; tbey ahall t»y tbelr terms become due and payable aa determined by the commiasion In not exceeding flfty years from tha date of laaue. and tbey ahall be exempt from all taxation by the stata or by anv county town, city, village or other Kiibdlvlilon of the state Sueh bonda ahall be apld by tha comptroller st not leaa than par and accrued Interaat, and the proceeda thereof dep«><it<-d In a national or state bank aether at Albany or In one of the coun- tlea In whieb surh Improvement Is made tu be approved by the romptrulirr and tbe
<
aaaessment aa provided In nection four hundred and seventeen hereof, the eom- mlSBlon la authorized In tho manner nnd subject to the provisions herein provided for the Issuing of bonds, to Issue certifl¬ eates of Indebtednesn from time to time
for an nmount not exceeding the nmoiini ! duty the following vehicles shall have the required for such purposes; aueh e-erllll right of way: ITniteel States mall, police. cates ahnll mature In not to exceed flve f'e. Are patrol, bureau of tjulldlngs, emer- years from dnto of Issue nnd may he once gency repair of pidillc Bervlce corpora- renewed for n like period, and shall bear tlons. nmbiilnnres and the military; but
this shnll not relieve the driver or own¬ er of nny sueh vehicle from conperiuencea of the arbitrary or careless exerclBe of this right for Injuries Inflicted.
2. No vehicle and no street surface car. except aa provided In subdivision one of this section, shall he driven through a procession, except with the permission or by order of n police offleer. If th"prei- . cession tal.es tnore than flve minules to pasa. It shall be broken and trafflc allow¬ ed to go through.
3. Two vehicles wlilc-h nro passing ench other In opposite directions shall have the right of way, ainl, excepl in cities and villages, no other vehicle to the rear of either of such two velikles shnll puss or nttcinpt to pa.sa siich two vehicles while they arc ptisslng each other.
4. Every driver of ,a vehicle approach¬ ing- tho Intcr.secllon of a street or public rond shall grunt the right of way nt such IntorBecllon to any vehicle approaching from his right: provided, that wherever tralUc olTlccrg^ are utatloned they shall hnvo full power lo re>?ulate trafflc.
K. A vehiclo must not Le bo driven ns to Impede or obstruct tho progress of the apparatus of the lire department or any ofllclnl or employee of a elty, town or village in the discharge of his duty at a fire. Tbe driver of a vehicle must not drive through or within the established flre lines or over a line of flre hose. On tho approach of flro apparatus, as evi¬ denced by suitable and continuous warn¬ ing or by street sipn.als operated from tire hendcjuartcrs, visible or audible one to another. Indkatiiig the route of the apparatus, the driver of a vehicle must irnme'di:itely draw up such vehiclo as nenr as practicable lo the right-hand curb and par.allel thereto, and tiring It to a stand¬ still, and the driver ot a street car must Imiiieell.ate-ly slop his car and lieep It sta¬ tionary until tho apparatus has passed.
G. The vcliicle havinK tiio middle line of the hlij'hway on Us left shall have the riTht of Way. In meotin;; both vehidea li'.iall keep to the rislit, so as to insure safe p:'.risage, and this without regard to the middio lino ot tlio lilshway. Slowly mov¬ ing vehicles must move as-near lo the e-urb as practicable; rapidly moving ve¬ hicles must occupy the space lying Imme¬ diately next to and parallel with the mid¬ dle of tho hlsliway.
7. .\ vehicle overtaking another vehicle shall p.asa on the left side of the over- t:iken vohielo nnd not pull over lo the right thereof until entirely clear of It.
8. The driver of an overtaking vehicle shall signal his desire to pass an over¬ taken vehicle by a blast or stroke of the liorp or other signaling device, and there¬ upon It shall be tho duty of tho overtaUcn vehicle, if possible, to turn to the right so as to allow the overtaking vehicle a rea¬ sonable space In which to pass, or lo warn hy signal the Impossibility of such paa- sage.
9. It ehall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehlclQ wilhin a safety zone.
10. In all imsBing and overtaking sue-h assistan.-e shall be given by the occupants of each vehicle respectively to the other
the circumstances shall demand and
Interest nt the rate of not fo exceed per centum per nnnum nnd shnll be sold nt not leas fhnn par .and acenied Interest In such manner nn the commission mav determine, and Bhall be paid In the man¬ ner provleled for In section four hundree' anel seventeen hereof for the payment of other ohllgntions.
I 2. This net shall take effect Immedl ately.
Stnte of New York. Offlce of the Secre¬ tary of Stnte. ss: ^^ I have compared the preceding wllfi the original law on flie In this oflke, nnd do hen by certify that the same Is a coirect transcript therefrom nnd of the whole of said original law,
FRANCIS M. HUOO,
Secretary of Slate.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—-By Authority.
CHAP. tk"5. AN ACT to provide for the uniform reg¬ ulation of vehicles, animals and pedes¬ trians on any public highway in the state, conslltiitlng chapter seventy ol¬ the consolidated Laws. Hecnmc n law Mny 25, lf)17, with the approval of the Oovernor. Passed, three- flfths being present.
Tho People of the State of New York repre.sented In .Senate and Aasembly, dn enact ns follows: CHAPTER 70 OF THK CONSOMDATF.P
LAWS. GENERAL HIOHWAY TRAFFIC I.A'.V Artide 1. Short title; definitions; appllea tion (§5 1-3). 2. Use of highways regulated (5S
10-2:;). 8. Penalties; miscellaneous provi¬ sions (55 30-32). Artlcfb 1. Short Title; Deflnlllona. Section 1. Short title. 2.- Delliiilions. 3. Application. Section 1. Short title. This chnpter shall ho known as the "general highway trnfUe- law."
J 2. Deflnltlons. The following terms ¦whenever gscd in this chapier. except as otherwise specifically Indicated, shall be delined to mean and shall be held lo In¬ clude eac h of tlie moaniii.gs heroin below eepee-iflcally act forth, and nny such ter:n used In the singular number shall be held to Inrlueij? the plural:
*"I*iiblic highway" shall include any high¬ 'way, country rnad, state highway, Btale road. public street, avenue, alley, park partvway, or drivcjva.v. In any city, tovvn or village within tho state.
"Street" or "roadway" shall Include thai part of-tho public highway or a bridge Intended fur vehicles.
'•Curb" shall Include the tioundarlesi of the streot, whether marked by curb stone or not BO marked.
"Crossing" shall Include all crossings marited by a pavement or otherwise nnd the extension of the sidewalk space across Intersecting streets.
"Street Intersection" shall Include the area bounded by the side lines, real or
projected, of two or more atreets which "Z'"" '^¦'oum»ia....c= ='""'","¦"••--¦•- tneet or cross «.eh other either request by voice or signal, and each
Hhall exercise care and caution to gel
mttttla ttttXt ^pt ba comt^nf* *• aiaat eaoiralasloa. Bat V*'*^ tf ***=>> dapoalt
fir.
meet or cross each other
""Vehicle" ahall Include a horse and ev¬ ery kind of conveyance, except a baby carriage, a street surface car and a push cart.
"Motor vehicle" shall Include all ve¬ hidea propelled by any power other than muscular power, which do not run upon a rail or rails.
"Motorcycle" shall include all motor vehicles designed to travel on not more than three wheels In contact with the ground.
"Horse" shall Include all domestic ani¬ mala used as drajught animals or beasts of burden.
"Drtver" shall Include a person who propels or operates or who la In charge ot a vehicle.
"Pedestrian" shall Include all persons making use of public highway for fuot passage.
"One-way traflfle" la trafflc restricted to one direction.
"Parking space" shall mean that part uf any street designated by local ordinance or regulation aa a pla.'Ce for the atanding of vehiclea
"City" ur "village" ahall Include that portion of a county which Is within tho Umlta of an Incorporated city or village. and "town" ahall Include all portions uf the county oubiide tbe limits of an In¬ corporated city or village.
"Iteekless driving" for the purpose of this chapter ahull Include driving or using a Vehicle or sireet surface car or any up pltance or accessory thereof In a manner which unnecessarily Interferea with the freo nnd proper use of the highway, or unnecesaarlly endangers users pf the high¬ way. '
"Safety sone" ahall mean auch spnce w-lthin a street eir public highway as shall be established for persons on foot.
I i Application. Tha provlsiona of this chapter shall not apply to the city of Naw "York.
Article t Use of Highway* Regulated, •ectlon 10 Pedestrians
11. Htopping. turning, paaaing and
waiting of ^vehidea. 12- Right of way and operation of
vshlclea. " Signals. - 14 Speed regulations, ts. Parking, safety sonaa and oab
atanda. 1*. l.«adlng and unloading va-
blelaa. IT Vehicles
U. Straet aurface cara. , 1> Motorcycles, bioyolea and sim¬
ilar vehicles. t> Miscellaneous rsaulatlona. tl I>utlaa of local authorltlaa B- Powers oC local aHthortttaa. I n. Padwitrlana Pedestrlana VPlktaf aipea the traveled part af a aliaet aat aai
clearance and avoid Bccldenl.
11. No vehiclo shall emerge from an nl- le./. stable, garage eir driveway except slowly and under control of the driver who shall give a proper warning l^y voice or signaling device to passing vehicles and pedeslilnnB.
12. Tlie use of a motor muffler cut-out Is prohibited on any highway within the limits of a clly or Incoriinraled village.
13. Oong and siren whistles shall not be used on any vehicle other than ombuluncea and vehk;les operated by a police depart¬ ment, flre dcpurtment, sheriff, authorized public utility company when un emergency calls and the United States mall and mili¬ tary aervlces.
14. A person operating or driving a mot¬ or vehicle shall on signal by raising the hand or otherwise from a perscm driving, leuuing or riding a horse or horses or uth¬ er draft animal, bring such motor vehicle Immediately to a atop, and If traveling in the opposite direction remain stationary so long aa m.ay be reasonable to allow HUch horse or anlmnl to puss, and If trav¬ eling In the aame direction use reasunnble caution In thereafter passing auch horse or animal.
i 13. Signals. 1. Before turning to the right or left and, except. In an emergency, uefore decreasing apeed or stopping the driver ahall warn thoee following either by holding hla urm atraight out, horizontal and at right angles to the car, or by oper¬ ating an adequate mechanical algnal de¬ vice.
2. Upon approaching a pedeslrtan wno la on the traveled part of any atreet and not upon a aldewalk, and upon approach¬ ing an intoraectlng street or a curve cr a
xirner In the street where the driver's view Is obstructed and where a traffic of¬ fleer Is not on duty, every driver of a ve¬ hiclo shall slow down the same and give a timely and suinclent algnal with his voice, bom ot other aignaling device.
3. The dri\«r of a vehicle ahall befure turning while In motion or from a iland- atUI or changing the oourae of such ve¬ hicle flrst see that there Is sufflcient space to make such moveraent In aafety. and ¦hall give a vlaible <v audible algnal to the traffl(.-a offleer, tf there be. such, or to drivers of other vehicles following of hla Intentions to make sucdi movement by sig¬ naling as provided In aubdivlaion one of this aeotloB, and whare a police offleer Is tn charge of the trmJIltr Indicate tv> hlra tha direotlon in which the vehicle la to be turned.
4. Befora baekln« any vehicle tba drivar ¦ball aae tbat tha mmtt to <>>••*' tmt ahall ^ e ada«iala wagnta^. and ahall. wMU
I 14 Speed rsamisti. na. I. ftecklaaa driving la prohlbtied. Kvery perron vio¬ lating thla proviaion ahall he guilty of a misdemeanor and a'la'l b'o punished by a fine not exceeding one hu. di-ecl dollnra for the flrst offense; and by a ;i:ie not exceed¬ ing one hundred deillrkis cir Imprisonment not exceeding alx mont, s or bv hoth suck fine and Impriaonment l.i the discreltoh of the court for a aecond nr subsenuent of¬ fense.
2. Upon approaching a bridge or In pniwi- Ing a public hoapltn.1. tlye house of a sehiK.I the driver of any vehicle or atreet surfnce rar ahall proceed with ex'reme eare and with vehicle or street surface ear under control, provided local authoritiea hava leglNe and vl.<>Ihle signs posted, warning drivers of lhelr approach lo a bridcte, flre houae. public hospital or school building.
8. Sireet surface cara shall be brought to a full slop nnd all other vehicles aiinU use extreme rautlon when approaching a crossing or place deaignnteci hy the alnn "Traffle Point." Local authoritiea shall hnVe iviithorlty from lime to lime to des¬ ignate hy ordinance, rule or regulntlon such crossing or other places at which surh sIgna ahall be plnced.
I 15 Parking, aafety sonea and cab stands. 1, The police commissioner, com¬ mon council, board of aldermen, commis¬ sion or any other body having chnrge of tho streets of a city and the triiatees of a village are authorized tn designate by ordinance or regulaton such safety aones. parking spaces nnd cab or taxicab stand* In the -public streets as are, or shnll lie reriuired, for the safety and convenience of , the cltlr-ens and Irhnbltants of tha city or village, and shall mnrk and Indl- e-ate by Biiltnhln stationnry and portnb'e signs the location rtf auch lonea, spaces and stands nnd all persons driving, op¬ erating or having uneler Iheir control any vehicle of any kind whatsoever shnll obey the rules and regulatlona prescrlbeel by auch local authorities for aafety rones, parking nnd eah atanda, but nothing here¬ in contained shall he construed as super¬ seding or conflicting with section four hundreel nnd forty-f6ur of the penal law.
2." Tho driver or person In charge of a motor vehicle, ticfore leaving fhe same standing unattended on the public streets, shall nfiply the emergency brakes. No fierson without nuthority of such drive:- or person in chargo shall climb upon such vehicle or sound nny harn or Blgiial- liig device, or attemrit to manlpiilnte nny of the maelilnery or set auch vehicle in motion, or In nny way Interfere with such vehicle: provided, however, thnt for the purpose of getting uway from the place of standin.g, a drivpr m[i.v move nn¬ other vehicle which la so placed thnt he cannot pet his vehicle out.
3. No per.son shall deface.. Injure, move or Interfere with an.v sign. post, stand¬ ard or any algnaliiip device sanctioned. Iii- stilled. Or placed by local authorities for the purpose of di reeling, restricting or regulating tnifflc or establishing zones.
4. When a vehicle st.ands on a sleep in¬ cline It shall ho so jih-icecl that wnon the brake la released it will run Into the enrli
5. Any vehicle when stopped parallel to the curb shall stop as near to the ciirb as practicable, with wheels, both front ond rear, not moro thnn six Inchea from tlio curb. ,
C No vehicle shall stop with Ita left ' side to the curb, except in such streets ns may lie designated us one-way trafllc stroets and where roael excavullon or oth¬ er legalized obstruction prevent the op eratlon of this regulation.
7. Except In an emergency or when ad- ' vised to do so by a police offleer, no ve- ' hide shall be stopped or loft standing within the Intersection of nny cross street; within te^i feet of any crosswalk or streei ' crossing or alley corner, excepl where trafflc oflicers are on duty; within ten feet of uny lire hydrant unless the ve- ' hic'le Is nctually in cliaj-ge of some per- : son capable of driving it; in such posi- ' tion us to prevent another vehicle al¬ ready Bloppeil near tho curb from moving away; in front of or within fifteen feci of either side of tho entrance to any the¬ atre, auditorium, or other building where large assemblages of per.sons are being held, except lo t.akc on or to discharge passengers or freight and then only for sucli length of time ns is necessary for such puipose; In any portion of any street where street surface cars stop to rcceivo or dischargfo jiassengera, except ' as otherwiae provi<3ed.
8. No vehicle sliall be stopped In any ' street except dose to tho curb thereof, unless In cuse gf emergency or to allow another vcliicle, street surface car or pe¬ destrian to cross ila path, 'i'his regula¬ tion shall not be construed to prevent lo¬ cal oflicials designating portions of streets ^ ns parking spaces. '
9. A person in charge or control of any , vehiclo utandliiii- in any sireet shall cause , the samo to be moved immediately at Hie request ejf the driver of another vehicle, the lawful movernvnt of wiiich is ob¬ structed or delayed by the standing ve¬ hicle. A vehicle waiting ut the curb sljull promptly give pluce to .a vehicle about to take on or discharge passengers.
i IG. Loading .and unloading vehicles Except ut parking spaces br when uuthor- lze?d so to do by ordinance or regiilution no vehicle shall remain backed lo the curb except it be actually loading or un- laading and then Cor no longer timu thai].... the uctual loading and unloading reason¬ ably requires.
( 17. Vehicles. 1. A vehicle when loaded with any material extending ut least four feet beyond ils rear shall be provide-d with a red flag by day on the extreme near end of aud.' load.
2. No person siiiapi drive any vehicle so constructed or cj^ed in as to prevent the driver from hiding a clenr view ahead and at the sides of such vehicle.
3. It shall be unlawful to make repairs to nny vehicle in any street or public plnce In a clly except In an emergency.
4. No person sh.all drive or conduct nny vehicle which is known to him fn be In such condition, so constructed or so load¬ ed as to break down or berome stalled.
B. Before removlnK any part of an.v ve¬ hicle, or any part of any harness whose removal Is likely to cause accident or per¬ mit a horse or horses attached lo sold ve hide lu run away, the horse or hoi-sea I shall flrst be unhitched from said vehicle ' by the person In chnrge.
8. The u^f of a vehicle In any city or village la prohibited when It Is so loaded l^ith Iron or other material aa to create " loud noises vhile In transit. |
7. A vehicle iinleea conflned to tracks j shall not |ow more than one other vehicle, j and the connection between the two ve- I hides shall not be longer than sixteen feet. '- except that nothing In thla clause ehall | prevent the use of more than one trailer. ; Each towed vehicle, except a trailer, shall j have an attendant.
I 18. Street surface cars. 1. During j blockades or stoppages a clear space of : ton feet ahull be kept open between street | cara opposite any alley or the center of | the blocU If there be no alley. I
2. Subject to tho provlalona of sulidl- { vision one of section twelve, and exci-pt by order of a member of the police force In the diacharge of his duty, street curs shall have the right of way between cross streets over all other vehicles. Every street surface car shall by any signal ap¬ proved by the public service commlaalun. warn all trafflc In ita rear of the atop- plng or turning of such car.
1 The driver of any vehicle pfoceeding upon the tracka In front of a atreet car Bha|l turn out aa aoon aa poaaible upon algnal of the operator of the atreat car.
I U. Motorcydaa. bicycles and almllar veblolea. 1. No paraon In any city ahall ride any motorcycle, bicycle or other ve¬ hicle propelled by the handa ur feat of the rider along or upon any public aldewalk or footpath Intended for tbe'uae of pedea- trlans. Thla. aectlen ahall not apply tu children under tea yeara of age and to peraons whc) cannot walk by raaaon of ba- Ihg Invalids or orlppted.
I. Ne psrsaa aball tttmm ar iMa a tomtom
rahiela, niotoreyola, <p bicycia In ttf trroetn rtt any etty... tow n or vlllaga wlth- oiit having a hand on the hnndle-hnr* or steering device.
1 The driver of a two wheeled motor¬ cycle or hieycia shall not carry any other person thereon. eT.?ep< nn n seat securely fnsteni-tl tn the machine In fhe rear of the driver and provkled with foo> reita and hand grips *•
4. RIoycles shall be privlded with a bell whieh may be heard at leist one hundred f«4>t distant, also a lamp nf such llhimtnat- ing power nn to be vis ble two hundred feet abend Sueh 'lamp shnll bo lighted whenever fhe vehicle Is ridden at any time between one-halt henr after sunset nnd one-half hour before sunrise.
I an. Miscellaneous r, -iilnlinna. 1. flo peraon ahnll ride upon (be renr of any ve¬ hicle wlthoul fhe conse-nt of the drjver npr with any pnrt of hla body protruding, nor shnll any person hang on to any atreet cnr or vehicle whntsoever.
1 On all automohllea requiring crank- Int from Ihe atreet the driver thereof ahill rause the brnkea to remain set until after the engine Is started
8. No races or centests for apeed shell be held upon any street without the per¬ mission of the authorities of the state, elty, town or village hnving jurlsdletlrfti of sueh atreet and unless the same la fully and efflclently pnlroled for Ihe entire dis¬ tance over which such race or conteBt for apeed la to be held.
4. No person ahnll const with handaleds, bobs, carta or other vehidea, on wheels or runners upon nny public sldewnlk In any city; nor shall any person coast with handaleds, bobs or carts or other vehicles on wheels or mnners upon nny puhlic street of the city except u|ion auch streets aa may bedealgnnted hy th^ common coun¬ cil, board of nldermen or commission thereof
6. No motor vehicle shall bo operated In audi a way aa to emit unnecessary amoke or unneceaaary offensive vapors within the streeta of any city, town or village.
6. No person shall fnll, neglect or refuse to comply with nny lawful instruction, di¬ rectiona or regulations, dlspIHyed upon post, standard, sign or device Installed or placed for the ret^ulntlon, direcHi^n or In¬ struction of tr.afllc In nny public fltfoet
S 21. .Outlea of..loc-al nuthorltles. It .shall be the duly of the nfembers nf Ihe police <Iop;irlment of ever.v rll.v, town or village to enforce the preivislons of thiB chapter atrlctly and impartially.
S 22, I'ovveis of local authoritiea 1. Pf*- lice comml.islrtncrs, common couni-lla, boards of 'ildermen, cnmmisslnn.s or .any other ofllclai body having chargo of the . Btrcets in cllles and boards of IruBlees In ' villages nro hereby authorized to desig¬ nate- streets and waya tn which vehicles shall pass In ono ellrediin. AH vehiclea shall proceed In such streets und ways only ns tho signboards and conspicuously displayed and visible rei;uIalioiis upon sueh street and waya shall define. The direction In which vehicles may proceed shall be so consplcuuiisly marked with signs or signals as to Indicate the rule rwid regulation In regard thereto and the di¬ rection in which all vehicles shall eo travel.
2. Wliencver the police department of a dty or the president of a villago shall deem It advisable elurliit; a flre or at tho time of an accident or special emergency and for such period nf time only as Is necessitated theVeby. for the public aafe¬ ty or convenience, temp^rnrliy to close any street or part thereof to vehicular trafflc, or to vehicles of a certain descrii)- tlon. or to divert the trnfllc thereof, or to divert or break a course of pedestrian truffle, said department or offlciai shall hnve power nnd nuthority so te^ do. Lo¬ cal authorilles may aiso hy general rule, regulation or ordinance exclude vehiib-s used solely or principally for commercial purposes from any park or part of n park system where siic-h generni rule, regula* tion or ordinance is applicable equally and generally to all other vehicles iisccl for the same purpose; provided, that ut the entrance or at each entrance if tuero be more than ono. to such park from which vehicles aro so excluded, there is posted a sign plainly le;;ible from the eip- pcislto side of Hie highway on which snid pnrk opous. plainly indicnliiig the restric¬ tion.
3. In addition to other powers delegated by this chapter, anel to roslrlcllons liere- Inafler provided, local auliiorllies in cit¬ ies ure ber:by empowered lo make, en¬ force and maintain such additional rea¬ sonable ordinances, rules and regulations governing trafflc as special local condi¬ tions may make necessary, and to pre¬ scribe penalties therefor, provided proper notices of such reg-iilations be posted con¬ spicuously upon the streels to which siielt regulations apply. Subject to this chapter the power now or hereafter vested in lo¬ cal authorilles to llcenso and to regulnle the use of highways for processions and assemblages shall remain in full force .and effect, arid nil ordinances, rules nnd reg¬ ulations which mny have heen or which may be hereafter enacted In piirBuance of such powers shall remain In full force and effect.
I. Ixical authorities Bhall have no power to pass, enforce or maintain any ordi¬ nance, rule or regulalinn in any way in >;onttlet with, contrarj' to, or Inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, or nny general law affecting vehicles which haa or hereafter may be enacted, and no such ordinance, rule or regulation of such local authorities now in force or hereafter enacted shall have any force or eftect, prnvided tnat nothing In thla chapter shall Impair the vnlidiiy or effect of any ordinance regulating the speed of motor vehicles heretofore- or hereafter made. "npted or prescribed by cities of the flrst class.
Article 3. Penalties; Miscellaneous Provisions. Section 30. Penalties.
31. rtibllcatlon and dletrlbutlon of
icgub.tlnlis
32, When to taka affaot 5 30. Penalties. i. Except as other¬ wise provided, any per.son violating any provision of this chapter may upon con¬ viction thereof ba punished by a flne not exceeding ten ilollars for tho first of- lense and not leas than ten dollura or more than tweiity-.'ivc dollura for tho , second offense, or by imprlHonment for | not less than two or more than flft«:cn days. The third or any subsequent eif- , fense within one year shall ba a miade- | meanor and upon conviction therefor ma.v be punishable by a flne not exceeding one hundred dollars or Imprisonment not ex¬ ceeding six months or both Bueph flne and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
*. All flnea, penalties and forfeitures, collected under this apt in a (;lty, town or village shall be paid to the said city, town or village and credited to the gen¬ eral fund.
I Jl. Publication and diatribution of regulations. This chapter ahall be prlnt- ee. Ih pamphlet form by the, secretary of state, and a copy thereof either mailed or given by him to each person. Arm or cor¬ poration to whom a motor vehicle licjinBo
r e hauffeuKs license Is Isaued durinf tha period uf one year from the time this chapter takes effect, and subeequently to each such peraon, firm or corporation to Whom tt license has not previously lieen Issued dftring the period mentioned. The police department -of eacb city end vil¬ lage ahall aee that thla chapter Is posted tn sll public stablaa. and garages and atreet car liarna aad at back, cab and ex¬ preaa atands and shall keep copies of tt at all other aUtlona and lasue It upon ap|- pllcatlon.
I 82. When to take effect. Thla chapter ahall take effect immediately. Stale of New Tork, Offlca of tha Sacratary
uf Btate, aa:
I have compared the preceding #ltb the original law on flla In this ofllca, and elo hereby certify that the aaUe la a correct transcript therefrom aad of the wliole uf •aM eriglnal taw
FmANCn M. BOOO, af SUta
LAWS or NEW VORK—By Auth«f«»r*
f^HAp mt
AN AOT to amend the tax law, la rela¬ tion to ttie itoense tax on forialgia aar- poratlona.
Became a Inw May 18, 1»17, tottk ttto .approval of the t»ovsmor Paaaed, tftrWi- flfths being present.
The People of the Stale of New T««. represented In $«snnte and Asaembly, do enact aa follows:
Section 1. Section oae hundred ttat elghty-nne of chapter »lxfy two of Iha Inwa of nineteen hundred and nine, aa titled An net In relation to baxatlem. eeinstliutlng chapter sixty of tho «<waaok- dafed laws. " as amended hy chapter threi* hundrod and forty of the laws uf nineteen hundred nnd ten and chnpter three htm¬ dred nnd seventeen of the Inwa of nhie¬ teen hundred nnd flfteen. is hereby smenu- eel to read ns followa:
I 181. License tax on foreign corporn- tians. Kvery foreign eorporatlon. exempt banking corporatlona, flre, marine, rasu- nlty nnel life Insurance compnntes, co-op- ernflve fraternal Insuranee eompenles. and building and lonn associations, doing businesa In thla atate, shall pav to the state treasurer, for the use,of the state, a lleense fee of one eighth of one p«r centum for the privilege of exetelslng Its corporate franchises or carrying on Its buainess In such corporate or org.ani/ed capacity In thla atate. to be co.npuled upon the bnsls of the capital stock em¬ ployed hy It within this sfate. during thi» flrat year of carrying on Its business In this stnte; which flrst payment shall not ' be leas than tan dolaira; nnd If any year thereafter any auch corporation shall em ploy more than eight thousnnd dollafs of Its enpltfll stock within Ihis state nu which a license fee hna not been paid then a lleense fee nt the rate of om- elghth of one per centum ahall be due and payable upon any such Increaae. The measure of Iha amount of cApilkl stock employed In this state shnll be sueh a por¬ tion of fhe Issued cnpital stock ns the gross assets employed In any hnslncss within this 'stnte bear to the grosa assets wherever employed In buslr>ess For punioaes of tnxntlon, the capttril of a corporation Invested In the stork of another cort>orallon shall be deenrtod lev be assets located where fhe physical prop, erty represented by such stock la locnfced The amount of cnpltnl upon which such license feea Hhall be pnid shall be^ flxed bv the Btnte tax commission, which shall hnve tho snme nuthority to examine t'e* booka and records In thla Aate of such foreign cnrpor.atlons, and the emplo>ee» thereof as It hna In the case of domestli» corporations and the comptroller shnll ; have the name power lo Issue his warrant for the collectUm of such license feea, as he now has with regard to domestic cor¬ porations. No nction shnll he malnta.lnecl or recovery had in any of the courts In this slate by such foreign eorporatlon off¬ er thirleen months from the time of be¬ ginning such business within the stale, without obtaining a receipt from the* comptrollor for the payment of the license* fee upon the capital stock employed by il within this ..state during the flrst year of cnrrying on.Its businesa In this Btate.
{ 2. This act .ihall tako effect Immediately Slnte of New Y'ork. Offlce of the Secrotary of Stale, ss;
I have compared the preceding with the original law on flie In this offlce, and do, hereby certify that the same Is a oorract transcript therefrom and ot the whole or said original law.
FRANCIS M. HUGO.
Secretary of State
•So' tn original.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authortty^
CHAP. 607. AN ACT to arfiend the public health law, relative to the unlawful practice of den¬ tistry and the penaltlea therefor. Hecame a law May 1(1, 1917, with the ap- approvnl of the Oovernor. Paaaed, three- flftlia being present.
The People of the State of New Tork. represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact ns follows:
Section 1. Subdivision D of aection two hundred and three of chapier forty-nine of tbe lawa of nineteen hundred and nine, enlilled "An act In relation to the public health, constituting chapter forty-flve of the consolidated laws," as amended by chapter one hundred and twenty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred and sixteen Is hereby amended to rend as follows:
n. All courts of special sessions anJ polico Justices sitting aa cohrtsiof special Sessions shall hnve jurisdiction In the flrst inslance to hoar nnd determine all charges of misdemeanors mentioned In thla arllclo committed wilhin their local jurisdiction, and to Impose all the penaltea provided for Ruelv misdemeanors; a judgment thar the dofendant pay a flne shall also direct that he be imprisoned until the fine be- paid, specifying the extent of the Im¬ prisonment, which cannot exceed one day for every dollar of the flne Imposed; pro¬ vided, however, that the power of said courts nnd justices to hear and determine- such charges shall be divested. If bef>or» Iho commencement of a trial before such court or juatice, a grand jury shall pre¬ sent an indictment against the accused peraon for the same offense, or If a Justice of the supreme court or a cfupty Judge*- of the county ahall grant a certlflcate In Ihe manner provided by law In cases of" misdemeanor, that It la reasonable that such charge be proaecuted by Indictment. Any misdemeanor mentioned In this arti¬ cle for which a punishment Is not speclfl- cally Imposed shall be punlahed by a flne of not more than flve hundred doilnrs or by imprisonment for not more than ona year, or by both flne and Imprisonment. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of thiB article shall be subject to a pennlty of one hundred dollars for each and every violation. Each act oon- Btttutlng a violatloitof this article ahall be deemed to tie a separate act, and the per-. aon guilty thereof shall be aubject to a penalty of one hundred dollara for each BUch act. "Where a violation conalsta of the unlawful practice of dentlatry by a person, each day during which auch un¬ lawful practice contlnuea ahall constitute a aeparate violation and ahall be subject to suctv penalty. Such penalties shall be recovereei In an action brought therefer by the attorney-general In the supreme court In tha county where the violation or any part thereof occurred. The provlalona of the eoe!e of civil procedure and other laws aelntlve to the recovery of penalties ahall apply to actlona brought for the re¬ covery of penalties under this act. If judgment shall be recovered In an action brought fnr the recovery of such penal¬ tlea. It shall be enforced by execution against the property and person of the Judgment debtor, in the manner pro-vldefl in the node of civil piocedure. A right of aetion for the recovery of a penalty under thla act may be aettled or com- promlaed by the attorney-general, either befure or after procce<llngB are brought to recover auch penally nnd prior to the entry of Judgment therefor. The panal- ttea hereby Imposed for a violation of the provisions of tTils artlele shall not In any way affect the liability of a peraon to punlahment fbr a violation of this article upon prosecution therefor tat a court of criminal Jurisdiction. All proaecutiona under this act shall be by tbe attorney- general In the name of the people of tha state and all flnes may -be paid to tha board or sued for and racovared tn tha
' name of tbe paoplb of the atate In an aetldn brought thatwfor by Ihe attorney- general.
I a, TbIa aet ahall uha aOact Inaiail- ataly. ,:
State of Naw Tork, Ofllca of tha Saaia- tary of State, ss:
I hava compared the praeadlng arltli Iha Qrlgtnal hiw ou flie In tbia oll\oa, wt# to liereby oarttfy that tba ttmt Wt ottncf
I tranaarlpt thhraTroni and af tha wkaMi^ ti
< ttii orttfitoi'mtt.
I FKANtnSII.
Freeport Memorial Library-Nassau Post
