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« HAP f7 sAff ACT creating a commiaaion fo aarer- ' lain Ihe d'fferee.r,. tc('. ¦-n the compe^-n- •atlon pnid bv the l.'nitei Btates fn mom- bera of (hv» r,it1riT,,il imni* who |,e form¬ ed aervlces for the Lrilp I Htaiea outab » of lhs stnte of New \orN aince Jaiiia v •rat. nlifeteen hemdred nnd aixlerr. nnl the eompensall'in which wotiid have^ b»ei paid by (be st.Tte had su,-h aervlces be'-l p<rffir,-n»d within the siaf- Became a law May 16. ini7. With th« approval of the Oovernor, I'assed Ihree- •flhs being present
Tne I'eople of the Stnte of N-w Vnrk. represented In Hennte njiid ABsembly, (1,» ar.ne t as fnllov^s
(BeeHon I A eommls'lnn Is hereby cre¬ ated eonslsting r.f the a.i.iii.i; f-geiieral of hts duly nudinrlTed reprcei nla'Ive. the nt« torncy-genernl or hl.s di:!y uuthorized rep- res'iitallve nnd no eirr i r cif the iMt'o'i.',l funrd to be deslgnat^.I hy the g ,vernor. Buch commission sh,ill ascertain the cnm- pensatlon which eneh n:neer aid enllstej man ot the natlonnl guard In the serv; i of the t'nited Stnlfs nutslde of the stall Of New York since .Tanuarv fli-.it. nine¬ teen hundred anil sixteen, and prior to thu pnssnge of this act, would be enlltled tci r,.,,,.|ve If allowed for such services the eompensatlnn to which lie would be en¬ titled under seitinn two hundred nnel ten Of Ihe military law If be hnd been orclTecl for duty mil had served within (he state. leas thn per diem e ompensailnn paid or ti be paid Ici Such offleer or enllBted man by the United Hla(e's:-snd the total amount of auch oompensalloti Such commisslnn shn'l report the nsiirt of Hs Inepiiry to the leg- lalalnre of nineteen hundred and elghte ei on or Iiefore January flfti" nth, with sudi recommendations ns to Ihe ndlon of Ibn atnle ns It deems proper
I 2. Til's act shnll takeeffect Immediately ¦Ute of New York. Office of the Secre¬ tary of State, BS:
I liive compared thn preced'rg wilh tho original biw on file In this oflk-e. a-id do ihereby eertlf- Hiai the lame is n correct inacript Hierefrom and of the whole of lid original Inw.
FHAN^'IS M lircd,
Seeretarv of Sfate.
LAWS OF NEW YORK-By Authority.
ilIAiV ..':i AN A'.'T to ume nil the conservalioii lavv.
m relU'inn lo nl.U'- ;:,'i..,e ceiii.,, -e. . Uei-ame a lavv M.y !.', IM?, .wltii l,.e i.p approval nf Hie •iovernor. f'ass, d. lliiec fllHis lieim^ p e?cerit.
Thi> People of the Slate of N'w Vork. represented in Semite and Assembly, eii enact ns fnllows.
flection 1. S" tlnn thiee hundiea aiul alxt.v-six of c'huiiier sir bundled ami f'»»:.v - aeven of Iho Iuvv» of iilneledi niii.diel aiuI eleven, entillel ".\n act relalliiw to coii- aervailon of land, fore-Hla, vv.nois, pnrUs hydraulic povvui', llf^i auo g:iiii", eun.-! imt- Ing chapter slxty-flvo of the cons ilidal'd laws," as udileil by chapter ninety two of the laws of iiiiielc'-n huuilred and fniii- tecn, Is' hereby umended to reud as foi lon^ij; ^ ? Si'ifi. Slate game refuges. Any lainl, In¬ cluding lund under water and the waters thereon, owned by (he sUKe, ciic^ioaed nn I delined by BUbdlyisiein (vvciilv-(hreo of Hec¬ tlon thrco hundred nnd el.,-hty of tiii.'i chaptir, excepl land In the Adiiondack and I'al.sklll parks, ma:, be si^l iiside by the ccinservalicn onnuuis: Imi as a game •refuse up III publl.s!iih,i l!ie noiUe iiicn- tiui,cid In sec:lion tliiie liuiidr.-d and slxtv of H Is chapter nnd upon pcistliig and maintaining nol.'ic.s and Blgnboanls not less thnii one foot sciu.iro. vv.iruiiu,' all per- aoiui agnlnst huntin.g, fishing or iiijurin;; trees or'plaiils or 11 o-'p i:i.'sli'g tlidc'n for that puipose. Siniihonrel.s ir 4ioiices may
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CM AT M7 AN Af'T re'aHng to atate priniln*. eon- sii'iiiii.f «i,a<i;er flfty-euht of the «.rn¬ se <i. aied In ws. He :ii,ie a itf May tn, ttn, WUh the sp pr 'val of the (} iv»rne>r Pnssed. three- (Ifths being presfjiit.
The f'eop;e -if , le Stste of New Tnrk. rer rese«'ited In Se into nnd Assembly, d i anae t as follows:
iMAPTKH 51 OP TlfK fONaH-IOATKr* l-AW.-^ fiTATR fftlNTINfJ t-AW \rtlcle 1 Short title (5 n.
2 I'.l neral proviskms iS) 2-1''! t, I-nws repenlf ll; When to I.ike ef fert (SI »>. 21i .Nrtlde I. Short'Title Seetion I Short lllle.
i 1 Shn'l U.ile. This chapter shall be Known aa toe "slnc» printing law " Article 2. (ieneial I'loviskms Section 2 Ptate printing board. .1. Cl.i.esMiea'lon. i I'eiwers and duties of printing
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tl. I.e sl.'itlve rrlndng
«. rropiiSHis fnr legislative jm^nt- lii:,'.
7. riepnrtment priming
t I'rnpoSHls for eleparlment print- In-f.
J Session laws
10. AU'lit of nccnunts hy eiunptrol-
ler.
11. niglii to nnnul contrncts.
12. Coniplnlnts ngalnst contractor. I t. Stnte printing board. There shall
be, and there Is hereby, established the -it.^ti' prinlini! bo.ird. wlibh shall be lo.n- riO"i*l of three members, to wll; of Ihc coiiiplrnller. nttorne.v-general and seeii- lary of sfate. The- said priming bnyd shnll meet nnd nrganlr.e witbin thiity da.v s after tlilB chaptei takes efieet 'fho sec^- retary of stnto sliall be the president of tbe board and the ' nm |,t, ole'i si,.,II lo¬ lls secretary The offlce of the boaiel shnll be Incatecl In Ibe office nf (he ceiiii|i- (rnller, nnd he slinll nppnint nn exp- it (iriiiler. and such .•isslstaiits and erimln i !• as shall bfl aulbnilzed hy apprnpi iatiniis niaile bv tbe le-tisbi lure therercir, nnd such employees shall receive such salaries ;is 'ihall lie lixoiS bv the leu-isliitiire In sucli approprhiftohs The mluutes of ea"h meet¬ ing of tho bonrd shall be ri'cordcd In n mlniifp book to hf? kept by the sc'ret.iry of the board, and Fhall lie prinlc'l Ir. ful', nfler thn adlniirnineiiit of said meelliiK. Tho priiittni; hnnrd shall have supervision over all eoiitr;icfs for puhlic printing pro¬ vided lo be made hei ein. and mav^ estab¬ lish standard sl-/.es ntul grades nf pafier.
9 tt. C'la.sslfieatinn Tic pi,i|i!|e print Inc Is hereby ckisiilficd Into three pilncip;i1 parts. The tlrsl part shall In- kii'ivvn ns the Irirlsladvo iirinling, which shall In- dudo nil prln'IniT done for or upon Hie or¬ der of fhe Icglsliture Tbo second pari sh.ill be known an the eleparl iiietit print¬ ing which s'-all liirhiile all printing for l^o varpius cdllces. Inst itiillons nnd depart¬ ments of the st.i'e. The third part sh.ill bo known ns the printing nf the sesielon lavvs. which Khali Ini-hide the prl'illnc of nil slips nf the laws, tlie publicatlnn of the oflicial and iniblle eellllniis nf tho session laws and (he bio'Iinir (hereof.
H 4 Powers and iliKles n'f printing hoard : It shall he the duty of said printing hoard nfter public rnti,c. and In accordance with ' relies nud rc'-Til^iiHoiis Jn bp presc^ribed bv ; It. to let to ihe lowest bi'Icler, as lierdii- nf(er provided vvho shall give ndequiile pec-url(v tor the pe>ifnrniance of the con¬ tract all confraids for tbe work e-nhrnced In the three S'-v-evnl pnr'a In tbis chanter | deflned, exc'if printing done pursuant to
By Auf^iorlty. wlon, Instltntlon or honrd reciuired hy law after, give notice In stich newstiapers aa It
to report to the leglslnture. and whose re¬ port ahall be printed as a legislative docu'- menf under the provlalona of thl# chapter. mny deliver the copy of aueh report lo die printing board on or before tho flrM d.iy of August, or afl anon thereafter aa po-isi ble, and wh*,n S'v delivered thelsame shall be ordered printe,! f,,r transnilsslnn to iHto- legislature in prlntevl form.
if If shsll be found that the report of any appointive elate oflflcer, department, commiaaion, Instltutlrtn or bonrd frani»- mitted to tho legislature or delivered to the printing board ns herein provided can- eot be printeil w'thin the nppropri.o t'on made hy the legislature therefor, auch re¬ port shall ho returned by tho printing board to such atate officer, department, commisson. Institution or board with a- atalement ss to the qunntity of matter which It will be necessary to exclucte In order that aucb report mny he printed within the appropriation made by the legiainture.
In addition to the eight hundred and flf¬ ty copies of reports of stnte offleera. de partmenta, commissions. Institutions and hoards printed for the nse of Ihe lerrlsia- ture. there shall be printed ns extra forile<^ for the use of the respective slnte ofTicers. departments, commissions Institutions snd
ahall determine will mntt likely give .¦-¦ quale notka thereof, thnt It Will, thirty daya after*the publication of aald no¬ tice nnd on a dny, and at a pla"e stntel therein, receive sealed proposals for the legislative printing, the work to l.e j,ei formed ns prescribed by law and In the notice pubh.ihc I by said boarel for th" flseal year then next ensuing, except th.it In the year rlneteen hundreil and .seven lean, said printing board shall ndveriise and let under oxist'ng law, said lei-i-'i.i- tlve printing rcmtrart for the term com¬ mencing fVtobei flrst. nineteen h,i:i.Ired snd seventeen and ending on June tbir- tlofh. nineteen nundred and eighteen S:ild board Bhall prepnre. In duplknte. speeiflcaflons for the Uglslntlve printing and shall Invite nil bids upon aueh epecl flcatlons. nnel shall let nil eontraets upon mich spedflcatlons. nnd sueh spec Iflc-stlons shall he n pnrt of each snid contract nnd ahall not he chanced or modlfled after the contract la nwarded. Such diipllcnte apeclflcntlons. when prepared, aball be flled not less thnn ninety dnys hefore the letting nf said contrnct. In Ihe office of said bonrd-and in fbe office of the comp¬ troller ot the-Utatr nnd shall be open to puhlic Inspection nt nil times. The board may re.lert nil bids sutimltted to It If In Its opinion the lowest bid Is excessive. The public notice of fhe letting of e-on-
boards. siiblerf to the power of the printing
tmard lo eliminate from snid rxfrn printed trncts In this section directed to bo given
copies Immnlerlnl snd dupllcnfed mntter shall bo n notice describing said teglsla-
of which It ahall be the sole ludge: of the five printing, and shall refer to the spee-1-
' governor's mesasTe, twn thousend copies; flcntloni therefor and to the fliing of enld
* ot tho comptroller's report of the flnance% speclflc^TlIons In the offlee of the board
; of the stnte, flfteen hundred copies; of the "P'l Inethe ofTlee of the comptroller of thn
' cnnnls, two hundred nnd flfly copies: of at-'ito and ahnll set the time when and ' the ainte treasurer'.^ report, seven hunelred
be posted vviiriiln-; nil poisons against nny ! Inw In the srl'Jons of the state. In th
benevolent Iii'dltti- f si'co Instltntiotis miiuitlon ipie^t'on f the university of
state rhnritahle nnd tlons for tb" benefit the priiitlmr of ey pnpers tn the rooms
_cne nr more of U.cse nets menllonod "labovo. .Ml such B.'.'Auboards or iiolice.)
ahnll bo conspicuously pusleel and inaiii-
talin d on a stale f;.imo ie.''uge not mon-
thaii forty rods apart^'duse In and alon;:;
the enliro boundary Ihoieof, und thera
ahnll be so placed al lc-n.st one Bigiibnaid :'or rii.)llco on each fide and one at or near
^cli corner nf such K:r,iio refupe. Where
audi g:iiiie refiinc sli..ll C'liisist of a vvell-
delhicd hod.v of waler and llic lands lyin;.j
thereunder, the piLSliuu; aii'l nuMiilainiii,^
of iiollecs nud K;c.iilii„ir,ls uimn not less
than ten prominent pianis ui'i'ii the shore
line shall be deemed sutH«;iont notice.
.Where lands under waler and Hie waters
thereon are snupht to bo set asido a.i
herc-ln prnviiUicl, the ceuiseiil of tho ri¬ parian owners must flrsi bo obtained. -f The commission may purcha.se in the
name of nnd for the use of llio stato in
any tovvn of the Bl:ito outside Hu- limits of
tho Adirondack and Catsi^ill parks. lands
containing not less than one hundreel
acrvs, or may purchase the Biiontlng and
Ushlng rights ii cniiiiocilon Willi such
lands,, nnd may eslabilsli thereon a game
refuse upon publishing and posting the
notices as abnvo provleled. No person
ahall take or clisfurb (Ish, birds, eniadru-
peda, trees or plants on such ir.inie refuge
or trespass thereon for Hull purpose nfler
the nutices are published nnd posted ns "above prescribed. Such land and waters
Bhall remain a game refuge and private
park for the propiVMatlon and protee-llon
of llsh. bird.'!, eiuadrupeds. trees and planta
aa I "iig us such I.T nds remain the property
of th.> slate, or until t!ie comml.sslon ahall.
by ordi'r to be published in Ibe manner
prescrlheHl hy section three hundred and
alxty, permit the taking of fish, birds,
quadrupeds, treea or pl.anta upon such
prciui5x-s. I 2. This net ahnll take effect Immedlatoly.
Stnto of New Vork, Oflice of Ihe Secre¬ tary of State, ss: [ have compared the preceding with the
original law on file in this offlce. nnd do
hereby certify that the same Is a correct I supeiintendcnt of d
transcript therefrom and of the whole o.J^
aaid original law.
FRANCIS M. iirnn,
Socrctury ot Stato.
, LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority. CHAP. CI6 • AN ACT fo umenel the penal law. in rela¬ tion to the sale of ganiblliig i'liplementa.
Became a law May 16. 1917. with the approval of the Covernor Passed, three- fifths bi'ing present. The People of the State of New York. 1 rapresenlod In Senate and Assembly, do I anuct us follows:
L Bectlon 1. Article eighty-eight of chap- lltar eighty-eight of the laws of nineteen r hundred and nine, enltled "An uct pro- I Widtng for the pttnlshment of crime, con- ^ atltutlng chapter forty of the con'.olldated J laws." Is hereby amendod by udeling after /•action nine hundred and seventy a new • tttctlon, tn be section nine hundred anil ¦aveiily-a, to road as followa:
I 970-a. Ths snle of gambling imple- ¦nenta uud devices prohibited No person , •Orporatlon, copartnership or association •haJl leaae. rent, let on shares, sell, expose for aale or offer for sale any machine, ap¬ paratus or device. Intu which muy oe In- furted any piece of money or other object. nd from which, as a result of such Inaer- Man and the application of phyalcal or ¦Mchanleal furce. may taauo any piece or . jMacea of money, or any check or momo- aanda calling for any money; nor any ¦aachlne or device of any kind or nature fry the Operation of walch thera ia an ele- Bant of chance for tho winning or loalng mt money or other things of value. Any yaraon. iM)rporatlon. copartnership or aa- •QOlatlun violating the provlsiona nf this •action shall lie guilty of a misdemeanor I 1 Thla act aball take mttevt Sepiember flirat, ninetoen hundred and aeventeen. •Ute of New York. Offlco of the Secre¬ tary of Btate. aa:
I have compared the preceding with the _«rtglnal law on fla in this qfllce. and do aby certify that tha aama Is a cerrect ript tberefroni and of the whole of orlgtnal law ,->
rRANCIS 11 Yn^Oo.
m»t'rmtar„ at •««•.
tbe slate of N'ew '\'orl< bv its empViyees, the printing niithorized by the election Inw,. file st'tin-',-v ured bv the lerisla- ture nnd the bulletins Issued bv fhe riene- va nnd Tthaoa experiment;'! st.-itlons.
Tho Slid board sh-TlI nd 'iit nnd promul- pnte ri I'Propria te rules nnd re'rulatl'Uis touchliiiT the maijncr nf the perfcirmniic^i- of its work and prescrlbln'ir tbe form and manner of adver'Iserncnt for li'ds and ;i1I reiiuislHiuis nuide upon It for print Ine. exc^cut that said lio.-rrd shall make no rub¬ or re^riil-iHon Inconsisti-nt with or In vin- lathm of the prnvisions nf Ihls rh.iii'er.
The jirinting board shnll appoint two In- »pecteii-s. will) slmll Investigate and repcirt to the said boiii-cl on the iiuallflcations and facilities of any person. Arm or corpora¬ tion pvoposln? (> pcrfnrui any priiiHne: contrni't for wliieh provi inii Is made in this rhapter. No contr^ect shall be nwardeel tci nnv bh'der urHI (he printing board shall have been i^itisfled. hv- such Invesliiiat icu. th.Tl the fac^ililies .inel "'luinmeiit of sU'h bidder are ample »nd siiOic.i,.,,! to in.surc the pr'iper perfdinance nf ••aid contract.
Tbe ciunliiv and stvlo of printing, paiier nnd pub!i''aiion rliull-lie the s.nmo in the legishidve printing ps in the year nine¬ teen hundred nnel sixteen, and no change Bhall be nvule therein cM^ept with the con¬ sent oc t'-e printlntr hoa-'d,
5 S. I.eglsl.itive prlntiim'. The legislative prlnllnr, cnnstitntlnif the first part herein¬ before described, siiall include the bills, documents, calendars, loiirnals, substi¬ tutes for engrn.»sed bills urel memorials nf both houses nf the lerislafure, together with the neii^s.iary binding thereof.
Tliere shall he printed by the contractor. flfleen hundred copies of eacb bill and de¬ livered wilbin twriit v--four hours after tho receipt of Ibe copy as follows: To the su- tieriiiti'iident of elnevinic'nls nf Ihe senate. three hundred and seventy copies; to tln- uineiiis of the nsseni bly. ten hundred and flfly copies; to 'iic atate llbrai-y. two copies; to the stale of ' fleers, flfty copies; and rhe remaining cop ies, gathered and collected In the order ct
¦ their numbers with the Indexes thereto properly conn,Iled ami bound shall be d. liveieil by him as soon as possible after
' the close of the ae.'islon ns directed by ihe
¦ clerks of tbe sonale and assembly; and j there slmll he printed at the same timo bv
such contr:ietor. in iiddltion. to the flfteen ' hundred i-opies of each bill heretofore pro- j vided for in this section, five hundred cop¬ ies of nnv nr all general sen;ile, bills, as dei.ignuled by the clerk of the senate, and delivered lo Hie supcriiitendeiil of docii- I ments of the senate: also live hun'lred cop j ies of any or ull general assembly bills. aa deslgmiti-d by tho clerk of the assem¬ bly, and dellvereed to tho superinteiidenl of I documents of the iisse'utily : ulso flve copies of such sulmtitutes for engrevsBed bills as shall be ordered by the clerks of the Ben- ate and nssembly. I There shall bo printed by the contractor. I ns piomptif as poaaible after the receipt of the copv thereof, eight hundrod and fif''. e-opies of the tnurnals. calendars. messa-;os from the jjovernor, reports of standing or select ciimmltlBoB, which shall not include testlnion>^ taken hy sue-h committeo, whi-ii printed for the use of the cnniniltlee by or ller of either huuse, reports and eommiinl- cations made in purauanee of law, w-hen ordered hy the houae to which sueh mea¬ aage. reivirt or communication shall be made, and reports of stute ollleers, de¬ partments, ronimlBMlons, institutions and boards When printed tbe same ahall he i delivered, folded, atltched ai.l trimmed, ns (ollows: To the aui>erlntendent nf docu¬ ments of Ihe aenate. one hundred and eighty onpies: to the auiierintandent of I documerts uf the aaaembly. two hundred
I and ninety copiea: to the btate oflicers. llftv e-optes: and the remaining roplea. gathered and collected In the order nf theh I numbers, snd In volumes of not less than ' one thouaane^ pagea. wltb the indexee thereto, properly complied and bound. shall he delivered as soon ss possible after tbe close of eHch session as directed by the clerks of the senate and assembly Aar atato officer, department
roples; of the nttorney-genernl's report, twelve hundred nnd .flftv copies ot the sec, ond volume enntnlning the opinions; seven hundred copies of the flrat volume <-on- talnlng the attorney-generara repcijt; of tho engineer nnd survevor's report, one thousand copies: of fhe report of the' su¬ perintendent of Insurance, three thousnnd copies; of Ihe report of the ndjiitaii(-c-»n- eral, one thoiisanel copiea; of the report of tho superintendent nf public works, one thousnnd copies; of the report of the su¬ perintendent of prisons, ono thousnnd cop¬ ies; of Iho report of the bonrd of charities, ono thousand flvo hundrcHl coplrs; of the report of the , den—'ment of hea'th two thousand copies; of the report of the liiiliistrial eominission. three thousand flve hunelred cotiles: of the re¬ port of the cnmniissioner of excise, one thousand flve hundred copies: nf the re¬ port of the civil servico cnminiHslnn. one thousand copies; of the report of the elr- partment of airric ultiire. threo Ihnusand copies; of the y,lumen cont.ilnin!! the re¬ ports of tho (^eneva nnd Ithaca eX' erl- ment sladons, two IhoiiHand nddlliomi coplcB: of tho report of the bospKnl ceun- mlsslon. two thousand ceiples: of the re¬ port of the lax con-imlss|nn, Ihren thou¬ snnd copies: of the library report one thousnnd copies; of the museum nnd nnt- urnl history report, ono thnnsird citdere: nf fhe annual r-^porfs of fho public scr\-|ce comnil=islops three thoiirand copies: of the r n,>rt ef (he c-imm'ssloner of education. ¦•'C', -,, fhnii'cnnd conies; of tho gcoloerlst's i • ' c'le thousand flvo bundred c-i'd'-c ! •' '^ I'n'rt, of fhe historian, two thou-
\ ' I ic"; eif t!'o report of the conscrvn-
I 1 e-"-n'i:l;-:Moi, two thousand copies; of
' -''e 1 .11 It ef the Grand Army of the I;e- f ¦'-¦¦ . n::e Hi'iusarid c-oplcs: of the report ! r r ¦ In'teil Sri.-mlsli War Veterans, one ' - I c ipics; of Ihc repori of the t^ii-
¦ I'ci't of bank.s, one thousaiicl '. 1 :' I'll- report of tho flsc:il surn-i--
, ¦ of charllies. one thoimand e-opii-s:
'.'.-' ieTi"rt of the highway cunmissi n. ; 1 l'l c.saiid e-eipies; of the report of the I .'.aalioii i".ini;nis.'Jion. ono tliousaini I ¦¦¦(li—: of (lie report of the prison coin- u::s' i ui, eme (housaiid five hundred cnpici--.: uf the r port of the court of claims, cTiie tlious;iiii| copies; of the rep'irt of the Anioiican Scenic and liislorlc Preserva¬ tion Society, one thou.sand flve hunilroei , copies; and for all other Institutions, beSards and cniiuiiis:-!ions reporting to the lofflslutuie nnd not rel"orre;d lo Iierein. five . hundred copies each.
Upon reciuest diil.y made therefor, not in exceed lifty ccpies of said extra c^ ipie^s shall he delivered to the sl.alc library, by the state oflicer, departnieiit, cniiimi.sslon. Institulion nnl board receiving Hie ,saii;e
Such extra cnpie;:' sIuiII not be printed it the cost there'f as delerminod by uai'l printing board Is In e.^icess of the appic)- prlation mude therefor by the Ie'-;isl.-,tui !• In provldiiiLC for tlie support and mtili-.t' - nance of Hie departiiienls, commlssinim, , Institutions and huirds making the s.'i I reports, but i-;ik1 printing board may rii- thorizo the printing of a less number so us to keep the cjsl thereof within the appro¬ priation made therefor. The cost of printing such exlm copies
the plnce whero the bids Invited upon snid speelfleatlons will be rerelved. The spedflcatlons for said legislative printing must set forth In such detnll na will ade- aiiately Inform tho prr»poslng bidders of tho nature, kind, quality nnd quantity thereof, and copies ot such speclflcntlons »hall be delivered to nil applicants there¬ for, and at the time when nnd place where bids nre ndvertdsed to be received In tho manner herein provided the tmnrd eihall convene In public meeting and shnll publicly open the bids received nnd re¬ rord them In n bonk which they ehall keep for that purpose, without any i-lmnge. corree:tion or addition whatever. No bids shall be withdrawn or cnnceled until nfter the contract or contracts sh.ill have been nwardeel. but the bonrd may reject nny bids wbi'h elo not conform to 11.1 niles and regulations, and may re- )eet nil bids hTicI ngnlu nilvertlae for hids In tho manner herein provided If In Ils opinion tho Interests of tho stato will he promoted thereby, mid it may discrimi¬ nate in favor of such bid ns it may deem most favorable to the state. Kvery bid received must be a sealed bid, nnd en¬ closed therewith the bidder shall deposit with the board a certified check or money for flve per centum of the umcnint of his. bid. ns a guaranty Ihit he will enter Into tho contrnct If It shall be nwarded fo him. Notice of tho reqiiiroinent of such deposit wilh tho bid shall bo embodied In the pub¬ lic notice for such btting. nnd sucli no lice shall nlso rei|iiiie, nhd each contrai;t Bhall provide, for Iho giving of n bnfid In. such amount as the board shall presc:rihe. conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract. The contract when awarded shall lie executed In eliiplicnte and one diipllc.ote original thereof shall be forthwith flled in the OfTlce of said bonrd and the other duplk-nte original thereof, together with the bond aec-om- panylng anld cnntract shall be forthwith flled In the ofllco of the comptri^Ier of the state.
i 7. Department printing. The depnrt¬ ment printing, constituting the second part hereinbefore described, shall Include tho blank.s, circulars, blank books, pam¬ phlets, envelopes, letter and note heads, nther than those reciuired for the use of the legislature, and all other printing work for the various departments nnd Institu¬ tions of the state, other than the Icgisla- turo. except ns hereinbefore prpvidcd.'
i 8. Prupo.suls for ilcpal-lmenl printing. The soverul ollicers, instiliitions und de- purlmenls of the st.ite shall, prior to the liisl d:iy of February In each .vear, and iiftciier whenever necessary, transmit lo the printing beiard un eslinialc in writing showiiit; in detail all piintiiig reciuired for sucli ollico, lustitution or deparliiiciil dur¬ ing the ensuing li.scal year and contain¬ ing sucli Information with regard the elo as siiall bo rmiiired by the rules and i-e;.;- iilulibiis ot said hoard. Suid board shall. nn or before the first day of May In oae h .V ear, give notice in such newfcpapers as it shall dotennine will bo most likely to give aderiuate notice to bidilors, tluit ,". will, thirty days aftor the public-alii'ii of iiidi notice, anil on a d.iy named tlieriiiii, receive Healed proposals for deparlnient printing provideei to be furnished under tills chapter, the same lo be furnished as prescribed by law and in the notice pub- llihod by said board for the flseal year
shall he paid to the legislative printer out following the publication of said notic
of and from said approprijition
No report of any institution, board or commission shall be printeil as here-lnhe- fore provldod for where the same Is or can be printed by or In tho Institution mnklng the same,
¦Whenever any department shall, under the provisions of law. Issue .a portion of its annual reisirt In advance In the form of bulletins, such bulletins shall be printed by the contrnctor for the legislative prim¬ ing at tlie rates provided for in hla con¬ tract.
In the case of any printing authorized by this seetion, or of any printing here¬ after uulhciriued by re.solution of either brunch of the legislature or by a concur¬ rent resolution tlierenf. no extra charge
except that In the year nineteen hun¬ dred and eighteen, aald board shall ad¬ vertise and let said dcparlitienl printing tontracl for the term cummeiicing Octu- bor flrst, nineleen hundred and eighteen, ' and ending on Juno thirtieth, nineteen hunclred and nieteen. Said honrd siiall ' prepare. In duplicate, Bpecitlculions for nil liep.artment printing to bo contracted fnr iind shall Invite nil bids upon speciflca- tiona. nnd shall let all contracts upon j BUeh Bpeclflcallons. nnd suih specifications 'shall be u part of ench said contract nnd ¦shall not be changed or modifled after tne contract ts awarded. Such duplicate speelfleatlons. when prepired, shall be filed not less thnn ninety daya before the letting of said contract. In the offlce of said board and in the offlee of the eomp-
Bhnll bp made except for extra paper or troHer of the slate and shall ho open to
work beyond thut recjulred by the leri-nH of the contract actually furnished with the approval of the compti-oller, and for aucii extn-v paper and work the charge allowed ahall not exceed the current market rales. Composition shull not be charged a Becniiel time on matter printed from tyi.>e already set or plates made at stale expense, but the comptroller may mako suitable allow nnco for handling of plates and relmp's Ing type forms. In all cases where lllus- t rut ions are used, tbe engravings and plates shall forthwith becomo the property of the state, and ihereiifter no churtfo shall bo made for their subsequent use, except that tlio comptroller may make a 8uilJib:u allu^ance for the handling of the plates.
All of Ihe extra copies of the reports mentioned In thla section, except aa other¬ wise provided, shall be .bound in pai>er cnvera, unless u report shaltcmbrace mnre than three hundred pugeajflu which caae the whole number of extra copies shall be bound in cloth.
Whenever any oftlcer, bureau, board, commission, or any corporation or uaso- clatlon shall make to more thun one otflci^r or body an uniiual repori to be Included in the legislative printing, the contractor Bhall not print such report for the year more than onco at public expense, and the fliing of a copy of the aaport as ho printed shall be deemed a compliance with any law requiring a report to any other publicly open the bids received and record
Inspection at ull times. The board may reject ull bids siibmltlled to it if In Its opinion the lowest bid is exce.ssive. and it may discriminate in favor of such bid as It may deem most favorable to tlio state. The public nutice of the lotting of contracts herein dlre'led shall refer lo the-Bpee-lflcations tlierefor and to the fliing of said speelfleatlons In the oflice of the printing board anel in the oflice of the comptroller of the state and ahall set the time when and the place where the bids Invited upon said speclllcatloiis will he received. The spoctltii ations for such department printing must set forth In such delail ns will adoeiuatoly Inform the proposing bidders of the nature, kind, i|uality und quunlity thereof. Copies of such speciliculions ahnll be delivered to all applicants therefor, exuept that the said speclflcuHona muy prnvlde, In addl¬ llon to the Items Bpeclfled therein, for tho furnishing of additional department print¬ ing described In said items under tiie terma of the contract to tie let therefor without stating fhe quantity thereof. The shall ulso provide that present thoir proposals upon tho several llomB spedflcatlons At the I the place where bids be rei-elvcd In the maii- Ided, the printing board Bhull convene in public meeling und shall
g. llti^ irlntlmt
officer or body than the one to which the original manuscript report waa submit- led; and any Institution which makes h report to any bureau, department or e-om- mlssion. which report Is thereafter In¬ cluded In the annual report of auld bu rean. department' or commiaaion to the legislature, ahall not be entitled for Its own use to additional copiea of said re¬ port unless otherwise siieclflcally pro vided
All extra copies of reports pi-tnted for tho use of departmenta. Institutions and boarda shall be delivered by the contrac¬ tor to said stato officers, departmenta, In¬ stitutions and boards
All copies of measagee and reports print- I a(l for the ime of the legislature ahall t>e
them In. a book which It shall keep for that purpoae. without anv- change, cor¬ rection or addition whatever .No bids shall be withdrawn or canceled unlll aft¬ er the contract or contracts ahall hnve been awarded, but tho linanl may rejt-i t any bida which do not conform tu ita rules and regulatlona. and may reject all bids and again ndvertlse for bids in the man- ' per herein provided If In its opinion the I ntereata of the atnte will be promoted .hereby. Every bid ree-olved must be a sealed bid. and endosoef therewith the bidder shall deposit with the board a cer¬ tlfled check or money for flvo per centum of tha amount of his bid, as a giiarant.v that he will enter Into the eontract If It shall be awarded to him. Notice of the
delivered orie-thlrd to the derk of the : requirement of auch deposit with the bid
senate and two-thirds to the derk of the shall be embodied In tho public notice of
aaaembly and ahall be diatrlbuted aa aald 'auoh lotting, and aucb notice shall alao
3lerka, respet-tlvoly, shall dlroct ] roqulra. and oach contract Khali provide
I t. Proposals for legtslatlvo printing for the giving of a bond In such manner
Che aaid printing board ahall, on or ba- as tho board ahall preacrlbe, conditioned
tors lbs flrat day of Marrh. nineteen bun- I for tha faithful performance of ths con-
drad and eighteen, and In each year there •'aet The contract yhen awarded shall
be executed tn deipilcste and one dupli¬ cate original thereof sh;-!l tie forthtvlth flled In the offlce of aaid hoard and fhe nther duplicate original thereof, tcg^ber with bond accomi .itiving aald coht^e;. shall be forthwith flled In the*offlce of the eomptroPer of the stnte flepnrnte ermtraets may be lft by the said fwinHnij board, nt nny li'oe, for eiigr#ving c'gmphing or maps
I ft. Sersinii Inws The said pri board shall, on or hefore tne first day of April In e-ich year, give not e^e |n such nowspnpers es It sh.ill dete-mliie will most likely give artec|imte n iliee thereof, that It will. Hilrty da.vs nft r t'le pulilicatlon of said nntb-e and on a da^ nnd at a plnce sl.ited therein rece've senled prop-sals fcvr the pri-itfng In the e^-v of A'binv for the use of the state iT three t'lo'isnnl copies, or such ndditionai number ns flu- leglMnture mnv by copcurVent re.solu¬ tion or otherwise order, ot the ses¬ sion Inws. with the Indexes thereto. In '•hiding .Til slips nf the laws, snd the puhllentlon of the offlclnl and piiblle editions of the session laws nnd fhe binding thereof, the wrk to be perfnrme 1 aa prescribed hv snid printing bonrd, nnd In the notice published by said board for the flseal year then next ensiiinc:. except , thnt In tho yenr rinefeen hundred and eighteen, said board ahall ndvertlse nnd let snid printing eif Ihe session laws con¬ traet for tho term commenrlng January flrst. nineteen hundred atid nineteen, nnd ending on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen. Snid bonrd shall prepare, tn diipllcnte. speelfleatlons for the printing of sAtd session laws, Including aA] slips of tho laws, the puhllentlon of tmt official and public editions of the seseinn laws and the binding thereof, nnd shall Invite nil bids upon nuch spe-cillc ations and shall let nil contracts up m such speclfle ndnns. nnd such spcciflcntlons shall be a part of each raid eontriicf nnd si)mi not be chang ed or modlfleel after tho eonlract In award¬ ed Such duplleato speciflcadons. wben girepnreel, shall be Illed not less than nine¬ ty days before the letting of said contract In the omco of a.iid hoard and shall be open to public lrispe,clion nt all times The board may rcjed all biiN suhmltted to It If In Its opinion the Invvest bid Is exces¬ sive, nnd It may iliscrlininati, in favor of such bid na It may elee-m most favorable to tho stato nnd In Ihe public. Tho public notice of the Lifting of contrncts In llil.i seeUnn directed to bo given, shall be a no¬ tice elescrlbin;; the suid session laws. In¬ cluding said slips, publlcndon nnel blndlm,'. and shall refer (o the Bpec^illentinns theie¬ for and to the filing of said speciflcatbiiis In the ofllco of the beard and In tho oflice of tho compt roller of tho stale, and Hhall set tbo time when nnd Ihe place where the bicl.-j invited tipon gald speciflcntlons will be reeeived Too speeifk-atlons for said session laws, slips, publicafiong nnd biiid- Inir must set forth In such detail ns will adeepiafdy Inform the pnipolng bidders nf 11)0 nature, kind. i|iiallty and iiu.iniKy tliereof, and cop;es.of such specincatioiis shall be delivered to nil applicants there¬ for, and lit the tiiiie wlien and plnce where bids nre advertised to be recelveel In the manner herein prnvided the b-uird shull convene In public meeting and sh.-ill piiii- Ikly open the bids received nnel recurd them In a book which they shall keep for that purpose, without nny change, ccjrrec-- tlun or addition whatever. No bids shall be withdrawn or canceled until after the contract or contracts shall h.ive be-on awarded, but the board may reje-ct any bids which do not conform to Its rules and regulations, and in;iy reject all bids and again advertise for bids in the manner heroin provided if in Ils opinion the Inter¬ ests of Ihe state will be promoted thereby. Every bid receivei must he a sealed bid. and c nelosed therewith the bidder shall de¬ posit wilh the hoard a certified check or money fnr fivo per centum of tho amnunt of Ills bid, .as a Kuaranty tliat lie will en¬ ter intu the contract if ll Bhull be awarded to llllll. Notice of tho requirement of fiuch • deposit Willi the bid Bhall bo emliodlecl in the public, notice of sucli lolling, and such notice shall a!s,i require, und eae-h con¬ tract shall provido. for the giving of a bond in such omouiit as Iho liou rd shall prescribe, conelilioiicil for tho faithful per¬ formance nf the eontract. The contraef wlien awarded ehall be exociile-d In du- pllciile and unci duplicate original therecif Bliall bo forthwith liled f-n the ofilce of sai,l boiird and the other dupiicato original ' thereof. tojTCtlier Willi tho bond ac:com- panylng said contrnct, Bhull be fortlivviih Illed in the otllce of the (Kimptroller of the state.
§ 10. .\ud1t of nccounts by comptroller The comptroller sh.all .audit all bills and accouiilH pr.^sendd under the contracts made by said printing board in the mnn¬ ner herein provided. Each oflleer, in.slilu- lloii ami ilcp;irtmeiit of the slate shall, upon the reeeipt nf any printing, make a true and correct Itonilzed slale;rit-iit and account there .of and shall forthwith tnins- inll the same In the comptroller of the stute und a cpy thereof lo the prtiiting board.
II 11. Right to annul eontraclB. t^ism the failure or non-performance of the terms of any of llio coiitraetB sel forth In this chapter on the pan of the contractors with the state, the- printing board may an¬ nv)! the contract in which default Is made and Ihe cnmiitroller shall wilhbold p:iy- nient from the co:itractcir fnr all wnrk done by him until Ihe damage to (he sfate Bhull be ascertnined by proper juVtudica- tlon, and the said board may readverlise and enter Into a contract for the balance of tho uncompleted term of any contract so lyinulicd or nhropated In the manner prescribed In the proviaions of this e-hap- ter.
§ 12. Complaints against contrnctor Complaints for violation of any of the terms of a contract on the part of Ihe cm- tractor for state printing fIkiII he made In writing to the printing hoard, who shall and ure hereby empowered and directed, in their discretion, to take such action as will afford the neces.miry nnd proper relief Article 3. L,nw8 Pepenleil: When to Take Kffed Section 20. Laws repenlinl.
21. When to take effect, jl 20. I.aWB repealed Of the laws enu¬ merated In the schedule hereto nnnexed. tbat portion siiedflcd In the last column Is hereby repealed.
{ 21. When to take effect. Tills chapter shall tnl<e effect Immediately.
Schedule of L.aws l^pealed. Lawa of Chapter Section
1900 tKI All
1910 392 All
ISIS 193 All
Stnte of New York, Offlco of the Secre- I
tary of Stute. ss: !
I have compared the preceding with the I
original law on IUe In this offlce, and do .
hereby certify that the same Is a correct
iranacrii't ihopefrcnn nnd of the whole of I
said original law. i
FRANCIS M. Hiir;o, 1
Secretary of Slate. I
1917. with the Paissed, three-
cif New York, Assembly, do
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP 647 AN ACT to amenil thu military law, In
relation to tho staff of the governor.
llecame a law May 24, 1»17. with the approval of tho Governor. I'nased. three- flfths being present.
The People ot the Btate ot Now York, represented In Senate and Asaembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Bectlon sevort. chapter forty- one of the laws of nineteen hundred and nlno. entitled "An act In relation to Ihe mllltla, eonatltuting chapter thirty-alx ot the conaolidaled lawa," U hereby amend¬ ed to road as followa:
I 7. Staff of the governor. The staff of the governor ahall consist of the adjutant- general of the atate. one military aec¬ retary of the grade of major or lieu¬ tenant coumander, aa tha governor may direct, whoaa title ghall be "military aecratary to the governor," who ahall be appointed by tha sovemar and hold oSlee
durltiit hla pleasure, nnd whose term af olllco ab-di expire with the term of offlca of the governor appolntmn him. and not nore thun eighteen aloes to be deialk-d by the governor tmm the commissioned officers of the naflnnnl guard, naval mlll¬ tla or state reserve list for offlcers. whk h detnll ahall operate as a ,-.~,mmlaelon as aide-de-camp hut -ahall not add fo thn Hctunl grille of the oflicers so appointed When sny of the officers so detailed shall be ealled Into active sol vice of the United Stiitc'i. the vacancy thereliy created mny ue fllled In like manner by the governor (ifllcera i»o detailed shall not be relieved trom their orellnary duties ex'ept when acfiinlly on duty with the governor Thev pay. traveling expenses nnd subsistence of the military see ret iry shnll be de¬ frayed from the approiirlnllein mnde tiv tile legislature for the executive depart- ment.
I 2 Thie aet ahnll tnke effect Immedl ately
State of New York, nfflce of the Secre¬ tary of Rtnte ss-
I hnve compnred the preceding with tt»a original law on flie In this office, and do hereby certify that Ihe snme Is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole ot said original law
FTtANi'Ifl M. irtioo. .aecTn«tary of Stnte
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP (ir,(! AN ACT for ths relief of John V! Miilllns. :' a velernn of tho late dvll war
I Reesme a law Mny 2R, |9I7, with the ap- , provnl of the Govornor. Passed, three- flfths being present. I The Peoplo fif tho Slate of New York , repreeented In Senate and Asnambly. do
enact as follows: I Seetion 1. John W. Mulllna. a veteran of the Inte civil war. who w-as grnnted a lenvo of absence from the depnrtment of public buildings on March fourth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, shall be deemed In I have been retired from his employment by the slnto of New York on Hint date, and shnll, .upon nppllcndon, he entitled to the aame pension frnm Ihe state th,at he would have received if section tvventy-one-a of the civil •ervlce law, as added by chapter four hunelred nnd Hilrty-elghf of the Inys of nineleen hunelred nnd sixteen, had been In force on the date of such retirement • } 2. This nrt shall take effect Immedi¬ ately. •
Stnte of New York, Oflice of the Seere¬ tnry of Rlilte, ss;
1 havo compared the preceding with the original law on file In this ofilce. nnd do hereby certify fhat the same Is a correct transcrifit therefrom and of the whole nf Bald orlglntil law.
FMANcia M tti:go.
Secretary of State.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAT. fill. AN ACT to amend the stale law. In rela¬ tion to proceedings for mcjulring tltlo by die L'nited States of lands within this stato for the purpose of maneuver grounds, fortiflc-alions and otlnr pur¬ poses. ' Bee^ame a law M.ay 25. approval of the Oovernor. flflhs being present.
The People of the State represented In Senate ami en.act aa follows:
Sec-tlon 1. Kection flfty-one of chaptei flfty-nlne of the laws of nineteen hun¬ dred nnd nine, entitled "An act In rela¬ tion to fhe sovereignly, boundaries, sur¬ vey, great seal and urms of the stale, congresslonnl districts, senate dlslrkls. and uppnrllonment of the membors of us- Bcmbly mf this state, nnd enumerntloii of the Inhaliltants of the state, constituting chapter fifty-seven of tlio consolidated laws," as amended by ehapter ono hun¬ dred and nine of the laws of ninetoen hundred and ton. is hereby further amend¬ ed to react as fnllowB;
} 51. Proceedinga for acquiring title. Whenever t|ie United States Is desiious of purchasing or acepiiring the title to any tract, plee-o or parcel of land within the boundaries of this slnto for an.v of the purposes aforesaid, and can iiot agiee^ with the owner or owners thereof, or of any interest therein, ns lo the pun h:ise thereof, or If the owners of nny of said lands are unknown, lnf;uits, of unsciund mind, or nonresidents, or if for any other reason a perfect title can not ho made to said lands, or any p;irt thereof, ll,i' United SHates, by uny agent authorized under the hand and seal of any head nf an executive denartment of the govern¬ ment of the Uii*od States, is authorizecl to apply to the supreme" court of the stale. In and for the county within which , tho said lands are situated, or to tbo cir- cult court of the I'niled States In the Judicial district in wuich said lands arc situated, to have the said lands eoiidcmn- ed for tho use nnd henefll of the United Stales, under the provisions of the stal- iiles of this slale applying to condernna- iic:>n of lands.
At any time during the existence of a st..le of war between the United Slates and any foreign power, the United Stales may. by an.v agent dnly authorized under the hand ar^d seal of uny bead of an ex¬ ecutive deparliiieiit of the gcivernment of the I'nited States, for the purposes de¬ scribed in B<-etlon flfty of this acl. .seleel. loc^ate. enter upon and acquire any rights, easements or Interest In property, either in fee or for tbe term of one year or long¬ er, within this stale. Said a»?ent shall from lime to time cause to be mnde. ac¬ curate maps of such lands which, or rights und easements In which, he shull determine to take, whh-h maps shall be certlfled by hltn nnd shnll specify willi respect to each pai-cel of land whether the whole tllle thereof la to be taken and if the whole is not to be taken, the rights, easenioiits or Interests therein and fnr what period of time, that the same is taken Said maps shall ulso show the names of the reputed owners of such lanels and shall contain a description of tho lands to he nppropriated nnd shall be tiled In the office of the secretary of state and a duiuicate thereof shall be filed In Hie office of the clerk or register of the cexmty wherein said lands are situated Said agent sliall thereupon serve upon the owners of any real property so appro¬ priated a notice nf the fliing and dale of j fliing of Buc^h maps, which notice shull i speclflc-ally describe that portion uf the ! pruperty l»eloiiging to such owners whicli j has heen so appropriated anel what estate therein haa been taken. If eaid agent I shall not be able lo serve ouch notice upon i tho owner personally within this state uft er making efforts so to do which in his Judgment aro under the circumstances deemed reasonable and proper, he may aervo the same by fliing with the clerk '. or register of the county wherein aald lands are situated. From thg^mo of the ' service of ouch notice, the entry upon and the appropriation by the Uni'.ud States of aald estate In the property do ' scribed for any of the purpo.ses above mentioned Hhall bo deemed complete and . thereupon such propertv or said limited estate or Intereat therein ao taken shail become the property uf the United BtateB Such notice ao served shall be conclusive j evidence of pn entry and approprliitiem i by tho Unltad Statea. Bald agent may cause a copy of such notice or notices with an affidavit or afildavita of due aerv¬ ice thereof on such owner or on the coun¬ ty clerk or roglator as the case may be. to bo recorded In the books used for re- > cording deeds In tha offlco of the clerk or reglater of the county In which sucti landa i aro altuated and auch records shall lie evidence of the duo aervice thereof and | of tho title of tho United Statea t.j the i property so appropriated. Said agent shall | have the power after the filing of such ' map and aarvice of aucb notica to ffx and determine with each and any of the re- spoctlva owners of such lands upon the fair vslue thereof and may agree upon a price to batpald tharefor by the United Btates and accepted by surb tamers re¬ spectively In caae suob agent sball not 1 agras wtth any oamer er owners «f auch | Wads ao appropriated, than oaiid agent
•hall proceed forfhf.iiii lo determine thi» amoi;;it of t-ompinsnoon to be paid tor the property so tni\en and erpe eiprlnted by \ proceeding taken undor tne proviBtons of tills act nnd title nne of e .i.apicr twenty three of the code of civil procedure, known aa the eondemn:itbiri law. S'.iil- proceeding for the purpfise of deterinls- Ing such compeiiaaflofi shall be Instituted and mnlntalned In fhe naine of the Unit¬ ed Ptates of America No petition a.i,, I ho ne. essary to Institute Such prov-ee'lii ,i{ nnd Ihe supreme court shall upm ap.i.. i- tlon of the Inlted States and on l*n eaica' notice to the owners of Ihe prope, ty or. If they be unknown, to the county clerk. appoint thpee commlsslnnera of appraieil as provided In the eonde; ^latlpn Inw 'i ••- enmpensntion nw.iided by Such comrui - sloners of nppralsnl after the conflrma¬ tion of their report hy the supreme rourl • shairtie pnid by the United Stntes Tie eondemnntion Inw shnll apply to nil pro ceedlngs hereunder exl-eft In so far as t' e provisions of this act are Inconalstont therewith
The peopls of ths stnte of New Yo-k may at any time be Joined aa pnrty de¬ fendant In nny eondemnnf loit prnceel- Ing Instituted for the neeiulsltlon of n '¦ lands for any of fhe purposes nforesa 1 In which the people of this st.ite hnve or may have nny right, tllle or Interest. P-d any awards which may be mnde hi t'-e people of the stnte of New Tork ahall be paid Into the stnte trensury
I 2. This nrt shnll tnke effect Immedl ately State of New York. Offlce of the Berretnry
of Htate ss
I hnve compnred th* preceding wHfh the original Inw on flio In this offlre. snd dn hereby certify thnt the same Is a correi t transcript therefrom and of the whole of said original law
FnANCrS M HtTOO
Secretary of Stnte
; LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP. (ifi7. AN ACT to amend_tho public landa laws. In relation to granta of land undor wn ter.
Hecame a law Mny 2fi, 1917, with the nfi
provnl of the riovemor. Paased. three-
flflhs bclmr present.
I Tho People of the State of New York.
I represented In Senate and Aasembly, dn
enact n« follnvvs; I .teclion I. Chapter flfty of the laws of nineteen hunelrcd nnd nine, enlilled "An 1 act rebitlpg to the public lahds, constilut¬ ing chnpter forty-six of the con.solldate'l laws,"_ Is hereby nmended by Insert hi;- therein nfler Sectlem seventy-flve n new section, to be section sevcnty-flre-n, tc read no fnllovvs:
jl 7ri-a. A grantee or his successor In In¬ terest, may at his optlcm surrender to Ihe stale, xvithnut conalderatlon or for a com¬ pensation to be determineel fiS' the co'n- mlssloners cf the land offlce, the lands un¬ der waler Iberctdfore granted to him or uny part therecif, hy fliing with tho secre¬ tary of st Id- a cerdniate duly exe-eutcJ -..J acknowledged, dedarinf^ bis Intention of BUch piirieiidcr and containing n de¬ scription nf tbe lands surrendered, suhjei I to the acceptance of such wurronder by Bald coinmlsslnne'rs; and such surrender when so acreplcd shall be withotit preju- dico.to an application for a new grant up¬ on such ternis and conclidons as said com¬ missioners may determine.
{ 2. Tills act shall tuke effect Imme-dl- ately.
State of New York, Offlce of the Secre¬ tary of State, ss:
T have compared the preceding with the ori.glnal law on fiie In this office, and do herehy cerlify th.-).! the same Is a correct transcript Iherefrom and of tho whole of Buld .original law.
FRANCIS M. HtTOO.
Secretary of Stkto.
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP C70. AN ACT to amend the code of dvll pro¬ cedure. In relation lo the payment of
cloli::-, h.v teinoonirv adminit'trator.
Became a b\w May 28, ]ni7, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three- flfths being present.
'I'he People of the Stato of New York. i-e|ircsented In .Senate und Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section Iwenl.v-five hundred and niiiet.y-nlne of the code of dvll pro¬ cedure- IS hereby amended to read as fol¬ lows:
i liiD'J. Payment of debts by tempornry administrator. At any tinje after the completion of the publication ot the no¬ Uce In ci-eelitors liy n temporary adminis¬ trator, the Burrogate may,
1. Prior to un acconnllng as provided In eubdivislon two. upon proof, to his satisfaction, that the assets exceed Hi? debts, mako an order, permitting tho tem¬ porary udministialor lo pay the who.e or any part of u debt, due to a creditor of tne decedent or absentee; or, upon the pelition of a creditor, u citation may is¬ sue to the temporury administrator, re¬ quiring him to show cau.se why he should not pay tho petitioner's debt; or
.. Upon the petition of any creditor who shall have presented and established his claim or upon the application of the tem¬ porury administrator, direct an account. Ing by such adminislrutor and upun the Judicial Kcttlement of his account may direct the payment of the expenses of nd- minlBtration und tho ratable distribution of the remaining assets in his hunds ap¬ plicable to the payment of the debts ia payment upon tbe clulms presented and eBluhllshei] as valid claims against said decedent or absentee, and the payment Into court or the retention by the said temporary ailminiatrator (if whatever may remain of the assets of the personal es¬ tate.
When a petition Ig presented In either of the cases above mentioned, tho pro¬ ceedings aro, in all respects, the same us where similar proceedings are Instituted by or against an executor or administra¬ tor, as prescribed in this chapter.
{ 2. Tills uc't shall lake effect Septomber flrst, nineteen hundred and seventeen. Stute of New Ynrk. Offlce ^ the Secretary
of Stute, 88; ,
I have compared the preceding with tho original law on flie In this office, and do hereby certify that the same la a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of auld original law.
FRANCIS M HUGO,
Secretary of SUta
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP. 671. AN ACT to amend the code of criminul
procedure, relative to the JurtBdlction,of
courts of Blieilttl sessions.
Hecame a law Uay 29, 1917, with the approval of the Oovernor. Paaaed, three- flfths being present.
Tho Peoplo of the State of Now York, represented In Senate and Aaaembly, du enact us folluwa:
Seclion 1. ' Hubdiviaion aixteen of sec¬ tion flfty-slx of tho code of criminal prn- cedure is hereby amendod to read aa fol¬ lows;
lti. Unlawiully Injuring any telegraph nr telephone wire, poat. pier, abutment, ma- teriala or property belonging to any line of telegraph ur telephone, wilfully giving a falae alarm of flre. or wilfully tamper¬ ing, meddling or Interfering with any sta tlon or l>ox of any fire iJ&rm telegraph or telephone system or Injuring any box station, wires, polea, supports and app' - ances connected with or forming a part of any fire alarm telegraph or telephone ayatem.
I t This act sbaU Uke effe-.t hnmedi- ately. SUU of Naw Tork, OOlce of the Secretory
qf State, ss:
I bave compared the preceding wltb the original law un (Uo In ttus ofOoa and do horeby eartify that the saata U a oorreet traoacrtpt therefrom and of tha arhola of aald ortslnal law
rRANCIS M- HUOO.
Sscratary ef BtaU
