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FIITEE-Y
LKGAL NOTICES
CANAL FUND. 97 chapter twv hundred and thirty-aaven of tha laws of ninetaen hundred and flftaan, ** for:
Zlafialrs and Improvement of
existing mechanical and other
atructurea (re. $16,$4077),
By chaptar seven hundred and
flve of tha laws ot nineteen
/ hundred and flftean, for;
Repair of canal wall feeder on Main street, city of Oneida (ra $1,937.17), By chaptar seven hundred and eight of tha laws of nineteen hundred and fifteen, for: Purchase or construction of steal pontoons or other devices or apparatus for the raising ot sunken boats (re. $30,000.00;. Construction at Gantry cranes or trades above the lower gata of certain locks (re. $73,286.69). Sy chapter flve hundred and eighty-four of the laws ot nineteen hundred and fifteen, for: Clianga in plans for the con¬ struction of a canal bridge over the Erie canal In tha 'Village of Yorkvlile, as au¬ thorized by chapter seven hun¬ dred and forty-five ot the lawa of nineteen hundred and thir¬ teen (re. $16,320.)*6;. By chaptar seven hundred of tha laws of nineteen hundred and flftean, for: Construction ot a foot bridge ,
lietween the north and south walls of lock No. 3 on tha Cayuga and Seneca canal, Seneca Falls (re. $823.63). By chapter seven hundred and one of the laws ot nineteen hundred and fifteen, for: Xxiwerlng tba canal bridge where South Virginia street in the village ot Waterloo I crosses tha Cayuga and Sene¬ ca canal, or for constructing a culvert In substitution tor such bridge (re. $1,286,61). /
By chapter seven hundred and four of the laws of nineteen hundred and -fifteen, for: Construction of a new steel plate girder bridge over the Erie canal In the village of ',
Whltesboro, at Clinton street (re. $914 41) By chapter seven hundred and sixteen of the laws of nineteen hundred and fifteen, tor: .
Construction of a bridge over a I portion ot the Oswego jlver I and the barge canal ut Minet- I to, county of Oswego, to con- ' iiect with a bridge to be built Ly the local authorities over a portion ot said river (re, $39,- Ml OU) By chapter seven hundred and twenty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and fifteen, ¦.
tor: ¦<¦ -•
Blraightenlng ot the east brunch ot Elghleeii Mile creek in the cily ot Lockporl and deepen¬ ing tlie channel thereof (re. $1!I0,X2), By chapter seven hundred and twenty-eight of the laws ot nineteen hundred and fifteen, for: Certain Improvements In tha channel and banks of the Mo- haw k river and West Canada cri-ek, iiiaele necessary by the building of the bai-ge canal (re. r-',ril2.94>. X)eepening the channel of EIll- cott creek from tlie Erie ca¬ nal lo tlie cily line of the city of Tonawanda nnd for the re¬ pair of bridkes crossing the haini- (re, t'!:i,711.3S). Xtepaiiing the west pier nt the foot of Owiujco lake and dredg¬ ing Owasco outlet (re, $10,- 002(10), ¦Coiistruciion of a highway bridge over the canalizevl Mo¬ hawk river nl movable dam I No, ."i, between the towns of C.leiiville and.Rotterdam (re. $5.0('.:!,ti2). Siemoval of tide gates now ex¬ isting in the Shinnecock and Peconlc canal in the county of ' Suffolk and for the conslruc- I ¦(ion in place tliereof of a lock of sufilcleiit dlmenslcms to ac- rommodate trafllc on said ca- , nals and to otherwise improve
unid canal (re $12,674,94). By chapter seven hundred and tweiily-elgbt of the laws of iiineteeii hundred and llfteen (pay.ible from the sale ot lionds, chapter one hundred and seventy-four of the laws ot nineteen hundred and tlireo and amendatory acts, con¬ struction of Erie, Champlain and O.^w-ego cansls), for: Coiistruciion of a bridge over a portion of the Oswego river at I'hcenlx (re, $,-.,7S4.CiO).
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT FUNIX
By chapter l.-n of the laws ot nineteen hundred and fifteen, for: Illghwav construction (re, $6,- 6.14,360,671,
By chapter two bimdred and sev¬ enty-seven ot the laws of nine;- teen hundred and lil'teen, fcjr: Special louii-s In .N'iagara nnd Cirleuns counties (re. $1'J2,- 479.12).
IJy chapter six hundred and eighty-three of the laws ot nineteen nnd fifteen, for: Highw-ay construction (re. $342,-
-vi.n^.
By chapter six luindred and
•'frighty-four of the laws of
nineteen hundred and fifteen,
for:
Ppeclal routes In Warren and
JOssex counties (re. $67,394.92).
PART VI,
DEBT SERVICE.
Estimate ot the Amount ot the Funds Which Will He Needed For Sinking - Fiiml Contributions. Canal Debt Sinking Funds. Fund No, 4 (Erie, Champlain and Os¬ wego canals) (Al For amortization,, $7,"KS,rJ5 76
(l!i For Interest 1,600,000 00
I$40,000,000 4ci. bonds) Fund No, 6 (Cayuga and Seneca canals) (A) For amortliation,, 56,8.i9 4$
(111 For Intet-est 130.000 00
($3,000,000 4'-;. lionds) Fund No, 6 (Barge ca¬ nal terndnals) (A) For amortization.. 153,718 88
(Bi For interest a)0,000 00
($6,000,000 4% bonds) Fund No, 7 (Erie. Champlain and Os¬ wego canals)
(A) For amortization.. 418,694 81
(B) For interest 1,360,000 00
($30,000,000 4H% bonds)
Fund No, $ (Cayuga and Saneca canal)
(A) For amortisation.. 66,812 68 tl..! For interest 170,000 00
Wi\ bonds) ($4,000,000 4^% bonds) Tund No. 9 (Barge ca¬ nal terminals) (Ak For amortlaation.. 141.$1$ M
(B) For interest $12,600 00
($6,000,000 4>4% bonds)
4and Ko. 10 vBrla. Champlain and Os- waco canals) J
LEGAL H0TICE8
LEGAL NOTICES
(A) For aaartlsatloo..'
(B) For intereat
($$.000,000 Vk% bonds)
Fund No. U (Erie. CHiamplain and Oa- wego canals)
(A) For amortization,.
(B) For Interest
(Estimata Issue of
$17,000,000 4% bonds) Fund No, 12 (Barga ca¬ nal terminals)
(A) For amortization..
(B) For interest
(Estimate Issue ot
$3,000,000 4% bonds) Fund No 13 (Brie, Champlain and Os¬ wego canals) (A> For amortizalion.,
(1» For Interest
(Estimate Issue ot $10,000,000 4',. bonds)
ULOS IS •40,000 00
$22.20$ «
660,000 00
92.231 32 130,000 00
189,631 U 400,000 00
Total for Canal Sink¬ ing fe'und Coniri-
butlons $7,522,4a M
Highway debt sinking
funds Fund No, 1
(A) For amortization,. $34,848 46
(B) For Interest 3u,000 00
($1,000,000 37ci bonds;
Fund No. 2
(A) For amortization.. 608,446 38
(B) For Interest 1,320,000 00
($33,000,000 4% bonds;
Fund No, 3
(A) For amortization.. 320,000 00
(B) For intere.Ht 720,000 09
($16,000,000 4H% bonds)
Fund No. 4 (A) For amortization.. 69.765 72
(B; For interest 226,000 00
($6,000,000 4%% bonds)
Fund No, 6
(A) For amortization., 164,531 44
(B) For interest 426,000 00
($10,000,000 4>4% bonds)
Fund No, 6
(A) For amortization.. 94,765 72
(B) For Interest 200,000 00
(Estimated Issue ot
$6,000,000 4% bonds) Fund No. 7
(A) For amortliaftlon.. 189,631 44
(B) For Interest 400,000 00
(Estimated issue of
$10,000,000 4% bonds)
<x>mmlssion or bureau at a dlBerant amount.
I $. A manager, trustee or offlcar of any state charitable or oiher Instltutlctfi receiv¬ ing moneys under this act from the state treaaury for maintenance and support •hall ba antltlod to actual and necessary 'traveling expenses when attending meet¬ ings of tha board at the otflce of tbe in¬ stitution or in the performance ot other offlclal duties undertaken pursuant to a resolution of the board of managers of which ha la a member and with the ap¬ proval of the fiscal supervisor ot state charities or hospital commission.
i 10. Tha comptroller shall forthwith prepare and publish definitions of the classlflcatlon of expanse by titles employ ed In this act, defining the purposes fur which moneys appropriated under eath tltla may be expended. The comptroller shall have tke power to amend such defi¬ nitions from time tu time as in his Judg¬ ment becomes necessary for the proper conduct of the fiscal affairs of the state The defltiltions. as published by the comp¬ troller, and as amended, shall govern ex¬ penditures from these appropriations and the audit of claims and accounts by the comptroller where said classifications are used In this act
{ 11. This act shall take effect immedi¬ ately. State of New York, Office ot the See:re-
tary of State, ss:
I have compared the preceding with the original law on file in this office, and do liereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole ot said original law.
FRANCIS M, HCGO.
Secretary ct State,
LKIiAL NOTICKS
4teflBHBlMlm fVflfek^Hnafer of tha pa¬ tient to a state hospital, provided the pa¬ tient so sought to b« transferred is a la- gal resident of the district In which tba hospital is located, to which tha transfer is sought,
Tha superintendent or pl)yslcian In charge ot g licensed private Institution may grant a parole to a patient not ex¬ ceeding one year, under general condi¬ tions prescribed by the commission.
i 2. This act shall take effect immedi¬ ately. State of New Tork, Offlca of tha Secretary
of State, sa:
I have compared the preceding with the original law on file In this office, and do hereby certify that the same Is a correct transript therefrom and of the w-hole of said original law,
FRANCIS M HUGO,
Secretary of State.
LLGAL NOTICES
*So In original.
Total for Highway Debt Sinking Fund Contributions ,w... 4,801,8861$
Palisades Inter state Park debt sinking fund
(A) For amortization.. $47,382 86
(B) For Interest 100.000 00
($2,600,000 4% bonds)
Total for Palisades Interstate Park Debt Sinking Fund
contribution
Saratoga taprings Slate Iteservatioii (A; Bonds payable Marcii 1, 1917 and
March 1, 191S $95,000 00
(B) For interest 32,3t» 00
147,382 84
Total tor Saratoga Springs State Res¬ ervation und In¬ terest
State Land I'ark Sink¬ ing Fund
(A) For amortization,. $44,327 50
(B) For interest 20o,ej0O 00
(Estimated i.ssue of
$5,000,000 4% bonds)
127,300 00
Total for State Park Land Sinking Fund
214,327 60
Total for Debt Service $12,843,379 69
SUMMARY OF DEBT SEUVICB.
(A) For amortization
and redeiniilion .,. $3,998,519 l-,9
(B) For interest 8.»4),800 00
Total for Debt Serv¬ ice $12,813,379 69
KoTB, — The estimated aiiioiinls for debt serv¬ ice ure based on tha legal mill rate taxes and valualluiis ot real und pcr.sonai properly aa fixed by tlie "Eiiuol- Izatlon Table of 1916" ot the State Board of Equalization, of $11,- 7yo,U2S.S03 with estimat¬ ed Issues of bonds dur¬ ing 1917 ot $25,000,000 ns follows: Erie, Champlain and
Oswego canals, .,,..$10,000,000 00 State Park Land .... 5,000,000 00 Highways lO.OOU.OOO OO
$25,000,000 00
S 6 The moneys appropriated by this ait, except as otherwise providi-d by sec¬ tions two and five-, shall be available only to pay liabilities Incurred williln the year beginning July 1, 1917, and ending June 30, 191H, except for repairs, coiislruclion or permanent betleriiieiits. All former ap¬ propriations from the general fund and the canal maintenance fund and the vari¬ ous acts Mieiefor, cxceiit a|ipropriatioii3 for repairs. conKtruclion work and per- Kianeiit betterment,-* and appropriations tnude by the Li-gisialure of 11)17. shall tea.se to have force or effect after June 30, 1917. olhei than for the payment of Ha- , bilitlea incurred on or before that date,
S 7. The s\'verul amounts herein ap¬ propriated shall he deemed to be only for , eo much thei'eof as shall be sufflcient to accomplish In full the purposes designated , by the appr'ipriatioiis and shall be paid by the trea.surer from the respective sums as ', sjiecified) pursuant to the reiiulremeiits of the State Finance Law, nnd It shall be the duty of the treasurer to report annually tu the Legislatiire the tietuil of the sev- i eiul expenditures.
5 8 The salary or compen.sation ot any ofticer or employee, w-heii not prescribed : by law, for w-hlch an appropriation is macle by this act, may be fixed by the de- liurtmenl. ollicial or ofiicials upi>oiiiting such ortlcer or employing such employee at a less but not ut a greater sum than the amount herein apiiroprlnted for the salary or compensation of such ortlcer or employee: and when any appropriation made by thia act Is for compensation ut a per dletn rate for a stated number ot days, the department, ol^lcUil or officials employing such employees shall have the uutnority to employ In the position the number of employees tor whom compen¬ sation is provided in the upprciiriation, calculating one employee for each three Hundred days, the provisions of any gen¬ eral or special statute to the contrary, notwithstanding. No appropriation herein contained shall be available tor the salary or compensation of any regular officer or employee whose employment or office is no* herein specified unless his appoint¬ ment or employment Is expiesBly authoris¬ ed; and except as otherwise herein ex¬ pressly provided, the appropriations made tn this a.'t for traveling expenses of offl- i cers or employees are tor actual and nec¬ essary expenses only, in the performance of ofllclal duties and to bc paid upon prop¬ er prtiof thereof, as required by section I twelve of tna State Finance Law, and no other or further fixed allowance for ex¬ penses ahall be granted or paid, anything ; In any other statute to the contrary not- j withstanding. Any appropriations made by this act for salary, compansation or ^ expenses shall be tbe aalary, compenaa- tloii or ezpansaa for one year of tha offl- : cer, employee, office, board, department, commlsalon or bureau for whom the aamt '. Is appropriated, notwithstanding existing ' provisions of any othar statute fixing the annual salary, doivpanaation or aipaoaas af such offlcar or amployaa or tha aa-
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Autherity. CHAP. 334. »
AN ACT making an appropriation for the partial payment ot the salary to which Egburt E. Woodbury would have been entitled had ha continued to hold the office uf attorney-general until the ex¬ piration of his term.
Became a law May 3, 1917, with the approval of the Governor. Passed by u two-thlrda vote.
The People of,the State ot New York, represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows;
Section 1. The resignation ot Egburt E "Woodbury of the office of attorney-gen¬ eral on account ot total disability to per¬ form the duties ot the office having been filed with the secretary of stute, the sum ot ten thousand dollars ($10,000) Is hereby appropriated out ot any money in the treaaury, not otherwise appropriated, tor tl|e partial payment ot the sulary to which he would have been entitled hud be continued to hold such offlce until De cember thirty-first, nineteen hundred and eighteen, the expiration of the term for which he was elected. Tha money hereb> appropriated shall be payable immedi¬ ately to the said Egburt E. Woodbury, or his personal representatives, by the treas¬ urer on the warrant of the comptroller
e 2. This acl shall take effect Immedi¬ ately,
Slate of New York, Offlcfi of the Secrelar.^ ot Stute, ss;
I have compared the preceding with the original law on tile in this ofilce, and ch, hereby certify that the same la a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole ol' Euid original luw
FRANCIS M. HUGO, . Secretary ot Stale,
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP, 335,.
AN ACT to amend the insanity law. In
relallon to the parole ot patients.
liuiame a law May 3, 1917, willi the ap¬ proval of the Ouvernor. Passeil, Ihree- lifths being present.
Tho I'eople of the State ot New York, represented in Seiialo und Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section ninety-four of chaiiter thirty-two ot tlie laws ot nineteen hun¬ dred and nine, entitled "An act In relu- tlun to the in.saiie, constituting chapter twenty-seven ot the consolidated lawa," as amended by chaiiter one hundred and twenty-ojie ot the laws ot nineteen hun¬ dred and twelve, is hereby amended to read as follows;
; 94 Discharge of patients. The super¬ iutendenl of a state hospital, on filing his written certificate with the commission, may discharge any patient, except one held upon an order ot a court or Judge having criminal Juri.sdictlon In an action or pr<5<eedlng arising out ot a criminal offenaa at any time, us follows;
1, A patient who. In his Judgment, is re¬ covered,
2. A patient who. In bis opinion, is a do¬ tard, not insane,
3 Any patient who is nol recovered but whose di.scharge. in the Judgment of the suiierintendent, will not be cletrimenlal lo the pulillc w-eltare, or Injurious to the pa¬ tient; provided, however, that before mali- Ing such certificate, the superinleuiU'iit sliull satisfy him.selt. by sumeient prool, that friends or relatives of the patient are willing und financially able to receive and properly care for such patient after his discharge.
When the superintendent is unwilling to certify lo the discharge of an unrecover- ed iialleii't upon rei|uest, and so certifies In writing, giving his reason.i therefor, any Judge of a court ot record In the Ju¬ dicial di.strict 111 which the hospital I.s situated may, upon such certificate and an oiiportunily of a hearing tbere^oii being accorded the suiierintendent, iind upon suc-h other proofs as may be produceii be¬ fore him, direct, by order the discharge ot such palient, upon such security lo the people of the state as he may reeiuire, for tlie goodvlH'havlor and maintenance of tho patient. The certillcale and the proof and the order granted thereon shall be tiled In the clerks ofilce of the county in which the hospital Is situated, and a certi¬ fied copy ot the order In the hospital from which the patient is discharged. The su¬ perintendent may grnnt a parole to a pa¬ tient not exceeding one year, under gen erul conditions prescribed by the commis- sion The hospital iiarollng a patient shall not be liable tor his expenses while on j parole. Such liability shull devolve upon the relative, committee or person to whose care the patient Is paroled, or the proper poor official ot the town or county in which he may have found domicile.
The commission may, by order, dis¬ charge any patient In its Judgment Im¬ properly detained In any liiBtltution. A poor and Indigent patient discharged b.\ the superintendent because he Is iui Idiot, or a dotard not Insane, or an epileptic, not Insane, or because he Is not a proper case for treatment within the meaning of tills chapter, shall lie received, nnd <-ared for by tho superintendent ot the poor, or other authority having similar powers, in the county from w-hlch he w-as committeil A patient, held upon an order ot a couiV or Ju(]ge having criminal Jurisdiction. In an action or proceeding arising from a criminal offense, may be discharged upon the superintendent's ceitllicate ot recov¬ ery, approved by any such court or Judge
4. Discharge ot patients from licensed li«Ututlons. Tho superintendent or phy- ifliaii In charge ot a licensed private iii- a.iiutlop, on filing his written certiflcat<: with the commission, may discharge any patient who Is recovered, or. If not re¬ covered, whose discharge will not lie det¬ rimental to tha public welfare, or injuri¬ ous to tha patient. The superintendent or physician in charge of such Institution may, subject to the approval of the com- mission, refuse to discharge any patient. If, In his Judgment, such discharge will ba datrimental to tha public welfare or in¬ jurious to ths patient, and If the commit- ; tea or relatives of such patient refuse to provlda properly for his cars and treat- \ mant. tha suparintandent or physician In charts of such Institution u>ay apply to
! LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
1 CHAP, 340
I AN ACT to amend the benevolent orders '' law. In relation to withdrawal, expul¬ sion or suspension of bodies having membership in Joint corporations. Became a luw May 8, 1917, with the approval ot the (jovemor. Passed, three- fifths being present, I The People ot the Slate of New York. , represented in Senate and .Assembly, do enact us follows;
Section 1, Section eight of chapter elev¬ en of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act relatmg to benevo¬ lent orders, constituting chapter three of I the consolidated laws," is hereby amend- i ed to read as tollow-s:
j i S, Trustees. The persons executing I such certificate and named therein, shall ¦ ba the board of trustees ot s ich corpora¬ tion. It but two bodies unite to form , such corporation, its by-laws may pre- I scribe ths terms of office ot the trustees If more than n4o bodies »<j unite, the ! trustees shall divide themselves by lot j Into three classes, not including, how-ever, the president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. It such officers shall have \ been elected as provided In section seven hereof, who shall be one year trustees, so that tha term of offlce of tlie first cla.ss shall expire In one year, the term ot ' offlca of the second class, in two years; and the term of offlce of the third cla.ss, in three /eors, provided, hiwever, that no trustee chall continue as such after he has ceased to be a representative.
On a vacancy occurring In the offlce ot .-i trustee of such corporation, the bftdy which ha represented shall 'ill such va¬ cancy, provided the bodies viioting to form such corporation do not ex eed thirty In number, and the person s,, hosen shall hold offlce tor three years if chosen on the expiration ot the term ,,f his prede¬ cessor, and otherwise, until the expiration ot the original term.
But If the bodies uniting ti form such corporation exceed thirty In i. .mber, then any vacancy occurring by ie,ison ot the expiration of a term or by fulure ot any trustee lo be re-elected ns a representa¬ tive, shall be filled for three- > ears or for the balance (if the unexpii l term as tho case may be, by the rcpi e-i ntatlves in annual session; and any \,i incy occur¬ ring otherwise than as a' e specified, shull be filled until the ne.>ct mnual meet¬ ing of the representat1i*eH : y the body that has lost representation I v reason of tho vacancy, when it sha; he filled by said representatives tor the M-malnder of the unexpired term. If the ' ,lles uniting to form such corporation ev ¦•e,l thirty In number, then the represen' :ives, but if less than thirty in number ' , u the board ot trustees, ma.v admit or , scribe rule.s and regulations for the ,,lmlssion as' members ot such corpor: .,in ot other bodies charted or Institute by the same general governing body us any of the bodies named in such , crtlfVate, or by any superior or higher JurLsdle tion or gov¬ erning body of the oi'der to which any of such bodie.s belong, and may prescribe rules and regulutions f, ,r the withdrawal, expulsion or suspen:Ti,iii of any body or bodies having membership In such cor¬ poration.
Where the bodies uniting to form such corporation do not ex, ec-d thirty in num¬ ber, the board of trustees shall fix th,' term ot offlce of such trustees elected to represent new members of such corpora¬ tion at one. tw-o or tliree years, and shall so apportion such new trustees that ns nearly us po.sslble the terms of offlce ot one-third of the trustees of such corpora¬ tion shall expire annually.
Where the organi'ialions se^ united are trades unions, trades assemblies, trade associations or labor oi ganlzntions, the board of trustees may, from time to time, admit us members of .such corporation and of s(^cli board ot trustees the repre¬ sentatives ot any otlier labor or trade* orgiinization or assoclaiion whether or not the sumo bo charted or Instituted by the same general governiiu; body ns any of the bodies named In sic h certificate, or by nnv superior or higiier Jurisdiction or governing body ot the e,r,ier to which such bodies belong. The l>,,;ir,i of trusleo.s ad¬ mitting such members shall file In tlin county clerk's ofilce a , ertillcate showing such action, and tlicc tcims of tlie repre- Bentallves so admiltcM whicli bo fixed as above provided In tlie i ase ot other or¬ ganizations
Every coriKiratlon formed under this chapter must file annially immediately after its annual meeting. In the clerk's offlce of the ceuinty where such building is or Is to be located, a e i rtlflcate giving the names and addre.sses of the principal offl- cers of the corporation and the names and i.dilVeBses of the meniher.H of the board of trustees, and the nano.s and location of all bodies admitted tn or withdrawn or expelled from membership since the filing of the last preceding certificate,
!! 2. This act shall tulie effect immedi- . ately, '
State of New York. Office of tha Secre¬ tary of State, ss:
I have compared the iireceding with the original law on file In t^iis offlce, and do hereby certify that the M,iine Is a correct transcript therefrom aiul of the whole of said original law
FRANCIS M. HTTGO.
Secretary of State,
LAWS CF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP, nil, AN AC^T to amend chapter three hundred and fifty-eight ot the laws of eighteen liundred and sixty-two, entitled "An act to Incorporate the .\nierlcan Mlsslonan,- Assoclation," In relation to taking and holding property.
Became u law May 3, 1917, with the approval ot the Governor. Passed, three- fifths being present.
The People ot the State ot New York, represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section four ot chapter three , hundred and fifty-eight ot tha laws ot ' eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled ; "An act lo Incorporate the American Mis¬ sionary Association," aa amended by chapter seven hundred and ninety-six of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy- one and by chapter fifty-two of the laws erf eighteen hundred and elghty-six. Is hereby amended to read as follows:
f 4. The said corporation shall have power to receive and disbursa funds, and to purchase, receive, hold and take by do- \ nation, deed, devise or bequeat. any iieal ' or,personal estate which has been or may j hereafter ba giS'en, granted, devised or , bequeathed to It for the purpose stated in section first, or which may accrue from i the use af the same, without limit aa to amount, subject, however, to the provi¬ sions of chapter three hundrad and sixty of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty, entitled "An act relating to wills," and shall always have full power to grant, bargain, laasa or otherwise dispose of the same, provided that tha piroceeds from such grant, bargain, lease or disposal I ahall oavar, in any manner, ba divartad to
any athar p«irposa than that for which tha proparty waa originally donated.
I $. Thla act shall Uke effect immadi- ataly. State of Naw Tork, Offlce of tha Sacra-
tary of Stata, ss;
I hava compared tha preceding with the orl Inal law on file in this offlce. and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of aald original law.
FRANCIS M. HUGO,
SecretaO' of Stata.
LEGAL XOTICES
LKUAL NOTICES
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP. 342.
AN ACT to amend the agricultural law,
in relation tu commercial fertilizers.
Became a law May 3, 1917. with the approval of the Governor. Paased, three- fifths being present.
The People of the State of New York, represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows;
Section 1. Section two hundred and twenty of chapter nine ot the laws ot nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act In relation to agriculture, consti¬ tuting chapter one ot the consolidated laws," as amended by chapter tour hun¬ dred and thirty-five ot the luws ot nine¬ teen hundred and ten and chapter seven¬ ty-two ot the laws ot nineteen hundred and fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows:
I 220. Statements to be attached to packages. No manufacturer, firm, associa¬ tion, corporation or person shall sell, offer or expose tor sale In this state any com¬ mercial fertilizer or any material to be used as a fertilizer, except animal ma¬ nures which have not been artlficlally treated or manipulated, unless such com¬ mercial fertilizer or material to be used as a fertilizer shall be accompanied by or shall have afflxed to each and every pack¬ age In a conspicuous place on the outside thereof, a plainly printed statement which shall certify as follows;
1. The net weight of the contents ot the package.
2. Tha name, brand or trade mark under which it is to be sold.
S, The name and principal address of the manufacturer or parson responsible tor the placing ot the commodity upon the market.
4. The minimum per centum ot each of the following constituents which may be contained therein;
(a) Nitrogen,
(b) Available phosphoric aiid, except that In cases of undissolved bone, basic slag phosphate, wood ashes, untreated phosphate rock, garbage tankage and pul verlzed natural manures, the minimum per centum of total phosphoric acid mav be substituted therefor,
(c) Potash soluble in distilled water,
(d) In the case ot ground lime rock marls, mussel shells, and other calcium ana magnesium cartionates used for agri¬ cultural purposes the minimum per cent¬ um of calcium oxide and magnesium ox¬ ide. It any commercial fertilizer or ma¬ terial lo be used as a fertilizer, be sold, offered or exposed for sale In bulk such printed -statement shall accompany every lot and parcel so sold, offered or exposed tor sale. That portion of the Btatement reciuired by this section, relating to th,- quality of commercial fertilizer or ma teriul to be used us u fertilizer, shall be known and recognized as the guaranteed analysis
S 2. Sections two hundred and twenty- one, two hundred and twenty-two und two hundred and twenty-four of sue ii chapter, aa amended by chapter tour hun¬ dred and thirty-live ot tho luws of iiine- tet'ii hundred and ten, are hereby amend¬ ed to read, respectively, us follows;
S 221. Deficiency from guaranteed nnaly- 8lH, under certain conditions, not to be considered us violations. It shall be a viol;ition of the provisions of this article if the xtatenient reciuired by section two hundred and twenty of this article shall be false in regard to tlie net weight of the contents of the puckuge sold, offered or exposed tor sale, or in the name, brand or trade mark under which the fertilizer •is sold, or In the name and address ot the manufacturer or jierson reapcuislble tor placing the commodity upon the market It shall ulso be a violation ot the pro¬ visions ot this article If any commercial fertilizer or material to be used as a fertilizer shall contain a smaller percent- nge of nitiogeii. phosphoric add. potash, calcium oxide or magnesium oxide than Is certified In said stutement to be con¬ tained therein, when such deficiency shall be greater than ten percentum of any one of such constitutents provided such ten per centum deficiency amounts to more lliun four-tenths ot u pound of nitrogen, ; or TjTrt pound of phosphoric add or pot¬ ash, or three pounds ot combined calcium and magnesium oxides. In one hundred pounds ot fertilizer The basis ot values of such constituents necessary in making such computations shall be determined by the commissioner nf agriculture.
5 222. Statement filed with commissioner of agriculture; licen.se fees. Before any manufacturer, firm, association, corpora- lion or person shall sell, offer or expose for sale. In this state any commercial fertilizer or material to be useel as a fertilizer, he or they Bhiill, for each und e\e'ry brund of ceimmercial fertilizer or material to be used us a fertilizer, file an- Tiually, prior to January first ot the cal- cndar year, in which such commodity is to be sold, offered or expo.sed for sale with the commisslcjiier ot agriculture a lertified copy ot tlie slalement with the txi-eption ot the net wciglit of the pic k- age specified in section two hundred ml twenty of thla article. Every miiiiiif;c Hirer, firm, association, corporation , i .si'ller ot any commercial fertilizer or in., terial to be used as a fertilizer shall p.i annually prior to January first of the cnl enelar year In which such commodity Is I, be sold. of[/!red or exposed for sale, to th,- treasurer of tho slate of New York a li- ceiiao fee ot twenty dollars for each mil every brand to be sold or offerecl or ex posed tor sale. Whenever a maiiufactiirer. firm, association, corporation or seller of any commercial fertilizer or maierial t, be used as a fertilizer desires at an' time to sell such commercial fertilizer oi such material and has not ccjmplled with the reciulrements ot tho statute, he or tliey shall before selitig. off.riiig or ex¬ posing the sanies for sale, comply with the requirements as herein provided Said treasurer shall In each case at once certify to the commissioner of (igriculture the- payment of such license fee. Eac li manu fucturer, firm, association. Corporation or, seller who has ccimplied with tiie iirovis¬ ions of this artic le shall lie entitled to re¬ ceive a certificate from the e cuumlBsioner ., of agriculture, setting forth .-laid fac-tB, i Such certificate shall expire on the thirty- , first dnv ot December fit the calendar year \ for which It was issued, hut no sue h cer- ¦ tillcate shall be 'Isued for the sale of a ; brand ot com.uerdal ferlilzer or muterlal to be used as a fertilizer under a brand or trade name, or wilti any information or statement ae c-ompanyiiig same, which is misleading or de, eptive or lends to mis¬ lead or deceive as to its qiality or the lonstltuents or materials of which It Is composed. Any mic h certificate seS Issued mav be cancelled by the commissioner ot agriculture when It Is shown tliat any statement upon which il was Issued Is false or misleading, Whene\er a manu¬ facturer, firm, association, corporation or person shall have filed the statement and paid the license fee as prescribed In this section, upon any given brand, no agent or seller of snch manufacturer, firm, as¬ sociation, corporation or person shall be required to file such statement or pay such fee upon said brand. For tha pur- j pc>sas of this article, commercial fertilisers or materials to lie used as a fartillzar. | shall be considered as distinct and sapa- j rata brands when differing either In guar- ; antaed analysis, name, brand, or trade nuuk or In any other method of marking.
I 224. Commissioner of agriculture to Uke samples for analysis: analysis to ba made by director of ezparimant atatioa.
Tha commissioner of agriculture shall at least once m each year transmit to the New York agricultural experiment station for analysis at least one sample, to be taken In the manner hereinafter pre¬ scribed, of the different brands of com¬ mercial fertilizers and materials to be used as fertilisers which are or may be sold, offered or exposed for sale under the provisiotu of this article. The said commissioner ot agriculture or his duly authorized representatives In taking sam¬ ples shall take them In triplicate In the preaence of at least one witness and In the presence of such witness shall seal such samples and shall at the time of tak¬ ing tender, and if accepted, deliver to the person apparently in charge one of such samples, one of the other samples the commissioner of agriculture shall cause to be analyzed. When samples are t^keii from fertilizers in bags, a tube shall be used and it shall be Inserted at one end of the bag and shall puss substantially the entire length of the bag. so as to tidie a <x>re of the material being sampled from substantially the eiiihe length of the bag. Samples thus t,iken from Indi¬ vidual bags shall be thoroughly mixed and the official samples be taken from the mixture so drawn Samples ot fertilizer taken as herein provided shall be taken from at least five i><>r centum ot the sepa¬ rate original packages in the lot tor the mixture from which the offlclal samples shall be taken. No action shall be main¬ tained for a violation of the provisions of this nrtlclc based upon an analysis of samples taken otherwise than as herein provided or taken from less than five separate original packages Tho director of said experiment station shall continue to analyze or cause to be analyzed such samples ot commercial fertilizers and ma terlals to be used as fertilizers taken un¬ der the provisions ot this article as shall bo submitted to him for that purpose b\ the commissioner of agriculture and shall report such analysis to the commission, r of agriculture and for this purpose the New York agricultural experiment station may continue to employ chemists and In¬ cur such expenses as may be necessiirv to comply with the reciulrements ot this article. The result of the analysis nf the sample or samples so procured shall be published in reports or bulletins from time to time. Such reports or bulletins shall contain a statement In relation to ground lime rock, marls, mussel shells and other calcium und magnesium carbonutes used for agricultural purposes ns follows 1 The per centum of the total material that will pass through a sieve having round openings one-halt millimeter In di¬ ameter,
2. The per centum of the total material that will puss through a sieve having round openings one millimeter in dium eter.
3. The per centum of the total material that will not pass through u sieve having round openings two millimeters in diam¬ eter. Such additional Information us cir¬ cumstances advise, shall al.so bc> published In such reporta or bulletins from time to time.
{ 3. This act shall take effeit Immedi¬ ately. Slate ot New York, Offlce of the Se,re-
tary ot Stale, ss:
I have compared the preceding with the original law on file In this office, anl e|o hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the wh,,ie of said original law.
FRANi!.« M. HUGO,
Se, rei^iry of State
LAWS OF NEW YORK—By Authority.
CIlAl' .'ill AN ACT to amend the public- iK-aith law
In relation to the Swinburne isfand hos-
pitul
.Became a law May 3, llil7 with the approval ot the Governor I'asscd, tlirec-- lifths being pri'senl.
The Pi-ople of the Sl;ite of .Vew Vork represented in Senate und A,ssemlil,\, do eiinct as follows;
Section 1, Section one hundred and eight of chapter forty-nine ot the law-s cif nine teen hundred and nine, intitled "An act In relation to the puhli,- health, consti¬ tuting chapter forty five ,,f tin. consoll datiil laws," as iiiiieiicl,-,l iiy chapti-r tin,,- hundred mid sevci!t,\-live of the laws of niiietiM.-n hundred and nine, is llerell.^¦ amendecl to read as f,,llows;
S lOS, The Swiiiliiune Island Viospltal 'i'he Swinburne isluml hospital In the low er bay of New Vork. with its ilocKs, wliuives and apiiurleicenees, shall bi' kept in the, discretion of the health oHicer In condition for use us a hospital for the reiepti'in ot persons sick with liifeillous disea.ses, urrlviiig In ciu.iniiitin.-ilile vi-s sels and shall be provided wiffS all in-, essary furniture, fl.Miiies and othei fm 11 ities for the care of the sick and f,i' too riroinpt and efilc ^ent clischarge <if the- dulii:.s of the. Iienlth odi, er, 'I'he expense ot the caro ancl tbe sunport of every per .s.in received Into such hospital Hliall he ll,\c-,l ancl d.'termineel hy the, health odic.i, aiel shall be paid to him h.\ the inasler. owner or consignee of the vessel In whic h sii, h person .sl^iall hine urnvid, and tlie I,.i\ment thereof may be enforced by the :iiii,; reme«lles as the payment of other ,11 inline charges. The Htriietures on Ih'iruiun Islaiiil now used for that purpose : ! 1.1 continue to be used for the reception .ii.d lemporary detention of persons under , ; ..irantine who h.ave be-, n exiinsed to In- ',, tious diseases and who nuiy be sent
• re by the health offl,cr pursuant to
.;iw And the liealth ofiher shall use
very effort tci maintain this isl.mil ami
'lie buildings thereon in the best posslhli,
•nditlon tof the safe> and comfortable oe -
pancy of detaliie,d persons, and shiill I rovlde nppllaiiie.s f,,r tho cleansing ancl •ho disinfection ot persons, biiggage, and it her goods.
i 2. This act ahall take effect Immedi .-itely.
State of New York, Office of the Secre¬ tary of State, Ks;
I have compared the preceding with the original law on file In this office-, nnd do hereby certify that the same Is a correct traiiHcript therefrom and of the whole of said original law,
FRANCIS ,M moo.
Secretary c,r St.ite
LAWS OF NEW YORK —By Authority.
CHAP ,'(1„
AN ACT to amend the- iii,-m, uliural law. In
relation to apples
Became a law M.n 3, 1917, with the ,appi'0val of the Ocv, ni'ir. Passed, three- fifths being presenl
The People of th.- .'-late of New York representee! In .Senuie and Assembly, el,, enact ns follows
Section 1, Sec tion two hundred and six¬ ty-two of the agricultural law. enlitle-,I "An act In relation to agriculture, consti¬ tuting chapter ,jiii- ot the corisolidat'-'l laws," as iiin, Tided by chapter five bun dred, nnd el, ve'i of the l;iws of nineteen hundred an,I eleven and by chapter two hundred uihI seventeen of the la«-s of nineteen !; irdred and fifteen, is hereby ameneled t,i read as follows:
I 2(12 rh.et the standard grades or classes for ippies grown In this state when |,c liecl In closed packages shall be as fcl'.iw-
First .N'ew Tork standard fancy grade' shall ccnslst of apples of one variety wbli h are well grown specimens, hand- picked properly packed, ot good color tor i ttie vwriety, normal shape, free from dirt, ' diseases. Insect and fungus Injury, bruises and other detects except such ai are nec- essarlly caused In the operation of pack ing; or apples of one variety which are not more than flve per centum below the fore¬ going specifications on a combination of all deffcts or two per centum on any sin¬ gle defect.
Second: "New Tork standard A grade" shall consist of applea of one variety which are well grown specimens, hand- picked, properly packed, normal shape, practically free from dirt, diseaaea. Insect and fungus Injury, bruises and other da-
facts except tuch as are necessarily eu In tho operation ot packing: or applaa of one variety which are nol more thaa ten per centum below the foregoing spad- flcatlo^s on a combination ot all defects or five per centum on uiiy single defect- N» apples In this grade shall show leas than thirty-three and one-third per centum oC goJd color for the variety
Third: "Ne,w York st.indard B grade" afaall consist ot hand-pU ked properly pack¬ ed apples ot one variety, which are well tr.atured and which are practically fre« from Insect Injury and fungus diaaaae; pro>1ded that aptiles haviog healed-over Insect punctures, small scab or blotch In¬ fections, fruit spots, or other defecta which, taken singly or collectively, do not materltl^j- deform or discolar the fruit or injure Its keeping riunllty, shall \m admit¬ ted to this grade, or apples ot one varie¬ ty which are ne^t more than fifteen pep centum below the foregoing specifications en a combination of all defects or five per centum on any single defen-t
Fourth; "New York standard C grade" Bhall consist of apples ot one variety which are well matured, hand-picked. properly packed, practically normal shape. and Uie press end und the apples direct¬ ly under the lirst hiyer ot facing apples shall l)e an average of the entire barrel or package Such apples must comply with the tr.arklngs of the barrel which shull ln-c:lude the variety, packer's nnme nnd ad¬ dress, the minimum size nnd the worda "New York standard C grade,"
Fifth; "Unclassified" Apples not oon-^ forming to the foregoing specifications of grade, or. If conforming, are not brandeit In ai'cordance therewith, shall be classed as dnclasslfii^d " and so brande<1 Tha minimum size ot the fruit In the packaga shall also be branded upon It as herein¬ after specilled and In addition to the other marks he-relnafcer re-qulred
The murks Indicating grade aa abova prescrllH'd may be accompanied by any other designation ot grade or brand If that designation or brand Is not inconsistent with or marki'd more conspicuously than the one of the- said four marks which la used on the said package. Apples packed nnd branded in acc-ordance w-lth the United, States law approved August third, nine¬ teen hundred and twelve, shall be exempt from the provisions ot this act.
The minimum size ot the fruit in all classes or gr.icbs. Including the ungraded, shall be det.'rminetl by taking the trans¬ verse diameter of the smallest fruit In the package nl right angles to the s'em and blossom end Mlnlmuin sizes shall l>e stated In variations of oneciuarter of an Inch, like two Inches, two nnd oiie--quar- ter inches, two und one-half Inches, two und three-ciuarter inches, three incheiv three and oue-quurter Inchi'S, and so on. In accordune-e with the facts
Minimum sizes may be deslgiuited by figures instead of words The word '-mini¬ mum " may be designated by using the ab¬ breviation "mln,"
A tolerance or varliitliin of flve per cen¬ tum on size shall be allowed In all classes, but sill b live per centum shall not tie In addition lo the viri.itlons or lob raiie-ea for defecis provided In grades "fancy." "A" and "It '
(.\) Evi-rv dosed package conialnlng apples giown In the stale ct New York which Is s,il.l. orrer.el or e-xposed for sale-, or packecl for s.eli-, or ti ansporte-d tor sale by any p, rson shall bear upon Ihe outsi.le- of eiiii> end 111 plain letters und fig- iire^-J the miiiie and address of the packer or the- pers,!!! l.y wlcise aiitlioilly the ap¬ ples werec pile ke ,| Hiiel tile pae'kai;e, iiiarkeil, the true luinie- of ilie variety, the grades or class of 111,, npp'es therein contiliied und ihe- minimum si/,, of the fruit in th« packages If th,' true name of tin- vil¬ li,ty stiieil not be Known to the pai-ker or the person by whose authority the pack¬ age Is piicked or branded, then such vu- rle-ty .shall be ,l,Hign:iied as "unknown '• Ever\' pa, kig,- ,,! .ipples which Is repack¬ ed shall hear ihe .-lanio and addri'ss of the^ repacke-r eir the name ot the pe-rs,,n by wlio.se- aiilhorlly It is i epackiel In place of that of the original packer,
(Hi The marks or lu.inds as pii-s,rlb- e-d by this act shall be In lilck letter,- und figures cf size- of not h-.ss than tlilrU six point gotliic-.
(«') It sliall be unlawful for nnv piTson within the state, tc, sell, off.r or exposw for sale-, or pack for sale, ,,r transport for sale aiiph's which are aduHerated or mis- lirande-d within the incunini: of this acl
(In For the purpose of this net apples parked in a ciosed package sliall be deem- e d to be mlsbrundeel,
First If the package shall f,ill to bear 111.- statc'inc'iits reciuired by till-, net
Scc'oiiil If the package shall he falsely liraiidecl or shall bear any slalement, re¬ sign or device regarijlng such apple's which Is fahsi' or iiilsleuiling, or It the package* hears any siiileiuc-nt, design, or device. In- dhatiiig that Ibe uiiplos conMlned therein are a given New Vork "staudurd gniele • 1111,1 said apples when packecl or repae kc-d do not ceinform to the ncjulriineiits of .Mic-b grade.
(E) For the purposes of this net apples pa, keel In closed packages hIiiiII be deemed to he adulterated If their f|uallly or grade, when packecl or re|,;i,c keel doe s not ceinform to the- marks upon the package
(Fl Any person who nilsbrands or adul¬ terates apples within the meaning cif this act, ejr who violate s any of llie prcivision.t of this act slnill forfeit and pay to thu people of Ihe st.iie of New Vork a Hwrn of not less than twenty-fivi'dollai s nor more than llfiy clollars fir the fir,^! vli.ilutlon and not li'ss tlinn liftv dollais nor mora Ihiiii one huudrc-cl dollars tor e.icli subse- ci,ieiil violuiloii .
(G) ,N'o person shall be priisec-uie,,l u'lder Ihe, provl.slors ot this act whe n le can i-s- tahlish siillslactory i-videncc to iho effei't that be was not u party tc i!,,- packing and grading of such artlcl, aiel hacl iici kiiowleclgi that tlie same w,ri, mlsbrand- ed eir Illegally poked, or when he e un es- tatillsh a guariinty. signed liy the- person from whom In- received such articles, tei the- effect th,il the suiiic- are not aclulteral- e,| or misbrancled within the miaiiiiig ot this act Sulci guaranty, or said sutlsfuc- Icjry evidence lo afford proteitlon, shall contain the true nanio and address of tho party 'ir parties from whom said articles were receivrel, or who made the sale or shlpmeni of such at tides to such pe-rscjii
(ill Dellnitlons Tho word "person" as useel herein shall he construed to lii- eliicl,. both the Hingular nnd plural, in- elivliluals. corporations, copartiierHlilps, cciinpanies, societies and assciciatlons. The act, omission or failure of any onii-ei, Mgi-ni, servant eir employee adlng wilhlii the se eipe of Ills i-mployment or oflh« sli.ill be- deemed the act, omisHlon oi fail¬ ure of the principal The words "e los. d package " sh.ill tneiiii a box, barrel or oih er pue kage, the contents of which cai '¦ t be seen or Inspected when such pacli.i>:cj
is e losi-d
(I) No perscin shall on behalf ot ar,y other pe-rson pack any apples for sale e,r transportntlon contrary to the provision* of this act,
(J> This act shall not apply to apph-s actually transported in barrels to storage within this state until the sum« are sold, offered or exposel for sale, packed for sale, or transported for sale. Hut whe-n applea In do»e<^ packages are delivered tc. railroad stations or common carriers for shipment. It shall be- presumptive avidencej that they are ex[>o«ed for suie. Regula¬ tions and requirements herein In relatl'in to transportation shall not apply to com¬ mon carriers,
i 2 This a<it "hall take eftect immedl- BUly
State of We4r York, Office of the Secre¬ tary ot Btate, ss;
I have compared rhe preosdlng with tha original law on file in this offlce, and di> hereby certify that the aama Is a corre<.:t tranacript therefrom and of tha whole of said original law.
FRANCIS M HtrOO,
gacretary of Stat*.
