1 found trying any member of said police force, or clerk, surgeon or detective under said board of police commissioners for insubordination, disobedience of orders, rules or regulations, or neglect of duty or for intoxication or misbehavior while on duty. The charge shall be stated to When said delinquent, either orally or in writing, and if, on investigation, the guilty. charge shall, in the opinion of said board of police commissioners, or a majority of them, be sustained, the said board shall have power, and it shall be their duty to dismiss such person from service and to appoint another person in his stead, anything in the act, to which this act is an amendment to the contrary notwithstanding. § 8. Section thirty-three of said act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: commis election. clerks. § 33. It shall be the duty of said board of police commissioners to Duties of detail on the day of any election in the city of Troy, at least two sioners on patrolmen to each election poll, appoint all poll clerks provided for by days of law-the majority of such poll clerks in each ward shall be appointed from the political minority in such ward-and such poll clerks shall of poll be clerks to the inspectors and to the canvassers, and it shall be their duty to keep and preserve the original tallies, and to return the same to the commissioners of the police within twenty-four hours after the canvass shall have been completed, in default of which the neglect or omission shall be deemed a misdemeanor; the poll clerks of each of the two principal political parties shall be appointed upon the nomina- Commistion of the commissioner or commissioners respectively representing the party from which said poll clerks shall be appointed. The said ballotpolice commissioners shall also provide ballot-boxes for use at any boxes, all such elections, and to have the custody of said boxes at all times custody of except during the taking, receiving and counting of the votes. Said city of Troy shall pay the expense of procuring and taking care of such boxes. sioners to provide and and have § 9. Section thirty-six of said act is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph: same. county. "The said statement shall be made out in detail, and shall be veri- Charges fied by the superintendent of police or one of the said police commis- against sioners, and said statement shall also contain an accurate account of the number of days any officer or member of the said police force has during each year attended the criminal courts of record in said county of Rensselaer, or at the district attorney's office as required by this act, and the same shall be verified by the oath of the superintendent of police, or one of the police commissioners, and the board of supervisors Audit of shall audit and allow said account for moneys paid out so verified, and same. shall audit and allow for each day's attendance upon the said courts and the district attorney's office, the compensation which such member of the police force is entitled to receive under this act. § 10. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 31. AN ACT to release the interest of the People of the State of New York in certain real estate to Jasper Robertson. Passed February 28, 1876, by a two-third vote. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Lands in SECTION 1. All the estate, right, title and interest of the People of the State of New York in and to certain real estate situate in the town Murray, Orleans county, released. Parties not affect of Murray and county of Orleans, known as part of lots one hundred and eighty-nine and one hundred and ninety, in township three of the one hundred thousand acre tract, so called, and more particularly described in a deed given by David Webster and wife to William J. Bates, dated the twenty-seventh day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and recorded in liber eighty of deeds, at page ninety-six, in the clerk's office of Orleans county, are hereby released to Jasper Robertson, the grantee of the heirs of William J. Bates, deceased. § 2. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, release ed there or discharge any right, claim or interest of any heir at law, devisee, grantee, judgment creditor or mortgagee, in or to the premises herein mentioned. by. Appropriations. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 32. AN ACT making appropriations for certain expenses of government, and supplying deficiencies in former appropriations, for the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six. Passed February 28, 1876, by a two-third vote. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Treasurer shall pay on the warrant of the Comptroller, from the general fund, the several sums hereinafter named, which are hereby appropriated to the objects and persons indicated in this act, or such parts thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish in full Comptrol the purposes designed by the appropriations: but no warrant shall be ler to an issued, except in cases of salaries, until the amounts claimed shall have been audited and allowed by the Comptroller, who is hereby authorized to determine the same, and to require detailed statements, in items verified by affidavit: dit claims. Comptroller. Sec. of State. Treas. Attorney- One Ins. Court of tion. For deficiency in the appropriations for salaries of certain officers of the government, in pursuance of chapter one hundred and forty-five, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, for the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, to wit: For the Comptroller, two thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars. For the Secretary of State, one thousand eight hundred and seventyfive dollars. For the State Treasurer, one thousand eight hundred and seventyfive dollars. For the Attorney-General, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For one Inspector of State Prisons, three hundred dollars. For the salary of the Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce, of the State of New York, ten thousand dollars, for the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, in pursuance of chapter four hundred and ninety-five, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five. For the salary of the Clerk of the Court of Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce, of the State of New York, three thousand dollars, for the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, in pursuance of chapter four hundred and ninety-five, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five. Commis For the salary of the late Clerk of the Commission of Appeals, eight Clerk of hundred and seventy-five dollars, for the quarter ending December sion of thirty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, in pursuance of chapter Appeals. three hundred and twenty-nine, laws of eighteen hundred and seventyfive. For furniture, books, binding, blanks, printing and other necessary Office of expenses of the office of the Comptroller, one thousand five hundred Comptroldollars. ler. State Eng. and Surv. For furniture, books, binding, blanks, printing and other necessary Office of expenses of the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor, three hundred dollars. For repairs, cleaning, labor, gas and other necessary expenses of the Capitol. Capitol, twenty thousand dollars. But the superintendent of the Capitol shall not incur any expenditures beyond the sum hereby appropriated. For repairs, cleaning, labor, gas and other necessary expenses of the State Halı State Hall, three thousand dollars. For repairs, cleaning, labor, gas, fuel and other necessary expenses of State Cabthe Hall for the State Cabinet of Natural History, including compensa- inet. tion of the keeper, three thousand dollars. For the legislative printing for the State, including natural history, Legisla binding, mapping, engraving, publication of the official canvass and tive printother official notices, thirty thousand dollars. ing, etc. son. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to pay nine hundred dollars, Heirs of being interest at six per cent on ten thousand dollars due the widow J.G. Wasand heirs-at-law of the late John G. Wasson, upon a certificate issued under chapter eight hundred and thirty, laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, to October first, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, payable semi-annually. of State. The unexpended sum of one thousand one hundred and forty-seven Office of dollars and ninety-three cents, appropriated by chapter six hundred Secretary and forty-three, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, for clerk hire in office of the Secretary of State, is hereby reappropriated for the same object. depart For the Executive department for furniture, blank and other books Executive necessary for the use of the department, binding, blanks, printing, ment. stationery, telegraphing and other incidental expenditures, two thousand five hundred dollars. and As To the following officers of the Senate and Assembly of the year Senate eighteen hundred and seventy-five, who were directed by resolutions of sembly. their respective houses to remain and perform services at the Capitol after the close of the session, as follows: For Elijah Clark, librarian of the Assembly, for fourteen days' service E. Clark. at six dollars per day, eighty-four dollars. For Duncan Griffin, assistant librarian of the Assembly, for fourteen D. Grín. days' service at six dollars per day, eighty-four dollars. For Charles F. Stillwell, assistant postmaster of the Assembly, for C. F. Still fourteen days' service at six dollars per day, eighty-four dollars. well. For Rollin A. Vose, superintendent of express matter of the Assembly, R. A. for fourteen days' service at five dollars per day, seventy dollars. For Robert F. McIntyre, mail carrier for the Senate, for fourteen R. F. Mcdays' service at two dollars per day, twenty-eight dollars. Intyre. To be paid on the certificate of the presiding officer and clerk of the Compensation of overseer of the poor. Payment on bounty debt. bonds. houses respectively in which such service was performed, stating the number of days actual service and the rate of compensation allowed by law therefor. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 33. AN ACT to fix the compensation of the overseer of the poor of the town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess county. Passed February 28, 1876; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The compensation of every overseer of the poor hereafter elected in the town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess county, shall be one hundred dollars per annum. § 2. The said overseers of the poor of the town of Rhinebeck shall not receive any compensation as such officer except the amount allowed by the first section of this act. §3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 34. AN ACT to provide for the payment of a portion or the whole of the bounty debt of the county of Greene by issuing new bonds. Passed February 28, 1876; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for the chairman of the board of supervisors and the treasurer of the county of Greene, to provide for the payment of fifteen thousand dollars of the bounty debt of said county falling due on the first day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, by loan upon new bonds as herein provided, instead of the board of supervisors of said county raising the money Issue of required therefor by tax. That said chairman and treasurer of said county shall issue coupon bonds executed by the chairman of said board and the treasurer of the county, in the form and manner of the bonds so falling due, of the denomination of five hundred dollars each, drawing interest, payable annually, at seven per cent. per annum, payable on the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety. § 2. It shall be lawful for the board of supervisors of the county of Greene, at any time not exceeding six months prior to the time when March 1, any installment or portion of said bounty debt is payable, which shall fall due after the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, to provide for the payment thereof by loans upon new bonds as herein provided, instead of raising the money required therefor by tax. The said board of supervisors shall issue coupon bonds by the chairman of the said board and the treasurer of the said county, in the form and manner of the bonds so falling due and of the denomination of five hundred dollars each, drawing interest payable annually Bonds for debts due after 1876. issue. at seven per cent. per annum, dated the day the installment they are to pay falls due and payable at such time as said board shall direct, not exceeding fifteen years from their date; but to authorize the issuing of Authori any new bonds provided for in this section it shall be done by resolu- zation for tion of the said board of supervisors when lawfully convened, and be adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all its members, which resolution shall be voted for by yeas and nays, and be entered in the records of the board with the vote thereon. bonds, §3. The county treasurer of said county shall dispose of such bonds Disposi upon such terms as shall be most advantageous to such county, but for tion of not less than par, and the money that shall be raised on said bonds and proshall be applied by the said county treasurer to the payment of the principal of the installment or portion of said bounty debt so falling due, and for no other purpose. ceeds. § 4. The said board of supervisors shall cause to be levied by tax, on Tax for the taxable property of said county, and collected and paid to said payments. treasurer annually, such sums as may be necessary to pay the interest on the bonds issued under this act; and also, from time to time, shall cause to be levied and collected as aforesaid and paid to said treasurer such sums as may be necessary, to pay said bonds as the same shall fall due, and the treasurer shall apply the moneys so collected and paid to him, to the payment of the interest and principal of said bonds as provided by said board, and for no other purpose. § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 35. AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the village of Edgewater, and for advertising the sale of lands for unpaid taxes in said village. Passed February 28, 1876; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: return of taxes. SECTION 1. The time for the return of the warrant issued by the Time for board of trustees of the village of Edgewater to James R. Robinson, warrant. treasurer of said village, for the collection of taxes, and dated December -, 1875, is hereby extended for thirty days from the return day thereof, and the said treasurer shall have thirty days in addition to the time now Return of provided by law, within which to make and file his return, under oath, unpaid of unpaid taxes, and such return, when so made and filed within such extended time, shall be as valid and effectual to all intents and purposes as if made within the time now provided by law; and said treasurer is Time for hereby authorized and empowered, at any time before the first day of advertiseMay, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, to cause the lands and premises, the taxes upon which are so returned unpaid, to be advertised for sale in the manner prescribed by law, and such advertisement and any sale had in pursuance thereof, shall be as valid and effectual to all intents and purposes as if made within the time now prescribed by law. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. ment. |