Boundaries of city.

Provisions not to apply to state

hospital.

chapter three hundred and thirty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Ogdensburg' and the acts amending the same ", is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 2. The boundaries of the said city shall be as follows: Beginning in the center of the Saint Lawrence river where the same is intersected by the westerly line of the ship yard lands continued, thence northeasterly along the center of said river to a point where said center is intersected by a line from a point in the southerly margin of said river where the same is intersected by the westerly margin of Tibbit's creek, that will pass forty-five feet southerly from the southerly low water margin of Chimney island, thence along said line to said point at Tibbit's creek, thence along the westerly margin of said creek to a point situate nine hundred feet southerly from an easterly continuation of the southerly line of the boulevard, thence westerly on a line nine hundred feet distant at right angles from and parallel with the said southerly line to the westerly line of the town of Lisbon, thence southerly along said line to the division line between sections numbers one and two of the Volsolingen tract, thence southwesterly along said division line and the northerly line of section two and numbers five, six, and seven of the same tract to the center of the Oswegatchie river, thence to and along the southerly line of the Mansion house property and the continuation thereof to the lands of the late Henry Van Rensselaer, thence northerly along the easterly line of the said Van Rensselaer lands and the southerly and westerly bounds of the ship yard lands continued to the place of beginning.

The provisions of this charter and the ordinances adopted thereunder relating to sewers, highways, sidewalks, roads, bridges, lights, fires and water mains and hydrants shall not apply to such part of the territory above described as is owned by the state of New York and used by the Saint Lawrence State hospital, but the state and hospital authorities shall have charge of said matters on said premises and pay the cost thereof, and the city shall have no responsibility or liability on account therePolicing of of. And the state and said hospital authorities shall have charge

hospital

grounds.

of policing its said premises and at its own expense, and the contract heretofore made by and between the managers of the Saint Lawrence State hospital and the board of water commis

supply.

sioners of the city of Ogdensburg for the supplying of water to Water said hospital premises is declared to be, and remains, a legal contract and fixes the price for the time mentioned therein at which said hospital, as a water consumer, shall be supplied with water by said city.

Chap. 341.

AN ACT to amend cnapter forty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred ninety-eight, entitled "An act to make the office of sheriff of Montgomery county a salaried office, and to regulate the management thereof," relative to the compensation of the sheriff.

Became a law, April 12, 1901, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, by a two-thirds vote.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Act

Section 1. Sections one, two and ten of chapter forty-two of amended. the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled "An act to make the office of sheriff of Montgomery county a salaried office, and to regulate the management thereof," are hereby amended to read as follows:

Annual

tion for

§ 1. The sheriff of the county of Montgomery shall receive annu- compensa ally as compensation for his services and for the services of his services. under sheriffs, jailors, turnkeys, clerks, deputy sheriffs and all persons whom it may be necessary for him to employ to properly perform the duties of said office, and all work, labor and duties appertaining thereto, the sum of forty-two hundred dollars. Such compensation shall not be increased or diminished during the term of office of any incumbent of such office hereafter chosen or appointed.

Duties of

§ 2. It shall be the duty of such sheriff to perform all the sherin. services which he is or shall be required or authorized by law to perform by virtue of or by reason of his holding such office for the state, for the county and for individuals, including his duties. as officer of the courts, and the care and management of the jails, jail property and grounds, and persons confined in said jails, and no compensation, payment or allowances shall be made to him or to any person whom he has entrusted with the performance of any duty connected with said office or appointed to any position

Janitor of County buildings.

Jail and supp ies therefor.

Care, cus

tody. etc., of prisoners.

Contracts

with sheriff.

Itemized accounts and

vouchers.

of trust or profit thereunder, or to any other person for his or their own use for any such services, except as hereinafter provided for. The sheriff shall have charge and shall be the janitor of the other county buildings and premises connected therewith at Fonda in such county, and the board of supervisors shall fix his compensation as such janitor, which shall be a county charge and be paid in the same manner as other county charges.

$ 10. The jail of said county shall be kept by the said sheriff with the assistance of his under sheriff as now required by law All transportation of prisoners, furniture, implements, material, tools and supplies of whatever nature necessary for the custody, care and maintenance of the prisoners detained within said jail, shall be done, contracted for or provided by said sheriff, under the supervision of the board of supervisors, and the accounts thereof, and the necessary disbursements in doing and providing the same and traveling and hotel bills for transporting of pris oners shall be a county charge and shall be paid by the county upon the sheriff rendering a correct and itemized account of such disbursements made by him or contracted for by him. Care, custody and maintenance shall include the board, washing and service and every charge of any name, nature or description which can or may legally be made in connection with said prisoners, and shall be a county charge at a sum not to exceed one dollar and seventy-five cents per week for each prisoner. The board of supervisors of such county may make a contract with such sheriff for the care, custody, board and maintenance of such prisoners at a price not to exceed one dollar and seventy-five cents per week for each prisoner, and may also contract with him for furnishing such prisoners with necessary clothing and boots and shoes, and for supplying such jail with necessary furniture, bedding, implements, material and other general jail supplies, not included in the contract for the care, custody, board and maintenance of prisoners in such jail. And if no contract shall be made and then if said care, custody and maintenance shall not reasonably cost said sum of one dollar and seventy-five cents for each prisoner, then said county is to have the benefit of the difference in said cost in case no contract is made. Said sheriff shall keep, in book or books provided for that purpose, at the expense of said county, each item of said account, specifying the date on which it was incurred or contracted for, who contracted with

accounts.

cation.

and to whom paid, the place where paid, and for what, or the purpose for which it was paid or contracted. The sheriff shall also obtain a voucher for each item incurred by him, so far as practicable, and if any such item exceeds the sum of twenty-five dollars, it shall be duly verified as to its correctness and the payment thereof by the affidavit of the person furnishing the same. Such accounts of said sheriff or person with whom he has con- Audit of tracted together with the vouchers thereof, shall be presented to the board of supervisors of said county at the first session of the annual meeting of said board of supervisors for audit, and the amount thereof shall be audited and allowed the same as other county charges. The said account shall be verified by the Verinsheriff or person furnishing the same in the same manner as other county charges are required by law to be verified. case of the return of a prisoner or requisition from another state, Duties as to or the return of an escaped prisoner, it shall be the duty of the prisoners. sheriff or under sheriff to go to the place where said prisoner shall have been apprehendea and bring him to the jail of said county, and he shall be reimbursed only for his legitimate and necessary expenses therein, in an account to be presented by him therefor to the board of supervisors, and to be audited by them as other accounts are audited. The board of supervisors shall also allow to the said sheriff or his under sheriff necessary traveling expenses in other criminal cases to be presented by similar account and audited in the same manner. The salaries Payment of of said sheriff shall be paid quarterly by the county treasurer. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 342.

AN ACT authorizing the village of Geneseo, county of Livingston, to issue bonds for the erection of a village hall and the purchase of a site therefor.

Became a law, April 12, 1901, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

return of

Travelling

expenses.

salaries.

of question

Section 1. At an annual or special election called and held as Submission provided in the charter of the village of Geneseo, being chapter to electors.

Issue of

bonds.

Sale of bonds.

Tax for

interest and principal.

Purchase of site and erection of

two hundred and thirty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-two and the acts amendatory thereof, there may be submitted to a vote of the electors of such village a resolution authorizing the trustees to issue bonds for the purchase of a site and the erection thereon of a building for general village and fire department purposes, in an amount not to exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dollars. Only such persons shall be qualified to vote upon such resolution as are qualified to vote upon a proposi tion to raise money by taxation in such village.

§ 2. If such resolution be adopted, the board of trustees shall cause bonds to be issued upon the faith and credit of such village to an amount specified in such resolution. Such bonds shall be signed by the president and treasurer of such village, and shall be attested by the clerk under the corporate seal thereof. They shall become due not more than ten years from the date of their issue and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum, and shall be sold for not less than their par value. They shall be sold on sealed proposals or at public auction upon notice duly published in each of the newspapers printed and published in such village, and in such other newspapers as the board of trustees may determine, to the person who will take them at the lowest rate of interest. The board of trustees of such village shall raise by tax an amount sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds and the principal thereof as they become due. They may also cause to be raised by tax in the same manner as other taxes for village purposes a sufficient sum each year to provide for the payment of the principal of such bonds when they become due. The amount so raised shall be deposited in a bank or trust company to be designated by the trustees, as a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of such bonds.

§ 3. The board of trustees of such village are hereby authorbuilding. ized to expend the amount realized from the sale of such bonds for the purchase of a site and the erection thereon of a building for general village and fire department purposes. Such building shall be erected under the personal supervision and direction. of such trustees. If such trustees are unable to agree with the owners, for the purchase of the lands selected by them as a site for such building, they may acquire the same by condemnation building. in the manner prescribed by the condemnation law. Such build

Condemnation.

Control of