nish to any person, any groceries, provisions, fuel, medicines or property belonging to himself, or in which he shall have an interest or be interested, nor shall he be interested in any contract for the purchase of such groceries, provisions, medicines, fuel or property; nor shall he receive any commission upon, or for any goods or articles or relief furnished, or on any orders given by him for any such goods, articles or relief. For any violation of any provisions of this section, said commissioner shall be removed from office by the mayor, and he shall forfeit to said city a penalty of one hundred dollars for every such violation.

YONKERS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

(Note.-Commissioner of charities appointed by mayor and common council for a term of four years. Salary fixed by common council at not less than $1,000 nor more than $1,500.)

Chapter 635, Laws of 1895.

TITLE X.

OF THE POOR.

Section 1. All laws now in force not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, applicable to overseers of the poor in towns, shall apply to the commissioner of charities, and such commissioner of charities shall have and possess all powers which overseers of the poor of towns now have, or which may hereafter be conferred upon them.

§ 2. The common council may by ordinance prescribe the duties of such commissioner of charities in relation to the temporary aid and assistance to the poor and may appropriate such moneys for such purpose as it shall deem proper and may also appropriate a sum, not exceeding five thousand dollars per annum, for the care of sick and disabled poor in hospitals. (As amended by chapter 207 of the Laws of 1903.)

SPECIAL STATUTES RELATING TO THE CARE OF THE POOR IN CERTAIN TOWNS OF NEW YORK STATE.

TOWN OF HERKIMER, HERKIMER COUNTY.

AN ACT to secure the better application of funds for the relief of the poor in the town of Herkimer in the county of Herkimer.

Chapter 181, Laws of 1883.

Section 1. The supervisor of the town of Herkimer shall, on the first Monday in May next, appoint four freeholders of said town, two of whom shall belong to each of the two political parties casting the largest vote at the last general election in said town, who shall constitute a board of alms of said town, and be known as the "board of alms of the town of Herkimer." The board of alms so appointed shall meet on the second Monday in May in each year at the town room, and by a majority vote appoint a freeholder of said town, to be known as the overseer of the poor of said town, and who shall hold his office for one year. The town clerk shall attend all meetings and keep the minutes of their proceedings, which shall be recorded in the books of record of said town. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 2. At the time of their appointment the said supervisor shall designate one of the persons so appointed by him to hold, and who shall hold his office for one year; another to hold and who shall hold his office for two years; another to hold and who shall hold his office for three years; another to hold and who shall hold his office for four years. The supervisor shall thereafter annually on the first Monday in May at the town room appoint one member of the said board of alms who shall be a freeholder of said town and shall hold his office for four years and until his successor shall be appointed. Vacancies in the office shall be filled for the unexpired term, and shall be from the same political party as the outgoing members. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 3. The said board of alms shall have control of the funds applicable to the relief of the poor in said town, and the disposition of the same. A majority of said board shall constitute a quorum to do business. Said board of alms shall have power to procure, by rent or purchase, suitable grounds and buildings for a town almshouse, but no purchase shall be made unless specially authorized by a vote of the electors of the town at an annual town meeting, nor at a cost exceeding five thousand dollars.

§ 4. The overseer of the poor appointed by the said board of alms shall hold his office for one year from the second Monday in May of each year, and no longer unless reappointed. The board of alms of said town shall determine his compensation for all such services rendered by him as such overseer which shall not exceed four hundred dollars per annum. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 5. The board of alms of said town shall appoint a treasurer of the poor funds of said town, and take such security for the faithful performance of his duties, and to account and pay over the funds intrusted to him, as they shall deem adequate and shall approve, and they shall determine his compensation, which shall not exceed fifty dollars per annum. The said treasurer shall hold his office for one year and until his successor is appointed. The said board shall keep a record of all proceedings and shall adopt all needful rules as to their meetings and as to the management and dispensation of the funds for the relief of the poor under their control, and for the government of the treasurer and overseer of the poor.

§ 6. All moneys appropriated for the relief of the poor of said town shall be paid over to the treasurer of the poor fund of said town, and all payments and disbursements shall be made by him upon the order of the overseer of the poor or such other person as the board of alms may direct; and said treasurer shall not loan any moneys that may come into his hands, nor shall he use them for any other purpose than is provided for by this act. Any interest which may accrue on said fund shall be credited to said town.

§ 7. The board of alms may cause to be purchased all or any needful supplies for the relief of the poor, in such quantities as

they may deem best, but not to exceed a supply for one year; and they may contract for such supplies, including medical and surgical services, to be delivered or rendered from time to time, as the same may be required or called for, but such contract shall not extend beyond thirty days after the annual town meeting next ensuing the time when such contract shall be made. Said board may also furnish relief to the poor in said town chargeable to the county or to any other town, and receive compensation therefor from the county or town to which such poor is chargeable.

§ 8. The board of alms shall audit and allow all charges and expenses incurred under their direction for the relief of the poor chargeable to the town of Herkimer, including the expense and compensation of officers, and shall report the same through the supervisor to the board of supervisors of the county at their annual meeting in each year, which shall cause the same to be inserted in the tax-list and raised as other town charges are directed to be raised. All charges and expenses for the support of the poor, chargeable to the county or to any other town of the county, shall be audited in the same manner that the charges for the support of the poor, chargeable to the county, are required by law to be audited and allowed.

§ 9. The duties of the office of overseer of the poor of the town of Herkimer are hereby transferred to the overseer of the poor to be appointed by the said board of alms, and to be administered under the direction of said board of alms to take effect as soon as said overseer has been appointed. The said overseer so appointed shall from time to time perform all the duties devolved upon the overseer of the poor of said town heretofore elected in and for said town; subject, however, to the direction of the board of alms and shall keep the vouchers, registers and accounts and charges required by law of overseers of the poor. He shall report to the board of alms quarterly and shall cause such report to be printed at least once in two newspapers of the village most nearly representing the two leading political parties, the names of all persons furnished and the amount to each person and family. And shall prepare annually a statement showing the names of all persons and families who have received relief and the amount to each person and family. No overseer of the poor shall be elected in

said town of Herkimer after the passage of this act and the office of existing overseer of the poor shall become vacated by the present incumbent upon an appointment of an overseer of the poor, as provided in the first section of this act. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 10. The board of alms may audit and allow for their own services a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars to be apportioned among them as a majority may direct to be deemed expenses of administering the poor fund and to be raised as provided in section eight of this act. (As amended by chapter 414 of the Laws of 1895.)

§ 11. Nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as in any way to interfere with the power of the board of supervisors in relation to auditing the poor accounts of the county.

TOWNS OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD AND OYSTER BAY, NASSAU

COUNTY.

AN ACT to appoint trustees of the Jones fund, for the support of the poor of the towns of Oysterbay and North Hempstead, in the county of Queens.*

Chapter 312, Laws of 1838.

Section 1. That Andrew C. Hegeman, Ebenezer Seely and James C. Townsend, freeholders and inhabitants of the town of Oysterbay, and Benjamin Albertson and Singleton Mitchell, freeholders and inhabitants of the town of North Hempstead, be and they are hereby appointed trustees of the Jones fund, for the support of the poor in said towns, and shall hold their offices for two years from the first Tuesday of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and until others are appointed in their place; and they and their successors shall be denominated "The Trustees of the Jones Fund for the support of the poor;" three of whom shall always be freeholders and inhabitants of the town of Oysterbay and two of whom shall always be freeholders and inhabitants of the town of North Hempstead.

*Now Nassau county.