the purpose of considering and acting upon such petition.

Such

meeting may be called upon a notice signed by the chairman, directed to the members of the board and stating the time, place and object of the meeting, which shall be served upon each member of the board, either personally or by leaving it at his residence with some person of suitable age and discretion, at least three days before the time when such meeting is to be held, or by mail at least ten days before such time. The chairman shall call such meeting to be held upon some day within thirty days from the time of the presentation of the petition to him. At any such special meeting or at any annual meeting at which such petition shall be presented for the consideration and action of the board, the board may by a vote of two-thirds of all the members thereof, determine by resolution, to change the site of any such county poor-house, and to purchase a new site and farm for such countyhouse and for the support, care and maintenance of the poor of the county, and to sell and convey the old site of the county poor-house and the farm connected therewith. The board shall also, by resolution, direct that every such resolution, with a notice signed by the chairman and clerk of the board, that the question of such sale and disposal of the old site and farm, and the purchase of a new site and farm for the county poor-house, and for the support, care and maintenance of the poor of the county, will be submitted to the electors of the county, at the ensuing town meeting to be held in the several towns thereof, shall be published in at least six newspapers published in the county designated by the board, if there be that number, if not, in all the newspapers of the county, at least one full week immediately preceding such town meeting, and posted for at least ten days before the town meeting in at least six public places in each town in the county. If the annual town meetings of the county are not to be held within three months after the passage of such resolution, the board shall, by resolution, direct that a special town meeting shall be held in each town of the county, on a day to be specified therein, at which such questions will be submitted to the electors of the county. Every resolution of the board calling such special town meeting shall be published in at least six newspapers of the county, to be designated by the board, for the period of at

least four successive weeks immediately preceding the time when such special town meetings are to be held; or if a less number of newspapers than six are published in the county, such resolution shall be published in all the newspapers thereof. At any annual or special town meeting at which such question shall be submitted to the electors of the county, the vote shall be by ballot, which shall be in this form: "In favor of the sale and disposal of the present county poor-house site and farm; and of the purchase of a new site and farm "; or, "Against the sale and disposal of the present county poor-house site and farm, and the purchase of a new site and farm." The ballots shall be provided and delivered by the county clerk of the county; and the expense thereof shall be a county charge. The officers presiding at such town meeting shall canvass the votes cast thereat and make a correct statement of the number cast in favor of and the number cast against the question submitted, and certify the same in duplicate; one of which shall immediately be filed in the town clerk's office, and the other of which shall, within twenty-four hours after the conclusion of such canvass, be filed in the county clerk's office. Within twenty-four hours after the statements of the canvass of votes in all the towns of the county shall have been filed with the county clerk, he shall canvass and compile a statement of the whole number of votes cast in the county upon the question submitted, and of the number cast in favor of and against such question, respectively, and make and record a certificate of such result in his office; and within twenty-four hours thereafter cause a certified copy thereof to be delivered to the chairman of the board of supervisors, if a majority of the electors of a county voting upon such question at such town meetings shall have voted in favor of the question submitted. The chairman of the board, upon the receipt of the certified copy of such certificate from the county clerk, shall call a special meeting of the board, to be held at some time to be designated by him, not more than thirty days thereafter, and of which meeting notice shall be given to each member of the board, either personally or by mail, at least ten days before the time of the meeting. If the annual meeting of the board is to be held within such period of thirty days a special meeting shall not be called. At any special meeting of the board, called and

convened as herein provided, or at any annual meeting convened within such period of thirty days, such board of supervisors shall have full power and authority to sell and dispose of the site and farm then owned and used by the county for the support, care and maintenance of its poor, and to select, locate and purchase a new site or farm for the county poor-house, and for the support, care and maintenance of the poor of the county, and to raise all necessary sums of money upon the taxable property of the county to defray the expense and cost of the purchase of such new site and farm, and to carry out the provisions of this section over and above the amount that shall be realized from the sale and disposal of the old site and farm, and such moneys as may be in the hands of the county treasurer of the county applicable to such purchase. And the board may also, at any such meeting, provide for the erection of a new county poor-house, and other buildings to be used in connection therewith, and for the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of the county, to raise the necessary sums of money to defray the expense thereof. In case there shall be no chairman of the board of supervisors at a time when any notice required by this section is to be served, or any call of a meeting to be made by such chairman, the clerk of the board of supervisors, if there be one, or, if not, any member of the board of supervisors designated by such petitioners, shall serve the notices and call the meetings required by this section to be served or called by the chairman.

This section shall not apply to Kings county.

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§ 45. Establishment of county hospital for tuberculosis. The board of supervisors of any county shall have power by a majority vote to establish a county hospital for the care and treatment of persons suffering from the disease known as tuberculosis. When the board of supervisors of any county shall have voted to establish such hospital, it shall have the following power:

1. To purchase and lease real property therefor, or acquire such real property, and easements therein, by condemnation proceedings, in the manner prescribed by the condemnation law, in any town, city or village in the county.

2. To erect all necessary buildings, make all necessary improvements and repairs and alter any existing buildings, for the use of said hospital, provided that the plans for such erection, alteration or repair shall first be approved by the state commissioner of health.

3. To cause to be assessed, levied and collected such sums of money as it shall deem necessary for suitable lands, buildings and improvements for said hospital, and for the maintenance thereof, and for all other necessary expenditures therefor; and to borrow money for the erection of such hospital and for the purchase of a site therefor on the credit of the county, and issue county obligations therefor, in such manner as it may do for other county

purposes.

4. To appoint a board of managers for said hospital as hereinafter provided.

5. To accept and hold in trust for the county, any grant or devise of land, or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property or any donation to be applied, principal or income, or both, for the benefit of said hospital, and apply the same in accordance with the terms of the gift. (Added by chapter 341 of the Laws of 1909.)

§ 46. Appointment and terms of office of managers. When the board of supervisors shall have determined to establish a hospital for the care and treatment of persons suffering from tuberculosis, and shall have acquired a site therefor, and shall have awarded contracts for the necessary buildings and improvements thereon, it shall appoint five citizens of the county, of whom at least two shall be practicing physicians, who shall constitute a board of managers of the said hospital. The term of office of each member of said board shall be five years, and the term of one of such managers shall expire annually; the first appointments shall be made for the respective terms of five, four, three, two and one years. Appointments of successors shall be for the full term of five years, except that appointment of persons to fill vacancies occurring by death, resignation or other cause shall be made for the unexpired term. Failure of any manager to attend three consecutive meetings of the board shall cause a vacancy in his office, unless said absence is excused by formal action of the board

of managers. The managers shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses, to be audited and paid, in the same manner as the other expenses of the hospital, by the board of supervisors. Any manager may at any time be removed from office by the board of supervisors of the county, for cause after an opportunity to be heard. (Added by chapter 341 of the Laws of 1909.)

§ 47. General powers and duties of managers. The board of

managers.

1. Shall elect from among its members, a president and one or more vice-presidents. It shall appoint a superintendent of the hospital who shall be also the treasurer and secretary of the board and shall hold office at the pleasure of said board. Said Superintendent shall not be a member of the board of managers, and shall be a graduate of an incorporated medical college, with an experience of at least three years in the actual practice of his profession.

2. Shall fix the salaries of the superintendent and all other officers and employees within the limits of the appropriation made therefor by the board of supervisors, and such salaries shall be 'compensation in full for all services rendered. The board of 'managers shall determine the amount of time required to be spent 'at the hospital by said superintendent in the discharge of his 'duties.

3. Shall have the general superintendence, management and control of the said hospital, of the grounds, buildings, officers and 'employees thereof; of the inmates therein, and of all matters relating to the government, discipline, contracts, and fiscal concerns thereof; and make such rules and regulations as may seem to them necessary for carrying out the purposes of such hospital.

4. Shall maintain an effective inspection of said hospital, and keep itself informed of the affairs and management thereof; shall meet at the hospital at least once in every month, and at such 'other times as may be prescribed in the by-laws; and shall hold its 'annual meeting at least three weeks prior to the meeting of the board of supervisors at which appropriations for the ensuing year are to be considered.