NEW REVISION OF THE STATUTES.

GENERAL LAWS

OF

NEW YORK

CONTAINING

ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION OF 1900.

COMPILED AND EDITED BY

EDWARD L. HEYDECKER,

OF THE NEW YORK BAR.

AUTHOR OF "MECHANICS' LIEN LAW;" THIRD EDITION OF "SMITH ON CHATTEL
MORTGAGES," AND " ANNOTATED WAR REVENUE LAW."

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

WITH TOPICAL AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX AND APPENDIX
OF ALL GENERAL (UNCODIFIED) ACTS NOW
IN FORCE, BY TITLES.

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COPYRIGHT. 1900.

BY MATTHEW BENDER.

II. Cessions to the United States (§§ 20-37).

III. The Arms and Great Seal of the State (§§ 40–46)................

84

129

CHAPTER III.

THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW (§§ 1-30).

CHAPTER IV.

THE NATURALIZATION LAW. [Not yet enacted. See Appendix,

150

Article I. General Provisions (§§ 1-15).....
II. The Onondaga tribe (§§ 20-26)

III. The Seneca Indians (§§ 40-59)..

IV. The Seneca Indians on the Allegany and Cattaraugus

...

250

256

259

reservations (§§ 70–77)....

270

V. The Seneca Indians on the Tonawanda reservation
(§§ 80-88).....

272

Article I. Times, places, notices, officers, and expenses of elec-

tions (§§ 1-19)....

300

II. Registration of electors (§§ 30–36).

318

III. Primaries, conventions, and nominations (§§ 50–66)....
IV. Official and sample ballots, instruction cards and sta-

337

tionery (SS 80-89)......

352

V. The conduct of elections (§§ 100-114).

369

VI. County and state boards of canvassers (§§ 130-142).
VII. Voting machines (§ 160–184)....

390

402

VIII. Electors of president and vice-president and represent-

atives in Congress (§§ 190-198)......

410

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CHAPTER VII.

THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.

Article I. Appointment and qualification of public officers

(S$ 1-15)...

II. Creation and filling of vacancies (§§ 20-31)...

III. Powers and duties of public officers (§§ 40–44).

CHAPTER VIII.

PAGE

450

457

463

THE LEGISLATIVE LAW.

Article I. Members, officers, and employees of the legislature

(§§ 1-23)...

500

508

...

512

514

II. The enactment and publication of laws (§§ 40-49)..

III. Legislative committees; testimony in legislative pro-

ceedings (§§ 60–65)...

IV. Legislative printing and binding (§§ 70–81)...................

VII. Provisions applicable to two or more executive officers

III. Canal fund and canal debt sinking fund (§§ 60-66).

IV. Education funds (§§ 80–96).

616

617

V. Miscellaneous funds (§§ 100-102).

630

VI. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 110–111)..