LAWS

OF THE

STATE OF NEW YORK,

PASSED AT THE

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH SESSION

OF THE

LEGISLATURE,

BEGUN JANUARY SIXTH, 1897, AND ENDED APRIL TWENTY-

FOURTH, 1897, IN THE CITY OF ALBANY.

Pursuant to the directions of chapter 682, Laws of 1892, entitled “ The Legislative Law," I hereby certify that the following volume of the Laws of this state was printed under my lirection. .

JOHN PALVER,

Secretary of State.

In this volume, every act which received the assent of a majority of all the members of the Legislature, three-fifths of all the members elected to either house thereof being present, pursuant to section 21 of article 3 of the Constitution of this State, is designated under its title by the words “passcal, three-fifths being present.” And every act which received the assent of a majority of all the members elected to each branch of the Legislature, pursuant to section 15 of article 3 of the Constitution of this State, is designated under its title by the words “passed, a majority being present." And every act which received the assent of two-thirds of all the members elected to each branch of the Legislature, pursuant to section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution of this State, is designated under its title by the words “passed by a two-thirds vote.” [Sce “ the Legislative Law," chapter 682, Laws of 1892, as amended by chapter 53, Laws of 1894.]