Authorizing bor rowing of money and issuing of bonds by common council. Bonds to be sold not less than par. Applica tion of CHAP. 26. AN ACT to authorize the city of Newburgh, to borrow moneys and issue bonds therefor in payment of the enlargement and improvement of the water-works of said city. PASSED February 21, 1877; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The common council of the city of Newburgh is hereby authorized to borrow a sum of money, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and to issue therefor bonds of said city, payable in not more than twenty years from date thereof, and bearing interest from their date, payable semi-annually, at a rate of interest not to exceed seven per cent per annum. It is further provided that none of the bonds authorized by this act to be issued shall be sold by said city less than their par value. § 2. The proceeds of said bonds shall be credited to the water fund proceeds. of said city, and applied to replace moneys heretofore used from other sources, to the late enlargement and improvement of the water-works of said city. Appropriation. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 27. AN ACT establishing the salary of the deputy comptroller and making appropriations for certain expenses of the government, and supplying deficiencies in former appropriations, for the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven. PASSED February 26, 1877; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the comptroller, from the general fund, the several sums hereinafter named, which are hereby appropriated to the objects and persons indicated in this act, or such parts thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish in full the purposes designed by the appropriations; but no warrant shall be issued, except in cases of salaries, until the amounts claimed shall have been audited and allowed by the comptroller, who is hereby auclaims,etc. thorized to determine the same, and to require detailed statements, in items, verified by affidavit. Comptroller to audit and allow Salary of deputy comptroller. The salary of the deputy comptroller is hereby fixed at three thousand five hundred dollars per annum, from the first day of December, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and the sum of one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars is hereby appropriated to supply deficiency in said salary to September thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and the balance of appropriation, per chapter one hundred and ninetytwo, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, for the salary of the assess tee to indebted laws of eighteen hundred and seventy, until the bonds therein provided for are fully paid, and thereafter in the names of the trustees named in the second trust mortgage given by said corporation under and pursuant to the provisions of said chapter eight, of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, until the bonds therein provided for are fully paid, and thereafter in the names of the trustees herein before named, which policies of insurance shall be held by such trustees as collateral security for the payment of the bonds secured by the said first trust mortgage; and after they are fully paid and interest, then for the payment of the bonds secured by the second trust mortgage; and after such Proceedbonds are fully paid with interest, then for the payment of the bonds case of herein provided for, and in case of the failure or neglect of said failure. corporation to keep the property so insured, then said first trustees may cause the same to be insured to the extent the corporation is herein required to insure the same, and said corporation shall pay the premiums or expense of any such insurance; and in case said corpora- Taxes and tion shall neglect or refuse to pay any tax or assessment levied or as- ments sessed upon its property, said first trustees are hereby authorized to pay unpaid. the same, and the amount so paid by said first trustees shall be repaid to them with interest by the corporation, and in case said first trustees shall advance any moneys to pay any premiums or expense of insurance, or any taxes or assessments, and said corporation shall neglect or Rights of refuse to repay the same with interest, the amounts so paid by said first arst trustrustees shall be a lien and charge upon said property, and shall be liquidate paid to said first trustees with interest out of the first proceeds of the ness of sale of the premises, or personal property on a foreclosure of the first corporatrust mortgage; and in case the said corporation shall neglect or refuse to pay the interest or principal of any of the mortgages or incumbrances upon the real or personal property of the corporation, which are prior to said first trust mortgage, and said trustees shall advance or procure to be advanced the moneys to pay the same or any part thereof, every such payment or advance by said trustees shall operate as an assignment to the said first trustees, and to their assigns of such mortgages or liens to the extent of the payment so made by said trustees, and interest thereon. In case the said corporation shall neg- When lect or refuse to do any of the acts it is herein required to do and per- herein form, to protect the bondholders under any of the several issues, and named the said first trustees shall also fail to do or perform any act they are may exerherein and hereby required or authorized to perform for the like pur- of first pose, then the trustees named in this act are hereby authorized to do and perform the same; and in case of performance by them, they shall, be entitled to all the rights, powers, and privileges herein conferred upon the first trustees in case of the performance of said acts by them. § 8. Whenever the said corporation shall fail to pay the interest on Proceedany of the bonds herein authorized to be issued, the trustees herein Ings in named are hereby authorized and required to take all necessary and non-payproper measures to pay or cause the said corporation to pay the same; interest and in default of payment of principal or interest of any of said bonds, on bonds. said trustees, under this act, are hereby authorized to foreclose the said mortgage, and out of the proceeds of the sale of the mortgaged property, to pay the principal and interest, in arrear, on such honds; and in case such proceeds shall be insufficient to pay all of the said last mentioned bonds in full, then the said trustees shall pay each bondholder in proportion to the amount of his bond. § 9. This act shall take effect immediately. tion. trustees cise rights trustees. case of ment of Authorizing bor rowing of money and issuing of bonds by common council. Bonds to be sold not less than par. Application of proceeds. Appropriation. CHAP. 26. AN ACT to authorize the city of Newburgh, to borrow moneys and issue bonds therefor in payment of the enlargement and improvement of the water-works of said city. PASSED February 21, 1877; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The common council of the city of Newburgh is hereby authorized to borrow a sum of money, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and to issue therefor bonds of said city, payable in not more than twenty years from date thereof, and bearing interest from their date, payable semi-annually, at a rate of interest not to exceed seven per cent per annum. It is further provided that none of the bonds authorized by this act to be issued shall be sold by said city less than their par value. § 2. The proceeds of said bonds shall be credited to the water fund of said city, and applied to replace moneys heretofore used from other sources, to the late enlargement and improvement of the water-works of said city. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 27. AN ACT establishing the salary of the deputy comptroller and making appropriations for certain expenses of the government, and supplying deficiencies in former appropriations, for the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven. PASSED February 26, 1877; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The treasurer shall pay, on the warrant of the comptroller, from the general fund, the several sums hereinafter named, which are hereby appropriated to the objects and persons indicated in this act, or such parts thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish in full the purposes designed by the appropriations; but no warrant shall be issued, except in cases of salaries, until the amounts claimed shall have been audited and allowed by the comptroller, who is hereby auclaims,etc. thorized to determine the same, and to require detailed statements, in items, verified by affidavit. Comptroller to audit and allow Salary of deputy comptroller. The salary of the deputy comptroller is hereby fixed at three thousand five hundred dollars per annum, from the first day of December, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and the sum of one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars is hereby appropriated to supply deficiency in said salary to September thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and the balance of appropriation, per chapter one hundred and ninetytwo, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, for the salary of the second deputy comptroller, amounting to two thousand nine hundred Office of and sixteen dollars and sixty-eight cents is hereby re-appropriated for second the general expense of the government, and the office of second deputy comp comptroller is hereby abolished. deputy troller abolished. John T., The comptroller is hereby authorized to pay six hundred dollars, Wasson, being interest at six per cent on ten thousand dollars due the widow heirs of. and heirs-at-law of the late John T. Wasson, upon a certificate issued under chapter eight hundred and thirty, laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, to October first, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, payable semi-annually. For repairs, cleaning, labor, gas and other necessary expenses of the Capitol. capitol, twelve thousand dollars. For repairs, cleaning, labor, gas and other necessary expenses of the State hall. state hall, three thousand dollars. For repairs, cleaning, labor, gas, transportation of books and other State necessary expenses of the state library, eight hundred dollars. library. superin For furniture, books, binding, blanks, printing and other necessary Office of expenses of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, one tendent of thousand five hundred dollars. For furniture, books, binding, blanks, printing and other necessary expenses of the office of the state engineer and surveyor, three hundred dollars. public in- Office of neer and Office of comp- For furniture, books, binding, blank, printing and other necessary expenses of the office of comptroller, five hundred dollars. For payment to commissioners of money received into the treasury Commis for taxes on lands of non-residents appropriated to the construction of roads, ten thousand dollars. sloners for For the electors of president and vice-president and for special mes- Presidensengers, for compensation, three thousand dollars. tial elec tors. mainte tiaries. For the maintenance of convicts sentenced to penitentiaries, in Convicts, pursuance of chapter one hundred and fifty-eight, laws of eighteen nance of, hundred and fifty-six, chapter five hundred and eighty-four, laws of at peniteneighteen hundred and sixty-five, chapter six hundred and sixty-seven, laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, chapter five hundred and seventy-four, laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, chapter two hundred and forty-seven, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and chapter five hundred and seventy-one, laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, seven thousand dollars. porting The comptroller is hereby authorized to pay to sheriffs mileage and Sheriffs, the actual expenses incurred by him for maintenance, for the trans- for transportation of convicts to the State Reformatory at Elmira, and such convicts reasonable compensation for these services as the comptroller shall toatedeem just and equitable. formatory, For the support of the laundry establishment at Sing Sing prison Sing Sing the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars, for the current fiscal faundry. prison, year, ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, as authorized by chapter four hundred and fifty-eight, laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and the earnings from this source shall be accounted for and deposited in the same manner as other prison earnings. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Sec. 29, art. CHAP. 28. AN ACT to amend section twenty-nine of article third, chapter sixth, title sixth, of part first of the revised statutes, relating to the compensation of electors of president and vice-president of the United States. PASSED March 1, 1877; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section twenty-nine of article third, chapter sixth, title 3, chap. 6, sixth of part first of the revised statutes is hereby amended so as to read as follows: title 6, R. S., amended. Compen electors. § 29. Every elector of the state for the election of a president and sation of vice-president of the United States, who shall attend at any election of those officers and give his vote at the time and place appointed by law, shall be entitled to receive for his attendance at such election, the sum of fifteen dollars per day, together with ten cents per mile, each way, from his place of residence, by the most usual traveled route, to the place of the meeting of said electors, to be audited by the comptroller upon the certificate of the secretary of state, and paid by the Comp troller to audit ac count. Laws of 1873, sec. 16, chap. 235, amended. Building and enlarging of schoolhouses. treasurer. CHAP. 29. AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and thirty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled' An act to establish free schools in school district number four, in the town of Eastchester, Westchester county,' passed June eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three." PASSED March 3, 1877; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section sixteen of chapter two hundred and thirty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish free schools in school district number four, in the town of Eastchester, Westchester county,' passed June eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: § 16. Whenever, in the opinion of said board of education, it becomes necessary to build a new school-house or school-houses, or to enlarge any of those already built, they shall cause plans and specifications thereof to be prepared, and an estimate of the cost of said building, buildings or enlargements, specifying the cost of said building, and the cost of the furniture required for said buildings separately, which statement shall be certified to as just and true, according to said plans and specifications, by a competent builder or architect. The board of education shall then issue a notice of a special meeting of those must be by entitled to vote at the annual election for school officers, at which vote, etc. meeting said electors shall vote for or against raising the amount given Raising of money therefor |