committing any breach of the peace, or misdemeanor or any willful trespass upon such grounds, or in or upon said buildings, or any part thereof, and convey such person or persons so arrested, with a statement of the cause of the arrest, before a proper magistrate to be dealt with according to law. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAP. 116. 1882. Chap. 116. AN ACT authorizing the boards of the state normal schools of this state to insure the buildings and property belonging to said schools for the benefit of the state. PASSED May 2, 1882; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: of build SECTION 1. The local boards of the state normal schools Insurance of this state are each hereby authorized to insure and keep ings. insured the normal school buildings connected with and belonging to said schools at a risk not exceeding seventyfive thousand dollars, for the benefit of the state, and to pay for said insurance out of any money or moneys appropriated and set apart, from time to time, for the use and benefit of said schools by the state of New York. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. State pupils. State pupils. DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTIONS. The institutions for deaf and dumb, authorized by law to receive persons appointed as state pupils therein by the superintendent of public instruction under the provisions of section 9, title 1, chap. 555, Laws of 1864, and the special acts relating to the same are: New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb-Incorporated by chap. 264, Laws of 1817. Institution for the Improved Instruction of Deaf-Mutes (New York city)- Chap. 180, Laws of 1870. Central New York Institution for Deaf-Mutes, at Rome, N. Y.-Chap. 13, Laws of 1876, and chap. 355, Laws of 1880. Western New York Institution for Deaf-Mutes, at Rochester-Chap. 331, Laws of 1876. St. Joseph's Institute for the Improved Instruction of Deaf-Mutes, at Fordham-Chap. 378, Laws of 1877. Le Couteulx St. Mary's Institution for the Improved Instruction of Deaf-Mutes, at Buffalo - Chap. 670, Laws of 1872. Northern New York Institution for Deaf-Mutes, at Malone - Chap. 275, Laws of 1884. HIGH CLASS IN. In addition to the term of appointment of State pupils provided for in section 10, title 1, of the General School Act, the superintendent is authorized to appoint pupils to the high class in the New York Institution-Chap. 272, Laws of 1854, as amended by chap. 58, Laws of 1885. Western New York Institution - Chap. 331, Laws of 1876. Central New York Institution - Chap. 355, Laws of 1880. State pupils. INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND. The only institution to which the state superintendent of public instruction is authorized by law to send indigent blind persons, as state pupils, is the New York Institution for the Blind. 1875. To that institution, he can appoint only residents of CHAP 322, the counties of New York, Kings, Queens, Suffolk and Richmond. eligible. To be eligible, the applicant, by the provisions of one When act, must be between the ages of eight and twenty-five years; by another, of suitable age. The term of such appointments shall not exceed five Term of. years, but may be extended from time to time. for pupils. The supervisors of each of the counties of New York, Clothing Kings, Queens and Suffolk are required to raise and appropriate each year, while such pupils are in said institution, fifty dollars for each of said pupils whose parents or guardians shall in the opinion of the superintendent of public instruction be unable to clothe them, to be applied to the furnishing such pupils with a suitable clothing Chap. 555, Laws of 1864, as amended by chap. 615, Laws of 1886; chap. 166, Laws of 1870, as amended by chap. 166, Laws of 1871. Chap. 322. AN ACT relating to free instruction in drawing. The People of the State of New York, represented in SECTION 1. In each of the state normal schools the Drawing course of study shall embrace instruction in industrial ΟΙ free hand drawing. to be taught in normal schools. § 2. The board of education in each city in this state In schools shall cause free instruction to be given in industrial or in cities. free hand drawing in at least one department of the schools under their charge. districts. State su 3. The board of education of each union free school In union district incorporated by special act of the legislature, shall free school cause free instruction to be given in industrial or free hand drawing in the schools under their charge, unless excused therefrom by the superintendent of public instruction. § 4. This act shall take effect October first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. 18 perintendent may excuse from. CHAP. 538. 1887. Memorandum of hiring. Pay of. Waterclosets and division Chap. 335. AN ACT in relation to the employment and pay of teachers in the public schools. PASSED May 16, 1887; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. From and after the passage of this act, all officers or boards of officers who shall employ any teacher to teach in any of the public schools of this state shall, at the time of such employment, make and deliver to such teacher, or cause to be made, and delivered, a memorandum in writing, signed by said officer, or by the members of said board, or by some person duly authorized by said board, to represent them in the premises, in which the details of the agreement between the parties, and particularly the length of the term of employment, the amount of compensation and the time or times when such compensation shall be due and payable, shall be clearly and definitely set forth. But nothing herein contained shall be deemed to abridge or otherwise affect the term of employment of any teacher now or hereafter employed in the public schools, nor to repeal or affect any provision of special laws concerning the employment or removal of teachers now in force in any particular locality. § 2. The pay of any teacher employed in the public schools of this state shall be due and payable at least as often as at the end of each calendar month of the term of employment. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 538. AN ACT in relation to health and decency in the school districts of this state. PASSED June 7, 1887; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. From and after the first day of September, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, the board of educa CHAP. 540. be con tion, or the trustee or trustees having supervision over 1887. any school district of this state, shall provide suitable and fences to convenient water-closets or privies for each of the schools structed. under their charge, at least two in number, which shall be entirely separated each from the other and having separate means of access, and the approaches thereto shall be sepa rated by a substantial close fence not less than seven feet in height. It shall be the duty of the officers aforesaid to keep the same in a clean and wholesome condition, and a failure to comply with the provisions of this act on the part of the trustees shall be sufficient grounds for removal from office, and for withholding from the district any share of the public moneys of the state. Any expense Tax for. incurred by the trustees aforesaid in carrying out the requirements of this act shall be a charge upon the district, when such expense shall have been approved by the school commissioner of the district within which the school district is located; and a tax may be levied therefor without a vote of the district. Chap. 540. AN ACT to provide for the establishment of evening schools for free instruction in industrial drawing. PASSED June 7, 1887; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: industrial SECTION 1. The board of education, or other body hav- Evening ing supervision of the public schools in any city or union schools for free school district in this state, is hereby authorized to drawing. establish and maintain evening schools for free instruction in industrial drawing, whenever the city authorities in any city or the qualified electors duly convened in any union free school district shall so direct, and shall make provision for the maintenance of such schools. In addition to the powers now conferred by law upon the authorities of any city, or upon the electors of any union free school district in the state, such authorities and such electors shall also have power, whenever they shall think it advisable, to raise such moneys as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |