WILLARD ASYLUM. For the officers of the Willard Asylum for the Insane, for salaries, Onteers of eleven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. Willard For the support of Mark Jack, an insane Indian, at the asylum, two Mark, hundred and fifty dollars. Jack HUDSON RIVER STATE HOSPITAL. For the officers of the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane, Officers of for salaries, eight thousand dollars. STATE HOMOEOPATHIC ASYLUM. Hudson For the officers of the State Homœopathic Asylum for the Insane, onicers of for salaries, eight thousand dollars. STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES. State Homœopathic Asy lum. missioner For the state commissioner in lunacy, for salary, four thousand State comdollars; and for his traveling and other incidental, necessary expenses, in lunacy. one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For the secretary of the board of charities, for salary, three thousand Secretary. five hundred dollars; and for the traveling expenses of the commissioners and secretary, and for office expenses, clerk hire and contin- Expenses, gent expenses, four thousand dollars. clerk hire, etc. For the support and care of State paupers, twenty-five thousand State paudollars. PAYABLE FROM THE FREE SCHOOL FUND. pers For the support of the common schools of this State, two million seven Common hundred and fifty thousand dollars. schools. For the State Normal School at Albany, for its maintenance, eigh- Normal, teen thousand dollars. School, Albany. For the State Normal and Training Schools at Buffalo, Brockport, Normal Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, Oswego and Potsdam, for their mainte- and Trainnance, to each of them, eighteen thousand dollars. ing Sch'ls. institute. For the maintenance of the teachers' institute, pursuant to chapter Teacher's five hundred and fifty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixtyfour, eighteen thousand dollars. PAYABLE FROM THE SCHOOL FUND CAPITAL. common For investment of the capital of the common schoool fund, pursuant Investto section eight of chapter one hundred and ninety-four of the laws of ment of eighteen hundred and forty-nine, fifty thousand dollars, or so much school thereof as may be necessary. REVENUE. fund. For dividends to common schools, one hundred and seventy thousand Common dollars. schools. Indian schools. moneys. For the support of Indian schools, five thousand dollars. For refunding money paid into the treasury for redemption of lands Refunding sold for arrears of consideration, five hundred dollars. For refunding surplus moneys received on resales of lands, five hundred dollars. For expenses of lands, two hundred dollars. PAYABLE FROM THE LITERATURE FUND. Expenses of lands. Academies. For dividends to academies, twelve thousand dollars. For the purchase of text-books, maps and globes, philosophical and Textchemical apparatus for academies, three thousand dollars. books, etc. Common schools. Acade mies. School fund. Common school PAYABLE FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPOSIT FUND CAPITAL. For investment of the capital of the United States deposit fund, fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. REVENUE. For dividends to common schools, including the salaries of the county school commissioners, one hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars. For dividends to academies, twenty-eight thousand dollars. For amount to be added to the capital of the school fund, twenty-five thousand dollars. For instruction of common school teachers in the academies and teachers. union schools designated by the regents of the university, eighteen thousand dollars. Refunding For refunding money erroneously paid into the treasury, one thousand dollars. moneys. PAYABLE FROM THE COLLEGE LAND SCRIP FUND REVENUE. Cornell University. Bureau of military statistics. For the Cornell University, twenty-five thousand dollars. PAYABLE FROM THE CORNELL ENDOWMENT FUND- REVENUE. For the Cornell University, eight thousand dollars. PAYABLE FROM THE MILITARY RECORD FUND REVENUE. For the expenses of the bureau of military statistics, three thousand dollars. PAYABLE FROM THE ELMIRA FEMALE COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FUND Elmira in items. Verification. under what authority they were rendered; if for expenditures, when, where and under what authority they were made; if for articles furnished, when and where they were furnished, to whom they were delivered and under what authority; and if the demand shall be for traveling expenses, the account must also specify the distance traveled, the place of starting and destination, the duty or business, and the dates and items of expenditures. All accounts must be verified by an affidavit, to the effect that the account is true, just and correct, and that no part of it has been paid, but is actually and justly due and owing. On all accounts for transportation, furniture, blank and other books, purchased for the use of office, binding, blanks, printing, stationery, postage, cleaning and other necessary and incidental expenses, a bill duly receipted must also be furnished; and it shall be the duty of the treasurer to report annually to the legislature the details of these er's report several expenditures. Treasur Chap. 149. AN ACT to release and convey to Wilhelmine Huwerth, formerly Wilhelmine Thiele, the interest of the people of the State of New York in certain real estate in the city of Buffalo. PASSED April 8, 1879; by a two-third vote. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: to lands in Buffalo SECTION 1. All the estate, right, title and interest of the people of State title the State of New York in and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the city of Buffalo, county of Erie and released. State of New York, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the southwesterly line of Twelfth street, at the distance of one hundred and thirty-four feet southeasterly from the point of intersection of said line of Twelfth street with the southeasterly line of Vermont street, running thence southeasterly along said line of Twelfth street twenty-one feet; thence at right angles with Twelfth street and southwesterly one hundred and forty-nine feet; thence northwesterly and parallel with Twelfth street twenty-one feet, and thence northeasterly one hundred and forty-nine feet to the place of beginning, being the same premises conveyed by Thomas O'Riley to Edmund Thiele by deed dated September third, eighteen hundred and sixtyeight, and recorded in Erie county clerk's office in liber two hundred and seventy-six of deeds at page eighty-two, September tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, which lands escheated to the people of the State of New York, upon the death of Edmund Thiele, late of the city of Buffalo, are hereby granted, released and conveyed to Wilhelmine Huwerth, formerly Wilhelmine Thiele, widow of the said Edmund Thiele, and to her heirs and assigns forever. § 2. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, release Proviso. or discharge any right, claim or interest of any heir-at-law, devisee or grantee of the said Edmund Thiele, or of any creditor by mortgage, judgment or otherwise. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 150. AN ACT to empower and authorize the society known as "The Asylum for Aged and Infirm Hebrews," to pay over, transfer and deliver all its funds to the corporation known as "The Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews," of which Isaac Rosenwald is president. PASSED April 8, 1879. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows: SECTION 1. That the society known as "The Asylum for Aged and Transfer Infirm Hebrews" (incorporated April tenth, eighteen hundred and of funds sixty-six, pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, as "The ized. author Fund, how Benevolent Dramatic and Musical Association," which name, by an act of the legislature of the State of New York, passed April first, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, was changed to the said "The Asylum for Aged and Infirm Hebrews"), is hereby empowered and authorized to pay over, transfer and deliver to the corporation known as "The Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews," all its funds, either as money or otherwise. S2 Upon said fund being paid over, transferred and delivered in to be used. accordance with the power and authority hereinbefore provided, the same shall be used by the said "The Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews," exclusively, for the purpose of building, or to aid in building, an asylum or home for aged and infirm Hebrews. Proviso. District when to ty of sur gate. § 3. Nothing contained in this act shall affect any power of said corporation, or its liability on any contract, suit or other matter in which it may be a party. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 151. AN ACT to amend chapter eight hundred and fifty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled "An act to provide for the election of certain judicial and other officers, and to fix their terms of office." PASSED April 8, 1879; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section eight of chapter eight hundred and fifty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled "An act to provide for the election of certain judicial and other officers, and to fix their terms of office," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: § 8. Whenever any surrogate in a county shall be precluded from attorney, acting as such in any case by reason of interest, relationship, by conact in case Sanguinity or affinity to any party interested therein, so that he would of disabili be excluded from being a juror, or by reason of being a witness of any will, or having acted as counsel in such case, or disabled by reason of sickness, absence or lunacy, and there are no legal officers in such county to discharge the duties of such surrogate, or where such officer shall also be incapacitated from acting as such surrogate by reason of the foregoing disabilities in the case of the surrogate, the county judge of such county, or in case of his disability for like causes, then the district attorney shall possess the power and exercise jurisdiction in all respects in such case as the surrogate of such county would be authorized to possess and exercise, were it not for such disability. The disCompen trict attorney of such county, while acting as surrogate in such case, While act shall be entitled to receive the same compensation, pro rata, as the ing as sur- officer acting as county judge and surrogate of such county is entitled to receive, to be audited by the board of supervisors, and to be paid by the county treasurer in the same manner as the salary of the county judge and surrogate shall be paid; and in counties where there is a separate officer to perform the duties of the office of surrogate, then the district attorney of such county shall receive the same compensation, pro rata, as such surrogate shall be entitled to receive in such county sation rogate. for the time said district attorney shall be acting as surrogate in such cases of disability, which shall be authorized by the board of supervisors, and paid as the salary of such separate officer elected to perform the duties of the office of surrogate is paid. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 152: AN ACT to authorize the permanent appropriation of land for the repair of the banks, prisms and other structures of the canals. PASSED April 8, 1879; three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: of land. SECTION 1. Whenever, in the judgment of the superintendent of Appropublic works, any of the earth structures of the canals of the State need priation to be raised, widened, strengthened or otherwise improved, the superintendent of public works is hereby authorized to enter upon and permanently appropriate to the use of the State so much of any lands, adjacent to the canals, as may be necessary to provide earth and gravel for such purposes. damages. § 2. Claims for damages, by reason of the appropriation of land under Claims for section one of this act, may be adjusted and paid by the superintendent of public works, if the amount thereof can be agreed upon with the owner or owners of land so appropriated; otherwise said claims shall be heard and determined, in the same manner as other claims now are, by the board of canal appraisers. §3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 153. AN ACT to amend chapter four hundred and sixty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, as amended by chapter three hundred and fifty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, entitled "An act to require the payment of certain premiums to the fire department of cities and incorporated villages by fire insurance companies not organized under the laws of the State of New York, but doing business therein," passed May twentyeighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. PASSED April 8, 1879. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section three of chapter four hundred and sixty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, as amended by chapter three hundred and fifty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and |