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teacher the principal teacher, shall act as librarian. The trustees or board of education shall report to the Commissioner of Education the name and address of the person employed or appointed as librarian. [Added by L. 1914, ch. 51, and amended by L. 1921, ch. 385, in effect April 30, 1921.]

§ 1136 Existing rules continued in force. All existing provisions of law and rules established by the Commissioner of Education for the management of public school libraries shall hold good as to the management of such school libraries till altered by or in pursuance of law. [Amended by L. 1921, ch. 885, in effect April 30, 1921.

§ 1137 Authority to raise and receive money for school library. Each city and school district in the State is hereby authorized to raise moneys by tax in the same manner as other school moneys are raised, or to receive moneys by gift or devise, for starting, extending or caring for the school library.

§ 1138 Authority to transfer school library property to a free library. The board of education in any city or union free school district or the electors of any other district, by legal vote duly approved by the Regents may give to any free library any of the books or other public school library property not required in such school library, provided such free library is registered by the Regents and situated in such city or district; and the school authorities or body making the transfer shall thereafter be relieved of all responsibility pertaining to the property so transferred. [Amended by L. 1921, ch. 385, in effect April 30, 1921.]

§ 1139 Transfer of property not in charge of librarian. [Repealed by L. 1921, ch. 385, in effect April 30, 1921.]

§ 1140 Provision for change to free public library. [Repealed by L. 1921, ch. 385, in effect April 30, 1921.]

§ 1141 Penalty for disobedience to library law, rules or orders. The Commissioner of Education is hereby authorized to withhold its share of public school moneys from any city or district which uses school library moneys for any other purpose than that for which they are provided, or for any wilful neglect or disobedience of the law or the rules or orders of said Commissioner in the premises.

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Court Libraries

Section 1160 Court of appeals libraries

1161 Court of appeals judges' law libraries

1162 Appellate division libraries

1163 Appellate division library, first department

1164 Appellate division library, fourth department

1165 Supreme court libraries

1166 Supreme court library at New York

1167 Supreme court library in borough of Brooklyn

1168 Supreme court library at Newburgh

1169 Joseph F. Barnard memorial library at Poughkeepsie

1170 Supreme court library at Kingston

1171 Supreme court library at Saratoga

1172 Supreme court library at Utica

1173 Supreme court library at Binghamton
1174 Supreme court library at Delhi

1175 Supreme court library at Elmira

1176 David L. Follett memorial library at Norwich

1177 Supreme court library at Buffalo

1178 Supreme court library at White Plains

1179 Supreme court library at Troy

*1180 Supreme court library in Queens county

*1180 City court of the city of New York

1180-6 Law library for the county officials of the county of Bronx
1180-c Supreme court library in Richmond county

1181 Supreme court library at Watertown
1182 Supreme court law library at Riverhead
1183 Hamilton Odell library at Monticello
1184 Supreme court library at Plattsburg
1184-a Supreme court library at Hudson

[Text of article omitted.]

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[Added by L. 1912, ch. 319, and amended by L. 1919, ch. 266] State Institute of Applied Agriculture on Long

Island

Section 1185 Establishment and control

1186 Immediate supervision and management
1187 Instruction and other operations

1188 Establishment of an advisory board

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[Repealed by L. 1915,

1189 Capital fund for operation of dormitories and refectory [4dded by L. 1918, ch. 468]

[Text of article omitted.]

* Two sections numbered 1180 were added to this article by the acts referred to

ARTICLE 46

[Article added by L. 1913, ch. 424]

Divisions of History and Public Records

Section 1190 Divisions created

1191 Functions of the Division of History

1192 Powers of Regents in respect to public records and historical documents, et cetera

1193 General duties of supervisor of public records

1194 What are public records

1195 Functions of the division of public records

1196 Safeguarding of public records

1197 Destruction of public records

1198 Penalty

1199 Local historian; appointment [Added by L. 1919, ch. 181]

[Text of article omitted.]

ARTICLE 46*

[Added by L. 1913, ch. 676]

The New York-American Veterinary

College

Section 1190 The New York-American Veterinary College; to be a state veterinary college

1191 Objects

1192 Extent to which property may be held

1193 Appropriations; report; scholarships; tuition fee
[Text of article omitted.]

ARTICLE 47

[Inserted by L. 1920, ch. 760, in effect May 13, 1920.]

Rehabilitation

Section 1200 Short title

1201 Definitions

1202 Limitation of article

1203 State advisory commission for the rehabilitation of handicapped

persons

1204 Power of commission

1205 Duty of the industrial commission

1206 Duty of department of health

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Section 207 Application for rehabilitation

1208 Duty of the department of education

1209 Gifts and donations

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1210 Acceptance of law of the United States

§ 1200 Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as "The Rehabilitation Law."

§ 1201 Definitions. As used in this article the terms:

1 "Physically handicapped person" shall mean any person who, by reason of a physical defect or infirmity, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury or disease, is or may be expected to be totally or partially incapacitated for remunerative occupation.

2 "Rehabilitation" shall mean the rendering of a person physically handicapped fit to engage in a remunerative occupation.

3 "Residing in the State of New York" shall mean any citizen of the United States or any person who has declared his intention of becoming a citizen who is and has been domiciled within the state for one year or more.

4 "Commission" shall mean the advisory commission for the rehabilitation of physically handicapped persons.

§ 1202 Limitation of article. This article shall not apply to:

1 Aged or helpless persons requiring permanent custodial care, or blind persons under the care of the State Commission for the Blind; or

2 Any person in any state institution or confined in any correctional or penal institution; or

3 Epileptic or feeble-minded persons or to any person who, in the judgment of the commissioner of education, may not be susceptible of rehabilitation; or

4 Persons of the age of fourteen years and under.

§ 1203 State advisory commission for the rehabilitation of handicapped persons. There is hereby created an advisory commission for the rehabilitation of physically handicapped persons, to be composed of the Commissioner of Education, who shall be chairman, of a member of the State Industrial Commission to be designated annually by the Governor, and of the Commissioner of Health. Any member of the commission may designate an officer in his department to represent him on the commission and the acts of such officer shall be deemed to be the acts of

the persons who designated him. The Commissioner of Education shall designate the officer of the Department of Education charged with the administration of this act to act as secretary to the commission.

§ 1204 Power of commission.

have power:

The commission shall

1 To prepare a plan for cooperation between the Industrial Commission and the Department of Education which shall be submitted to the Industrial Commission and to the Board of Regents of the University.

2 To arrange any differences that may arise between departments charged with any duties under this act;

3 To arrange for such therapeutic treatment as may be neces sary for the rehabilitation of any physically handicapped persons who have registered with the department of education, except persons who are entitled to such treatment under the workmen's compensation law.

4 To provide maintenance cost during actual training for physically handicapped persons registered for rehabilitation, except persons entitled to maintenance under the workmen's compensation law; provided, that when the payment of maintenance costs is authorized by the commission, it shall not exceed ten dollars per week, and the period during which it is paid shall not exceed twenty weeks, unless an extension of time is granted by unanimous vote of the commission.

5 To arrange for cooperation between the bureau of employment of the Department of Labor and the Department of Educa tion in securing employment for handicapped persons to the end that duplication be avoided.

6 To make all necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out this article which affect more than one department. § 1205 Duty of the industrial commission. Industrial Commission shall:

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1 Report to the Department of Education all reports made to it of cases of injuries received by employees which may result in rendering the person, in the judgment of the Industrial Commission, in need of rehabilitation.

2 Cooperate with the Department of Education in carrying out this article.

§ 1206 Duty of Department of Health. The Department of Health shall:

1 Arrange with all public private hospitals, clinics, and dispensaries and with practicing physicians to send to the Depart

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