§ 18. All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the pro-‐ visions of this act, are hereby repealed.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act relating to the support of the poor of Rensselaer county," passed April thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty.

Chapter 216, Laws of 1862.

Section 1. (Amends § 10 of Chap. 344 of the Laws of 1860, q. v.)

§ 2. (Amends § 11 of Chap. 344 of the Laws of 1860, q. v.)

§ 3. It shall be the duty of the said acting superintendent to grant the necessary temporary relief to poor persons residing in the city of Troy, whose relief would be by law a county expense, in the same manner as town overseers of the poor are now required to grant relief to poor persons residing in their respective towns, and under the same restrictions of law, so far as the same shall be applicable, as said town overseers now are, excepting the compensation for such services, which shall be fixed by the board of supervisors of the county; and also excepting that said acting superintendent shall not be required to apply to any officer for authority. The expenses incurred for temporary relief under this section shall, in no case, exceed the cost of maintaining the person relieved at the house of industry, for the same length of time as that for which relief is granted, except when the removal of such person to said house of industry shall be clearly impracticable; and the said acting superintendent shall keep a book of record in his office, in which shall be entered in full the name and residence of each person receiving any relief or assistance, together with the date and amount of the same, and also the manner or means by which such relief or assistance has been rendered; such book to be free and open for the inspection of any taxpayer of the county, from nine o'clock in the forenoon until twelve o'clock at noon, and from two o'clock until four o'clock in the afternoon of each and every day in the year, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.

AN ACT to amend chapter three hundred and forty-four of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty, entitled "An act relating to the support of the poor of Rensselaer county," passed April thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty, and to define the term of office of the acting superintendent and auditing superintendents of the poor now in office under said act.'

Chapter 590, Laws of 1875.

Section 1. (Amends § 1 of Chap. 344 of the Laws of 1860, q. v.)

§ 2. The acting superintendent of the poor shall keep a book in which he shall enter consecutively the names of the persons upon whom he or said board of superintendents gives any order for the relief of the poor, the names of the persons to whom said orders shall be given, and their place of residence, for what said orders are given, the amount thereof, and the dates of giving said orders. The said orders shall be in writing, and shall name the article or articles to be furnished, and they shall not authorize or permit to be furnished on such order any spirituous or intoxicating liquor, wines, ale or beer. No account for provisions, clothing, fuel or other articles furnished by any person upon said orders shall be audited or paid, unless the original order or orders shall be attached to said account and accompanied by an affidavit made by the person or persons presenting or claiming the same, that the same identical articles mentioned in said order or orders have been furnished to the person or persons to whom the said orders had been given and that the prices charged therefor were reasonable, nor shall the county treasurer pay any such account when audited, unless the original order verified as herein required, and having attached thereto the audit and allowance by the said acting and auditing superintendents as a board, shall be filed with said county treasurer. Nor shall said board audit or allow any other bill, claim or account whether arising out of a written contract or otherwise, unless the same shall be made out in items with the dates when the services claimed were rendered, or the goods, wares or supplies furnished, with a statement showing whether or not the same is claimed under any and what contract in writing, and verified by the claimant to the effect that

the said bill, claim, account and statement are in all respects correct and true. No account, bill or claim shall be paid by the acting superintendent or the auditing superintendents as a board, or otherwise, nor shall the same be paid by the county treasurer until made out, verified and audited according to the provisions of this section, and certified by said board of superintendents. All monies now in the hands of said board or said acting superintendent, shall be forthwith paid over to the county treasurer, and all monies hereinafter received from any source by said board or said acting superintendent, in their or his official capacity shall be immediately paid over to the county treasurer to be held and used for the support of the county poor as now provided by law, anything in the act hereby amended to the contrary notwithstanding. Such vouchers filed by such county treasurer shall at all reasonable times be subject to examination by any taxpayer of said county.

§ 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

AN ACT to abolish the offices of auditing superintendents of the poor in Rensselaer county, to confer their powers and duties on the acting superintendent, and to authorize the employment of additional clerks in his office.

Chapter 236, Laws of 1906.

Section 1. The office of the auditing superintendent of the poor of the county of Rensselaer whose term expires on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and six, is hereby abolished on that date, and all his powers and duties shall be exercised and performed by the auditing superintendent of the poor whose term of office expires on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and seven, until the expiration of his term of office. The office of the auditing superintendent of the poor whose term expires on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and seven, is hereby abolished on that date, and from and after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and eight, all the powers and duties of the auditing superintendents of the poor of the county of Rensselaer and of the board of superintendents of such county, under

existing laws, shall be exercised and performed by the acting superintendent of the poor of such county. All bids contracted by said acting superintendent of the poor in the discharge of his office shall be audited by the board of supervisors after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and eight.

§ 2. The acting superintendent of the poor of such county may employ additional clerks to assist him in the discharge of his official duties at an annual expense not exceeding one thousand dollars.

AN ACT providing for the appointment by the acting superintendent of the poor of Rensselaer county of clerks, physicians, matrons, keepers, nurses, firemen, watchmen, baker, teamster, cook, laundryman, janitor and laborer, and for their compensation and duties.

Chapter 78, Laws of 1915.

Section 1. The acting superintendent of the poor of the county of Rensselaer may appoint, and may at pleasure remove, a clerk at a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, lunacy clerk at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, a physician at a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, a temporary relief physician at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum, a keeper at a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum, an assistant keeper at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, a matron at a salary of three hundred dollars per annum, an assistant matron at a salary of three hundred dollars per annum, a nurse at a salary of eight hundred and forty dollars per annum, a nurse at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, two firemen each at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, two watchmen each at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, a baker at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, a teamster at a salary of three hundred and sixty dollars per annum, a cook at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, a laundryman at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, a janitor at a salary of two hundred and sixteen dollars per annum and a laborer at a salary of three hundred and ninety-six dollars per annum. Salaries of such appointees shall be payable monthly and shall be a county charge and paid in the same manner as salaries of other county officers and employees.

Such appointees as in the judgment of the acting superintendent of the poor may be necessary to be retained on duty at the House of Industry shall be boarded at such House of Industry and at the expense of the county. Such appointees shall perform such services in and about the offices of said acting superintendent of the poor, the House of Industry, the county farm and for the relief of the county poor, under the direction of the acting superintendent of the poor as he may require.

§ 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Seneca County.

AN ACT to regulate the expenditures for poor purposes in Seneca county.

Chapter 145, Laws of 1868.

Section 1. The board of supervisors of the county of Seneca. shall hereafter, at their annual meeting, audit and settle all accounts of the superintendents of the county poorhouse of said county, the accounts of the overseers of the poor of the several towns of said county, for services and expenses incurred by them for the temporary relief of the county poor of said county, and the accounts of all other persons for like services rendered, or for supplies furnished and for medical attendance by physicians for the poor, chargeable to said county.

§ 2. The board of supervisors for said county shall have power to contract with any person or persons for supplies to be furnished to the poor, chargeable to said county as county paupers of said county.

§ 3. The superintendents of the poor of said county of Seneca are hereby constituted a subordinate board to assist in auditing the poor expenses of said county, and shall be under the direction and control of the board of supervisors of said county.

§ 4. The superintendents of the poor of said county, the keeper of the county poorhouse and the overseers of the poor of the towns in said county, shall not, nor shall either of them, be