The Political Code of the State of New York

New York (State). Commissioners of the Code

Weed, Parsons, printers, 1860 - 607 pages

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PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS	49

PART II	57

PART III	101

NUMBER DESIGNATION AND MODE OF ELECTION	102

Compensation	105

TAKING TESTIMONY IN LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS	111

ARTICLE V	115

List of officers to be published	116

Certified copies of clearances	363

Fraud in clearance	364

Statement of passengers	365

Collectors duty	366

Commutation	367

Boats overtaking 267	368

Penalty	369

Application of proceeds	370

GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING THE COMPTROLLER PAGE	119

ARTICLE II	123

Regents of the university	125

Their terms of office	126

Portwardens and officers of health of New York	127

Commissioners of excise	128

Commissioner of the St Regis Indians	129

Exchanging statutes with other states	131

Expenses	132

Person acting as governor	133

Custody of records	134

Preservation of original statutes and corrected copy	135

Distribution of statutes journals and documents	136

Census	138

Duty of marshals	139

Duty of county clerks	140

Penalty for refusing to give information	141

General duties of the comptroller	142

Action of the board of supervisors	144

Oath to account	145

Repayment of moneys paid under mistake	146

Comptroller to purchase fuel c	148

Comptroller to issue notice to any person who has not accounted	149

Comptroller to settle accounts if rendered	150

Separate accounting with joint debtors	151

Powers of deputy comptroller	152

Mode of drawing funds	154

Discharging the bond	155

Committee to audit treasurers accounts at close of fiscal year	156

Committee to audit treasurers accounts when he leaves office	157

Annual report	162

Sales for quitrents if invalid	168

Charges for advertising	174

CHAPTER V	185

CHAPTER VI	193

Other commissions	199

RIGHTS OVER PERSONS	213

ARTICLE I	218

Suspension of treasurer and removal of judges	228

Notice to town clerk	229

Lumber mark	230

Defacing marks converting lumber	231

Sale of lumber found at Albany	232

Subsequent claim by the owner	233

Officers c entitled to salvage	234

Persons having wrecked property to deliver it to an officer	235

Duty of sheriffs coroners and wreckmasters	236

Claimant first to give bond	237

Salvage to be stated in writing	238

Notice of sale	239

Expense of notice	240

ARTICLE V	241

ARTICLE VII	245

Qualifications of harbormasters	265

Steamers to carry signals at night	274

CHAPTER II	279

Steamers c to carry boats	280

Duty of supervisors	284

Owners liable for masters and engineers penalties	286

ARTICLE V	297

ARTICLE VI	308

Bridges across canals	319

Tariff of pilotage	326

ARTICLE I	331

Hellgate pilots how appointed	336

The officers of the board	349

Duty to carry mails	351

Duty of company towards rival connecting roads	352

Employees to wear badges	353

Baggage checks	354

None but portwardens to act	355

Crossing signals	356

Intoxication of companys servants	357

Duty of collector	359

Name to be on each boat	360

To whom to be exhibited	361

Making a false bill knowingly is a misdemeanor	362

Boat may be detained	371

CHAPTER V	372

Special meeting of the supervisors	373

Action of the supervisors	374

Compensation of the commissioners	375

Acquiring lands by grant	376

Acquiring right of way	377

Plankroads on turnpike roads	378

Milestones	379

Erection of gates	380

Appeal	381

ARTICLE II	382

Tariff of tolls on turnpikes	383

Persons exempt	384

Collection of tolls	385

Commutation	386

Penalties how recovered	387

Closing gates	388

Fees	389

Duty of the harbormaster of Albany	390

CHAPTER VII	393

TITLE IV	399

Sealers fees	400

State superintendent may contract for construction of standards	405

CHAPTER II	410

FRAUDS AND PENALTIES	412

Qualification of auctioneer	414

Officer to give notice to comptroller	415

What goods may be sold by any one	416

ARTICLE III	417

Penalty	418

Suppression of mock auctions in New York city	419

Private sales on same day prohibited	420

ARTICLE IV	421

Exhibition of account and auctioneers oath	422

Partners and clerks oath	423

Affidavit of no sales	424

Auctioneers book to be examined	425

Poisoning fish	434

Penalty for selling without license	439

Residents may grade gravel or plank a road	441

CHAPTER XIII	455

CHAPTER XV	462

Collection of penalties	468

THE GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES	471

Appeals may be taken from the order of the commissioners	476

CHAPTER II	477

Decision of the referees	482

Service of subpœna	484

Adjournment bond to appear	485

Form and verification of accounts to be audited	486

Fees for subpœnaing witnesses	487

The clerk his compensation	488

Clerk to make annual statement	489

Solitary cells for convicts	490

Allowance may be reviewed by the sessions	491

When to file bond in certain counties	492

Delivery of books papers and funds to successor	493

Application of recovery	494

Compensation from the state	496

Seal	497

Compliance with the order	500

TITLE II	506

Removal not to be required in the winter	512

Penalty for unauthorized felling	520

ARTICLE I	526

Filing and effect of the collectors bond	529

Route to be fixed before construction	534

ARTICLE IV	536

The board	538

Lines common to two railways	541

Town charges enumerated	545

CHAPTER II	555

Penalties	565

Directions to make or repair a sidewalk	572

Formation of companies	576

278	589

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Title	The Political Code of the State of New York Codes of the state of New-York.1 Hein's superseded state statutes & codes
Author	New York (State). Commissioners of the Code
Contributor	New York (State)
Publisher	Weed, Parsons, printers, 1860
Length	607 pages

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