The Political Code of the State of New York

1860

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ARTICLE III	9

ARTICLE V	11

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS	49

Title of Code	50

PART I	51

Domicil how determined	52

Allegiance	53

Rights and duties of persons not electors	54

Notice of appeal	315

Filling vacancies orders of appointment	316

Notice of hearing to be given to commissioners and applicant	317

Notice to owner to remove fences	318

Bridges across canals	319

Bridges to be railed	320

Bridges between two towns	321

Commissioners when personally liable	322

Other rights not affected by state of war	55

PART II	57

Cessions to the United States	69

Counties of the state	78

Judicial districts of the state	79

PART III	101

ARTICLE III	111

List of officers to be published	116

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

Oath to account	145

Repayment of moneys paid under mistake	146

Disposition of certain surplus moneys	147

Comptroller to purchase fuel c	148

Comptroller to issue notice to person who has not accounted	149

Comptroller to settle accounts if rendered	150

Separate accounting with joint debtors	151

Powers of deputy comptroller	152

Deposits in the Manhattan Bank	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

General duties of the state engineer and surveyor	158

New surveys of towns	159

Annual report	160

the attorneygeneral the state engineer and surveyor and	166

ARTICLE I	174

Number and designation	185

Filing and effect of the collectors bond	186

CHAPTER VI	193

Notice of neglect	202

Penalty for acting without oath or bond	203

Resignations to whom made	204

Governors power of removal	205

District attorney to inquire into charges	206

Notice of conviction	207

Temporary appointments by the governor	208

Vacancies in certain offices	209

Vacancy in office of commissioner of excise	210

Officers chosen to fill vacancies	211

Proceedings to compel delivery	212

TITLE II	213

Sandy Hook pilots VI Hellgate pilots VII New York portwardens VIII New York harbormasters IX Special regulations respecting the port of New Yo...	218

What waters are public ways	219

Use of nets c in the channel of the Hudson above New York city	220

Obstructions in the port of New York	221

Lines used for landing not to be drawn by machinery	222

Steamers to carry signals at night	223

Rafts on the Hudson to show lights	224

Penalty	225

Regulation of speed on the Hudson river	226

Owners liable for masters and engineers penalties	227

Definition	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

Office meetings and records	242

Powers of board	243

Examination of candidates	245

Security	246

Masters to state draught of vessels	249

Fees by whom payable	250

Complaints against pilots and others	251

Witnesses	252

Further duty of secretary and clerks	253

Portwardens to recommend	254

Charges against pilots	255

Tariff of pilotage	256

Pilots to have preference in certain cases	257

Others than pilots not to act as such	258

Suspension of wardens	259

Notice of proceedings	262

Fees	263

Special wardens at quarantine	264

NEW YORK HARBORMASERS PAGR SECTION 358 Qualifications of harbormasters	265

Harbormasters to share duties and compensation	266

Payment and penalty for default	267

Duty of harbormaster respecting piers	268

Duty of harbormasters to enforce this regulation	269

Fees and penalties annual report	270

Ballast rubbish c	271

Protection of piers	272

Incumbrances removed	273

Storage at owners expense	274

Lighters	275

Duty of harbormasters and pilots	276

ARTICLE X	277

His powers	278

Enumeration of highways	280

Duty of supervisors	287

Repairs in case there is not time for such application	288

Duties of overseers of highways	289

CHAPTER V	290

Penalties on overseers for neglect	291

Actions against railway corporations	292

Commissioners duties	293

Omissions in assessment roll to be supplied	295

Lands occupied by another than the owner	296

ARTICLE V	297

Notice to corporations	298

Record of private districts	299

Highway labor on plankroads	300

Residents may apply labor to new road	301

Commutation	302

Penalties for loss of time substitutes	303

Mode of collection	304

Penalties collected to be set off against assessments	305

Supervisors to assess arrearages by tax	306

And pay over moneys unexpended	307

ARTICLE VI	308

A survey to be recorded and notice given	309

Applicant to give notice of route and of meeting of examiners	310

Commissioners to give owner notice of their meeting	311

Roads c across railways	312

Disagreement between commissioners of different towns	313

Width of roads	314

Reference thereon	323

Report of commissioners and levying the expenses	324

Appeal from orders made under sections 497 or 501	325

ARTICLE VIII	326

Penalty for neglect	327

Proceedings if an encroachment is found	328

Gates across highways when allowed	329

Account of the gates and penalty for leaving open	330

Notice on bridges and penalty for disregarding	331

Powers of company	332

Annual report	334

Penalty for neglect	342

State and municipal authorities may make grants	343

Commissioners of highways may permit certain railways to cross public roads	344

Acquiring title by appraisal	345

Route to be fixed before construction	346

Company may alter their routes	347

Weight of rail	348

Lines without the state	349

Agreement of adjoining owner to fence	350

Walking on railway track prohibited	351

Baggage checks	354

Duty and liability of companies as to sleeping cars	355

Crossing signals	356

Intoxication of companys servants	357

CHAPTER IV	358

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

Certified copies of clearances	363

Fraud in clearance	364

Statement of passengers	365

Collectors duty	366

Commutation	367

Boats to turn to the right	368

Penalty	369

Application of proceeds	370

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

Streams	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

Use of highways	391

Completion of bridge and rates of toll	392

CHAPTER VII	393

Violation of recognizance	394

Vested rights not affected	395

Driver addicted to intoxication	396

Horses not to be run	397

Telegraph lines may be erected	398

TITLE IV	399

The standards	400

The unit of extension	401

The rod the mile and the chain	402

The barrel and the hogshead	403

Contracts construed accordingly	404

State superintendent may contract for construction of stand ards	405

Copies of standards	406

Marks upon the standards	407

FRAUDS AND PENALTIES	412

CHAPTER I	414

Officers to give notice to comptroller	415

What goods may be sold by any one	416

REGULATIONS RESPECTING SALES SECTION 727 Auctioneers in cities to designate their places of sale	417

Penalty	418

Suppression of mock auction 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

PUBLIC WATERS	434

Money	436

MINISTERIAL AND OTHER OFFICERS CONNECTED WITH	440

Penalty for selling without license	445

Proceedings in case of violation of this chapter	446

Intoxicated persons to be arrested tried and punished	447

No liquor to be given to intoxicated persons	448

Habitual drunkards and paupers	449

Penalties how recovered	450

Damages for unlawful sale	451

Employees of incorporated companies	452

Meaning of inn and innkeeper	453

Giving credit for intoxicating drinks	454

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY SECTION 821 Registry of unclaimed property and notice to owner	455

Application of proceeds	456

Persons other than railway and express companies	457

Proceeds	458

Registry of marriages	459

CHAPTER XVII	465

Time	467

Collection of penalties	468

PAGE	471

COUNTIES AS BODIES CORPORATE	476

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

ARTICLE II	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

City officers	506

TITLE IV	512

ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS PAGE SECTION 980 Officers to be chosen	520

Proclamation	521

Illegal voting	522

Classification	523

Determination of result	524

Commissioners of highways	525

CHAPTER III	526

Constable to give undertaking	528

Proof of execution of constables undertaking	529

The board	538

Town charges enumerated PAGE	545

The order	551

ARTICLE II	558

The assessors	565

CHAPTER V	574

Formation of companies	576

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Common terms and phrases

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Title	The Political Code of the State of New York
Published	1860
Original from	University of Bern
Digitized	10 Sep 2021

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