GENERAL LAWS

OF

NEW YORK

CONTAINING

ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION OF 1900.

COMPILED AND EDITED BY

EDWARD L. HEYDECKER,

OF THE NEW YORK BAR.

AUTHOR OF "MECHANICS' LIEN LAW;" THIRD EDITION OF

"SMITH ON CHATTEL

MORTGAGES," AND "ANNOTATED War REVENUE LAW."

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

WITH TOPICAL AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX AND APPENDIX

OF ALL GENERAL (UNCODIFIED) ACTS NOW

IN FORCE, BY TITLES.

VOL. II.

ALBANY, N. Y.

MATTHEW BENDER.

1900.

225708

COPYRIGHT, 1900.

BY MATTHEW BENDER.

ZIVULOKD [IBKVKA

II. Cessions to the United States (§§ 20-37).

III. The Arms and Great Seal of the State (§§ 40-46)......

84

129

CHAPTER III.

THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW (§§ 1-30).

CHAPTER IV.

THE NATURALIZATION LAW. [Not yet enacted. See Appendix,

THE INDIAN LAW.

Vol. IV.]

CHAPTER V.

150

Article I. General Provisions (§§ 1-15)..

II. The Onondaga tribe (§§ 20-26)

III. The Seneca Indians (§§ 40-59).

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250

256

259

IV. The Seneca Indians on the Allegany and Cattaraugus

reservations (§§ 70–77)....

270

V. The Seneca Indians on the Tonawanda reservation

(S$ 80-88).....

Article I. Times, places, notices, officers, and expenses of elec-

tions (§§ 1-19)...

300

II. Registration of electors (§§ 30–36).

318

III. Primaries, conventions, and nominations (§§ 50–66)....
IV. Official and sample ballots, instruction cards and sta-

337

tionery (§§ 80-89)..

352

V. The conduct of elections (§§ 100-114)..

369

VI. County and state boards of canvassers (§§ 130-142)...
VII. Voting machines (§ 160-184)..

390

402

VIII. Electors of president and vice-president and represent-

atives in Congress (§§ 190-198)....

410

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CHAPTER VII.

THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.

Article I. Appointment and qualification of public officers

(§§ 1-15).

II. Creation and filling of vacancies (§§ 20–31)..

III. Powers and duties of public officers (§§ 40-44).

THE LEGISLATIVE LAW.

CHAPTER VIII.

Article I. Members, officers, and employees of the legislature

PAGE

450

457

463

(§§ 1-23)...

500

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II. The enactment and publication of laws (§§ 40-49)...

III. Legislative committees; testimony in legislative pro-

ceedings (§§ 60–65).....

508

512

IV. Legislative printing and binding (§§ 70-81)....

514

VII. Provisions applicable to two or more executive officers

III. Canal fund and canal debt sinking fund (§§ 60-66)..

IV. Education funds (§§ 80-96)..

616

617

V. Miscellaneous funds (§§ 100-102)..

630

VI. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 110-111)...