culture. If the president and secretary or treasurer of any agricultural society, agricultural club or agricultural exposition, entitled to receive moneys under the provisions of this article, shall neglect or refuse to make and file such certificates, such society, club or exposition shall thereupon be deemed to have forfeited all its rights to any moneys it might otherwise be entitled to receive under this article for such year, but this shall not be construed to prohibit horse racing, or tests or trials of skill. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 74. AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the acquisition and development of forest lands by counties, towns and villages. Became a law March 26, 1912, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: added to 29. Section 1. Chapter twenty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred $ 72a and nine, entitled "An act relating to municipal corporations, con- L. 1909, ch stituting chapter twenty-four of the consolidated laws," is hereby amended by adding thereto, after section seventy-two, a new section, to be section seventy-two-a, to read as follows: § 72-a. Acquisition and development of forest lands. The governing board of a county, town or village may severally acquire for such county, town or village, by purchase, gift, lease or condemnation, and hold as the property of such municipality, tracts of land having forests or tree growth thereon, or suitable for the growth of trees, and may appropriate therefor the necessary moneys of the county, town or village for which the lands are acquired. Such lands shall be under the management and control of such board and shall be developed and used for the planting and rearing of trees thereon and for the cultivation thereof according to the principles of scientific forestry, for the benefit and advantage of the county, town or village. The determination of any such board to acquire lands under the provisions of this section shall be by resolution; but the question of the final adoption of such resolution shall be taken up by the board only after public notice thereof has been published for at least two weeks, as follows: If it be a resolution of a board of supervisors, the publication shall be made in the newspapers in which the session laws. and concurrent resolutions are required to be published;1 if it be a resolution of a town board or of a board of trustees of a village, the publication shall be made in a newspaper published in the town or village, respectively. The board shall give a hearing to all persons appearing in support of or in opposition to such proposed resolution. If it be determined to purchase such lands the moneys necessary therefor may be provided as follows: If the acquisition be by a county, the board of supervisors may cause such moneys to be raised by taxation and levied and collected as other county taxes or may borrow money therefor on the credit of the county by the issuance and sale of county bonds in the manner provided by law 2 for the issuance and sale of other county obligations; if the acquisition be by a town, the moneys necessary therefor shall constitute a town charge and be raised by taxation as other town charges, or, the town board may in its discretion, cause town bonds to be issued and sold in the manner provided by law for the issuance and sale of town bonds, under the town law, to pay judgments; if the acquisition be by a village, the moneys therefor may be raised by taxation, as other village taxes, or by the issuance and sale of village bonds in the manner provided by the laws governing such village relating to village obligations, after the adoption of a resolution therefor by the board of trustees, without other authorization. All revenues and emoluments from lands so acquired shall belong to the municipality and be paid to its chief fiscal officer for the purposes of such municipality and in reduction of taxation therein. Such forest lands shall be subject to such rules and regulations as such governing board of the municipality shall prescribe; but the principal object to be conserved in the maintenance of such lands shall be the sale of forest products in aid of the public revenues and the protection of the water supply of the municipality. Such lands or portions. thereof may be sold and conveyed, or leased, if a resolution therefor be adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of such governing board; but no such resolution directing an 1 See county law (L. 1909, ch. 16), § 20; legislative law (L. 1909, ch. 37), § 48, as amended by L. 1911, ch. 97. 2 See general municipal law (L. 1909, ch. 29), art. 2; county law, § 235, as added by L. 1909, ch. 466, and amended by L. 1910, ch. 8. 3 L. 1909, ch. 63, § 139. 4 See village law (L. 1909, ch. 64), §§ 129, 130. absolute conveyance shall be effectual unless adopted after a pub- Chap. 75. AN ACT to amend the poor law, in relation to the handling of county moneys by superintendents of the poor, including payments by such superintendents. Became a law March 26, 1912, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: 46, 3, Section 1. Subdivision fourteen of section three of chapter L. 1909, ch forty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An subd. 14 act in relation to the poor, constituting chapter forty-two of the consolidated laws," is hereby amended to read as follows:1 14. Pay over to the county treasurer on the first day of each month all moneys received by him from any source in his official capacity, or otherwise received by him and belonging to the county, since the date of the preceding payment, and make payments which he is authorized to make under this chapter only by orders drawn on the county treasurer, payable to the person entitled thereto and showing upon the face thereof the purpose for which the order is given. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 1 Subd. 14 formerly read: Pay over all moneys remaining in their hands, within fifteen days after the expiration of their terms of office, to the county treasurer, or to their successors." amended. L. 1884, ch. 195, tit. 4, amended by L. 1903, ch. 190, amended. Chap. 76. AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and ninety-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-four, entitled "An act to amend chapter one hundred and forty of the laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled 'An act to consolidate and amend the several acts relating to the village of Batavia, to alter the bounds and to enlarge the powers of the corporation of said village,' and the several acts amendatory thereof," in relation to providing funds, by village obligations and taxation, for sidewalk improvements. Became a law March 26, 1912, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. Section ten of title four of chapter one hundred and § 10, as ninety-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-four, entitled "An act to amend chapter one hundred and forty of the laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled 'An act to consolidate and amend the several acts relating to the village of Batavia, to alter the bounds and to enlarge the powers of the corporation of said village, and the several acts amendatory thereof," as amended by chapter one hundred and ninety of the laws of nineteen hundred and three, is hereby amended to read as follows: Power of trustees sidewalk improvement. Curbs. 10. The trustees of said village shall have power to cause relative to the sidewalks on the streets and highways in said village to be leveled, raised, graveled, flagged and repaired, and ornamented with trees, and to compel the owners or occupants of any lands or lots adjoining such sidewalks to make such improvements on the sidewalks as aforesaid, and determine and prescribe the manner of doing the same, and the materials to be used thereon, and the quality of such materials; and shall also have power to establish a curb line between the sidewalk and the traveled portion of the street upon any or all of the streets of the village and to cause the streets to be properly curbed upon such line, and to compel the owners or occupants of any lands or lots adjoining such streets to make such improvements on the streets by constructing proper curbs as aforesaid, and determine and prescribe the manner of * So in original. owner or doing the same, and the materials to be used thereon, and the quality of such materials; and in case the owner or occupant of such Neglect of land or lots shall neglect or refuse to complete such required im- occupant. provements within such reasonable time as may be required by the trustees, the said trustees may cause such improvements to be made and completed, and the expenses thereof may then be assessed upon such owner or occupant neglecting or refusing, and added to the next annual tax upon said land or lots, and be collected with such annual tax by virtue of the warrant of said trustees, as hereinafter provided, in respect to the collection of taxes and assessments; and the trustees shall have power in anticipation of such tax to borrow the money necessary to defray such expense and to issue certificates of indebtedness therefor, bearing interest, the amount thereof, together with accrued interest, to be added to the next annual tax upon said land or lots, and collected as herein provided for the collection of taxes and assessments; and the said trustees may also, at their option, direct the collection of the same by suit against such owner or occupant, and the same may be recovered with costs of suit in an action in any court having cognizance thereof, by and in the name of the corporation. Whenever any sidewalk or curb shall be constructed or relaid the Grade and same shall be constructed or relaid upon the grade and in the location fixed by the board of trustees. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. location. Chap. 77. AN ACT to amend the education law, relative to the certifying of apportionments and payments of school moneys. Became a law March 26, 1912, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: 21. §§ 494. Section 1. Sections four hundred and ninety-four and four L. 1999, ch. hundred and ninety-six of chapter twenty-one of the laws of 496. as gennineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act relating to educa- amended by tion, constituting chapter sixteen of the consolidated laws," as ch. 140, 1 Words" and the trustees shall have power in anticipation of such tax ... and assessments," new. erally L. 1910, amended. |