these departments. It shall also be the duty of said Committee to examine and report upon all cases of remissness in the performance of duty by any officer or clerk of the Board, and all cases in which any such officer or clerk has been guilty of any conduct that they may think impairs his usefulness in the service of the Board. The commissioners from Brooklyn shall be the Committee on Inspection for Kings County. The members of the Board in New York shall be the Committee on Inspection for the rest of the district, and shall relieve each other in the following order: S. SMITH and MANIERRE, January and February. BRENNAN and STONE, May and June. MANIERRE and S. SMITH, July and August. BOSWORTH and H. SMITH, September and October. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Supplies to take general charge of the purchase of all supplies for the Board; of the procuring of printing, and of the other expenditures not otherwise provided for and authorized by the Board; and they shall secure the greatest practicable economy in respect thereto; their approval of requisitions and other expenditures shall be in writing, and shall be presented by the Secretary. The Committee shall not authorize any liability or expenditure, on the part of the Board, exceeding five hundred dollars in the aggregate, without the previous vote of the Board. They shall make a written report to the Board, quarterly, of all supplies authorized or purchased, and of all expenditures authorized or made by the Committee, stating the kind, amount, and prices of such supplies, and from whom obtained or authorized, and the items of said expenditures. 9. The President shall be ex officio a member of all standing committees. 10. No expense shall be incurred by any officer or employé of this Board, without an order of the Board, or the written approval of a majority of the Committee on Supplies, and until the same has been entered upon the books of the Secretary. Order of Business. 11. The following shall be the order of business at meetings of the Board: 1. Reading of minutes. 2. Reports from attorney and counsel. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Reports of special committees. 5. Communications from Superintendent. 6. Communications from Board of Commissioners of Metropolitan Police. 7. Communications of importance from all other sources. 8. Resolutions and orders. 9. Unfinished business. 10. New business. 12. All resolutions shall be submitted in writing. Officers to take Oath. 13. All officers appointed by this Board shall take the constitutional oath of office. Authentication. 14. Except in the cases where a different mode of authentication is required by the rules or regulations of this Board, or by law, all orders made, or that may be made, by this Board, may be authenticated by adding to a copy of such order the words "a true copy," and by the signature thereunder of the name of the Secretary of this Board by such Secretary, or of the name of the Chief Clerk by such Chief Clerk. Reports under Oath. 15. Before any order be made under the 14th section of the Health Law, the report or reports, on which the same is to be founded, shall be sworn to by the persons making the same. Hearings. 16. The power of the President to suspend the execu tion of an order shall only extend to its suspension until the next meeting of the Board, when every suspension since the last meeting shall be by him reported to the Board and entered on its minutes. No suspension shall be of any effect unless the same be in writing upon the order suspended, and a note of such suspension shall be at the same time entered upon the record of such order in the books of the Board. In all proceedings under the 1st subdivision of Section 14 of Chapter 74 of the Session Laws of 1866, where the person or persons served, or intended to be served, with the order made thereunder, shall, within the time limited, apply to the Board, or to the President thereof, to have said order, or its execution, stayed or modified, the following proceedings shall be had, save in cases of imminent danger from impending pestilence. The person or persons so applying shall, unless the Board otherwise direct, appear, and make their proofs before Seth C. Hawley or D. B. Hasbrouck (whichever may be designated by the Secretary), and the said Hawley and Hasbrouck are hereby appointed persons, and authorized, to take, any and all proofs, affidavits, and examinations, as to any matters under Chapter 74 of the Laws of 1866. Such appearance shall be at the office of the Board, at No. 301 Mott Street, New York, at 10 o'clock of the forenoon of the day succeeding such application; the applicant shall produce his witnesses, and there, orally and under oath, present the facts and proofs against the declaration on which the order was made, and against the execution of said order, or in favor of its modification, and shall have a full and fair opportunity so to do. The presentation of such facts and proofs shall be continued without needless interruption or delay, and shall be completed, if possible, within one day from its commence ment. After such facts and proofs on behalf of the said person or persons have been completed, the other facts and proofs may be presented in the same manner, in favor of said declaration and order and its execution. Any witnesses may be presented, examined, and crossexamined, for or against such declaration and order and its execution or modification, subject to the reasonable direction of said Hawley or Hasbrouck. After all of such facts and proofs shall have been presented, the same shall be returned by said Hawley or Hasbrouck to the Board, and the case shall be considered at the next regular meeting of the Board, unless the Board shall appoint a different time therefor. At such meeting one counsel may be heard on behalf of said person or persons, but not to exceed forty-five minutes, unless, in particular cases, the Board shall permit a more protracted argument. Reports. 17. All clerks of this Board (except those in the office of the Treasurer, Sanitary Superintendent, and the Assistant Sanitary Superintendent in Brooklyn) shall report, and make their reports, to the Secretary; the Sanitary Inspectors, Assistant Sanitary Inspectors, and all employés of the Board engaged in the execution of its orders (except in Kings County), shall report, and make their reports, to the Sanitary Superintendent; all officers and employés of the Board in Kings County shall report to the Assistant Sanitary Superintendent in Brooklyn; the Assistant Sanitary Superintendents in New York and Brooklyn shall report to the Sanitary Superintendent. The Attorney and Counsel shall report to the Board, and also the Engineer and Chemist, when any matter is especially referred to the two last-named officers by the Board. All reports and communications to the Board from its officers and employés must be in writing, and addressed to the Sec retary, who shall present them to the Board at the first meeting after the same are received. All communications and reports forwarded to the Board by the Sanitary Superintendent, or the Assistant Sanitary Superintendent in Brooklyn, must be officially endorsed by said officers, with their recommendation or opinion upon the subject-matter thereof. Office Hours. 18. All subordinates, whose duties are at the offices in New York and Brooklyn, shall be required to be on duty from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. 19. The Sanitary Superintendent, the Assistant Superintendents, and the Sanitary Inspectors, shall be considered always on duty. Treasurer. 20. The Treasurer shall pay, monthly, the salaries of all persons in the employ of this Board. Leave of Absence, 21. Leave of absence may be granted by the President, to any officer or employé of the Board, for a period not to exceed seven days, but the same must be in writing, filed with the Secretary, and reported at the next meeting of the Board. The applications of clerks, inspectors, and employés, for leave of absence, must be approved by their superior officers respectively. Permits. 22. All applications for permits, and all reports thereon, shall, before presentation to this Board, be examined by the Sanitary Superintendent, who shall forward the same, accompanied by his opinion in writing. 23. All permits required or authorized by the Code of Health Ordinances or otherwise, unless authorized to be given by some officer, must be expressly authorized by the |