§§ 110-115

Article VI.

110. Daily register to be kept in licensed lodging house before elections. The proprietor, lessee or keeper of a licensed lodging house in a city of the first class, shall between September first and November fifteenth, of each year, keep a daily register of lodgers within such lodging house.

§ 111. Boards of health to prepare registers. The board of health of a city of the first class shall prepare books for the registration of such lodgers, and blanks for the returns hereinafter mentioned. Such books shall be known by the general name of registers," and shall be ruled in parallel columns, in which shall be entered the name, birthplace, residence (by state, county, town or city, and street number, if any), features and character of each lodger. Under the term "features" shall be included columns for the color, approximate age, height and weight, together with any peculiarities of form or visible marks on the face of such lodger, and under the heading of "character" shall be stated as to each lodger whether he is a monthly, weekly or daily lodger, and whether or not he occupies a bed.

§ 112. Returns to be made to boards of health. The proprietor, lessee or keeper of a lodging house shall, during the period between September first and November fifteenth, make sworn fortnightly returns to the board of health of such city, according to the general regulations and upon blank forms to be prescribed by such board, containing the names of the lodgers therein during the fwenty-four hours preceding the making of such return, and the facts as to each required to be stated in such register.

§ 113. Cost of registers to be a city charge; registers to be open to the public.- The "registers" and blanks provided for in the preceding sections shall be a city charge, and shall be given to every applicant to whom a license to keep a lodging house is granted, and such registers shall during all reasonable hours be open to the inspection of the public.

114. Lodging house defined.-A lodging house shall be taken to mean and include any house or building, or the portion thereof, in which persons are harbored, or received or lodged for hire for a single night, or less than a week at one time, or any part of which is let to any person to sleep in for any term less than a week.

§ 115. Violation of preceding sections a misdemeanor revocation of license.-A violation of the preceding sections of this article by the proprietor, lessee or keeper of a licensed lodging

house in a city of the first class, shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of ten dollars or by imprisonment for ten days for each and every offense, and shall cause the license of such lodging house to be revoked.

ARTICLE VII.

ART COMMISSION.

SECTION 120. Purchase of art productions in certain cities. 121. Art commissioners.

122. Selection and placing of art productions.

120. Purchase of art productions in certain cities.- Cities of the first and second class are hereby authorized, in the discretion of those officers or bodies in such cities that have charge of the appropriation of the public funds, to purchase works of art which are the production of professional artists who are citizens of the United States, and have been executed in the United States. The word "productions" shall be held to include among other works of art, mural paintings or decorations which artists may be employed to put on the walls of public buildings of such cities, mosaic and stained or painted glass. A city of the first class may expend under this section any amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, annually. A city of the second class may expend under this section not to exceed ten thousand dollars annually.

§ 121. Art commissioners.—Where provision is not made by law for an art commission for any city of the first or second class, the mayors of such city shall, as soon as any city decides to expend any moneys under the provisions of this article, appoint art commissioners for such cities. Such commissioners may include women, but shall not contain more than a bare majority of persons selected from any one political party. It shall be composed of persons who are experts in art matters.

122. Selection and placing of art productions.-All art productio: s purchased under this article shall be selected by the art commission of the city, and shall be placed in the public buildings, grounds or parks thereof for the purpose of beautifying the same.

§§ 130-132

Article VIII.

ARTICLE VIII.

CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLY OF GAS.

SECTION 130. Contracts with corporations for supply of gas. 131. Letting of contracts to be public.

132. Contract to provide for reduction of price.

$130. Contracts with corporations for supply of gas.The municipal officers authorized by law to contract in behalf of any city of the first class, for the lighting of its streets may, from time to time, in the manner, upon the terms and with the conditions hereinafter provided contract in behalf of such city with any corporation or corporations then supplying gas therein for a supply of gas to such city, for and during such specified period not exceeding fifteen years as shall by such municipal officers be deemed to be for the best interests of such city and of the inhabitants thereof.

§ 131. Letting of contract to be public. Every such contract shall be let at public letting as required by law, and as a consideration for the execution and performance thereof, shall expressly provide for and secure to such city, prices lower than any now prescribed therein by law, and a progressive reduction in such price for each year during the continued performance of such contract and also adequate assurance of the continuing mutual performance of such contract according to the conditions thereof, with proper indemnity to either party to such contract against any possible violation, impairment, abrogation or supersession thereof, within the term specified.

132. Contract to provide for reductions of price.-Every such contract shall also provide and require that during the term therein specified the corporation party thereto may and shall supply gas to the inhabitants of such city at prices lower than those now or then charged therein by such corporation party thereto and progressively lower for each year of such term; any company or corporation bidding for such contract shall specify such several prices and reductions of price for the several classes and terms of gas supply, and the same shall be considered in the award of any such contract to the bidders or bidder therefor, and the corporation receiving any such contract shall be entitled to charge and collect the prices therein specified during the continuance thereof.

Hospitals for Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. §§ 140-142

Nothing in this article contained is intended or shall be construed to affect or impair any existing right or contract except with the consent of the parties to any such contract.

ARTICLE IX.

HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.

SECTION 140. Establishment of hospitals.

141. Selection of site.

142. Jurisdiction of local board of health.

§ 140. Establishment of hospitals.— A city of the first class shall have power whenever its board of health shall deem it necessary for the promotion of the health of its inhabitants, to establish, equip and maintain, outside of its corporate limits, and not within the limits of any other city or any village, a hospital or hospitals for the regular treatment of the disease known as pulmonary tuberculosis.

§ 141. Selection of site.

Whenever a city of the first class shall desire to exercise the power conferred by this article it shall through its board of health, select such locality outside of its corporate limits, but within the state, and not within the corporate limits of any other city or any village, as it may consider best adapted by reason of climatic and other conditions for the treatment of such disease, and shall make application to the state board of health for the approval of the site so selected. Upon such approval being given the city may acquire title to such lands as its board of health may designate, within the limits of the locality submitted to and approved by the state board of health. The provisions of law relating to the acquiring of private property for public purposes are hereby made applicable as far as may be necessary to the acquiring of title to such lands.

§ 142. Jurisdiction of local board of health.-All hospitals or institutions now or hereafter established or maintained by any city of the first class for the regular or special treatment of persons suffering from the disease known as pulmonary tuberculosis shall be subject to the approval of the local board of health; special wards or pavilions for the treatment of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in existing hospitals shall be provided with separate nurses, cooking utensils, washing and plumbing facilities.

88 150-152

Article X.

ARTICLE X.

PROTECTION OF PURCHASERS OF COAL.

SECTION 150. Attempting to deliver or sell less than a legal ton. 151. Delivery of tickets.

152. Proviso as to delivery of entire cargo.

153. Scales, designation of.

154. Owner of scales to give bonds.

155. Publication of designation.

156. Penalty for fraudulent weighing.

157. Owner of scales to keep memorandum book.

158. Right of purchaser to have coal reweighed.

159. Penalty for refusal to permit coal to be weighed.

160. Recovery and disposition of penalties.

161. Bills of lading; penalty for altering.

§ 150. Attempting to deliver or sell less than a legal ton.— In all transactions relating to the sale or delivery of coal two thousand avoirdupois pounds in weight shall constitute a legal ton. A person, firm or corporation, in a city of the first or second class attempting to sell or deliver less than two thousand pounds by weight to a ton of coal, or a proper proportion thereof to quantities less than a ton, shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding fifty dollars, provided that in all cases thirty pounds to a ton shall be allowed for the variation in scales and wastage.

§ 151. Delivery tickets. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation delivering coal in cities of the first or second class to deliver or cause to be delivered any quantity or quantities. of coal which shall have been sold by weight, without each such delivery being accompanied by a delivery ticket, and a duplicate thereof, on each of which shall be in ink, or other indelible substance, distinctly expressed in pounds the quantity or quantities of coal contained in the cart, wagon or other vehicle used in such delivery, with the name of the purchaser thereof and the name of the dealer from whom purchased. One of such tickets shall be delivered to the purchaser of the coal specified thereon, and the other of such tickets shall be retained by the seller of the coal. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding fifty dollars.

§ 152. Proviso as to delivery of entire cargo.- The preceding section shall not apply to coal delivered by the entire cargo direct from the vessel containing the same to one destination and accepted