or on any orders given by him for any such goods, articles, or relief; and for a violation of any provision of this section said commissioner shall be removed from office by the mayor and he shall forfeit to said city a penalty of five hundred dollars for every such violation.

§ 115. Commissioner not to employ physician. The amberlain shall, from time to time, upon the request of the conmissioner of charities, report to him the amount of any balance that may be in his hands to the credit of the charities fund of said city. The commissioner of charities shall not employ any phy sicians under the provisions of this act except the physician appointed by the mayor. There shall be furnished for the use of the commissioner, office room and furniture, and necessary books of account and record which office shall be open on all week days at such hours as he may designate.

§ 116. City physician, appointment, duties. Within thirty days after he enters into office the mayor shall appoint a city physician, whose duty it shall be to attend the indigent sick and to furnish medicine for same, when so required by the commissioner of charities. The salary of said city physician shall be such an amount as shall be fixed by the common council.

Gloversville, Fulton County.

(Note.-Commissioner of charities elected for a term of two

years at a salary of $750.)

Chapter 275, Laws of 1899.

TITLE XII.

Commissioner of Charities.

Section 225. Commissioner of charities, his powers and duties. 226. Salary, oath, bond, et cetera, of commissioner.

227. Visitation and care of poor.

228. Application for relief.

Section 229. Monthly report to common council.

230. Charities accounts and the audit thereof.

231. Disbursement of funds.

232. Commissioner not to be interested in furnishing supplies, et cetera.

233. Report of balance of charities fund.

234. Employment of physicians.

Section 225. Commissioner of charities, his powers and duties. Except as otherwise provided by this act the commissioner of charities of the city of Gloversville shall have and exercise within said city the same powers and discharge the same duties to the exclusion of all other officials as overseers of the poor in the several towns of Fulton county. Said commissioner shall also possess all the powers and authority of the overseer of the poor in the several towns of the state in relation to the support or relief of indigent persons and the binding out of children, except as modified by this act; and shall have and exercise all such other powers and duties as are conferred on overseers of the poor in the respective towns of this state by the general poor law thereof. He shall have the same power and exercise the same duties within said city as overseers of the poor and county superintendents of the poor have in relation to bastards and the bringing of prosecution and settlement in bastardy cases. Except as herein otherwise provided, the city of Gloversville shall be deemed one of the towns of Fulton county for all purposes relating to the maintenance and support of the poor. (As amended by chapter 281 of the Laws of 1914.)

§ 226. Salary, oath, bond, et cetera, of commissioner. The commissioner of charities of said city shall receive for his services an annual salary of not more than one thousand dollars, to be fixed by the common council, to be paid monthly by orders of the common council upon the chamberlain, and paid. out of the charities fund of said city. Before entering upon the duties of his office he shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file the same with the city clerk, and execute to said city a bond, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the common council, in the penalty of five hundred dollars,

conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. (As amended by chapter 346 of the Laws of 1903, and chapter 281 of the Laws of 1914.)

§ 227. Visitation and care of poor. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to visit the poor of said city at their several places of abode and examine into their circumstances and ascer tain to what extent they are or may be in need and entitled to permanent or temporary relief. He shall have the sole and exclusive care and management of the affairs of said city in relation to the care and support of the poor, except as otherwise provided in this act, and for all purposes relating to his office and duties the city of Gloversville shall be one of the towns of Fulton county.

§ 228. Application for relief. The said commissioner shall require all persons making application for relief to make such application in writing, which shall be preserved by said commissioner, and at the end of each month all such applications made during the month shall be filed with the city clerk.

§ 229. Monthly report to common council. Said commissioner shall at the first regular meeting of the common council in each month report to the common council under oath, in detail, all appropriations, expenditures, temporary relief, and allowances made by him as such commissioner during the month preceding; which report shall specify the name and place of abode of each person relieved, the quality, quantity, and price per pound, or otherwise as the case may be, of each article ordered or fur nished and from whom obtained; said report shall also contain the names and abode of all persons to whom meals or lodgings have been furnished, the number of such meals and lodgings, from whom obtained, or by whom furnished, and the cost of the

same.

§ 230. Charities accounts and the audit thereof. All charges and accounts against said city for services rendered, acts done, or means, provisions, or supplies furnished under the direc tions of the commissioner of charities of said city under the provisions of this act or otherwise, shall be made out in items, duly

verified, by the persons entitled to the payment therefor and presented to the common council at the first regular meeting of said council in each month for all claims and demands incurred or which may have accrued during the preceding month. All such claims, accounts, and charges shall be audited and paid by the common council.

§ 231. Disbursement of funds. The commissioner of charities shall disburse the funds for the aid of the poor of said city by orders signed by himself and drawn upon the chamberlain of the city, and all provisions of this act relating to the orders of the common council shall, so far as practicable, be applicable to the orders of the commissioner of charities.

§ 232. Commissioner not to be interested in furnishing supplies, et cetera. The commissioner of charities shall not, directly or indirectly, furnish to any person whatever, any groceries, provisions, fuel, medicines, or property belonging to himself, or in which he shall have an interest, or be interested; nor shall he be interested in any contract for the purchasing of such groceries, provisions, medicines, fuel, or property; nor shall he receive any commissions upon or for any goods or articles or relief furnished, or on any orders given by him for any such goods, articles, or relief; and for violation of any provision of this section said commissioner shall be removed from office by the common council, and he shall forfeit to said city a penalty of one hundred dollars for every such violation.

The

§ 233. Report of balance of charities fund. chamberlain shall, from time to time, upon the request of the commissioner of charities, report to him the amount of any balance that may be in his hands to the credit of the charities fund of said city.

§ 234. Employment of physicians. The commissioner of charities shall not employ any physician other than those ap pointed by the common council.

Hornell, Steuben County.

(Note. Overseer of the poor elected for a term of two years at a salary fixed by the common council.)

Chapter 288, Laws of 1906.

TITLE IV.

Powers and Duties of Officers.

§ 58. The overseer of the poor shall have and exercise within said city the same powers and discharge the same duties as overseers of the poor of the towns of Steuben county, and shall receive for his services a salary fixed by the common council to be paid monthly by the common council of said city and no other fee or reward. He shall make an itemized report in writing to the common council on the first day of each month of all assistance furnished by him in providing for the poor of said city, giving the names of all such persons, and the kind and nature of assistance rendered; the names of all persons sent to the Saint James Mercy Hospital, date of sending and date of their discharge, and all cases retained in the hospital beyond sixty days shall be reported as renewed certificates. For a failure to make such report each time he shall forfeit to the said city the sum of fifty dollars. He shall have power to administer an oath to and examine under oath any person applying to him for relief, and false swearing upon or at such examination shall be deemed wilful perjury. (As amended by chapter 398 of the Laws of 1915.)

Hudson, Columbia County.

(Note.- Commissioners of public charities appointed by the mayor for a term of three years. No compensation.)

Chapter 751, Laws of 1895.

TITLE XXVIII.

Commission of Public Charities.

§ 191. The commission of public charities of the city of Hudson shall be composed of the commissioners of public charities, shall be a body corporate and shall have power to sue and defend in all courts. No member of the common council shall be a commissioner of public charities. Neither shall any person be