names of such Indians upon the almshouse register, together with such particulars as are required in the case of other poor persons.

NOTICE OF ADMISSION.

12. Such keeper or officer shall transmit by mail, to the Superintendent of State and Alien Poor, the name of any Indian poor person committed to the almshouse of which he has charge, together with the particulars required by Rule No. 11, immediately upon the admission of such Indian poor person.

OTHER NOTICES.

13. Such keeper or officer in charge of the almshouse shall in like manner transmit to the Superintendent of State and Alien Poor, notice of the death, discharge or absconding of any Indian poor person in his charge, whenever such death, discharge or absconding shall take place.

DISCHARGE.

14. Whenever any Indian poor person maintained in an almshouse or otherwise, in accordance with these rules and regulations, shall be able to undertake his own support and maintenance, he shall be discharged upon order of the Superintendent of State and Alien Poor or of the county superintendent of the poor in the county within which he resides.

BURIALS.

15. No expenses for burials shall be incurred other than the cost of a plain coffin and that not to exceed $15.00, unless the approval of the Superintendent of State and Alien Poor shall have been first secured.

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH RULES.

16. Indians not committed to an almshouse or otherwise provided for in accordance with these rules and regulations, shall not be accepted by the Superintendent of State and Alien Poor as a charge upon the State.

INDIANS SUFFERING WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

17. In all cases of contagious or infectious diseases among Indians, which under the Public Health Law are required to be quarantined by the local boards of health, the expenses incurred through such quarantine cannot be made a charge against the State Board of Charities but must be provided for in accordance with the provisions of section 24 of the Public Health Law.

RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY THOSE SUBMITTING PLANS FOR BUILDINGS AND ADDITIONS THERETO.

1. All plans for the building of almshouses or other institutions, or of structures connected therewith or additions thereto or of modifications of such buildings or structures, requiring the Board's approval, must be submitted to the Board with the specifications relating thereto, both in duplicate before being referred to the Committee on Construction of Buildings.

2. Such plans and specifications must in every case be accompanied by a statement specifying the building or buildings to be erected in accordance therewith, the location or locations of such building or buildings and the work otherwise covered by the plans and specifications, naming the amount or amounts appropriated for such construction, certifying that said plans and specifications have been officially approved by the responsible authorities presenting them for the Board's approval, together with a specific request for such approval by the Board.

3. One of such plans, and one of a duplicate modification of such plans, if such shall be made and approved, shall be filed among the archives of the Board.

4. No changes or modifications shall be permitted in such plans without the approval of the Board and the filing of such modified plans in the archives of the Board.

5. The Board may at any time appoint an inspector to examine the work of construction to see that the plans as approved by the Board are adhered to.

RULES OF THE STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES FOR GRANTING A LICENSE TO INSTITUTIONS DEVOTED TO THE SOLE PURPOSE OF KEEPING AND CARING FOR AGED, DECREPIT AND FEEBLE-MINDED PERSONS, WHO ARE NOT PROPER SUBJECTS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT IN A HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, KNOWN AS CHAPTER 914 OF THE LAWS OF 1896, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARE OF AGED, DECREPIT AND MENTALLY ENFEEBLED PERSONS WHO ARE NOT INSANE."

Rule 1. Every applicant for a license shall file in the office of this Board accurately-drawn plans of every part of the building or buildings to be employed for a home, retreat or asylum, together with the following verified statements in writing:

A. A succinct description of the building or buildings and of the location and surroundings of the institution and of the conditions or accommodations provided for the safe and humane maintenance of the patients.

B. The number and names of the officers, attendants and employees, with a statement of their respective duties and their individual qualifications, morally, physically and by education or experience, for their several positions.

C. The financial resources of the institution, aside from its income derived from patients, and the scale of weekly charges for. patients.

Rule 2. No license shall be granted until the Commissioner of the district, or, in case of his absence, of an adjoining district, has personally inspected the grounds, buildings and appurtenances of the proposed institution, and reported in writing that in his opinion, it possesses the necessary equipment in officers and attendants, together with suitable domestic accommodations in all other respects for the safe and humane maintenance of such patients, and the number which can be properly provided for at any one time.

RULES OF THE STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES GOVERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF HOMES, RETREATS AND ASYLUMS FOR THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF AGED, DECREPIT AND MENTALLY ENFEEBLED PERSONS WHO ARE NOT INSANE.

1. Such institution shall be devoted to the sole purpose of keeping and caring for such persons.

2. The superintendent thereof shall transmit to the office of this Board, within three days after the reception of a patient, a certified copy of the application of said patient, or his or her relative, friend or guardian, as the case may be, together with copies of the affidavits of the physicians supporting said application.

3. Whenever any patient by him or his friends or lega! guardians shall make application to the State Board of Charities to be discharged from such home, retreat or asylum, the superintendent thereof shall forthwith forward such application to the office of this Board, together with such recommendations in regard to the further care of the patient as he may deem useful and

necessary.

4. Said institution shall have, in regular attendance upon its patients, a reputable physician, resident of the vicinity, duly qualified by law to practice his profession in this State, and whose appointment is approved by the State Board of Charities.

5. No form of injury to the person, or deprivation of the necessaries of life shall be allowed in such institution for the purpose of punishment or discipline.

6. All the provisions of the laws of the State relative to the sanitary care of public institutions and the preservation and proInotion of the health of the inmates shall be rigidly complied with.

7. Said institution shall make to this Board the quarterly reports required of hospitals and the annual reports required of all charitable institutions.

8. The forms of application for the admission of all patients to such institutions shall be such as are prescribed by the State Board of Charities,

9. Whenever any patient in such institution shall become so violent in conduct as to become uncontrollable without the aid of mechanical restraint or permanent seclusion, it shall be the duty of the superintendent thereof to notify forthwith the State Board of Charities of the condition of such patient by means of a certificate signed by him and the resident physician, and pending the action of said Board upon such notice, it shall not be lawful to discharge or transfer said patient to any other custody.

RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHICH DISPENSARIES SHALL FURNISH MEDICAL OR SURGICAL RELIEF, ADVICE OR TREATMENT, MEDICINE OR APPARATUS; ADOPTED OCTOBER 11, 1899, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 368, LAWS OF 1899, AS AMENDED OCTOBER 10, 1900.

I. POSTING A PUBLIC NOTICE.

There shall be posted and permanently maintained in a conspicuous place in the reception room for applicants a notice as follows:

This dispensary has been licensed under the laws of the State of New York by the State Board of Charities, to furnish medical or surgical relief, advice or treatment, medicine or apparatus to the sick poor who are unable to pay for the same. The law provides as follows:

(Section 25, chapter 368, Laws of 1899.) ·

"Any person who obtains medical or surgical treatment on false representations from any dispensary licensed under the provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars and not more than two hundred and fifty dollars."

(Imprisonment until fine be paid may be imposed. Code Crim. Pro., & 718.)

II. THE REGISTRAR.

(As amended October 10, 1900.)

There shall be an officer to be known as "The Registrar," whose duties shall be to supervise the work of the dispensary, and either