tendent. When any such direction shall be given by said board, the same shall be observed and carried out by said superintendent.

14. Sections first and second of chapter one hundred and ninety-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, also chapter two hundred and forty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-two are hereby repealed except in Ellisburgh, Cape Vincent, Wilna and Champion. (As amended by chapter 24 of the Laws of 1888.)

§ 15. All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with this act are and shall be inoperative and ineffectual in the county of Jefferson, and all general laws now in force, applicable to the care and support of town or county poor, and not inconsistent with this act, are hereby made applicable to the town and county poor of said county.

§ 16. This act shall go into effect on on* the first day of November eighteen hundred and eighty-eight and the term of office of overseer of the poor in said county, except in the city of Watertown, Ellisburgh, Cape Vincent, Wilna and Champion, shall cease on the first day of November eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. (As amended by chapter 24 of the Laws of 1888.)

AN ACT to exempt the town of Henderson from the provisions of chapter eight hundred and seventeen of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act to provide for the support of the poor in the county of Jefferson," and to confirm the action of the legal voters of said town in the election of an overseer of the poor.

Chapter 589, Laws of 1880.

Section 1. The town of Henderson is hereby exempted from the provisions of chapter eight hundred and seventeen of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act to provide for the support of the poor in the county of Jefferson," and the action of the legal voters of said town, on February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, in electing Levi Crittenden as overseer of the poor is hereby fully confirmed.

So in original.

LEWIS COUNTY.

AN ACT to repeal chapter six hundred and forty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act to provide that any superintendent of the poor of the county of Lewis may be the keeper of the poorhouse of said county."

Chapter 86, Laws of 1885.

Section 1. From and after the first day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, chapter six hundred and forty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An act to provide that any superintendent of the poor of the county of Lewis may be the keeper of the poorhouse of said county," is hereby repealed.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

AN ACT relating to the superintendent of the poor of Montgomery county and specifying his powers as keeper of the county almshouse and farm.

Chapter 10, Laws of 1900.

Section 1. The superintendent of the poor of Montgomery county shall reside at the poorhouse and shall be keeper of the county almshouse and farm of such county, during his term of office as such superintendent. He shall receive as such keeper, in addition to his fees as superintendent of the poor, an annual compensation of eight hundred dollars. He shall be entitled to board for himself and family. He may employ a matron at a compensation of not to exceed four dollars per week, one additional female assistant at not to exceed four dollars per week and such other help as he may deem necessary.

§ 2. The superintendent of the poor in office when this chapter takes effect, and the superintendents hereafter elected or appointed shall purchase the necessary furniture and equipment for the county farm and almshouse recently purchased and constructed for such county and also purchase necessary implements and stock for said farm, food and material for the maintenance of the poor in such almshouse and use the income of said farm

for the support of such poor and sell and dispose of the proceeds of said farm not necessary for the support of the inmates of said almshouse. Such superintendent shall make an itemized esti mate in duplicate, of the furniture, equipment, implements, stock and supplies required for the use of the county almshouse and farm, showing the amount required for each item; each of such duplicates shall be signed by him and one shall be filed in his office and be open to public inspection and one shall be transmitted to the clerk of the board of supervisors.

The board of supervisors shall cause the total amount called for by such estimates to be assessed, levied and collected in the same manner as other contingent expenses of the county, to be paid to the county treasurer and to be by him kept as a separate fund. The superintendent of the poor shall pay for the furniture and equipment purchased by him as above provided, by his order upon the county treasurer, to be paid from the fund so raised.

§ 3. No superintendent of the poor of the county of Montgomery shall be directly or indirectly interested in any goods, wares or merchandise, provisions, clothing or any other article or thing whatsoever furnished, ordered or contracted for by him for the use of or at the poorhouse for the poor therein.

§ 4. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the provisions of the poor law and of other general laws apply to the superintendent of the poor of Montgomery county and the county almshouse and farm of such county.

PUTNAM COUNTY.

AN ACT to abolish the office of county superintendent of the poor in the county of Putnam, and to authorize the board of supervisors of said county to employ a keeper of the county poor house and farm.

Chapter 118, Laws of 1856.

Section 1. The office of county superintendent of the poor of the county of Putnam is hereby abolished, and the provisions of the act passed December sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fortyseven, and all other acts inconsistent with this act, requiring the

election of such officers so far as the same apply to the county of Putnam are hereby repealed.

§ 2. The board of supervisors of said county are hereby empowered and authorized to employ on such terms as said board shall deem proper, a keeper of the county poorhouse of said county, whose duty it shall be to take charge of and superintend the management of the poorhouse and farm of said county, under the control and direction of said board.

RENSSELAER COUNTY.

AN ACT relating to the support of the poor of Rensselaer county.

Chapter 344, Laws of 1860.

Section 1. From and after the passage of this act, the two superintendents of the poor having the shortest time to serve, shall be designated auditing superintendents, and shall be competent to do no other acts officially, nor shall do any other acts officially than those prescribed in this act. The third superintendent of the poor, being the one having the longest term to serve, shall be designated the acting superintendent of the poor; shall discharge all the duties required by law, from a county superintendent of the poor; together with all other duties required by this act, from the acting superintendent of the poor. And hereafter there shall be elected at the general election precoding the expiration of the term of office of each of said two first named superintendents of the poor, one auditing superintendent of the poor, to fill that office for three years; and at the general election preceding the expiration of the term of the third named superintendent of the poor, there shall be elected one acting superintendent of the poor, who shall fill that office for three years.

The term of office of the present acting superintendent of the poor, Martin P. Defreest, shall end and terminate on the thirtyfirst day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and seventysix, and the term of office of Barent I. Van Hoesen, one of the present auditing superintendents of the poor, shall end and termi

nate on the thirty-first day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five; and the term of office of Jonathan Dennison, one of the present auditing superintendents of the poor, shall end and terminate on the thirty-first day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six. In case of vacancy in the office of the acting superintendent or of the auditing superintendents, such officer shall be elected for the full term of three years, at the general election in said county of Rensselaer, next succeeding the happening of such vacancy; and in the meantime such vacancy shall be supplied as now provided by law. (Added by chapter 590 of the Laws of 1875.)

§ 2. The acting superintendent of the poor so elected, shall give bail in the amount required by the board of supervisors from a county superintendent of the poor, and his bonds shall be approved by said board as now required by law in such case.

§ 3. The (acting and) auditing superintendent of the poor shall, on the first Wednesday of every month, meet at the hous of industry, or the office of the acting superintendent, at the court house, in said county, and then and there audit, examine and allow, or disallow, every claim, account, bill or demand, prcsented by the acting superintendent, or any other person or per sons, against the acting superintendent, or the board of superintendents, for the support of the county poor, or for any service, subsistence, supplies or maintenance of the county poor of said county, or for the support of any or all the inmates of the house of industry.

§ 4. They shall keep a book in the office of the acting superintendent of the poor, in the court house, in Rensselaer county, in which shall be entered a full and correct statement of all articles purchased for the care, support and maintenance of the inmates of said house of industry; or for the management and cultivation of the farm, and for the keeping of the team or teams, cattle and stock upon the same, together with the name of the person or persons of whom the same was purchased, and the price thereof; another book in which all articles sold shall be entered, with the price, names of the purchasers and date of said purchase; and a third book in which shall be entered at length every contract, whether written or verbal, and the names of the