by the mayor and common council. All the books, records, vouchers, contracts, and all other papers kept by said board, or in their possession or under their control shall be deemed to be public records. The board shall each year pay into the general fund of the city a sum equal to twenty-five per centum of the salary of the city treasurer to reimburse the city for collecting the revenues accruing to said systems. Said board shall, at least ten days before the first day of April in each year, make and file with the common council a statement of the following facts:

First. The amount of money on hand at the beginning of the preceding fiscal year and the amount received during said year. Second. A statement of the amount paid out during the said year and the balance on hand.

Third. The outstanding indebtedness of said department, either bonded or otherwise, separately stated.

Fourth. The estimated deficiency, if any, in the amount necessary to be paid, principal or interest, after applying thereto the probable amount of rents and other income to be received, and any amount from the sinking fund.

Fifth. The amount of extensions made during the last preceding year and the general condition of the systems.

Sixth. Such other facts as the board deems important for the information of the city, together with such recommendations concerning said departments as may be deemed proper.

11. This act shall take effect immediately.

L. 1899,

ch. 275, § 2 amended.

Chap. 281.

AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of Gloversville,

generally.1

Became a law April 11, 1914, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present.

Accepted by the City.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section two of chapter two hundred and seventyfive of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "An

1 The amendments effected by this act are so numerous and extensive that it is impracticable to indicate the changes made.

act to revise the charter of the city of Gloversville," is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 2. Boundaries of city. All that district of the country in the county of Fulton and state of New York, included within the following boundaries, namely: Beginning at a stone monument marked "G. C. L." planted at the southeasterly corner of the old fair ground lying east of the former village of Gloversville; thence north fifty-one degrees forty-nine minutes east four hundred and thirty-two feet; thence north four degrees thirty minutes east eight thousand three hundred feet to a point in the easterly side of the meadow owned in Anno Domini eighteen hundred and ninety by M. Easterly and lying just north of the Mayfield, road near Kingsboro; thence on a line with an old stone wall, (said wall being the farm line between Wooster and Brown) north eighty-seven degrees and thirty-eight minutes west five thousand nine hundred and seventyeight and seven-tenths feet; thence south forty-two degrees and fifty-one minutes west nine thousand six hundred and ninety-two and seven-tenths feet to a point on the highway known as West Fulton street; thence south twenty-two degrees and thirty-four minutes east five thousand five hundred and seventy-four and threetenths feet to a stone monument on the easterly side of plank road running between Gloversville and Johnstown, said monument marking the most northerly corner of Johnstown village corporate limits as existing January twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety; thence along said boundary south seven degrees east three thousand six hundred and ninety-two and seven-tenths feet; thence north fifty-one degrees and forty-nine minutes east eleven thousand three hundred and ninety-five and five-tenths feet to place of beginning; (being the same territory designated as the city of Gloversville by section one of title one of chapter fifty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety and now bounded and marked by marble monuments); and adding thereto a strip of land on the easterly side of the corporate limits of the city of Gloversville as fixed by the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and including therein in the aforesaid description, which addition is in width on the north three hundred and six feet and on the south four hundred and thirtytwo feet and on the east in length eight thousand three hundred feet; shall be a city known as the city of Gloversville.

§ 2. Section four of chapter two hundred and seventy-five of

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the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 4. Ward boundaries.-The said city of Gloversville is hereby divided into six wards, as follows:

First ward. The first ward shall include all that part of said city lying within the following boundaries, namely: Beginning at the center of South Main street at its junction with the city limits, and running thence along the center of said street northerly to Washington street; thence easterly along the center of Washington street to Wells street; thence northerly along the center of Wells street to East Fulton street; thence easterly along the center of East Fulton street to the city limits; thence southwesterly along said city limits to the place of beginning.

Second ward.-- The second ward shall include all that part of said city lying within the following boundaries, namely: Beginning at the center of South Main street at its junction with the city limits, and running thence northerly to Fulton street; thence westerly along the center of West Fulton street to the city limits; thence southeasterly along said city limits to the place of beginning.

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Third ward. The third ward shall contain all that part of said city lying within the following boundaries, namely: ginning at the center of East Fulton street at its junction with the city limits, and running thence westerly along the center of East Fulton street to Wells street; thence southerly along the center of Wells street to Washington street; thence westerly along the center of Washington street to South Main street; thence northerly along the center of Main street to Third avenue; thence easterly along the center of Third avenue to Kingsboro avenue; thence due east to the city limits; thence southerly along the city limits to the place of beginning.

Fourth ward. The fourth ward shall include all that part of said city lying within the following boundaries, namely: Beginning at the center of West Fulton street at its junction with the city limits, and running thence easterly along the center of West Fulton street to Main street; thence northerly along the center of North Main street to Grand street; thence westerly along the center of Grand street to West street; thence northerly along the center of West street to the city limits; thence southerly along the city limits to the place of beginning.

Fifth ward. The fifth ward shall include all that part of

said city lying northerly of ward three, and easterly of a line drawn through the center of North Main street from its junction with Third avenue northerly to the city limits.

Sixth ward.-- The sixth ward shall include all that part of said city lying northerly of ward four and westerly of a line drawn through the center of North Main street at its junction with Grand street northerly to the city limits. The several election districts into which said wards have heretofore been divided by the common council shall remain as they exist at the time of the passage of this act; subject to the power of the said council to create further election districts in any of said wards, as authorized by the election laws of this state.

§ 3. Section ten of chapter two hundred and seventy-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, as amended by chapter three hundred and seventy-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and ten2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 10. Elective and appointive officers; policemen. The officers of said city shall consist of one mayor, one chamberlain, one recorder, two justices of the peace, two constables, nine members of the board of education, five water commissioners, one commissioner of charities, all of whom shall be elected by the city at large, as hereinafter provided; three assessors, one of whom shall be appointed by the mayor and two of whom shall be elected by the city at large, as hereinafter provided; twelve aldermen, two elected by each ward; six supervisors, one to be elected from each ward; one city attorney, one city clerk, one deputy chamberlain, one city engineer, one superintendent of streets, one tax collector, one chief of police, at least twelve policemen, and so many additional policemen as the common council may annually fix upon, and not more than four city physicians. Except as otherwise provided by law or by this act, the city attorney, city clerk, deputy city chamberlain, city engineer, superintendent of streets, chief of police, policemen, tax collector, and city physicians shall be appointed by the common council; and each of said officials, except the superintendent of streets and members of the police department, shall hold office only during the pleasure of the council making such appointment. The superintendent of streets and all members of said police department, hereafter appointed, shall continue to hold their respective positions until removed for cause by a majority vote of the common

2 Section 10 was also amended by L. 1907, ch. 397.

10, as

amended by

L. 1910,

ch. 377, amended.

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council as provided by title three, section twenty-five of chapter two hundred and seventy-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, but the mayor may appoint special policemen, not more than fifteen, at any one time, no one of whom shall serve more than five days under such appointment, who shall receive such compensation as the mayor may determine, not exceeding the rate allowed to policemen appointed by the common council; and he may also appoint upon request of any officer or agent of a railroad corporation whose railroad runs in or through said city, or of any proprietor of a place of amusement, mill, factory, store, or place of business, such special policemen as he may deem advisable, who shall hold office during his pleasure, but not after the expiration of his term of office, and serve without compensation from the city, but which may be paid for their services as such special policemen by the persons or corporation requesting their appointment respectively.

§ 4. Section fourteen of chapter two hundred and seventy-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine is hereby amended to read as follows:

14. Notice to persons elected; provisions in case of refusal to serve, et cetera. The city clerk within twenty-four hours after the certificate mentioned in the last preceding section shall have been filed with him, shall notify in writing, either personally or by mail, every person so certified to have been elected of his election or appointment. Every person so elected or appointed to office under this act, shall, before performing any of his duties, take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of the state and give the securities which may be by this act required of such officer. All such oaths shall be filed with the city clerk, except as may be by law or by this act otherwise provided. If any person shall not within thirty days after being so notified of his election or appointment take and file such oath of office and give the securities required of him by the provisions of this act, or lawfully required of him by the common council, the common council may treat such omission as a refusal to serve and declare vacant the office to which he was elected or appointed, in which case it shall forthwith fill the vacancy by appointment; and authority is hereby conferred upon said common council to fill any vacancy occurring in the office of any elective or appointive officer by appointment, for a period of time not longer, in the case of elective officers, than the holding of the next general city election; and any person so neg