OF THE

STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES

FOR THE YEAR 1903.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

WITH STATISTICAL APPENDIX TO VOLUME ONE BOUND SEPARATELY.

VOLUME TWO.

PART ONE

Of this volume contains the constitutional provisions and laws which
have relation to the work of the State Board of Charities,
and the rules and by-laws of the Board.

PART TWO

Is a directory of the local poor law officers, and of the public and
the private charities of the State, which report to the Board.

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TRANSMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE FEBRUARY 1, 1904.

ALBANY

OLIVER A. QUAYLE

STATE LEGISLATIVE PRINTER

Article III. Regulation of State charitable institutions and reports to and

accounts against municipalities (§§ 40-53).

26

Article IV. Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children (§§ 60-70).

Article V. State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women (§§ 80-83)...

Article VI. Rome State Custodial Asylum (§§ 90-94)..

36

43

44

Article VII. The Craig Colony for Epileptics (§§ 100-115).

46

Article VIII. Institutions for juvenile delinquents (§§ 120-1390).

59

Article IX. Houses of refuge and reformatories for women (§§ 140-153).

Article X. Thomas Asylum for Orphan and Destitute Indian Children

73

(§§ 160-165).

84

Article XI. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 170, 171)....

88

The State Industrial School, Rochester, an act relating to...

Commitments to the State Industrial School, the House of Refuge on Randall's

Island, and the New York State Training School for Girls.

Commitments to houses of refuge and the New York State Reformatory for

Women at Bedford..

89

90

91

New York State Soldiers and Sailors' Home, the Public Buildings Law, Article

IV. (§§ 40-44)..

92

An act authorizing sale of ale and beer at....

94

An act exempting from management and control of State Board of Charities.

New York State Woman's Relief Corps Home, Oxford, an act to provide for

establishment of...

95

95

Thomas Asylum for Orphan and Destitute Indian Children, Iroquois, an act to

authorize transfer of children from......

98

New York State Institution for the Blind, Batavia:

An act to authorize establishment of......

99

An act to define objects of and to provide for management of.

An act to change name of.

101

107

New York Institution for the Blind, New York city, an act to extend the

benefits of........

108
The deaf and dumb:

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New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, an act in

relation to....

109

An act to provide for care and education of indigent deaf-mutes.....

110

The Consolidated School Law, Title XV., Article 12 (§ 32) orphan schools;

Article 14 (§§ 40-43a) deaf and dumb and blind institutions....

112

New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, an act in

relation to.....

115

Acts relative to care and education of deaf-mutes.

116

Western New York Institution for Deaf-Mutes, Rochester, an act in relation

to

117

Northern New York Institution for Deaf-Mutes, Malone, an act in rela-

tion to......

119

New York State Hospital for the Care of Crippled and Deformed Children,

establishment of and laws governing (§§ 1-11)..

118

New York State Hospital for the Treatment of Incipient Pulmonary Tubercu-

losis, establishment of and laws governing (§§ 1-18).

State Finance Law, Article I., general fiscal provisions (§§ 10-13, 17-23, 35-38, 40).. 134

124

Purchase of supplies for State institutions..

143

Committees for incompetent persons..

143

Deposit of funds for charitable institutions.

Investigation of complaints against charitable Institutions.

144

145

Reporting of persons in State institutions.

146

Special statutes providing for appropriations to certain hospitals and dispen-

Article III. Settlement and place of relief of poor persons (§§ 40-57).

Article VII. Duties of State Board of Charitles; powers of State Charities

Aid Association (§§ 115-121)....

228

Article VIII. Miscellaneous provisions (§§ 130-143)...

232

Article IX. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 150, 151).....

238

Special statutes relating to the care of the poor in certain counties of New

York State.....

240

Special statutes relating to the care of the poor in each of the forty-five cities

of New York State......

285

Special statutes relating to the care of the poor in certain towns of New York

State

424

The General City Law, hospitals for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis,

Article IX. (§§ 140-142)..

429

The County Law, Article II. (§§ 12, 24, 25 and 31); Article XI. (§§ 210 and 211);

Article XIII. (§§ 231-233)

430

The Town Law, Article II. (§§ 12, 13, 16, 22, 23, 56, 62); Article VII. (§§ 161 and

Proceedings respecting the support of poor persons, Title VIII. of Part VI. of

The Insanity Law:

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Article I. State Commission in Lunacy (§§ 1-18).......

477

Article II. Institutions for the care, treatment and custody of the insane

(§§ 30-54)

487

Article III.

Commitment, care and discharge of the insane (§§ 60-78)....

509

Article IV. Matteawan State Hospital for Insane Criminals (§§ 90-104).....

Article V. Laws repealed, when to take effect (§§ 110, 111)....

523

530

Payments of public moneys to private institutions.....

532

Property and families of absconding persons....

533

Proceedings respecting vagrants, Title VI. of Part VI. of the Code of Criminal

Abandonment and other acts of cruelty to children, Chapter III. of Title X. of the

Rules of State Board of Charities with reference to certificates of incorporation. 615

By-laws of the Board..

616

Rules for the reception and retention of inmates of institutions.

625

Rules with relation to reports of institutions....

628

Rules to be observed in submitting plans for buildings..

630

Rules for licensing Institutions for the care of aged, decrepit and mentally

enfeebled persons who are not insane..

630

Rules governing the management of institutions for the care of aged, decrepit

and mentally enfeebled persons who are not insane....

Rules and regulations in accordance with which dispensaries shall furnish