Appropriation for fiscal year.

Chap. 597.

AN ACT to amend chapter seven hundred of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, entitled "An act to extend the time of commencement or construction or completion of railroads other than street surface railroads," in relation to the extension of time for such commencement or completion.

Became a law, May 14, 1903, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, a majority being present.

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

Section 1. Chapter seven hundred of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, entitled "An act to extend the time for commencement or construction or completion of railroads, other than street surface railroads," as amended by chapter six hundred and fortyseven of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and as further amended by chapter six hundred and seventeen of the laws of nineteen hundred and one, and as further amended by chapter four hundred and eighty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and two, is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 1. The time or times prescribed for the commencement of the construction or the completion of its raliroads,* or any other portions thereof, by any railroad company existing at the time herein mentioned, which has at said time acquired at least one-third of its right of way or begun the construction of any portion of its railroads or shall have heretofore obtained a certificate from the board of railroad commissioners that public convenience required the construction of said railroads, is hereby extended three years from the first day of January, nineteen hundred and four.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 598.

AN ACT making appropriations for the support of government. Became a law, May 14, 1903, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present.

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

Section 1. The several amounts named in this act are hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid from the several funds indi

So in original.

cated, to the respective public officers, and for the several purposes specified, for the fiscal year beginning on the first day of October, in the year nineteen hundred and three, namely:

FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

For the salaries of the governor, ten thousand dollars; of the lieutenant-governor, five thousand dollars;

of the secretary to the governor, four thousand dollars;

of the military secretary, two thousand dollars;

secretary.

of the clerks, stenographers and messengers in the executive de- Clerks. partment, eleven thousand nine hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Office ex

For blanks and other books necessary for the use of the executive penses. department, binding, printing, stationery, telegraphing, and other incidental expenses thereof, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Salary of governor and lieutenant

governor. Secretary.

Military

and trans

For postage and expense of transportation of all letters, official Postage documents, or other matter sent by express or freight, including boxes portation. or covering for same, fourteen hundred and fifty dollars, or so much. thereof as may be necessary.

of the justices of the supreme court serving as associate judges of the court of appeals, twenty thousand dollars; for their necessary expenses, as provided by chapter seven hundred and eighteen, of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, four thousand dol

Executive

For repairs, furniture and incidental expenses of the executive mansion. mansion and rent of stable, three thousand dollars, to be paid by the comptroller on the certificate of the governor.

depart

For the payment of notarial clerks, and expenses of notarial de- Notarial partment, eight thousand seven hundred dollars, or so much thereof ment. as may be necessary, to be paid by the treasurer on the order of the comptroller, from the money received for fees of notaries.

JUDICIARY.

Court of Appeals.

For the salaries of the judges of the court of appeals, seventy thousand five hundred dollars; for their necessary expenses, as provided by chapter seven hundred and eighteen, of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, fourteen thousand dollars; for their addi- alates of tional expense allowance first provided by chapter six hundred and six of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, eleven thousand nine hundred dollars;

Judges.

State reporter.

Clerk and deputy.

Clerks in office of clerk.

Compensation of clerks of judges.

Office expenses.

Crier and attendants.

Postage and transportation.

Judicial district libraries.

lars; for their additional expense allowance first provided by chapter six hundred and six of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninetyeight, three thousand four hundred dollars; the foregoing items for said justices of the supreme court being pursuant to the provisions of chapter four hundred nineteen of the laws of nineteen hundred;

of the state reporter, five thousand dollars; for clerk hire and additional assistance, seven thousand three hundred dollars, and for office expenses, one thousand dollars;

of the clerk of the court of appeals, five thousand dollars;

of the deputy clerk, three thousand dollars;

of the clerks in the office of the clerk, six thousand seven hundred dollars;

of the messenger to the clerk, twelve hundred dollars.

For compensation of clerks of judges of court of appeals, and for expenses incurred pursuant to chapter two hundred and twentyone of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, the sum of eight thousand four hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and for the salary of a confidential clerk, appointed by the chief judge of the court of appeals, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For compensation of clerks of justices of the supreme court while serving as associate judges of the court of appeals, two thousand four hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For furniture, books, binding, blanks, printing, calendars, and other necessary expenses of the office of the clerk of the court of appeals, two thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For compensation of the crier, messenger and attendants of the court of appeals, thirteen thousand seven hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For the clerk of the court of appeals, for postage, and expense of transportation of all letters or official documents, or other matter sent by express or freight, including boxes or covering for same, eight hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Libraries.

For the thirteen judicial district libraries named in chapter four hundred of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty, chapter four hundred forty-four of the laws of eighteen hundred eighty-eight, and chapter two hundred thirty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred ninety-five, and chapter thirty-two of the laws of nineteen hundred and two, six hundred dollars each, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For the payment of the services of the librarian of the court of Librarian appeals library at Syracuse, six hundred dollars, to be paid upon vouchers approved by the presiding justice of the appellate division of the fourth judicial department; and for the payment of the librarian of the law library of the appellate division of the supreme court, fourth judicial department, two thousand dollars, which latter amount is to be refunded pursuant to the provisions of chapter two hundred and fifty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred.

appellate

For the library of the supreme court, appellate division of the Library, second judicial department, the sum of one thousand dollars, or so division, much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid upon vouchers ap- judicial deproved by the presiding justice of said court.

second

partment.

appellate

For the library of the supreme court, appellate division of the Library, third judicial department, the sum of one thousand dollars, or 50 division, much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid upon vouchers ap- judicial deproved by the presiding justice of said court.

third

partment.

appellate

For the law library of the appellate division of the supreme court, Library, fourth judicial department, for the purchase of books and supplies division, for said library the sum of three thousand dollars, or so much thereof judicial deas may be necessary.

fourth

partment. Library,

For the maintenance of the library of the appellate division of appellate the supreme court in the first judicial department, one thousand division, dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

first

judicial department.

of trial

For the maintenance of the library of the trial terms of the su- Library, preme court in the first judicial department, one thousand dollars, terms, of or so much thereof as may be necessary.

the supreme court, first *judicial department.

For the maintenance of the eighth judicial district library at Library, Buffalo, one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Judicial

eighth

district.

Supreme Court.

Salaries and

penses of justices.

For the salaries of the justices of the supreme court, four hundred ex and twenty thousand dollars; and for the expenses of said justices, other than those in the first judicial district, as provided by chapter five hundred and forty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, sixty-two thousand four hundred dollars.

For compensation of justices of the supreme court designated to the appellate division of the second department from any district other than the second judicial district, to be refunded to the treasury, pursuant to chapter three hundred and nine, of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and chapter five hundred and ninety

Deputy clerk and

of appel

sion.

For the compensation of deputy clerk and attendants of the apattendants pellate division of the supreme court in the second judicial department, fourteen thousand three hundred dollars, to be refunded to the treasurer as provided by chapter ninety-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six, chapter two hundred and twenty-three, laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, chapter four hundred and fifty, laws of nineteen hundred, and chapter five hundred and ninetyseven, laws of nineteen hundred and two.

Justices in second judicial district.

Expenses of justices

For the necessary expenses of the several justices assigned to of appellate the appellate division of the supreme court, pursuant to chapter three

division.

Stenographers.

seven, laws of nineteen hundred and one, twenty thousand six hundred dollars.

Expenses of trial justices.

Stenographers.

hundred and ninety, laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and chapter four hundred and sixty-eight, laws of nineteen hundred and one, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.

For the justices of the supreme court in the second judicial district, not residing in the county of Kings, for additional compensation, pursuant to chapter seven hundred and sixty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, as amended by chapter one hundred and twenty-six of the laws of eighteen hundred and eightythree, and pursuant to chapter one hundred and thirty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, forty-one thousand two hundred dollars; and for the stenographers appointed under said first-named act, as amended by chapter one hundred and fourteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-four, for compensation, ten thousand five hundred dollars; said amounts to be paid only from moneys which shall have been or shall be paid into the treasury for taxes levied for the purposes of said acts and in pursuance

thereof.

For trial justices, who attend a term or part of the supreme court except in the counties of New York and Kings outside the county. in which they reside, for actual traveling and other expenses incurred, pursuant to chapter four hundred thirty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred, ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For the stenographers of the supreme court, in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth judicial districts, for compensation, pursuant to sections two hundred and fifty-eight and two hundred and fifty-nine of the code of civil procedure, fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, to be refunded to the treasury as required by chapter four hundred and twenty-six of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety.