lowing: "and shall certify the same to the town board before any advertisement for bids shall be published,".

Said bill, as amended, was read the third time and passed, having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form at least three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage.

By order,

RAY B. SMITH,

Clerk.

Mr. Brackett moved to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

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The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and threefifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with

a message that the Senate has concurred in the passage of the same, as amended.

A message from the Assembly was received, in the words following:

IN ASSEMBLY, April 25, 1910. Pursuant to concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly, the Governor returned the Assembly bill (No. 626, Senate reprint No. 678, Assembly reprint No. 2134, Rec. No. 67), entitled "An act to amend chapter sixty-four of the Laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled 'An act relating to villages, constituting chapter sixty-four of the Consolidated Laws,' relative to the time of holding elections, and qualifications of electors."

The vote upon the final passage of the said bill having been reconsidered, on motion of Mr. Whitney, said bill was recommitted to the committee on affairs of villages, with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith, amended as follows:

Line 3 of title, strike out "relative to the ".

Strike out all of line 4 of title.

Page 2, strike out all of section 2.

Page 2, line 27, strike out "3" and in place thereof insert "2".

Amend the title by adding thereto "relative to the time of holding elections."

Page 2, strike out beginning with line 11, to and including line 23. By order,

RAY B. SMITH,

Clerk.

Mr. Brackett moved to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

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The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate has concurred in the passage of the same, as amended.

A message from the Assembly was received, in the words following:

IN ASSEMBLY, May 2, 1910. Pursuant to concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly, the mayor of the city of Ithaca returned the Assembly bill (No. 805, reprint No. 2269, Rec. No. 290), entitled "An act to amend the charter of the city of Ithaca, in relation to power of board of public works to approve and confirm assessments.'

The vote upon the final passage of the said bill having been reconsidered, on motion of Mr. Holden, said bill was recommitted to the committee on affairs of cities, with instructions to report the same forthwith, amended as follows:

Strike out the words of the title and insert as title the following: "An act to amend the charter of the city of Ithaca in relation to the approval and confirmation of assessments and to repeal subdivision thirty-three of section thirty-five thereof."

Said bill, as amended, was read the third time and passed. having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form at least three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage.

By order,

RAY B. SMITH,

Clerk.

Mr. Hewitt moved to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed.

The President put the question whether the Senate woud agree to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

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The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate has concurred in the passage of the same, as amended.

A message from the Assembly was received, in the words following:

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IN ASSEMBLY, May 2, 1910. Pursuant to concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly, the Governor returned the Assembly bill the Assembly bill (No. 933, print No. 2270, Rec. No. 145), entitled "An act to amend the Town Law, in relation to the election of assessors and the term for which they are elected."

The vote upon the final passage of the said bill having been reconsidered, on motion of Mr. Waters, said bill was recommitted to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, with instructions to report the same forthwith, amended as follows:

Page 3, line 20, strike out the word "four" and insert the word "two" in italics.

Same page, same line, strike out the word "two" preceding the word "years" and insert the word "four" in italics.

Said bill, as amended, was read the third time and passed, having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form at least three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage.

By order,

RAY B. SMITH,

Clerk.

Mr. Grattan moved to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

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The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows: