be authorized or required to exercise or perform; and in any of such actions or proceedings the district attorney shall only exercise such powers and perform such duties as are required of him by the attorney-general or the deputy attorney-general so attending. In all such cases all expenses incurred by the attorney-general, including the salary or other compensation of all deputies employed, shall be a county charge.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Chap. 15.

AN ACT to incorporate the American-Scandinavian foundation Became a law March 16, 1911, 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. Louis S. Amonson, Samuel T. Dutton, Charles S. Haight, Oscar H. Haugan, Hamilton Holt, William Hovgaard, Alexander E. Johnson, Carl Lorentzen, Frederick Lynch, Arthur H. Palmer, Seward Prosser, Christian Ravn, William H. Schofield, Charles A. Smith, William H. Short, together with such persons as they may associate with themselves and their successors, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of the American-Scandinavian Foundation, for the purpose of receiving and maintaining a fund or funds and applying the income thereof for the purpose of maintaining an exchange of students and teachers, and for supporting all other forms of educational intercourse between the United States of America, Denmark,. Norway and Sweden, to do and perform all things necessary to encourage and uphold by any means the objects of the said foundation which from time to time shall seem expedient to its trustees, thereby, first, cultivating closer relations between the Scandinavian countries and the United States of America, and second, strengthening the friendly bonds between the American Scandinavians.

§ 2. The corporation hereby formed shall have power to take to property, and hold by bequest, devise, gift, purchase or lease, any property,

real or personal, without limitation as to amount or value, except such limitations, if any, as the legislature shall hereinafter impose, to convey such property and to invest and re-invest any principal and deal with and expend the income of the corporation in such manner as in the judgment of its trustees will best promote its objects. It shall have all the power and be subject Application to all the restrictions which now pertain by law to membership lating to corporations so far as the same are applicable thereto and are not corporainconsistent with the provisions of this act.

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§ 3. The persons named in the first section of this act shall Trustees. constitute the first board of trustees and constitute the members of the said corporation, and shall have the direction and management of the affairs of the corporation and the control and disposition of its property and funds, and said persons before mentioned or a majority of them shall hold a meeting and organize the corpora- Organization and have full power to adopt a constitution and by-laws not constituinconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state. The by-laws. constitution shall prescribe the qualifications, manner of selection, and the number of trustees to be appointed, the number of trustees who shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business at the meeting of the corporation, the qualifications, manner of selection of such officers and employees as may be deemed necessary in transacting the business affairs of the corporation and any other provisions for the management and disposition of the property and regulation of the affairs of the corporation which may be found necessary to best carry out the objects and purposes of the donor.

§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 16.

AN ACT to incorporate the American Jewish Committee. Became a law March 16, 1911, 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. Mayer Sulzberger, Julian W. Mack, Jacob H. Hol- corporalander. Julius Rosenwald, Cyrus Adler, Harry Cutler, Samuel Dorf, Judah L. Magnes, Jacob H. Schiff, Isidor Sobel, Cyrus L.

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Sulzberger, A. Leo Weil, and Louis Marshall, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body corporate, in perpetuity, under the name of the American Jewish Committee; and by that name shall possess all of the powers which by the general corporation law are conferred upon corporations, and shall be capable of taking, holding and acquiring, by deed, gift, purchase, bequest, devise, or by judicial order or decree, any estate, real or personal, in trust or otherwise, which shall be necessary or useful for the uses and purposes of the corporation, to the amount of three millions of dollars.

§ 2. The objects of this corporation shall be, to prevent the infraction of the civil and religious rights of Jews, in any part of the world; to render all lawful assistance and to take appropriate remedial action in the event of threatened or actual invasion or restriction of such rights, or of unfavorable discrimination with respect thereto; to secure for Jews equality of economic, social and educational opportunity; to alleviate the consequences of persecution and to afford relief from calamities affecting Jews, wherever they may occur; and to compass these ends to administer any relief fund which shall come into its possession or which may be received by it, in trust or otherwise, for any of the aforesaid objects or for purposes comprehended therein.

Executive § 3. The business and affairs of said corporation shall be conducted by a board of not less than thirteen or more than twentyone, to be known as the executive committee, and the persons named in the first section of this act, as incorporators, shall constitute the first executive committee of said corporation. At the first meeting of said executive committee held after the passage of this act, the members thereof shall be divided into three classes, the first of which shall hold office until January first, nineteen hundred and twelve, the second for one year thereafter, and the third for two years thereafter, and such members of said executive committee as may be thereafter added to said committee shall in like manner be apportioned to said three classes. At the expiration of the term of any member of the executive committee his successor shall be elected for the term of three years. All vacancies which may occur in said committee shall be filled until the ensuing election by said committee. An annual election for the members of said executive committee shall be held at such time and in such manner as shall be fixed by the by-laws to be adopted by said executive committee. At all meetings of the executive

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committee one-third of said committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but no by-law shall be adopted, By-laws, amended or repealed without the presence of a majority of the ed, amendmembers of said committee for the time being; provided, however, pealed. that the by-laws with respect to membership in the corporation shall not be altered, revised or amended except as provided in section four of this act.

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§ 4. The members of said corporation shall consist of the per- Members sons who shall be designated and chosen for membership by such tion, method or methods and by such organizations, societies and nomi- chosen. nating bodies as shall be provided in by-laws to be adopted for that purpose by the executive committee, such by-laws being however subject to alteration, revision or amendment at any regular meeting of the members of the corporation or at a meeting called for such purpose; provided that thirty days notice be given of the proposed change and that such alteration, revision or amendment shall be carried by a majority of at least twenty votes; and not otherwise.

§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 17.

AN ACT to incorporate Arnot Art Gallery.

Became a law March 16, 1911, 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. Fanny Arnot Whitney, James B. Rathbone, Casper corporators G. Decker, Ray Tompkins, Burton S. Chamberlin, Eugene Diven, Frederick Collin, William T. Henry and Edward J. Dunn, and their successors, are hereby constituted and created a body corporate and politic under the name and title "Arnot Art Gallery," Corporate and by that name may and shall have succession and shall be in power and law capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended in all courts and places whatsoever, in all manner of actions, suits, proceedings, matters and causes, and may have and use a common seal and change and alter the same.

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personal, devised or bequeathed to it under and by virtue of the last will and testament of Matthias H. Arnot, or which shall be conveyed or transferred to, or in any manner bestowed upon it by the executors or trustees of said last will and testament, by virtue of the powers conferred upon them thereby. The said corporation shall have power and capacity generally to purchase and take by gift, grant, devise or bequest and hold property, real, personal and of whatsoever nature, for the uses and purposes of said corporation.

§ 3. The said corporation shall accept, receive and maintain all the property given it by the said last will and testament of Matthias H. Arnot. The purposes and objects of said corporation are under the said last will and testament and hereunder to receive, maintain, perpetuate and add to, in the city of Elmira, in the county of Chemung, and state of New York, and at the residence of said Matthias II. Arnot while living, the collection of objects of art, the books and the property bequeathed to said cor poration by said last will and testament, to establish, maintain and add to a gallery and museum of objects of educational, artistic, historic or literary character and value, to establish, maintain and add to a reference library and reading room, to all of which the public shall have, under reasonable rules and regulations, free access, to encourage and develop the study of the fine arts and kindred subjects and advance the general knowledge thereof and to that end to furnish free popular instruction in relation thereto; to fulfill the purposes of said corporation as stated in said last will and testament.

§ 4. The affairs of said corporation shall be conducted by a board of trustees to consist of the persons named in the first section of this act and their successors. Any vacancy which may at any time occur in said board through death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by the remaining trustees. Said board of trustees shall have the power to appoint a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer and such other officers as said board may deem necessary in the manner, at the time and for the term to be prescribed by the by-laws. Said trustees shall have power to make by-laws and to alter the same, to appoint or employ and discharge agents, or subordinates, to fix their compensation and to make all rules and regulations deemed needful by them, but no officer, member or employee of said corporation shall receive or be law