two hundred and forty-nine feet, five inches, be the same more or less. Said building to be preserved for the benefit of the people of the state of New York as an historic landmark and for educational and patriotic purposes.

for, how to

§ 2. Upon the requisition of said commissioners of the land Payment office, and upon a voucher or vouchers certified by said commis- be made. sioners, or by such officer or officers thereof as they may designate for that purpose, in form to be approved by the comptroller, the comptroller shall pay the sum or sums that may be necessary to pay for the lands authorized to be acquired by this act.

tion.

§ 3. The sum of forty thousand dollars ($40,000), or so much Appropriathereof as may be necessary, payable by the treasurer out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, is hereby appropriated, subject to the audit of the comptroller, to carry out the provisions of this act, and the same shall be payable by the comptroller on the requisition of said commissioners of the land office.

tion au

§ 4. In case the commissioners of the land office cannot agree condemnawith the owner or owners of said land for the purchase thereof, thorized. the attorney-general is hereby authorized and directed to acquire title to said property by condemnation for the people of the state by proceedings taken under title one of chapter twenty-three of the code of civil procedure, known as the condemnation law, for the purposes aforesaid, which are hereby declared to be a public use.

§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 39.

AN ACT to authorize the city of Kingston to borrow money for street improvements and issue bonds therefor.

Became a law March 23, 1911, 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. The common council of the city of Kingston is Bond issue hereby authorized and empowered by resolution of its body, approved by the mayor of said city, to issue and sell bonds in the

name of, in behalf of and upon the credit of the said city, in an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of seventy thousand dollars, par value, so far as the same may be determined advisable and necessary by said common council with the approval of the

mayor of said city, for the purpose of paying the expense of paving Application and improving certain streets in said city; and the proceeds of said of proceeds. bonds shall be paid into the fund known as "The Broadway Paring Fund," and applied by said common council for the object and purpose herein stated, and for no other purpose.

Execution, form, etc. of bonds.

§ 2. Said bonds shall be issued in the name and under the seal of said city, signed by the mayor and treasurer thereof, and shall be for the sum of one thousand dollars each, and bearing such interest as the common council shall determine, not exceeding the rate of four and one-half per centum per annum, payable semiannually on the first days of March and September. Such bonds shall be so issued that ten thousand dollars of the principal thereof shall be payable on the first day of March, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, and ten thousand dollars of the principal thereof on the first day of March of each succeeding year; the principal and interest thereof shall be payable at the office of the city treasurer of said city. The bonds shall be numbered consecutively from one hundred and twenty-six to the highest number issued and shall be known as "street improvement bonds," so that the same shall constitute a series with the bonds issued pursuant to chapter two hundred and ninety-six of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, and be in such form as the common council shall prescribe, and they shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to and in conformity with the provisions of this act; and the city clerk of said Record of city shall keep a record in his office of the number of each bond, its date, amount, rate of interest, when payable, and the name of the purchaser or purchasers thereof.

Bonds to recite this act.

bonds.

Sale.

§ 3. The city treasurer of said city shall sell and dispose of said bonds or such parts thereof as directed by the common council, from time to time, at public auction, after notice given in the offi cial papers of said city for at least twelve days. Said bonds shall be sold for not less than par to the highest bidder.

§ 4. The common council of said city, in the manner provided in chapter seven hundred and forty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six1 and acts amendatory thereof, shall cause such taxes to be levied and collected as may be necessary to pay the principal and interest of said bonds as they shall become due, until such bonds and interest thereon are fully paid.

§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 40.

AN ACT to authorize the city of Kingston to borrow money for the acquisition of a site and the construction of a building for city purposes.

Became a law March 23, 1911, 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:

authorized.

Section 1. The common council of the city of Kingston is Bond issue hereby authorized and empowered by resolution of its body, approved by the mayor of said city, to issue and sell bonds in the name of, in behalf of and upon the credit of the said city, in an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of twenty thousand dollars, par value, so far as the same may be determined advisable and necessary by said common council with the approval of the mayor of said city, for the purpose of acquiring a site and the construction of a building thereon for street department and police department purposes, or for such other city purposes as the common council shall determine; and the proceeds of said bonds shall be Application applied by said common council for the object and purpose herein stated, and for no other purpose.

of proceeda.

§ 2. Said bonds shall be issued in the name and under the seal Execution, of said city, signed by the mayor and treasurer thereof, and shall of bonds. be for the sum of one thousand dollars each, and bearing such interest as the common council shall determine, not exceeding the rate of four and one-half per centum per annum, payable semiannually on the first days of March and September. Such bonds shall be so issued that ten thousand dollars of the principal thereof shall be payable on the first day of March, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and ten thousand dollars of the principal thereof shall be payable on the first day of March, nineteen hundred and eighteen; the principal and interest thereof shall be payable at the office of the city treasurer of said city. The bonds shall be numbered con

Bonds to recite this act.

secutively from one to the highest number issued and be in such form as the common council shall prescribe, and they shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to and in conformity with the provisions of this act; and the city clerk of said city shall keep Record of a record in his office of the number of each bond, its date, amount, rate of interest, when payable, and the name of the purchaser or purchasers thereof.

bonds.

Sale.

Tax for payment.

§ 3. The city treasurer of said city shall sell and dispose of said bonds or such parts thereof as directed by the common council, from time to time, at public auction, after notice given in the official papers of said city for at least twelve days. Said bonds shall be sold for not less than par to the highest bidder.

§ 4. The common council of said city, in the manner provided in chapter seven hundred and forty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six1 and acts amendatory thereof, shall cause such taxes to be levied and collected as may be necessary to pay the principal and interest of said bonds as they shall become due, until such bonds and interest thereon are fully paid.

§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

Chap. 41.

AN ACT to amend chapter fifty-six of the laws of nineteen hun-
dred and eight, entitled "An act to authorize the city of Buffalo
to issue its bonds in the sum of two million dollars for the pur-
pose of acquiring additional park lands and lands along the
water front and improving the same," authorizing the use
of a part of the proceeds of the sale or sales of said bonds
for improvements on park lands heretofore acquired by said
city, and authorizing an increased rate of interest to be paid on
such bonds.

Became a law March 23, 1911, 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. Sections one and three of chapter fifty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred and eight, entitled "An act to authorize the city of Buffalo to issue its bonds in the sum of two million dollars for the purpose of acquiring additional park lands and lands along the water front and improving the same," are hereby amended so as to read as follows:

to acquire

park lands prove lands

authorized.

§ 1. The city of Buffalo is hereby authorized to borrow a Bond issue sum not exceeding two million dollars for the purpose of acquiring additional additional park lands and lands along the water front and improv- and iming the same, and also for the purpose of making improvements acquired, upon lands heretofore acquired and used by said city for park purposes; and to issue its bonds therefor. Such bonds shall be issued under the city seal by the mayor and comptroller, from time to Bonds. time, as ordered by the common council and approved by the mayor. Such bonds shall be issued and sold in the manner provided by the charter of said city; and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one-half per centum per annum, payable semi-annually at the office of the comptroller of the city of Buffalo or at the Gallatin National Bank of the city of New York, as the purchaser may elect, the principal to be payable at the same place at the end of a term of fifty years from the date of issue; provided, however, that the common council may, in its discretion, reserve in the reso- Right to lution ordering the sale of said bonds, or any of them, the right to bonds. retire or recall said bonds, or any of them, at the expiration of twenty years from the date of issue.

retire

of proceeds.

§ 3. The moneys borrowed as authorized by this act may be Application used for the *purpose of additional park lands and of lands along the water front in said city; and for improving the same, and for improving lands heretofore acquired and used by said city for park purposes, or for either of said purposes.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.