three months. He shall submit two of such triplicates to the commission and file the third copy in the office of the superintendent. The commission may revise estimates for supplies or other expenditures either as to quantity, quality, or the esti mated cost thereof, and shall certify that it has carefully examined the same and that the articles contained in such estimates, as approved or revised by it, are actually required for the use of the hospital, and shall thereupon present such estimate and certificate to the comptroller. Upon the revision and approval of such estimate by the commission, the comptroller shall authorize the superintendent as treasurer, or such other officer as the commission may designate as provided in this chapter, to make drafts on the comptroller, as the money may be required for the purposes mentioned in such estimates, which drafts shall be paid on the warrant of the comptroller, out of the funds in the treasury of the state held for the care of the insane and the maintenance of state hospitals. In every such estimate, there shall be a sum named, not to exceed one thousand dollars, as an emergency fund for which no minute detailed statement need be made. No money shall be expended for the use of any of the state hospitals, except as provided in this section. And except that a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars may, when authorized by the comptroller, be set apart by the commission to each hospital as a commutation ticket fund, to be used under the direction and control of the superintendent, for the purchase of commutation tickets. Such tickets shall be sold at cost under the direction of the superintendent for the use of the hospital. The amount received from the sale of such tickets shall be paid into such fund and shall be available for the purchase of additional tickets as above provided. Libraries may be furnished to any state hospital by the regents of the university of the state of New York, subject to regulations adopted by them and the commission, the expense of which shall be included in the quarterly estimates of the hospitals. Any general expenses necessarily incurred by the commission for or on account. of the state hospitals shall be apportioned to such hospitals on the basis of the number of patients, and included in the estimates of such hospitals, made as provided in this section under the direction of the commission.

§ 21. Section forty of said chapter five hundred and forty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six, as amended by chapter three hundred and eighty of the laws of nineteen hundred, and chapter twenty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred and two, and by chapter one hundred and thirty of the laws of nineteen hundred and two is hereby amended to read as follows: § 40. Powers and duties of superintendent as treasurer. The superintendent, as treasurer of such hospital, or such officer as may be designated as treasurer by the commission as provided in this chapter, shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the commission, pertaining to his duties as treasurer:

1. Have the custody of all moneys received from the comptroller on account of estimates made by the superintendent and revised and approved by the commission, and keep an accurate account thereof.

2. Have the custody of all bonds, notes, mortgages and other securities and obligations belonging to the hospital.

3. Receive all money for the care and treatment of private and reimbursing patients and other sources of revenue of the hospital; but where a designation of a person as treasurer is made as provided by this chapter, the steward shall receive all such money and transmit the same, once each week, to the person so designated as treasurer, and report the amount so transmitted to the superintendent.

4. Deposit all money received from the comptroller on account of estimates in a bank designated by the comptroller, in his name as treasurer, and send each month to the comptroller and to the commission a statement, showing the amount so received and deposited, and from whom and for what received, and when such deposits were made. Such statement of deposit shall be certified by the proper officer of the bank receiving such deposit. The superintendent as treasurer, or other officer designated as treasurer by the commission, as provided in this chapter, shall make an affidavit to the effect that the sum so deposited is all the money received by him, from any source of hospital income. up to the time of the last deposit appearing on such statement. A bank designated by the comptroller to receive such deposits shall, before any deposit is made, execute a bond to the people of the state, in a sum approved by the comptroller, for the safe keeping of the funds deposited.

5. Pay out the money deposited for the uses of the state hospital, upon the voucher of the steward; where a person has been designated as treasurer, as provided in this chapter, such voucher shall be countersigned by the superintendent.

6. Keep full and accurate accounts of all receipts and payments, in the manner and according to books and forms prescribed and furnished by the commission.

7. Balance all accounts on his books, annually, for the year ending on the last day of September, and make a statement thereof and an abstract of the receipts and payments of the past year and deliver the same, within thirty days, to the commission.

8. Render an account of the state of the books and the funds and other property in his custody, whenever required by the commission.

9. Execute a release and satisfaction of a mortgage, judgment or other lien or debt in favor of the hospital, when paid.

10. Receive all moneys for or on account of the sale of lands of the hospital, of which he is the treasurer.

§ 22. Section forty-one of said chapter five hundred and fortyfive of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six, as amended by chapters twenty-six and one hundred and thirty of the laws of nineteen hundred and two, is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 41. Monthly statements of receipts and expenditures; vouchers.— The superintendent as treasurer of each state hospital or such other officer as may be designated as treasurer by the commission, as provided in this chapter, shall, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, make to the comptroller and to the commission a full and perfect statement of all the receipts and expenditures, specifying the several items, for the last preceding calendar month. Such statement shall be verified by the affidavit of the treasurer attached thereto, in the following form:

I,

treasurer of

the state hospital, do solemnly aver that I have deposited in the bank designated by law for such purpose, all the moneys received by me on account of the hospital during the last month, and I do further swear that the foregoing is a true abstract of all the moneys received and payments made by me or under my direction as such treasurer dur

There shall also be forwarded to the commission the affidavit of the steward, to the effect that all goods and other articles for which vouchers are rendered were purchased and received by him, or under his direction, at the hospital; that the goods were purchased at a fair cash market price and paid for in cash, or on credit, not exceeding sixty days, and that he,, or any person in his behalf, had no pecuniary or other interest in the articles purchased; that he received no pecuniary or other benefit therefrom in the way of commission, percentage, deductions or presents, or in any other manner whatever, directly or indirectly; that the articles for which vouchers are rendered were received at the hospital; that they were conformed in all respects to the invoiced goods received and ordered by him, both in quality and quantity. Such vouchers shall be examined by the commission and compared with the estimates made for the month for which the statement is rendered, and if found correct shall be endorsed and forwarded by the commission, with the statement to the comptroller. If any voucher is found objectionable, the comptroller shall endorse his disapproval thereon, with the reason therefor, and return it to the commission, who shall present it to the superintendent for correction, and when corrected return it to the comptroller. All such vouchers shall be filed in the office of the comptroller.

§ 23. Sections forty-two and forty-three of said chapter five hundred and forty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninetysix, as amended by chapter three hundred and eighty of the laws of nineteen hundred, and chapter twenty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred and two, is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 42. Action to recover moneys due the hospital. The superintendent of any state hospital may bring an action in the name of the hospital, to recover for the use thereof:

1. The amount due upon any note or bond in his hands belonging to the hospital.

2. The amount charged and due, according to the by-laws of the hospital, for the support of any patient therein, or for actual disbursements made in his behalf for necessary clothing and traveling expenses, and to enforce any liability created by statute for the care and support of the insane.

3. Upon any cause of action accruing to the hospital.

§ 43. General powers and duties of the steward. The steward, under the direction of the superintendent, and subject to the rules and regulations of the hospital, shall be accountable for the careful keeping and economical use of all furniture, stores and other articles provided for the hospital, and under the direction of the superintendent, and subject to such rules and regulations, shall:

1. Make all purchases for the hospital, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and preserve the original bills and receipts thereof, and keep full and accurate accounts of the same.

2. Prepare and keep the pay-rolls of the hospital.

3. Keep the accounts for the support of patients and expenses incurred in their behalf, and furnish the treasurer statements thereof as they fall due.

4. Notify the treasurer of the death or discharge of any reimbursing or pay patient, within five days after such death or discharge.

§ 24. Section forty-four of said chapter five hundred and fortyfive of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six, as amended by chapter three hundred and eighty of the laws of nineteen hundred, and chapter twenty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred and two is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 44. Purchases and contracts.-All purchases of supplies for the use of the hospital shall be made for cash or on credit or time, not exceeding sixty days; every voucher shall be duly filled up, and with every abstract of vouchers paid, there shall be proof on oath that the voucher was properly filled up and the money paid. No expenditure for supplies or other purposes shall be made for the benefit of such hospital, by contract or otherwise, unless in conformity with the provisions of this act in relation to esti mates. No member of the commission, manager or officer of a hospital shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in the furnishing of material, labor or supplies for the use of the hospital, nor shall any such manager or officer act as attorney or counsel for such hospital. Contracts subject to the approval of the commission shall be entered into jointly, by the stewards of the state hospitals for such staple articles of supplies, as it may be found feasible by the commission to purchase for the use of the hospitals. Such contracts shall not be let except in conformity with the provisions of this act relating to estimates. The state hospitals may manu.