§ 262-a. Extension of lighting districts. Any existing lighting district may be extended by resolution of the town board of the town in which such district is situated, or by resolution in joint session of the town boards of the several towns in which such district is situated, so as to include therein any part of such town or towns, adjoining such district, upon the written petition of a majority of the owners of the real property to be included in such proposed extension, duly filed with the clerk of the town in which such district is situated; or if such district lies in two or more adjoining towns, with the clerk of any one of such towns, 1but in the town of Huntington, county of Suffolk, such petition may be signed by a majority of the resident owners of the real property to be included in such proposed extension. A lighting district may be repeatedly enlarged and extended in accordance with the provisions of this section. No contract for lighting such extension shall be made for a period of time longer than the unexpired portion of the term of the existing contract for lighting said district; or, in case there shall be at the time of such extension more than one existing contract for lighting said district, for a period longer than the unexpired portion of that one of such contracts which has the longest time to run. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAPTER 139 AN ACT transferring to the city of Cohoes the care, custody and control of the vessel Halfmoon. Became a law April 16, 1924, 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: authorized; Section 1. The state hereby transfers from the commissioners of Transfer the Palisades Interstate Park to the city of Cohoes the care, cus- conditions. tody and control of the vessel Halfmoon, now at the mouth of Popolpen creek near Bear Mountain, on condition that the city of Cohoes shall keep and maintain the said vessel in good repair in a conspicuous place in, upon or near the waters of the Hudson river adjacent to said city of Cohoes where the same may be seen and inspected by the public, and on the further condition that the said city of Cohoes shall pay all expenses incidental to the care and maintenance of said vessel and to its safe removal to said city of Cohoes. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 1 Remainder of sentence new. Appropriations for fiscal year. CHAPTER 140 AN ACT making appropriations for the support of government.1 Became a law April 14, 1924, with the approval of the Governor. Passed by a two-thirds vote. 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 section, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated by the appropriations, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the respective public officers and for the several purposes specified, which amounts shall be available for the year beginning on the first day of July, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, namely: Reports and messages.. 1,000 00 Public papers of Governor Alfred E. Smith, including services Fixed charges and contributions For incidental expenses of the executive mansion and equipage to be paid in equal monthly installments by the comptroller on certificate of the governor or the secretary to the governor Contingencies, including expenses of Lunacy Commission acting in capital cases .... OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR Lieutenant-governor Secretary to the lieutenant-governor. 6,000 00 1,000 00 5,000 00 4,000 00 1 For appropriations for the support of government in addition to those provided by this chapter, see L. 1924, ch. 399, post. Land clerk, also receives $1,250 as secretary of land board. 3,300 00 3,000 00 Secretary of state, payable quarterly in lieu of all expenses. 2,000 00 2,500 00 Communication .... 10,200 00 ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY OF STATE-Continued Fixed charges and contributions, surety bonds, surrogates' fees and miscellaneous Contingencies - Continuation of installing filing system... STATE COMPTROLLER PERSONAL SERVICE 675 00 5,000 00 Comptroller Deputy comptroller 10,000 00 Deputy comptroller, 2 at $6,500... 7,500 00 canal board Secretary to comptroller, also receives $1,500 as secretary of 13,000 00 Division chief, 2 at $5,000. 4,000 00 Director 10,000 00 5,000 00 |