of such community centers and civic forums, and shall prescribe regulations for their conduct and supervision, provided that nothing herein contained shall prohibit the trustees of such school district or the board of education to prescribe and adopt rules and regulations to make such community centers or civic forums selfsupporting as far as practicable. Such community centers and civic forums shall be at all times under the control of the trustees. or board of education in each school district or city, and shall be nonexclusive and open to the general public. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 215. AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers in cities and villages. Became a law April 19, 1917, 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: ch. 29, and £$ 240. 241 art. 14 and Section 1. Article thirteen and sections two hundred and forty L. 1909, and two hundred and forty-one of chapter twenty-nine of the laws art. 13 of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act relating to munici- renumbered pal corporations, constituting chapter twenty-four of the consoli- $ 300, 301: dated laws," are hereby renumbered, respectively, article fourteen added." and sections three hundred and three hundred and one, and a new article thirteen added to read as follows: ARTICLE 13. PLAYGROUNDS AND NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTERS. Section 240. Application of article. 241. Dedication or acquisition of land or buildings for 242. Equipment and operation. 243. Recreation commission. 244. Organization of commission. 245. Expenses incurred under article. 246. Annual appropriation. new art. 18 § 240. Application of article. This article shall apply to cities of the second and third class and villages. § 241. Dedication or acquisition of land or buildings for playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers. The board of estimate and apportionment of a city, or if there be no such board, the common council, board of aldermen or corresponding legislative body, or the board of trustees of a village, may designate and set apart for use as playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers any land or building owned by such city or village and not dedicated or devoted to another inconsistent public use; or such city or village may, with the approval of such local authorities and in such manner as may be authorized or provided by law for the acquisition of land for public purposes in such city or village, acquire lands in such city or village for playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers, or if there be no law authorizing such acquisition, the board of estimate and apportionment of such city, or if there be no such board, the common council, board of aldermen or corresponding legislative body, or the board of trustees of a village, may acquire land for such purpose by gift, private purchase or by condemnation, or may lease lands or buildings in such city or village for temporary use for such purpose. § 242. Administration, equipment and operation. The authority to establish and maintain playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers may be vested in the school board, park board, or other existing body or in a recreation commission as the board of estimate and apportionment, common council, board of aldermen or corresponding legislative body, or the board of trustees in a village, shall determine. The local authorities of a city or village designated to equip, operate and maintain playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers as authorized by this article, may equip such playgrounds and recreation centers, and the buildings thereon, and may construct, maintain and operate in connection therewith public baths and swimming pools. Such local authorities may, for the purposes of carrying out the object of such playgrounds or recreation centers, employ play leaders, playground directors, supervisors, recreation secretary, superintendent or such other officers or employees as they deem proper. 243. Recreation commission. If the board of estimate and apportionment, or if there be no such board, the common council, board of aldermen, or corresponding legislative body, or the board of trustees of a village, shall determine that the power to equip, operate and maintain playgrounds and recreation centers shall be exercised by a recreation commission, they may, by resolution, establish in such city or village a recreation commission, which shall possess all the powers and be subject to all the responsiSuch a commisbilities of local authorities under this article. sion, if established, shall consist of five persons who are residents of such city or village, to be appointed by the mayor of such city or the trustees of such village to serve for terms of five years or until their successors are appointed, except that the members of such commission first appointed shall be appointed for such terms that the term of one commissioner shall expire annually thereafter. Members of such commission shall serve without pay. Vacancies in such commission occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be for the unexpired term and shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. The members of a recrea§ 244. Organization of commission. tion commission established pursuant to this article shall elect from their own number a chairman and secretary and other necessary officers to serve for one year, and may employ such persons as may be needed, as authorized by this act and pursuant to law. Such a recreation commission shall have power to adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of all business within its jurisdiction. $245. Expenses incurred under article. All expenses incurred under this article coming within the annual appropriation therefor (as provided in section two hundred and forty-six of this article) shall be a city or village charge, payable from the current funds of such city or village; but the local authorities may provide that the bonds of such city or village may be issued in the manner provided by law for the acquisition of lands or buildings for playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers, subject, however, to the adoption of a proposition therefor at a city or village election, if the adoption of such a proposition is a prerequisite to the issuance of bonds of such city or village for public purposes generally. 246. Annual appropriation. The local authorities of a city or village having power to appropriate money therein may annually appropriate and cause to be raised by taxation in such city or village a sum sufficient to carry out the provisions of this article. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 1183 added to L. 1909, ch. 21. as generally amended by L. 1910, ch. 140. Library Trustees. Power to receive of library. Chap. 216. AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the law library at Monticello. Became a law April 19, 1917, 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. Chapter twenty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act relating to education, constituting chapter sixteen of the consolidated laws," as amended by chapter one hundred and forty of the laws of nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby amended by adding thereto after section eleven hundred and eighty-two, a new section, to be section eleven hundred and eighty-three, to read as follows: § 1183. There is hereby established a law library in and for established; the third judicial district, at Monticello, New York, which shall designated. be designated and known as the Hamilton Odell library. Said library shall be under the care and management of a board of three trustees who shall be members of the Sullivan county bar and who shall be selected by the justice of the supreme court residing in Ulster county. Such trustees shall have power to gifts. receive by gift, devise or bequest any property given or conveyed Foundation for the purpose of a law library. The foundation of such law library shall be the law books and other library property now belonging to the Sullivan County Bar Association when the same shall be conveyed to such trustees by such bar association. It Powers and shall be the duty of such trustees to hold and manage the property of such library and to make rules and regulations for the management and protection of the same, and to prescribe penalties for the violation thereof. They may sue for and recover such penalties and maintain actions for any injury to such library or its property. They may procure proper furnishings, provide rooms, fuel and lights for such library and defray all incidental expenses for the care and management of same as well as the salary of a librarian. The amounts required therefor shall be how paid. paid by the treasurer of the county of Sullivan upon the certificate of a justice of the supreme court of the third judicial district, out of the moneys raised in such county for court expenses, which amounts shall be a county charge upon such county of duties of trustees. Amounts required; Sullivan. The librarian shall be appointed by such board of Librarian. trustees and shall hold office during their pleasure. Such trustees shall fix the salary of such librarian which shall not exceed six hundred dollars per annum, and such salary shall be paid in equal monthly payments. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 217. AN ACT making appropriations for the military training commission. Became a law April 19, 1917, 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. 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, out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the military training commission for the several purposes specified, which amounts shall be available for the year beginning on the first day of July, nineteen hundred and seventeen, namely: 3,000 00 Assistant inspector of physical training, 7 at $3,000. 21,000 00 Assistant inspector of physical training. Clerk.... Stenographer, 3 at $900. 2,500 00 1,800 00 2,700 00 Temporary assignments, average two a week at $10.. 1,040 00 |