tion for re county for which such commissioner was appointed, forms a part. The application for such removal may be made on the Applica petition of any five or more taxpayers of said county or by the movalcounty judge, surrogate and county clerk thereof. Notice of such application must be served upon the commissioner either Notice per- thereof. sonally or by leaving the same at his place of residence, at least eight days prior to the making thereof. office. § 3. Immediately after his appointment, such commissioner Oath of shall take the usual oath of office before a justice of the supreme court, and said oath shall be filed by him with the clerk of the county for which he is appointed. List of grand jurors. petit § 4. The said commissioner shall, on or before the fifteenth day of November in each year, complete a list of names of the persons who shall constitute the grand jurors for the county for which he is appointed for the ensuing year. Said list shall not contain less than four hundred names of persons, each and every one of whom must be qualified under the general statutes of this state to act as a grand juror. Said commissioners shall also on or List of before the fifteenth day of November in each year complete a jurors. list of names of the persons who shall constitute the petit jurors from each city and village in each such county for the ensuing year. Said commissioner may use the county office clerk's office of the county for which he is appointed, to transact the necessary duties of his office, and shall be supplied, on written supplies. requisition, by the said county clerk, with all necessary books and supplies, the cost of which shall be a county charge and paid as other claims lawfully incurred by the said county clerk. room, sta and lists. record of § 5. The said commissioner shall, on or before the fifteenth day Filing of of November, in each year, file such list of names of grand jurors and such list of petit jurors for the ensuing year with the county clerk of the county for which he is appointed. Said lists shall Form and each be alphabetically arranged and entered in a separate book by lists. said commissioner, and shall give, in addition to the name, the resi dence and occupation of each person. Such books shall be open to public inspection, during the month of December, in each year, the said commissioner of jurors shall at such time and Hearing place as shall be designated in each city and village exemp by said commissioner, receive evidence of exemptions in the same manner as is authorized in courts of record, and shall thereafter mark "exempt" on said list the names of those persons evidence of tions. lists. found to be exempt from serving as jurors, and also record Revision of thereon the ground of such exemption, and he may revise said list by striking therefrom the names of any persons thereon whom it shall appear to him are, for any reason, not qualified to act as grand Waiver of jurors or petit jurors. Any person who shall not claim and prove his exemption at such time shall be deemed to have waived the same, and may not thereafter claim it. Said commissioner shall give notice of such hearing for the proof of exemptions by mailing Notice of notice thereof, not more than ten nor less than three days prior thereof, to each person whose names appears on said list to appear Additions to at a time and place designated in said notice. In case in correcting exemp tion. hearing. list of grand jurors. Refiling of corrected lists. Compensa tion. Construc tion of act. his list of grand jurors as hereinbefore provided, the said commis- § 6. On or before the fifteenth day of December in each year, § 7. The commissioner of jurors in each county shall receive § 8. This act shall not be deemed to repeal or supersede any Chap. 558. AN ACT to amend chapter six hundred and sixty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, entitled "An act to authorize the construction and maintenance of a bridge across the Albany basin." BECAME a law May 9, 1894, 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: amended. Section 1. Section one of chapter six hundred and sixty-five of Act the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three is hereby amended so as to read as follows: tion of authorized. § 1. The New York Central and Hudson River railroad company Construcis hereby authorized to construct and maintain a pile bridge bridge across the Albany basin, in the city of Albany, from a point between Orange and Quackenbush streets, on the westerly side of said basin, to the mole or pier on the easterly side of said basin; provided, that such bridge shall be constructed with an opening at one place between the piles of sufficient width and height, on Approval of plans. plans to be approved by the state engineer and surveyor, to allow the passage of canal boats; provided, also, that such bridge shall Proviso as be so constructed as not to interfere in any manner with the tion and reintake conduit now owned by and maintained for the use of the bridge, city of Albany in furnishing its water supply, and constructed under and through said basin; and provided further, that the said railroad company shall, within six months after notice and demand in writing from the state engineer and surveyor, the superintendent of public works or the mayor of the city of Albany so to do, remove said bridge and all piles and structures connected therewith from said basin. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. to construc moval of Construction of bridge. Plans and specifications. Appropria tion. Additional appropria tion for bridge. Chap. 559. AN ACT authorizing the construction of a wrought-iron bridge over the Erie canal at Griffith street in the city of Rochester, and making an appropriation therefor. BECAME a law May 9, 1894, 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 superintendent of public works is hereby authorized to remove the iron bridge now spanning the Erie canal at Griffith street in the city of Rochester, and to erect in its place a wrought-iron truss bridge, having a width of roadway of twenty feet clear between trusses, with two suitable sidewalks each six feet in width and to make such additions to or changes in masonry abutments of said bridge as may be required. § 2. The work herein authorized shall be performed in accordance with plans and specifications to be furnished and approved by the state engineer and surveyor. § 3. The sum of eight thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the purposes specified in this act out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid by the treasurer upon the warrant of the comptroller to the order of the superintendent of public works. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 560. AN ACT making an additional appropriation for the construction of a swing or hoist-bridge over the Erie canal at Emerson street in the city of Rochester. BECAME a law May 9, 1894, with the approval of the Governor. three-fifths being present. Passed, The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. In addition to the sum of seven thousand five huudred dollars appropriated by chapter three hundred and thirtysix of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, for the city or owners. purpose of constructing a swing or hoist-bridge over the Erie canal, in the city of Rochester, for the necessary approaches thereto and the necessary machinery to operate such bridge, the additional sum of one thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to continue and complete the aforesaid work; provided, however, that Deposit by before the said sum of one thousand dollars is paid, there shall property be deposited in some bank of deposit, which shall be approved by the superintendent of public works, the sum of one thousand dollars by the city of Rochester, or by property owners of said city, payable to the order of said superintendent of public works in addition to the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars provided for by said afore-mentioned act to be paid by said city of Rochester or by property owners of said city. The said work to be carried out and constructed upon plans and specifications to be drawn up and prepared by the state engineer and surveyor immediately after the passage of this act, and to cost not to exceed seventeen thousand dollars. Said bridge shall be operated Operation of bridge under the direction of the superintendent of public works at the expense of the city of Rochester. Plans and specifica tions. ment of tion. for work. $2 Upon the completion of such plans and specifications, the Commence superintendent of public works is authorized to proceed as soon construc as practicable with the construction of such bridge and approaches thereto and machinery therefor, in accordance with such plans and specifications; but before any money appropriated for the Contracts above work shall be expended, except for plans, specifications and advertising, the said work shall be let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder, after duly advertising therefor, as public works are usually let by contract, provided that no work Releasing shall be done in pursuance of this act until the city of Rochester liability shall have filed with the superintendent of public works, an instrutuent in writing, releasing the state from all liability for damages to public or private property that may occur in consequence of the change in the grade of the approaches to said bridge. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. state from |