An Abridgment of the Revised Statutes of the State of New York

ANALYSIS

OF THE SEVERAL CHAPTERS. TITLES AND ARTICLES EMBRACED IN THIS
EDITION OF THE REVISED STATUTES, WHICH CONTAINS THE SAID
REVISED STATUTES, AND ALL OTHER STATUTORY PROVISIONS OF A
GENERAL AND PERMANENT CHARACTER,

AS IN FORCE FEBRUARY 1, 1889,

EXCEPT THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, THE CODE OF CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE, AND THE PENAL CODE.

[MEMORANDUM.-The analysis of the Revised Statutes, as originally enacted, is preserved in the fol-
lowing pages, without any alterations, other than those required to conform the same to express enactments
repealing, or changing the captions of, particular chapters, titles, or articles. That portion of this analysis
is printed in Roman type; those portions which relate to enactments not forming a part of the Revised
Statutes, are printed in italics. In the left hand column is preserved the original paging of the R. S.]

VOLUME I.

Articles of confederation of the United States of America, and the accept-
ance and ratification thereof by the State of New York........

Supplementary act, L. 1779, ch. 30......

Supplementary act, L. 1785, ch. 63, relating to article 8.....

Index to the Constitution of the United States........

Constitution of the United States.........

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States

The first Constitution of the State of New York (1777)....

Amendments to the first Constitution of the State of New York.

The second Constitution of the State of New York (1822).......

Amendments to the second Constitution of the State of New York...........

The third Constitution of the State of New York, without amendments (1846) 62

The Constitution of the State of New York, as now in force; being the third

Constitution, with the amendments to January 1, 1889......

Index to the Constitution of the State of New York, as in force January 1,

1889

Acts relative to the Revised Statutes.....

123

An act concerning the territorial limits and divisions, the civil polity,

and the internal administration of this State.

61 Of the boundaries of the State and its territorial jurisdiction..... 127

Of the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the State..........

Title 2.-Of the arms of the State.............

Title III. Of the places ceded to the United States......

Title VI.-General provisions concerning the erection and alteration

87 Of the census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the State..... 293

[Repealed.]

[Subsequent acts relating to the census] ·

CHAPTER IV.

293

92 Of the rights of the citizens and inhabitants of this State... 296

3 R. S.

350

Of Indians within the State........

300

CHAPTER V.

1 R. S.

95 Of the public officers of this State, other than militia and town

officers; their election or appointment; their qualifications, and

the tenure of their offices...

367

95

Title I. Of the number, location, and classification of the public

officers of the State......

Article 1.—Of judicial officers appointed by the governor and senate......

Article 2.-Of judicial officers appointed by courts of justice.....

Article 3.-Of judicial officers appointed by the local authorities of a county

Title VI.-General provisions, applicable to all the civil officers of

the State, or to certain classes of them.........

Article 1.-General provisions respecting the appointment of officers, their

qualifications, the commencement and duration of their

Article 2.-Of nominations to offices, and the commissions of officers

Article 3.-Of the oath of office and the official bond...

121

Article 4.-Of resignations, vacancies, and removals, and the means of sup-

plying them......

401

124

Article 5.-Proceedings to compel the delivery of books and papers by

public officers to their successors....

408

1 R. S.

R. S., Part I-Continued,

CHAPTER VI.

126 Of elections, other than for militia and town officers..

[Repealed.]

[Subsequent acts relating to elections]

Division I.-The general election law [L. 1842, Chap. 130]..............

411

412

Title 1.-Of the qualifications, disabilities, and privileges of electors.. 410

Title 2.-Of general and special elections; the time and purpose of

holding them, and the persons by whom held..........

Title 3.-Of the mode of notifying general and special elections......

Article 1.-Of the notices to be given by the secretary of State..

Article 2.-Of the notices to be given by the county and State canvassers..

Article 3.—of elections in cities and towns; of the notices to be given

to city and town officers; the formation of election dis-

tricts, and the appointment of inspectors of election

thereof

Title 4.-Of the manner of conducting elections.....

.........

...... ....

Article 1.-Of the formation of the board of inspectors and the ap-

pointment of clerks...

413

Article 4.-Of the canvass and estimate of the votes by the board of

413

416

.... ........... ....

Article 2.-Of the manner of voting, and of challenges.

Article 3.-Of the duties of the board of inspectors, and clerks of the

Article 4.-Of the formation and proceedings of the board of State

canvassers.

425

426

Title 5.-Of the final canvass, and the mode of declaring and certi-

fying the result

Article 1.-Of the board of county canvassers, and their procedings..

Article 2.-Of the duties and proceedings of the county clerk...

Article 3.—Of the duties of the secretary of State, previous to the meet-

ing of the State canvassers

Article 5.—Of the subsequent duties of the secretary of State.

Title 6.-Of the election of representatives in congress, electors of

president and vice-president, and senators in congress.. 426

Article 1.-Of the election of representatives in congress..

Article 2.-Of the election of electors of president and vice-president...

Article 3.-Of the formation and proceedings of the colleges of electors..

Article 4.-Of the election of senators in congress.

Title 7.-Penalty for violating the provisions of this chapter, and

for misconduct at elections

Title 8.-Miscellaneous provisions ....

Division II.-Additional provisions relating generally to elections

Division V.-Provisions relating to the nomination of candidates, and efforts to

procure their election ...

Of the apportionment of the members of the legislature.

Of the powers, duties and privileges of the two houses,

and their members and officers.....

464

Of the enactment and promulgation of statutes, and of

the time from which they take effect.........

R. S., Part I-Continued.

CHAPTER VII-Continued.

1 R. S.

161

Title VI. Of the compensation of members of the legislature, and

their officers, and the contingent expenses of the senate

and assembly....

Title 64.-Of the public printing....

CHAPTER VIII.

479

487

162 of the duties of the executive officers of the State, and of various

matters connected with their respective departments

Of the governor, lieutenant-governor, or other person.

administering the government of the State..........

Title II. Of the secretary of State...........

Title III. Of the comptroller.........

495

500

504

Article 1.-Of the general powers and duties of the comptroller......

Article 2.-Of proceedings against persons accountable for public monies.

Article 3.-Of the settlement of accounts for lands purchased from, or

mortgaged to, the people of this State.....

Of the treasurer..........

Of the attorney-general................

Of the surveyor-general..........................

[Of the State engineer and surveyor].

Title VII. Of the State printer........

[Repealed.]

officers .....

Title VIII.-Provisions relating to two or more of the executive

529

Title 8^.-Of the superintendent of State prisons; the su-
perintendent of public works; and the inspector
of public works; and their powers and duties. 535

Title 83.-Of. the board of claims; and its powers and

Title 8°.-Of the commissioner of statistics of labor; and

his powers and duties........

546

Title 8°.-Of the civil service commissioners; their powers

and duties; and regulations relating to the civil

service....

547

CHAPTER IX.

188 Of the funds, revenue, expenditures, and property of the State;

and the administration thereof..

Title II.-Of the canal fund, and the administration thereof.........

Title III. Of the literature fund.......................

Title I. Of the general fund, and the expenditures chargeable

Title IV.—Of the common school fund....................

567

Title 4.-Of the United States deposit fund......

572

Title 4.-Of the college land scrip fund.......
Title 4°.-Of other funds; and of provisions relating to two
or more funds, to State loans, and to other mat-
ters connected with State finances......

596

605

197

Title V. Of the public lands, and the superintendence and dispo-

sition thereof....

617

R. S., Part I-Continued.

CHAPTER IX-Continued.

1 R. S.

197

Article 1.-Of the general powers and duties of the commissioners of the

land-office.