5. The name and address of the attorney representing the petitioners should be on the cover of the certificate.

REGULATIONS

Governing applications to the State Board of Charities, by any domestic corporation organized for the suppression of vice, for a certificate showing that it is subject to, or submits to, visitation by the State Board of Charities, and for a certificate showing that it conforms to the regulations of the Board established in conformity with the provisions of sections 2231, 2235 and 2237 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended by chapter 448 of the Laws of 1913.

1. Application may be made by any domestic corporation organized for the suppression of vice.

2. Applications must be made and executed in duplicate upon blanks furnished by the Board, and such duplicates forwarded to the Board's office, the Capitol, Albany, N. Y.

3. Applications must contain a statement of the disbursements and expenditures of the corporation during the year prior to such application, which must be verified by the affidavit of the president of the corporation.

4. Applications must show that the corporation has adopted by-laws, not inconsistent with its articles of incorporation, and a copy of such by-laws must accompany each application.

5. Certificates when issued shall be valid for a period of one year succeeding the date of issue, and a new application must be made to the State Board of Charities at the expiration of such period, if the corporation desires to continue its work under the provisions of section 2237 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Rules to be Observed by those Submitting Plans for Buildings and Additions Thereto.

1. All plans for buildings to be erected by institutions, or for structures connected therewith or additions thereto, or for modifications of such buildings or structures, requiring the Board's approval, must be submitted to the Board, together with the specifications relating thereto, both in duplicate.

2. Such plans and specifications must in every case be accompanied by a statement specifying the building or buildings to be erected in accordance therewith, the location or locations of such building or buildings, and the work otherwise covered by the plans and specifications, naming the amount or amounts appropriated for such construction, certifying that said plans and specifications have been officially approved by the responsible authorities presenting them for the Board's approval, together with a specific request for such approval by the Board.

3. One of such plans, and one of a duplicate modification of such plans, also a copy of such specifications, if such shall be made and approved, shall be filed among the archives of the Board.

4. No changes or modifications shall be permitted in such plans or specifications without the approval of the Board and the filing of such modified plans or specifications among the archives of the Board.

The Board may at any time appoint an inspector to examine the work of construction to see that the plans as approved by the Board are adhered to.

Blank forms on which application for the approval of plans should be made have been provided by the Board and will be mailed to the managers of the institutions on application. Plans should be submitted for approval at as early a date as possible in order to give ample time for careful consideration by the Board's Committee on Construction of Buildings. It is suggested that where possible preliminary plans be submitted for tentative approval in advance of the completion of the final plans.

Rules for Granting a License to Institutions for Aged, Decrepit and Feeble-Minded Persons, who are not Proper Subjects for Hospitals for the Insane.

Adopted Pursuant to Chapter 914 of the Laws of 1896.

Rule 1. Every applicant for a license shall file in the office of this Board accurately-drawn plans of every part of the building or buildings to be employed for a home, retreat or asylum, together with the following verified statements in writing:

A. A succinct description of the building or buildings and of the location and surroundings of the institution and of the conditions or accommodations provided for the safe and humane maintenance of the patients.

B. The number and names of the officers, attendants and employees, with a statement of their respective duties and their individual qualifications, morally, physically and by education or experience, for their several positions.

C. The financial resources of the institution, aside from its income derived from patients, and the scale of weekly charges for patients.

Rule 2. No license shall be granted until the commissioner of the district, or, in case of his absence, of an adjoining district, has personally inspected the grounds, buildings and appurtenances of the proposed institution, and reported in writing that in his opinion, it possesses the necessary equipment in officers and attendants, together with suitable domestic accommodations in all other respects for the safe and humane maintenance of such patients, and the number which can be properly provided for at any one time.

Rules Governing the Management of Homes, Retreats and Asylums for Aged, Decrepit and Mentally Enfeebled Persons who are not Insane.

1. Such institution shall be devoted to the sole purpose of keeping and caring for such persons.

2. The superintendent thereof shall transmit to the office of this Board, within three days after the reception of a patient, a certified copy of the application of said patient, or his or her relative, friend or guardian, as the case may be, together with copies of the affidavits of the physicians supporting said application.

3. Whenever any patient by him or his friends or legal guardians shall make application to the State Board of Charities to be discharged from such home, retreat or asylum, the superintendent thereof shall forthwith forward such application to the office of this Board, together with such recommendations in regard to the further care of the patient as he may deem useful and necessary.

4. Said institution shall have, in regular attendance upon its patients, a reputable physician, resident of the vicinity, duly qualified by law to practice his profession in this State, and whose appointment is approved by the State Board of Charities.

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5. No form of injury to the person, or deprivation of the necessaries of life shall be allowed in such institution for the purpose punishment or discipline.

6. All the provisions of the laws of the State relative to the sanitary care of public institutions and the preservation and promotion of the health of the inmates shall be rigidly complied with.

7. Said institution shall make to this Board the quarterly reports required of hospitals and the annual reports required of all charitable institutions.

8. The forms of application for the admission of all patients to such institutions shall be such as are prescribed by the State Board of Charities.

9. Whenever any patient in such institution shall become so violent in conduct as to become uncontrollable without the aid of mechanical restraint or permanent seclusion, it shall be the duty of the superintendent thereof to notify forthwith the State Board of Charities of the condition of such patient by means of a certificate signed by him and the resident physician, and pending the action of said Board upon such notice, it shall not be lawful to discharge or transfer said patient to any other custody.

Rules and Regulations in Accordance with which Dispensaries shall Furnish Medical or Surgical Relief, Advice or Treatment, Medicine or Apparatus.

Adopted October 11, 1899, Pursuant to the Provisions of Chapter 368, Laws of 1899, and amended to April 14, 1915, in accordance with the Provisions of chapter 55 of the Consolidated Laws.

I. Posting a Public Notice.

There shall be posted and permanently maintained in a conspicuous place in the reception room for applicants a notice as follows:

This dispensary has been licensed under the laws of the State of New York and, except in emergent cases is for the benefit of the SICK POOR ONLY.

The law provides as follows:

(Section 296, Article 15, Chapter 55, Consolidated Laws.)

"Any person who obtains medical or surgical treatment on false representations from any dispensary licensed under the provisions of this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars and not more than two hundred and fifty dollars."

(Imprisonment until fine be paid may be imposed. Code Crim. Pro., § 718.)

II. The Registrar.

There shall be an officer to be known as "The Registrar," whose duties shall be to supervise the work of the dispensary, and either personally, or by a competent assistant or assistants selected for that purpose, receive all applicants, make and preserve all records, and see that all rules and regulations are enforced. The number of assistants to the registrar shall be sufficient properly to examine