instruction, tuition or clothing shall be chargeable to any city, town or county, shall make a written report to the clerk of such city or to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county, or of the county in which such town is situated, within ten days after receiving such person therein. Such report shall state when such person was received into the institution, and, when known, the name, age, sex, nationality, residence, length of time of commitment or appointment, the name of the officer making the same, and the sum chargeable per week, month or year for such person. If any person so appointed or committed to any such institution shall die, be removed or discharged, such officers shall immediately report to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county, or of the county in which such town is situated, or to the city clerk of the city from which such person was com mitted or appointed, the date of such death, removal or discharge. [L. 1880, ch. 347, §§ 3, 4; R. S., 8th ed., p. 2148, as far as such sections relate to the state charitable institutions mentioned in this chapter. The provision relating to reports to city clerks is new.] § 47. Verified accounts against counties, cities and towns.-The officers mentioned in the last section shall annually, on or before the fifteenth day of October, present to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county, or of the county in which such town is situated, or to the city clerk of a city from which any such person is committed and appointed, a verified report and statement of the account of such institution with such county, town or city, up to the first day of October, and in case of a claim for clothing, an itemized statement of the same; and if a part of the board, care, tuition or clothing has been paid by any person or persons, the account shall show what sum has been so paid; and the report shall show the name, age, sex, nationality and residence of each person mentioned in the account, the name of the officer who made the appointment or commitment, and the date and length of the same, and the time to which the account has been paid, and the amount claimed to such first day of October, the sum per week or per annum charged, and if no part of such account has been paid, the report shall show such fact. Any officer who shall refuse or neglect to make such report shall not be entitled to receive any compensation or pay for any services, salary or otherwise, from any town, city or county affected thereby. The clerk of the board of supervisors who shall receive any such report or account shall file and present the same to the board of supervisors of his county on the second day of the annual meeting of the board next after the receipt of the same. [L. 1880, ch. 347, §§ 5, 6, 7; R. S., 8th ed., p. 2148, as far as they relate to the state charitable institutions specified in this chapter, are here consolidated, with the following change: 66 The words or to the city clerk of a city" are new.] ARTICLE IV. Syracuse State Institutions for Feeble-Minded Children. Section 60. Institution for idiots or feeble-minded children. 61. Powers and duties of boards of directors. 62. Salaries of officers. 63. Directors may hold donations in trust. 64. By-laws. 65. Duties of superintendent. 66. Duties of treasurer. 67. Semi-annual meeting and records of board of di rectors. 68. Manner of receiving pupils. 69. Discharge of state pupils and payment of expenses. 70. Expense of clothing state pupils. Section 60. Institution for idiots or feeble-minded children.The management of the Syracuse State Institution for FeebleMinded Children at Syracuse shall continue to be in a board of managers, which shall hereafter consist of the superintendent of public instruction and eight other persons, who shall continue to be appointed by the senate upon the recommendation of the governor, as often as vacancies shall occur therein, and shall hold office for eight years, and until their successors are severally appointed, subject to removal by the governor for cause, after an opportunity given them to be heard in their defense. The managers now in office shall hold their offices until the expiration of the term for which they were respectively appointed. [L. 1851, ch. 502, § 1; R. S., 8th ed., p. 2195, L. 1862, ch. 220, §§ 1, 2; R. S., 8th ed., p. 2196, The governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, comptroller and superintendent of public instruction were formerly members of the board of managers, ex-officio. By this proposed section all except the superintendent of public instruction are dropped from the board. Experience has shown that ex-officio managers of state institutions are of little use. By this section the managers are removable by the governor for cause shown, instead of by the senate upon the recommendation of the governor.] § 61. General powers and duties of boards of managers.- Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaotion of business. The board shall have the general direction and control of all the property and concerns of the institution, and shall take charge of its general interests and see that its general design is carried into effect, according to law and the by-laws, rules and regulations of the institution. It shall appoint a superintendent, who shall be a well-educated physician, and a treasurer, who shall reside in the city of Syracuse, and shall give an undertaking to the people of the state for the faithful performance of his trust, in such sum and with such sureties as the comptroller shall approve. Such board shall, annually, on or before the first day of February, report to the legislature the condition of the institution. [L. 1862, ch. 220, §§ 3, 4; R. S., 8th ed., p. 2196, without change in substance. The first sentence is the last sentence of § 2 of such act. The last sentence of the section is taken from L. 1851, ch. 502, § 5; R. S., 8th ed., p. 2195.] § 62. Salaries of officers.-The board shall, from time to time, determine the annual salaries and allowances of the resident officers of the institution. Such salaries and allowances shall be paid monthly by the treasurer of the institution in the same manner as other claims against the institution. [L. 1862, ch. 220, §§ 5, 6; R. S., 8th ed., p. 2197. The law now provides that no determination or change in salaries shall be made except at a meeting at which the comptroller and a majority of the ex-officio trustees are present, because of the dropping from the board of managers of the ex-officio members; we have changed this so that the determination of the salaries of the resident officers shall be made by the board of managers the same as in other state charitable institutions.] § 63. Managers may hold donations in trust. The managers may take, and hold in trust for the State, any grant or devise of land, or any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be applied to the maintenance and education of feebleminded children and the general use of the institution. [L. 1862, ch. 220, § 7; R. S., 8th ed., p. 2197, without change in substance.] § 64. By-laws. The managers may establish by-laws regulating the appointment and duties of officers, teachers, attendants and assistants; fixing the conditions of admission, support and discharge of pupils; and for conducting in a proper manner the business of the institution; and ordain and enforce a suitable system of rules and regulations for the internal government, discipline and management of the institution. [L. 1862, ch. 220, § 8; R. S., 8th ed., p. 2197, § 65. Duties of superintendent.- The superintendent shall be the chief executive officer of the institution. He shall, subject to the provision of the board of managers and the by-laws and regulations established by them, 1. Have the general superintendence of the buildings, grounds and farm, with their furniture, fixtures and stock, and the direction and control of all persons employed in and about the same; 2. Appoint a steward, a medical assistant and a matron, who, with the superintendent, shall constantly reside in the institution or upon premises adjoining, and shall be termed the resident officers thereof; 3. Employ such teachers, attendants and assistants as he may think proper and necessary to economically and efficiently carry into effect the design of the institution; prescribe their several duties and places, fix their compensation, and discharge any of them; 4. Give, from time to time, such orders and instructions as he may deem best calculated to induce good conduct, fidelity and economy, in any department of labor and expense. 5. Maintain salutary discipline among all who are in the employ of the institution, and enforce strict compliance with his instructions, and uniform obedience to all the rules and regulations of the institution; 6. Cause full and fair accounts and records of all his doings, and of the entire business and operations of the institution, with the condition and prospects of the pupils to be kept regularly, from day to day, in books provided for the purpose; 7. See that such accounts and records shall be fully made up to the first days of April and October in each year, and that the principal effects and results, with his report thereon, be presented to the board at its semi-annual meetings; 8. Conduct the official correspondence of the institution and keep a record of the applications received, and the pupils admitted; 9. Prepare and present to the board at its annual meetings, when required, an inventory of all the personal property and effects belonging to the institution. |