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An amendment of importance to the labor element is proposed in the following provision to be added to Article XII.:

The Legislature may regulate and fix the wages or salaries, the hours of work or labor, and make provision for the protection, welfare and safety of persons employed by the State or by any county, city, town, village, or other civil division of the State, or by any contractor or sub-contractor performing work, labor, or services for the State, or for any county, city, town, village or other civil division thereof.

In relation to the payment of debts of the State it is proposed to amend Article VII. as follows: Section 11.-The Legislature may appropriate out of any funds in the Treasury moneys to pay the accruing interest and principal of any debt heretofore or hereafter created, or any part thereof and may set apart in each fiscal year, moneys in the State Treasury as a sinking fund to pay the interest as it falls due and to pay and discharge the principal of any debt heretofore or hereafter created under Section 4 of Article VII. of the Constitution until the same shall be wholly paid, and the principal and income of such sinking fund shall be applied to the purpose for which said sinking fund is created and to no other purpose whatever; and, in the event such moneys so set apart in any fiscal year be sufficient to provide such sinking fund, a direct annual tax for such year need not be imposed and collected, as required by the provisions of said Section 4 of Article VII., or of any law enacted in pursuance thereof.

The other pending amendment is to Article VIII., relative to the limitation of indebtedness of counties, cities, and towns by exempting New York from the provisions of Section 10, and after January 1, 1901, "except that debts incurred by the city of New York after that date to provide for the supply of water shall not be included."

OTHER IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.

Trustees of places of scenic and historical interest may, by a law passed by the Legislature, recommend improvements of such places under their charge, the expense of which shall be borne by the municipality or other local government in whose jurisdiction they may be located. This act will prove of great value in preserving such places from vandalism and dilapidation.

The Legislature authorized the appointment of a commission to inquire into the causes of floods and to take measures to prevent them in future. The commission which has been appointed is now investigating that interesting subject.

An important step was taken by the Legislature toward the selection of a site for a new public park. It is purposed to reserve the wild and forest land in Suffolk County, on Long Island, for such a recreation ground, and the appointment of a commission to select such lands as may be needed for that purpose was authorized.

The Forest, Fish and Game Commission of the State was also authorized to make contracts for the purchase of Au Sable Chasm and adjoining lands for addition to the Adirondacks Park reserve.

The amount of money awarded to rural schools from the public funds is to be increased under the provisions of a law which increases the Free School Fund from $3,500,000 to $3,750,000, of which sum rural schools will receive $332,500.

New York State will be suitably represented at the exposition to commemorate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase at St. Louis. An appropriation of $100,000 for a State building was authorized by law, and a commission will be appointed to supervise the State interests in the matter.

The tenement house problem was partially solved by the passage of a law requiring all new tenement houses to be provided with air courts 14x8 feet in size, and the opening of dark rooms in old houses to give better light and ventilation.

Municipalities and school districts are to be allowed to raise moneys for public libraries by special tax. Other bills that became laws during the last session were:

A law authorizing the selection of a new site for the State Industrial School at Rochester.

Authorizing the State Comptroller to issue short time bonds to $6,000,000, in anticipation of revenues to be collected.

Giving the State Racing Commission supervision over the organization of steeplechase corporations. Authorizing the Governor to remove Coroners.

Authorizing the condemnation of riparian rights for the running of logs on streams.

Requiring concurrent resolutions for the amendment of the Constitution to be so printed as to indicate clearly the matter and manner of such amendments, for the greater convenience of voters.

The term of imprisonment for abduction was increased from five years to ten years.

An amendment to the primary lawa was passed by which provision is made for the enrollment of members of political parties in towns.

And another law provides that when town or village elections are held concurrently with general elections, all electors in such towns or villages must be registered.

Regents' Examinations of the State of New York.

By CHARLES F. WHEELOCK, Head Inspector, Albany, N. Y.

Regents' academic examinations furnish a uniform standard for graduation from the high schools and academies of the State of New York, and Regents' credentials based on these examinations are required for admission to the study of the professions in this State.

The examinations are held in about seven hundred high schools and academies of the State in January, March and June of each year, and in New York, Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo also in September. The questions in sixty-one subjects are prepared by experienced educators in the Regents' Office in Albany and over half a million answer papers are written each year. The answer papers are first read and rated by the teachers of the schools, and those that reach a standing of 75 per cent are forwarded to the Regents' Office, where they are finally passed on, those that are rejected being returned in all cases. The list of subjects in which examinations are held, and the counts assigned to each, is as follows: Subjects.

English

German

French

Spanish

Branches. Counts.] Subjects.

Branches. Counts. Subjects.

12

12

34 Latin
Greek

9

26 History, etc.

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PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATIONS.

Branches. Counts.

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The date of the examinations for 1903 are: January 26-30, March 25-27, June 15-19 and September 29 to October 1, inclusive. The daily programmes for the year are as follows:

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September examinations are for professional and technical students only.

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To those who have satisfactorily passed the requisite examinations the University issues the following credentials: 1. Preliminary (preacademic) certificate.-Reading, writing, spelling, elementary English, arithmetic, geography.

2. Medical student certificate.-1. For matriculates prior to May 9, 1893, for any 20 counts, allowing 10 for the preliminaries. not including reading and writing. 2. For matriculates prior to May 13, 1895, for arithmetic, elementary English, geography, spelling, United States history, English composition and physics; or any 50 counts, allowing 14 for the preliminaries.** 3. For matriculates prior to January 1, 1896, for any 12 academic counts (Regents' examinations only).** 4. For matriculates prior to January 1, 1897, for any 24 academic counts (Regents' examinations only).** But all matriculates after January 1, 1897, must secure 48

academic counts.

3. Law student certificate.-Advanced English, English composition, first year Latin, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, English history, U. S. history, civics, economics, or any 36 academic counts.

4. Dental student certificate.-Any 36 academic counts or their equivalents (for matriculates befor January 1, 1905).

5. Veterinary student certificate.-Any 24 academic counts or their equivalents (for matriculates before January 1, 1905).

6. Academic certificates.-All preliminaries and the subjects specified for the first year certificate; all preliminaries and any 24. 36, 48, 60, etc., counts, if one-sixth of these counts are in English. The number of counts that each subject represents is given in the table of groups above. For 24 counts a two-year certificate will be issued, and for 36, 48, etc., counts, a three, four, etc., year certificate will be issued. A new certificate will be given when 12 additional counts, which represent a full year's work, are earned.

First Year Certificate.-No certificate is issued for 12 counts unless it includes the preliminaries and 7. Academic diploma.-All preliminaries and any 48 counts, if not less than eight are in English and not less than six each from the second, third and fourth groups.

Classical Academie Diploma.-This credential will be issued on request to such students as meet the requirements for an academic diploma and have credit for the required classical studies. The required classical studies are as follows: First year Latin, Caesar or second year Latin, Cicero, Virgil, Latin composition, first year Greek, Xenophon or second year Greek, Iliad, Greek composition, Greek history, Roman history.

Advanced Diploma.-This single diploma provides for all academic courses longer than the regular 48 count course covered by the academic diploma above. It is issued only to those who have earned the regular 48 count diploma and 12, 24 or 36, etc., counts in addition. On its face are specified the total counts, its name being determined by the highest multiple of 12.

Honors. When three-fourths of all the counts for any academic certificate or diploma are won by at least 90 per cent, the credential will be recorded and marked as having been earned "with honor," and the annual report will show how many honor credentials have been issued to each school, with names of recipients.

*The oral examinations in reading may be held any time during examination week at the convenience of the examiner. **Satisfactory evidence of the completion of four years of high school work after eight years of preacade.uic work is required as an equivalent, but three years of such work is accepted if it was completed before August 1, 1896.

Any foreign language may be substituted for English, but the papers of all students who claim this privilege will be revised carefully for English.

OTHER EXAMINATIONS.

The Regents' examinations for licenses to practise medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine are required by law of all those who wish to practise these professions in the State. They are held at stated times in New York, Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo from questions prepared by the various State Boards of Examiners. The dates of these examinations for 1903 are as follows: January 27-30, May 19-22, June 2326, September 29-October 2.

Examinations for certified public accountants under the law of 1896 will be held January 28-29 and June 24-25 in New York, Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo. Examinations in sixteen subjects of library science are held in Albany in connection with the State library school only, while examinations in seven subjects for entrance to this school are held in numerous places throughout the United States.

Those wishing to take these examinations should make application in writing to the Regents' Office, Albany, N. Y.

State Assessments, 1901.

The following table, which was prepared for the American Almanac by the State Board of Equalization, shows the equalized value of real and personal estate in the State of New York for 1901, as well as the State tax by counties and the percentage of State tax paid by each county:

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Total.

$5,169,308,070|$701,565,906 $5,754,400,382 $5,169,308,070 $6,824,306.01 $748,072.05/100.000 100.000

New York State Militia.

In his annual report Adjutant-General Nelson H. Henry for the year 1901 presents the following summary regarding the condition of the State Militia of New York:

The Military Code of the State prescribes that all able-bodied male citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, who are residents of this State, shall constitute the militia, subject to certain exemptions.

The census of the year 1900 gives the population of the State as 7,268,012 persons, of whom 3,614,780 are reported males; of these 953,785 are reportetd to be foreigners, leaving 2,660,995 males who, at least, are unquestionably citizens and residents of this State. It further shows that of the 3,614,780 males, 2,184,965 are between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years; that of the 953,785 foreigners, there are 838,136 between the foregoing ages, giving as liable to service in the militia, 1,346,829 citzen residents of the State between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years.

Based upon the results obtained at the time of drafts in this State during the War of the Rebellion (of the Spanish-American War no information on this subject is as yet available) the exemptions for mental and physical disabilities, including also those exempted by the provisions of United States laws and the Military Code of the State, can be placed in round numbers at 300 of each 1,000 subject to military

service.

Taking into considerateion that a large number of the young men of foreign birth have, no doubt, become citizens, the State of New York can, therefore, be supposed to have in its population, say 1,000,000 men subject to, and fit for military service. Of these it may be estimated that possibly 250,000 have had, at some time during the last twenty years, military instruction and training.

The National Guard is a portion of the militia, but armed, equipped and ready for service at all times. It numbers 14,410 officers and enlisted men. The Naval Militia is also a portion of the militia of the State, and, like the National Guard, is armed and ready for service at a moment's notice. It numbers 651 officers and enlisted men.

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The officers of the National Guard and their commands are: Commander, Major-General Charles F. Roe. Assistant Adjutant-Generals, Col. S. H. Olin and Lieut.Col. Frederick Phisterer. Inspectors, Col. W. H. Chapin and Lieut.-Col. James Wray Cleveland. Judge Advocate, Lieut-Col. W. W. Ladd, Jr. Ordnance Officers and Inspectors of Small Arms Practice, Lieut-Col. N. B. Thurston and Major W. M. Kirby, Quartermaster, vacancy at present. Commissary of Subsistence, Surgeon, Col. George R. Fowler. Engineer, Lieut.-Col. John Bogart. Signal Aides-de-Camp, Majors L. M. Greer, J. B. Holland and R. K. Prentice.

Lieut. Col. Gilford Hurry.
Officer, Major F. T. Leigh.

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First Separate Company. Second Separate Company. Third Separate Company. Fourth Separate Company. Fifth Separate Company. Sixth Separate Company Seventh Separate Company. Eighth Separate Company. Ninth Separate Company. Tenth Separate Company. Eleventh Separate Company. Twelfth Separate Company. Thirteenth Separate Company. Fourteenth Separate Company Fifteenth Separate Company. Sixteenth Separate Company. Seventeenth Separate Company. Eighteenth Separate Company. Nineteenth Separate Company. Twentieth Separate Company. Twenty-first Separate Company. Twenty-second Separate Company. Twenty-third Separate Company. Twenty-fourth Separate Company. Twenty-fifth Separate Company. Twenty-seventh Separate Company. Twenty-eighth Separate Company. Twenty-ninth Separate Company Thirtieth Separate Company.. Thirty-first Separate Company. Thirty-second Separate Company. Thirty-third Separate Company. Thirty-fourth Separate Company Thirty-sixth Separate Company.. Thirty-seventh Separate Company. Thirty-ninth Separate Company. Fortieth Separate Company.. Forty-first Separate Company. Forty-second Separate Company. Forty-third Separate Company.. Forty-fourth Separate Company. Forty-sixth Separate Company Forty-seventh Separate Company. Forty-eighth Separate Company.

First Battery Second Battery

Third Battery

Sixth Battery

SEPARATE COMPANIES OF INFANTRY.

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Infantry-Fourth Battalion

Infantry-Tenth Battalion

Infantry-Seventeen separate companies.

Grand total

First

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Second

Seventh

Eighth

Ninth

Twelfth

Thirteenth

Fourteenth

Twenty-third

Twenty-second

Forty-seventh

Sixty-fifth

Sixty-ninth

Regiment.

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