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any other violations or alleged violations of the laws of the State of New York in reference to gambling, in the county of Saratoga; and any and all examinations, proceedings and inquiries in reference to the conducting of disorderly houses in the county of Saratoga in violation of the laws of the State of New York; and any and all proceedings, examinations and inquiries in regard to any misconduct or malfeasance in office, or any delinquencies or irregularities tending to show wilful and corrupt misconduct in the administration of any of the public officers of the county of Saratoga or of the city of Saratoga Springs, and any and all public officers of said county or city, or of any of the officers of the towns in the county of Saratoga; and any and all proceedings, examinations and inquiries concerning bribery of any public officers of said county of Saratoga, or of said city of Saratoga Springs, or of any town officers of any of the towns in the county of Saratoga; and to further manage and conduct the prosecution and trial at this extraordinary term, or at any term at which they may be hereafter tried, of any and all indictments that may be found upon any of the violations of the law hereinbefore mentioned.

And that, in person or by your deputy, in place and stead of the district attorney of Saratoga county, you exercise the powers and perform all the duties conferred upon you by said section 62 of the Executive Law and this requirement thereunder.

GIVEN under my hand and the Privy Seal of the State at the Capitol in the City of Albany this tenth day of July in [L. S.] the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

(Signed) HARRY C. WALKER.

By the Lieutenant-Governor and Acting Governor :

JEREMIAH F. CONNOR,

Secretary to the Governor.

Continuation of the Order of June 30th designating the Attorney General to Manage and Conduct Criminal Actions and Proceedings Concerning Violations of the Law Against Gambling in Saratoga County

STATE OF NEW YORK-EXECUTIVE CHAMBER

To Honorable CHARLES D. NEWTON, Attorney-General of the State of New York:

SIR. Pursuant to the provisions of section 62 of the Executive Law, I hereby require that you, the Attorney-General of the State of New York, attend, in person or by one of your deputies, an Extraordinary Trial Term of the Supreme Court appointed to be held in and for the county of Saratoga, at the court house in the village of Ballston Spa and now being held in such county; and that you, in person or by said deputy, appear before the grand jury drawn for

said term of court, for the purpose of managing and conducting in said court and before said grand jury any and all proceedings, examinations and inquiries, and any and all criminal actions and proceedings which may be had or taken before said grand jury concerning or relating to any violations of the law of the State of New York against gambling; conducting, maintaining or operating gambling houses; conducting, maintaining or operating gambling rooms; conducting, maintaining or operating any places, enclosures, buildings, sheds or other places in said county for the purpose of gambling; conducting, maintaining or operating any gambling games, or being interested in or engaged in conducting, maintaining or operating any gambling games, or any rooms, buildings, sheds or other enclosures for gambling purposes; and any other violations or alleged violations of the laws of the State of New York heretofore occurring, or occurring during the existence of said Extraordinary Trial Term, in reference to gambling, in the county of Saratoga; and any and all examinations, proceedings and inquiries heretofore occurring, or occurring during the existence of said Extraordinary Trial Term, in reference to the conducting of disorderly houses in the county of Saratoga in violation of the laws of the State of New York; and any and all proceedings heretofore occurring, or occurring during the existence of said Extraordinary Trial Term, and examinations and inquiries in regard to any misconduct or malfeasance in office, or any delinquencies or irregularities tending to show wilful and corrupt misconduct in the administration of any of the public officers of the county of Saratoga or of the city of Saratoga Springs, and any and all public officers of said county or city, or of any of the officers of the towns in the county of Saratoga; and any and all proceedings, heretofore occurring, or occurring during the existence of said Extraordinary Trial Term, and examinations and inquiries concerning bribery of any public officers of said county of Saratoga, of said city of Saratoga Springs, or of any town officers of any of the towns in the county of Saratoga; and to further manage and conduct the prosecution and trial at this existing continuation of the Extraordinary Trial Term of the Supreme Court now existing in the county of Saratoga, or at any term at which they may be hereafter tried, of any and all indictments heretofore found by said extraordinary grand jury or that may hereafter be found upon any of the violations of the law hereinbefore mentioned; and further, that you, in person or by one of your deputies, conduct the trial of two certain indictments now pending in said county, one against one Jules Formel, indicted as a common gambler, and one against one George Remo, indicted as a common gambler, which said indictments are now pending in the said county of Saratoga.

This order is a continuation of the order heretofore issued by me under date of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty.

And that, in person or by your deputy, in place and stead of the district attorney of Saratoga county, you exercise the powers and perform all the duties conferred upon you by said section 62 of the Executive Law and this requirement thereunder.

GIVEN under my hand and the Privy Seal of the State at the [L. S.] Capitol in the City of Albany this thirtieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun→ dred and twenty.

By the Governor :

J. F. CONNOR,

(Signed)

ALFRED E. SMITH.

Secretary to the Governor.

Continuation of the Order of July 10th Designating the Attorney General to Manage and Conduct Criminal Actions and Proceedings Concerning Violations of the Law Against Gambling in Saratoga County

STATE OF NEW YORK

EXECUTIVE CHAMBER

To Honorable CHARLES D. NEWTON, Attorney-General of the State of New York:

SIR. Pursuant to the provisions of section 62 of the Executive Law, I hereby require that you, the Attorney-General of the State of New York, attend, in person or by one of your deputies, an Extraordinary Trial Term of the Supreme Court appointed to be held in and for the county of Satatoga, at the Court House in the village of Ballston Spa, on the ninth day of August, 1920, at twelve o'clock noon on that day, and which court is still in session; and that you, in person or by said deputy, appear before the grand jury drawn for said term of court, for the purpose of managing and conducting in said court and before said grand jury any and all proceedings, examinations and inquiries, and any and all criminal actions and proceedings, which may be had or taken before said grand jury concerning or relating to any violation of the laws of the State of New York against gambling; conducting, maintaining or operating gambling houses; conducting, maintaining or operating gambling rooms, conducting, maintaining or operating any places, enclosures, buildings, sheds or other places in said county for the purpose of gambling; conducting, maintaining or operating any gambling games, or being interested in or engaged in conducting, maintaining or operating any gambling games, or any rooms, buildings, sheds or other enclosures for gambling purposes; and any other violations or alleged violations of the laws of the State of New York in reference to gambling, in the county of Saratoga; and any and all examinations, proceedings and inquiries in reference to the conducting of disorderly houses in the county of Saratoga in violation of the laws of the State of New York; and any and all proceedings, examinations and inquiries in regard to any misconduct or malfeasance in office, or any delinquencies or irregularities tending to show wilful and corrupt misconduct in the administration of any of the public officers of the county of Saratoga or of the city of Saratoga Springs, and any and all public officers of said county or city,

or of any of the officers of the towns in the county of Saratoga; and any and all proceedings, examinations and inquiries concerning bribery of any public officers of said county of Saratoga or of said city of Saratoga Springs, or of any town officers of any of the towns in the county of Saratoga; and to further manage and conduct the prosecution and trial at this Extraordinary Term or at any term at which they may be hereafter tried, of any and all indictments that may be found upon any of the violations of the law hereinbefore mentioned.

This order is a continuation of the order heretofore issued by me under date of July tenth, 1920.

And that, in person or by your deputy, in place and stead of the District Attorney of Saratoga county, you exercise the powers and perform all the duties conferred upon you by said section 62 of the Executive Law and this requirement thereunder.

GIVEN under my hand and the Privy Seal of the State at the Capitol in the City of Albany this eleventh day of Octo[L. S.] ber in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

By the Governor :

(Signed)

JEREMIAH F. CONNOR,

ALFRED E. SMITH.

Secretary to the Governor.

Designating the Attorney General to Represent the People at Regular Terms or Extraordinary Trial Terms of the Supreme Court in New York County and to Appear Before the Grand Jury for the Purpose of Managing and Conducting Criminal Actions Growing Out of the Investigation of the Joint Legislative Committee on Housing.

STATE OF NEW YORK

EXECUTIVE CHAMBER

To the Honorable CHARLES D. NEWTON, Attorney-General of the State of New York:

SIR.- Pursuant to the provisions of section 62 of the Executive Law I hereby require that you, the attorney-general of this State, attend in person or by one or more of your deputies or special deputies any regular term of the Supreme Court now being held or hereafter to be held in the county of New York, or any Extraordinary Trial Term of the Supreme Court, appointed this day or hereafter, to be held in the county of New York and that you either in person or by your deputy, deputies or special deputies act in the place and stead of the district attorney of New York county for the purpose of managing in said court or courts any and all criminal actions, trials, motions or proceedings relating to or growing out of or bearing upon any matter which may be brought to your notice in writing by any of the counsel or the Chairman of, the Joint Legislative Committee on Housing of which Senator Charles C. Lock

wood is Chairman and which is acting by virtue of a joint resolution duly passed at the Extraordinary Session of the Legislature of the State of New York on September 24, 1920, or by the said Committee, and including any or all of the following crimes which may thus be brought to your notice: The crimes of extortion, blackmail, conspiracy to blackmail or to extort, violations of the Penal Law of the State of New York prohibiting unlawful agreements, combinations, understandings and conspiracies in restraint of trade; and unlawful agreements, combinations, understandings and conspiracies for the fixing of prices or the suppression of competition; criminal contempt, perjury, subornation of perjury and such other violations of the Penal Law of the State of New York as may in writing be called to your attention as attorney general by said Joint Legislative Committee on Housing or any of its counsel, or its chairman.

And you are futher required and directed either in person or by your deputy, deputies or special deputies to present to any grand jury which may hereafter be drawn for any Extraordinary Trial Term of the Supreme Court for the county of New York, including the Extraordinary Trial Term of the Supreme Court called for the 29th day of November, 1920, in the county of New York, any and all criminal charges against any and all persons with regard to all or any of the various matters above specified or growing out of any and all trials of any and all persons charged with any or all of the crimes mentioned and so called to your attention and for the purpose of managing and conducting before any of the said grand juries aforementioned any and all proceedings, examinations and inquiries and any and all criminal actions, trials and proceedings which may be had or taken by or before said grand juries concerning or relating to all or any of the crimes and charges aforementioned and so called to your attention.

And you are further required to manage and conduct the prosecution and trial, at any regular term of the Supreme Court or any Extraordinary Trial Term of the Supreme Court that may hereafter be called in and for the county of New York including the Extraordinary Trial Term of the Supreme Court called for the 29th day of November, 1920, in the county of New York, of any and all indictments that may be found upon any or all of the violations of law hereinbefore mentioned and so called to your attention and that in person or by your deputy, deputies or special deputies in place and stead of the district attorney of New York county you exercise all the powers and perform all the duties conferred upon you by said section 62 of the Executive Law and this requirement thereunder.

GIVEN under my hand and the Privy Seal of the State at the Capitol in the City of Albany this twenty-seventh day [L. S.] of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

By the Governor:

(Signed)

JEREMIAH F. CONNOR,

ALFRED E. SMITH.

Secretary to the Governor.

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