Conference Papers1902 Selected papers from the annual meeting of the Conference. |
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Page 147 - The Governor may remove the Superintendent for cause at any time, giving to him a copy of the charges against him, and an opportunity to be heard in his defense.
Page 147 - State prisons, subject to such laws as now exist or may hereafter be enacted; he shall appoint the agents, wardens, physicians and chaplains of the prisons. The agent and warden of each prison shall appoint all other officers of such prison, except the clerk, subject to the approval of the same by the Superintendent.
Page 115 - Appointments and promotions in the Civil Service of the State, and of all the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by examination, which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive.
Page 147 - A Superintendent of State Prisons shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and hold his office for five years, unless sooner removed; he shall give security in such amount, and with such sureties as shall be required by law for the faithful discharge of his duties ; he shall have the superintendence, management and control of State prisons, subject to such laws as now exist or may hereafter be enacted; he shall appoint the agents, wardens, physicians and...
Page 165 - The real property of a corporation or Association organized exclusively for the moral or mental improvement of men or women or for religious, Bible, tract, charitable, benevolent, missionary, hospital, infirmary, educational, scientific, literary, library, patriotic, historical or cemetery purposes, or for the enforcement of laws relating to children or animals, or for two or more of such purposes...
Page 144 - ... that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors from the army and navy of the United States in the late Civil War, who are citizens and residents of this State, shall be entitled to preference in appointment and promotion, without regard to their standing on any list from which such appointment or promotion may be made. Laws shall be made to provide for the enforcement of this section.
Page 374 - ... purposes, or for the enforcement of laws relating to children or animals, or for two or more of such purposes, and used exclusively for carrying out thereupon one or more of such purposes, and the personal property of any such corporation shall be exempt from taxation.
Page 405 - ... applied and no membership fee charged, the expenses of the Conference being met by voluntary contributions. II. Officers of the Conference. The Conference shall have the following officers, to be elected at the preceding annual session, with the duties herein respectively assigned to them : 1. A President, who shall preside over the sessions of the Conference, except when the Chairman of a Committee on Topics has charge of the meeting, or some other officer is temporarily called to the chair.
Page 78 - ... month, and twice there has been a general meeting of all the teachers of the district. The conference held here March 25 and 26 by the Hon. Samuel M. Lindsay, commissioner of education of Porto Rico, assisted by Dr. Charles De Garmo, dean of the pedagogical department of Cornell University, and Dr. Edward T. Devine, secretary of the charity organization society of New York, was quite a success, and was of gicat benefit to those who attended.
Page 247 - In counties having over 500,000 population, the judges of the circuit court shall, at such times as they shall determine, designate one or more of their number, whose duty it shall be to hear all cases coming under this act.