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COPY 
 
 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT 
 
 OF THE LATE 
 
 ROBERT RICHARD RANDALL, ESQ., 
 
 OF 
 
 THE ACT OF INCORPORATION, 
 
 AND OF THE OTHER ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE 
 STATE OF NEW YORK, 
 
 RESPECTING THE 
 
 SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR: 
 
 TOGETHER WITH 
 
 THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO HAVE ACTED AS TRUSTEES OF THE 
 SAME— WITH THEIR BY-LAWS, &c. 
 
 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. 
 
 New York ; 
 
 SLOTE & JANES; STATIONERS & PRINTERS, 140 NASSAU STREET. 
 
 1883. 
 
©he %n\ W\\\ and Statement 
 
 ROBERT RICHARD RANDALL, Esq 
 
 3n tl)e Name of @ob, 3lmen. I, Robert Richard 
 Randall, of the seventh ward of the city of New York, 
 being weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind and 
 memory, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testa- 
 ment, as follows : 
 
 First. I direct all my just debts to be paid. 
 
 Secondly. I give unto the legitimate children of my 
 brother, Paul R. Randall, each an annuity or yearly sum 
 of forty pounds, until they respectively attain the age of 
 fifteen years ; and in addition thereto, I give to each of the 
 sons of my said brother, the sum of one thousand pounds, 
 to be paid to them as they may respectively attain the age 
 of twenty-one years ; and also to each daughter which my 
 said brother may have, the like sum of one thousand 
 pounds each, to be paid to them as they may respectively 
 be married. 
 
 Thirdly. I give and bequeath unto Betsey Hart, my 
 housekeeper, my gold sleeve buttons, and an annuity or 
 yearly payment of forty pounds, to be paid her in quarterly 
 payments, during her natural life. 
 
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 Fourthly. I give and bequeath unto Adam Shields, 
 my faithful overseer, my gold watch and the sum of forty 
 pounds, to be paid to him as soon after my decease as 
 conveniently may be. 
 
 Fifthly. I also give and bequeath unto Gawn Irvin, 
 who now lives with me, my shoe-buckles and knee-buckles, 
 and also the sum of twenty pounds, to be paid immediately 
 after my decease. 
 
 Sixthly. As to and concerning all the rest, residue and 
 remainder of my estate, both real and personal, I give, 
 devise and bequeath the same unto the Chancellor of the 
 State of New York, the Mayor and Recorder of the city of 
 New York, the President of the Chamber of Commerce in 
 the city of New York, the President and Vice-President of 
 the Marine Society of the city of New York, the senior 
 Minister of the Episcopal Church in the said city, and the 
 senior Minister of the Presbyterian Church in the said city ; 
 to have and to hold all and singular the rest, residue and 
 remainder of my said real and personal estate, unto them, 
 the said Chancellor of the State of New York, Mayor of the 
 city of New York, the Recorder of the city of New York, 
 the President of the Chamber of Commerce, President and 
 Vice-President of the Marine Society, senior Minister of 
 the Episcopal Church, and senior Minister of the Presby- 
 terian Church in the said city, for the time being, and their 
 respective successors in the said offices, for ever, to, for 
 and upon the uses, trusts, intents and purposes, and sub- 
 ject to the direction and appointments hereinafter men- 
 tioned and declared concerning the same ; that is to say, 
 out of the rents, issues and profits of the said rest, residue 
 and remainder of my said real add personal estate, to erect 
 and build upon some eligible part of the land upon which I 
 now reside, an Asylum, or Marine Hospital, to be called 
 k 'The Sailors 1 Snug Harbor," for the purpose of maintain- 
 ing and supporting aged, decrepit and worn-out sailors, as 
 soon as they, my said charity Trustees, or a majority of 
 
them, shall judge the proceeds of the said estate will sup- 
 port fifty of the said sailors, and upwards. And I do 
 hereby direct that the income of the said real and personal 
 estate, given as aforesaid to my said charity Trustees, shall 
 for ever hereafter be used and applied for supporting the 
 Asylum or Marine Hospital hereby directed to be built, 
 and for maintaining sailors of the above description therein, 
 in such manner as the said Trustees, or a majority of them, 
 may from time to time, or their successors in office may 
 from time to time, direct. And it is my intention that the 
 institution hereby directed and created should be perpetual, 
 and that the above-mentioned officers for the time being 
 and their successors, should for ever continue and be the 
 governors thereof, and have the superintendence of the 
 same ; and it is my will and desire that if it cannot legally 
 be done, according to my above intention, by them, without 
 an Act of the Legislature, it is my will and desire that they 
 will, as soon as possible, apply for an Act of the Legislature 
 to incorporate them for the purposes above specified. And 
 I do further declare it to be (my) will and intention that 
 the said rest, residue and remainder of my real and personal 
 estate should be, at all events, applied for the uses and 
 purposes above set forth ; and that it is my desire all courts 
 of law and equity will so construe this, my said Will, as to 
 have the said estate appropriated to the above uses, and 
 that the same should in no case, for want of legal form or 
 otherwise, be so construed as that my relations, or any 
 other persons, should heir, possess or enjoy my property, 
 except in the manner and for the uses herein above speci- 
 fied. And, lastly, I do nominate and appoint the Chan- 
 cellor of the State of New York for the time being at the 
 time of my decease, the Mayor of the city of New York for 
 the time being, the Recorder of the city of New York for 
 the time being, the President of the Chamber of Commerce 
 for the time being, the President and Vice-President of the 
 Marine Society of the city of New York for the time being, 
 the senior Minister of the Episcopal Church in the city of 
 New York, and the senior Minister of the Presbyterian 
 
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 Church in the said city, for the time being, and their suc- 
 cessors in office after them, to be the executors of this my 
 last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former and 
 other Wills, and declaring this to be my last Will and 
 Testament. 
 
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
 affixed my seal, the first day of June, in the year of our 
 Lord one thousand eight hundred and one. 
 
 ROBERT RICHARD RANDALL, [l. s.J 
 
 Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Tes- 
 tator as and for his last Will and Testament, in the pres- 
 ence of us, who in his presence, at his request, and in the 
 presence of each other, have subscribed our names as 
 witnesses thereto [there being an erasure from the word 
 President to the end of the eleventh line of the second 
 page]. 
 
 Uriah Burdge, 
 Henry Brevoort, 
 Jonas Humbert. 
 
 City and County of New York, ss. : 
 
 Be it remembered, that on the tenth day of July, in 
 the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one, 
 personally came and appeared before David (xelston, Sur- 
 rogate of said County, Uriah Burdge, Henry Brevoort and 
 Jonas Humbert, all of the said city, and being duly sworn 
 on their oaths, declared that they saw Robert Richard 
 Randall, deceased, sign and seal an Instrument in writing, 
 purporting to be the Will of the said Robert Richard 
 Randall, bearing date the first day of June, in the year of 
 our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one (the pre- 
 
ceding whereof is a true copy), and heard him publish and 
 declare the same as and for his last Will and Testament ; 
 that at the time thereof he, the said Robert Richard Ran- 
 dall, was of sound disposing mind and memory, to the best 
 of the knowledge and belief of them, the deponents ; and 
 that their names subscribed as witnesses to the said Will, 
 are of their own proper hands writing, which they respec- 
 tively subscribed, as witnesses thereto, in the Testator's 
 presence. 
 
 David Gelston. 
 
 The preceding is a true copy of the original Will of 
 Robert Richard Randall, deceased, and of the Certificate of 
 the proof thereof. 
 
 Sylvanus Millee, Surrogate. 
 
AN A.CT 
 
 To Incorporate the Trustees of the Marine Hospital, called 
 "The Sailors' Snug Harbor," in the City of New 
 York. 
 
 Passed February 6 ? 1806. 
 
 Whereas, it is represented to the Legislature that 
 Robert Richard Randall, late of the city of New York, 
 deceased, in and by his last Will and Testament, duly made 
 and executed, bearing date the first day of June, in the year 
 of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one, did, 
 after bequeathing certain specific legacies therein men- 
 tioned, among other things, give, devise and bequeath all 
 the residue of his estate, both real and personal, unto the 
 Chancellor of this State, the Mayor and Recorder of the city 
 of New York, the President of the Chamber of Commerce 
 in the city of New York, the President and Vice-President 
 of the Marine Society of the City of New York, the senior 
 Minister of the Episcopal Church in the said city, and the 
 senior Minister of the Presbyterian Church in the said city, 
 for the time being, and to their successors in office, respect- 
 ively, intrust, to receive the rents, issues and profits thereof, 
 and to apply the same to the erecting or building, on some 
 eligible part of the land whereon the Testator then resided, 
 an Asylum or Marine Hospital, to be called The Sailors' 
 Snug Harbor, for the purpose of maintaining and support- 
 ing aged, decrepit and worn-out sailors, as soon as the said 
 Trustees, or a majority of them, should judge the proceeds 
 of the said estate would support fifty of such sailors, 
 and upwards ; and that the said Testator, in his said 
 Will, declared his intention to be that the said estate 
 should at all events be applied to the purposes afore- 
 
said, and no other ; and if his said intent could not 
 be carried into effect without an act of incorporation, he 
 therein expressed his desire that his said Trustees would 
 apply to the Legislature for such incorporation. And 
 whereas the said Trustees have represented that the said 
 estate is of considerable value, and, if prudently managed, 
 will in time enable them to erect such Hospital, and carry 
 into effect the intent of the Testator ; but that as such 
 Trustees, and being also appointed executors of the said 
 Will in virtue of their offices, and only during their con- 
 tinuance in the said offices, they have found that consider- 
 able inconveniences have arisen in the management of the 
 said estate, from the changes which have taken place in the 
 ordinary course of the elections and appointments to those 
 offices, and have prayed to be incorporated for the purposes 
 expressed in the said Will, and such prayer appears to be 
 reasonable ; Therefore, 
 
 Be it enacted by the People of the State of New York, 
 represented in Senate and Assembly, That John Lansing, 
 junior, the Chancellor of this State ; De Witt Clinton, the 
 Mayor ; and Maturin Livingston, the Recorder of the city 
 of New York ; John Murray, the President of the Chamber 
 of Commerce in the city of New York ; James Farquhar, 
 the President, and Thomas Farmar, the first Vice-President 
 of the Marine Society of the city of New York ; Benjamin 
 Moore, senior Minister of the Episcopal Church in the said 
 city ; and John Rodgers, senior Minister of the Presbyterian 
 Church in the said city, and their successors in office 
 respectively, and in virtue of their said offices, shall be and 
 hereby are constituted and declared to be a body corporate, 
 in fact and in name, by the name and style of The Trustees 
 of the Sailors' Snug Harbor, in the city of New York, and 
 by that name they and their successors shall have continual 
 succession, and shall be capable in law of suing and being 
 sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being 
 answered unto, defending and being defended, in all courts 
 and places whatsoever, and in all manner of actions, suits, 
 
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 complaints, matters and causes whatsoever, and that they 
 and their successors may have a common seal, and may 
 change and alter the same at their pleasure, and also that 
 they and their successors, by the name and style aforesaid, 
 shall be capable, in law, of holding and disposing of the 
 said real and personal estate, devised and bequeathed as 
 aforesaid, according to the intention of the said Will, and 
 the same is hereby declared to be vested in them and their 
 successors in office for the purposes therein expressed ; and 
 shall also be capable of purchasing, holding and conveying 
 any other real and personal estate, for the use and benefit 
 of the said Corporation, in such manner as to them, or a 
 majority of them, shall appear to be most conducive to the 
 interest of the said institution. 
 
 And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees shall 
 have power, from time to time, to make all proper and 
 necessary rules and regulations for the government of the 
 said Corporation, not inconsistent with the Constitution 
 and laws of the United States and of this State, and to 
 elect one of their number to be their President, and to 
 appoint a Clerk and Treasurer, and such other officers as 
 they may think proper, for the management of the business 
 and concerns of the said Corporation, and to take and 
 demand, if they shall deem it expedient, from every such 
 Treasurer and other officers, such security for the faithful 
 execution of their duty and the performance of the trust 
 reposed in them respectively, as to the said Trustees shall 
 seem proper ; and every bond or other security so taken by 
 them shall be valid in law, and entitle the said Trustees to 
 sue and recover thereon, according to the legal operation 
 or effect thereof ; and the said officers shall respectively 
 hold their offices during the pleasure of the said Trustees, 
 and that any five or more of the said Trustees shall consti- 
 tute a quorum to transact any of the business and concerns 
 of the said Corporation. 
 
 And be it further enacted, That this Act shal] be deemed 
 
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 and taken to be a public Act, and be construed in all 
 courts and places benignly and favorably for the purposes 
 therein intended. 
 
 State of New York, Secretary's Office. 
 I certify the preceding to be a true copy of a certain 
 original Act of our Legislature, now on file in this office 
 (first sheet, first page, the words "to receive" wrote on an 
 erasure at the 12th line, and the word "and" obliterated 
 at the fifteenth line). 
 
 Elisha Jenkins, Sec'ry. 
 Albany, 2d April, 1 806. 
 
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 AN ACT 
 
 To amend the Act entitled, "An Act to incorporate the 
 Trustees of the Marine Hospital, called The Sailors' 
 Snug Harbor, in the City of New York." 
 
 Passed March 25, 1814. 
 
 Whereas, the Trustees of the Sailors' Snug Harbor have 
 represented that doubts exist as to who, in the contempla- 
 tion of the Act of Incorporation, are to be considered the 
 senior Ministers of the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches 
 in the city of New York : Therefore, 
 
 Be it enacted by the People of the State of New York, 
 represented in Senate and Assembly, That the Rector of 
 Trinity Church, in the said city, or, in case of his sickness 
 or absence, the assistant Rector of the said church, perform- 
 ing the functions of Rector, and the Minister of the Pres- 
 byterian Church in Wall street, in the said city, and in 
 case there is more than one Minister in the said church, 
 then the Minister first established in the said church, shall 
 be the Trustees of the said Corporation. 
 
 And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of 
 the said Corporation to make an annual Report to the 
 Legislature, and to the Common Council of the city, of the 
 state of their funds. 
 
 State of New York, Secretary's Office. 
 I certify the preceding to be a true copy of an original 
 Act of the Legislature of this State, on file in this Office. 
 
 Arch'd Campbell, Dep. Sec'ry. 
 
 March 26^/t, 1814. 
 
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 The property left by Captain Eandall for the Sailors' 
 Snug Harbor, consisted of land lying in the Fifteenth 
 Ward of the city of New York, containing twenty-one 
 acres, one rood, thirty-four perches, and one hundred and 
 thirty-two feet ; also four lots in the First Ward of the 
 city, together with seven hundred and twenty-three dollars 
 in three per cent, stocks ; six thousand four hundred and 
 thirty dollars in six per cent, stocks, and fifty shares of 
 Manhattan stock. 
 
 It was the intention of the donor to have the Hospital 
 built upon a part of the ground situated in the Fifteenth 
 Ward. But in consequence of the rapid growth of the city, 
 and of the great rise in the value of property within its 
 limits, and also considering the habits and character of sea- 
 men, the Trustees became fully convinced that the benevo- 
 lent design of the testator would be more extensively carried 
 into effect by reserving the whole of the ground in their 
 possession as a source of revenue for the support of the 
 Institution ; and that the taste of the subjects of the charity 
 would be more gratified, and their comfort greatly pro- 
 moted, by purchasing a site for the Hospital on the margin 
 of the East or North River, or in the vicinity thereof. 
 They accordingly, in June, 1825, addressed a Memorial to 
 the Legislature, requesting permission to improve and lease 
 out their ground in the city, and to locate the Institution 
 elsewhere. In April, 1828, the Legislature granted their 
 request, and passed an Act, of which the following is a 
 
 Copy of an Act further to amend an Act entitled " An 
 Act to Incorporate the Trustees of the Marine Hos- 
 pital, called the Sailors' Snug Harbor, in the city of 
 New York" passed March 25th, 1814. 
 
 Passed April 19th, 1828. 
 
 The People of the State of New York, represented in 
 Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows : — 
 
 The Trustees of the Sailors' Snug Harbor in the city of 
 New York are hereby authorized to adopt all such mea- 
 
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 sures as may be necessary to regulate the tract of land 
 devised to them by the last will and testament of Robert 
 Richard Randall, so as to make it conform to the perma- 
 nent plan of the city, and for that purpose the said Trus- 
 tees may dig down their ground where it is too high, and 
 remove it to other parts of the said premises which are too 
 low ; and, further, that it shall be lawful for the said Trus- 
 tees to sell and dispose of their surplus earth. The said 
 Trustees shall be, and hereby are, authorized to purchase 
 a suitable and convenient tract of ground, lying upon the 
 island of New York, or adjacent thereto, and fronting upon 
 the North or East River, or in the vicinity thereof, upon 
 which it shall be lawful for the Trustees to build and erect 
 a Marine Hospital, to be called and known for ever as The 
 Sailors' Snug Harbor. 
 
 In the main or centre building shall be placed a suitable 
 statue of Robert Richard Randall, with an inscription 
 designating him as the munificent donor thereof. But that 
 such ground shall not be purchased by the said Trustees 
 for the purpose aforesaid until the approbation of the Court 
 of Chancery be first had and obtained. 
 
 So soon as a suitable site for such Marine Hospital shall 
 be purchased with the approbation of the Court of Chan- 
 cery, it shall be lawful for the said Trustees to lease all the 
 lots now belonging to the Sailors' Snug Harbor on such 
 terms and conditions, and under such covenants, as they 
 may deem most beneficial for the interests thereof. 
 
 The Sailors' Snug Harbor, or the Trustees in behalf 
 thereof, may take, hold and enjoy in fee simple for ever, 
 any lands, tenements or other property which may be 
 devised to them, notwithstanding they be a body cor- 
 porate. 
 
 State of New York, Secretary's Office. 
 
 I certify the preceding to be a true copy of an original 
 law on file in this office. 
 
 Signed, Arcii'd Campbell, 
 
 Deputy Secretary. 
 
 Albany, 2 1 st April, 1828. 
 
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 In pursuance of the foregoing Act, the Trustees pro- 
 ceeded to regulate their ground in the Fifteenth Ward, 
 making it conformable to the plan of the city, and to lease 
 the same for the term of twenty-one years, with the privi- 
 lege of renewal as specified in the leases given, a copy of 
 which will be found in a subsequent page. 
 
 They also visited different sites in the vicinity of the 
 city, and on the margin of the waters of our bay and rivers, 
 which were offered for sale at the time, and examined the 
 same with reference to the proposed hospital. 
 
 In May, 1831, they purchased the farm on Staten Island, 
 now known as the Sailor' s Snug Harbor, containing one- 
 hundred and thirty acres of excellant land, eligibly situ- 
 ated and well watered. They have since purchased twenty 
 additional acres of land adjoining, and having been origi- 
 nally a part of the same farm. 
 
 On the eleventh of October, 1831, the corner-stone of the 
 Sailors' Snug Harbor was laid. 
 
 On that occasion, and in the presence of several officers 
 of the State government, and of a large number of respect- 
 able citizens, the acting president of the Board, Walter 
 Bowne, Esq., briefly stated the object of the meeting ; 
 Rev. Dr. Berrian offered the introductory prayer ; the Hon. 
 Reuben H. Walworth delivered an appropriate address 
 and laid the corner-stone ; the Rev. Dr. Phillips offered the 
 concluding prayer. 
 
 On the first of August, 1833, the institution was formally 
 opened with the following exercises, viz. : introductory 
 prayer by the Rev. Dr. Van Pelt ; an address to the aged, 
 decrepit and worn-out seamen, who had been received under 
 the care of the Board, by the Rev. Dr. Phillips, and a con- 
 cluding prayer by the Rev. J. E. Miller. 
 
 The remains of Captain Randall were removed, under the 
 direction of the Board, and deposited beneath a marble 
 monument in front of the building, on the 21st of August, 
 
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 1834. The following is a copy of the inscriptions on the 
 same, viz. : 
 
 North Side. 
 
 The Trustees of the Sailors' Snug Harbor erected this Monument 
 
 To the memory of 
 
 Robert Richard Randall, 
 
 By whose Munificence this Institution was Founded. 
 
 East Side. 
 
 The Humane Institution of the Sailors' Snug Harbor, 
 
 Conceived in a spirit of enlarged Benevolence, 
 
 With an Endowment which time has proved fully adequate to the objects 
 
 of the Donor ; 
 
 And organized in a manner which shows 
 
 Wisdom and Foresight. 
 
 The Founder of this noble Charity 
 
 Will ever be held in grateful Remembrance 
 
 By the partakers of his Bounty. 
 
 South Side. 
 
 Charity never Faileth. 
 
 Its Memorial is Immortal. 
 
 West Side. 
 
 The Trustees of the Sailors' Snug Harbor caused the remains of 
 
 Robert Richard Randall 
 
 To be removed from the original place of Interment 
 
 And deposited beneath this Monument, 
 
 On the 21st of August, 1834. 
 
 A marble bust of Mr. Randall has also been procured 
 and placed in the hall of the centre building. 
 
 The public buildings of the Snug Harbor on Staten 
 Island consist at present of a centre or main building, with 
 two wings, a dining-hall building, a hospital and chapel. 
 An additional building for the accommodation of inmates, 
 also a kitchen, are now being erected. 
 
 The income of the property belonging to the Sailors' 
 Snug Harbor — which in 1806 amounted to four thousand 
 two hundred and forty-three dollars — amounts now to 
 about two hundred thousand dollars, showing an increase 
 
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 in the value of property, and furnishing evidence of a wise 
 and judicious investment of funds, and of faithful manage- 
 ment of the same, and above all, of a kind and careful 
 Providence over this institution, almost without a parallel 
 in the history of public charities and of public trusts. 
 
 The following persons have been acting Trustees of the 
 Sailors' Snug Harbor since the incorporation of the Board 
 in 1806, some continuing in office a longer and others a 
 shorter period of time : 
 
 1. As Chancellor— Reuben H. Walworth. 
 
 By the new Constitution of the State of New- York — adopted 3d November, 
 1846 — the office of Chancellor was abolished from and after the 1st Monday of 
 July, 1847. Since that time the Board of Trustees has been deprived of the 
 valuable services of the Hon. Reuben H. Walworth; and the Board now con- 
 sists of seven members. 
 
 2. As Mayors of the City of New York—De Witt Clinton, 
 Marinus Willet, John Ferguson, Jacob Radcliff, Cadwal- 
 lader D. Colden, Stephen Allen, Wm. Paulding, Philip 
 Hone, Walter Bowne, Gideon Lee, Cornelius W. Lawrence, 
 Aaron Clark, Isaac L. Varian, Robert H. Morris, Wm. F. 
 Havemeyer, James Harper, Andrew H. Mickle, Wm. V. 
 Brady, Wm. F. Havemeyer, Caleb S. Woodhull, Ambrose 
 C. Kingsland, Jacob A. Westervelt, Fernando Wood, 
 Daniel F. Tiemann, George Opdyke, Godfrey Gunther, 
 John T. Hoffman, Thomas Coman, A. Oakey Hall, William 
 F. Havemeyer, William H. Wickham. 
 
 3. As Recorders of the City of New York — Pierre C. Van 
 Wyck, Josiah Ogden Hoffman, Richard Riker, Peter 
 Augustus Jay, Robert H. Morris, Frederick A. Tallmadge, 
 John B. Scott, Frederick A. Tallmadge, Francis R. Tillou, 
 James M. Smith, Jr., George G. Barnard, John T. Hoffman, 
 John K. Hackett. 
 
 4. As Presidents of the Chamber of Commerce — Cornelius 
 Ray, Wm. Bayard, Robert Lenox, Isaac Carow, James De 
 Peyster Ogden, James G. King, Moses H. Grinnell, James 
 
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 G. King, Moses H. Grinneil, Elias Hicks, Pelatiah Perit, 
 A. A. Low, William E. Dodge, Samuel D. Babcock. 
 
 5. As Presidents of the Marine Society — James Farquhar, 
 John Whetten, Charles A. Marshall, John M. Ferrier, Wil- 
 liam C. Thompson. 
 
 6. As Vice-Presidents of the Marine Society — Thos. 
 Farmar, Wm. Whitlock, James Lovitt, Thomas H. Merry, 
 William Thomson, Jeremiah Dickenson, John M. Ferrier, 
 Thomas Dunham, Ambrose Snow. 
 
 7. As Senior Ministers and Rectors of Trinity Church — 
 Benjamin Moore, D.D., John Hervey Hobart, D.D., Wm. 
 Berrian, D.D., Morgan Dix, D.D. 
 
 8. As Ministers of the First Presbyterian Church in 
 Wall Street— John Rodgers, D.D., Philip Melancthon 
 Whelpley, Wm. W. Phillips, D.D., Wm. M. Paxton, 
 D.D. 
 
 The officers of the Board, as at present organized, are : 
 Ambrose Snow, President ; Thomas Greenleaf, Secretary; 
 Thomas Greenleaf, Controller. 
 
 Executive Committee — Ambrose Snow, Chairman ; Rev. 
 Wm. M. Paxton, Samuel D. Babcock. 
 
 Officers of the Institution — Thomas Melville, Governor ; 
 Joseph K. Clark, Steward; Rev. Charles J. Jones, Resi- 
 dent Chaplain ; Dr. S. V. R. Bogert, Resident Physician ; 
 Samuel Cobb, Agent. 
 
 The apparent delay to carry into effect the design of the 
 donor of this charity, was occasioned in the first instance 
 by the very limited income of the estate, and subsequently 
 by the great expense necessarily incurred in defending suits 
 brought against the Trustees by different claimants for the 
 property; by the consequent unsettled state of the trust, 
 and the difficulty of leasing the ground while those attempts 
 to set aside the Wil 1 were making ; and by the heavy assess- 
 ments and the payment of certain quit-rents which became 
 necessary in regulating the lots and opening streets through 
 the same. 
 
 It was not until March, 1830, that the last suit brought 
 
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 against the Trustees, by persons claiming to be heirs of Mr. 
 Randall, was finally and forever settled by the. Supreme 
 Court of the United States. Since then, as the history of 
 their proceedings will show, the Trustees have been dili- 
 gently engaged in improving the property left in their 
 charge, and in promoting the benevolent designs of the 
 Testator. They have now under their care, and in suc- 
 cessful operation, an institution containing about five 
 hundred inmates, who are comfortably yet economically 
 fed and clothed, and have all their necessary wants sup- 
 plied. Their religious instruction is attended to, conceding 
 to all, however, liberty of conscience. 
 
 Public worship is regularly conducted on the Sabbath in 
 the chapel building. There is also in the institution, and 
 for the use of the inmates, a carefully selected Library and 
 Reading-room, where several of the daily and weekly news- 
 papers of the City of New York are received. 
 
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 The form of lease on renewal of the old leases given in 
 1827. 
 
 Sifts iFnbentur*, Made this day of 
 
 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
 Between "The Trustees of the Sailors' Snug 
 Harbor, in the City of New York, " of the first part, and 
 
 of the second part : Whereas the said parties of 
 the first part, by Indenture dated the day of 
 
 in the year one thousand eight hundred and did 
 
 grant and demise unto all that certain lot of land 
 
 hereinafter described for the term of years from the 
 
 day of then next, subject to certain rents, 
 
 covenants and conditions therein reserved and expressed. 
 And among other things it was thereby agreed that in case 
 of the erection on the said lot of land of a building of such 
 description as is therein specified, the said parties of the 
 first part should, at the expiration of the said term, either 
 pay for the said building according to the appraised value 
 thereof, or grant a new lease of the said lot for the further 
 term of twenty-one years, at a reasonable rent, to be ascer- 
 tained as is therein mentioned. And whereas a building 
 has been erected on the said lot of land of the description 
 mentioned in the said lease ; and the said parties of the 
 first part having elected to renew the same for such further 
 term, and the said part hereto of the second part being 
 now possessed of the said first mentioned lease, it has been 
 mutually agreed by and between the parties hereto, that 
 the rent to be paid on the said lot of land for and during 
 such new term, shall be that hereinafter reserved. 
 
 Jlon) tl)ts iFnknture tUitnessetl), that "The Trustees 
 of the Sailors' Snug- Harbor, in the City of New 
 York, " the said parties hereto of the first part, in consider- 
 ation of the rents and covenants hereinafter reserved and 
 contained, have granted, demised, and to farm let, and by 
 these presents, Do grant, demise, and to farm let, unto the 
 
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 said part of the second part, ALL certain Lot 
 
 of Land, situate, lying and being in the Ward of 
 
 the city of New York ; being part of the lands of the said 
 parties of the first part, and distinguished in 
 
 So \)am a\\b to 1)0 lb the said Lot of Land, unto the said 
 part of of the second part, executors, ad- 
 
 ministrators, and assigns, from the day of 
 
 for and during, and until the full end and term of 
 years thence next ensuing, and fully to be complete and 
 ended ; yielding and paying for the same, yearly and every 
 year during the said term, unto the said parties of the first 
 part, their successors or assigns, the sum of dol- 
 
 lars, of lawful money of the United States, in two equal 
 half-yearly payments ; that is to say, on the first day of 
 May and on the first day of November, in each and every 
 year, during the term hereby granted ; the first payment to 
 be made on the first day of now next ensuing. 
 
 Subject nevertheless to all such taxes, assessments and 
 incumbrances (if any) as may have been assessed, imposed 
 or charged on the said demised premises, or any part 
 thereof, since the date of the said first recited Indenture. 
 Provided always, that if it shall happen that the said 
 yearly rent, or any part thereof, shall not be paid on any 
 day on which the same ought to be paid, as aforesaid, then, 
 and at all times thereafter, it shall and may be lawful to 
 and for the said parties of the first part, their successors or 
 assigns, into the said demised premises, or any part thereof, 
 in the name of the whole, to re-enter, and to re-possess, 
 have and enjoy the same again, as of their first and former 
 estate and interest therein ; anything herein contained to 
 the contrary in anywise noth withstanding. And the said 
 part of the second part, for executors, admin- 
 
 istrators and assigns, do hereby covenant and 
 
 agree, to and with the said parties of the first part, their 
 successors and assigns, that the said part of the second 
 part. executors, administrators and assigns, shall 
 
 and will, half yearly, and every year during the term hereby 
 
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 granted, well and truly pay unto the said parties of the first 
 part, their successors or assigns, the said rent hereby re- 
 served, at the days and times hereinbefore limited for the 
 payment thereof, without fraud or delay. And also, that 
 the said part of the second part, executors, 
 
 administrators or assigns, shall and will, at own 
 
 proper costs and charges, bear, pay and discharge all such 
 duties, taxes, assessments and payments, extraordinary as 
 well as ordinary, as shall, during the term hereby granted, 
 be imposed, or grow due and payable, out of, or for, the 
 said demised premises, or any part thereof, by virtue of 
 any present or future law of the United States of America, 
 or of the State of New York, or of the Corporation of the 
 City of New York : And also, that the said part of 
 
 the second part, executors, administrators or as- 
 
 signs, or any of them, shall not, nor will, at any time or 
 times hereafter during the term hereby granted, lease, let or 
 demise all or any part of the said premises, nor assign, 
 transfer or make over the same, or this present lease, or 
 any of term or time therein, to any person or per- 
 
 sons whomsoever, without the consent of the said parties 
 of the first part, their successors or assigns, in writing un- 
 der their seal for that purpose first had and obtained, any- 
 thing hereinbefore contained to the contrary thereof in 
 anywise notwithstanding. And also, that the said part 
 of the second part, executors, administrators or 
 
 assigns, or any of them, shall not, nor will, at any time 
 hereafter, during the term hereby granted, erect, make, 
 establish or carry on, nor cause or suffer to be erected, 
 made, established or carried on, in any manner, or any 
 part of the above-described and hereby demised premises, 
 any stable, slaughter house, tallow chandlery, smith shop, 
 forge, furnace, or brass foundry, nail or other iron factory, 
 or any manufactory for the making of glass, starch, glue, 
 varnish, vitriol, turpentine, or ink ; or for tanning, dress- 
 ing, preparing or keeping skins, hides or leather ; or any 
 distillery, brewery, sugar bakery, or any other manufac- 
 tory, trade, business or calling whatsoever, which may be 
 
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 in anywise noxious or offensive to the neighboring inhab- 
 itants. And, lastly, that the said part of the second 
 part, executors, administrators or assigns shall 
 
 and will, on the last day of the term hereby granted, or 
 other sooner determination thereof, well and truly surren- 
 der and deliver up the said hereby demised premises into 
 the possession of the said parties of the first part, their suc- 
 cessors or assigns, without fraud or delay. Provided 
 always, that it shall be lawful for the said parties of the 
 first part, their successors and assigns, when and as often 
 as default shall be made in the payment of the said rent, or 
 any part thereof, to take such summary proceedings for the 
 recovery of the said rent as may be permitted by law, any- 
 thing herein contained notwithstanding. And provided 
 further, and tills present lease is upon tMs express condi- 
 tion, That if the said part of the second part, execu- 
 tors, administrators or assigns, shall, at any time during 
 the term hereby granted, erect, make, establish or carry on 
 or cause or suffer to be erected, made, established or carried 
 on, in any manner, on any part of the above described and 
 hereby demised premises, any stable, slaughter house, tal- 
 low chandlery, smith shop, forge, furnace, or brass foundry, 
 nail or other iron factory, or any manufactory for the mak- 
 ing of glass, starch, glue, varnish, vitriol, turpentine or ink; 
 or for tanning, dressing, preparing, or keeping skins, hides, 
 or leather ; or any distillery, brewery, sugar bakery, or any 
 other manufactory, trade, business or calling whatsoever, 
 Avhich may be in anywise noxious or offensive to the neigh- 
 boring inhabitants, or shall fail in the performance of any 
 or either of the covenants, conditions or provisoes in these 
 presents contained, which on the part and behalf of the 
 said part of the second part, executors, ad- 
 ministrators and assigns, are, or ought to be, observed, per- 
 formed, fulfilled and kept, then and from thenceforth, this 
 present Indenture and the Estate hereby granted, and every 
 clause, article and thing herein contained on the part 
 and behalf of the said parties of the first part, to be per- 
 formed, fulfilled and kept, shall cease, determine and be 
 
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 utterly void, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, any- 
 thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in anywise 
 notwithstanding. 
 
 Axd it is hereby mutually covenanted and agreed, that 
 at the expiration of the term hereby granted, if the said 
 parties hereto shall agree upon a renewal of this lease for a 
 further term of twenty-one years, and shall, by mutual con- 
 sent, fix upon the annual ground rent to be reserved in 
 such renewed lease, and which shall not be less than the 
 rent herein reserved, then the said parties of the first part, 
 their successors or assigns, shall and will execute to the 
 said part of the said part, executors, ad- 
 
 ministrators or assigns, at expense, a new lease of 
 
 the aforesaid premises for the term of twenty-one years, 
 from and after the expiration of the term hereby demised, 
 at the annual ground rent, payable half-yearly, agreed 
 upon between the said parties as aforesaid. But if at the 
 expiration of the term hereby granted, the said parties shall 
 not agree upon a renewal of this lease, or upon the amount 
 of the rent to be reserved for such renewed term, then each 
 party shall choose a disinterested person, who shall be the 
 owner in fee simple of one or more lots of land in the 
 neighborhood of the premises hereby demised, and the said 
 persons so chosen shall, under oath, appraise the land 
 hereby demised, considering it as a vacant lot, at its full 
 and fair worth at private sale ; and they shall also, under 
 oath, appraise the house now erected on the said lot, or any 
 other house of like description as its substitute, which shall 
 cover the whole front of such lot — be constructed of brick 
 or stone, or more stories high — and covered with 
 
 slate or metal, with its front finished in such style as may 
 be approved of by the said parties of the first part, their 
 successors or assigns, at its then actual worth, without ref- 
 erence to the ground on which it stands ; and in case the 
 said appraisers shall differ in their valuation or appraise- 
 ment, either of the lot or building, they shall then choose 
 an umpire, qualified as aforesaid, whose decision, under 
 oath, shall be final and conclusive. 
 
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 And the said parties of the first part, their successors or 
 assigns, shall have the full liberty and choice, either to pay 
 to the said part of the second part, executors, 
 
 administrators or assigns, the value of the said building so 
 determined as aforesaid, or to grant a renewal of this lease 
 unto the said part of the second part, execu- 
 
 tors, administrators or assigns, at their expense, for 
 
 the term of twenty-one years from and after the expiration 
 cf the term hereby granted, at an annual ground rent of 
 five per cent, on the valuation of the said lot so determined 
 as aforesaid, but not less than the rent hereby reserved. 
 
 And it is further mutually covenanted and agreed, that 
 at the expiration of the term to be granted by the first re- 
 newal of this lease, and at the expiration of each and every 
 term which may be thereafter granted by each and every 
 subsequent renewal of this lease, the said parties of the first 
 part, their successors or assigns, shall still have and retain 
 the full liberty and choice, either to grant a further renewal, 
 for the further term of twenty-one years, at such annual 
 rent, payable half-yearly (but not less than the rent of the 
 last preceding term), as shall be ascertained and determined 
 in the manner aforesaid, or to pay unto the said part of 
 the second part, executors, administrators or assigns, 
 
 the value of the said 
 
 to be ascertained as aforesaid. And it is further mutually 
 covenanted and agreed, by and between the parties afore- 
 said, that whenever the said parties of the first part, their 
 successors or assigns, shall refuse to grant a renewal of this 
 lease as aforesaid, the said shall be valued and 
 
 paid for as aforesaid : Pkovided always, that the part 
 of the second part, executors, administrators or 
 
 assigns, shall not be compelled to surrender the premises 
 until such payment be made or tendered. And it is fur- 
 ther mutually covenanted and agreed, by and between the 
 parties aforesaid, that in case the said parties of the first 
 part, their successors or assigns, shall, at the expiration of 
 
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 the term to be granted by this lease, or at the expiration of 
 any term which may be granted thereafter, by any subse- 
 quent renewal thereof, elect and choose to pay unto the 
 said part of the second part, executors, admin- 
 
 istrators or assigns, the value of the said to be 
 
 ascertained as aforesaid, and shall actually make such pay- 
 ment, or tender the same, the said part of the second 
 part, executors, administrators or assigns, shall 
 then deliver up the said in the same order and 
 condition in which it was at the time of its valuation, as 
 aforesaid, and also all and singular other the premises 
 hereby demised, to the said parties of the first part, their 
 successors or assigns, without fraud or delay. And lastly, 
 it is mutually covenanted and agreed, by and between the 
 parties aforesaid, that each renewed lease shall contain the 
 like covenants, provisoes and conditions as herein con- 
 tained. 
 
 In Witness whereof, the said parties of the first part have 
 caused their seal to be affixed hereto ; and the said part 
 of the second part ha set hand and seal inter- 
 
 changeably, the day and year first above written. 
 
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 The form of lease on renewal of the leases given in and 
 after 1830, according to the form adopted by the Trus- 
 tees at that time. 
 
 Sl)is Indenture, Made this day of , in 
 
 the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
 
 Between u The Trustees of The Sailors' Snug 
 Harbor, in the City of New York," of the first part, and 
 of the second part : Whereas, the said parties 
 of the first part, by Indenture dated the day of 
 
 in the year one thousand eight hundred and did 
 
 grant and demise unto all that certain lot of 
 
 land hereinafter described for the term of years from 
 
 the day of then next, subject to certain rents, 
 
 covenants and conditions therein reserved and expressed. 
 And among other things it was thereby agreed that in case 
 of the erection on the said lot of land of a building of such 
 description as is therein specified, the said parties of the 
 first part should, at the expiration of the said term, grant a 
 new lease of the said lot for the further term of twenty-one 
 years, at an annual rent to be agreed upon or ascertained 
 as is therein mentioned ; and with such covenants, condi- 
 tions and provisoes to be therein inserted as are hereinafter 
 contained. And whereas, a building has been erected on 
 the said lot of land of the description mentioned in the said 
 lease, according to the terms thereof, whereby the said 
 part of the second part, entitled to a renewal 
 
 of the said lease for such further term, at an annual rent 
 hereinafter reserved, and now in the manner pre- 
 
 scribed by the said lease, payable half-yearly, 'and subject 
 to the covenants, conditions and provisoes hereinafter con- 
 tained. 
 
 Novo tl)ts 3nbcnture lUitncssctl), that "The Trustees 
 of the Sailors' Snug Harbor, in the City of New 
 York," the said parties hereto of the first part, in consider- 
 
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 ation of the rents and covenants hereinafter reserved and 
 contained, have granted, demised and to farm let, and, by 
 these presents, Do grant, demise, and to farm let,. unto the 
 said part of the second part, ALL certain lot of 
 
 land, situate, lying and being in the Ward of the 
 
 city of New York ; being part of the land of the said par- 
 ties of the first part, and distinguished in 
 
 ®o \)avt ctnb to Ijolb the said Lot of Land, unto the 
 said part of the second part, executors, admin- 
 
 istrators and assigns, from the day of for and 
 
 during, and until the full end and term of years 
 
 thence next ensuing, and fully to be complete and ended ; 
 yielding and paying for the same, yearly and every year 
 during the said term, unto the said parties of the first part, 
 their successors or assigns, the sum of dollars, of 
 
 lawful money of the United States, in two equal half-yearly 
 payments ; that is to say, on the first day of May, and on 
 the first day of November, in each and every year during 
 the term hereby granted, the first payment to be made on 
 the first day of now next ensuing. Subject never- 
 
 theless to all such taxes, assessments and incumbrances 
 (if any) as may have been assessed, imposed or charged 
 on the said demised premises, or any part thereof, since 
 the date of the said first recited Indenture. Provided 
 always, that if it shall happen that the said yearly rent, 
 or any part thereof, shall not be paid on any date on which 
 the same ought to be paid, as aforesaid, then, and at all 
 times thereafter, it shall and may be lawful to and for the 
 said parties of the first part, their successors or assigns, into 
 the said demised premises, or any part thereof, in the name 
 of the whole, to re-enter and to re-possess, have and enjoy 
 the same again, as of their first and former estate and in- 
 terest therein, anything herein contained to the contrary 
 in anywise notwithstanding. And the said part of the 
 second part, for executors, administrators and as- 
 
 signs, do hereby covenant and agree, to and with the 
 
 said parties of the first part, their successors and assigns, 
 
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 that the said part of the second part, executors, 
 
 administrators and assigns, shall and will, half-yearly, and 
 every year during the term hereby granted, well and truly 
 pay unto the said parties of the first part, their successors 
 or assigns, the said rent hereby reserved, at the days and 
 times hereinbefore limited for the payment thereof, without 
 fraud or delay. And also, that the said part of the 
 second part, executors, administrators or assigns, 
 
 shall and will, at own proper costs and charges, 
 
 bear, pay, and discharge all such duties, taxes, assessments 
 and payments, extraordinary as well as ordinary, as shall, 
 during the term hereby granted, be imposed, or grow due 
 and payable, out of, or for, the said demised premises, 
 or any part thereof, by virtue or any present or future law 
 of the United States of America, or of the State of New 
 York, or of the Corporation of the City of New York. And 
 also, that the said part of the second part, 
 
 executors, administrators or assigns, or any of them, shall 
 not, nor will, at any time or times hereafter, during the 
 term hereby granted, lease, let or demise all or any part of 
 the said premises, nor assign, transfer or make over the 
 same, or this present lease, or any of term or time 
 
 therein, to any person or persons whomsoever, without the 
 consent of the said parties of the hrst part, their successors 
 or assigns, in writing under their seal for that purpose first 
 had and obtained, anything hereinbefore contained to the 
 contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. And also, 
 that the said part of the second part, executors, - 
 
 administrators or assigns, or any of them, shall not, nor 
 will, at any time hereafter, during the term hereby granted, 
 erect, make, establish or carry on, nor cause or suffer to be 
 erected, made, established or carried on, in any manner, on 
 any part of the above described and hereby demised prem- 
 ises, any stable, slaughter house, tallow chandlery, smith 
 shop, forge, furnace, or brass foundry, nail or other iron 
 factory, or any manufactory for the making of glass, starch, 
 glue, varnish, vitriol, turpentine or ink ; or for tanning, 
 dressing, preparing or keeping skins, hides or leather ; or 
 
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 any distillery, brewery, sugar bakery, or any other manu- 
 factory, trade, business or calling whatsoever, which may 
 be in anywise noxious or offensive to the neighboring 
 inhabitants. And lastly, that the said part of the 
 
 second part, executors, administrators or assigns, 
 
 shall and will, on the last day of the term hereby granted, 
 or other sooner determination thereof, well and truly sur- 
 render and deliver up the said hereby demised premises 
 into the possession of the said parties of the first part, their 
 successors or assigns, without fraud or delay. Provided 
 always, that it shall be lawful for the said parties of the 
 first part, their successors and assigns, when and as often 
 as default shall be made in the payment of the said rent, or 
 any part thereof, to take such summary proceedings for the 
 recovery of the said rent as may be permitted by law, any- 
 thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 And providfd further, and this present lease is upon 
 this express condition, That if the said part of the 
 
 second part, executors, administrators or assigns, 
 
 shall at any time during the term hereby granted, erect, 
 make, establish or carry on, or cause, or suffer to be erected, 
 made, established or carried on, in any manner, on any part 
 of the above described and hereby demised premises, any 
 stable, slaughter house, tallow chandlery, smith shop, forge, 
 furnace or brass foundry, nail or other iron factory, or any 
 manufactory for the making of glass, starch, glue, varnish, 
 vitriol, turpentine or ink ; or for tanning, dressing, prepar- 
 ing or keeping skins, hides or leather ; or any distillery, 
 brewery, sugar bakery, or any other manufactory, trade, 
 business or calling whatsoever, which may be in anywise 
 noxious or offensive to the neighboring inhabitants, or shall 
 fail in the performance of any or either of the covenants, 
 conditions or provisoes in these presents contained, which on 
 the part and behalf of the said part of the second part, 
 executors, administrators and assigns, are, or 
 ought to be, observed, performed, fulfilled and kept, then 
 and from thenceforth, this present Indenture and the Estate 
 hereby granted, and every clause, article and thing herein 
 
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 contained, on the part and behalf of the said parties of the 
 first part, to be performed, fulfilled and kept, shall cease, 
 determine and be utterly void, to all intents and purposes 
 whatsoever, anything herein contained to the contrary there- 
 of in anywise notwithstanding. 
 
 Axd it is hereby mutually covenanted and agreed, that 
 at the expiration of the term hereby granted, if the said 
 parties hereto shall agree upon a renewal of this lease for a 
 further term of twenty-one years, and shall, by mutual con- 
 sent, fix upon the annual ground rent to be reserved in 
 such renewed lease, and which shall not be less than the 
 rent herein reserved, then the said parties of the first part, 
 their successors or assigns, shall, and will, execute to the 
 said part of the second part, executors, admin- 
 
 istrators or assigns, at expense, a new lease of the 
 
 aforesaid premises for the term of twenty-one years, from 
 and after the expiration of the term hereby demised, at the 
 annual ground rent, payable half-yearly, agreed upon be- 
 tween the same parties as aforesaid. But if, at the expira- 
 tion of the term hereby granted, the said parties shall not 
 agree upon a renewal of this lease, or upon the amount of 
 the rent to be reserved for such renewed term, then each 
 party shall choose a disinterested person, who shall be the 
 owner in fee simple of one or more lots of land in the 
 neighborhood of the premises hereby demised, and the said 
 persons so chosen shall, under oath, appraise the land 
 hereby demised, considering it as a vacant lot, and its full 
 and fair worth at private sale ; and they shall also, under 
 oath, appraise, the house now erected on the said lot, or 
 any other house of like description as its substitute, which 
 shall cover the whole front of such lot — be constructed of 
 brick or stone, or more stories high — and covered 
 
 with slate or metal, with its front finished in such style as 
 may be approved of by the said parties of the first part, 
 their successors or assigns, at its then actual worth, without 
 reference to the ground on which it stands ; and in case the 
 said appraisers shall differ in their valuation or appraise- 
 ment, either of the lot or building, they shall then choose 
 
33 
 
 an umpire, qualified, as aforesaid, whose decision, under 
 oath, shall be final and conclusive. 
 
 And the said parties of the first part, their successors or 
 assigns, shall have the full liberty and choice, either to pay 
 to the said part of the second part, executors, 
 
 administrators or assigns, the value of the said building so 
 determined as aforesaid, or to grant a renewal of this lease 
 unto the said part of the second part, execu- 
 
 tors, administrators or assigns, at their expense, for 
 
 the term of twenty-one years from and after the expiration 
 of the term hereby granted, at an annual ground rent of 
 five per cent, on the valuation of the said lot so determined 
 as aforesaid, but not less than the rent hereby reserved. 
 
 And it is further mutually covenanted and agreed, that 
 at the expiration of the term to be granted by the first re- 
 newal of this lease, and at the expiration of each and every 
 term which may be thereafter granted by each and every 
 subsequent renewal of this lease, the said parties of the first 
 part, their successors or assigns, shall still have and retain 
 the full liberty and choice, either to grant a further renewal, 
 for the further term of twenty-one years, at such annual 
 rent, payable half-yearly (but not less than the rent of the 
 last preceding term), as shall be ascertained and determined 
 in the manner aforesaid, or to pay unto the said part of 
 the second part, executors, administrators or assigns, 
 
 the value of the said 
 
 to he ascertained as aforesaid. And it is further mutually 
 covenanted and agreed, by and between the parties afore- 
 said, that whenever the said parties of the first part, their 
 successors or assigns, shall refuse to grant a renewal of this 
 lease as aforesaid, the said 
 
 shall be valued and paid for as aforesaid. 
 Pkovided always, that the part of the second part, 
 
 executors, administrators or assigns, shall not be 
 compelled to surrender the premises until such payment be 
 made or tendered. And it is further mutually covenanted 
 and agreed, by and between the parties aforesaid, that in 
 case the said parties of the first part, their successors or 
 
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 assigns, shall, at the expiration of the term to be granted 
 by this lease, or at the expiration of any term which may 
 be granted hereafter, by any subsequent renewal thereof, 
 elect and choose to pay unto the said part of the sec- 
 
 ond part, executors, administrators or assigns, the 
 
 value of the said 
 
 to be ascertained as aforesaid, and shall actually make such 
 payment, or tender the same, the said part of the 
 
 second part, executors, administrators or assigns, 
 
 shall then deliver up the said 
 
 in the same order and condition in which it was at the time 
 of its valuation, as aforesaid, and also all and singular 
 other the premises hereby demised, to the said parties of 
 the first part, their successors or assigns, without fraud or 
 delay. And lastly, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, 
 by and between the parties aforesaid, that each renewed 
 lease shall contain the like covenants, provisoes and con- 
 ditions as herein contained. 
 
 In Witness whereof, the said parties of the first part have 
 caused their seal to be affixed hereto ; and the said part 
 of the second part, ha set hand and seal inter- 
 
 changeably, the day and year first above written. 
 
 2. The lessees or sub-lessees shall pay all expenses and 
 charges for leases, transfers and acknowledgements of the 
 same. 
 
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 The form of lease on renewal of the leases given in and 
 
 since 1873. 
 
 Style Indenture, Made this day of , in 
 
 the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
 
 Between " The Trustees of The Sailors' Snug 
 
 Harbor, in the City of New York," of the first part, and 
 
 of the second part : Whereas, the said parties 
 
 of the first part, by Indenture of Lease, dated the day of 
 
 in the year one thousand eight hundred and 
 did grant and demise unto all that certain lot 
 
 of land hereinafter described for the term of years 
 
 from the day of , subject to certain rents, 
 
 covenants and conditions therein reserved and expressed. 
 And whereas, the said parties of the first part, and the 
 said part of the second part, the latter claiming to be 
 
 the present owner of said Indenture of Lease, have agreed 
 upon a renewal thereof, for a further term of twenty-one 
 years, at the annual rent hereinafter reserved, payable half- 
 yearly, and subject to the covenants, conditions and r>ro- 
 visoes hereinafter contained. 
 
 5Jotp tljts Indenture lUttnessetl), that " The Trustees 
 oe the Sailors' Snug Harbor, in the City of New 
 York," the said parties hereto of the first part, in consider- 
 ation of the rents and covenants hereinafter reserved and 
 contained, have granted, demised and to farm let, and by 
 these presents, Do grant, demise, and to farm let, unto the 
 said part of the second part, ALL that certain lot of 
 
 land, situate, lying and being in the Ward of the 
 
 city of New York ; being part ot the land of the said par- 
 ties of the first part, and distinguished on a map of their 
 property in the said Ward, made by Edwin Smith, City 
 Surveyor, dated April 13th, 1848, and filed in the office of 
 the Register of the city and county of New York, by the 
 Number 
 
36 
 
 So fjcm axib to Ijolb the said Lot of Land, unto the 
 said part of the second part, executors,* adminis- 
 
 trators and assigns, from the for and during, 
 
 and until the full end and term of years thence 
 
 next ensuing, and fully to be complete and ended ; yield- 
 ing and paying for the same, yearly and every year during 
 the said term, unto the said parties of the first part, their 
 successors or assigns, the sum of dollars, of law- 
 
 ful money of the United States, in two equal half-yearly 
 payments ; that is to say, on the first day of May, and on 
 the first day of November, in each and every year during 
 the term hereby granted, the first payment to be made on 
 the first day of now next ensuing. Subject never- 
 
 theless to all such taxes, assessments and incumbrances 
 (if any) as may have been assessed, imposed or charged 
 on the said demised premises, or any part thereof, since 
 the date of the said first recited Indenture, or since the 
 date of the Indenture therein recited. Provided always, 
 that if it shall happen that the said yearly rent, or any 
 part thereof, shall not be paid on any day on which the 
 same ought to be paid, as aforesaid, then, and at all times 
 thereafter, it shall and may be lawful to and for the said 
 parties of the first part, their successors or assigns, into the 
 said demised premises, or any part thereof, in the name 
 of the whole, to re-enter and re-possess, have and enjoy 
 the same again, as of their first and former estate and 
 interest therein, anything herein contained to the contrary 
 in anywise notwithstanding. And the said part of 
 
 the second part, for executors, administrators and 
 
 assigns, do hereby covenant and agree, to and with the 
 said parties of the first part, their successors and assigns, 
 that the said part of the second part, executors, 
 
 administrators and assigns, shall and will, half-yearly, and 
 every year during the term hereby granted, well and truly 
 pay unto the said parties of the first part, their successors 
 or assigns, the said rent hereby reserved, at the days and 
 times hereinbefore limited for the payment thereof, without 
 fraud or delay. And also, that the said part of the 
 
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 second part, executors, administrators or assigns, shall 
 
 and will, at their own proper costs and charges, 
 
 bear, pay, and discharge all such duties, taxes, assessments 
 and payments, extraordinary as well as ordinary, as shall, 
 during the term hereby granted, be imposed, or grow due 
 and payable, out of, or for, the said demised premises, or 
 any part thereof, by virtue of any present or future law of 
 the United States of America, or of the State of New 
 York, or of the Corporation of the City of New York. And 
 also, that the said part of the second part, 
 
 executors, administrators or assigns, or any of them, shall 
 not, nor will, at any time or times hereafter, during the 
 term hereby granted, lease, let or demise all or any part of 
 the said premises, nor assign, transfer or make over the same, 
 or this present lease, or any of their term or time 
 
 therein, to any person or persons whomsoever, without the 
 consent of the said parties of the first part, their successors 
 or assigns, in writing under their seal for that purpose first 
 had and obtained, anything hereinbefore contained to the 
 contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. And also, 
 that the said part of the second part, executors, 
 
 administrators or assigns, or any of them, shall not, nor 
 will, at any time hereafter, during the term hereby granted, 
 erect, make, establish or carry on, nor cause or suffer to be 
 erected, made, established or carried on, in any manner, on 
 any part of the above described and hereby demised prem- 
 ises, any stable, slaughter house, tallow chandlery, smith 
 shop, forge, furnace, or brass foundry, nail or other iron 
 factory, or any manufactory for the making of glass, starch, 
 glue, varnish, vitriol, turpentine or ink ; or for tanning, 
 dressing, preparing or keeping skins, hides or leather ; or 
 any distillery, brewery, sugar bakery, or any other manu- 
 factory, trade, business or calling whatsoever, which may 
 be in anywise noxious or offensive to the neighboring 
 inhabitants. And lastly, that the said part of the 
 
 second part, executors, administrators or assigns, 
 
 shall and will, on the last day of the term hereby granted, 
 or other sooner determination thereof, well and truly sur- 
 
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 render and deliver up the said hereby demised premises 
 into the possession of the said parties of the first part, their 
 successors or assigns, without fraud or delay. Provided 
 always, that it shall be lawful for the said parties of the 
 first part, their successors and assigns, when and as often 
 as default shall be made in the payment of the said rent, or 
 any part thereof, to take such summary proceedings for the 
 recovery of the said rent as may be permitted by law, any. 
 thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 And provided further, and this present lease is upon this 
 express condition, That if the said part of the second 
 
 part, executors, administrators or assigns, shall at 
 
 any time during the term hereby granted, erect, make, es- 
 tablish or carry on, or cause, or suffer to be erected, made, 
 established or carried on, in any manner, on any part of the 
 above described and hereby demised premises, any stable, 
 slaughter house, tallow chandlery, smith shop, forge, fur- 
 nace or brass foundry, nail or other iron factory, or any 
 manufactory for the making of glass, starch, glue, varnish, 
 vitriol, turpentine or ink ; or for tanning, dressing, prepar- 
 ing or keeping skins, hides or leather ; or any distillery, 
 brewery, sugar bakery, or any other manufactory, trade, 
 business or calling whatsoever, which may be in anywise 
 noxious or offensive to the neighboring inhabitants, or shall 
 fail in the performance of any or either of the covenants, 
 conditions or provisoes in these presents contained, which on 
 the part and behalf of the said part of the second part, 
 
 executors, administrators and assigns, are, or 
 ought to be, observed, performed, fulfilled and kept, then 
 and from thenceforth, this present indenture and the estate 
 hereby granted, and every clause, article and thing herein 
 contained, on the part and behalf of the said parties of the 
 first part, to be performed, fulfilled and kept, shall cease, 
 determine, and be utterly void, to all intents mid purposes 
 whatsoever, anything herein contained to the contrary 
 thereof in anywise notwithstanding. 
 
 And it is hereby mutually covenanted and agreed, that 
 at the expiration of the term hereby granted, if the said 
 
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 parties hereto shall agree upon a renewal of this lease, for 
 a further term of twenty-one years, and shall, by mutual 
 consent, lix upon the annual ground rent to be reserved in 
 such renewed lease, then the said parties of the first part, 
 their successors or assigns, shall and will execute to the 
 said part of the second part, executors, adminis- 
 
 trators or assigns, at their expense, a new lease of 
 
 the aforesaid premises for the term of tw r enty-one years, 
 from and after the expiration of the term hereby granted, 
 at the annual ground rent, payable half-yearly, agreed upon 
 between the said parties as aforesaid. But if, at the expi- 
 ration of the term hereby granted, the said parties shall not 
 agree upon a renewal of this lease, or upon the amount of 
 the rent to be reserved for such renewed term, then each 
 party shall choose a disinterested person, who shall be the 
 owner in fee simple of one or more lots of land in the neigh- 
 borhood of the premises hereby demised, and the said per- 
 sons so chosen shall, under oath, appraise the land hereby 
 demised, considering it as a vacant lot, at its full and fair 
 worth at private sale ; and they shall also, under oath, 
 appraise the building now erected on the said lot, or any 
 other building of like description as its substitute — which 
 shall cover the whole front of such lot, be constructed of 
 brick or stone, or more stories high, and covered 
 
 with slate or metal, with its front finished in such style as 
 may be approved of by the said parties of the first part, 
 their successors or assigns — at its then actual worth, with- 
 out reference to the ground on which it stands ; and in case 
 the said appraisers shall differ in their valuation or appraise- 
 ment, either of the lot or building, they shall then choose 
 an umpire, qualified as aforesaid, whose decision, under 
 oath, shall be final and conclusive. 
 
 And the said parties of the first part, their successors or 
 assigns, shall have the full liberty and choice, either to pay 
 to the said part of the second part, executors, 
 
 administrators or assigns, the value of the said building so 
 determined as aforesaid, or to grant a renewal of this lease 
 unto the said part of the second part, executors, 
 
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 administrators or assigns, at their expense, for the 
 
 term of twenty-one years from and after the expiration of 
 the term hereby granted, at an annual ground rent of five 
 per cent, on the valuation of the said lot so determined as 
 aforesaid. 
 
 Axd it is further mutually covenanted and agreed, that 
 at the expiration of each and every term which may be 
 thereafter granted by each and every subsequent renewal of 
 this lease, the said parties of the first part, their successors 
 or assigns, shall still have and retain the full liberty and 
 choice, either to grant a further renewal, for the further 
 term of twenty-one years, at such annual rent, payable 
 half-yearly, as shall be ascertained and determined in the 
 manner aforesaid, or to pay unto the said part of the 
 
 second part, executors, administrators or assigns, 
 
 the value of the said building or its substitute, to be ascer- 
 tained as aforesaid. And it is further mutually covenanted 
 and agreed, by and between the parties aforesaid, that when- 
 ever the said parties of the first part, their successors or 
 assigns, shall refuse to grant a renewal of this lease, as 
 aforesaid, the said building or its substitute shall be valued 
 and paid for as aforesaid. Provided always, that the 
 said part of the second part, executors, admin- 
 
 istrators or assigns, shall not be compelled to surrender the 
 premises until such payment be made or tendered. And it 
 is further mutually covenanted and agreed, by and between 
 the parties aforesaid, that in case the said parties of the 
 first part, their successors or assigns, shall, at the expira- 
 tion of the term granted by this lease, or at the expiration 
 of any term which may be granted thereafter by any subse- 
 quent renewal thereof, elect and choose to pay unto the said 
 part of the second part, executors, administrators 
 
 or assigns, the value of the said building or its substitute, 
 to be ascertained as aforesaid, and shall actually make such 
 payment, or tender the same, the said part of the second 
 
 part, executors, administrators or assigns, shall then 
 
 deliver up the said building or its substitute, in the same 
 or der and condition in which it was at the time of its valu- 
 
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 ation, as aforesaid, and also all and singular other the 
 premises hereby demised, to the said parties of the first 
 part, their successors or assigns, without fraud or delay. 
 And lastly, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, by and 
 between the parties aforesaid, that each renewed lease shall 
 contain the like covenants, provisoes and conditions as 
 herein contained. 
 
 In Witness whereof, the said parties of the first part have 
 caused their corporate seal to be hereunto affixed ; and the 
 said part of the second part ha set hand 
 
 and seal interchangeably, the day and year first above 
 written. 
 
 State of New York, ] . 
 
 City and County of New York, J ' ' 
 
 On the day of A. D. one thousand eight 
 
 hundred and before me personally appeared 
 
 to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did state that 
 he is the of the Trustees of the Sailors' Snug 
 
 Harbor in the city of New York, the Corporation described 
 in, and which executed the foregoing Indenture of Lease ; 
 that he resides in the said city ; that the seal affixed to the 
 said Indenture of Lease is the Corporate Seal of the said 
 The Trustees of the Sailors' Sjstug Harbor in the city of 
 New York, and was affixed thereto bv their authority. 
 
 The following is a copy of the By-Laws and of the Rules 
 by which the Sailors' Snug Harbor is governed, viz. : 
 
BY-LAWS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 $ailoiy ^i\ti^ Skrt)of 
 
 PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. 
 
 J^ew Jork : 
 
 SLOTE & JANES, STATIONERS AND PRINTERS, 93 FULTON STREET. 
 
 1876. 
 
SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR. 
 
 PREAMBLE. 
 
 By the last will and testament of the late Captain 
 Eobert Eichard Eandall, certain property was be- 
 queathed " to erect and build an Asylum or Marine Hospital, 
 to be called the ' Sailors' Snug Harbor/ for the purpose of 
 maintaining and supporting aged, decrepit and worn-out 
 Sailors." In pursuance of the provisions of said will, and 
 of the Act of Incorporation afterwards obtained, the admin- 
 istration of the trust so created is now committed to the 
 following persons, ex officio, viz.: 
 The Mayor of the City of New York, 
 The Eecorder of the City of New York, 
 The President of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of 
 
 New York, 
 The President of the Marine Society of the City of New 
 
 York. 
 The First Vice-President of the Marine Society of the City 
 
 of New York, 
 The Eector of Trinity Church, of the City of New York, 
 
 and 
 The Minister of the First Presbyterian Church, of the City 
 
 of New York, 
 who, with their successors in office, constitute a body cor- 
 porate under the name and style of " The Trustees of 
 the Sailors' Snug Harbor in the City of New York." 
 Said corporation, by virtue of the powers so committed to 
 them, do hereby ordain and establish the following 
 
IB^-L.A.-WS, 
 
 AETIOLE I. 
 
 OF THE OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEES. 
 
 There shall be established and kept in the City of New 
 York a suitable place for the transaction of business, which 
 shall be designatod, " Office of the Trustees of the Sailors' 
 Snug Harbor." 
 
 AETICLE II. 
 
 OF MEETINGS OF THE TRUSTEES. 
 
 Stated Meetings of the Trustees shall be held at their 
 office, or elsewhere as may be appointed, during the months 
 of March, June, September and December in each year. 
 Special Meetings may also be convened and held at the 
 call of the President. Five members shall constitute a 
 quorum.* 
 
 AETIOLE III. 
 
 OF OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. 
 
 Section 1. — The Officers of the Board shall be a Presi- 
 dent, who must be one of the Trustees, a Controller, and a. 
 Secretary, who shall be elected annually by ballot, at the 
 stated meeting in March, and shall hold their offices during 
 the pleasure of the Board. Vacancies may be ill led at any 
 meeting. 
 
 Act of Incorporation, Sec. 2. 
 
Sec. 2. — The Controller, and such other officers as shall, 
 in the discharge of their duties, be intrusted with the cus- 
 tody of money or other property of the Corporation, '" shall 
 give such security for the faithful execution of their duty, 
 and the performance of the trusts reposed in them respec- 
 tively," * as is hereinafter or otherwise designated. 
 
 OF THE PRESIDENT. 
 
 Sec. 3. — The President shall have custody of the official 
 bonds given by the Controller and other officers. He shall 
 preside at all meetings of the Board, and sign all leases, 
 contracts, ami other documents authorized by them. In 
 his absence from any meeting of the Board, a Chairman 
 shall be chosen to preside in his stead. 
 
 OF THE CONTROLLER. 
 
 Sec. 4. — The Controller shall give security by a bond, 
 satisfactory to the Board, in the sum of fifteen thousand 
 dollars, for the faithful performance of his duties. 
 
 Sec. 5. — He shall, under the direction of the Board, have 
 immediate charge of the Office of the Trustees, and of all 
 funds, records, books, leases, securities and documents, and 
 the supervision of all persons employed therein. 
 
 Sec. 6.— He shall collect all dues accruing to the Corpo- 
 ration, whether from rents, interest or otherwise, and give 
 proper receipts for the same. He shall take care that all 
 covenants and undertakings of lessees of property of the 
 Corporation are duly complied with, and in case of any de- 
 fault or failure therein, to notify forthwith the Executive 
 Committee. 
 
 Sec. 7. — He shall keep regular books of account, in 
 which shall be entered all receipts and payments by or for 
 
 *Act of Incorporation, Sec. 2. 
 
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 the Trustees, and which shall at all times exhibit the state 
 of the finances of the Corporation. 
 
 Sec. 8. — All moneys belonging to the Corporation shall 
 be deposited to the credit of the Trustees, in such bank or 
 other moneyed institution as may be designated by the 
 Board. No part thereof shall be drawn unless by appro- 
 priation previously made by the Board or Executive Com- 
 mittee, and then only by the check of the Controller to the 
 order of the party to receive the amount. All checks shall 
 be countersigned by the Chairman of the Executive Com- 
 mittee, or some other member thereof. In case of the 
 absence or inability of the Controller, such checks may 
 be signed by the President or a member of the Executive 
 Committee. 
 
 Sec. 9. — In order that the funds of the Corporation may 
 be improved to the best advantage, it shall be the duty of 
 the Controller to exhibit to the Executive Committee, at 
 least once a month, and oftener when requested, a state- 
 ment of the receipts, payments, and balances on deposit in 
 bank, with the sums to be received and paid out during 
 the ensuing month. He shall also report to the Board at 
 each stated meeting, the amount of the receipts and pay- 
 ments since the last previous meeting, with the balance then 
 in bank, also an estimate of the moneys to be received and 
 payments to be made before another meeting. 
 
 Sec. 10. — All requisitions for supplies for the Institution 
 shall be made, through the Governor, to the Controller, 
 and by him submitted to the Executive Committee. If 
 approved by said Committee, they shall be rilled by the 
 Controller by purchase on the best terms practicable. 
 All purchases shall be made for net cash, payable within 
 thirty days. Separate invoices, in duplicate, shall be taken 
 for articles bought for the different departments, which shall 
 be transmitted to the Governor, with the goods, for exam- 
 ination, and subsequently be returned by him to the Con- 
 troller. But no such bills shall be paid until they are duly 
 
certified by the Steward, Physician, Superintendent, Engi- 
 neer, Matron, or other Head of Department for which such 
 purchase was made, and also approved by the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 11. — The certification of bills by the heads of the de^ 
 partments using the articles specified therein, as required 
 by the preceding section, shall be in these words : " The 
 above articles received, examined and found correct ; " and 
 shall be signed by the proper official. Such certificate shall 
 be deemed and held to signify that the officer signing the 
 same personally examined the articles and found the kinds, 
 quantities, and qualities thereof as specified. The approval 
 of the Governor shall be expressed by the word " Ap- 
 proved," in writing, to which his signature shall be affixed ; 
 and the same shall be held to declare and signify that the 
 articles specified in said bill were necessary and proper to 
 be procured, and that the kinds, quantities and qualities 
 thereof actually received were as specified therein. If the 
 Controller find any error or discrepancy therein, he shall at 
 once return said bills to the Governor for correction. 
 
 Sec. 12. — The Controller shall designate one or more days 
 in each month when he will personally attend at the Gov- 
 ernor's office, in the Institution, prepared to settle all local 
 bills, including the wages of laborers and others employed 
 in and about the Institution. 
 
 Sec. 13. — All bills and pay-rolls, when paid, shall be duly 
 receipted, and thereupon properly indorsed and filed by the 
 Controller in the office of the Trustees, the duplicate to be 
 returned to the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 14. — The Controller shall prepare the annual reports 
 required by law to be made by the Corporation to the Leg- 
 islature of the State of New York, and to the Common 
 Council of the City of New York, subject to the approval of 
 the Board. 
 
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 Sec. 15. — All papers, documents aud books kept by the 
 Governor, or other officers of the Institution, shall at all 
 times be open to the inspection of the Trustees and the 
 Controller, who shall also have the right to require froin any 
 official or other person in the service of the Board, such 
 statements or information concerning the affairs of the In- 
 stitution as they may desire, which information shall be 
 promptly given. All instructions in relation to the time 
 and manner of performing their ordinary duties shall be 
 communicated and given through the Governor, who shall 
 be held answerable therefor. 
 
 Sec. 16. — The Controller shall attend the meetings of the 
 Trustees, for the purpose of giving them information con- 
 cerning the affairs of the Corporation, and receiving their 
 instructions in relation to the duties to be performed by 
 him. 
 
 OF THE SECRETARY. 
 
 Sec. 17. — The Secretary shall give due notice of all meet- 
 ings of the Board and of the Standing Committees. He 
 shall attend all such meetings and keep accurate minutes of 
 their proceedings, which shall always be authenticated by 
 his signature. He shall keep the Corporation Seal, and 
 affix the same to any documents when directed by the 
 Board, and shall also sign the leases and transfers of same 
 made by the Board. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
 
 Section 1. — There shall be appointed annually, at the 
 stated meeting in March, an Executive Committee, con- 
 sisting of three Trustees ; two members shall be a quorum. 
 The minutes of their proceedings shall be read and sub- 
 mitted to the approval of the Board at its next regular 
 meeting. Special Committees may be appointed at any 
 time, as occasion shall require. 
 
Sec. 2. — It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee 
 to carry into effect the orders of the Board, aud act for 
 them provisionally, in the intervals between their meetings, 
 in matters which have not already been referred to some 
 other Committee, or otherwise disposed of. 
 
 Sec. 3. — Said Committee shall counsel and direct the 
 Controller, as far as they shall deem necessary, in the care 
 and management of the funds and other property of the 
 Corporation, and as to the purchase of the supplies needed 
 for the Institution, or for the office of the Trustees. All 
 instructions to the Governor of the Institution by said Com- 
 mittee, or by the Board of Trustees, shall be in writing, 
 communicated to him by the Controller. 
 
 Sec. 4. — In case of unexpected emergencies, the Execu- 
 tive Committee may, at their discretion, either call a special 
 meeting of the Board, or themselves authorize a sufficient 
 appropriation of money to meet such emergencies. 
 
 Sec. 5. — The Executive Committee shall bo authorized to 
 issue certificates approving of buildings to be erected and 
 improvements to be made on the leased property of this 
 Corporation, provided said Committee is satisfied that the 
 rights of the Trustees are in no wise impaired by such 
 buildings or improvements. The following shall be the 
 form of the certificate, viz. : 
 
 " The Executive Committee of the Trustees of the Sailors' 
 Snug Harbor, by virtue of the authority vested in them by 
 Sec. 5, Article IV. of the By-Laws of said Corporation, do 
 hereby certify that we have examined the buildings and 
 improvements on Lot No. , on map of their property in 
 the 15th Ward of the City of New York, and that they are 
 in conformity with the terms of the lease." 
 
 Sec. 6. — It shall be the duty of said Committee to see 
 that all real estate owned by the Corporation, and not re- 
 
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 quired for the actual occupation of the Trustees, is duly 
 rented ou the most advantageous terms. 
 
 Sec. 7. — It shall also be the duty of said Committee, 
 under the direction of the Board, to superintend all loans 
 or investments made or to be made from time to time, and 
 to see that all interest, rents and other dues to be received 
 are regularly collected. 
 
 Sec. 8. — The vouchers taken for payments made, and the 
 accounts kept by the Controller, shall, as often as once in 
 every six months, be carefully examined aud audited by 
 the Executive Committee. All securities and moneys be- 
 longing to the Corporation, whether in the custody of the 
 Controller or on deposit in bank, shall also be examined in 
 like manner. 
 
 AETICLE V. 
 
 OF THE INSTITUTION AND ITS MANAGEMENT. 
 
 Section 1. — The administration of the Institution on 
 Staten Island shall, under the direction of the Board of 
 Trustees, be committed to a Governor, a Chaplain, a Phy- 
 sician, an Agent, and a Steward. All these persons shall 
 be elected, and shall hold their offices and receive their sal- 
 aries, subject to the following conditions and restrictions 
 
 They shall be assisted in the administration by the fol- 
 lowing subordinates, viz. : a farmer, an engineer, a matron, 
 and others, all of whom shall be appointed or authorized 
 by the Board of Trustees, upon nomination of the Governor. 
 All the persons designated in this section, except the Agent, 
 shall reside at the Institution, aud shall perform the duties 
 hereinafter specified, and such others as may reasonably be 
 required of them by the Governor, or by the Board. 
 
 OF the governor. 
 
 Sec. 2. — The Governor shall, under the direction of the 
 Trustees, have immediate charge, supervision, and control 
 
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 of the Institution and farm on Staten Island ; also, of all 
 officers and servants employed there, and of the inmates 
 admitted to the privileges of the same, and shall devote the 
 whole of his time and attention to the discharge of his offi- 
 cial duties. He shall give security by a bond for rive thou- 
 sand dollars for the faithful performance of said duties. 
 
 Sec. 3. — He shall, in addition to his stated salary, be al- 
 lowed the use of the mansion and garden appropriated for 
 the official residence and occupation of the Governor, which 
 residence, with the fences surrounding the garden, shall be 
 kept in good tenantable repair at the expense of this Cor- 
 poration. 
 
 Sec. 4. — All orders of the Trustees, or of any Committee 
 relating to the Institution, or to the administration of its 
 affairs, shall be in writing, addressed to the Governor, and 
 transmitted by the Controller. 
 
 Sec. 5. — If any of the administrative officers named in 
 the first section of this Article shall neglect to comply with 
 the lawful requirements of the Governor, or fail to perform 
 any part of his official duty, the Governor may reprimand 
 such person at his discretion, and in case of similar neglect 
 by any of the subordinates specified in the same section, the 
 Governor may both reprimand and suspend such offender; 
 in all cases reporting such action forthwith to the Board of 
 Trustees, with his reasons therefor. 
 
 Sec. 6. — It shall be his duty to reprimand, and if the 
 offense be repeated, to suspend from the privileges of the 
 Institution, any inmate who shall wilfully transgress the 
 regulations thereof; and such inmate, while under suspen- 
 sion, shall be forbidden to remain upon the premises, and 
 if, notwithstanding, he persist in so doing, it shall be the 
 duty of the Governor to cause him to be arrested for tres- 
 pass, or otherwise lawfully removed. He shall immediately 
 report every such case of suspension to the Executive Com- 
 
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 mittee, and present to the Trustees, at their next regular 
 meeting, a copy of the record of the suspended person, who 
 shall, at the same time, be permitted to state his own case, 
 and the Trustees shall thereupon, by vote, reinstate said 
 person, suspend him for a limited term, or permanently ex- 
 pel him. Any inmate so expelled shall not be re-admitted 
 except by the vote of the Board. 
 
 Sec. 7. — In case any person who has been admitted as an 
 inmate of the Institution shall become restored to health, so 
 as to be able to earn his own living, or shall in any other 
 way acquire the means of supporting himself, it shall be the 
 duty of the Governor and Physician to report the fact to the 
 Executive Committee, to the end that they may take such 
 order in the case as may be required by a faithful discharge 
 of the trust. 
 
 Sec. 8. — It shall be the duty of the Governor to see that 
 all assessments levied on the property of the Corporation 
 on Staten Island for taxes or local improvements, are not 
 excessive in amount, or out of due proportien to the like as- 
 sessments on other property in the same town or neighbor- 
 hood. 
 
 Sec. 9. — It shall be the duty of the Governor to cause 
 requisitions to be made monthly, or oftener if necessary, by 
 the heads of the several departments of the Institution, for 
 all articles and supplies required by them. If such requisi- 
 tions are approved by him, he shall endorse them to that 
 effect, with the date, and a copy thereof shall be entered in 
 a book kept in his office labelled " Eequisitions." He shall 
 then transmit them to the Controller, with any needful ex- 
 planations as to their use and necessity. Upon receiving 
 the invoices for said articles, the Governor shall deliver 
 them to the proper heads of departments for examination, 
 and if found correct, they shall be so certified and returned 
 to the Governor. 
 
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 Sec. 10. — It shall be his duty to inspect all articles re- 
 ceived, and see that they correspond to the requisitions 
 and invoices, and if found correct, to indorse said invoices 
 duly certified as aforesaid with his approval, and transmit 
 them monthly to the Controller for settlement ; the same 
 to be regularly numbered and accompanied by a schedule 
 thereof; when paid, the duplicates to be returned by the 
 Controller to the Governor, who shall then copy them at 
 length in a book to be kept in his office, labeled " Invoice 
 Book." 
 
 Sec. 1 \ . — All bills for repairs and improvements upon 
 buildings, fences, furniture, tools, etc., including materials 
 used, shall in like manner, if found correct, be certified by 
 the Head of the proper Department and approved by the 
 Governor. All such bills shall be copied into a book to be 
 kept in his office, labeled " Eepairs and Improvements," 
 aud thereupon transmitted to the Controller for settlement, 
 monthly, provided, however, that no bills shall be incurred 
 (except in case of pressing urgency) unless the same shall 
 have been previously authorized by the Board of Trustees 
 or the Executive Committee, and a suitable appropriation 
 made to cover the expense thereof. All such bills shall 
 have indorsed upon them, in red ink, the date of the reso- 
 lution of the Board or Executive Committee by which the 
 same was authorized. 
 
 Sec. 12. — It shall be the duty of the Governor to preserve 
 in a book to be kept in his office, labeled " Instructions," 
 and properly indexed, all resolutions of the Board of Trus- 
 tees, or of the Executive Committee, relative to his office or 
 duties, and all communications from the Controller. 
 
 Sec. 13. — The Governor shall require quarterly reports 
 from the heads of the several Departments of the nature 
 and extent of the service or work performed, and all note- 
 worthy occurrences in said Departments during the quarter. 
 
 Sec. 14. — It shall be the duty of the Governor to make 
 
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 frequent visits to all the buildings and grounds, and to 
 inspect the rooms, stores, crops, stock, etc., to the end that 
 he may be fall}* and reliably informed respecting every de- 
 tail of the administration of the Institution, and be thereby 
 enabled to give such directions as shall promote order and 
 economy in all expenditures, and secure the greatest com- 
 fort to the inmates. 
 
 Sec. 15. — The Governor shall appoint and give due no- 
 tice of the hours when he will be in his office, prepared to 
 receive applications for permits, and to hear and determine 
 all complaints. 
 
 Sec. 16. — He shall take care to have the grounds, roads 
 and walks within the inclosure kept in good order, and the 
 trees and shrubbery properly pruned, which work, it is ex- 
 pected, will generally be done by the inmates. 
 
 Sec. 17. — The Governor will be expected to attend di- 
 vine service in the chapel on Sundays. He shall designate 
 a suitable person among the inmates to ring the chapel bell, 
 and shall be expected, unless other duties forbid, to be 
 present at the burial of deceased inmates. 
 
 Sec. 18. — He shall take care that all the produce from 
 the farm and garden is properly gathered, also that all 
 grease and other refuse from the kitchen, and all old iron, 
 lead, copper, rags, boxes, barrels and other like articles, 
 are carefully collected, and disposed of at such times and in 
 such manner as may be directed by the Controller. All 
 moneys arising from the sale of such articles shall, without 
 any deduction or reservation, be paid into the treasury of 
 the Corporation. He shall enter in a suitable book, to be 
 kept in his office, labeled " Sales Book," an account of all 
 such articles, giving names of purchasers, dates, and the 
 amounts realized thereby. 
 
 Sec. 19. — The Governor may authorize the delivery to 
 
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 officers and employees (and to no others) of coal and bread, 
 at the actual cost to the Institution, including freight and 
 expenses. Such articles shall be duly entered in the "Sales 
 Book," above mentioned, and detailed monthly accounts of 
 the same rendered to the Controller, and settled at the end 
 of the month. 
 
 Sec. 20. — He shall report to the Controller whenever 
 there is any surplus or excess in the supply of stores, pro- 
 duce, materials or live stock on hand, beyond what may 
 be wanted, with his suggestions as to the best disposition 
 to be made of the same. 
 
 Sec. 21. — The ^Governor may appoint from among the 
 inmates of the Institution, one or more Inspectors, whose 
 duty it shall be to report to him all irregularities of conduct 
 or disobedience of orders among the inmates, and to give 
 their aid and co-operation in carrying into effect the rules 
 prescribed by the Trustees. He may also designate in- 
 mates to perforin the duties of lodge-keepers. The in- 
 spectors and lodge-keepers shall have separate tables and 
 apartments, and hold their offices during the pleasure of 
 the Governor, who shall report their names to the Board 
 quarterly. He may, when necessary, authorize the heads 
 of departments to employ temporary assistance beyond 
 what may reasonably be required of the inmates. 
 
 Sec. 22. — The Governor shall enter in a Eegister to be 
 kept in his office, as per printed form of said Eegister, a 
 record of every inmate. He shall also keep a register of 
 persons visiting the Institution, the names of whom shall 
 be reported to him daily by the lodge-keepers. No visitors 
 will be allowed on Sundays without special permission 
 from the Governor or Physician. 
 
 Sec. 23. — He shall also keep a record of the names of 
 officers of the Corporation, and other visitors entitled by 
 
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 usage to be treated with hospitality, who may be entertained 
 at his house as guests of the Institution ; a monthly report 
 of whom shall be rendered to the Controller, in order that 
 due provision may be made by the Trustees for reimbursing 
 the expense of such entertainments. 
 
 Sec. 24. — The Governor shall make a quarterly report 
 to the Trustees, stating the whole number of inmates at the 
 date of the last previous report, their increase by admis- 
 sions, their decrease by expulsion, discharge and death, the 
 number remaining and the number absent on liberty. This 
 report shall also contain a general account of the expenses of 
 the Institution for the quarter, and the average cost per diem 
 of the maintenance of the inmates; together with a general 
 resume of all matters pertaining to the Institution and its 
 inmates, and any suggestions which he shall deem useful 
 for the information and guidance of the Trustees for im- 
 proving the general administration of the trust and pro- 
 moting the welfare of its beneficiaries. In keeping the 
 accounts and estimating the expenses of the Institution, all 
 the produce of the farm and garden shall be appraised and 
 reckoned at its current market value. The price of bread 
 and other articles from the bakery shall be reckoned at the 
 cost of flour, including freight and cartage. 
 
 Sec. 25. — In case of sickness, absence or inability on the 
 part of the Governor, the Physician, with the concurrence 
 of the Controller, shall have authority to act in his stead, 
 until other provision shall be made. 
 
 OF THE CHAPLAIN. 
 
 Sec. 20. — The Chaplain, under direction of the Governor, 
 shall have the moral and spiritual oversight of the Institu- 
 tion, and of all persons, whether officers, servants, or bene 
 ficiaries, residing therein, and shall devote his whole time 
 and attention to the discharge of his duties. 
 
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 Sec. 27. — He shall, in addition to his stated salary, be 
 allowed the use of the dwelling-house and garden appro- 
 priated for the residence of said officer. Said residence 
 with the fences surrounding the garden, shall be maintained 
 and kept in good, tenantable repair, at the expense of this 
 Corporation. 
 
 Sec. 28. — He shall hold divine service every Sunday, in 
 the chapel, both in the morning and in the afternoon, and 
 conduct the usual daily religious exercises, morning and 
 evening, in the central building, in the room appropriated 
 for that purpose, except at such other times as may be ap- 
 pointed in the hall of the hospital. 
 
 Sec. 29. — He shall minister at the bedside of the sick 
 and afflicted, and at the burial of the dead, and perform all 
 such offices and duties as usually and properly devolve upon 
 the ministers of Christ in the strictest fulfillment of their 
 vocation. 
 
 Sec. 30. — In case of absence on leave, sickness or other 
 disability of the Chaplain, he shall be authorized, with the 
 approval of the Governor, to invite another clergyman or 
 suitable person to conduct the stated religious services, for 
 which compensation shall be paid b} T the Corporation. All 
 bills for such services shall be certified by the Chaplain, and 
 if considered correct, be approved by the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 31. — All officers, employees and inmates of the In- 
 stitution shall be exx^ected to attend public worship in the 
 chapel every Sunday, unless prevented by sickness or other 
 sufficient cause. 
 
 Sec. 32. — Any officer, employee or inmate who is a 
 member of any church of a different denomination from 
 that of the Chaplain, if he shall desire to attend divine 
 service, statedly or occasionally, elsewhere than at the 
 chapel of the Institution, shall be permitted to do so, on 
 
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 presenting to the Governor his request in writing to that 
 effect, stating the place, and indorsed by the officiating 
 minister at such place. Any inmate who shall abuse the 
 privilege thus granted, shall forfeit his right to a similar 
 favor thereafter. 
 
 Sec. 33. — The Chaplain, with the approval of the Gov- 
 ernor, may appoint an organist for the chapel, who shall 
 receive from the Board such compensation as they may 
 deem proper. 
 
 Sec. 34. — The Chaplain shall have supervision of the 
 library and reading-room, and with the approval of the Gov- 
 ernor may designate not exceeding five daily and seven 
 weekly newspapers and three monthly periodicals, to be 
 supplied to the reading-room for the use of the officers and 
 inmates. It shall be his duty summarily to exclude from 
 the premises any publication or print, of whatever kind, of 
 any immoral or improper character. 
 
 Sec 35. — He may, with the approval of the Governor, 
 appoint a suitable person from among the inmates to act 
 as Librarian and Superintendent of the reading-room, 
 whose duty it shall be to keep the books and papers in 
 order, and see that the prescribed regulations for the use 
 thereof are observed. 
 
 Sec. 36. — It shall be the duty of the Chaplain to make a 
 quarterly report to the Governor for the information of the 
 Trustees, respecting the moral and religious state of the 
 people of his charge, and to offer such suggestions therein 
 for the improvement of their condition as he may deem 
 useful ; said report shall also state the services performed 
 by him, and in cases of his absence the dates thereof, with 
 names and residences of clergymen officiating in his stead. 
 
 Sec. 37. — Sundays and all legal holidays shall be duly 
 observed by all persons connected with the Institution, and 
 no visitors shall be allowed admission within the inclosure 
 
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 on those days without permission from the Governor or 
 Physician. 
 
 Sec. 38. — It shall be the duty of all the inmates of the 
 Institution to appear on Sunday clean and neatly clad, and 
 to maintain the quiet and orderly deportment becoming the 
 sanctity of the Lord's day. In case of any violation of this 
 rule, or of any breach of good morals by the use of profane 
 or impure language, or otherwise, it shall be the Chaplain's 
 duty to administer suitable reproof therefor, and if the 
 offence be repeated, to report the same to the Governor for 
 discipline. 
 
 OF THE PHYSICIAN. 
 
 Sec. 39. — The Physician shall, under the direction of the 
 Governor, have entire charge of the sanitary regulations of 
 the Institution. He shall devote his whole time and atten- 
 tion to the care of the sick and infirm, whether officers, ser- 
 vants or inmates, and prescribe such rules of hygiene as may 
 be necessary for the preservation of health. 
 
 Sec. 40. — In addition to his stated salary, he shall be 
 allowed the use of the dwelling and garden appropriated for 
 said officer. Said residence, with the fences surrounding 
 the garden, shall be maintained and kept in good tenantable 
 repair, at the expense of the Corporation. 
 
 Sec. 41. — It shall be his duty to keep a record of every 
 case requiring his professional attention, and of the reme- 
 dies and treatment prescribed by him. 
 
 Sec. 42. — He shall make requisitions in writing monthly, 
 or oftener, through the Governor, for all needful medicines 
 and stores, and shall have the care and dispensing thereof. 
 He shall notify the Governor, in writing, whenever any 
 repairs are necessary to the hospital or its furniture, or any 
 renewals of the same. 
 
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 Sec. 43. — He shall, under the Governor, have exclusive 
 charge and control, both of the hospital and of its inmates, 
 whether servants or patients, and shall report to the Gover- 
 nor any neglect of duty, disrespectful behavior, or other 
 misconduct on the part of those under his supervision. 
 
 Sec. 44. — He shall report to the Governor, in writing, the 
 name of any inmate whom he shall believe to be insane, or 
 whose continuance at large and without restraint he shall 
 consider unsafe. 
 
 Sec. 45. — He shall examine every person who may be 
 temporarily admitted into the Institution, and report to the 
 Governor in writing, his condition, and especially whether 
 he is afflicted with any contagious disease. Said report 
 shall be transmitted to the Trustees for their consideration, 
 before such person shall be admitted to full membership of 
 the Institution. 
 
 Sec. 46. — It shall be the duty of the Physician to expel 
 from the Hospital any inmate who shall disobey his orders, 
 or who does not conform to the rules and regulations of the 
 Hospital. No inmate in the Hospital shall be allowed to 
 go outside the inclosure without a permit, in writing, from 
 the Physician. 
 
 Sec. 47. — He shall examine the condition of any inmate 
 who may claim exemption from work on the ground of ill- 
 ness or disability, and give a certificate of his opinion of 
 the case for presentation to the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 48. — He shall be authorized, with the concurrence of 
 the Governor, to appoint a head nurse and such number of 
 assistant nurses and cooks for the Hospital as he may deem 
 necessary, and prescribe their duties. Their compensation 
 shall be determined by the Executive Committee. 
 
 Sec. 49. — Upon the death of any inmate, the Physician 
 shall report to the Governor his name and cause of death, 
 with such particulars as will be of interest to surviving 
 
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 friends ; a copy of which shall be transmitted to the Agent 
 for record. 
 
 Sec. 50. — He shall order the daily diet for the inmates of 
 the Hospital, and keep a correct account of all supplies re- 
 ceived for the use of the Hospital. 
 
 Sec. 51. — He shall also render a quarterly report to the 
 Governor for the information of the Trustees as to the 
 general sanitary condition of the Institution, stating the 
 number of deaths during the quarter, the number of sick 
 and infirm patients, and the general character of their dis- 
 eases, with any suggestions concerning the Hospital which 
 he may deem useful ; also the condition of the insane. 
 
 Sec. 52. — The Physician shall be authorized, with the 
 sanction of the Governor, to consult other physiciaus and 
 surgeons in cases of unusual importance. In case of his 
 sickness or necessary absence, the Governor may secure 
 other medical attendance. In all such cases, the Resident 
 Physician shall report to the Governor the proper compen- 
 sation to be allowed, in order that the bills may be audited 
 and settled monthly. 
 
 Sec. 53. — He shall visit the insane inmates yearly, and 
 report their condition to the Trustees. 
 
 OF THE AGENT. 
 
 Sec. 54. — The Agent shall be provided with suitable 
 accommodations in the office of the Trustees, in the City of 
 New York, and shall devote the whole of his time and 
 attention to the service of the Corporation. 
 
 Sec. 55. — It shall be the duty of the Agent to furnish 
 persons who may contemplate making application for ad- 
 mission to the privileges of the Institution, with a copy of 
 so much of these By Laws and Regulations as relates to the 
 
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 duties of the inmates, and with such additional information 
 as may be necessary. 
 
 Sec. 56. — It shall also be the duty of the Agent to see 
 that the following regulations as to admissions are fully 
 complied with : 
 
 Every application for admission must be made out in 
 duplicate on the printed blank prescribed for the purpose — 
 full and explicit answers being required to all of the inter- 
 rogatories contained therein, the agent being empowered 
 at his discretion to require said answers to be given under 
 oath. They must also state that the applicant has promised 
 a strict and willing compliance with the laws of the Insti- 
 tution. Such application must be accompanied by testi- 
 monials showing that the applicant has been a sailor, that 
 he is without adequate means of support, and is possessed 
 of all the requisite qualifications for admission, which must 
 be therein set forth.* 
 
 Sec. 57. — All such applications, with the accompanying 
 testimonials, shall be referred to the Agent for examination, 
 and it shall be his duty by questioning the applicants, and 
 correspondence with and personal inquiries of the parties 
 referred to by applicants, and any others, to ascertain and 
 determine in regard to the eligibility of such persons to ad- 
 mission. If, after making such examination and inquiries, 
 he shall deem such applicant eligible to temporary admis- 
 sion, he shall date and sign the Agent's certificate of ap- 
 proval printed on the application. If such application shall 
 be also approved and endorsed by not less than two Trus- 
 tees, the applicant, on presenting his application so ap- 
 proved and endorsed to the Governor, with a list of his 
 clothing subscribed by him, will be entitled to temporary 
 admission into the Institution. In case of doubt as to any 
 applicant, he shall at once refer the case to the Executive 
 Committee for their decision. 
 
 The qualifications requisite for admission are set forth on page 34. 
 
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 Sec. 58. — It shall be the duty of the Agent to record in 
 a book to be kept by him, to be labeled " Applications 
 for Admission," the number, name, place and date of birth, 
 and the nature and time of service as a sailor, of every ap- 
 plicant, with the names and addresses of his references, and 
 an account of the information received from them respec- 
 tively, together with an abstract of applicant's written testi- 
 monials, and also the disposition made of the case. 
 
 Sec. 59. — The Agent shall also keep, in a book to be 
 provided for the purpose, to be labeled u Eecords of In- 
 mates," the name of every inmate, with a succinct history of 
 his life and conduct while a member of the Institution, as 
 reported by the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 60. — In addition to the foregoing, it shall be the 
 duty of the Agent to assist the Controller in the perform- 
 ance of his duties, as may be required by him. 
 
 of the steward. 
 
 Sec. 61. — The Steward shall give a bond, satisfactory to 
 the Board, for five thousand dollars for the faithful per- 
 formance of his duties. 
 
 Sec. 62. — He shall, under the direction of the Governor, 
 be the storekeeper of the Institution, and shall have charge 
 of all groceries, provisions, clothing, and other articles for 
 the use of the inmates, and shall superintend the receipt 
 and delivery of the same. 
 
 Sec. 63. — In addition to his stated salary, he shall be 
 allowed the use of the dwelling-house appropriated for said 
 officer, which shall be kept in repair by the Institution, and 
 a plot of ground for a garden. 
 
 Sec. 64. — Before registering any person as a temporary 
 inmate, the Steward shall see that his clothing corresponds 
 
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 with the list thereof furnished by him, which list shall be 
 copied into a Clothes Book to be kept in the Steward's 
 office. 
 
 Sec. 65. — If any person registered, either as a temporary 
 or permanent inmate, shall be discharged or leave on lib- 
 erty, his name shall be recorded by the Steward and his 
 rations stopped. 
 
 Sec. 66. — Clothing will be furnished to the inmates and 
 kept in repair, but no new article shall be supplied without 
 a written order from the Governor, to be filed in the Stew- 
 ard's office, and the delivery of the old garments for which 
 the new was substituted. All cast-off clothing shall be pre- 
 served and disposed of as ordered by the Controller. 
 
 Sec. 67. — He shall, under the Governor, have charge of 
 the dining-halls, kitchen, bakery and dormitories, and the 
 supervision of all persons employed in them. The Gover- 
 nor shall, at his request, designate suitable persons among 
 the inmates to assist him in the performance of his duties. 
 
 Sec. 68. — He shall make out the daily requisitions for 
 provisions, specifying the kinds and quantities of meat, fish, 
 bread and other articles required, which requisitions, signed 
 by the Governor, he shall keep on file in his office. He 
 shall also, with the Governor's approval, direct what articles 
 shall be prepared and served at each meal, and shall remain 
 in the dining-rooms during meals to preserve order and 
 prevent waste. 
 
 Sbo. 69. — He shall examine all supplies received for the 
 use of his department, and certify the invoices thereof, if 
 correct, as required in Section 11 of Article III. He shall 
 enter a list of all supplies received in a book, Labeled " Daily 
 Receipts." 
 
 Sec. 70. — He shall keep Pass Books with the butcher, 
 baker, gardener and farmer, in which shall be entered daily 
 
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 the kinds, quantities and value of articles received from each. 
 Such Pass Books shall be footed monthly, and the aggre- 
 gate of each be entered in the Daily Receipt Book men- 
 tioned in the last section, and reported to the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 71. — He shall also keep a Pass Book with the shoe- 
 maker, for work ordered for the inmates, to be entered 
 therein monthly, with the prices, the aggregate amount at 
 the end of each month to be stated therein, entered in the 
 Daily Beceipt Book, and reported to the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 72. — He shall keep an account of the time of me- 
 chanics and laborers employed by the day in his depart- 
 ment, and of the materials used, and certify the same to the 
 Governor in the prescribed forms for pay-rolls and other 
 accounts. 
 
 Sec. 73. — He shall keep exact accounts of all supplies 
 for inmates, delivered to the cooks and others upon the daily 
 or other requisitions of the Governor and Physician ; also 
 of all bread and coal sold to the officers and employees of 
 the Institution, including his own family; and shall furnish 
 transcripts of such accounts monthly to the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 74. — The Steward shall take care that the clock in 
 the main hall is regularly wound up and kept in time, and 
 that the ringing of the bell for all occasions, as appointed 
 by the Governor, is duly attended to. 
 
 Sec. 75. — He shall keep his store-rooms and cellars clean 
 and in order, have all barrels and firkins cleansed, their 
 heads replaced and re-hooped so as to be available for use 
 or sale to the best advantage. He shall carefully inspect 
 the fresh beef, mutton and fowls delivered to the Harbor, 
 and if they are not of proper quality and perfectly fresh, 
 report the fact immediately to the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 76. — He shall take care to have the grease arising 
 
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 from the cooking of meats in the kitchen carefully collected 
 and taken care of until disposed of. 
 
 Sec. 77. — He shall superintend the lodges at the gates 
 and the keepers of them (who shall be designated from 
 among the inmates by or with the approval of the Governor), 
 and take care that the regulations prescribed by the By- 
 Laws respecting the entrance and departure of persons and 
 parcels through the gates are strictly enforced. 
 
 Sec. 78. — He shall on the death of an inmate take an 
 inventory of his effects, to be signed by him and delivered 
 to the Governor. The clothing and other articles furnished 
 by the Institution shall be retained and put under the care 
 of the Matron. All personal effects of deceased inmates shall 
 be taken care of by the Governor, and disposed of as may 
 be directed by the Trustees. 
 
 Sec. 79.— He shall give all necessary orders for the burial 
 of the dead, and be present at all interments in the Ceme- 
 tery of the Institution, and make a record of the location of 
 the grave. 
 
 Sec. 80. — He shall, once a quarter, take an inventory of 
 stores on hand in his department and report the same to the 
 Governor, stating the total quantities of all articles received, 
 consumed by inmates, and furnished to officers and em- 
 ployees during the previous quarter. 
 
 Sec. 81. — He shall report to the Governor the names of 
 all inmates leaving the Institution without permission, and 
 all instances of drunkenness, swearing, obscenity, insub- 
 ordination, infractions or neglect of the rules and regulations 
 taking place within his knowledge. 
 
 Sec. 82. — In case of a vacancy occurring in the office of 
 Steward, the Governor, with the concurrence of the Con- 
 troller, shall be authorized to make a temporary appointment 
 
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 to fill the same. In case of sickness or absence of the Steward? 
 provision shall be made in the same manner for the continued 
 discharge of his duties. 
 
 OF THE SUBORDINATE OFFICERS. 
 
 Sec. 83. — All the subordinate officers mentioned in Sec- 
 tion 1 of this Article shall, in addition to their ordinary 
 duties, perform such other reasonable services as the Gov- 
 ernor may from time to time require, and shall not be ab- 
 sent from the Institution without his consent. The Gov- 
 ernor has power to make such rules and regulations as he 
 may deem proper for the management of the different de- 
 partments of the Institution; such rules, when approved by 
 the Executive Committee, shall be obeyed by the officers, 
 employees and inmates. 
 
 Sec. 84. — The Farmer shall, under the direction of the 
 Governor, have supervision and charge of the farm and 
 garden belonging to the Institution, and of the laborers and 
 servants employed thereon from time to time ; of all build- 
 ings and fences outside of the enclosure, all live stock and 
 poultry, and all crops, produce, materials, vehicles, utensils, 
 tools, &c, appertaining thereto, and shall devote his whole 
 time and attention to the discharge of his duties. 
 
 Sec. 85. — He shall receive a stated salary for his services, 
 which shall be in lieu of all fees, commissions, gratuities or 
 perquisites, directly or indirectly, except that he shall be 
 allowed the use of the cottage and garden plot allotted for 
 the Farmer, with the privilege to purchase bread and coal 
 at cost price from the Harbor as he may require for his own 
 family. 
 
 Sec. 86. — He shall, with the approval of the Governor, 
 be authorized to employ such number of laborers as may 
 be necessary to perform the work of his department at the 
 
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 proper times, arid shall keep a strict account, in the books 
 to be furnished him for the purpose, of the time of service 
 of each employee under him. The compensations of snch 
 persons shall not exceed the usual current rates to be fixed 
 by the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 87. — He shall take care that the farm buildings, 
 fences, vehicles, utensils and tools are kept in good condi- 
 tion, and, when requested by the Governor, shall assist him 
 in making improvements and all such repairs, alterations 
 and renewals of and to the buildings, grounds, fences, walks, 
 roads, shrubbery, trees, &c, within the enclosure of the In- 
 stitution, as may have been duly authorized by the Board 
 of Trustees, either by the By-Laws or otherwise. 
 
 Sec. 88. — He shall have the oversight and direction of 
 the vegetable garden, and of the foreman and laborers there- 
 in employed, taking care that sufficient .ground is allotted to 
 raise a full supply of all the ordinary vegetables needed for 
 the Institution ; also that the planting, cultivating, gather- 
 ing, and delivering to the Steward, or housing of all such 
 vegetables, are duly and properly attended to. 
 
 Sec. 89. — He shall take care that the portions of the 
 Farm appropriated for cultivation are planted in due sea- 
 son, with such crops as may be directed or approved by the 
 Governor; that the tending, gathering and securing of all 
 crops are done in a proper manner, and at the right time. 
 
 Six 1 . 90. — lie shall also see that the horses, cattle, swine 
 and poultry are all duly cared for, and that all the pork, 
 poultry, milk and eggs necessary for the use of the Institu- 
 tion, are produced upon the farm ; and in case of a short 
 supply of cither of these articles, the orders of the Physician 
 for the Hospital shall be first provided for. 
 
 g B0 , 91.— It shall be the duty of the Farmer to collect 
 during the year, as far as may be practicable, a supply of 
 
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 fertilizing materials to maintain the land in proper condi- 
 tion, and in case of a short supply, to apply to the Governor 
 for such additional quantity as may be needed. 
 
 Sec. 92. — He shall superintend the Cemetery, and take 
 care that the same, with its fences and shrubbery, is kept 
 in proper order and repair. 
 
 Sec. 93. — He shall make requisitions upon the Governor 
 for all articles needed in his department, and proceed to ex- 
 amine and certify the invoices thereof as is provided in Sec- 
 tion 11 of Art. III. He shall also prepare and certify pay- 
 rolls of work done under his supervision, specifying names, 
 number of days' labor and amount of wages due to each, 
 which must be sent to the Governor for his approval. 
 
 Sec. 94. — He shall keep careful accounts of all produce 
 delivered by him to the Steward, and receive credit for the 
 same from the latter in a Pass Book kept for that purpose. 
 
 Sec. 95. — He shall, upon notice from the Governor or 
 Steward, attend to the proper delivery of all supplies and 
 materials landed at the Dock, or procured in the neighbor- 
 hood, for the use of the Institution. 
 
 Sec, 1 . 9G. — He shall make a quarterly report to the Gover- 
 nor, as required by Sec. 13 of Art. V., giving a statement of 
 the work performed in his department during the preceding 
 quarter. 
 
 Sec. 97. — The Engineer, under the direction of the Gov- 
 ernor, shall have charge and supervision of all the engines, 
 water-works, heating and cooking apparatus, gas-works, 
 bath-rooms and water-closets, and of the machinery in the 
 laundry, kitchen and elsewhere in and about the Institu- 
 tion; also of all repairs and renewals of the same. He 
 shall also attend to all necessary repairs of the metallic roofs 
 of buildings and other tin-work, the repairs of the iron 
 
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 fences and other iron-work, including the farm utensils and 
 vehicles, and all plumbing work required about the prem- 
 ises, and shall devote the whole of his time to the discharge 
 of his duties. 
 
 Sec. 98. — He shall receive a stated salary for his services, 
 which shall be in lieu of all fees, commissions, gratuities or 
 perquisites, directly or indirectly, except that he shall be al- 
 lowed the use of the cottage allotted for his residence and 
 garden plot. 
 
 Sec. 99. — He shall, with the approval of the Governor, 
 be authorized to employ, when necessary, not exceeding 
 two helpers, whose compensation shall be determined by 
 the Executive Committee. 
 
 Sec. 100. — He shall make requisitions upon the Governor 
 for all materials needed in his department, and shall exam- 
 ine and certify the invoices thereof, as provided in Section 
 11 of Art. III. 
 
 Sec. 101. — He shall keep careful accounts of all work 
 done, and make a quarterly report to the Governor, as re- 
 quired by Sec. 13 of Art. V., giving a statement of the 
 work performed in his department during the preceding 
 quarter. 
 
 Sec. 102. — The Matron shall, under the direction of the 
 Governor, have charge of the laundry and the persons em- 
 ployed in it, and of all the work of making, washing, iron- 
 ing and mending the clothes of the inmates, and the bedding 
 and linen of the Institution ; and shall devote her whole 
 time to the performance of her duties. None but a single 
 woman shall be eligible to this office. 
 
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 Sec 1 . 103. — She shall receive a stated salary, to be fixed by 
 the Board of Trustees, together with the use of the furnished 
 dwelling-house allotted for her residence, with lights, fuel 
 and such provisions, groceries, vegetables and milk, from 
 
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 the stores of the Institution, as may be sufficient for herself 
 and the women under her charge ; the quantities of each to 
 be agreed upon from time to time with the Governor, sub- 
 ject to the approval of the Trustees, and to be served to her 
 by the Steward. 
 
 Sec. 104. — She shall, with the approval of the Governor, 
 be authorized to employ a cook and other persons necessary 
 to perform the work in her department, whose compensa- 
 tions shall not exceed the usual rates, and be fixed by the 
 Governor. Said women shall live in the apartments appro- 
 priated for their use in the Matron's house, and take their 
 meals there, separate from the inmates and male servants. 
 Unless otherwise expressly permitted by the matron, they 
 shall always be in their rooms by nine o'clock at night. 
 
 Sec. 105. — She shall visit the rooms of the inmates, includ- 
 ing those in the Hospital, at least once a week, see that the 
 beds are kept clean and in good order, and report if they 
 are not so to the Steward. 
 
 Sec. 106. — She shall take care that the clothing of the in- 
 mates is properly washed, ironed and mended, and that each 
 person receives his own. 
 
 Sec. 107. — Articles of bedding required for the Hospital 
 shall be furnished only on the requisition of the Physician, 
 and shall be receipted for by the Nurse, who shall at the 
 same time deliver to the Matron the soiled or worn-out 
 pieces intended to be replaced thereby. 
 
 Sec. 108. — Inmates and servants shall not be allowed in 
 the clothes-room or laundry. The Matron shall report to 
 the Steward any violation of this rule. 
 
 Sec. 109. — On the death of any inmate the Matron shall 
 receive from the Nurse attending him such clothes and 
 bedding as may have been supplied by the Institution, and 
 shall have them washed and repaired ; the bedding to be 
 
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 retained in her care, and the clothes to be given to the 
 Steward. 
 
 Sec. 110. — She shall from time to time take an inven- 
 tory, in a book kept for that purpose, labeled "Inventory," 
 of all beds, bedding, towels, table-cloths and other such 
 articles belonging to the Institution, and furnish a copy 
 thereof to the Governor, with a statement of the articles, if 
 any, missing. 
 
 Sec. 111. — She shall keep an account in a book, labeled 
 "Record Book," of all garments or articles received each 
 week to be washed and repaired, with the names of the 
 inmates to whom they belong, or rooms where used. 
 
 Sec. 112. — She shall also keep a careful account of all 
 goods or materials received for making articles for the use 
 of the Institution, comparing such materials with their in- 
 voices, and if found correct, the latter to be certified by her 
 to the Governor, as provided by Section 11 of Article III. 
 
 Sec. 113. — She shall once a quarter, or often er if required, 
 prepare a list of the stock of materials on hand, either made 
 up or not; of the number of beds, sheets, blankets and 
 other articles of bedding in use and out of use, with re- 
 marks as to its condition &c, for the information of the 
 ( Governor. She shall also, when necessary, make requisitions 
 upon him for any materials or articles required in her de- 
 partment, as provided by Section 9 of Article V. 
 
 S E0 . 114. — She shall employ a Seamstress, under the 
 direction of the Governor, to assist her in making up and 
 mending the clothing, bedding &c, and have supervision 
 of the work to be performed by her. 
 
 Sue. lir>. — She shall take care that all worn-out sheets, 
 pillow-cases, towels, table-cloths and all linen or cotton 
 garments of inmates, and other like articles, are collected 
 and saved, to be disposed of as the Governor shall direct. 
 
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 Sec. 116. — The Matron, in the general execution of her 
 duties, upon which the health and comfort of the inmates 
 so much depend, is enjoined to keep good order in her house, 
 and take care that the women under her charge faithfully 
 and honestly perform their appointed duties, and that their 
 deportment is orderly, quiet and respectful. She must also 
 take care that no waste, destruction or loss of property 
 occur. 
 
 Sec. 117. — All subordinate officers and others whose 
 duties are not herein defined shall be subject to and obey 
 the orders of the respective Heads of Departments under 
 whom they are employed, and shall perform such duties as 
 may be prescribed by said Heads of Departments, with the 
 approval of the Governor. 
 
 AETICLE VI. 
 
 ALTERATIONS OE THE BY-LAWS. 
 
 The foregoing By-Laws, or any of them, may at any 
 regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, by a two-thirds 
 vote of not less than five members, be repealed, altered, or 
 suspended, as they may determine. 
 
 AETICLE VII. 
 
 OF LEASES AND TRANSFERS OF THE SAME. 
 
 1. Separate leases, signed by the President and Secretary, 
 shall be given for each lot of ground belonging to this 
 Trust. 
 
 2. The lessees or sub-lessees shall pay all expenses and 
 charges for leases, transfers and acknowledgments of the 
 same. 
 
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 AETICLE VIII. 
 
 GENERAL REGULATIONS. 
 
 Section 1. — Qualifications required for Admission. — The 
 persons for whose maintenance and support the Asylum, or 
 Marine Hospital, known as "The Sailors' Snug- Harbor," 
 was erected and established, are described in the will of its 
 founder, and also in the Act of Incorporation, as "Aged, 
 Decrepit and Worn-out Sailors." 
 
 Persons of this description only are eligible to admission 
 as beneficiaries of the Institution. 
 
 Sec. 2. — No person shall hereafter be admitted to the 
 privileges of the Institution, or allowed to continue as an 
 inmate thereof: 
 
 Note.— The 4th and 5th clauses do not apply to the present inmates. 
 
 (1.) Who is afflicted with a contagious disease, the latter 
 to be determined through an examination by, and a report 
 from, the Resident Physician. 
 
 (2.) Who is possessed of adequate means of self-support, 
 either by his own labor or from other sources. 
 
 (3.) Who cannot furnish satisfactory evidence of his hav- 
 ing sailed for at least five years under the flag of the United 
 States, either in the merchant or naval service. 
 
 (4.) Who does not present an application to the Board of 
 Trustees in the form prescribed for such purpose, signed 
 by the applicant, and verified by his oath, if required, as to 
 the statements therein made; also accompanied by any 
 testimonials or documentary proof of his eligibility for ad- 
 mission, according to the Rules of the Institution. 
 
 (5.) Who does not sign a copy of the following agree- 
 ment : 
 
 I, , having been received 
 
 as ;in inmate of The Sailors' Snug Harbor, do hereby agree 
 to abstain from Jill intoxicating liquors, and to readily and 
 cheerfully perforin such labor and service in and about the 
 
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 Institution and Farm as may be required of me by the 
 Governor, without expecting or claiming any reward or re- 
 muneration therefor ; also to attend church at least once 
 every Sunday in the Sailors' Snug- Harbor Chapel, unless 
 excused by the Governor ; also to conduct myself in a 
 quiet, orderly manner, and to strictly obey all the rules and 
 regulations of the Institution. 
 
 And in consideration of being provided with a comfort- 
 able home, with food, clothing and medical attendance, and 
 the other privileges afforded, I do hereby make over to the 
 Institution all such beds, bedding, furniture or clothes as I 
 may bring to it for my own use. 
 
 Sec. 3. — All persons who are now or may hereafter be 
 admitted to the privileges of the Institution, are on a foot- 
 ing of entire equality, being entitled to the same privileges, 
 and subject to the same duties and obligations. All mis- 
 conduct or willful violation of the Eules may be punished 
 by deprivation of said privileges, or by suspension or ex- 
 pulsion. 
 
 Sec. 4. — The present and future inmates of the Sailors' 
 Snug Harbor shall be divided into three classes : 
 
 The First Class to embrace the most able-bodied men, 
 whose duty it shall be to assist in outdoor work and carry 
 coal. 
 
 The Second Class to embrace all those who are not en- 
 rolled in the First or Third Class. 
 
 Their duty shall be to keep the buildings and walks clean, 
 and assist in all indoor work. 
 
 The Third Class to embrace all those who, through phys- 
 ical disability, are excused by the Eesident Physician from 
 all labor. 
 
 Sec. 5. — General Rules. — The rising bell will be rung at 
 such hour in the morning as the Governor may direct. The 
 inmates shall at once rise, make their beds, tidy their rooms 
 and persons, and at the ringing of the call-bell assemble 
 
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 for breakfast. They shall occupy the seats at table allotted 
 or their use. 
 
 Sec. 6. — No inmate shall take his seat at table with un- 
 washed face aud hands, or in an uncleanly condition. 
 
 Sec. 7. — A proper person shall, by request of the Gov- 
 ernor, ask a blessing at every meal. No inmate shall com- 
 mence eating at table before a blessing shall have been 
 asked. 
 
 Sec. 8. — Inmates are strictly forbidden to take any food 
 from the dining halls, or to indulge in contention or bois- 
 terous and disorderly conversation at the table, and are 
 earnestly enjoined to demeau themselves in a decorous and 
 becoming manner. 
 
 Sec. 9. — The general charge of the dining-rooms, halls, 
 kitchen, bakery and dormitory shall, under the Governor, 
 belong to the Steward, who shall be assisted in the perform- 
 ance of his duties by suitable persons among the inmates, 
 to be approved by the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 10. — The setting of the tables, and the bringing in 
 and removal of the dishes, shall be directed by the assist- 
 ants; and it shall be the duty of every inmate to co-operate 
 with them in an obliging manner, and to do all in his power 
 to preserve order and regularity. 
 
 Sec. 11. — Inmates shall, under direction of the Steward, 
 sweep daily the hall floors, wash the lower hall floors 
 weekly, and keep clean the steps, areas, walks and grounds 
 around the buildings. All will be expected to co-operate 
 in keeping the buildings and grounds in perfect order. 
 
 Sec. 12. — Inmates who may be addicted to the use of 
 tobacco and snuff will, under proper regulations, be fur- 
 nished with a moderate supply of those articles; but no 
 smoking shall be allowed in the halls or lodging-rooms, 
 
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 nor in any other part of the buildings except such as may 
 be appropriated for that use by the Governor, and all spit- 
 ting in and about the buildings is strictly forbidden. 
 
 Sec. 13. — Any inmate who may leave the premises while 
 under "Taboo," or who shall assault any officer or inmate, 
 or sell or otherwise dispose of clothing or other property 
 furnished by or belonging to the Sailors' Snug Harbor, or 
 who may bring any intoxicating liquor into the Institution, 
 Shall be expelled. 
 
 Sec. 14. — The use of intoxicating liquors, except when 
 prescribed by a physician, is positively forbidden, and any 
 inmate who shall be found guilty of drunkenness, shall, 
 during a specified period, be deprived of the privileges of 
 going outside the enclosure, and be otherwise punished, at 
 the discretion of the Governor. In case of persistent viola- 
 tion of this rule, the inmate so offending shall be suspended 
 by the Governor, and the case immediately reported to the 
 Executive Committee. 
 
 Sec. 15. — Clothing of such style as shall be decided on by 
 the Trustees, will be furnished to all inmates, and kept in 
 repair; but no article shall be thus supplied without a 
 written order from the Governor, and the delivery to the 
 Steward of the old garment or article which the new one is 
 to replace. 
 
 Sec. 16. — No inmate shall, without permission from the 
 Governor, wear the clothing furnished by and belonging to 
 the Institution while on leave of absence, neither shall he 
 destroy, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any such 
 clothing or other property of the Institution. 
 
 Sec. 17. — A condition of idleness and inactivity being 
 always detrimental to health, all inmates shall be under 
 obligation to perform such labor and service in and about 
 the buildings, grounds and farm as may be required of them 
 by the Governor. Any one claiming exemption from this 
 
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 regulation, by reason of disability, will be required to 
 produce the Resident Physician's certificate of the fact, 
 otherwise he will not be excused; and in case of refusal to 
 comply he will.be "Tabooed;" his tobacco will be stopped; 
 he will be denied the use of the Library and Beading-room, 
 and forbidden to do any work by which he can earn 
 money. 
 
 Sec. 18. — Inmates are forbidden to work for persons out- 
 side of the Institution, without permission of the Governor : 
 any one breaking this rule will be liable to be expelled. 
 
 Sec. 19. — A suitable room having been appropriated and 
 furnished for holding daily religious exercises, the Chaplain 
 will be in attendance both morning and evening to conduct 
 the same, and all persons connected with the Institution are 
 earnestly and most affectionately requested to avail them- 
 selves as often as may be practicable of this provision for 
 their benefit. 
 
 Sec. 20. — All inmates will be allowed the privileges of 
 the Library and Beading-room, under such regulations as 
 are necessary to maintain good order in the rooms and pre- 
 serve the books and papers from injury. 
 
 Sec. 21. — The hour for closing and locking the gates of 
 the Institution throughout the year shall be 9 o'clock P. M., 
 at which hour all inmates and servants must be within. 
 
 Sec. 22. — No light shall be allowed in any of the build- 
 ings after 9 o'clock in the evening, excepting the night- 
 lamps in the halls and in the rooms of the sick, and it shall 
 be the duty of the Steward to see that all other lights are 
 extinguished. 
 
 Sec. 23. — Leave of absence may be granted by the Gov- 
 ernor to any inmate in good standing, by written permit, 
 which shall state the duration of such leave ; and no inmate 
 
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 shall at any time be absent without such permission, under 
 penalty of having his name stricken from the roll of bene- 
 ficiaries. Inmates returning from leave shall immediately 
 report in person to the Governor. 
 
 Sec. 24. — All parcels and packages brought to the Institu- 
 tion, by visitors or others, must be deposited with the lodge- 
 keepers, who will return them when the owner leaves. If 
 intended for any of the officers, such parcels will be de- 
 livered as addressed. If designed for any inmate or ser- 
 vant, such parcels shall be delivered by the lodge-keeper 
 to the Steward, who shall cause the same to be openeu in 
 the presence of the person to whom it is addressed ; and if 
 any intoxicating liquor or other contraband article shall be 
 found therein, the same shall be withheld and reported to 
 the Governor. No inmate shall be allowed to take any- 
 thing outside the gates without a written permit from the 
 Governor or Steward ; and it shall be the duty of the lodge- 
 keepers to detain all parcels or articles for which proper 
 permits are not produced, and report the same to the Gov- 
 ernor. Pedlers are in no case to be allowed upon the 
 premises. The lodge-keepers have authority to search any 
 inmate who offers to pass in or out of the gate. Inmates 
 must use the centre gate only, and are strictly prohibited 
 from passing in or out of the West gate, Governor's gate, or 
 Doctor's gate. 
 
 Sec. 25. — Work of all kinds is strictly prohibited on the 
 Sabbath, unless expressly ordered by the Governor. All 
 inmates who are not in church will be required to remain 
 quietly in their own rooms during the hours of Divine 
 service. 
 
 Sec. 26. — Each inmate will be furnished with his num- 
 ber stamped on metal ; said number must be tied on his 
 bundle of clothes when taken to the wash-house, and will 
 be returned to him with his clean clothes. 
 
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 Sec. 27. — Inmates in good standing who faithfully per- 
 form the duties assigned to them will, by the permission of 
 the Governor, be allowed to make baskets or mats, or do 
 other work by which they can earn money for their own 
 use, provided that they readily and cheerfully put aside 
 said work to obey any orders they may receive from the 
 Governor or Steward. 
 
 Sec. 28. — It is hereby made the duty of every one con- 
 nected with the Institution to report to the Governor any 
 instance within his knowledge of the willful waste or de- 
 struction of property, or any depredations thereon, as well 
 as any violations of the Rules and Regulati©ns of the Insti- 
 tution.