section, a new subdivision, to be known as subdivision nineteen, and to read as follows:

19. Whenever a judgment has been rendered in the court of claims in favor of any county against the state of New York, and the time to appeal therefrom has expired or the attorney-general has issued a certificate that there has been no appeal and that no appeal will be taken by the state from such judgment, the board of supervisors of such county may sell, assign, transfer or set over such judgment unto the comptroller, who may purchase the same as an investment for the various trust funds of the state or canal debt sinking fund, or unto any person, firm, association or corporation desiring to purchase such judgment, for a sum not less than the amount for which same was rendered with accrued interest but no judgment so acquired by the state shall be deemed merged or satisfied thereby. And such board of supervisors may designate and authorize its chairman and clerk, the treasurer of the county and the attorney of record procuring the entry of such judgment, or any or either of them to execute in the name of the county and deliver unto the party purchasing such judgment the necessary release, transfer or assignment required in law to complete such sale, setting over, transfer or assignment.

The Code of Criminal Procedure.

SOME SECTIONS APPLICABLE TO RAILROAD COMPANIES.

(As amended to and including the session of the Legislature of 1905.)

Court of special sessions, jurisdiction of.

§ 56. Subject to the power of removal provided for in this chapter, courts of special sessions, except in the city and county of New York and the city of Albany, have in the first instance exclusive judisdiction to hear hear and determine charges of misdemeanors committed within their respective counties, as follows:

9. Intoxication of a person engaged in running any locomotive engine upon any railroad, or while acting as conductor of a car, or train of cars, on any such railroad, or a misdemeanor committed by any person on a railroad car or train.

23. Unlawfully frequenting or attending a steamboat landing, railroad depot, church, banking institution, broker's office, place of public amusement, auction room, store, auction sale at private residence, passenger car, hotel, restaurant, or at any other gathering of people.

35. For all violations of the provisions of the domestic commerce laws.

36. When a complaint is made to or a warrant is issued by a committing magistrate for a violation of the provisions of section six hundred and seventy-five of the penal code of the state of New York.

Subdivision 36 added by chap. 92, Laws of 1903, taking effect September 1,

1903.

See section 42, Railroad Law, section 41, Liquor Tax Law, ante; section 420, Penal Code, section 29, Rapid Transit Act, post.

Of crime committed in the state on board of any railway train, etc. § 137. When a crime is committed in this state, in or on board of any railway engine, train or car, making a passage or trip on or over any railway in this state, or in respect to any portion of the lading or freightage of any such railway train or engine car, the jurisdiction is in any county through which, or any part of which, the railway train or car passes, or has passed in the course of the same passage or trip, or in any county where such passage or trip terminates, or would terminate if completed.

Plea of guilty, how put in.

§ 335. A plea of guilty can only be put in by the defendant himself in open court, except upon an indictment against a corporation, in which case it may be put in by counsel.

Bail of certain railroad employes.

§ 554a. Whenever a person employed as an engineer, fireman, motorman, conductor, trainman or otherwise, on a train or car of a steam, elevated or street surface railroad, is arrested in any city on a criminal charge, arising from an accident in connection with the operation of such train or car, resulting in an injury or death to a person or injury to property, such engineer, fireman, motorman, conductor, trainman or other employe, shall be immediately taken before a magistrate, if one is accessible, and otherwise, before a captain or sergeant of police, or acting sergeant of police, in charge of a police station in such city, and be given an opportunity to be admitted to bail. Such bail shall be taken in the same manner, so far as practicable, as is provided by section five hundred and fifty-four of this code, for the taking of bail in case of misdemeanors by a captain or sergeant of police, or acting. sergeant of police in a city or village, except that the amount of bail shall be fixed by such officer at not exceeding one thousand dollars, and except that the undertaking shall provide for the appearance of the defendant before the magistrate, coroner, or

other officer, who, except for this section, would be authorized to take such bail. Such officer may however in his discretion, instead of exacting bail release such employe on his own recognizance. conditional for his appearance as above provided in case an undertaking is required.

Added by chap. 614, Laws of 1903, taking effect September 1, 1903.

§ 613. If chattels, books, papers or documents be required. a direction to the following effect must be contained in the subpoena: "And you are required also to bring with you the following," (describing intelligibly the chattels, books, papers or documents required).

Thus amended by chap. 547, Laws of 1897, taking effect September 1, 1897. Summons upon an information or presentment against a corporation, by whom issued, and when returnable.

§ 675. Upon an information against a corporation, the magistrate must issue a summons, signed by him, with his name of office, requiring the corporation to appear before him, at a specified time and place, to answer the charge; the time to be not less than ten days after the issuing of the summons.

Form of the summons.

§ 676. The summons must be in substantially the following

form:

"County of Albany, [or as the case may be.]

"In the name of the people of the State of New York: "To the [naming the corporation.]

"You are hereby summoned to appear before me, at [naming the place], on [specifying the day and hour], to answer a charge made against you, upon the information of A. B., for [desig nating the offense, generally.]

"Dated at the city, [or town,'] of

"G.

the day of 18 H., Justice of the Peace."

[Or as the case may be.]

When and how served.

§ 677. The summons must be served at least five days before the day of appearance fixed therein, by delivering a copy thereof and showing the original to the president, or other head of the corporation, or to the secretary, cashier, or managing agent thereof.

Examination of the charge.

§ 678. At the time appointed in the summons, the magistrate must proceed to investigate the charge, in the same manner as in the case of a natural person brought before him, so far as those proceedings are applicable.

Cerificate of the magistrate, and return thereof with the depositions.

§ 679. After hearing the proofs, the magistrate must certify upon the depositions, either that there is or is not sufficient cause to believe the corporation guilty of the offense charged, and must return the depositions and certificate, in the manner prescribed in section 221.

Grand jury may proceed as in the case of a natural person.

680. If the magistrate return a certificate that there is sufficient cause to believe the corporation guilty of the offense charged, the grand jury may proceed thereon as in the case of a natural person held to answer.

§ 681. When an indictment is filed against any corporation. such corporation must be arraigned thereon, and the court acquires jurisdiction over the corporation, in the manner following:

1. The clerk of the court wherein such indictment is found, or to which it is sent or removed, or the district attorney of the county, must issue a summons signed by him with his name of office, requiring such corporation to appear and answer the indictment by a demurrer or written plea to be verified in like