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§  478.   Investigation of complaints by boards of managers.  Whenever  the managers, directors or trustees of any  asylum,  hospital  or  other  charitable institution, the managers, directors or trustees of which are  appointed  by the governor and senate, or by the legislature, shall deem  it necessary or proper to investigate and ascertain  the  truth  of  any  charge  or  complaint  made  or circulated respecting the conduct of the  superintendent,  assistants,  subordinate  officers  or   servants,   in  whatever  capacity  or duty employed by or under the official control of  any such managers, directors or trustees, it shall  be  lawful  for  the  presiding  officer for the time being of any such managers, directors or  trustees, to administer  oaths  to  all  witnesses  coming  before  them  respectively  for  examination,  and to issue compulsory process for the  attendance of any witness within the state whom  they  may  respectively  desire  to  examine,  and for the production of all papers that any such  witness may possess, or have in his power, touching the matter  of  such  complaint or investigation; and wilful false swearing by any witness who  may  be so examined is hereby declared to be perjury.  A subpoena issued  under this section shall be regulated by  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Sos > Article-10 > 478

§  478.   Investigation of complaints by boards of managers.  Whenever  the managers, directors or trustees of any  asylum,  hospital  or  other  charitable institution, the managers, directors or trustees of which are  appointed  by the governor and senate, or by the legislature, shall deem  it necessary or proper to investigate and ascertain  the  truth  of  any  charge  or  complaint  made  or circulated respecting the conduct of the  superintendent,  assistants,  subordinate  officers  or   servants,   in  whatever  capacity  or duty employed by or under the official control of  any such managers, directors or trustees, it shall  be  lawful  for  the  presiding  officer for the time being of any such managers, directors or  trustees, to administer  oaths  to  all  witnesses  coming  before  them  respectively  for  examination,  and to issue compulsory process for the  attendance of any witness within the state whom  they  may  respectively  desire  to  examine,  and for the production of all papers that any such  witness may possess, or have in his power, touching the matter  of  such  complaint or investigation; and wilful false swearing by any witness who  may  be so examined is hereby declared to be perjury.  A subpoena issued  under this section shall be regulated by  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Sos > Article-10 > 478

§  478.   Investigation of complaints by boards of managers.  Whenever  the managers, directors or trustees of any  asylum,  hospital  or  other  charitable institution, the managers, directors or trustees of which are  appointed  by the governor and senate, or by the legislature, shall deem  it necessary or proper to investigate and ascertain  the  truth  of  any  charge  or  complaint  made  or circulated respecting the conduct of the  superintendent,  assistants,  subordinate  officers  or   servants,   in  whatever  capacity  or duty employed by or under the official control of  any such managers, directors or trustees, it shall  be  lawful  for  the  presiding  officer for the time being of any such managers, directors or  trustees, to administer  oaths  to  all  witnesses  coming  before  them  respectively  for  examination,  and to issue compulsory process for the  attendance of any witness within the state whom  they  may  respectively  desire  to  examine,  and for the production of all papers that any such  witness may possess, or have in his power, touching the matter  of  such  complaint or investigation; and wilful false swearing by any witness who  may  be so examined is hereby declared to be perjury.  A subpoena issued  under this section shall be regulated by  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules.