The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-17

story timber-built dwelling, situated in Montgomery
street.
Civic Convention.
The Convention met at o'clock, P. NJ, DR. WILLIAMS
in the chair eu'
The minutes were read and amended ~p
communication was received from the Mayor, with
statement Of the aggregate amount Of passengers that
June making grand total Of a. IDS also containing
copy Of the journal Of the State Convention.
Mr.. GRAN. from the committee to whom refer.
red the following resolutions, which amended,
Resolved That while the people of the city of New
York look with confidence to the State Convention now
assembled at Albany for the establishment Of general
judiciary system, which shall be efficient in its appca
ton to said city yet in the judgment of this Convention
the power should still be contained in the City Charter
continue create such local courts as by the present
proposed charter Of the said city are or nay DC deem
ed necessary to the prompt and vigorous Administration
of both civil and criminal justice
Resolved That in the proposed now charter 1t Is ex
yedient and proper to make provision for the continu
creation Of the local courts referred to in the last
Resolved That copy Of these resolutions aested by
the officers Of the Convention Transmitted TO the Pre-
sdent of the State Convention with request that they
be laid before that body
mitee in favor ofhe local system ofudciary and which
advocated the right Of the city government to appoint
and create local courts in the city of New York
Mr.. FRENcH moved that the report be printed.
Mr.. GRAHAM moved to go into committee Of the whole
and take up the report.
Mr. DAvrs would be happy to have the report printed
time for the administration Of local justice and the
powers of its creation to be confined to the Island OF Man
haitian but he did not think the resolutions sufficiently
explanatory.
tent which the gentleman seemed to advocate and yet
the end he came round to advocate. The report
dered to be printed ,
and reported in favor of the adoption of the fol-
lowing, ss asection of the new charter =
That the City Legislature shall have power to pass
all necessary and proper laws for the imposition,
sessmen and collection Of the ordinary city taxes Or
dered TO be printed
the Court of Sessions From 1890 1870 the trials
ed from 500 to $780, and from 1910 to ls4l from 800 to
l74l The petty assaults and battery weed this
amount and he moved that criminal court be substi-
ued for the Court of Special Sessions to be in session
every day. Ordered to be printed.
Alderman PURsER rose to explain in relation to the
communication from the Mayor, the subject OF pas
sengers from foreign ports The resolution required
list merely ofthe bonded passengers: The resolution
as amended, was ordered to be printed.
Alderman PuRpY offered the following resolution =
Resolved That the Clerk Of the Board Of Education
be requested to report to th. convention the amount
annually appropriated since is4a by the Board of Edu
cation the public schools and amount expended for
payment of teachers, purchase Of building ground
BY Mr. FH.scn, in relation to contracts requiring the
affidavit Of all contractors to tho effect that their obga
tons have been discharged, sc.
Alderman MEsssRoLE-I rise to ask for permission to
be allowed to retire fer the evening" and with the spe
cal understanding that do not 60 to the tea room
The grave and quaint manner in which Alderm an NJ.
delivered the above, caused considerable laughter The
Aderman, by tue way, l6 Capltal WaS duu Bd'c
sly hit reonder to accusation brought against
him few evenings SINCE on retiring early, namely,
that he was about to retire to the tea room.
which were ordered to be printed
That the Committee appointed by this Convention to
express to the State Convention a. Albany the desire Of
this Convention that the said State Convention do not in
their legislation grant powers to the State Legisla
ure for altering mpairng annung any Of the char
tered privileges franchises and mmuniies heretofore be-
longing to the city of New York. and for the further OBJ
of reque sting that the said State Convention do not
ofthemseves, legsate upon the matter for which this
Convention is specially conveneddo hereby report the
following preamble and resolutions which they propose
shall be despatched to the delegates of the city Of New
York in the State Convention to be presented by them
to that body, the expression of this Convention:
Whereas. certain rights, privileges, franchises and i'm
munes vested in the Corporation of the City of New
York. well by prescription by virtue of the several
charters granted 10 the citizens of said city which said
charters together with all and singular the rights and
privileges therein contained have been ratified and
by the people Of this State in the adoption Of
the present and former Constitutions: Therefore,
Resolved, That the State Convention is respectfully
requested to insert clause in the contemplated Const
tuition prohibiting the Legislature from abrogating i'm
pairing, annulliDg affecting any of the chartered
rights privileges franchises mmunites vested in the
Corporation OF the City of New York, which have
been exercised enjoy the said corporation either
by prescription otherwise.
Resolved, That copy Of the preceding preamble and
this Convention, be transmitted delegates in the
State Convention, with request that the same be laid
before that body.
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