New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-26

tie Common Council AID condeuri3g sor,e OF TIE most
important features in the City Charter. Inc pm
cpa points upon which the factions the dominant
party split in relation the Apportonent Of Repre-
=enaton the Veto power Of the Mayor bui espe-
caiy tie Election OF the Heads of Executive Depart
rleuts. Tia; the matter NAY be understood By our
readers (Which apparently not By the majority Of
;he meeting night publish those sections Of the
New Charter upon which the dispute has arisen
So The Board OF Aldermen shall consist OF eighteen
members WAC shall be elected for THREE years The
Board OF Assistants shall consist OF thirty
bers until after the enumeration OF the inhabitants
OF The City provided Tor 81 the Constitution OF the stale
and they shall be annually elected.
F 4: Each Ward shall elect an Alderman AS soon as
~. Board Of Aldermen shall meet after the first election
10 be held In pursuance OF this Charter they shall cause
the Aldermen TO divided by lo into three cHsses OF
six each to De numbered one and three; the
OF the rst class 70 be vacated at the end CT the nrsi
year OF the second class a; the end o; the second year
Of the third class al the end OF the h!d year so hst
oneaird OF ;he members shall De annually elected
- The members Of the Board OF Assistants sna &c
elected within the respective Wards, IN tue propoEcn
nearly may De. OF one member 70 eacn ten thon-
inhabitants fthe fraction IN any ard shs. amount
10 I'VE thousand such Ward shall De entitled 10 MEM
Der Of the same if fraction be less than I've thou
sand. il shall not De entitled 20 a member bur each
Ward shall have az least representative IN the Board
OF Assistants.
Sc An apportiorment OF members of the Board OF AS
sistants shall be made by the Common Council al lis
vded Tor oy the Constitution OF this state, and when
made shall remain unaliered until another enumeration
shall have been taken.
Sc There sha be held in each year three sessions Of
tie Common Council during which the legislative bust
of the City shall be transacted exceptas hereinafter
provided The first session shall commence on the sec
oud Tuesday in May and end on the second Tuesday IN
June: the second session shall commence on the
second Tuesday in September, and end on the second
Tuesday in October and tie third session on the sec
ond Tuesday in January and end the second Tuesday
in February.
@ The Mayor shall have power to convene the
Common Council g. any time between the sessions, II
in his judgment any exigency shall have arisen to renseE
such proceeding necessary IN which case the action
the Common Council shall be confined 10 the matters
reference which it shall have been convened,
such other matters may De submitted by the Mayor
for It's consideration during such session and the re-
spective Boards may adjourn from day day until such
business shall be completed
H. II any Ordinance or Resolution passed by each
Board provided by sections Il and Is OF the amended
charter OF 1880 shall be returned by the Mayor with
in ten avs Sundays excepted) after 1t shall have been
presented to him the shall be law in Ike manner
as if he had signed it, unless the close OF the session of
the Common Councl shall prevent it's return. in which
it shall be law until the expiration OF ave days
after the OF the next session OF the Com
mon Council. by whom the Ordinance or Resolution
shall be recousdered If returned within such time and
be- disposed of in the manner. and with like effect
as if presented At the preceding session
T. The Mayor OF the City OF Eew-fork shall contin'
ue 10 be elected annually, until an amendment OF the
Constitution OF this State eha authorize him to be elect
ed for longer time after which be shall be elected for
two years
Civ of NewYork shall be vested in the Mayor thereof
who addition the powers and duties he now eNer
cses shall nominate and by and WITH the ADVICE ana
OF the Board oil Aldermen appoint the neads Oh
the several Departments and other officers except those
hereinafter mentioned
IA The beads OF the several Departments shall hold
their offices for three years They shall appoint the
Clerks in their respective Departments which may be
authorized by the Common Council.
Is The heads of the several Departments may be re-
moved from office BY impeachment before the Board OF
Aldermen articles preferred by the Board OF Assist
ants misconduct in office but they shat! not De
convicted without the concurrence OF twothirds oil the
members elected.
sic The members of the Common Council shall re-
cey for their aervces compensation to be ascertained
BY Ordinance and paid out OF the City Treasury but
such compensation shall not exceed the sum OIL seven
hundred and fifty dollars per annum.
{ H. 1t shall not be lawful for the members OF the
/ Common Council or Committees thereof, to perform
any executive business of the Corporation whatever
other than that which appertans to Commissioners oil
Excise and Board OF Supervisors
S37 This act shall be submitted for the approval Of
the Electors of the City and County OF Newfork. at an
Election be held in said City on the second TUESDAY
in March. for which the Common Council o! the lily
shall make the necessary arrangements. Inc hcKets
which shall be pol!,d said Election, shall contain
either the words In favor OF proposed Charter OF
Again proposed Charter and if majority OF all the
persons voting said Election shall vote the ticket IL
favor OF proposed Charter this Act shall become law
majority of such persons snail votc Against pio
proposed Oh AFTER" this Act shall be void
The object of the meeting last night to adopt q
series of resolutions denouncng these provisions in gen
era and in misunderstanding that the Heads OF Depart
ments should be elected by the people and that the Lee
gslature ought not to ratiiy the New Charter without
important alterations.
Mr.. John NJ Bradhurst having been appointed Chair
man. Mr. Strahan read the resolutions, which he follow
ed by set speech-beginning like Diedrich knicker
booker, at the Cosmogony OF the World, and endln:
amid mingling of laughter cries and groans, and calls
for him to speak the question. Among other things
he thought it necessary to Cup the subject OF Negro
Suffrage in way which received the decided applause
OF the audience He said that there were insidous enc
mics among the Loco Foco party who actually advocated
the monstrous enory OF permitting Negroes 10 exer
else the Elective Franchise race who have beer
stamped by the hand of God Inferior upon whom
Almighty God had mark that no Legislation couid
eiace. The Aboionsts, he contended, were endeayor
ing take advantage this state OF things and TO engra
Negro Suffrage upon u.s. And we. he asked, ready
TO admit this No no! was loudly responded frsm
all parts of the house. lie then made few remarks, in
the midst of much confusion relating the Mayor hav
Ing Veto the election OF the Heads of Departments
&C &c. and was followed by
James T Brady, Esq who made a most adroit defense
they had adopted He commenced by abiding TO Loco
Foco me citing held in March 1914 at which Hon. Robert
H. Morris Chairman {hei here the stand and
pected speak and Mr. Bradhurst (the present Chair
mani one Of the Vice Presidents. This meeting after
various proceedings relating 10 the needed reforms
in the City Charter, unanimously resolved that the
mos, perfect form Of Government ever devised by
the wisdom of man the Constitution OF the
United States and that the Chatter ought 20
approximate nearly possible to that II Mr.
Morris had changed ground on this point, Mr. Bra
dy had not lie still remained Of the same opinion lie
then went on 20 show tha, the New Charter in very
near accordance with the Constitution of the United
States and commended that all experience bad shown
,ha, the Heads OF Executive Departments ought TO De
appointed By the Executive and that the people them
selves admitted the imposs5iy OF bringing every thing
directly before the popular voice. BY the very manner IN
which they transacted their portion Of the creation
Of officers How. asked Mr.. B. do you nominate your
Aldermen, a voice In the crowd-'By cheating !!
This wss followed By an explosion of laughter which