The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-02

termed nowadays, misdemeanor. and punish
able a. such. The section containing this provi-
sion is 90 striking and excellent, that, aotwith-
standing we shall publish the whsle document
TO- morrow, we insert 1t today, Tor the benefit Of
aspiring office holders, particularly such Of them
as IorR service In the harness Of either party,
will enttIe, In their opinion. to Office about
the year 1850 Hero it Is, and we recommend
those persons to commit It to memory, for their
benefit aud edi6cstion -
SEC rs. Any ofaeer Of the city government or per-
sem persons employ cd In any thereof
tsr OF commit sny fraud convert any Of the pubic
property to his own use " knowingly permit
and in addition to tho psosts: imeos.s
BY law shalt forfeit his once and b excluded for
sttss from receiving or holding any ofoe under the
city ohester And any person Who shall .ilfuiiy swear
falsely In any oath or Affirmation required By this ses
shall be guilty Of perjury.
This section Is severe but not too much 30. Our
tax pay ing citizens have been swlnded so much and
SO long that very heavy penalties ough. to DO lalct-
ed in order, If possible. to stop the leaks in tho
City Treasury, which have so long been permitted
to run, by both parties, into the pockets of politi
clans and their trends. The remaining sections
st the proposed amendments to the city charter,
which we have not referred to this article, have
similar tendency as the others to remodel the
municipal affairs of New York, and asslmllate our
government to that ofthe United States, the neces-
sty of which, in order 20 obviate the corruptions
of the system at present in force, have 80 often
leisure, before the day Of election.
We have but one objection TO the new charter
and that Is the section providing that the election
IA 4 4 u \
day as that on which the State election takes
place. Thswe Thick will not have good effect
1t will in,ermlngle our municipal affairs with the
politics OF the State, and partly with those of the
whole country. Now this is one of the evils
which we have heretofore experienced in tho
management of our city affairs, aud we are sorry
that we see no prospect Of Its being remedled.
There is no good reason why our city elections
should turn national politics. 1t is quite Imma-
terial whether the Mayor Of New York is In favor
OF the Wilmot proviso or opposed to it, whether
| the head OF the Street and Lamp Department
thinks it would benefit the country to restore the
tariff of 1872. Honesty and capablliy should be
| the only qualifications in both instances. As,
| however, we cannot have the new charter without
the Objectionable feature, we are satisfied to take
| it with 1t.
Advantageous as it evidently will be to our city
to have this charter become law, there will be
strong and organized opposition to it in certain
quarters. 1t will not be favored by the cllques of
wings and democrats who have for years past fed
and tattened on the corruption and extravaganza
offormer years. Hence the necessity of the peo-
pie, the Woodworking masses, who are really and
truly the tax payers, and who have to pay by the
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city government-hence the necessity Of this class
Of our population taking determined OF md In
favor OF Its adortion and voting tor it on the day
of election. If they do SO they will succeed, nd
establish what we have SO long needed in this
ci,y-a responsible system Of government, an eff
Client discharge Of all public duties. and retrench
ment and economy In our city expenditures.