New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-17
REORGANIZATION of the Newly DIRK Aims
House, NC.
The following BIZ winch passed The Senate some
days ago, was coucurred il by the Assembly on
"Wednesday last

The following bin which passed the Senate some
days ago was coucurred iu by the Assembly on
"Wednesday last
AN ACT % provse or govenen. departments Aims
end Psrt-nisry, Ia ~ Ciy sna County q New fofs
Ths Peop, II the STATE OF Mar York rsfvsssnt,d n Sen
ate and Assembly, do enact as joious SECTION l. The
Aim. House dspsi tment of the City and County Il
New.York including therein the Aims House proper.
the support ana reei of the poor the County Lu-
matte Asylum and the nurseries for poor and destitute
children the Penentisry, the City Prison, and Bride
well and the other prisons and houses OF detention IN
said city with the hospitals connected herewith. eX
cent the Sheriff Jail in Eldrdsesreet and the House
of Refuge shall hereafter b under the exclusive con-
troll and management OF board of governors to con
sis persons who shsi be named and styled the
Governors ~ the Aims House.
Draper Jacob Westervelt Jacob Hsrsen, John J
Cisco James r Freeborn X :. Smith. Schuremsn Hal
stead and Timothy DAILY shall be the fret Board OF Gov
ernors and OF their members 10 be designated BY
the Board shall 90 out OF Office on the fret day OF Jsnu
airy la each year.
SIC 3 Al every general election held in said City
| and County two Governors shall be chosen 10 hold
their Offices for five years. but each eector shall vote
for only of ssd Governors. and the two voted tor
who shall have the greatest number oil votes, tnal DC
| duly elected a.,
and exclusive power to govern manage and direct the
several institutions hereinbeiore mentioned to appoint
such wardens chsplains hyscisns and clerks Nc may
be necessary 10 define their respective duties ana au'
horty prescribe the number and duties OF TIE var
ous subordua,es 20 be employed therein and 10 N the
amount of their compensation and shall generally poe
secs all the power and authority now by law conferred,
| and be subject 20 duties imposed on the Comms
| sioner Of the Aims House in said City the Com
Council OF said City, and the Board of Supervisors Of
said County respect to the said department snd the
| said Institutions.
sxc 5 The said Governors shsll have power TO in.
denture and bind ont apprentices during their min
ority any minor children under their sud control
by reason Of the provisions OF this set II subsequent
% such indonmre any father mother or other relative
shall give satisfactory security TO be filed In the Office
of .sd Governor, that such child shall not become n
charge 70 tho City and County Of New.Nork, during
sach minority thcnceorth such indenture shall become
void and IL shall be the duty OF said Governors forth
with To cancel the la csse any disagreement as
60 the sucency OF such security rendered, shall occur
between said Governors, the sther mother, or other
relative q any child before such security rendered
shall become IN any way etectua II sha be approved
BY some Judge Of the Supreme Court elected or sp-
pointed IN aud for the City and County OF NewYork
Ssc 6 The said Wardens Chsplains, Physicians
and Clerks shall hold their Offices during the pleasure
OF the Board OF Governors and shall receive such com
| pensstion they shall prescribe
sKc : Tito said Wardens shall respectively have
power appoint such subordinates may be required
to assist In the proper discharge OF their several du
ties who shall hold their Offices during the pleasure O
said Wsrdens but may any time be removed sy The
Board OF Governors
syc ; The said Board OF Governors shsn annually
and the month Of January in each year make 10 the
Legislature ard % the Common Council OF the City
tu report of their proceedings Of the condition Of the
expenditures for the preceding year.
SEC q The said Common CoSpcil shsll by Commit
by them for that purpose duly appointed, visit aud
inspect the said department. and All Of said Institutions
st least twice in each year and shall have power 70 i'm
peach before the Supreme Court any Of said Board OF
Governors OF any ccers connected with any OF said
institutions aud the said Court shall have power a,
general special term, 90 remove any OF said Cover
| nors or officers for due cause shown
SIC 10 In OF any vacancy In the Board OF Gov
ernors the remaining members shall OIL the same for
| the residue Of the term thus made vscsnt
| SKC II The Board et Supervisors Of said county
shall annually raise ard collect by tax upon the res
and personal property taxable In the said City and
County such Gum Of money said Board Of Cover
nor. shall from time time require for the purposes
of this set BE- spilled BY said Governors exclusively
u said purposes and 80 De accounted for by the SAID
Governors which shall be in lieu of all taxes In
aid County for the relief and support Of the poor
| thereof
sKc - Thl. shall take effect on the hrst day OF
Nav ext sud much Of the act entitled An act io'
the better regulation OF the County and State Prson'
of the State and consolidating and srnendins the exist
ng Laws IN resiisn thereto passed December IL, 1877
confers upoa the sheriff OF the City and County Of
New YORK any power control any OF the prsoui
named 10 this set 10 hereby repesed