The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-05

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To he Votso Upo" al tne CnnrGsr Election,
TUE sesy, Aplit 40.
An AcI 10 AhEND THE cHARrER OF THE CITY OF NEW
[PaUed April I'd, Is49- Three-ffhs beirg presently
The People " me State Of Nsw York, represented in
Senate and -d.ssmbty, do enact a. foIt,ws:-
Stcr,oc THE legislative power Of the Corpsrs-
t'oh of the city Of New York thsi continue TO be
vetted In . Board Of Aidermsn and q Board Of AS
sstsnt Aldermen who, together, shai form the Com
non Coz neli OF the The Board Of A'd.rmen ,na
elected BY the people Of the pecvs wards for
years Tie Boaro u Ass'rtast Aldermen sha consist
Of one ariel ant sld-rn fr each ward shall be
elected in lac manner and shall hold thsH office for
oney'aI
bca the day Of The general State election when all
charter officers eligible by The people shall be chose
and the officers who SHAH be el-sted shall be sworo
to Office On the hrst Monday Of January tnsreafter;
ana the laws Ct the State regulating elections shall
apply to elections 81 charter othcere; but the Com.
non Coopcn may by law extend tho time for tho ca a
vars OF the votes The Mayor shall hold his office
for Pc ROD of two years
SIC 3 The Common Council during the year one
thOuss nd eight huudrsd ana fifty, may hold its Sea-
sion, often each boar shall by resolution appoint
AND thereafter the Common Council shatl Ia nusiy
bod only three stated sessions, Of not exceeding
moufh each, commencing on tho first Monday of
January May and September. The Mayor may con.
veDe tie Common Council or the Board of Aiderme q
meDt any exigeDcy shall have arisen to render such
PIT ding eessry. the request in writing OF
msority Of the embers elected board spsci-
flying he purpose for which sach meeting Ia called
which osfe the action Of the Common Council snail be
dued to the matters in REFERENCE to It shall
have been 40 convened or to such ether matters "A
ha ami m nv for td,r.t ;on
during such session and the respective boards may
adjourn from day to day until such business shall be
SIC 4.-The boards shall sit In separate chambers,
and doors shall be kept open xcept when the pu b.
lie welfare shall require secrecy majority of each
shall be quorum TO do busiasss but smaller num-
ber may adjourn from day day, and may compel the
StteDasnct Of absent me 10 bsrs
Each board shall appoint President from It's own
body; shall ch0ose Its clerk and other officers deter.
mine the rules Of It's proceedings BIZ the judge of
the election, returns and quail Of it's
beTs keep journal Of its ngs and over
to dir. rpesia elections to fiji its to
compel the ate ndsncs of bers to punish for
disoIdtrIy conduct, and ezpel member by vote Of
two thirds OF ell the members after I've days
tc~ opportunity Of being heard has been given
him; blu such resolution OF expulson shall b. Of
effect uDles 1t contain provision for special election
within two weeks thereafter to supply such vacsucy
provided however, that such special election shall not
be ordered unless there DO at least two months of
tenn OF the expelled member unexpired.
The Clerk OF the Board Of Alderme SHALL by virtue
Of his Office be Clerk Of the Common Counc and shall
perform sll the duties heretofore perfOr
Clerk Of the Common Council, suoh Is shall be
assigned to the Clerk of the Board OF Assistant Alder
mem and 1t shall be his duty to keep open for inspso
tion all reasonable times the records aud min utes
Of the proceedings of the Common Council, except
such shall be specially ordered other wise
The two boards shall have concurrent powers, and
negative each Others proceedings and shall, Ia all
csaes, separate bodies aud shall not sppoint
joint committees, except . committee on accounts.
ject any law ordinance resolution; but law shall
either board except by majority Of the members
elected Neither board shall adjourn for longer Pc
rod than three days except by resolution to bs
CURED In by the other BODY.
Sic. 6-Irtha be the duty Of the clerks OF the res
pective boards to publish all ordinances nd amend
me nts of ordinances which shall b. passed. aud also
the oceedipgs In the newspapers employed BY the
Corporation except such parts may require Secrecy
upon the passage of resolution or ordinance which
shall contemplate any specific mprovem.nr, involve
the sale, disposition or appropriation Of public pro-
perty or the expenditure Of public moueys income
lay any tax assessment resoiu.
ton ordinance SHALL before the DO to the
other board and Immediately adjour ut of
the board ut which the shal havs been passed,
be published with the ayes and noes, with the
Of the persons voting for and sgainst the same in
NO act resolution ordinances which shall have passed
board shSl be acted upon by the other board on
the day unless BY unsni0ous consent except in
care Of invAsien, insurreotion or pestience.
SIC Off any ordinance or resolution passed by
each board provided by tections IL and Is Of
ndsd charter Of 1880 shall not bs returned by the
Mayor within ten days (Sundays exoeptsdJ After It
shs! have been prese nted TO him. the shall be-.
CONS law In like manner a. he had signed It, un.
less the close Of the session Of the Common Council
hall prevent Its return. in which 1t shs be
Law until The expiration Of I've days after the Dom.
Of the next session Of the Common Coanci
by whom the ordinance resolution shall be
sdtred returned within such time, and be disposed
of In the manner and with like effect, a. II pre-
SEC mo money shall be drawn from the City
Treasury, except the came shall have been previously
appropriated to the purpose for which It was drawn
~llsn xistSN he kas "A
detailed in writing Of the several heads Of
the departments through the Comptroller.
the sole power Of impeachment OF all city officers not
otherwise provided for and pending such impesch
ment and until the final disposition thereof tho party
mpeaehsd shall not exercise any Of the functions Of
his once.
The Board Of Aldermen shall have the sole power to
Try All i%ps.Shmsnn when citing for thar purpose
italy TO try the impeachment according to evidence
and no person shall be convicted without the
renee Of twothirds of oil the members elected to said
board.
Judgment In osss Of impeachment shall not extend
farther than removal from office, and disqualification
to hold any Office under the city charter but the party
convicted shall be liable to Indictment trial. judgment
and punishment according to law. --
SEC.0-The executive power Of the Corporation shall
be vested in the Mayor the heads Of and
such other executive officers Shs from time to time
be crsated by law; ard neither the Common Cou noi
nor any committee or member thereof, shall perform
any executive business whatever except such Is
shall be especially imposed them by the laws Of the
State and except that The Board OF Aldermen may sp-
prove reject the made to them here
matter provided
Src. 10-There shall continue to be an Executive De-
partm<nt which shall be known the Police Depart
msnt," and the Mayor Of the city shall be the head
thereof. "a
There shall be bureau in this department and tho
chief ocsr thereof shs be dsnominsted the Chief Of
Police.
SIC l1-There shall be an Executive Department,
which sball be denOminat the Department. OF FL
nance" which shall have the control Of all the Hsoa
concerns Of tho Corporation and shall prescribe tue
fOrH of ping and rendering all city what
ever and al accounts rendered TO or kept In tns
Ia departme nts Of the city shall b sub
tothe inspection and revision OF the Officers Of this
department. 1t shall settle and adjust ell claims what
by the Corporation against them, snd oil
counts whstever in which the Corporation 10 con-
cerned either debtor creditor. Tho chief officer
Of this depsrtment sh. be called the Comptroller Of
the City Of New York"
There shall be . bureau in this department FOR the
cole ction OF the revenue acerung from taxes The
chief officer thereof shall be called the Receiver Of
Taxes,' who shall nominate, and with tho advice aud
mt Of the Beard of Aldermen, appoint, many
h ahnll thOrized tha Common Con nniI