The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-13
THE NEW CITY CHARTER,

seO 8. This act shall take effect immedsstely.
THE NEW CITY CHARTER.
| An Act Further to Amend tfso Charter or ne
L City or New York.
The people Of the State Of New York. represented In
senate and Assembly, do enact as follows -
Section The Legislative of the corporation Of
the city of Now York shall Ee vested in Board Of Alder
ss e c1s a II. wh sss s
4idermen shall ,onsis of one Alderman from each ward
nra shall m te elected By the people Of tae respective
ceusst OF sixty members, to bs elected fl a. many
a. esets who shan be sworn in on the arst Monday q
ohses Tor one year. and receive tes couqpensaon
as the Aldermen.
Secs2 Ths members Of the Board OF Aldermen 6rxt
elected under this s,t shall be classified folle -On
or beore the first Tuesday in December succeeding tho
Next Sssn election the clerk Of the sty and county Of
and Comptroller or majority thereof draw from box
to be provided for the purpose in whchtwo ballots shs
the wordOdd Or the word even, one bs6t II IEs bal
lot SO drawn shall have thereon the worfodi then the
odd numerical derignpion shall expire on the arst
Monday q Jsnuary 1866, and n thSbadiot hsytn.
ece q the aermsn OF words hs Wing even nuns
rical designation, shall expire the frss Monday Of
January. 1856 At all suaseq7psut elections aldermen
shall be elected for the full term Of two yearE.
Sec: Fo-tAe election OF .councilmsn Il y said city
shall be dviesa into sixty Districts Of contiguous terri
which shall Ssos one com
Gil shall dvids the city intosush districts be-
fore the first Monday in Septenbs next and terossr
within year after the State oud national shall
have been coRpsted the Common Council sha Il in iihs
manner redistr - said city
Sec A. Every ast, resolution or ordnance a,xropris.
ting money involving the exr 5ndure of mcrBy NOT
rendered imperative under tha provisions Of ary tas
law, shall origna5e in the Board OF Counclmen but the
Board OF may propose or concur, with amend
Sec g. vote OF two thirds Of ak the members elected
to each Board sha1 be necessary to- pass any act ord
nance or resoluo, Of the Council which shall
hauo haa, No. A.
Sec 9. The Boara Of Supervisors SHALL or before
the first Monday Of October next fthe compensation Of
increased or diminished dxrng their term OF office
Sec All ferries docks, piers and alps shall bc eased
and all lea and sses Of public properly and frsochsss
public auction to the highest bidder who will give ads
quae security No lease hereafter given except tho
same may be required by covenants of the corporation
already existing, shall bs for longer period than tam
years and all ferry leases shall be revocabe by the Com
mon Council for nasos to provide as
quate accommodaton All popsoas so4airi.s any ferry
lease franchise under the pro visions of this act haR
be required to purchase at fair appraised valuation
IL boats buildings and other property Of the former
Previous notice shall be given under the direction Of tHs
Comptroller for thirty days. in the newspapers employed
Sec. s No bids shall be accepted irony or contract
awarded to- any person who is in to the corpora
ton upon debt or contract, or who Is defaulter
security other wise upon to the
ration.
sec No money shall be expended by the corporation
kind OCCASION except for the celebration Of the
anniversary of the National Iadepandsnce the 25th of
Brsdas q 1nsss b Tos o
iourths Of all the members elected each board of tho
Common Council.
Sec 10. No additional allowance beyond the legal
claims, under any contract with the corporation for
any service on its account or in its employment shall
Sec H. The officers of the police and fex-
cepng the Chief of Poce) shall hereafter be appointed
by board OF commissioners, consisting Of the Mayor
Sec r. All work to be done, and all supplies to be
more than $3.50 shall DO by contract founded on sealed
bids or proposals. made in compliance with the public
notice for the full period of ton days. and all such
tracts when given shall be gven TO the lowest bidder
with adequate security. All suoh bids proposals shall
be opened for the heads of departments advertising for
them in the presence of the and such Of the
parties making them may desire to be present.
Sec lS There shall be bureau in the department. Of
officer thereof shall be called the Auditor of Ac,ounts
1t shall revise audit and settle all accounts in which the
city is cd debtor creditor 1t shall keep
account of each claim for against the corporation and
of the allowed upon each and certify the same with
reasons therefor to the comptroller. The comptroller
shall report to the Common Council once in ninety days
the of each claim presented and the decision the
su0tor the same together with the final action of tho
treasury shall be ups. vouchers for the expenditure
thereof examined and allowed by the auditor aud an
proved BY tie comptroller
or cause or aid or abet in causing to be Promised offer
ed, or given, furnish agree to furnsh in whole
of the Common Council TO any officer of the corpora
on after his election suoh member before after
he shall have qualified and taken his seat, any money
goods right in action or other property, or anything Of
value any pecuniary advantage present prospec-
tive with intent to influence his vote opinion judgmsnt
which may be then pending or may by law be brought
before him his official capacity shall upon conviction,
be imprisoned in State prison for term not exceeding
ten years. shall be fined rot exceeding five thousand
dollars both in the discretion of the court every on
Ger in this section enumerated, who shall accept any
the same under any agreement understanding that
his vote, opinion Judgment or acting shall bs i.
manner upon any particular side of any Question
matter, cause proceeding then pending or which
shall upon conviction be disqualified from holding any
public Office trust or appointment under the charter Of
the city Of New Yok, and shall forfeit his Office aud
shall be punished by Imprisonment in State prison
exceeding ten years. or by fine not exceeding five thou
sand dollars, or BOTH in the discretion of the court
Every person offending against either Of the provisions
this section shall be competent witness against any
other offending in the transaction and may
grand jury or in any court in the other
persons but the testimony given shall not be used in
any prosecution or proceeding civil criminal against
Sec Is No contract by the supervisors shall be valid
unless expressly authorized BY statute and such a are
authorized must be made in the manner provided by tha
18th section Of this act.
Sec. l6 All ordinary appropriations required for the
support and government of the Amshsuse Department
shall before the are finally made be submitted by
the Governors Of the Amshouse TO board Of commits
sioners, Iecofuer
the president OF the Board Of Aldermen and the pres
dent Of the Board Of Councilmen If the said commits
soners apI Of the appropriation they shall imme
datey report the to the Board Of Supervisors.
If they shall dsapprove of the they shall return
them With their objections to the Governors Of the Aims
house and in the said governors
shall upon adhere, by vote two thirds
all the governors then In Office, TO the original apro
pration, they shall return them to the commits
whose duty Il shall be /, report the to the Board Of
Supervisors
Sec H. The Board of Education shall also submit, in
like manner all appropriations required by them 10 the
con mssopcrs named in the last preceding section and
said appropriations shall be subject to all the provisions
of said sections far the be applicable.
Sec. Is All such parts Of the charter OF the city of
New York, and the several acts OF the Legsatuse
amending the same, or in any affecting the
same inconsistent with this act hereby re-
pesed but much and such parts thereof are not
construed repealed altersd or modified or in apY
form affected thereby, but san continue and rSuain In