New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-22

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persons right property without his their consent Of
! by some known law Of the Province.
This charter constitutes the Mayor Recorder Aldermen
and Assistants ofthe City of New-York for the tins be-
ing, and those which hereafter shall be Mayor Recorder
Aldermen and Assistants Of the snid City of New
Tor the time being, and their successorr, forever
hereafter by force Of these presents one BODY cor
porste and polite in deed fact and name and really
and fully creates ordsins, makes constitutes and con
%s the s and that they ey the Of the Mayor
peual succession and that they and their successor,
shall by the name Of the Mayor Aldermen and Common
ATTY OF the Cify OF New-fork be forever hereafter able
and In law capable TO have get receive
fenemens rents liabilities and jurisdictions franchises
and heredsments to them and their successors in fee
simple or for life or vss year, otherwise and also
goods and chattsls. and other things.
BY this charter the Corporation are authorized to mike
laws to remain in force for three months and longer
unlees confirmed by the Governors and they are sutbor
lied 10 purcf and hold real estate rents and
other possessions within without the City provided
the same exceed not the value of thousand pounds
per annum.
The news Of King James fleeing to this country and
the succession Of William and Mary the throne OF Eng
land received by the American Colonies in the spring
this side Of the water In New York. Dongan did not risk
the sofety OF bis by attempting TO hold the
Of government but departed the country; under these
circumstances portion of the citizens held that the
Lieut. Gov. Nicholson and the form Council were now
legally invested with the powers of government On the
other hand another party maintained that the overthrow
OF the late king and the abandonment Of the country by
Dongan, overthrow the whole machinery of his govern.
menf. Az this Junefure, those, most literally disposed,
under the command of Jacob LeisIer took of
the tort at the Battery this act took place I'd Of
June 1899 and was the signal for the sudden departure Of
the Lieu Governor, Nicholson and the breaking nm of
bis Council. Leiser then, the Sd Of June issued
manifesto declaring that the fort was held only until the
arrival OF person properly constituted by the authorize.
ment
AT this period Committee of Safety wa. appointed,
who conferred absolute power Leser to conduct the
government for William and Mary; his commission va
dated 10th of August 1859; the Committee further III;
rected an election for Mayor Sheriff Clerk and members
of the Common Council which election took place n DC.
tober 1859.
Under the assumed authority of document received
from England Leser the 18th of December 1869 took
the title OF Lieut. Governor and appointed Council of
eight persons representing the different parts of the
Province.
In January 1891 Major Richard Ingoldsby arrived M
NewYork in the ship Beaver with soldiers sent out by
government and on the 10Th of March, 1891 Col Henry
Slaughter arrived at New York. with commission Of
Governor from William and Mary he Immediately called
together his Council and directed Ingodsby take
possession Of the fort which accordingly DONE 1t
appears to have been delivered to Lieut. Nicholson the
goth of March of this year
Gov Slaughter died suddenly the 23d of July 1891;
his successor for atemporary PERIOD Major Richard
Ineodsby the second military officer in the garrison; he
remained la Office until the Goth of August 1892 when he
superseded by Col Benjamin Fletcher who had been
commissioned as Governor of the Provinceg Gov.
Fletcher was superseded by Richard Earl of Belmont on
the cd of April 1893, who remained in Office until his
DEATH which occurred in the City the 9Th of NJ arch,
7O1 During this year contest took place for the
OF the City Government, which resulted In
appeal to the Supreme Court by whose decision there was
an equal division of the Board between the two contend
ing partes and the Mayor and Recorder being also OPP
posed, the Board stood exactly divided.
Edward Hyde succeeded Gov. belmont. He arrived in
NewYok in May 1902 and was superseded in the spring
of 1905 by the appointment of John oveace he did not
however arrive in the City Of Newly until the 18th Of
December following. He died the next year, tl709J and
succeeded by Brgadier Hunter, who arrived in the
City in June, NO. Gov Hunter returned to England in
l7l9 and succeeded by William Burnet, who arrived
in New York in 1920. In l72e Gov Burnet retired from
the charge Of the Province and was succeeded by John
Montgomere, Esq who entered upon his official duties
the 18th April l72ss The principal act that marked his ad
minis the grant of the amended charter George
III, in 1880 in which many privileges were more specf
cay enrolled particularly those relating to the New York
Ferry This amended charted recites the Dongan Charter
Of 1856 and the Queen Ann Charter of the ferry to Long
Island of April g. 1908 and certain rights and privileges
in connection Herewith and refers other grants and
confrmations of divers Governors and Commandants,n
Chief under various names, styles titles and incopora-
tons all Of which are by the amended charter recog
Dized and confirmed TO the City of New York. 10 them,
and their successors, forever
By this amended charter the Governor and Council sp-
points the Mayor Sheriff and Coroner but the Aldermen,
Assistants Assessors, Collector and Constable made
elective Provision is also made for the enactment laws
to remain in orco for year and no longer unless con-
frmed by the Governor and Council The Corporation is
privileged lay streets lanes and alleys highways
and and bridges besides those already laid
and to alter amend and repair the streets lanes al
BY act of the Governor Council and General Assem-
bly, of the Colony of New York. under date of October H.
1882 the rights titles and privileges heretofore conferred
upon and enjoyed by the City of New York, recon-
filmed, and declared valid in their fullest
The Revolution of l776, which resulted in the sepsrs
ton of the Colonies from the mother country and the
acknowledgement of their independence by the treaty Of
peace of December l7s3 between the United States and
Great Britain did not change tho character of the City
Government but gave to the State of New York the con-
trolling power the charter that had been previously
exercised by Great Britain BY virtue Of this authority
the State of New York, under date of April 4 $780,
amended il vest the legislative power OF the City in
Eoa NJ anda TO-
eeher it is declared shall form the Common Council Of
the City each Yard to elect Alderman and one As
sstant those elected Aldermen 10 form the Board Of
Aldermen and those elected 40 Assistants to form the
Nnafd of Assistant Aldermen each Board to be chosen
for the term of one year. their term Of Office to commence
ON the second Tuesday in May their predecessors IN Of
fee at the period of the enactment to continue IN once
until their successors under the auiehdeu cna'ei quo"
he enabled 10 be sworn into Office.
The Board to meet in separate chambers and major
y of each Board to be guorum each Board to appoint
President from its body, and 10 choose its Clerk
and other officers to keep journals of their proceedings
&C. The charter further provides
Z" That every act, ordinance resolution which shall
have passed IKE two Boards of the Common Council, be-
fore it shall take effect shall be presented, duly certified
to the Mayor of the City for his appreciation If he ap
proves OF it, he shall sign it; if not he shall return it.
with his objections, to the Board in which it originated
within ten days thereafter or, if such Board be not then
in session. at its next meeting, the Board TO which shall
be returned shall enter the objections at large on their
Journal and cnuse the same to be published in one or
more of the public newspapers OF the City.
Tbe Board to which such act ordinance or resolution
shall have been returned SHALL after the expiration of not
less than days thereafter proceed to reconsider the
same; it. after such reconsideration, majority OF the
members elected to the Board shall agree to pass the
same it shall be sent together with the objections to the
Board by which it shall likewise be considered, and II
by majority of ali the members elected to such
Board shall take effect act or law Of the Corpo'
ration .
The charter further provides that if the Mayor shall
not return any act ordinance resolution presented to
he inns ahoye