New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-09
THE PROPOSED NEW CHARTER.

te- for this CIV now before The Legislature. dspu-
ta,on Of Aldermen and other officials went TO Albany
a few days since to work the thing through
AN ACT to amend the Charter of the City OF NewYors
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SECTION I. The Corporation, or body corporate,
now existing and known by the name OF " the mayor,
AID. rmtn and Comlnonaty OF the City OF New-l9uk,
.ha remain and continue to be body pohuc anu cor
porated in fact and in name, by the name OF tue
Navor Aldermen and Commonalty OF the Clty OF
New-York i" and by that name shall have perpetual
succession and be able 20 and be sued, TO plead
aud be implicated, to answer and TO be answered 10
defend and 20 be defended, in al Courts and places ID
all OF actions, suits, complaints pleas causes,
matters and demands whatever, and OF what nature
and kind whatever in full and ample manner and
form as ary citizen and shall be capable 70 take pur'
chase hold receive and enjoy, and to sell, demise,
mortgage assign, dispose OF, and convey IN lee, or
life lives for years or IN any other manner any
property, real or personal OF what nature hI9u VI
auenty whatsoever; and may and shall have and use
a common seal and may alter or change the same al
their pleasure and shaI have, and continue TO exer-
oise and enjoy all the nights mmunities, powers PRIV
leges and franchises heretofore and hereto oeongng
TO Il; and shall have power to make all needful laws
ordinances and regulations for the municipal govern
ment of said city, and the Board Of Aldermen, when
acting es Supervisors of the county, shall have power
to Law assess and collect all taxes necessary TOR the
pavu,eut Of the expenses of the City Government.
SIC @ The legislative power OF the Corporation Of
the CITY of New-York shall be vested IN Board OF
Aldermen, and Board Of Assistant Aldermen, VINO
together shall form the Common Council OF the CITY
The Board of Aldermen shall consist OF one Alderman
| from each Ward, as constituted, who shah DC
elected bv the people Of the respective Wards tor two
years. The Aldermen and Councilmen, now in office,
shall continue TO discharge the duties OF their sela
ofices until the expiration Of the period for when
they were elected The Wards having an odd numen,
| cal designation shall elect Aldermen at the general
election in 1856, and every two years thereafter iAe
Wards having an even numerical desgnalo ,9s s9e,.
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! Ike manner
SEC g. The Board Of Assistant Aldermen shall con
sist Of one Assistant Alderman from each Ward, who
shall be elected in like manner, and shall hold once
for one year. The first election for Assistant Alder
men, under this act take place at the general cleo
| Il, q in 1856.
SEC. The Mayor shall hold his office for two years,
and the fist election for Mayor under this act shall DE
| held az the general election in 1880.
SEC. j. The election for charter offices shall be held
| on the day of the general State election, when al
charter officers to be elected by the people shall be
chosen and the officers who shall be elected shall be
into office on the first monday OF January tnere
after; and the laws of the State regulating elections
| shall apply to elections OF charter officers; but the
Common Council may by law, extend the time ior the
| canvass of the votes.
SEC. G. The Board of Aldermen shall have power to
direct special election TO be held TO supply the place
| of any Alderman whose seat shall become vacant by
DEATH removal from the city, resignation or other
wise and the Board of Assistants shall also have power
to direct speclal election 10 tha1
may occur in the Board Of Assistants; and IN both
cases the person elected to supply the vacancy, shall
hold his seat only for the residue of the term OF ONCE
Of his immediate predecessor. Provided, however,
that such special election shal not be ordered unless
| AT least two months of the term in which such
| vacancy occurs shall remain unexpired.
SEC T. The two Boards shall meet in separate cham
bers and majority of each shall be a quorum to do
business Each Board shall appoint President from
ts body and shall also choose its Clerk and other
officers determine the rules OF It's own proceedings and
be the Judge Of the election returns and qualifications
Its members. Each Board shall keep aournal OF It's
proceedings and the doors of each shall be kept open,
except when the public welfare shall require secresy
and all resolutions and reports OF committees which
shall recommend any specific improvement involving
the appropriation of pnbc moneys or taxing or assess
ing the citizens OF said city, shall be published mme-
diaely after the adjournment Of the Board under the
authority OF the Common Council, in all the newspapers
employe ed by the Corporations and whenever vote Is
taken in relation thereto, the ayes aud Hoes shall be
| called and published in the same manner.
| SEC Each Board shall have the authority to COM
pe the attendance of absent members; to punish its
members for drOrdeIly behavior, and 10 expel MEN,
Der, with the concurrence of two thirds of the men-
| bers elected to the Board: and the member go eI-
PEELED shall by such expulsion, forfeit all his rights
| and powers as an Alderman or Assistant Alderman.
SEC Q. The stated aud occasional meetings of each
| Board Of the Common Council shall be regulated by
its own resolution, and both Boards may meet on the
different days. as they may seyeraly Judge
| expedient.
SEC. 10. Any law, ordinance or resolution Of the
| Common Council may originate in either Board, and
when il shall have passed Board, may be rejected
or amended by the other. But no law, ordinance or
resolution requiring the concurrence of both Boards
shall pass either Board except by the vote OF ma jor
| ity Of the members elected.
SEC. IL. Neither the Mayor the Recorder OF the
| City of New-York, shall be member Of the Common
| Council
SEC. 70. II shall be the duty of the Mayor, on the
| first Monday in January, 1857, and thereafter, inn
mediaely after being into Office, to nominate to
tIo rs dor i've.
sitting of Controller, Corporation Counsel Chief
of Police, Engineer Of the Croton Aqueduct, a
Street Commissioner Ciy Inspector, and Commas
sioner Of Repairs and Supplies, to assist him super
vising the executive duties of the city, which duties
| shall be clearly defined by ordinance OF the Common
Council The Mayor shall in like manner fill any
cancy that may in any of the offices enumerated
in this section. II any nomination. made in accord
with the provisions Of this act, shall be rejected
| by the Board Of Aldermen the Mayor must within ten
days thereafter nominate other and different persons
The Mayor shall have power TO nominate Mar
sha and the clerks in his office. No appointment
shall be valid unless confirmed by the Board of Alder
men, shall it be lawful for any persOn nominated TO
either Of the above offices to upon the discharge
of it, duties until confirmed according 10 law. Pro-
vded However that the Mayor shall not be authorized
by this Act 10 make any nomination for the Office of
Controller, Corporation Counsel Street Commissioner
City Inspector, Commissioner of Repairs and Sup
plies, until the expiration of the period for which these
officers elected by tue people The seversl Heads
OF Departments herein mentioned now in Office shall
be members of the Executive Council but until the
expiration of the period for which they were elected,
nothing IN this Act shall apply be construed as in
any manner TO affect their respective terms OF Office
or the salary or other compensation for services reu.
dered, "a by law now established.
1t sha also be the duty of the Mayor to commune.
cate TO the Common Council, at least twice year. on
the mt Monday IN January aud July, and oftener
II be shal deem it expedent, general statement Of
the situation and condition Of the city, in relation
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