The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-09
THE NEW CITY CHARTER.
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9he Way Our Municipal Government is to
be Improved
The City to % v.vAueu ,n.v cevcnSSeA
Wards.
Absllllen Of the Departments Of Repairs and
supplies and Streets and lamps,
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oURYh1Oe o1~s csA UOse au0 homARos
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~ A0f 10 AMEND THE CaARrER OF THE CITY OF
NEW YOhK.
ne people Of the State Of New York, repr sen'ed In
osneD SEQ ASSEMBLY, do enact % roilows:-
Wn my G0vlRaMKNI LS6BIAuvs BaANcHH
ssa. l. Tae corporation now exissng: ana known py
NJ name Of 'Tne Asyor. Aldermen and oommoealV OF
- aty Il New Yorh,' shall ooas,nue 70 be b,ay poll
% asd corporate and in name By tho same name
powers and privileges hsrssofsre bad ~ "rhe Mayor,
Aidesnsn and Commouaity Of the CITY Of New York"
70 me sssAvs pc"L o. ee 90. ssa hsrS !"
eoupclmep, Who tegesher, shall form sne oom mon coun
g q the oisy Of New York.
sss The board Of aldermen shall oecset Of one 81
Sssnsn, 70 be elected from each wnrd IN the city
ga county Of New York. tho may rom time 70
- sss elected under tha cot shall be classaod o. FOL
lsws-Tbe aldsYwsn nom yards having IN odd meri-
dessnasnn, shall hod sucd o,e for TIE torn Of
ysas, sn0 th0te from wards having even numeri
81 aesigps shall hold ofoe for the torn Of rwo
years Al eli subsequent elections for aldermen they
ohall DO elected for tbo full term Of two years.
$50 There shall be six couno,uen elscted FROM ea,h
0ssssorisl dbtrics IN the city Of New York the
bow sse or may hereafter be constituted by general
ske IN each CT said dstrcs snd she persons elected
kso sacn Of said senatorial districts shall together form
~ heard of oounolmen for the said CITY The council
men shall 10 ohos en- for year.
30 No person ANAL be eligible TO the ONCE Of alder.
- ~ councilman who shall net Ut the Ume OF his
esseIen b resident Of the district from which he
ga 3. Each bosvd OF the common oounoiI shall have
ysWsP 70 eire,s special election 70 90 held TO suppy
b dsssb, removal from tho CITY, re.ieuason or other.
vhe end either CASE The peraon elected 70 supply the
vacancy sbs bold his seat only for the residue Of the
1oew OF o11oe OF hts imm mediate predecaesoP.
Bee. 7. The board snail meet IN separate chauoers,
majority Of ether shall = quorum 70 do Dust
body ana shall choose IL clerk and o,her osers deter
mine rules Of IN prooeedings ana be the Of
shs election and qualifications Of hs own mem
kssn Eat h0n bAAn NJ IT.
eesanss, and its doors shalt be Reps open. except
vnea Inc public welfare shall require secrecy;
which shall recommend any specific Improve
nsat involving tho appropriation Of pubic moneys or
Ae xas or assessing tne citizens o. the CITY. sos!i be
bessd under The authority OF tho board In eli the news
yApsn employed oy the CORPORATION, ana shsl, be
pesssd or ADOPTED uot ser sccn n,u,e mas been pub
kshsd d least days; and vote tsxen 10
rsiaitn thereto the ~ and shall be called and
DuolsSed In the sane manner
"a ndapoe or sosent memoors TO punmn ts msrnb
~ aisordsr'y behsviw, and 70 exp-i memoer with
bsasd; and the n omoer expelled SHALL oy such
yahon orfsk oil hs rigbts ana powers IN alderman
o. councilman, ana NO hiermau or coanci'man shall be
sscss ned in any other place for any speech or vote
sso rhs ataud and occasional meetings. Of eaca board
q Tho commoa council sha 90 reg 1lsHd by iu own or
enasoss; and batn boards may inert on sos ssue
Asessnt Gays - they may severally judge expcd,ent
Al. os,ox n,s Urn Of oSs sosos soSs =, .,s,a
any other cvn Gfaoe OF honor ,lumcn, under
Ne government the Ua,sed sses ~bo al during
NJ sad torn Of oos rsostve soy fees emolu
Beoes 10 Uaio by sny ordDaaco OF the
al sha be d, emed toe eby vacated bis ONE.
So ~. y s s. col 2, the o,~%1 s,ao
sos resolution wncn shall have parsed toe
tso on0es Of common council, before shall
tAke snecs shall be presented duiy opnded q She
mayor OF tne usy FIR approval. II ne ~ Prove,
be shaI s,gn 10. no., he ses resorn vsoiu days
Me- err vito hts objections 70 the board In WHOM
seieipssse or suoh board be not session. its
nexs usaacd meespg. The board to wnica shall be
s.sssd .ns enter the oo,1Soss - s,ss On sasi J,ur
tho daily newspapers Of the CITY. Hui no ordinances.
resolution shall oe valid unless the 'sosli maze
received Of both boaros wsbio ihs year
SEQ Ia. Tho board to whion suoh ordinance, act
resolution oh eli have been rcturned, snail, Ee,
..s s.p,.ou Of mot s:: than ten days ',s,ss'ss'
ssososrA.on, q, least t~o thirds OF eli the members
esced 70 the oos.o shsii sgrse TO osss the sane.
boa,o, by ~bc1 shall be hkewse Teoousidersd, acd
y approved By ~ ssst Z. thirds " all tue mbers
such hoard. shall, Sks OF 80 an cot lag
u porauop Ia all suoa the votes OF both
boards sba no desesmneo by yeas and nays, and the
pass OF p'sers vong for and against Toe passage
u daspcs reconsidered snail DO entered on the
yDoshai OF saon board resoectively.
$50. H. lfte psyar shsl rot rcsurn the oydnaooe
presented 70 him within the time above limited for hst
1ur, oc, nsban take ,necs In sDs same manner ~ nc
~ aDposedi u.
SEQ. a. Any ordinance OF me oonm,e oocoon may
svtsSpae cSher board. and when saa have passed
enc bcN d may bs rejeo oi-ndcd oy lao oGusr
Bot NO o.dnsnce sns psssei by ssasr sosri excsp,
~ ihs veto OF msjnip OF al the memoers eloo'et 70
40 70 Neither the mayor nor recorder Of the oily OF
New York siAn be member Of the common council
Aereof
urr uEcruvS PowsR.
eeo 10. The executive poser o. ,ne corporation snail
SEQ II. wnep,v,r there ihall be vsosooy Ia tse
sDoo OF mayor, whoEsver tho mayor snail DO sbseus
s ss . or % n nsS y a. s NJ any onsr
- rmo,,d osre'pafer provided for the preritsnt Ct
TOE board Of alrsrmsn snail or and shall pos.
ssrss nance Of .ucs vsospsy ss,suos Or sssoi and
ppul The rest char elsc on In OF vs,sncy or
removal from oilcc
SEQ Is fhsl be ibo culy 81 the MAYOR,
NJ oosmun cate 20 she onmm,o couoc1 ., lcsst ouoe
q year often.T, n ne snau Dc EN- sxprdcot gsce
Pei Of the sno.'ion conduloa of the 81 v,
N resuon 70 hs government ananoes aud tnprovc nts
os ms cguo, s o. n voc SoS ros sS,s
hsaish oiesn psss and oruames Of TOO ", and tns I'm
Yev-usut Of ~ EOvmnnens sad finances, - hs sasn
10 re visi,sn, and scsve In causing shs ordinaaoss
~ ~ city 70 be duly executed aud eaioroed.
ed SOC Of sn subordinss Officers aud 70 receive sld en-
anhs INTO an suon complaints nay DO pvefsre agsia
ny nem for vioa ION or neglect ~ dfy. and gene
rsty 10 perform al duties may be prescribed for
Mn BY the and CITY ordinances asd Of
ssb sasts ~ The Cp,tco sssses.
ssDwoo covpon snd - may D. required In hs offss 70
ss HIM IN Tbs c.rbsrss Of as onnci.l duties
BLScr)S oy vas CHirg pxrCruvr orFIrru
-. " the mNor oooptrciler. ssd counsel N tbs
ecrpcvss,on shau eo,h h sie td by The ei.a,G OF
sv; me m.yor term l~o ye.rs toe counsel 70
49, evaporation for tns term Of shses year, aad The
ssnproDer tor the torn Of foav years rbs o,mptro
sAan be vsed foe upoo senss.e bailo; ras othsr
Assxs Of d,pstmSt, ,hau appo,t.d by tAs ~1vv ,ruA
o. ssrsos md convent Of n. bard Of alder Toe
board Of aldermen snail have po~er ., o,sdrm or
rsst al poss,usna ofcsrs msde sy the msT,r; aas
vs~revev any rerscn nominsec by the mayor shall 90
r~t~ssed BY BOARD Of aidevmeo. the mayor snail
up~6,su " nomipste ssothor person
40 10. me mayor, comproiler and COUNSEL 70 the
cor porsos msy ,sh be removed By tae govsrpor for
ssuse In The maoner rrovihd oy isv In the cave of
ssstns The oned bv tne removal Of the
con psselsr counsel 10 the cs-ro-saco s.s aled
b. the mayor vita The advice and 81 90.
4 uaul shs be supp ned ~ the next sesusl
ssec,cp OF rhartsr cfice's
SO ~. TAs oth>r Aeads Of The sn>cIhrs dpstws-s
srusp .1csri Of tks GRO soq>daef ard sA1a Aoid
sgAoss for s,d,s, ana NATL sppvsr,sni " tha
sssooessrs Tho shall ss.s posse 20 sac
nd for Ecu g. during any recess Of she commoo
al ana BY with the oonscpt Of tue btsrd OF alder
ss 70 remove say Of the heads of dsp,r meats ,rssp
~. c~,sroler and III a'sf ne co~p,ri,. re
~ .sx<rne~ sAel hous oow~r, scuAota a. cNt "a
49, y bv u.ts Of tas,js OF az ne -~--ber eec<f