New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-13
portion of the City of New-YoR north of the center


Of Eighty -sixth street
SIC. Il. The Mayor, Aldermen and Councilmen
provided for in this act shall BE- elecat at the first
election for Charter Otcers TO be held after the pas
rage hereof, which election shall take place on the
frst Tuesday Of December, 1857. All persons who
shall have been elected under former laws regulating
on affecting the election of Charter Othcers' ana
hall be IN Office AT the time OF the passage OF
mis- act shall continue in Office until the ofice'"
elected under this act shall take office, and no longer
eXCcpt that the offices Of Commissioner OF kepairs
and Supplies and of Commissioner Of Streets aiu
Lamps are hereby abolished. and except tha' Iho
perfOEs now filing the several Offices oi Conlronei
Counsel to the Corporation Street Commissioner anu
CITY Inspector and the officers Of the Croon Aqueuuc'
Department shall continue in Office until me eApra
ton Of their several terms, and shall moi oe
l,o,n ofice during such continuance except tor the
cause and in the provided Tor IN sectoh' ~
md 10 OF this act and all other charter ohces and
all school officers. and each Governor OF thc aims
Wonye, whose terms of Office may expire with the
present municipal year, shall be also elected on the
tay before provided for by this section.
sc. So Every person who shall promise offer or
give or cause, aid or abet IN causing TO be prom
Fed offered or given, furnish, agree to furnish,
in whole in part 10 be promised offered or given to
any member Of tire Common Council any officer OF
the Corporation, after hs election as such member, or
before after he shall have qualified and taken his
seat ally money goods right in action or other prop
ety. or any thing of value, any pecuusry advant
age present prospective, with intent 10 influence
his vote opinion Judgment or action on any question,
matter. cause proceeding which may be then pend
ing or may by law, be brought before him, in his
official capacity, shall upon conviction, be imprisoned
in penit.ntary for tenn not exceeding two years,
or shall be fined not exceeding 5000, or BOTH IN the
discretion Of the Court. Every officer in this section
enumerated, who shall accept any such gift or prom
ire or undertaking. to make the same, under any
agreement undertaking that his vote, opinion, judy
ment or action shall be influenced thereby, or shal
be given in any particular manner, or upon any
particular side Of any question matter, cause
Ain.r hon yyu mi
law be brought before him. in his official capacity
shall upon conviction, be disqualified from holding
Gny public Cice trus or appointment under the Char
ter Of the City of New-fork, and shall forfeit bis
Office and shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
Penitenary not exceeding two years or by fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, both, in the dis
erection Of the Court Every person offending against
either Of the provisions Of this section shall be
potent witness against any other person offending in
the same transaction and may be compelled to appear
and give evidence before any Grand Jury or in any
Court, in the manner rs other persons but the
testimony so given shall not be used in any prosecu-
ton or proceeding, cy or criminal, against the per-
son so testifyng.
SEC. So. The annual election for Charter officers,
School officers and Governors of the House, after
the wear ighteen hundred and fy-seven shall be held
on the first Tuesday in December, and the officers
elected at tho first election herenbefore provided
and in each year thereafter shall take office on the
first Monday OF January next succeeding All the pro-
visions OF law now in force in regard 10 the notica
ton Duration conduct Of election and canvassing OF
votes at general elections shall apply TO the first cleo
ton provided for herein and TO each annual election
Of Charter officers except that the returns OF all cleo
lions provided for by this act shall be filed by the in
cOrS of elections in the several districts with the
CLERK Of the Common Council within twenty-four
hour after the polls closed and the said returns
shall be canvassed by the Board of Aldermen sitting
az q Board of City Canvassers. The Clerk of the
Common Council shall be Clerk to the said Board of
City Canvassers and the said Board shall meet on the
thursday succeeding such election, and shall, within
ten days thereafter wholly complete such canvass,
and file within the time duplicate statements Of
the result in the respective offices of the Clerk of the
Common Council and County Clerk. The Clerk of
the Common Council, within five days succeeding the
filing OF the said statement shall give to each person
DEF Jared elected a certificate thereof
SEC a. The oct to amend the Charter Of the City of
New-York passed April 7, 1880, and the act to amend
the Charter Of tine City of NewYork passed April 2
1919 and the act to amend act entitled act to
amend the Charter Of the City Of New-York, passed
April . lSi9 passed July II, 1851 and the act further
to amend the Charter of the City of New-fork passed
April ~ 1853 and the act supplementary to an act en-
titled act further TO amend the Charter Of the City
of New-Iolk passed April ~, 1853, passed June a.
1853, are hereby repealed and all laws inconsistent
with this alsO hereby repealed bn the Charter
Of tho City oil Now-lork known AZ the Dongan and
MontgUneiie Charters 20 far the either of
them are now in force shall continue and remain liz full
force and shall not be construed repealed, modified
or in any manner affected hereby. This section shall
not prejudice affect any right accrued proceeding
commenced before this act takes effect.
SEC. S. This act shall take effect on the LIST day
May, 1857