New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-13

ssscs under the CITY Charter and amy person wno
shsu wllfuly swear falsely in any onth o. an,'
required by this Act, shall be guty OF Pcg' hall h.
SIC Al All ferries docks, piers ana 'iP' -
,..sed and nil leases and sales of puOIc proper GA"
franchises iother than grants OF lana nnues
which the owners OF the upland shah nav =, ~
tive right shall be made by Pupo n..c s@cnr,tv No
highest bidder who will give ade1ua'o sem? 'O
- hereafter given Except ~ the saIle may po t.
ourcd by covenants of the Corporation 1e"uy oN's'
ing shall be for longer Perou Ia b ~, C9o,n"
a." - g.. ,,spsgement or neglect TO provide ace-
go accommodations. All persons acquiring any
fry lease other franchise or grant under inc pro-
i;ons M This act shall be required to purchase at
20 annrssed valuation the boats buildings and other
nnarfv of the former lessees or grantees actually
ecrssary for the purposes OF such ferry grant or iran
hse Previous notice Of all sales referred 10 IN his
section shall be given uuder the direction Of the Con-
troller in the newspapers employed by the Corpora
ton and for thirty days in each OF the daily ne"'Pa
pers employed.
SIC a. No money shall be expended by the Cor
poaton for any celebration, procession or entertain
ment Of any kind, OF on any occasion SnI'os ny tne
votes Of three-tOuhs Of oil the members eecIeu u
each Board of the Common Council ,
SIC 49, The Common Council are hereby au'ho''I 70
and directed TO make ali necessary arrangement io
the conduct and regulation of oil. elections
under the provisions Of this act, apd IN conformity d
far may be- to the general election laws e"''P' q"
herein otherwise provided. -, 49,. .xor, a.,
Collector Of City Revenue, Collector OF Assessments
and Clerk Of Arrears, shall have or receive ron tle
Corporation or City Treasury any Pel4uIo''e VI 1ny
compepsaton or commission for his services except
salary excep, that the City Inspector may receive TO
bis own use such portion OF the tees allowed Tor re-
cordng births and marriages, a. are or may Do pre-
scrbed by law The salaries OF all officers provided
for by this act that may be created by tho Common
Council in pursuance of This act shall be prescribed
by ordinance to be passed by the Common Council
and approved hereinbefore provided for tho ap-
proys Of all ordinances for raising aud appropratlnS
The money or dsposing Of the property Of the city;
and any fees that now hereafter may be- pro-
yded for any office under this Charter except as aore-
said, shall on the receipt thereof, De paid by such
officer into the City Treasury. No member of the
Common Council shall receive any compensation t0r
his services such member.
SEC. as. All officers or other persons to whom the
receipts or expenditures of the city, fees, or funds
PAYABLE into the city treasury, shall be intrusted
shal give sufficient security for the faithful perform
ance Of their duty in such form and amount Is the
Common Council may prescribe, which shall be annu-
ally removed. 80
cam under any contract with the Corporation or Tor
any services on its account, or III Its employment,
shall ever be allowed
SIC. AZ. No bid shall be accepted from or con-
tract awarded to any person who Is IN arrears 70 me
CORPORATION upon debt contract or who IS a Dc
fsuter as surety OF otherwise, upon any obligation 10
the Cooperation.
SIC u.s. No Alderman shall hereafter sit or act as
Judce of the Court of Oyer and TerDner, or III the
Courts Of General Special Sessions IN the City ana
County of New-York but this section shall not pre-
vent his exercising the power Of magistrate IN the ar
rest commitment or bailing Of Offenders, excepting
that he cannot let 10 bail discharge person arrested
or committed by an thcr magistrate. Courts of Oyer
and Termner in and for the City and County OF New
York may be held by Justice of the Supreme Court
and the Court OF General Sessions IN ana 10Y the sara
city and county by the Recorder or Cy Judge OF the
said city and county of special sessions thercn by any
two Police Justices of said city, and when either OF
the said Courts shall be held as aforesaid all the pow;
ems and jurisdiction apperalnng bylaw 70 each of said
Courts shall be Possessed and exercised ny the oicer
or officers holding the same.
SIC. 10. The Grand Jury OF the County may pre-
sent any officer other than Mayor Counsel to the Cor
poration, or Controller created by or holding office
under this Charter, but only upon testimony from WIT
pesses who personally cognizant of the facts they
testify to- and after the person so charged sha nave
had a reasonable opportunity to appear before SAID
Grand jury in person, IN explanation thereof inns
preser tment may charge such officer with wllful aud
fraudulent omission OF duty, commission of any Off
cial act prohibited by law II shall be filed with the
Clerk Of the Court 70 which the presentment Is made
copy shall be served upon tle officer presented AS
aforesaid. who sha be required 10 plead thereto a. To
al Indictment II he admit the charges OF tn present
nent so filed aud served, the Court shall declare his
Office vacant If he deny them, the SAID presentmcnt
shall be tried in the same manner as sn indictment.
Ii the jury convict him of any charge contained IN
the presentmeut the Court sha then declare his oce
vacant The Court shall order its decaratloni II the
person so presented shall be found guilty to be en-
Clerk of the Common Counsel, and thereupon the
said Office shall become vacant and the person 80 con-
yicted shall forever be disqualified from holding any
office not elective under the City Charter
SIC So The City of New-fOrk shall be divided
into seyenteen Aldeimanic Districts as follows:
The First District shall consist Of all that part OF the
city south Of line drawn from the Hudson River
through the middle of Chambers street ~ the middle
of Duane street down the middle of Duane street to
Rose street down the middle of Rose street to Frank
fort street down the middle Of Frankfort street to
Pearl street down the middle Of Pearl street to Dover
street and down the middle OF Dover street 10 the
East River
The Second District shall be bounded southerly by
the First District, then up the middle OF Broadway
from Chambers to Franklin street, down the center oil
Franklin 10 Baxter street up the center OF Baxter 10
Bayard through the center of Bayard 10 BOwory,
down the ceuter of Bowery 10 Catherine street, and
down the center of Caharne street to East River, and
east by the river.
The Third District shall be bounded southery BY
the First District, then up the middle OF Broadway
from Chambers street TO Spring street through tn
middle of Spring street 10 Hudson River, and west by
the River.
the Second District, then up the middle OF Broadway
from Franklin TO Grand street through the center OF
Grand street to Clinton street down the center OF Gin
ton street To East River; and east by the nyer.
The Filth District shall be bounded southery by the
Third District then by line drawn up the middle OF
Broadway from Spring street to Fourth street thence
through the center Of Fourth street TO Christopher
street and through the center OF Christopher street 10
Hudson River; and west BY the river.
The Sixth District shall be bounded south by the
Fourth District then by line dawn up the middle OF
Broadway, from Grand street TO Houston street then
down the middle of Houston street to Clinton street,
and down the middle of Clinton street to Grand street
The Seventh District shall be bounded southerly by
the Fifth District then by line drawn up the middle
Of BroWiway from Fourth 10 Fourteenth street, ana
through the center of Fourteenth street to Hudson
nyer, aud west by the river.
The Eighth District shall be bounded SOutn ana east