New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-10
FROM ALBAST.
er.a Oar Os= Correspondent.
ALBANY, Wednesday, Feb. .. 1859.

which is in relation to the fees and compensation
of certain officers of the county of New-Yors,
which provides Substantially as follows:
SECTION ]. AL fees, peTquisitss ard emouments OF
the C,5rk and Register of tie county OF Newl ork,
sbsl belong to the county, snd be paid over 20 tns
Controller
Src gives each Of these otc.rs sslary Of s. 600
FER um IN leu o, the fees nOw received by them
respectively.
SEc 3. The Surrogate, County Clerk and Registrar
may point srch deputies and assistant deputies as
the Board Of Supervisors may aa:horze.
SIC 4. The Supervisors shsa prescribe tie mum.
her of such deputies which may at any time be in-
crossed or al dininsbod by ssid Board.
SkC. >. Ire Deputy or Assistant Deputy Surrogate
may scn ,ister srd certify ostbs and collect the
fees IS TIE Regter, which shall he paid 10 the Con-
troler, but cannot act in jGdlcisl capacity.
SIC 6. The Deputies sh al receive each SALARY o.
AZ 500 per 6npum, and the sssistantDeputies 900
ard TO other compensation whatever
SIC. :. The Surrogate, Clerk, and Register may
EMPLOY rece ssary copying clerks who shat receive
Elk cetts per folio of 100 words
SIC s. The appointment Of every Deputy and As
sissrt Deputy under this act shall be made IN w itlng
and flsd in the Coany Cetks oiicc before sGch Dep
uiy sha enter upon the discharge OF BIS duties. The
officer sIpcutiug Deputy shsl be personally Eespon
sible FOR BE official conduct.
SIC. o. The Board of Supervisors shall appon
three cashiers for the Surrogate, one ioi the
Clerk, and one for the Reelster-who shan collect 81
f,es pcIqusites ard emolumtnts which ATE noE or
csslers to receive each aaIy Of 800 per annum.
SIC l0.-The cashiers shall Keep sn account, in
book, Of al moneys received, transcript OF whch ne
shall transmit TO the Controller o. the ctyand COunty,
for esoh month anc within ten days after the close OF
each montl-such account to contain 3 statement OF
81 fur received by said cashie specifying the total
smoult thereof received from each person, the nsme
of each person and the character oi the service rem
dertd. The CASHIERS are required - pay over from
day TO DAY. to the County n funds received
by them al such tine Of the day as tie Controller may
prescribe. The Controller snd County Treasurer are
also required 10 keep sccoauts OF SAID tees st1
irg those received from the iiffertnt oilces.
Sc IT, The Surrogate Clerk aud Register are also
REQUIRED TO keep ike account Of fees, and certify the
sure 10 Il cir respective cashiers from te 10 time as
the ch,rges accrue and transmit trsnscist 10 tne
Controller once month. The CoLtroner IS required
TO report once month to TIE Board ot Supervisors
whether II provisions of this act have been complied
With hy said officers aud cashiers and 1t not in what
rcspeCt they are delinquent.
SIC II II 0ui-es that be.o,e receiving his pay, any
tan, TO be appointed under the act shall GER
iy ubder os,h that tue services have been performed
ard that he has not PAID ncr ssreea to pay any oonsd
crstion for mis- employ a. such assistant.
SEC Is provides that the Surrogate, Clerk and Reg
ister and their deputies, sha before catering upon
tter several oicee e6ch execute joint ara several
bord 20 TIE County o' New.York ic the penal sum OF
so coo with v sufficient sure,es, VINO sha each DO
owuer of O0O0 in uL0cumbeIed real .stat' in the
County Of Nea-Yorb. This provision In regard TO
security is very micute, ahd apparently very strong
and sals.l
SIC II provides that the Cashiers shall give bonds,
with 81 fic en-. surtties in the cum Of = 0 each.
SIC 10 provides for the prosecution OF the BONDS OF
the various officers heretofore MENTIONED In cases o
So, Il and Il provide that the Deputies and As
s:sart De puties ppoined by tie Clerk and Register
ss hold Office durng tie pleasure Of the appointing
power ard also provides for cases OF death or nsby
10 perform duty the pert ot either OF the chief
officers or theiI deputies.
SIC. 10. TIE Register ard Clerk are required to
csuie every written orcer or requs ton for any search
in their Offices respectively to be made, certle' ana
ready for delivery the former within t"efty anu the
latter within ten days from the receip. hereo anu
each shall be held personally liable for damages which
may lise from any error 10 q certified return.
SIC. 70 The official bord of The Sheriff shall here
after be executed in the penal snm OF slO.Ooo Win
two sufieieit sure.ies ia Ike cum. .
SEC. ~. Any officer mentioned in this net, who SHAH
retain and convert to bis own use neglect to &C.
count provided in the act for any such iees per-
quisiies emcumefts, or shan iaI 10 renoer 10 tne
sad Confr Her foil and true account OF the fees
accluing at lie flee, 70 pay over the same as Is
herein required, shall be deemed guilty of a nlsde-
meanor AND upon conviction, be punished with hpc,
lot less than 81 00O more than f5OJO, or impni-
OImert u the Peniteniiery Tor peliod oil no. less
than three rof more than twelve months or by both
such fire end imprisonment. ,
SIC. -. The salaries OF compensshons provided
for by this act sIe to be paid qGaitcfy on the warrant
OF the Controller.
SIC. %. Provides for ccr.'ngent eapenses.
SEC. "a. Repeats al acs, or parts OF a'ts incousis-
tent with this.
Why the fees of the Sheriff, which are generally
understood TO be equal to if not greater than those
OF all The three ohicers mentioned in this bill, is
natter of surprise here.
Another Of Mr. OPDyKE's bills is entitled "An
Act TO authorize the appointment Of law officer
for the City and County Of Ne"-iork, to DO
"ealled the Solicitor Of the City Treasury aud
- in relation to the compensation Of the Counsel to
"the Corporation ofthat city" This bill provides
that the Controller shall nominate and the Mayor
confirm competent person as Solicitor OF the City
Treasury 10 ID his Office during the pleasure Of
the Controller and whose duty il shall be 70 defend
all actions al law or suits IN equity prosecuted
against the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaty
of NeWYork, when so requested by the Con.
troler. and not otherwise. The Solicitor is
to receive salary Of S3,5OO per annum,
and oil costs ana fees which shall be recoy
cred from the plaintiffs n such actions and no other
compensation UhateSer. The Counsel to the Cor
poration shall hereafter be paid salary Of $500
per album, and shall receive from the city no
other pay or compensation any pretense
whatever; aud he shall continue to perform oil the
duties now enj0i1ed upon him, except such "a are
imposed upon the Solicitor OF the treasury.
Whenever in the judgment Of the Counsel 10 the
CORPORATION. Il shall be- necessary to employ asso-
cate counsel IN any matter relating 10 the city, be
may nominate ard the Supervisors may confirm BY
resolution suitable person for such office. The
resolution shsll specify the matter about which
such associate is retained aud the amount Of his
compensation, and the associate counsel shall be
Ietsined in no other wsy
Mr. OPDYKE's other bill IL entitled "An Act in
relation to Taxes aid Assessments in the City Of
"New.York and TO amend the several acts in re-
"latiOn tneIeto,' ard provides as follows;
SEorIOs ]. Authorizes tie Controller TO appoin.