New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-29

-, shall b. paid from the County Treasury aud thu
oGsy ooeu .ss BE- P1s from Toe 0,tT i,sa'I & No q
Nv Yeik Smith, 1875; People sE Edmonds 10 Barb
o ye: under the cb 54 the salary such
e vas psds Psyses %, Si too Sy aes.' ,Se oes
essnr whether oiy or up,y he Common ~ res. & Ssi
.hsi Poice Clerks were county and not city ON 81 ,h "
Iowsver be- said that the functions which pertain 20 Soe ~
20 ooaty ofee bcagse power Of imposing taxes n tas
,,ve counties of this state conferred BY law upon iue
prop4y the purpose alton part Of the sHng
h1d your Committee are aware that ~ ns' ,9iO snd ,bs
power spportiobiDs dero. tss % o.
49, hsons no onntv therefore, made county
ooer its sufficient answer 70 thts position 70 say ioat
tes H. Of the character aud springs from the same
soure the officer. By whom tss n a. S
Jnxs.ion 10 attribute Of sovereignty belonging TO the
po Of The s.s ard a hs IN which it hal be eeied
LEE with ite Lssss'uIe S Of the s.'ts 40
PsSsissSss PsSgs ss s.Rs AIT BilSs. Peters, 54
Cstin sst Hull q Vermont ls2
ssihsS sst Louisiana. How, 7S-s2-
ADo Legislature conr power upon either city or
count officers Inoeed those VINO have advanced IN. PoPo
tiop sdveTied have overlooked the sc,
tLs valuation made Of the taxable property phor
Of the IL is Intended merely To ascertain the
Of Po : % ,s..94 ana the S GSns. a , .1sTs2 % S
left BY the at Of 1853 where always has been before
In
your Committee therefore, that there nothing in
the Of 1883 s in the chars'sr Of the functions to be
perfomed by the Commissioners OF Taxes and Assessnsn
shoh constitute those oicer. county officers
Second Was the Office Of Commissioner of Taxes snd Assess
tion of the Constitution OF 1857
Committee have stated the proposition in tins form be-
eause they change Of will not alter
the Of oce aud that the officers VINO formerly
exercised the duties which now [ 9P" T sns
deputies would be held to BE- 50 also (PeoPe asr Draper
duties then do Commissioners and the Deputy Com
ssoner perform ander the act Of ls5s The Deputy Comm'
the taxable property ia the district assigned TO them
rs' ss p S revise wee snd ooe. the Of the
deputies. Qbid, PIP 6SI-2 secs. 10 and III ~
BY whom functions performed in the City and Coun
f OF time Of tho adoption OF the Constitution
Il ls46l The first made by the Assessors Of the
several Wards the correction Of the assessments made
sies'. Laws, Pp 7i4-7ls Act Of April g. 1891
Who the Assessor' Were they City County officers
81 Of the adoption Of the Constitution Of 1916 for 10 this
period as above shown, the inquiry Is lin ited
The Assessors in the City Of were al Una. ane ana
The section Of the Moutsomere Charter degnses the
officers Of the Corporation the Mayor Aldermen ana Common
atty Of the City Of New York and among them provides th,
Section 10 Charter provides that the fss day
Of St Michael In every year forever hereste tns ressn o
Ward In the said city snail assemble sno tnen ana hee y
p.psslS pfe.psotlS,e 81 wsrd, Sc two Assessors"
Section ii Kens Charter provides for filling vacancies in the
The time Of the election Assessors subsequently,
h.ns but the % 'SsGfd % @ 70 BE as sowD y o r. %
ipas Z NJ.
lime OF tne so9pOr VI os tuv "oN'''"' VI ~ '' A'
!" ohaitei v 90 ~. c. ~ A,a.,. b.s ,h.,
putn oon1eneou '.As s @ , - % of I,uIIaos aa,
an assessor We. , e sSo T ~ 80 ~ " no tn
position but In reality that case no authority 'ne
alleged 70 susIaih IN - -, - A. i.,on. ~ ,bo p.viad
as - , -. - tbo bs,,sr Of tbis Cav nor
~ ~ota,urs cho uu "a Ra;Ss ,bs csss :3;,onlv
~. 80 ot TnSy, ;srs in inch .snss as ~
Bahe lue % JUS, 5,. nuSaa ~ Sbi'c
officers whose duties prescribed by law" See l Kernan
S'o me case ceIssiny , Sos nI oss ssa. '"' 'u0 ~
contend that Assessors are county Ohcers. s, 1,. -
Your COMMITTEE WI 9 a1oe 70 the provisions oi sn osrter
1912 or OF the act 0i 1901 relative 70 assessors ana Tax Oo
noncis because tnese uc "eie Peu stei tn VI
the present Cons anu oan . % y, ioso l
the question oi ne ahaS " tn' o. ~, " ~ ~ - n %
consioeIAton iouI ~ - ~, "a w. a
SCI lo,th na' oapho ~. ~ .b,s, bst bs scs ~
f sss and was i'm existence in sub
~ ~ ~ ,i,a ,h sdann of The Constitnon the Office
stance o. s tne VIZ, ct % and need not tbersee now he
~s nor ten cOuny onue' anu Deou nO'' '"ooo '" 10
hled by aCounty authoity - :, ... .,