The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-19

uont Derecf ond 10 removal Oulco only hCCofunk
10 The provisions Of hs amended act
Sec II, THIS act shall take cfrse. immsdis.sly.
Sate Of keW Fork, Office Of TIE Secretary 81 Hdfe-l
have compared the preceding with the original laws
1e In this Office and do crty that the same are chr
rent transcript Dererom and Of the Shoe Of s.Ia oris
nAlf ID. r FLOYD JONES, Secretary Of STATE
AN ACT IN RELATION TO CAPITAL PUNISH
Sec i. Ne crime hereafter committed except treason
and murder Of tho arst oegree shall DO punished with
death in the State OF New York.
l. Every person who shall hereafter be convicted 1st
Of treason against the people Of this STATE seoout Of
crimes are respectively declared in this tle shall DO
punished ~ here In provided.
Sec. 2 All murder which shah be perpetrased by
Of poon, or by lying in wat or by any other kind
o. wifu deliberate s1d premeditated killing, or which
shall be committed In the preparation, the attempt
ssy smp. q .sos9s sSa b.
sdered murder In the hrs degree and al other kinds Of
murder shall be considered murder In Tho second degree
snd the jury before whom any person ndioed for
der In either degree shall be ued shall, they nud
such guilty thereof ind in their verdict whether
Il be under the AIst or second degree.
SEQ 2 Section Is Of sad title = hereby amended 30
a. TO read - follows
Sec. s. Upon any Indictment against any person for
the jury find such ACCUSED person guilty Of murder
the second degree.
See. 4 When any person shall b convicted OF any
crime punishable with death sentenced TO suffer such
punishment he shall u the tmo be sentenced W
confinement hard labor IN the state prison until such
pdge Of the court q which such conviction shall have
uken place shall Immediately thereupon transmit TO the
Governor Of the state, by mall statemsnt OF such con
vicon and serssncs with the notes OF testimony taken
Sec No person 20 sentenced or imprisoned shall be
executed IN pursuance Of such sentence within one
from the day on which such OF death shall
passed, nor until the whole record q the proceediogs
shall be certified by the Clerk Of the OOurt in which tn
conviction Was had under the seal thereof 70 The Gov
or the state, nor until warrant shall 30 issued BY
The Governor under the great seal Of the Sste directed
70 the Sheriff Of the county In which no Stse son may
be sieuaied commanding the sad sentence II death
carried into execution.
Sec g. Every person convicted Of murder the
Of the Stae prisons and 70 be Kept N confinement q
hard labor for his or her natural Life.
SEQ I. Section Of TILE Of chapter Of part Of the
RevAed Statutes shall DO amended 70 read "a fol-
Sec. 8. The inquAiten OF The jury shall Be signed
such ipoui.i S No that such ooay,cs ins.n:
the Sheriff shall convey the said convict 70 the
unauc asylum for insane oonviCes, there 70 b KEEP,
endent thereof shall certify 70 the Governor that said
unauc ID sane, and the Governor may thereupou, issue
bis warrant for his execution, he was oonvtced Of
priaoned in q the state prsons according 70 lav.
sec The provisions Of this act for the punishment Of
treason, and the punishment OF mter in the second
degree, a. hereto provided shall apply to all crimes now
Punishable with death, except - hereto provided.
this State convicted Of murder and awaiting sentence
shall be punished - convicted Of murder Of tho first
degree under this act
Sec H. sections twelve, thirteen, fourteen, nineteen
twenty, twenty ono. twenty-five tvsuty three twenty
four twenty i've, twenty six and twenty Of id title
one are hereby repealed.
THE GRDIRON LEGBLATORR
subjoned We publish list Of the names Of the Soma
tors an Assenbymen from New York and Brooklyn
sad md 0vid
90 that the taxpayers Of the cities may know who
the men are that sacrifice and those that take caro- Of
pubic interests Those who appropriately known
eridiron legislators are printed in small capitals
FROM NEW YORK CITY.
SENATOR'S
Nas-J AcLnm MURPHY, dem r. B. CONNOLLY, dem.
Noss-B r. Asnn'erre, rep; Bernard Kelly, dem.
Yeas--wH BURNS, dem; WILLIAM WALSH, dem
HKNRY ARCuLAnUs, DEM; c. B. Woot surP dem, VIZ
DEM; WIN. l. Cons, DEM; JOS r. t>oorxa, rep; VIZ
HARRIS, DEM; Q. II. TuoKRa, rep.
George ". vAvien, dem; b. R. Jacques, rep.
Absens-F A. Oonking, rep.
BROOKLYN.
SENATOR'S.
Yeas-THoMAs A. GARDINER dem +. B. HRNolA, dem
Yeas--AKDRxw A. AyxRs, dem; CHAs. KELSEY, Cen
Naw-Geo e. Fisher, rep.
Absea8-CnAS. n. br12gs rep.
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.
NEW CITY HALL, POST OFFICE, AND oUBroN
HOUSE.
While the excitement created BY the rapactsw egsA
ton n Albany engages public attention, may help to
moderate The alarm q property owners and those nte
rested IN the prosperity Of The city 70 point oat he few
accidental benefits which are mingled IN the Albany
budget Setting aside the railroads and CHANGING 1t the
less prominent measures, And that two milliens
half Of dollars provided for he Improvement Of the
Central Park and mat mon Of dollars set apart FOR
the enlargement Of the Groom waser works including the
High Brtcse aqueduct Tho work OF finishing the PARK
themselves 70 the approval ana foresight Of every body
million Of dollars appropriated for building The New
City Hall in hsdaon square. all that h contemplated
in this conn eson shall be realized, new epoch IN the
architectural The municipal annals Of the city
hand proposed that this building shall be for the
Of the Cooperation alone, that ~ the Mayor, Comp
roler, Street Commissioner Groom Board and oehor
ccuve departments, with the Common Coun 81, Chambers
me Supervisors county officers and oonrt: will remain
down town. The ednoe will be Of splendid arcbi
ectural design and Of ample dimensions Inc Com mis-
soners named 10 tho act comprise James SAman, arcni
Of the Union Club House, Fifth avenue, and many
Others Of the hnes residences In that John
warehouses IN the business streets down town. and a.
respectable fiscal head Of the oommiasion, Wilson G.
Hunt
AZ companion 70 The bin for the erection Of the neS
CITY BALL. act passed enabling the Common Ooun
q, 70 sell portion Of The Oty Hall Park any Of the
buildings upon H. 10 the United States government I'm.
der this ac new Post Office Ia expected win DO pro-
cured At the angle Of the Park and the United States DE-
trict Court, II NOT also the Custom House, can be
& radeouate and announcement, but would Afford m
excellent place for Corn Exchange, accommodation
which This city, Notwithstanding lis vast exports
OF produce does not possess. Such distribution
a. The puhl,c edi0cea and PARK from Castle Garden 10