The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-20

OF the Legislature ordered TO engrossed
by the Clerk of the Senate for the Governors signature
Short the sanitary for the Metropolitan sanitary
district.
Am Act TO Create metropolitan Sanitary
District and Board OF Health Therein,
and to Prevent tae spread Of Disease.
The People Of the State OF New York. represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:-
A SANITARY DISTRICT CREATED
Section l. So much of the territory Of the state Of
New York and Of the cities, villages and towns thereof
State Of New York, shall constitute and is hereby
eared TO be district be known "The Metropolitan
Sanitary District OF ille State Of New York -
row THE conMls CONSTITUTED
Zee Within fifteen days after the PASSAGE Of this
SS-ss OF .ie Senate, shall appon. fsir suitable per
--'" district, three Of whom must be
physicnns and one of whom sna.. o ~ % 'la
city o. Brooklyn, who, with the Health Sa
the port Of New York for the time being, shaii d
the said Sanitary Commissioner together WIN
the Commissioners, for any time ing, Meroporran
and their successorshall constitute board OF health
for the said metropolitan sanitary district and said board
snail be denominaed 1.-The Metropolitan Board OF
Hcah;' any five members Of which, at any regularly
called or adjourned meeting shall organize and const
tute quorum for the transaction OF business; ana Inc
phrase said board or the board, when used hereip,
clearly referring to other body, shall be- Con-
strucd to mean said metropolitan Board OF Vealth;,
and the phrase sad district" or "the distrct'
unless the same clearly refers to some other dis.
srict shall be construed to refer 70 said "The
York" And the term sanitary commissioners shall
re to the members of said board who not also
members Of the Board of Police; and whenever the
words "police" 'board of poce,' ''police commits
soners used in this act they shall be taken and
commissioners Of the Metropen police district Of tho
State OF New York" And whenever the words place,
matter or thing or either TWO OF sad words are used
this act they shall unless the plainly requires
different construction be construed to include whatever
is embraced in the with which they are con-
,ro l,tf 5nf tha
ion Of this act
TENURE AND QUALIFICATION
Sec. g. The said -four persons appointed shall hold
office such Sanitary Commissioners respectively for
the terms following, namely:One for one year. one for
AND e Us sa be appointed and quail
Ned. hmm aely after the appointment OF said four
persons as aforesaid they shall meet in the office Of the
20 determine by lot which Of them shall hold for the
specve of one two three and four years the said
Office OF Sanitary Commissioner. Immediately, and be-
fore entering upon the duties Of the office, they shall
take the oath prescribed for State officers by the const
tuition OF the State shall file the In the Office OF
shc Secretary OF State who upon receiving tho said oath
of Office shall ISIS each Of said commissioner GER
t1cae OF appointment tor his respective term Of office
% determined aforesaid upon receiving which they
shall severay be and become Sanitary commissioners,
and shall possess and the powers and perform
-he duties Of SAID board us defined In this act
REMOVAL.
Sec The term OF Office OF each Of the said Sanitary
Commissioners after the expiration Of the terms afore
said, shall be four years, and they shall be appointed
upon the nomination Of the Governor by and with the
advice and Of the Senate Any vacancies that
by Of DEATH gnation, removal from
Office otherwise shall be filled in like manner But IL
any vacancy shall occur during the OF the Senate
the Governor may Ill such vacancy by appointment,
and the oapponted shall hold Office until twenty
days after the next meeting Of the Senate.
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD
Sec Immediately after the four appointed Sanitary
Commissioners shall have taken the oath Of Office,
above provided they shall meet with the Commissioners
Of Metropolitan Police and the OF Metro
prs OF New YORK s' and dU organize as Board Of
Health by eecng of said Board to be President and
one Of said Board TO be Treasurer thereof and by APP
pointing q proper person TO be Secretary Of said
Board And the Presidents OF said Board OF
Health shall be annually elected by the said Board from
the members thereof and tho successive Treasures shall
be members of said Board but the Secretary shall not he
member OF the Board The Treasurer and Secretary shall
the election OF successor otherwise The said SAM
tary Commissioners shall each receive salary Of two
thousand Ave hundred dollars year. and each Police
Commissioner who may be q member Of said Board Of
Health and the Health Offcer shall As such receive a
salary Of ave hundred dollars year. and the member
said board Of Health who acts as treasurer shall receive
additional compensation OF five hundred dollars year
St d, . = sasr. AL ss rovs unsss
for every regular special meeting Of said Board which
any Sanitary Commissioner the Secretary shall fail to
attend there shall be deducted from the salary Of the
person failing the Of dolors; and for
failure Of Police Commissioner or OF said Health occr
nom his sad salary the sum Of two dollars and shall
BE the duty Of the Treasurer to see that all such deduc
Board may appoint Corresponding Secretary At an an.
Aua salary not exceeding one thousand dollars
SEQ The President Of said Board shall preside and
preserve order Il the meetings Of the Board and in case
attend, he shall appoint Secretary pro Ia who, for
ss time being nay perform ,Is duty Of the a
given the Getty Inspector In the six hundred and
forty chapter of the laws Of 1895 tsssed Nay 4,
1885, in respect to the making awarding executing OF
shsreo pertaining But nothing herein contained shall
Be construed e Affecting in any manner the validity Of
any contract heretofore made BY virtue OF said act And
sAs Board nj any time In the absence Of the President
OF Secretary may elect President Secretary pro
Of such officers respectively The secretary shall subject
% the direction OF said Board keep and authenticate
and pspsr conduct it, and aid IN ac
scmpshIns the purposes Of this law as the Board may
agents appointed by said Board) shall be subject re-
mova by the Board for to I've entered In It's min
st and said Board may appoint his or their successor
Board shall not cxcesd three thousand Ave hundred dol
lars annually Said Board may design and adopt seal
and the in the Authorization Of its orders and
proceedings commissioning H. officers and agents and
otherwise, a. the rules Of the Board may provide
FEC. T. the Treasurer Of said Board shall be the
fiscal onaccr Of the Board He shall hold. and on
check and voucher duly disburse a. s.d Board
with this act the moneys he may receive or belonsne
20 the fund herein provided and shall deposit the
York, otherwise and pending the regular disburse.
,nent thereof In bank or banks in the city Of New
sSond with not not" less s than two rcss could
toned IN penalty Of thirty thousand dollars TO the pro.
PIE OF ne state OF New York, for the faithful dschasge
1s ms duties A. such Treasurer The surctics not cs
snen we ~ numoer shall Justify before justice 81 the
Euprome Court In the aggregate sum not les than
twice the last named amounts; and before The sad Treas
u snas enter upon his duties the said bond shall Be
me Treasurer shall keep. or cause 70 be kent
eeoks showing all his receipts and payments,
sss sng s b, y %sas .1S
snitA or pruceeding or otherwise by said Board the
cynt thereof shall be received and accounted for bv
the Treasurer In Of collection on his bond by The
fecpons thsFsof 70 the State Treasurev and be depos
NJ N Tie hank hanks aforesaid applied for tbe
1egi1pass usos OF sad Board, herein eipsvhsye
pfovide6
sxsnxnr COMMISSIONERS DuAssrp 1on nuxxns ros
AHy 0rHnn oyvTu
- 3 Any sanitary conmissones Of said Board Who
ssen seeeps 90 bold any pe!iic, or municipal once