The New York herald., 1866-03-20
new CITY GOVERNMENT.
Board Of Commissioners of
Revision.
REDEMPTION OF THE CITY.
GLAD TDINCS FOR TAXPAYERS.
NO MORE CORRUPTION AND FRAUD.
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Scamps Cast Out OF the City
Treasury.
The People Of The State to Have a Voice
Indirectly In the City Government.
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Universal State Suffrage and the
Metropolis.
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Tha cloveruor of tina Qtafe and the
The People Of The State to Have a Voice
Indirectly In the City Government.
Universal State Suffrage and the
Metropolis.
The Governor Of the State and the
Mayor Of the City.
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Offices In tho City and County OF New
York and To Create Board or Revision
Tho people Of the state Of New York. represented IN
Senate and Assembly, do enact az follows:--
There Is hereby created In this city and county
OF New York. 10 be known the Board OF Commissioner
Of Revision ONCE with tbs powers and dulics Incl
dent thereto herein defined and referred 10; and
tho phrase "Bohrdn Board of Revision" when used
herein unless clearly referring 20 other body shall
be construed 10 the said "Boari OF Commssion.rH
Of Revision in the city and county OF Now York and
used herein unless clearly referring 10 tDs members of
other body, shall bs taken and construed
and refer 70 the members Of The said board dcnomnacd
Commissioners OF Revision
sEc 2 There shall be appointed, upon the nomination
cf the Governor by aud with the advice and consent Of
the Senate siI persons who small bc residents Of
the city Of New York. who, together With the Mayor
shall constitute tho hoard Of Commissioners Of Revision
In the city Of New York, and shall be dcnonnAted Com
missioners Of Revision, any four OF whom shall consii
tute quorum for the usnsaction of business at any
regular adjourned meeting OF the board, provided,
however that BY removals Or other cause tbs mem.
bes fsad board shall be e than Ave but not ess than
three tho existing members shall s,l constitute board
competent by unanimous action 10 exercise the rowep
delcgaied by this act and the persons thus appointed
shall respectively hold Office FOR tho of eight years
and until their SUCCESSORS are appointed and quAned
sKc The said six persons 30 appointed shall hold once
such commissioners respectively for the tsrms follow
ing namely Two for two two for four year, and
two for sx year, and until thor sae ccsso arc appointed
persons aforesaid they shall meet In the once of
County Clerk In the city and county of Nov York.
and proceed $ under & hs soa e., % 20 ,es ~ c
two -four ak years. said once of Commissioners u
Revision, and ssid County Cork shall ,hersupon Issue y
each Of ceriin ate of appointment
for his respective term of once detsrmned aforesaid
and Immediately thereafter and before entering upoa
tho duties OF the ONCE they and the ssid Mayor shall
severay take and hIe In the ONO. of the sad Mayor
the constitutional oath Of once and ihcreupon they sha
eeyegsly be aud become Commissioners OF REVISION,
and togefhcr with the said Mayor shali pos<cn and
exercise tho powers aud shall perform the duties Of the
said board an herein defined and referred 70.
sEc & The of once of each of said commission.
en- after the expiration Of the term Aforesaid shall he
six years and during tho scs'lon Of the legsAt 70
within twenty days ncxf preceding the expiration Of
the term Of olce aforesaid there sall DO appointed Ia
the manner hercinbcore provided, successors 70 ths
any vacancy occurring IN the board IN the once of
sad commissioner shall be allied by temporary appost
ment BY tho remaining members of tho board 10 hold
until The same shal c ned by The senate upon
ton by the Governor which may be 80 nied al inc
thereafter for sias term and me said comms-
proyideS BY the laws apyicable 70 the removals
Of sheris, vhbh laws are hsreby sssndsd - A. 70 fo
ssc g. Imrnediarsly alter tho said commissioner
shall have taken the oath of one, a. shove provided,
they shall together with the sad Mayor, AT time and
place 70 be ds.i snaed by majority o. them, proceed
10 organize the fsd board, by elsas one Of sad
mss'oncrs 70 he president o ths board AMI one .. sAld
pointing suitable person mot Of the commiss onefsl
TO be secretary Of ihs board and by be adoption of
used in sitestins and aathent,cans its psrers and
proeedng. fbs president and treasurer of The board
the board IN such manner shall BE- prsserbsd under
s laws and they shall hold ocite sufh until their
sac 9 Ths prs-iasni q sss board shall receive an
annual s.lary 81 and Alter sh. ran. q ~. ,hoa'snd
dollar. The treasurer @ The board si.ii rs.sivs a.
dollars spd The secretary shall be pad al snsusi rHisy.
70 b. frsd BY ths board, sos sacs~fnx the sum "
sss n.nnsr shseh shs b. prosdsa sy ssla sossi ssd
Mayor and the commissioner, other tan sHd president
no sa esmrnoa % 70, ,ss9 sssss.. -s.,.,.r ssa ssss
sccepssncs " said osos shall b. upon cosduen f 70
csivisg 40 sA'sry, ies sssesissns % rs.rs .hslsvu
members Of AID bosf1
sac J. Ths prussdsnt os ths board shan preside and
esasnsis any other one Of 'slf eounsiossr. 70 ss,
- president pro tn, vbe shs te snpo.sfes 70 pc
ssssses ~ ~. prs.usss, from ssls ey o. h insfay
10 attend; ami In q the stsssos - inability u as
secrsssry 70 attend any meeting u ssf tnsfs ne p~
bring may perform any duty ~ The s.crlsy, and u.s
presdsnt shall oogn,ssn al warrants for ths p.ynsns
MD ps.,a snd shall snforrs ssd ssssi IA y s-s
rules and rerusiioss foe NE psgp<r seysrnassni u s
yroceedin and The acts of nd eoAfd shAn es ~ fsso
srr . ms Treasurer shall bod sbs, 90 vsrsassa
vssehs, sg,n r's,.". .s q a s .Sa., ~ 80
conformity this sc Al nosays psesd ustr anf sab
jec, % tEs ord~n q M tn.fa No sssa srs.sss .
snn no, i~.< than to sur,si-.. oondltsns1
IN psnsy of thousand fosrs for The fs thf1l si.
elarre ~ bs duties ucasursf ths sIf~ti<s ngt
lens han nsnbef shall lanify bufgfs Jusiirs ~
tbs sgtfsme ,glft In The srgfss4is 10 ~ nD leo
than t~lcs he named smosnt snd asid bsad must
Compr,isr 81 the ssi1 city bsfofe ss1 tsss1f~ shsil
enter nton TIE discharge - hm dafss TIE treasarH
shall hep csuss " - ksgt e0ffect srd sorarsis
b0ots q socgt RIA s1ovnE bis Disbursements, sad 10
shall proasve sli vOuchsfs thsi have bsn s1dtd set
siigsss ~ ,sd sossd sns sgea shieh -ssrssss hsss
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