The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-11
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
aOkRp OF ALDERMEN.

The Supreme Court Decision ns To the uHcoh.
stitutionality OF the Transfer OF the s.icen--
Ing Power Ia the Police Commissioners Con-
nrmed by the Court Of Acknowledgements
Action of tho Board-The RESOLUTIONS Oi
Last April Resciuded.
The Beard or Aldermen mel yesterday afternoon, Al
dcrman Loew presiding.
The following Communication was received from he
Mayor and ordered on hle-
MAYORS oEr,cs, NV Yosx. Oct 10, 1867.
y @ powers 81 he qis5sa and IN s tax ley
respect theatres eigrant boarding houses junk shop
KEEPERS norossr ssassrs hawssr psaiss. dealer.
.o9es haeSnsy coaches ana carriages and tie owners
public portsrs. hand carimen. omnibuses and omnibus
drivers and car driver. were Transferred the Board
effect a 4 SAD Board was named in the ordinances OF the
well that this clanse .nrrcptiousy
serted n me Tax levy a. the very close Of the legislative ,es
comm tee ana was entirely unnoticed by large numbers OF
Your honorable body. justly indignant this kind OF
promy Il. ssS dy OF April ss Tepsaea al he or
dnances relating TO the various classes and occupations
and y ,as paSSoy q Your honorable
Court TO teat do Observation-Disclosures Of ihe law IN auest"n
And 70 protect the rsas Q. ne mancpslry The supreme
And against ne eonssiogay Of me law The Police
the inform your honorable body that
the Court q Apreas "a ] The decision Of Tho
dcaea 10 the highest the state and the freud at
has oeen properly rebuked.s
In order that the public business which has been long
rcspectfuy recommend that your honorable BODY should
Hp x ne he qaeon Of reysion
and eorrecon OF al ne ordinances for more deliberate
Of the fact that persons whose licenses have
expired pending the litigation referred have pre-
vented by tie Of the law tom Obtaining rsnewsls
be authorized upon the pay
men merely Of the renewal fixed by the old ordnan.
''' h would seems pi'
Alderman HaRpY said that in connection with the
above he would offer the following, which
Adopted
Resolved, That the resolution adopted April r. 1887
sanung and repeating all the ordinances OF the Common
Council existing that time and relating 10 theatres and
places OF pubic amusement keepers Of boarding houses
boatmen, pawnbrokers vendors hawkers and pedlers,
dealers In second hand articles. keepers of intelligence
their and drivers and cabs and cab
public porers onnbuses and their drivers and
their drivers be- and the same hereby escnded and re-
Resolved That all persons who may held licenses
to Apr "a 1867 and whose licenses have expired pending
litigation growing out of section IL OF the levy for
1867 and for that have been unable to obtain renew
ais, be entitled licenses the payment OF the
renewal fee prescribed in such ordinances.
The preamble and resolutions repealed by the ection
Of the city yesterday were those introduced
by Alderman Loew, and adopted and approved April "a
1867 which rendered nugaory all efforts OF the Police
city pending tho determination Of the legality Of tn
OF the Legislature comforting such powers upon III
Police Commissioners The repeal OF the resolution OF
April "a restores the ordinances Of the city, as they ex
listed previous to that date to full force and effect as
contemplated by decision Of the Court OF APP
peas conierring that right upon the corporate auho
| rites
| Tho Board then adjourned.