New-York tribune., 1867-09-06
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
ALBANY. Sept 1.-Two memorials were pre-
sented asking for the abolition of the Board of Regents
Mr. HARRIS rep, Albany, from the Committee on
Cities reported the following article
SECTION l. The chief executive power in cities shall be
vested ia Mayor who shall be elected by the electors Of
the city, and shall hold his office for three years lie shall
take care that the and city ordinances are faithfully
executed shall receive at stated times for his services
compensaton To he established by law, and which shall
neither be increased diminished during the period for
which he shall be elected He shall not receive during
that period any other emolument from the city He shall
hold other Office and shall be ineligible for the next
three years after the expiration OF his term.
sEc.2 Any Mayor may he removed by the Governor,
heard in defense and Tor canses TO be assigned in the
order OF removal In the office of any Mayor shall
become vacant before the expiration OF the term for
which he elected the power and duties of his Office
shall devove upon the presiding officer Of the Board OF
Aldermen until the vacancy shall he filed.
Except in the cities OF NewYork and Brooklyn
the legislative power shal be vested ~ Board OF Alder
Their number the mode OF their election and their
Of service shall he prescribed by law In Newfork
and Brooklyn the legislative power shall he vested III y
Common Council composed ot a Board of Aldermen and
a Board of AssstantA Aldermen. The Board OF Aldermen
shall consist OF ~ members 10 he chosen by the electors
of the city at large. They shall DE classified so that three
Aldermen shall out of office each year. and after the
expiration of their several terms under such cIasslica,
ton the term of office shall he four years The Board OF
Assistant Aldermen shall consist of one member from
each ward, and shall be elected annually;
SIC. 4. The Common Council IN Ncw-iOrk and Brook
yn. and the Board Of Aldermen In other cities, snail pos
such powers as may be conferred upon them ny the
Legislature. but they shall have no executive powers.
SIC 5. Every act ordinance, resolution or proceeding
which shall have passed the two Boards Of the Common
Council Of New York or brooklyn or the Board of Alder
OF any other city shall before II shall take ehec
pyes II he shall sign IT, mot he shall return 1t to the
Board In which II originated, with MS objections wluh
days. or at the next stated meeting OF such Board
thereafter Such Board after the expiration OF ten days
from the time Of such return, may proceed Ia consider
such act ordinance resolution or M ana VI upon
elected 10 each Board OF the Common Council OF New
York Brooklyn, 10 the Board of Aldermen of any
other city, shall agree to pass the same orr the Mayor
shall return any such act ordnance resolution, or
proceeding within the time above limited FOR that pur-
pose II shall take eleei as II he had approved IT,.
SIC. G. Boards OF Aldermen and A,slstant-Alhermen
shall choose their own President and Clerk, and such
other officers rs they may deem necessary
The Controller or chief financial officer and the
receivers Of taxes and assessments Of Newlork aud
Brooklyn. shall be chosen by the electors OF the CITY
Their respective terms OF Office shall be three years They
shall appoint all subordinate officers IN their respective
departments They may be removed IN the SAINT manner
"A Mayor may be removed ~ the Governor. Ia case
either of the sad offices shall become vacant before the
eXpaton Of the term for which the officer elected
such vacancy shall be filled by the Governor untl the
next city election. Except that when the vacancy shall
be created by removal IL shall be filed by the Board OF
Aldermen. an, ,
with the administration OF departments shall be aP
pointed by the Mayor. Subordinate officers of depart
eEa4 OF es dePn"ens d All other executive % Officers
shall he appointed by the Mayor Any officer appointed
city ofccrs whose offices may he hereafter created by
Law. shall be chosen by the electors of The CITY or some
thoiities as the Legislature may direct
SIC O. Justices OF the Peace, Police Justices, and all
other justices Of inferior Courts not Of record shall bo
elected by the electors Of the city such district d
vision thereof shall be pre.cnbed by law Their term
Of office shall be four Their number and cssn
cation may he regulated by law In case Of yacany oc-
curing before the expiration OF fn term such vacancy
may be filed by election bat only for the residue OF the
meXpired term. Any such Justice may be removed by
such Court may be prescribed by law Du ohlf aiter
due notice and an opportunity O being heard In defense
aud for causes Ia be assigned In the order OF removal
SIC The State for b@purpose OF local goyerIm mt
lslfHt
heretofore. and no other local divisions or districts
shall be made shall any territory be annexed TO
city excep for the purpo.a its boundaries.
All existing laws consstant with the provisions OF thls
section shall become imperative from the adoption OF
SIC H. The Legislature its first session after the
odon,,on OF this TonstutOn shall pass such laws
may necessary give effect To the provisions of TINS
article General laws shall also be passed Tor he organLa
ton OF governments ~ cities and no special ae sha De
passed except III cases where IN the Judgment OF the
legislature the objects of such act cannot DE attained
Sc H. The board Of Supervisors Of NewYork is abol
ished and the duties of such Board shall he performed by
the Mayor and Common Council IA the Legislature may
direct.
sEc l3 All City elections shall be held on the second
Tuesday in April, and the official year snail begin On Tue
first day Of May. .
SIC ia The Legislature at It's first session after the
adoption Constitution shall provide for the appoint
ment Of three Commissioners, whose duty sha Dt 10
reduce systematic code the laws of the state fea'
ing TO the government Ofcites with sch ALTERATIONS anu
amendments thereto to them shall seem practicaDe
and expedicnt They shall report Their proceedings 10
the Legislature for ITS action thereon.
SIC Is. Every city shall determine the amount TO be
raised by tax thereon. for city purposes lmeunng o
and sanitary expenses; but no money shai pe 50 faeu
for any purpose not previously authorized ny law A.
SIC G Nothing in this article contained snail eect 'e
power Of Legislature matters OF quarantine or re-
iating to the port Newiork or the Interests OF ihe
State IN the lands under water. ana WITHIN lne @usuc @
ton or boundaries Of city OF 10 regulate tue "haes
Mr. MURPHY dem Kings submitted minority IRE re-.
port. He concurs with the majority IN n9si oi s ,ns
recommendations but dsscnts from those which confer
officers OF cities including the memaers Of Boards OF Ad-
minstration, commonly called Commissioners except
the Controller and one or two other omeeis ne hso us
sents from the proposition have municipal elections IN
the Spring separately from the general elections not
merely the ground Of expense, Dut because tWoeA
citing elections year keep the people Ill constant
Mr. ERASTI-s CROOKS Dem Richmond said that in
the main he agreed with the majority report but there
things in II in which he did not iuy concur; put
he would not make minority report, preiefrlng 10 e1
press when the subject should come up Tor con-
Mr. HARRIS Rep. Albany stated that Mr.. Francis had
Mr. TAPPAN moved that a committee OF three be ap
Osa 70 1 sr sae Of this during the
month OF September in the CITY OF New aoik lost
The Convention then went into Committee OF the Whole
upon the reports on Finance and the Canals Mr. smith
Rep rgton in tho chair rr,o ovod 70 tri,c ont from
the first section as reported by the Finance COMMITTEE
the following Advances to the Canal Debt Sinking Fund
a s%pe SSt interest," HsaI. at Ve per cent oo7ss c
Mr. BROOKS Dem, Richmond SAID that Willie nsni, .ss
canals afforded greater facilities for carrying inc
OF the forests aud mines than the railroads In ooI %
spects the railroads In the advance inere WIS o
pecate one of these OF traffic at the expense OF te
other There ia such thing monopoly III TINS i
try There rivalry such as exists petweeh Tue
ness over each other and it is not wise to belitte the
before the peope these cries OF monopoly lie uiu o
ndervoir tle canals on the contrary he desired 10
protect tbe one and preserve the other A. ,,,,n
Rut the canal question in reference TO tue western
tr, Ga ono that Is The people OF the west
already complain OF the toll that Is laid upon tne eo
nerce and ay that they wa find other ana easier outlets
, ,o coast The work OF enlargement VIII ne stopped
thew saw for the want traffic sufficient to pay ior H.
M railr
with tbe canals and that will in time erhas not III our
day. supersede them in carriage OF everymg W ehstp e
Wast nnsyy II was once in Missouri thence Ill Nevada,
then II climbed The Rocky Mountains and now railroad