The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-18

shall be In lieu Of all fees and costs arising out OF
suits upon forfeited recognizances and In lieu OF any
said District Attorney TO the boardaforesaid. And
from and after the LIST day OF January, A. ID. 1855,
the assistant district attorneys shall receive, and the
Board OF supervisors shall designate, salary
equal to the salary designated by said board TO the
For the satisfaction of the Judgment re.
covered against the county by Catharine
McGarry, as administrative Of the estate
with interest from December H. 1867, to be paid to
For the Of the Board of Audit in the year
1857, in auditing claims against said county,
For the payment OF the CLAIM of Elizabeth N. Amid
81 500 for services rendered by her late husband j.
Aud i'm the Mayors orilce, 10 be paid the resolu
ton OF the Board Of Supervisors
For the payment of the claim OF John b. Mexican
$4,000, for compiling and preparing Supreme Court
general calendar for years 1885, 1854 1885, 1858 and
1867, to be paid on the audit OF the Board OF Super
For the payment to G. Lockwood 4 90.
for articles furnished the court and county
the sum of Oo0 to be paid when the shall be
audited and allowed by tue Board OF Supervisors.
For the completion, hitting up and furnishing OF the
new court house in said county now near compile
ton, the Comptroller OF the city OF New York is
hereby authorized and directed to raise the necessa
stalments, said stock to bear interest at
ss not exceeding s RG be pfr a
and known as the New YORK county court
house stock No. and the issuing OF the same snail
conform far applicable, TO the provisions oil
this act to chapter i67, Laws of 1862 and the act
chapter 242, Laws OF 1854 relative to said court
house. The money raised shall be paid by the
Comptroller on bills audited and allowed by the
Board OF Supervisors OF said county.
SEC. 2. Whenever the Comptroller shall have reason
to believe that any judgments now OF record,
or which may be hereafter Obtained against the
county of New York shall have been obtained by
collision or founded In fraud he Is hereby author
lied and required to take nil proper and necessary
measures to open and reverse the same and to use
the name OF the said county and to employ counsel
for such purpose; and Whenever any legal or
equitable claim Is put into suit against the
by the Board of Supervisors the said Comptroller is
authorized In order to save expense OF litigation and
interest arising on said aims, to adjust the same
and when adjusted to duly provide for its payment,
and on payment to obtain and file full releases and
acquittances from claimants.
SEC. 3. No Judgment against the comfy OF New
York shall be valid unless shall be proved that the
claim on which the action il brought has been pre-
sented TO the Board of Supervisors OF said county,
and passed on by them, that they have unreaSOn-
ably refused or omitted to take action on the same.
Before any execution shall he issued on any such
Judgment, notice Of the recovery thereof shall be
given to the Comptroller and he shall be allowed
ten days to provide for its payment.
Sec The provisions OF section three OF chapter wv
hundred and forty, of the laws OF eighteen hundred
and siXtyOne hereby declared to be In force ana
county affairs, and in any Judgment or judg-
mens, or adjusted claims shall be recovered or exist
against the said county, at any time before the an
nua taxes for the year next succeeding shall nave
been levied the said Comptro Ter, on behalf OF the
county, is authorized to borrow, upon the credit OF
the county, such sums Of money us rom time TO
time may be necessary for the payment OF such judg
ment or Judgments abused claims, and the legal
costs and expenses incident thereto, and to issue
revenue bonds therefor, in the usual form,
the same to be payable at any time during the ensu-
ing year, from the taxes and other revenues
OF the county applicable such purposes for that
year, and the Board OF Supervisors shall include an
amount sufficient to pay such revenue bonds SO Is
sued, with the interest thereon, In the annual tax
levy for said year. in addition to the amounts pro-
vided in said levy for other purposes and the came
shall be collected in the manner provided by law FOR
the collection OF ether taxes.
SEC. s. This act shall take effect Immediately, and
shall repeal the PROVISIONS OF all laws relating to the
raising and expenditure OF county revenues COM
monty called county tax levesl excepting any pro-
visions by this act declared in effect and reenacted
any provisions affecting tenure OF Office vested
rights and all rights OF property.