The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-18
THE NEW YORK TAX LEVY.

An act relative to the county of New York, to pro-
vide for the support and Of the county gov
ernment by tax and to improve its property, in
its expenditures.
The People of the State of New York, represented
in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:-
thOrZed and required by existing laws to be raised by
in the city and county OF New York. for the OF
the State, and for defraying portion OF the contn
gent and other charges and expenses OF said city aud
county for the year 1885, the Board OF Supervisors OF
soon as conveniently may be the passage of this
act to order and cause to be raised by tax, on the
estates subject to taxation, according to law within
the said county, and to be collected according to law
the following sums Of money, for the several pur-
poses hereinafter specified, deductng from the aggre
gate amount thereof the estimated revenues OF the
county for the said year not otherwise specifically
appropriated by law, that 10 to say
county government, $4,000; but no PAYMENT shall
be made therefor except for advertising In newspa-
pers designated for that purpose by the Mayor and
Comptroller.
Care and maintenance Of Harlem bridge, COZ SO.
Contingencies Comptroller's office, $4,000
Coroners' fees, $50, 500.
County contingencies $60, 900.
Disbursements and fees Of county officers and wit.
nesses $72,0O0.
Election expenses, s1o5,ooo.
Copying public documents, county clerks office,
$4,000
Lighting, cleaning and supplies for county Offices,
$4,000, which sum includes the pay for engineers,
fremen and other employees in and about the new
McComb's dam bridge, care and maintenance,
Printing for legislative department, s7s,ooo
Printing for executive departments and the judi
ciary, $4,000.
Repairs to county buildings and Offices, $4,000.
Stationery law and blank books, $4,000.
Stationery and blank books for commissioners Of
taxes and assessments, &l4, 500
Support OF prisoners In the county JAIL $14,6 $50.
Salaries, legislative department. $3s3
Salaries, Executive Departments, 1901, 100, which
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the comptroller rs hereby authorized to appoint.
Salaries judiciary, 1850 4ss s, which sum shall in.
adopted this year by the several resolutions OF
the Board Of Supervisors OF the city and county
OF New york making Sc se% 10 ne
therein and also to each OF the subordinate officers
OF said courts named in said resolutions, which res0
Supervisors, creating offices and officers since the
LIST day Of January, 1865 are hereby egalized; and
OF the cerks 81 the s snperor Court and the Court Of
Common Pleas, and 1900 for the salary Of the natu
raization clerk In the Superior Court, which several
salaries are hereby fixed ut said amounts annually,
from the LIST day Of January, 1858.
For the purpose Of repairing and preserving
duplication Of Ispenaens, the sum Of $4,000 is
hereby appropriated TO be expended by said County
Clerk under the direction Of the Board OF Super
vs0rs.
For the purpose Of making the tax and assessment
maps for said county, on the requistlo9 Of the Tax
Of said city and county o. New .ss YSs
ton OF the Board OF Supervisors.
For the amount expended in providing safes, and
permanently fitting up the sberins Office OF said
The compensation OF the County Treasurer OF said
county shall hereafter be onehalf Of one per cent on
all moneys received and one-half OF one per cent on
all moneys paid out by him In that capacity out not
exceeding $4,000 per annum.
The COSTS disbursements and counsel fees incurred
during the tax commissioners controversy In the
matter OF the people the relation Of the Attorney
General rersus J. NJ Raymond and Ira b. Miller, the
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son, and $1,000 to Ira o. Miller and J. M. Raymond,
and to be paid by the Comptroller on vouchers nled
Ine counsel fees costs ana ega, % rs
William joice and the late supervisor Joseph ..
Taylor In the matter of the litigation between those
Supervisors $1,000 which sum, or 80 much thereof
az may be necessary, the Comptroller Is hereby au
tnorzed and directed to adjust and pay 70 abraham
neys and councillors interested therein.
For such amount as shall be reported by Charles
O'COnor, Henry f. Davies and Samuel j. Tiden to
the Board OF Supervisors, TO be due to Nelson J.
waterbury, for services rendered by him az District
Attorney for which he Ia entitled to compensation,
over and above the amounts received by him, and
for disbursements by him while holding said Office,
and for services rendered and expenses incurred by
ceaseS IN SoS s win oc Which no
| the confirmation of such report by the Board Of
Supervisors the Comptroller OF the city and county
OF New York is HEREBY authorized and directed to
TO A. Oakley Hall, in full for his bill and subsistng
claim OF counsel fees for legal services rendered the
city OF New York, for the six years ending De-
cember 81 1857 the sum OF $4,000, being at the rate
o 200 per year for each branch or said legal SER
vices, and to be paid him by the Comptroller Of the
city OF New York; but nom and AFTER the lst day OF
January 1893, the District Attorney Of nc county o.
New York shall receive, and the Board OF SUPERVISORS
the allowances and salaries axed BY statutes and
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OF New York, and which yearly compensation