New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-20
TAMMANY BOOKKEEPING.
AN HOUR AMONG THE POOR MEN OF NEW
YORK.

DOUBIE-ENTRY, SINGLE-ENTRY AND NO ENTRY
QUESTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BECOMES OF THE PUB
Lie MONEY
The Mayor of the City of NewYOrk is en-
powered to employ among other clerks, First Marshal
whose official rank is equal to that Of the Chief Clerk
The ofce is relic Of old English times, when the Mayor
was not equipped without his hghconsta0le the mar
shall The Lord Mayor Of London to this day supports
one who in the yearly procession is great obeca sort
NJ drum.maior without band In Southern cities the
arshal attends the Mayor his morning court baton
An hand The United States courts have their marsha;
and in the State Of York there statute cOnsabes
called marshas TIE Mayors Marshal in this city holds
a peculiar and vicarious position. He is not deputy
mayor but clerk empowered do certain acts for the
Mayor not in lieu ofhm. The law gives HIM author
ATTY to send as Mayors executive officer such requi-
sons and notices to the various heads Of departments
as the Mayor may direct He licenses to hackmen,
cabmen ruck-dryers, streetvenders iunR-deaers, In
telllgence men, and others; and he is author
lzed to collect such fines in relation thereto as the
Mayor may by law impose. Properly the Marshas du'
ties are those which regulate and entirely control the
license department His department, reads the sign
Is the LICENSE BUREAU" which he is chief cOnsa
BILE so far as he imposes and collects fines for perform
ing license business without license for transgress-
ing the terms Of license he does his whole duty But
ceptng the law 1t is written the Marshal has no right
10 "tFy" onehan Of the which come before him,
and which he does not refuse hear In OF Grim
nal nature as sWindhng, the Mayor undoubtedly as
magistrate has power TO adiudicate Such jurisdiction
Is obvious from the many wrongs which daily occur, and
which need immediate remedy The Mayor may give TINS
power to a deputy Mayor, by appointment But the
Mayors Marshal not the deputy Mayor though the
Marshal occasionally exercises this Office and power Tho
Marshal has right, until the law gives him the power
20 adjndcate he daily does in civil cases Not long
ago, Bulls Head Jockey sold horse with written
guaranty The horse defective; the plantlh had
plain case and just before the civil courts; but inc
Marshal received the tsen an oncer
with warrant and had the defendant before him. There
upon he required the defendant TO refund the money
The Marshal afterward stated that his adjudication was
eGuiyocal that not positive mandate out only
suggestion compromise. Yet he placed the DEFEND
ant In position where he could not escape save with
odium So rather than incur publicity he refunded the
money without legal evidence, without jury to decide
upon the facts and without legallprocess OF any KIND
Such Also the "eOw CASE when the Marshal adiudi-
Gated between the buyer Of and the seller The COM
painant thought she was complaining before regular
court and the defendant hearing the suggestion OF COM
promise" thought the dictum of court 1t is said
that the present Marshal entered the office without any
legal training knowledge whatsoever, though he as
sumed TO be qualified He has done good in compel
ling swindlers dgOrge but he carried his
A lawyer, a Mr.. Levy, gave servant check on the
bank dated month in advance, when he said he ex'
peced to have funds IN bank The servant went i'm
medately the bank, and told that Mr. Levy had
no money there. she then complained TO the Marshal
who dispatched an oheer for MI Levy VINO voluntarily
matter and only by ignoring the Marshal, wnen tne
ali In case which the Marshal had before
him the defendant retained Mr.; Whltoeek . 20
LAWYER attempted 10 read ordinance, the Marshal
told him no could read the ordinance and settle the
does the public real For instance, If country
man is-swndled in bogus tewelry establishment the
Marshal orders the money to be refunded or ne recon-
nends be placed before the proper authoT
ties Hundreds Of people flock to the Mayors once WIN
petty grievances every week some OF mem OF Givi ma
ture and which no court can touch, ana demand
that the Mayor the protector OF all In the CITY, they
shall have immediate relief There are instances OF de-
and passage tickets for wooden legs Tor money 10
yately relieved Poor people who have placed in
the OF lawyers and who believe that the latter do
and attempts TO DO Justice True, twas never known
that Mayors marshal could Issue precedence 20 law
yer practcing in the Supreme Court or mdnddmuS OF
that he eOuld punish lawyer for not bringing case
quired by law for fling the papers would not permit
the to come on until future teI4; que VI te
lawyers Of the city was cOmpalnec Oh u pOor oh
because her had not come TO trial she was allowed
occasoned either 6y the law itself by death Of the
lawyer, which happened week before.
Among the charter provisions is one which requires
the Marshal to keep strict account OF the complaints
under OATH the Chamberlain Of the amount received
page a. Corporation ord Dances for the year 1867
Before entering duties Of bis once, the First Marshal shall
spgyi Sy The coStro 10 tie ps6a Of 5000 conditional
SIC I5 Il shall Of the Prst harhal-Fs To Issue
ss cause published all Boe acquisitions 70 The
different Departments 81 Corporation, others The
M.vo To supeend under the direction OF the
Maro auug requiring the Mayors Signature and
receive therefor and 70 collect all hnes which the Mayor may
BE- authorized 20 impose.
Sgc 6 shall book 70 be provided or that and
kep Ohce al convenient times to public nsPee
from whom be receive money as
section The amounts received and what &C.
count and When paid shall daily render thereof under
Controller and shal hereupon daily pay
orer the Cbambean be shall also there
upou receive the Chamberlain volche for the payment thereof
fnrnNh the exhibit 70 the Controller and
shall a. leave With bia copy thereof
The officers who make arrests keep memorandum OF
each and OF It's final disposition The names OF each
person arrested and fined should next appear the
Second Marshal at the License Bureau and
on the complaint the First Marshal for the law
requires him 10 koepd strict account Of The complaints ana
TJes item by ITEM and 10 make daily return to The Cham
berlQfR, under oath. Of The amounts reeelred.
MUNICIPAL BOOKKEEPING.
Any person who will take the trouble to visit Capt
Grcer's office, under the city Hail. and examine the
record OF and fines kept there, will lind that on
of May 1862 the following arrests ana fines were
made:
CITY ORDINANCE
MNE. MAYEL
Grecrs Bookkeeping me hdTahdFs B00kAsepaRG
Owen McCarerv SCI Second
Aaron ID Fuer sued...... MarshaFs Office Of the
WorIep 2'hears only this
Michael HALEY fued........ 3Owen AeCa1rTy ....s2
SAMUEL Cattre hue...... The eAtTy the Msshals Com
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