The New York herald., 1870-02-03
ARTICLE SECOND.

or Legislative Power.
SEQ q The legislative power OF the said corpora
ton shall be vested Q board OF aldermen and
board OF assistant aldermen. who, together shall
form the Common Council Of che city OF New York.
SEC. 8. The Borad OF Aldermen shall consist OF nf-
teen members, 10 be elected upon general ticket
from the city at large.
SEC. A. The Board OF Assistant Aldermen shall
consist OF one assistant alderman to be elected IN
each ward.
SEC. s. such aldermen and assistant aldermen
shall be elected every years. at the charter eec
yions in said city.
SEC. Q. they shall enter upon the duties Of their
respective ofIices at noon On the nrst Monday OF
January succeeding their election, ana shall hold
their ofices for two years from that time.
SEC. I. The next election for aldermen and assist
ant aldermen shall take pace at the city election
20 be held during the year 1871, and the aldermen
and assistant aoermen In office at the time this act
shall take effect shall hold through their respective
existing terms that Is to say, until the first Monday
Of January, 1872.
SEC. 8. Each board Of the Common Council snail
have power to direct special election TO be held TO
supply the place OF any member whose seat sh all
Become vacant, ana the person elected to supply
such vacancy shall hold his seat for the residue OF
she term Of his immediate predecessor.
Sec 0. The boards shall meet IN separate cham.
bers. ana a majority or each shall be quorum.
SEQ TO- Each board shall /. Choose president
from Its own members; q Appoint clerk and other
or1cers; B. Determine the rules OF its own proceed
ings 4 Be the judge OF the returns OF election and
the right Of election and qualifications OF Its own
members: S. Keep journal OF Its proceedings; g.
SIT with open doors. except when the public welfare
shall require secrecy; and !. Shall nave authority TO
compel the attendance OF absent members, and to
punish Its members for disorderiy behavior aud to
expel member with concurrence OF two-thrds Of
the members elected to the board.
Sec Ii. Every member expelled from either board
shall thereby forfeit all his rights and power as an
alderman assistant alderman.
SEC L. The stated and occasional meetings or
each board shall be regulated by It's own RESOLUTIONS
and rules, and both boards may meet at The same
time, or on different days, as they may severally
Judge expedient
SEC. 13. Every legislative act OF the Common
Council shall be by ordinance, and every ordinance
or JOINT olpti0n shal before II shall take effect.
be presented duly certified, to the Mayor for ha ap
proval
SEC. IA. The Mayor shall return such ordinance or
resolution to the board which 1t originated within
ten days after receiving It, at the next meeting OF
such board.
SEC. Is. II he approve It he shall sign II. II he
disapprova he shall specify MS objections thereto.
II ne do not return it with such disapproval within
she time abov specified It shall take effect - " he
had approved 1t.
Sec, l6. Such objections Of the Mayor shall be en-
tered at large the journal Of the board TO which
they are sent.
SEC. II. The board to which such ordinance OF
resolution shall have been returned with objections
may, after the expiration OF not less than ten days
thereafter. proceed reconsider the same, and IT,
vote OF least twotnlrds OF all the members elected
TO each board it shall take effect In all such cases
the votes shall be taken by ayes and noes and tht
names OF the persons voting for or against is pas
sage on such reconsideration snail be entered on the
journal OF each board.
SEC is. No ordinance or resolution shall be valid
unless 1t shalt receive the assent OF both boards
within the term fixed by law to such boards
SEC. 10. ANY ordinance or resolution may origi
nate in either board, and when it snail have passed
one board IL may be rejected or amended IN the other
but no ordinance shall pe passed except by vote O
the majority OF all the members elected to eact
board.
SEC. 20. The clerk Of the Board OF Aldermen
shall oy virtue Of his Office be clerk OF the Common
Council, and snail perform all the duties heretofore
performed by the clerk OF the Common council
except such as snail be assigned 10 the clerk OF the
Board Of Assistant Aldermen; and It shall be his
duty to keep open for inspection at all reasonable
times the records and minutes OF the proceedings
OF the Common Council, except such 40 snail be
specially ordered otherwise. The clerk OF each
board shall appoint and remove at pleasure deputy
clerks In his department. TO the NUMBER authorized
by ordi nance. The clerk OF the Common Council
shall keep the seal OF the city; and his signature
snail be necessary TO al leases grants and other
documents as under existing laws.
SEC. a. IL shall be she onty OF Inc clerks OF the
respective boards to publish all ordinances and
amendments OF ordinances which shall be passed
and also the na proceedings, except such parts 81
mar require secrecy; and whenever vote M saaa A Ss
taken In either BOARD upon the passage OF an ordi
nance which shall contemplate any specific improve
nent, or involve the sale, disposition or appropr,a
TON OF public property or the expenditure OF paDit
moneys income thereirOm or lay any tax o.
assessment such ordinance siaii, before tha saf1t
shall be sent to the other board. and Immediately
alter che adjournment or the board &C which tnt
same shall nave been passed, Do published with TN
yeas and nays and with the names OF tfe persons
voting for and against the same, as part OF the pro
0eedngs; anu no ordinance which shall nave passec
enc board shall be acted upon by the other ooaft
on the same day, unless by unanimous consent
except In cases Of Invasion, inslrrection, riot o
SEC. ~. The Common Council shall have power 70
make, continue, modify and repeal such ordinances
reruatjOns and resolutions a5 may be necessary u
carry into effect any and all Of the powers nov
vested IN heretofore, or by THIS act conerreu up0l
thni i,nrnnrntiOn snall nave power W 6OIokoe