The New York herald., 1870-03-29

shall be diven IN any question, haAftsf. cause
or proceeding then pending or which may BY
law oe Drought neiore ham In has oficlal capacity,
sDal upon conviction, be disqualified rom holding
any public ONCE, trust or appointments under tue
Guy o. Now york, ana shall forfeit has ollce, ana
sa sars oe edt ss 6y in the psnlisn
;sss sTs,'oS he court, Every very perssa 1s: q:
OF TINS section snail be competent Witness against
any other person offending the same Transaction
before any grand Jury or IN any court IN the same
manner a. other persons; Dat the testimony 30 gwen
sS, s not oe used IN any prosecution o. proceeding
ClVH or criminal against the person so testfyig.
:, OFFICIALS NOT TO RE INlEsEsrED IN JOBS.
SEC lI5. And no member OF rhe Common Council
mead OF department CHIEF Of bureau, depaty thereof
or clerk therein, other ocer oi toe corporation
snei be diecty or indirectly lnteres ed IN any con-
tract, woik or business, or the sale OF any article
the expense price or consideration oi which ls paid
from the city treasury by any assessment levied
by any act or ordnance OF the Common Counc nor
belonging 10 the corporation, or whlcn sha be sold
Tor taxes assessment or by virtue OF legal process
at the suit OF the said corporation.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
SEC. 118 There shall continue TO be, ~ now pro-
vided and recognized by special laws aud ordln-
ances, board OF commissioners OF lne sinking
1und, composed OF the Mayor. Recorder Chamber.
IAN Soinparonor ane clairmsn OF the resp ctive
finance commiiteesof Oh each Board OF the Common
Council, win all the powers and duues now as
signed deslgnated ana ratified py exssng laws and
SEC. III. Whenever the Mayor and Comptroller
eDai agree tnat proper case exists Tor exemptng,
within the city oil New York, iron, assessment any
Ghurcn, hcspnal, charitaDie INSTITUTION or Tree
library in accordance with the principle OF ike
proysloLs heretofore adopted IN the laws OF the
Stae, they may ME ceflhcdte co tnat effect win
the proper Boaru oi Assessors and IN the nnance
department; wnsreupon sdch exemption SHAH be
pnai, anu The amount vi the proper assessment be
charged against the city as u cily property.
THE EIELTlONs.
SEQ. lis. Al! ELECTIONS all city officers and
echool officers, except the one III May, eighteen hun
dred and seventy, snail oe held az the general
ton Ia November ~ each year, ana the ohlsers
elected stall take ofiice the first Monday Of
January next succeeding, unless herein Otherwise
provided. All the PROVISIONS law now 10 force IA
regard 10 the iratlon Daflner u conducting elcc.
tions, aud canvass and esnale Of votes AZ general
elections saai apply 10 each election OF cLy oneers
SMASHING THE MsfRoreIITAS COMMISSIONS.
SEQ ll5 Tue clty ~ hes furh is hereby excepted
from the provisions an act entitled an act TO es.
taollsh q metfsposu police district ana To provide
niteen, eighteen hundred and hit,.seven and
oi the acts amebdaiory tasreoi, ana am
which created sad district are nereby repesied:
and the city oi New YORK IL a,so hereby ext epred
1ron the provisions OF the act entitled ere.
ave metropoitan SANITARY dis,rics and Board OF
Healtn tneie'n ior the preservation Gf lire ana
,ssa nssa rshanors aa 10 ptevent spread S disease
amendatory thereof and any sections ,i OF
stalntes and Provisions OF law when created
sald district are hereby repealed; and the.
CITY OF New York Is also heTeOy expected from the
PROVISIONS OF an act entitled an acc 10 create me-
uopollian fire district, AMI establish re depart
anienualory Thereon ana auy sections OF slaGute
ana PROVISIONS OF law winch created SAID olsr CT are
hereby repealed. The act 10 amead the cnar-
ter OF the CITY OF New YORK passed Aprii seventh
eighteen hundred and thirty; ana tne act TO amrud
the Charter oi the city or New York, passed Aprl
second, eiQheen hundred aud lOrty nine; ana inc
acl 10 amend an act emitted an uct to amend
the chai ter OF the CITY OF Now York, passed ADr
second, eighteen hundred and forty -nlBe, passed
July eleventh, eighteen hundred and fity one; and
the act further TO amend the charter the city OF
and ffty-thrce; ana the act Supplementary TO
An act entitled an act further To amend the
charter OF the city Of New YORK, assed
Aprli twelfth, eighteen nunored and fifty-
Inree passed june fourteenth, eighteen hGll-
ureu and 1ty-thfce; and The act to amend the ci.ar
Ger OF the city Of New YorH passed Aprii fourteen
eighteen hundred and dizzy seven; ana the act rela
1--we To the caarter Of the city o New York passed
Aprl three. eignteen nandred and sIxLy-three: ana
YORK, passed August thirLy-one, eighteen nunared
ana sxty-eight, are hereby repealed; and All acts
or part OF acts inconsistent WITH the provisius or
tins act are also hereby repeated: bat the charters
OF the city OF New YORK known as the Dongau aud
MOntgoincre charters, 80 the saiue or either
OF them are now IN force. shah commune ana re-
main IN ilili force, ana snail not be. construed
as repealed modined or III any manner affected
theleDy. Thls section sha not prejudice or affect
any fiYnt accrued or legal proceeding omlnenceu by
reason OF 5tnnB contained III tile acts hereDy re-
pealeu ana so accrued ana commenced before this
act taxes effect; nor shall TINS section be SO con-
blrueu as to abrogdte or repeal any PROVISIONS OF
acts heretofore enacted, wh:ci acts provide II, any
way lof tne raising or collecting oi revenues III Lhe
CITY of Kew ork, commonly calico TAX ievies.
Sec l2o. This act slia take effect Immediately.