The New York herald., 1870-03-11
THE CITY CHARTER.
The Amendments Embraced
i'm u Bill.
The Radicals to be Turned Out Of
the Departments-The Powers of
the Mayor-A New Board
of Supervisors.

| ENAcTrNG CLAUSE
AN IN relation 10 local government OF the city
and the county OF New York.
The Popie 0f the state OF Netc Io,h, represented IN
Senate and Assembly, DO enact as Jouotos:--
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
SECTION !. There shall. hereafter be i've additional
executive departments for the Corporation oi tiie
iollows:-Police Department, FIRE Department,
| Health Department Department OF Public Gnarltes
and corrections ana the Department OF common
I'm the Assembly bin after the words "Heath De-
partinent' In The above section ~ inserted depart
| mentfor the Care ana Management Of the Central
Park consisting Of five commissioners, to be ap-
pointed by the Mayor, to serve on good behavior,
| without any term OF Office being speciheu.l
THE HEADS OF TUE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
| SEC. .. he head OF the Police Department shall
| be Board or Police composed OF nve persons, TO DO
severay aenominated Commissioner OF Municipal
Police and VINO shall be elected on general ticket
anu hold oface for term OF nye years The head OF
tue pire Department shall be board TO be composed
! OF five persons who shall be scveraly denominated
| Fire Commissioner. The head OF The Health De-
purtipent snail he a board 10 be composed Of seven
/ membcrs--to wit nve OF them to De severaliy de-
! nominated Health Commissioner TWO OF which shall
Ocer OF the port Of New York and the President OF
the Board oi Police members 0DcaO The head Of
Department OF Public Charities and Correction
shall be board to 90 composed OF five persons. who
shall be seyeraly denomlnated Commissioner or
Denartmen of Common Schools snail be q BOARD OF
Education composed o eighteen persons, to be
elected as hereinafter provided who shall seyeraly
tAner the words &c opco in the above section the
Assembly bin contains the foilowlng:-"Thc head OF
the Department. Tor the Care and Management OF the
Central Park shall be board to be composed OF I've
persons who shall be seyeraly denominated Com
missioner OF the Central Park.']
THE CRoToN AoUEpucr BOARD.
SEQ. 3. The executive department OF the Corpora
tion OF the city New York denOminated the Croton
Aqueduct Board shall hereafter consist as the head
OF said department. OF q board to be composed OF
| Croton Aqueduct Commissioner.
TERN OF OFFICE
SEc. 4. Each Commissioner OF the Fire. Health,
Croton Aqueduct and Public Charities and COrrec
! ton Boards shan bo appointed IN the manner now
prescribed by section nineteen OF the act amending
the charter OF the city Of New York. passed April Ia,
1867 ior appointment sOr the heads OF executive
departments moi elective by the people and each
SAID Commissioner shall hold onice Tor term OF two
| years Two at least OF sad Commissioners or the
fire Department shall be members OIL the Board ei
| Underwriters Of the city OF New York.
fThe following addition to section four Is In the
| bill introduced IN the Assembly:-''sach Commits
| soner FOR the care and management OF the Central
| Park shall be appointed in the manner now pre-
scrbed by section nineteen of the act amending the
charter OF the city Of New York, passed April IA,
1857, for the appointment Of heads Of executive de-
| partmsnts not elected by the people."l
| THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
SEC S. The nrst election for Police Commissioners
who are provided for by this act shall be held AT the
special election to be held on Inc - day OF May,
immediately upon their severaliy receiving certin-
Gates election il shall be the duty OF the Police
commissioners declared to have been then elected
| to assemble III the office OF the Mayor and classify
themselves by lot SO that the first term OF ONCE Of
one of SAID Comls sioners shall expire on the 3Ist
day OF December. A. D. 1871; and on each succeeding
day Of December The term OF Ofce OF either Of
| the remaining four shall expire.
At the general election to be held IN 1871 one such
ve xears and annnalIy thereafter one Commissioner
| shall be elected for said last mentioned term.
THE EMPLOYEES or THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
| SEC 6. Every person now holding Office In or en-
pioyed by the Police Department OF the Metropolitan
| except the Commissioners, superintendent and IN
speciors thereof, and designated to DO duty IN the
employment and be transferred, by operation of This
| act, to the Police Department hereby established;
| law for % the ONCE or to the employment
held by such n persHSn Ha,roan as p,c ne Police m,s
19 sa Be ne aaa
fixed for his transferred office under this act And 1t
Police Department hereby established, immediately
after It's Organization, to appoint superintendent
OF Ponce and three inspectors, who shall hold Office
during the pleasure OF said board.
| POWERS or THE POLICE DEPARTMENT..
SEC. l. The Police Department herein established
| now conferred by law upon the Police Department
OF the Metropolitan Police District IN far they
relate or are applicable TO The city and county OF
New York.
PROPERTY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
The Police Department herein established shall
property belonging 10 the Mayor Aldermen and
Ns o. @ ne 0 81 is New no 1off 70 the or ns 20 s
possession Of the Police Department OF the Metro
| poiitan Police District
| THE FIRE DEPARTMENT..
| SEC. 8. Every person low holding office in or en-
ployed by the Fire Department OF the Metropolitan
Fire District at the time this act shall take efecL
except the Commissioners and Chief Engineer there
Of and designated do duty in the city OF New YORK;
shall continue in hts 01ice and employment. aud be
transferred therein by operation OF this act to the
Fire Department hereby established; and the salary
or now provided M oy law lor ne nc o. oee nee
Fire Department Of the Metropolitan Fire District,
| shall be the salary and compensation nxed 1or mis-
transferred Office under this act And 1t shall be-
the duty OF the Fire Department hereby estab
shed, Immediately alter its organization, to appoint
| Chief Engineer, who stall hold oillce during the
POWERS or THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
| SEC. Q. The Fire Department herein established
shall possess and perform all the powers and duties
now conferred 10y law upon the Fire Department Of
the Metropolitan Fire District, in 30 far they
late or are applicable to the city county OF New
YORK. and shall nave full and exclusive use and
81 M an .ne Of he civ u Of o
or TO the county OF New York, which Is now In use
and possession OF the Fire Department Of the Metro
| pOtan Fire District
| THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT..
SEC. 10. There shall be four bureaus n the Health
| Department. The chief oficer OF one bureau shall
be called CITY Sanitary Inspector, and ne shall be
practising physician OF at least ten years In the
be called the Sanitary Permit Bureau. There shall
be anoIner bureau, 10 be called the Bureau
bnrean SHAH be called she Register or Records And
In this last mentioned bureau shall be recorded,
without fees every birth, marriage and death, and
all nqulstons OF cor0ners texcepting those where
by JURY find death caused by negligence or
I malicious injury which shall occur ar be taken
within the city OF New YORK.
POWERS or THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
SEC. III. The health Department herein estab-
lished shall possess and perform all the powers ana
! duties now conferred by law upon the Health De-
partment OF the Metropolitan sanitary District, in
FAR they relate or are applicable 70 the city and
n u
stye and control or Gil the property belonging
TO the Mayor, Aldermen and COmmonalty OF the city
| OF New York. or to the county OF New York. which
ID now IN the use and possession OF the Health De.
| pariHent Of the Metropolitan Sanitary District
THE CENTRAL PARK coyaL5sIoNBRs
The following is In The Assembly bill but not In the
! Dill introduced yesterday IN the Senste:-
\ Every person now holding ONCE In or employed