The New York herald., 1870-03-29
Article First.

Article First.
THE CORPORATE POWERS.
SECTION l. The Corporation existing and
known by the name OF The Mayor Aldermen and
Commonalty OF the city OF New York; shah con-
hnue to be body polite and corporate In fact and
In name by the ssme name, and shall have per-
petaa succession with all the grants, powers and
privileges heretofore held by the Mayor Aldermen
and Commonalty OF the city OF New York ana not
modified repealed by the provisions hereinafter
nads by this act.
Article Second.
or LEGISLATIVE POWER
SEC. 2. The legislative po OF the said Corpora
hon shall oontnue 10 be vested Board OF Alder
men and Board OF Assistant Aldermen VINO to.
Rether shall form the Common Council OF the city OF
New York.
SEC. g. The Board or Aldermen shan consist Of
niteen members, to be elected upon general ticket
nom the city az large.
SEC. 4. The Board of Assistant Aldermen shall con.
rst OF one Assistant Aldermen TO be elected in each
Assembly district.
SEo. 5. Such Alderman and Assistant Aldermen
shal be elected as hereinafter provided.
ELECTION OF ALDERMEN AND ASSISTANT ALpERaES
SEC. o. The first election for Aldermen aud Assist
ant Aldermen shall take place at the judicial elec.
ZION to be held III the city and county OF New YORK
on the third Tuesday in May, in the year eighteen
hundred and seventy, and the Aldermen and Assist
ant Aldermen then elected shall take Office on The first
MONDAY In June following, at noon, ana then super
Sede The common Council now In ONCE, whose terms
0i oihce shall then end. The Aldermen and Assist
Ant Aldermen 80 elected in May, eighteen hundred
and seventy, shan hold once anul the first
Monday In January, which will be In the
year eighteen hundred ana seventy-two. There shall
be Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen elected at the
general e-ectlon in November, eighteen hundred
and nuliv
syery succeeding general election WHO shall take
cf1ce ut noon the first Monday OF January
in each and every year following Their election. All
the provisions of law reiatnQ the judicial election
20 be held In May, eighteen hundred ana seventy
IN 40 rar they applicable, shall apply 10 the
first election under this act FOR such Aldermen ana
AssstapG Aldermen, and all the provisions OF law
relating TO general elections intne.city OF New YORK
30 far az they applicable IN respect to the
ner Of conducting elections and the canvass and
innate oil votes, SHAH Apply 10 every succeeding
election for Aldermen ana Assistant Aldermen.
POWERS oF THE COMMON CouSCii.
SIC. 7. Zach board oI The Common Council shall
have power to direct special eeetion To be he'd 10
become vacant ana tie person elected to supply
such vacancy shall bold his seat for the residue OF
the term OF MS immaculate predecessor.
SIC. s. Ihe boards small meet Ia separate cham
bers. ana majority OF each snail be a quorum.
SIC. .. Eaen board sha-frs,, choose president
from It's own members; second, appoint CLERK aud
other otfcefs third, determine The rules OF It's
own proceedings; fourth, he the judge of
the returns OF election and the right OF
election and qualification OF us own memuers;
Hftn Keep Journal OF It's proceedings; sfxtH, SIT
with open doors except wnen tne puOlic welfare
shall require secrecy; and seventh. shal nave
thority To compel the attendance OF absent mem
beIs and 10 pun,sn It's Beniuers disorderiy be-
havIor, and to expel memner with a concurrence
or two-t1ilds OF the members ciectet to the board
staH thereby forfeit all his rights and power
alderman or assistant ALDERMAN
SEC. H. The stated aud occasional meetings OF
gftnIt atn nv tfl
and ruies, aua both boards may meet at the same
time, or on different days, as they mag severaly
fudge eXDedienC.
Sgc. II. Every legislative act OF the Common
Council sfail be by resolution or ordnance and
every ordinance Joint resolution shall, before IL
shall take eject, be presented duly certified TO the
Mayor tor hs approval.
SIC. l3. The Mayor snail return such ordinance or
Resolution thepoafd 10 winch II origiDatet alraIn
ten days alter receiving 1t OF at Tie neXs meeting
OF such board.
SIC. IL IL lie approve IL he shall sign H.. II he
dlsapproye lie shall specify his objections thereto.
III ne do not return 1t Mith such disasproyai within
the time above speclied III sntt take enecL Is ne
had approved it,
SEC is. sucn objections of the Mayor shall be en-
tered at large on the Journal OF the boaTa to which
they sent.
SEC l6. Tue board to when such ordinance or re.
solution saall have been returned with objections
snail after the expiration not less tnau ten days
thereafter proceed reconsider Lie same ana H.
reconsideraon It snail pass botn boards oy vote OF
AZ least teeIauftl.- ~ AL tAc members elected
each board II sHal take effect. in all such cases
the votes shaH he taAeR D, ayes ana noes, and the
names cf the persons voting Tor or against its
passage on such RECOMMENDATION shall be entered On
the Journal OF eacn board
SEC. II. No ordnance or resolution shaH be yala
unless il shall receive The assent OF both boards
within the teru fxed by law to such boards
SEC. u. Any ordinance or resolution may orlgi-
na.e IN either 90 rd aud when IL SHAH have passed
board may he rejected or amended IN the othe:;
bat no ordinance or resolution snaH % passeu eA-
cept by vote OF tue hlaority oi al Tue uienbefs
elected to each board. But IN case any
ordnance or resolution involves ths expend-
tnre OF money, the votes or tlree-iouftns Oh al
the members elected to each board shall
become necessary TO its passage. NO money
procession or entertainment OF any Kind, or
on any occasion, unless BY the votes OF lour-ls of
all the members elected TO each board. No addi.
Lional allowance beyond the leqa clam which exists
under any contract with the corporation, or Tor any
services on lls account or III ns einpoyment, shal
ever oe passed Dy tne Common Council except W
the unanimous vote thereof.
DurHs OF THE CLERK os TIVE BOARD OF ALDERNEN.
SEC. 10. The Clerk OF the Board oil Aldermen
shall 10y virtae oi ms othce, he clerk OF the Cofa.
mon Council aud shat perform al the
the Common Conncli. except such as snail bo rs.
signed the Clerk Of the i5card of Assistant Alder
men, and II shall he his dury TO Keep open ln>pec-
at all reasonable times the records aua mnatesu-
the proceedings oi the Common Council, except
a. snal be specially ordered otherwse The clerk Of
each board shan appoint and remove al pleasure
deputy clerks IN his department. not 10 exceed t0e
number nov auth8rizea by law or ordnance. Tue
Clerk OF the Common Council shall keep the seal Of
the eAy, and his signature sha ne necessary To AL
leases, grants and other documents a5 under exist
ing laws.
SEQ 70. II snail be the duty OF the clerks Of tne
respective boards 20 paosh ai resolutions aud otdi-
nances ana amendments thereof which shall be In
troduced passed. aud also the 1nai proceed ngs,
except such parts as may require secrecy
and no vote shall bc taken IN either board
upon the passage Of resolution an
ordinance wlicn shall contem Jale any specific
Improvement. or involve tue sale, disposition or
Appropriation OF puoic propert' or the eApendl-
ture OF pubiie moneys or income thereffom, or Jay
any tax or assessment until after such notice ehal
have been published at least three days; and
whenever any vote shall be taken, sucn
resolution or ordinance sinai, before the same
shall ne Gent TO the other board, or TO the
Mayor. and Immediately aiCer The adjournment OF
tle board ut WHICH tle ha.n0 shail nave U0el