The New York herald., 1870-04-06

The following IL the text OF the charter as II passed
the State senate yesterday and as It passed the As
ssmbly last weex, an the amendments offered By
Senator Genes being voted down.
.. Article First.
Tim CORPORATE POWERS.
cEorIoN l. Tho Corporation now existing and
known By the name OF ''1he Mayor, Aldermen and
Commoualty OF tae city OF New York" shall con-
tinue 10 be . bsdy polite ana corporate IN fact
ana In name By the came name, ana shall have per.
petuh Succession with ell the grants, powers aud
privileges heretofore held BY the Mayor. Aldermen
and Uommona,ry Of the city OF New York and not
made BY this sct
Art1cie Second.
or LE0lsLATiTx POWER.
SEC. O. Tho LEGISLATIVE power OF the said Corpora
tion shall oonttnne to be vested In Board OF Alder
men ana q Board OF Assistant Aldermen, who
together shall fern the Common Ceuncn OF the city
Of Now York.
sBc. B. The Beard Of Aldermen shall consist Of
nfteen members. TO be elected upon general ticket
from tho city Al large.
oBc. 4 the Board Of Assistant Aldermen shall con.
sst OF one Assistant Aldermen, to be elecred In each
Assembly dssSrict
SEC. 6. Sucn Alderman ana Assistant Aldermen
shaA be elected as hereinafter provided.
ELEsVsoa OF ALDERMEN AND ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
SEC. G. The first elecsion for Aldermen and Asstst
ant Aldermen snail take place at the judicial cleo
ton, TO be hsd In the csY ana county OF New York
on the third Tuesday In May. In the year
1870, ana the Aldermen and Assistant
Aldermen thea elected shall take ONCE on the first
Monday 10 June following. at noon. and then super
sede the Common Council now In Ofice whose terms
OF office shan snen end. Tne Aldermen ana Assist
Ant Aldernen SO eiocsea Ia May, 1870, ska1 hold
Office nntu the kFst Monday in january, which Will
Assistant Adernea eloeted at the general election In
November, 1871, and annually thereafter at every
succeeding general election whe shall take Office at
noon On the first aeHday OF January In each and
evcry year foAowiny heir eecsion. Ali the pro.
VISIONS OF law relating TO the judicial election TO be
held IN May, 1STo In 30 far as tney are applicable.
SHAH appiy to eh3 nrss eection under this act for
such Aiderrnea ana Assistant Aldermen, and oil tho
provisions or relaang general ecctions In the
CITY or hcw Iolk. so FAR as they are applicable in re-
canvass and esaa,a,e oi votes shall Apply to every
succeeding eeseion for Aldermen ana Assistant AL
POWERS or raa COMMON COUNCIL.
SEQ. 7. each BOARD VI toe Common Council shall
have power 10 a sct special eection to be held to
supply the place OF asy member whose seat SHALL
become vac.Lst, ana tue person elected to supply
1uch vacancy sisA h0id hs seat for the residue OK
tue term vi MS llrnsdiate predecessor.
SEC 8. The boards shall meet IN separate cham.
bers. and MAJORITY Of each slail be quorum
SEC v. Eacu board shali--iirsL, choose president
from It's meu,bers; second, appoint CLERK aud
other officers; tnlri. deternlno The rules OF Ills
own proceeangs; fourth, be the juuge Of the
qualification VI It's own members; fifth, keep
Journal OF Its proceedings; sixth, SIT with open
coors, except when tho pubic welfare shall require
secrecy; ana seyena, snai have authority TO coin.
pei the atte0daace OF absent Members aud to punish
Its members dsssrderiy behavior, ana expei
member win u concurrence OF twO-tnlIls OF the
members elected ~ tne board
SIC. 10. Every meinDer expelled from either board
shall thereby forfeit al his tights and power as IN
Alderman OF Assistant Alderman.
5EC. III. The stated and occasional meetings or
each board shall DO regated by rts own resolutions
and rules ana Doth boards may meet at the same
tune. or on different dayS, as they may scycray
Sac. Iz Every legislative act OF the Common
Council shan be by resoiati0a or ordinance, aad
every ordinance VI JOINT resolution SHALL before Il
ebai take efeeS, be presented duly certined 10 the
Mayor fer Ills approval
sec. IL. the Mayor shall return such ordinance OF
resolution TIC DOara which IL originated within
ten days utter rsceivng It, or at the next meeting Of
Sten board.
dsapprove he slan specify his objections thereto.
II he DO return 1t with such disappr0va w!thin
the time above specined " shall take elec5 as II lie
sEo. Is S,ch objections OF the Mayor shall be en-.
tered at large OH TIE journal CT tue board to which
SEC. l0. rae board to which such ordinance or re-
solution Shall nave bee1 returned with objections
snail, alter Inc expiration OF MOI less than ten days
thereaJec proceed To reconsider the same and il, on
reconsiGeratGn. SHAH pass both boards by vote
OF al least three-iourtis oi Gil the members elected
the vo;ca sIai DC taXon by ayes and noes, and the
names Of tue persons voting for or against Its pas
sage scn Reconsideration slal be entered on the
}0HIlia OF eacs board.
SIC. II. No ordnance or resolution shall DO valid
tn ess II shall receive the assent OF both boards
within tIe term fixed by law to such boards
SEc l5. Any ofdiualioe Or resolution may origt
nate III eylhcr poarl. and when it Shall have passe
board may oo re.ectea or amended In the other;
but no ordnance or resolution snail bo passed ex-
ccPt by a vo.e OF tue majority Of all the members
elected 10 each board. But In any ordinance or
resolution uyoises sne expenditures 0f ney, tie
votes ui three fouitas vf al members elected 10
each board siiaI become necessary 10 Its passaRe
- .li.Ill ale
procession or CAiertAinilcnt o1 any kind, any
occasion unless W The votes OF iourdtn OF ali tns
nenpcfs elected ~ eacn board. No additional nj.
lowance beyond tnc legal claim which exists under
any coDlract with the corporation or for any Ser.
vices 90 It's account or In its employment shall ever
be passed by the Common Council except by the
ufiautiuous vote therso.
DUTIES on rug CLERK or rHR BOARD OF ALpRaMEy
SEC 49, the CLERK OF the board OF Aldermen shall,
by virtue OF MS once be CLERK OF the Common Couu.
ct aud shall perform al the duuea heretofore per.
formed 6y the Clerk VI she Common Council, except
suca sinai. De assigned to the Clerk OF the Board
OF Assistant Aldermen; and It shall be Ills duty to
keep open t,r inspection at all reasonable times the
mon Council, except such as shall be specially
ordered Otherwise 1he cerK Of each board shall
appotut anu remove at pleasure deputy clerks IN hs
department., not 10 exceed tho number now author
iLed 10y law or ordinance. The ClerK oi the Common
Council san Keep the soai Of she city, and his sigma
turc sha be nuoessary TO ali leases grants aud other
documents. as unuey existing laws,
SEC ~ L. shat DO the duty Of the clerks OF the re-
spcctiva boards to publish AL resolutions and ord
nances and amendments thereof whlcn snail be IN
tr0uuceu or passed, and also The dual prOceediDgs
except sucn parts Us may require secrecy and no /,
yote shG'' Do nAon III either board upon the passage
or resolution or an ordnance winch shall c0nenl-
Plate any specific Improvement or lnvOlye the sale
disposition or appropriauon OF public property or |
TIC expenditure Vi puDc moneys or Income there.
rom OK iaj aiy TAX or assessment until after sach
notce sia have been published least three DAYS;
and whichever any vote shall be taEen such resolu.
ton or ordnance shall bsiore the Sane saali De sent
90 the other board or TO tue Mayor, ana Immediately
alter the adjournment OF the board at which the
Same slia nave oeen passed, be published with Ae
yeas ana Days and with tle names OF the persons |
y0iD. foT aud against the part OF the pro-
cceding5; an0 no resolution or ordnance which |
Bial nave passed one board shall ue acted uY0n by
lie Other board Oh the same day.
h.tN POWERS or TIE COMMON COUNCIL
Sec. FL The Common Council shall have power 10
make. continue modliy ana repeal such ordinances,
regulations and resolutions "a may be necessary 10
AIRY into effect any an VI the powers now vested In
,r by this act conferred upon Lie corporation and
mail have power 10 enforce oDedience tDersto and
thereof, by ordaning penalties ior
lid every violation thereO, ia sucn sums a. may
feein ex peaent hot exceeding SfG0 aue snail nave
lower 70 make suca ordinances aud with suca
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