The New York herald., 1870-04-06

Immediately upon the passage OF this act ascertain.
respectively. OF the said Mstropotan Police belsngs
TO- or Should oe set apart for the police OF the city
6 division OF suca fund shall be- made, ana Tie
amount so found to be the portion OF the police Of
me city Of New YORK shan be paid over TO tho cham
Denelt OF the police OF tue city OF New York. as con-
| tempated IN the creation OF said fund. All fnes
imposed By the Board OF Police upon the members
OF The police force by way O. discipline. aud coAeot
able from pay or ea1ary, and all rewards, fees,
| proceeds OF g!its and emolnmenu that may DC
| patu qua given for account OF eXraorduaf5 sei-
wees OF Srcvv member OF the police ioroe, exceps
] when alowen 20 DO retaibcd BY said mem
per and all moheM csmaln,ng ., ior sne ,o. space &C.
afisiag from tho sale OF Unclaimed ssoGs, ang q!
piocosds OF suits for pelaties under this Re raii
be deposited and paid into the bank wheEalA me
chamberlain shall keep an sccoun,. The paymeas
so made shall constitute and be deposited and Kept az
fund be called the .spolice Lile Insurance Fund
olce or chamberlain snail he the trustee OF the said
fund, and may, from tune to tune, invest the sam
In whole or In part a. n shall deem most 0dyan.
tageos Tor the objects OF sucn fund and Is cmp0w.
cred to make all necessary contracts ana take all
cnambsriain shall saccesd tho ' prcssassrasiees Of
tho Police Life Insurance Fund OF the Metropolitan
over on demand to the sad Oh amosrran oy the par
ties or the institution row holding is. but all annu
ttes nov charReable upon said fund snail be main-
SEQ 81. the Board OF Metropolitan Police shall
also immediately ascertain whas interest tns cisy
and county OF New York have IN Any property used
for general police purposes OF SAID dstrct within
the other counties OF the Metropolitan Police dts.
trlct, IN order to future adjustment therefor.
DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OR MONEY RECOVERED.
SEQ. 6s. All properly or money alleged or sun.
posed to have been feionousy obtained, or which
shai be lost or abandoned, AID whtch sda be here
after taxeA into the custsdy OF any member Of the
police force or criminal court OF tine city OF New
police justice, shall be by such nlemDsr or justice,
or Dy order OF said court gwen INTO the custody OF
and kept Dy the properly cerk Of the police. And
all such property and money shall be particularly
registered BY SAID properly cerk fn book Kept i0r
mat purpose, which shall CONTAIN also 9 record OF
or money was taken the names OF oil claimants
thereto the time Of the seizure ana anY final dispo.
SRo. 90. whenever property or money shall be
taken from persons arrested, and shall Dc alleged to
ceeds Of crlmc. and whenever so brought with sucn
claimant and the person arrested, before some
ma2issrate for adjudication, and the magistrate
shall be then and there satisfied from evidece that
the person arrested 10 innocent OF the offence
alleged, aud that the property rightfuliy belongs
to him, then said magistrate may thereupOl, In
writing. order such properts or money TO be re.
turned and the property clerk II ne have IT, tode-
liver such properly or money TO the accused person
himself ana not to any attorney, agent or CLERK OF
such accused person.
SEC. 70. II any ciaim to the ownership Of such
property money shall be made on oath before the
magistrate, Dy or IN behalf OF any 0tner persons
than the person arrested, ana the said accused per-
son shali 0e held Tor trial o. examination such pro.
pefty or money shali remain In the custody OF the
PROPERTY clerk until the discharge or CONVICTION Of
the persons accused.
OF having been fetoniosy ootaned, or 0i being The
proceeds OF crime and for wiiicA there is no claim
takcn and all lost property coming into tue posses
sIon OF aug member OF said police orce ana all pro-
pery and moneY taken from pawhnrokers as the
proceeds oil Cri ne, or by any Buoh memOor from
persons supposed to be insane, intoxicated or otner-
wise incapable OF taking care OF themselves, shall
DO transmitted as practicable to The property
clerk, to be duly registered ana advertised for the
beuel5 OF all persons interested and tor the In.
formation 81 the public. as 80 the anoant and dis
police.
In the custody or the property clerk for the period OF
SIX months without any lawful claimant thereto,
after having been three times advertised In puDic
newspapers, shall be sold at public auction. ad the
proceeds OF such sale snail be paid into the Police
Life Insurance Fund.
s M any a placed ~ the
evidence In any police or other criminal Court
property shalt be delivered to any ofcer WHO shall
present an order 70 that effect from court; such
property, however, shall not be renamed in SAID
court snail be returned to said properly clerk TO
be disposed OF according to the previous PROVISIONS
ORGANIZATION OF THB POLICE BOARD
ESEC. a.. Upon the appointment OF the COnnis-
majority OF them they shall organze.as the Board
OF Poce OF the Police Department Of the CITY OF
or dne nra over Of to h
hereby created ait the properly, real and per-
scnal, and books and records In the use or
wltnin tue limits OF the city and county OF New
York. for the use and purpose OF the Police Depart
ment by ths act established; and the SAID Board Of
Police OF tho Police Department OF the city OF
New York are hereby authorized aud empowered,
immediately upon entering upon the dut,es Of their
and purposes, and 10 hold the same subject 10 the
control and superior title therein of the city aud
county OF New York. immediately upon the passage
of act the Treasurer OF the Metro opOiitan Police
Department SHAH MAKE to the Comptroller OF the
city OF New York detailed statement OF oil the
property real and personal, belonging to the Metro
potan Police department. In the city and county OF
New York. II any proportion OF the cost OF any such
property shall have been borne by the Metropolitan
Police district at large the proportion pad by eaca
county OF such Metropolitan Police district for such
properly shan be stated d Ana the OSmpsrolIer OF
ate expense borne by other counties to the Super
visors OF the county Of New York. and said super.
estates. real ana personal, In such county, subject
Dy law to taxation III the year lS70. such amount as
may be necessary to reimburse su0h other counties
such proportion aud stall thereafter Immediately
make sucd reimbursement.
PROVISIONS FOR THE SUPPORT or TIE POLICE.
SEC. rs. The moneys raised In the city aud county
Of New York for tue proportion OF the SAID city and
county Of the expenses OF the Metropolitan Police
district remaining unexpended shall be paid over
BY the of1cer or officers in whose hands soever tho
Same may be to the Comptroller Of the city OF New
Yofk Immediately upon tho passage Of tnis act
Of oi'' ths Stat State to R transmit all such ss Moneys
remaining III the State treasury to the Comptroller
OF said CITY. Tue moneys so coming into the hands
OF tire Comptroller of the city OF New York shalt be
applied first to the expenses incurred ana remaiu-
ing unpaid ii any there be. account OF the Metro
politan Police III the city aud county Of New iork,
AMI then to the payment OF the expenses OF the
police Gepartment created by thts act az from time
to time may be necessary. The Board OF Police
hereby established shall annually, on OF before
the lst day OF December, make On esrmate OF the
sum Of money which win be required Tor expenses
necessary to the administration 0nd conduct
OF the board OF Police FOR the year next ensuing
ana shall submit such estimate TO the Mayor. Comp
trolier and President OF said Board of Police VINO
snail, on or before the 18Th day OF December con-
sider and revise such estlYnate and shall FIX and de-
ter@l9s the smoqnt yeIen saG sssTa g! l2lcs shs
amount when established By said Mayor, Comp
troler and President OF the Board OF Police, shall
thereby become appropriated. The amount thus es.
tabiished shall DO certified TO the Board Of super
visors OF the county Of New York py the Comptroller
and the said Board OF Supervisors are empowered
ard directed annually to cause the amount thereof
TO be- according to law raised and collected by tax
upon the estates real and personal subject 10 taxa.
ton within the said city and county OF New YORK.
The Comptroller from time 10 time, IS authorized TO
borrow upon revenue bonds. according to law, In
anticipation OF the said taxes, whatever sum he may
deem necessary Tor the use and purposes OF tbs SAID