New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-19
THE AMENDED CITY CHARTER.

Albany. April 18-The following are the
amendments to the City Charter, az adopted 10y the
Senate:
In Section l. strike ont words at length, having ref
ercnce to the publication of advertisements; Section
insert after word advertisement the words required
by law ordinance" Section l. insert the ioll"Nlhg
"Bu no final Judgment against the sad city heretofore
obtained, which hereafter may bc o0tneu, ipI lh
publication Of any such adycrsehcnts sh.i DE alH"oa
or paid from the treasury OF said city, unless such a-
yeTtiscmcuts published III sucl ncwSp3Pcrs Which
may be dosgnatcd by the Mayor and Controller IN puI
sance of this section ana no execution sha De Hsuc,
or any final judgment passed upon any clam Or sueh
advertisements III any newspaper, unless ~ suen INV"
paper to be designated as herein pr0Nfued'
Insert at the end of section me lolO"ltR, VI, -
''The Board of Assessors in the city Of NcwYork are
hereby authorized and directed to assess or rassess
upon the property intended to he benefited III lhe maj
imnfovcments i'm said city, all expenses which have
been paid incurred, and shall hereafter be actually IN
curred by the Mayor Aldermen, and COmmonalty OF the
civ Of New York. for either regulating or grading, or
having or repaving scwerng, curblng, or gutter
ing or otherwise improving any Of the streets avenues
or nnblic places in said CITY of NewYork and all the
provisions Of in relation to advertising, entering
and collecting assessments for the local
in said city shall apply to all such assessments or re-
assessments IL shall be the duty OF the commissioner
of Public Works OF said city TO certify 10 tne Pou "
Commissioners the sums expended a. a1Ofcsiu
and such certificate shall he conclusive evidence o INC
amount of such expenditure"
strike ont the words. on or before the first Monday
of January in each year having reiGIeHee TO .hr o
the Department OF Docks small make telr dhna r'pol
The following section Is added To the Department VI
SEC g. All provisions Of the law providing for the cleo
ton Trustees of the Common schools are hefcpy
ucaied.
and under election shall however serve oHt thf iu
term for which he shall have been elected Wihlh ~
days before the expiration OF the term Of office OF any
such Trustees. who shall have any office by election or
upon of any vacancy IN the once Oh su
Trustee the Mayor OF the city shall appoint ms
Upon any appointment, whether ~ 9Apa'1on W ~
or to fill IA vacancy by said Mayor IL shaIl DC lOI thc
term five years from the year OF the expiration Oh te
or time OF filling the vacancy. Inc Trustees so az
pointed shall possess and exercise all the powers anu
duties OF Trustees Of Common SCHOOLS uhuor eAiS'h1
SIC 1.-THE Inspectors OF Common Schools shall be here
tl mo t.T Dt
now provided 10 such Inspectors; all vacancies ia to
office of Inspector Of Common schools shall be filled by
The following Is a new section The Mayor, the Com
miss Of Public Works, and the President OF the De
artenf of Public Paris OF the City of New York SHALL
and are hereby directed and after the LIST day oil De
ceInber in eacn and every year hereafter and mned
make and agree upon the estimates OF the various
OF reaS9sS to ~G rry all their vSSs
pcnses necessary for conducting the various Boards
and Commissions the Co Indca eisIaiive "r
Administrative OF the City Government ana also Tor
paying the interest S osG on g ' Ge 'P and iCr
providing charitable and other Objects ana there
upon fix and determine the amount OF al snch esi
mates which amounts, when so established ny said
Mayor, Controller, Commissioner Of fuDllc motks,
and the President of the department OF Public
Parks, by the cOncurring vote OF all present
shall thereby become appropriated as the amount
money required as aforesaid That amount .us eS
of the County OF NewYOrk by the Controller as the AK
grcgate expenses Of said government Tor one year ana
drcctd annually the said amount OF money es
tmaed required, and certified aforesaid, To be accord
inc 10 law raised and collected 10y tax upon the estates
resI personal subject To taxation Wlthlh the slu
or and County of NewYork The first meeting OF the
LII Mayor CONTROLLER Commissioners OF Public Worke
ia President OF the Department OF PuDllc Parks sinai
Inc called by notice from the said Mayor personally
served upou the mbers above mentioned bubseqieht
meetiugs shall be called as said MAY or, contIolef
commissioner Of Public Works. and PRESIDENT OF the
ncnarmept OF Public Parks shall direct Az the hht
meeting the said officers above mentioned snail Organic
Lv cecIinR one their number chairman, anu si up
"ses for the sale OF Intoxicating liquors since the or
uiI,tion Of the present Board OF Excise Commission
% aud the moneys hereafter received Tor shch licenses
shn Inc nppropiated for charitable purposes ny tho
aforementioned officers they In each year determine
frntn time 10 time as 10 objects purposes ana amounts
and The proper officers shall deposit sch excise money
with The Chamberlain who shall hold them NJ thc aus
nnsnl of the aforementioned Olicers-the mayor 'o
ir,iIcr of PuDc WOlks, anu the lIehl
d,nt al the Board of Public Parks"
SECTION OF said IL hereby aehdeu 30 hh W i'""
"Tne Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen VINO were
.ccted seyeralIy ms such In May, 1870, ana VINO az.
averaIy Ina Office al the passage OF THIS act shaii hoi
AMI are hereby continued ~ office untll the hIst MohuhS
i'm January which will be in the year IoiJ lh,t hna
he Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen elected at inc
general state election, which Will occur III inc year lo
and for the Of two years, ana every TWO yoai'
thereafter on the day Of the general Staic cl'c.o
Thc said term for the Aldermen hnd Assistant
Aldermen shall commence ON the nrrt Monday .,
nuary sccecdng such election All the provisions OF
law relating general elections in the tty 81 NeS
YnrL faru tluy Applicable rVupSCt tue