The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-05
WHAT TO OBEY.
The Laws Passed by the Late Legislature Affect
ing New York Interests What They Are
and What They Amount To.

form. great many of them refer to matters In
which the general public is in nowlse interested;
yet there are several which are Of exceeding i'm
portance, and which 1t would be well that every
law-abiding citizen knew the real purport of.
THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Chapter el9 ia an act dividing the State into new
Congressional districts. The new districts in the
city are as follOws:-
Fifth District late Fourth)-Flrst Second, Third
Fourth, Fifth, sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Four
teenth wards, including Governors Island.
Sixth District-Eleventh and Thirteenth wards
and that portion Of the Eighteenth and Twenty
first wards lying east Of Third avenue:
Seventh Dlstrict-Tenth and Seventeenth wards
and that portion Of the Eighteenth ward lying west
Of Third avenue
Eighth District-Ninth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth
wards, and that portion OF the Twenty-frst ward
lying west Of Third avenue.
Ninth District-Twentieth and Twenty-second
Tenth Distrct-Twelfth and Nineteenth wards,
and Backwell's, Wards and Randall's Islands.
THE MARINE COURT.
Chapter 800 makes the Marine Court Court OF
record, and sets forth the forms Of procedure and
extent Of Jurisdiction.
Chapter 635 empowers the Founding Asylum Of
the Sisters of Charity to take and keep under its
charge children under two years Of age abandoned
Chapter 675 is the Election law, which has al
provisions are so familiar to everybody that repet
that It gives the Board Of Poll, Police power to
inspector unless Aea excused By yiv' reason or
III health or other 'good and SUFFICIENT cause"
being pretty good sized chapter in Itself It be-
hooves every good citizen, therefore, who may by
the wise direction OF the Board Of Police be selected
thoroughly. BY so doing they will be able to avert
the heavy penalties which the law allows to be i'm
posed upon any inspector or canvasser who either
neglects his official duties or performs them In any
way contrary to the law.
Chapter CIT gives the Board of Police the author
ty to clean the streets and cancel all existing
tracts relative thereto. AS the Board has already
had the contracts cancelled In way that has been
pleasing to themselves and now control the street.
cleaning business, the law need not be further
THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
Chapter 800 is an amendatory act of that incor-
porating the Industrial Exhibition Company, and to
the city and to erect q building or buildings which
shall be used as an industrial exhibition.
THE RIFLE RANGE
Chapter 900 appropriates $4,000 for the estab-
lishment of ride range for the use Of the first aud
second divisions Of the National Guard.
THE FOURTH AVENUE IMPROVEMENT.
chapter 702 is what was commonly called I" the
Fourth Avenue improvements" act. 1t prescribes
the way the tracks ON the avenue should be sunk
and what guards for the protection OF the public
should be erected along the portions OF the railroad
which runs through the city.
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Chapter !o3 extends the powers OF notaries pub
this Hy aav IN
on condition he puts after his signature the county
PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND
Chapter 739 authorizes the Comptroller to issue
fund or ock for the % n OF the
amount not to exceed $750000.
OBSCENE LITERATURE.
Chapter 747 Is an act for the suppression Of the
trade In and Gil CulatOn OF obscene literature Illus
tratiOns, advertisements and articles OF indecent
or immoral use, Of obscene advertisements OF
patent medicines and articles for producing abOr.
q La
Of 1858.
REGULATING DRUG CLERKS.
Chapter 81 Is what Is known the "DruQ bill.u
II repeats the act OF 1871 and regulates the practice
of pharmacy and the sale OF poisons the city and
clerks qualifications for his business are to be
tested, and gives the examining power into the
hands OF the College Of Pharmacy.
THE SWAIN RAILROAD.
Chapter 1888 authorizes the Metropolitan Transit
Company to construct and operate its road two.
tier through the blocks) in the city, and to con-
across the Harlem River. This act is better known
as the 'Jim swain bill" The road is calculated to
be completed in the year 50001.
AND YET ANOTHER.
Chapter 1874 is the New York CITY Rapid Transit
bt ''and such other persons as he shall associate
with HIMSELF to construct an underground road
from the City Hall to nfty.nnth street. The road
s to be completed In two years, and the branch to
the Hudson River Railroad track on the North
River In seven years.
LICENSING THEATRES ETC.
Chapter $3.50 prohibits public exhibitons-theatri-
cal perfOrmances-unless the ''proprietors' previ-
ously obtain license from the Mayor. The licenses
Courts of record can revoke the license for cause,
and thereafter the victims OF the revocation are
from getting new license.
GRADING ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH STREET.
ChaDter s42 vests the right to regulate, &C., the
s.tests m tge Glty north Of the s0athsry line Of
n liz mar tgesween six!n and seventh avenues
Cnspter -; ~. NEW FERRY. - ,
Sronc' the act to establish and maintain ferry
" "a Mott Haven to Wall street, New YORK Inc t,e
fare not to be more than ten cents.
THE RATE OF BROOKLYN FERRIAGE.
Chapter 1855 reduces the rates Of ierriage on the
Of the boats; ny the act the re-, ferry FRY
nas ns boats aour s
tween the Navy Yard and Bushwick creek except
the Roosevelt street ferry) are required TO run the
strife In the Legislature last winter being once de-
feated In the lower House, though under dinerent
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Chapter 500 amends chapter 100 OF the Laws OF
1870 so as to read that 1.-THE concurrence OF ma
jority Of all the members Of the Board OF SUPER
vsofs shall always be necessary to the passage OF
any resolution, ordinance or ACT" AccoIulng 10
the act OF 1870 the negative vose OF a .e resSnon
CROTON WATER.
Chapter S72 (the book containing the Laws OF 1872
compiled "by authority of the Board OF Snperv-
sors,n has IL that the law was passed June s.; the
Legislature adjourned in May authorizes the
commissioners OF Public Works 10 extenu inc
entitled IAN act in relation to. the Croton Aque-
duet in the city OF New York. passed April 10,
vided for between Nnety-sccond ana Ninety-third
streets The work Is TO be completed within two
wears The Commissioner Is also authorized
10 acouIre title to land situated between Ninety
second ana Nincty-third streets, contiguous to the
land now owned by the city and occupied for aque-
a, nj exceed fur
lots also not exceeding four lots at the corner Of
Hath street and Tenth avenue for the purpose OF
constructing gate house thereon.
THE HOLE-IN-THE-SKY ROAD.
Chapter ss5 incorporates the Gilbert Elevated
Railway Company, and to provide "a feasible, safe
and specdy system Of rapid transit through the
city.U This IL the "hoe-in-the-skyn road, which Is
TO be completed in the year 1000.