The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17
THE NEW CITY CHARTER.
An Act 10 Reorganixe the Local Govern
ment Of the City OF New York.

An Act 10 Reorganize the Local Govern-
ment OF the city of New York.
The people of the State of New York represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows.-
Article 1.-The Corporate Powers.
SECTION THE CORPORATION now existing and known
ay 1a OF New OF ' o Msy s ana
and baps ~ act and In by che name
ana pGgyeges hsreloors held " the Mayor
or * & s s Of S S and
Article H.-Of Legislative Powers.
SEC. 2-The legislative power of the said corporation
shal continue % be vested in Board Of and
cSmS GGuS % The city Of eW York Tine Board
the BsaSa declared isf
and perform All tie duties BY law npossd
ds,rmen, the Common Council or any one or more OF
SEQ asuch Aldermen shall be elected as hereinafter
SEC 1.-The Board of Aldermen now in office shall hold
office until the first Monday Of January in the year 1870
s c s s term 9 s hs a sG &c
s taIe state n 10 Which n shall IN The A
district winch hey are elected. but NO Voter shali
also be sscsd * At voted i9 on
SS g s ss
N January next sSccseaIns 81 their election. q
eees there sSa be eess s a
Board aoss
s IA 81
@ s he neS election
sgpented ss5ss as5 lie szpiIadoa q Tie
!nainder Of the unsxpirea term From and alter the
the
the s !sH @ s
city The Aldermen shall from the time the passage
sss
a hs q the u %s e
CORPORATION Counsel and the President each DEPART
its and sha have the right to partieipate in
as eea re sna s not have
the right 70 vote n either B9ard cho prosoont
Of s ms s each s 81
removed before the expiration OF his term Alderman
or hy hs eSa p s
f oc rG @
rules OF its OWN proceedings fourth be the Judge OF the
6ers. subject, however, 70 the review Of any,
s % ii With @ sssg
have the authority compel the atiendsnce Of absent
a With
Of s shall he
MAGISTRATE in any judicial matter or proceeding This
g OF
sSad 9 shall
thereby forfeit all his rights and powers as Alderman or
SoS ls sSs @
days e. sy may eysra ally Dc eSpedsn
shall be by resolution ordnance and ordinance
aag n eSrs me a n s s be
10 @ s sosr a Mc M Gr e
days receiving II, or the meeting OF such
be IT ss s sn iy If he dsau
Prssve it he shall specify bis obsstons thereto in Mr.ng
time above specified it shall take effect ii he had APP
ssc is-such objections of the Mayor shall be entered
at large the journal OF the Board in which said ordi
SEC is-The Board 70 which such ordinance or resolu
ton shall have been returned with objections, shall
resolution shall have returned proceed TO recon
on @ again aea by both Si bc cn
By the votes OF e a. sas, ea o. OF al the members
than It's lrst passage, II shall take
ccivc upon the rst vote thereon such number OF arma
i've woes i shal, be deemed H finally lost IN all eases
6r on n the s on a e
Board In case an ordinance or resolution shall embrace
Sa 10 ose hs May9T ms
prove the others In such those which he shall APP
not approve shall be recensdcred by the Boards and
SHAH only become effective again passed as above pro-
sKc it-Auy or finance or resolution may originate in
may rejected amended the other; but no ordi-
M % @ e sa S BY BOARD ye an
no ordinance resolution shall be valid unless sh II
by law TO such boards in ease any ordinance or reson
tien involves the expenditure OF money the laying OF
votes hree-orrths OF all the members elected each
hs for cebop NO nsr
ceremony reception or entertainment OF any kim or on
members elected toeach 6oara No additional allowance
tract with the Corporation or with any department or
officer thereof or Tor any services on rs account or N It's
ell except by the unaainious vote Thereof; bat in all
the amouht Of any claim thereunder or in connecua
herewith AGAINST the said Corporation the value OF
SIC l5fhs Clerk Of the Board Of Aldermen shall, by
OF the Board Of Supervisors, and shall perform ali ile
duties heretofore performed BY The Clerk the Com
Board oi Assistans Adermen withog, additional com
en il shall be lis duty to Keep open Tor Inspection At
al reasonable times The Tsecrspn minutes the
city, and his signature shall be necessary all leases
Clerk each Board shall. subject the rules Of the
Bo1 app.n, and remSye ss deputy clerks
clerks and other officers Of the Board OF Aldermen shall
no separate officers or subornates and such clerks ana
officers shall receive no additional du
amount Of Salaries paid 70 tie cierk, and occrs Of the
s NOT o6 IA any one ear and the iae egsr
gate amount salaries paid the clerks and oficers of
the cierk shall not exceed soo6 in any one year -
meeting Of he shall iS BE- h n S S esr
OF such Board to prepare briet abstract emitting all
naGces introduced passed, and Of all recommends;
Mons Of & ana o. an mai proceedings as well
ports o. deparln officers fie shall
NIT the the person appointed 10 supervise the
publication the Ret0r3 No resolution ordinance
providing tor or contemplating the alienation appro
tie q any OpS ropcry or anshss
the making OF any specihc Improvement, or
the appropriation expenditure OF public moneys
authorizing the mourning OF any expense, or the taxing
assessing property the city, shall be passed
adopted " either Board until al least ave days after
such abstract OF its provisions shall have been published
No such ordinance or resolution shall be approved by
the Mayor until three days after such abstract shall
bep q affpr * Ia ah.
stract OF resolution ordinance shall have been
published after its Introduction IL shall not thereafter te
necessary TO publish the same again, but only
70 refer to the date and page OF the former
III tae city Record and To state the amend
mons II any made thereto. In all the yeas and
nays upon the hnH passage OF the solution or ord
nance shall be published The Comptroller shall
connusus series OF the ty Record 10 be bound
peted quarterly and 20 b. posted with certificate
thereon, Ia the office OF the Register OF Deeds the
and county OF New YORK the County Clerks office aud
in the oifcc OF tile Clerk of the Common Couieil and
copies OF the contents OF any part ot the same, certified
by such Register, County Clerk or CLERK OF the Common