The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-27
ASSEMBLY.
ALBANY. Jan. &c, 1874,


BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. ALvORD-To regulate the payment Of the
State tax by counties into State Treasury. The
bill requires County Treasurers and the Chamber
lain OF New YORK city and county to make out, on
or before the 5th OF each month, account Of all
moneys received the month previous as State
tax, and transmit the same IN duplicate to the
Comptroller and Treasurer Of the state. The
Comptroller ana Treasurer shall, within three days
thereafter, draw at sight upon the County Treas
urers and chamberlain OF the city and county OF
New York or the amount received, which shah be
paid over by draft in such mapner anu into such
repositories as such drafts snail designate.
The Comptroller and Treasurer are required
each month, and before drawing the drafts and de-
handing the payment Of the State tax, To estimate
and determine the amount OF moneys necessary
for the current expenses oi tue State Tor tue thirty
days next succeeding, and mach may by
such estimate and determination be deemed
necessary Tor such expenses Tor such thirty days
shall be, by draft ordered to be PAID directly Into
the Treasury OF the state; but such amount so to
be paid into the state Treasury shall be ratably
proportional among the counties OF this State in
the proportion TO the whole amount due from
each county to the tax paid into the State
treasury by all tie countless, and the balance
Of sucn amount SO certified TO having
urers and said Chamberlain OF the city and county
OF New York snail by drafts be ordered by SAID
State Comptroller and state reasu er to be paid
into such national and State banks, in each county
respectively. as they may, froIn time to time,
Qesgate, 10 the cTeQlt OIL the State out sQcn BANKS
Shall give such security ior the SAFE custody and
payment oil such money az sight upon draft by such
Comptroller and state Treasurer INTO the State
Treasury, and at such rate OF interest Tor the te
pOrary use thereof as tile State Comptroller and
State Treasurer shall demand and require; but in
the event Ot an inability on the part OF the Comp
troler and State III treasurer to make and perfect
ANY agreement WITH auy such banks in any county
which in their judgment Is sale or adyantag eous
TO the state, they may Oruer the whole OF SAID
moneys to be paid directly in to the State treasury
Mr.. LINCOLN introduced bin amending the act
liking the compensation or l. gslatlve employees.
Mr.. HAMMOND Introduced BIZ relative to County
TreasuIers, which requires he Board Of Super
visors TO designate tue banks IN wlch the County
Treasurers shall make their ueposlts daily. The
BANK must give bonds as security. None OF the
money can be drawn by tae Treasurer except TO
pay actual Claims. VIOLATION Vi tine act is made
nalieasance and the Treasurer may be removed Dy
the Supervisors TOR such act. Tie salaries OF
Treasurers shah be fixed OF the Supervisors, and
the TreasureTs shall make special lie ;osit of the
btate tax ana snail notfy the State Comptroller,
from time TO time, or ,he amount so deposited
The banks shall open accounts with the state
Treasurer and pay over TO MIN, upon his draft tue
moneys so Deposited. No person shall be eligible
70 the once OF treasurer Tor second term wthln
threc years after the expiration Of his first term.
BY Mr.. CARPENTLT- Regulating the lees Of
COrOners.
BY DIR. UAxLeY-Amending the act authorizing
the construction Of railroads u the uppei part Of
New York, passed duae "A, 1873, |. authorizes the
parties TO extend their roads with double track at
Tenth avenue aud torty-sccUnd street, through
Yorty-second street Co Madison avenue; also
through TeGtn avenue to IhIrty-lourth street
thence through Thirty street 70 Twelfth
nue. and thence their preseft track. They are 10
charge the same fare as now authorized.
BY Mr.. BLEssfNd-io charter the Twilight Asso-
citation OF New York.
BY Mr.. DALY--ro provide for the improvement OF
Tompkins square, New York, oy restoring IL to a
puOnc PARK.
BY Mr.. WAcHNEn--To amend the act relative to
the Marine Court OF New YORK, which provides ior
sppeas TO the Court OF Common Pleas when mo-
lions nave been denied
by NJ BENSErT--To reduce the rates OF ferriage
on tne ferries between the city OF New YORK and
that portlon Of Brooklyn lying along the East
Evof between The Navy Yard and Newton Creek,
nxuR me rate for each foot passenger at two
gems oi seventeen tickets Tor twenty-five cents.
by Au'~McAFst--Io amend the New YORK city
ELECTION LAW,
passed May ID 1872. 1t directs the Board of Police
70 revise and change the election districts before
the Isl oil september next In any Assembly dis
trlct IN winch the election districts have
been divided W the Congressional district
lines established subsequent 70 the massage
OF the act referred to- SO that each election ds-
trct snail ne wholly within one congressional DIS
trcL The Board shall also annually revise the
districts having 500 voters, where the vote
Ia not 100 taen the district SHAH be con soIdated
with the adjoining district, provided the districts
consolidated do not contain over $50 votes Tho
inspectors OF election shall send the results OF
their canvass Immediately after proclamation TO
the station house OF the precinct wfthin which the
polling place Is situated, which the Captain shall
transmit by telegraph TO the superintendent OF
on the day following the canvass to the Chief OF
the Bureau OF Elections, who shall file them and
they shall be presumptlve evidence OF the facts
contained In thcm In any Court OF the state.
Mr.. Bennett's resolution calling on the State
f1esSuynS 70 make good the money stolen from the