The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-06
ASSEMBLY.
ALBANY, Jan s. 1876.
The Assembly met at eleven A. NJ.


The Assembly met at eleven A. NJ.
INTRODUCED.
BY Mr. Mountaineering the charter Of the city OF
Brooklyn II creates department, consist Of one
Assessor and five assistants TO be called Board OF
Assessors II makes the five assessors in ONCE assist
ant assessors 10 during the terms for which they
respectively appointed. The terms OF Office OF
all except the President shall terminate on
the passage OF this act The President
is made the Assessor named in the
act and will his term. The OF Office Of the
Assessor ana his assistants is liked at three years
The Assessors salary is made s., 900 and that Of the
assistants 81 500 per The duties OF the asses
set forth in detail. Department of Police
and Exdse provided for the chief OF which shall
ceive salary of So 600 All present powers and du-
ties are conferred upon him. The President Of the
Board OF Police and Excise is made Commissioner OF
Police and Excise shall out his term of enice,
when the Mayor and Aldermen shall appoint
bis successor There shall be Department
Of FIRE and buildings the chief oincer
salary OF So 0O0 The present powers and duties
imposed upon him. The President Of the Department
OF Fire and Buildings shall be Fire Commissioner and
serve out his term, his TO be appointed by
the Mayor and Aldermen. There shall be Depart
ment OF City Works the chief officer OF which is TO be
designated Commissioner oil City Works at salary Of
So 600 The powers and duties Of the present depart
ment are imposed upon him. All the parks, &c are
Mayor Is liked at $1,000 and that Of the Comptroller,
Collector Of Taxes and Assessments Corporation Coun-
sci, Treasurer and Auditor at s., 900 each
BY Mr. FORsTER-ro amend the act TO equaliZe the
State tax among the several counties the State. 1t
the number of State Assessors to four to be
selected from the four judicial districts They are TO
hold Office for four years Three are made quorum
Also 10 amend the act TO eorganize the local govern
menl OF the city of New York passed April 49, 1873
II provides that the Alderman in office shall hold
ohce nj January l, 1875 meaning $780, There shall
be twenty three Aldermen, 10 be elected at the general
State election 10 take place in 1875 Three shall be elected
In each Senate district and shall be residents OF the
district in which they elected. But voter shall
vote for more than two OF said Aldermen two OF whom
shall be elective in the territory comprising the
twenty third and Twenty fourth wards and
shall be residents of said territory. But
voter shall vote for more than OF the said Alder
men, There shall also be elected Aldermen at Large,
TO be voted for separate ballot but voter shall
vote for more than four of the SAID Aldermen at Large
The Aldermen TO hold Office for four years. The
election for Aldermen is TO take place annually. Sec
tion s4 Of the same act is amended TO designate
Commissioner of Public Parks to hold Office four
years The present president shall serve his term out
The ocs OF the other Commissioners OF Parks abol-
shed, and the Commissioner shall perform all the du-
ties now imposed upon the department.
RESOLUTIONS
Mr. SHERMAN offered the following concurrent resolu-
ton which referred 10 the Committee OF the Whole
House.
whefess annual session of the Legislature for the
agreed by of the Senate and Assembly
va "A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to
section Of article OF the constitution,
Resolved That section article Of the constitution
amended TO read us follows
SIC Superintendent Of State Prisons shall be APP
pointed by the Governor by and with the advice Of the SEN
and hold his Office for i've unless removed
He shall give security in such amount and with such
ties shall be required by law for the faithful discharge
his dutea lie shall have the superintendence,
and control Of the State Prisons subject such laws
exist may hereafter be enacted He shall appoint
the agents wardens, physicians and chaplans Of
the prisons The agents and warden OF each
prison shall appoint all other officers Of such
prisons except the clerk, subject the approval
Of the by the Superintendent but the Comptroller
shall appoint the clerks OF the prisons The superintendent
shall have all the and perform all the duties not in
performed the Inspector OF State Prisons and from and
after the time when such Superintendent OF State Prisons
shall been appointed qualified the Office Of nspec-
OF Prisons shall be and hereby abolished The
any time giving him copy Of the charges against hun
aud an opportunity 10 be heard IN his defence.
The resolution then recites that the proposed amend
mcnt was agreed TO by majority OF all the members Of
the csture last year and duly published for three
10 she last election, and concludes as loi
lows
Resolved az the Senate concur That said ndment
agreed 70 by the houses comprising the Legsa
ture.
Mr. wKIASr offered the following, which was lard
over
Resolved That II is the Judgment OF this House that the
entire extrpa0n OF corruption dishonesty inecency and
extravaganza In Official places Of the highest importance
and that IL duty
resting upon the gsaure Of this State all such
laws and TO take all such lawful strengthen
the efforts Of the executive officers Of the law in the
OF reform already taken that hereafter be in
order that the honest efficient and
cured to the people
4 Adjourned