The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-22


York. His resolution directs the Bank superintend-
ent to take necessary steps in that direction aud
Resolved That the Bank Superintendent requested
report to this House at his earliest convenience what is
tuition in the city Of New York. and what Is the rela
whether under the law OF this emproprietorshp
Of The United States Treasury in It's assets Of essued
the said savings hank and whether further
what legislation is 10 aid either said bank its
depositors
THE xNIcKERBocKEn LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
resolution was also presented yesterday by Mr..
Hamilton Fish, who seems anxious to find ont every
particular to the management of the Kncker-
booker Life Insurance Company of New York The
resolution reads:-
Resolved That the Knickerbocker Life Insurance Com.
to the Assembly within days the OF
all money loaned real estate where such real estate sit
paid thereon from date of said loans and the OF
such loans
Mr.. Seebacher seeks to empower the Police Depart
ment in New York to appoint policemen who shall be
at the call OF the District Telegraph companies.
REFORMING THE COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Senator Hogan presented the following bill in the
Senate:--
AN ACT to Secure Better Administration in the Courts
OF Special Sessions OF the Peace in and for the City
and County of New York.
The people of the State of New York. represented
in Senate and Assembly do enact Us follows:--
SECTION 1.-The Courts of Special Sessions of the
Peace in and for the city and county OF New York
matter royitcd.
SEC. Within three months after the passage of
this act the Mayor of the city of New York and the
Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the
city aud county OF New York shall meet together and
appoint two Judicial officers, to be designated IS JUS
tees of the Court Special Sessions of the Peace
and for the city and county of New York. who shall
immediately seyeraly take and subscribe before the
Clerk of the city and county of New York
the oath OF Office prescribed by the consti-
tuition of this State. which oath shall be
filed in the Office of said Clerk. They shall
hold their office for the term OF five years from
the time of their appointment; each justice must
have been counsellor-atlaw duly qualified to
practice such least five years previous to his
appointment, and he shall receive salary at the
rate $4,000 year. which shall not be increased or
diminished during his term of Office, and shall be
provided for and paid by the city of New York in
equal quarterly instruments.
Sec 3.-Each of such justices shall daily, during
alternate months. excepting upon Sundays and legal
holidays, hold Court OF Special Sessions OF the
peace in and for the city and county of New York
at the Halls of Justice therein in such other place
as may hereafter be provided, commencing each day
at the hour of ten A. NJ They shall from time to
time make and adopt such rules to regulate the bust
ness Of said courts as will secure vigorous orderly
and just administration Of Justice therein. Either
justice may act in the place and stead of the other
aud if both shall be unable to act by of sick
ness or other disability the Court may be held by
the Recorder for the city and county Of New York,
the City Judge in the city and county Of New
York, or the County Judge Of said county.
SEC. 4.-The Courts of Special Sessions Of the
Peace in and for the city and county of New York.
shall have power to hear and determine and punish
| according to law all complaints for msdemeanors.
ance malfeasance in office, unless the District
Attorney shall upon motion to such Court require
such complaint to be sent to the Court OF General
Sessions of the Peace in and for the city county
of New York. unless the accused when arrested
and brought before the committing magistrate shall
elect to have the heard and determined by such
Court of the General Sessions of the Peace; and it is
hereby made the duty of such magistrate upon such
arraignment to inform the accused Of the provisions
of this section, and to indorse upon the complaint
the court at which the case is to be tried.
Whenever prisoner upon such arraignment
hall
such magistrate shall ut once proceed to take his
animation and reduce the same to writing, and upon
the same being signed by the prisoner to indorse
such plea upon such complaint and commit or hold
such prisoner to appear for sentence at the Court of
each Police Court in the city of New York and the
Justice presiding thereat shall forward daily to the
whcreon the accused is held for trial sentence at
tho latter court and all recognizances to appear
thcrca and shall take from said Clerk of said Special
Sessions q receipt therefor.
SEC Sin all cases OF misdemeanors where the
accused shall plead elect pursuant to the last
| tion to have the tried by Court Of Special
Sessions the complaint shall be forthwith fled with
the clerk OF such court. the accused be admitted
| to bail after slecting to DO tried by a Court
| Of Special Sessions rccognizance shall be
at said court which shall also be filed with
the clerk of said court and If the accused fail to APP
pear pursuant to the condition Of said recognzance
the said court shall, by an order entered in its
minutes, direct the same to be forfeited, and the
clerk thereof shall return said recognizance with
certified copy Of the minutes of the court FORGETTING
the same to the District Attorney Of the city ana
county of New York. the end that said accused and
sureties may be prosecuted thereon according to law
Sec 6.-The said justices SHALL within ten days
after their appointment meet together and proceed
to appoint the following officers for said Courts of
Special Sessions. who shall hold their respective
Offices during the pleasure Of said Justices, wit
A clerk. who shall receive . salary ct the rate of
$4,000 year; deputy clerk who shall receive
salary at the rate OF $4,000 year; sten-
ographcr, who shall receive salary at the
rate Of $4,000 year. and interpreter who shall
receive. salary at the rate Of $1,000 year-all
city of New York in equal quarterly instruments.
Each of said officers shall before entering on the d
ties of his Office take and subscribe before the Clerk
Office prescribed by the constitution of the State,
which oath shall be filed in the Office of said Clerk. to-
gether with bond to the Mayor, Aldermen and Com
monslty of the city of New York duly executed with
sufficient securities to be approved by the Comptrol
Ter of said city. conditioned in the penal sum Of
$4,000 the faithful performance of his duties
cordng to law and thereupon the authority, tenure
and salaries of all the officers and employees OF the
minc and they shall respectively forthwith deliver
to the said Justices oil the books papers, records
and public property then in their custody and con-
troll and the said justices shall be authorized to inst
tuto and maintain in the Supreme Court any proper
suit and legal proceedings for the possession thereof
The clerk and deputy clerk above mentioned shall
respectively have power to complete any incomplete
action duty of tho present clerks of said Courts OF
Special Sessions and with the legal effect as il
completed by said clerks. The Board of Police Com
mssioners Of the municipal police of the city OF
New York shall provide from time 70 time for the
and proper service by the officers of said police
of all subp1as and other processes issuing out Of
the said Courts of Special Sessions
THE District Attorney of the city and county
of New York. OF any person by him duly authorized
to appear his representative shall have the right
to conduct any examination in the Courts of Special
Sessions mentioned in this act for any offence
cognizable therein and to move any case for trial
therein out of its order the calendar thereof. and
to by motion any case from Court of
Special Sessions to another or TO the Court of Gen.
eral Sessions, such motion 10 be made in the court
wherein such case is at the time.
SEC S.--Nl fines imposed by any of the said Courts
of Special Sessions shall be received by the clerk
thereof, who shall return the same monthly, with
statement under oath Of the amounts thereof the
in which and the times when the same were
imposed and collected to the Comptroller of the city
OF New York. Any such clerk who shall neglect or
refuse to make such return and payment shall be
guilty of o misdemeanor The Warden of The City
Prison of the city of New York shall collect all fines
imposed for criminal offences upon persons COM
mitted to the City Prison from any of the police
courts and shall pay the same to the said Comp
trollcr the first day of each and every MONTH with
the like written statement rs herein above provided
SEC. 9.--Fines imposed by any of the courts of
sls. hall