New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
IT is ID be exercised outside OF the boundaries of
HOW LAWS MAY BE PASSED.

HOW LAWS MAY BE PASSED
Sec. A. Laws may be passed affecting or
more of the subjects enumerated in the last pre-
cedng section IN any city on the consent OF the
Mayor or the Mayor and Common Council, given
as hereinafter provided. The enactng clause Of
such acts shall be- The People of the State Of
New-York represented in Senate and Assembly,
and by and with the consent Of the (here insert
the words. Mayor Of. or Mayor and Common
Council Of Is required for the city to be af-
fected and the name OF the city, do enact as
follows" After any bill with such an enacting
clause has been presented to the Governor. and
before he shall act thereon. there shall be twenty
days in which to any city of nye hundred
city maize in the title Of the bin may consent
Mayor and the Common Council thercof may
svcn @ after P 1--WE days G notice By
in the newspapers designated to publish city no
the city officers here designated for such city
are considering the question Of consenting thereto
After such consent is given and presented to the
Governor he shall have the same power as TO
such bill and the same time 10 act thereon as
also pass laws to any city. affecting one or
more Of such subjects, to take effect on the con
sent OF majority of the electors thereof voting
thereon expressed at general or special election
than thirty days after the passage of the act
70 Spon h" he be 6 S S9r 61s t6 o
any city or any city officer except the Mayor
or the Mayor with the content of the Common
sioners. superintendent or other head OF the po-
preferred before him; copy Of such charges shall
be served upon the Official sought TO be removed
his defence. Upon such removal the Governor
may appoint the successor of the officer ON
Of tho term of Office Of the Mayor of such city
holding Office at the time such charges are pre-
Sec 6 For the purpose Of securing fair elections
be provided in all election boards and officers OF
cities and no law shall be passed impairng such
equality OF representation far as IL IS or AZ
time may h" provided by lax. For the purpose OF
securing such equality laws may be passed pro-
state Election Commissioners. equal in number
by OF the members OF the two branches OF
member Of The Legislature being allowed 70 vote
for but -har OF such Commiss'onGrr., ana tnr
shall IN cas-" elect more than hair Of such COM
mis- The eGsl9turr nay acyo,nc o., s,In
power TO appoint CITY Election Commissioning. or
over that such ma iority and minority Commission
appointed by the majority and minority shall have
in ali respects equal BOWER and appoint equal
number Of election officers for election districts
SEC : Nothing IN this article contained shall
limit or affect the power Of the Legislature 20 con
sondatc contiguous cities. or annex contiguous
territory 10 any city. or 20 make or proyii" Tor
making charter for any city created by snch
consolidation: but after the charter Of any cry
created bv such consolidation shall have become
a law. such city and the charter ana Avs rclatns
thereto shall be subject 10 all the provisions on th'
article
"A = limited.
LEGISLATURE as cities. their officers and govern,
fnont ana as 90 any district created hy Lars and
containing city, or to pr"rar ''T ,nr b1 81
such removal shall only be FOR cause ard after a
hearing
THE MAJORITY REPORT
Nine Of the seventeen members q th" Committee
on cities male a majority report These nine mem
bers are all Republicans. They are Jesse Johnson
chairman. John VI Francis. Tracey G Becker. II
Austin clark. Cey:on II. Lewis. Frederick W iioi,s.
49,, l., r.w,s F,rar 4 Spsnr,- and charles
" A., n.r,@cr,,s rr...n.ei a minority
repor. The majority report y "A follows.
- l..,. 1902. ,.r.,,i,A ,ro-
The Camm,,"c on ,,i''s rrp.ir t, Nv,
g,ln before diem he important subjects = fr,n.
C".-.s t' h ',. r,or,l =, .i.u The consideration
c"n1n9' w.. re-es.ary 90 isc mater h,-ewh
presertr1 Ih'{ ~. f'l', ',,.,,... r,,e ,-ceiy
a'at'l th.m,'yes - Pc snfe' 10, - ~ Wr
ia 80 =, hy Sir n.sn 80 - by VI sp'.r
% zr. hF NJ i,h'', -, NJ "a ,9.skv
= s.', 81, g. 60, ~ III ,rl o.. propl-'-
~. ~. ~ ar, 49,, .,i,.,. committee. known
as ~ csmmi,,ee ~ Teea,l.an~. aaA 2re
s.niel ~ NJ }" - ~ 49, e.,nn,,.e. - Mr.
TX e'fre-., Mayor - brooklyn ani NJ Banks
formerly Mayor 81 Alnhn} .. -
lv.' .''i.'.', ,','.,,i,ns on he ertrr subject
treated In hose propositions
Your committee rom 'I' 4'. ,,. r,.,, ir,,,0r
subi"c: As very dhl'n' nn, -, 81 va "a ~ ,,f
Numbers 6f he convention have invited 'he Mayor.
o. ak cities - De henrd ana m.l.' IT, -
Ma{or-. ID a. '', ,, ,iirb anon, ten days aro
va. rfIniei published srt distributed Ih"' haze
proc'cd"l car'fi.t ara ,g., w.; ,.,,, tr.s.n,-!
a" '. , u, ~. r,,., nav
-, , fr' fNo provisions q section II - hrticl"
VII u the present constitution ~ ,,.s and
only ~ ~ IN" '."l ',',,' Metz. ~ m. ,r.a.nt Con
- ri,t,ng 10 c!,lcs are single sentcnc" IN
section 81 Article vii rnNlns J, . rT a.,
the Legislature !" pry'..I ,'i -,,tI',r mat oll
cities. anl sec ~ ~ ~ - ,.,,t,n,s, b. no,
city officers ~hIr, M -, c"l'3flin,"n shail be
.icc.f ty the electors OF he ci'i. of afi"h'i 10y
such auth. t.H.S % 3D.. ,r,vl4ons aInrted by the
t"rmine. 1h.se ar 49," J." 80. t,,fy'.i,h, Years
Consuiutl3naI ,,,,i, - - "a. St,,~ thun
ago A. ihn' tir ne az ~, raj 81 Hew.York Cliy
was 30" Will t1s sp,6,t p per cent a NJ
tie onc-hfih. 81 me IN -, ,co,r,llre
state Now ne population 81 9'. g. ,"ruaii'n
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