New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-21
BROOKLYN BILLS SIGNED.
n,srp1cr. ATTORNEY BACKUs's TERM TO
LAST UNTIL DECEMBER 81, 1899.
THE COMMISSIONERS OF RECORDS WIPED OUT
AMI A NEW BOARD PROVIDED FOR
COUNTY DETECTIVES TO BE
APPOINTED

APPOINTED.
Albany May Ex-Governor Morton signed TWO IN
portant Brooklyn bills to-day which AFFECT the pres
ent terms OF Brooklyn officials. one was Asse"ioiy
man Forresters bill providing that the term OF OF
flee of the present Commissioners Oh hecoiuS VI
Kings County shall expire on June next
The Mayor of Brooklyn and the Register Couh'y
Clerk and Surrogate of Kings County shall appoint
three persons who shall be known as the Co"i''''
sioners of Records of Kings County VINO shaii SERVE
without CONDENSATION and who shall hold office FOR
six years from June next.
1t shall be the duty OF such Commissioners OF
Records 10 examine into the condition of the DOCKS
records documents maps and ndices Of the Clerk
Register and Surrogate OF Kings County and they
shall have sole and exclusive power 10 authorize
the Clerk Register Surrogate TO cause copies Vi
the books records. documents, maps ana ihdices 10
be made and certified for the public use. and snail
be their duty TO cause the same to be maze ana
certified whenever by reason Of age use, exposure
or any casualty the same shall in their judgment be
necessary and they shall be authorized TO DO such
further acts for the preservation ana convenient
examination of the same as the public interest may
require
The commissioners shall appoint a superintendent
for the Registers office and one for the County
Clerks office: The duty OF such superintendent
shall be to supernend all work ordered to be done
in their respective offices by the Commissioners ana
to have general supervision over all records ana
papers In such offices The compensation LOT 9uSn
services to each OF such experimenting shaii De
fixed by the said Commissioners, but snail not eN
coed that now paid to the superintendent III inc
Kings County Registers office, and each superin-
tendent shall serve for a period OF six years !,
The other and more important bill was that OF
Assemblyman Audett, which provides that the pres
ent Distrct-Attoney Of Kings County snail continue
In Office until December 81. 1899, and his successor
shall he chosen at the annual election 10 De nell
next preceding for the term OF four years and tnere
after District-Attorneys OF the County OF Kings
shall be chosen In every four years
The District Attorney Is authorized to appoint nVe
stenographers who shall also act private secre-
tarier to the Dstrict-Attorney and his assistants
an they shall each receive as compensation IL SAL
ary not to exceed 5000 per annum
The District Attorney shall also have the power 10
appoint one chief clerk $500 and five additional
clerks at g. go at $500 and one door
keeper at 500 There shall be officers known as
county detectives in the county OF Kings; ana sucn
officers are created by this law. They shall be at,
tached to the office OF the District Attorney, ana
they are empowered. under the direction OF the DIS
preserve order TO serve all papers
and processes issued from the office and to examine
all bench warrants and orders OF arrest In criminal
cases and 10 perform such other duties may from
time to time be required OF them by the said Dis
rict- Attorney The officers shall be appointed by
the Disric-Attorney and they may be authorized to
act as deputy shcrns by the Sheriff The number OF
said officers shall not be less than seven nor more
than twelve. at salary OF 100 each.