The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-27

such municipal corporations; and the lesis
lature may regulate and fix the wages OF
salaries, the hours of work or labor, and
make provision FOR the protection. wei
faro and safety Of persons employed by
! the state or by any county, ely. town
village or other civil division ~ the STATE,
or by any contractor or yuhcoutractor'
performing work, Iabor,or services for tn,
state, or for any county, city town, VII
lage or other civil division 'tersnt N
such manner as shall secure To them tins
exercise Of the powers granted To. citir,
In this article. Except "a Ia cities having
,ion, ,hs .S, 2ne b. h1 aHs Ju, ,ho Of ,%r pSh. sIa
ture TO restrict the powers Of t~aNation aud
assessment 80 as to prevent abuses IN taxa
ton and assessments by any city or incor-
porated village.
Abstract.-The eliminated part OF this
section relating TO employees ms Deeu
taken care of in the next succeeding see
ZION 90 and the new matter adlusts tne
existing provisions Of the constitution 10
NE none rule proy,sions 81 M .1hs,itn.
strictions upon the power OF taxation ana
assessment by municipalities l., by the
amendment to this section, confined so
far as cities are concerned TO those haN-
Ing more than one hundred thousand popu-
lation,
section II partl 2. The legislature may
regulate and fix the wages and, except as
otherwise provided In this article. the
hours Of work or labor. and make provision
for the protection, welfare ard SAFETY or
persons employed by the ssate or by any
division Of the state, or by any contractor
or tubcontractor performing work. lAbor
or services for the state. or for any county.
Guy. town, village or other Cl'l. DIVISION
thereof.
Abstract.-Thls section is Il part Of sec.
ton one Of article twelve OF the present
constitution and mobiles Il only to the
extent OF transferring from tne legi.ia.
ture TO cities the right to hN the salaries
mentioned IN the ensuing provisions OF the
article.
section 3. Every city shall have c1:
c cnn I RoM"r TO- mnnagr, reTn,a nr,c ana
government subject TO the provisions Of
this constitution and subject further TO the
state, OF laws applying to all the cities OF
The state without classification or dts
r'nf' %hc;l nnd in "a ! 's%T Sfpnnin" ' si, . ' sSiab.
h>hinv ar affecting the relation between
such "A county and "a city therein.
such power shall be deemed TO include
..tn) The power TO organize and manage
all departments, bureaus, or other divisions
OF It's municipal government and To rcgu-
ate the powers, duties, qualifications. mode
Of selection. number. terms of office. com
city officers and employ ces, Including all
police and health officers and employees
Officers and employers attachrd To- courts
not of record, and to regulate the com
p,en.ntion of all officers not chosen 10y the
ei,rtors and OF all employees OF counties
situated wholly within u cit, except as
sistants and employ cc~ of district attor-
ness and EXCEPT officers ana employees Of
tbl The power. ~ hereinafter provided.
10 rr,is" or enact amendments To it, char
Yer IN relation tn its property Affairs or
municipal government and to enact amend
mrnts. To any local or special law In rrla-
non thereto. \ city may adopt "a revised
charter or enact amendments to its char
ter or any existing special or local law In
mamasem ne nn' r.n.,,o o, ',n "J ' ""n 'n mf
which shall have been Delegated to the
city by law. until aud unless the ~icgi>la-
lure pursphnt TO the provisions 81 section
four Of thi. article shall enact u law in
consistent Herewith. The term "chnrtrr"
j. declared for the purpose of this article
10 include any general city Law enacted Tor
The cities ~ one class In 80 far ~ 1t APP
plies To such city.
act such amendments, subject to the APP
pro'ai Of the may or and ~ the bunrd 81
any there he: provided. however, that In
a city In which any of the members of the
hoard OF estimate aud superintendent ARE
not elected az in which no such bodN EXISTS
no such amendment shalt he enacted with
out the assent of two-thirds OF all mem
hers elected to such Legislative body,
Ever, such enactment shall embrace uniy
one subject and shall expressly declare
that II Is. such nm amendment Every
amendment which changes the framework
OF the government of the city ar mobiles
restrictions a. to issuing bonds or contract
ing dtht-, shall lie submitted Ia the lcgis-
inturr IN tn" year one Thousand nine hun
dred and sixteen on or before the fifteenth
uhs OF warren ana III am year thereafter
daring III" hr-t week IT it, newt regular
session. and shall take effect ~ law -iNtN
DAYS AFTER such admission unless in the
meantime the legislature shalt disappru,-
Inc same bN Joint resolution. Every other
sn'h amendment shall taxi effect upon IT,
rn'rtmcni a. above provided without such
admission to III" legislature.
The legislature b., general law shall rro-
vide for u public notice and uppur'unin
Tor u public hearing h, the legislative bod,
81 the city CONCERNING ANY such amend
InpUt hRfpTa final n.fi..t I.E... lN IA
At tue general election In the year one
Thousand nine hundred and seventeen. and
-nal "IhrrMi>r provide. In every eighth
year thereafter either AZ the p"urrll or nj
To- the electors thereof. the question shall
there be a commission 10 rpsi~r the
charter Of the city :" aud may at I'll" same
time ,hoO>r seven commissioners 10 revise
tn" cit, charter Ia case the question he
in the. afirSiati,r provided.
sixteen. nine Of whom shall he chosen hy
the %ele"tors of IN" %eniire- city, two bi the
by the ~clrctor, OF the borough ni
,sro"H,kh' and one zach by, the, rlcc-
and Rlchmond respectively. such
when COMPLETED shall he filed In
ne One" ~ the city clerk. aud not less
than siN weeks after such nling shall lr
submitted 10 III" electors nf the city nj
the next ensuing general election or at u
special election Ia, h- called for that pur-
pose. such revision he approved Nv the
affirmative vote OF the majority 0f IN.
electors voting thereon sncl, revision shalt
first week Of it, session In ,Janunry ~ the
year following the approval tlIeTrof. and IN
not di-appr",-d by the legislature bN joint
resolution prior To the first ,In, ~ JuI,
thereafter shall th.rrupon take eject ns
except ~ therein otherwise spr,iH,d
The legislature shall b., general law pro-
VIDE for carry ing into effect the provisions
of this paragraph
Every charter revision and every amend
snant 10 this section. shah be depositrd
the secretary Of state nnd puhli,hrI
A. the legislature may direct.
Abstract This section Is entirely n.y
relating 20 homr rue for cities. Tho r.n.
eraI grant OF power is contained IN tn ms,
provisions Of the constitution. go genera
laws NJ the state. 80 avs HnplNfrr 20 ~
the cities OF the state and 80 certain laws
applying 10 a county NOT wholly within
York city,. Subdivisions tlb nri th, I'M,
some NJ the powers contained in
Tho general giant 90, pawr- con.
taiu"d In she rr.t paragraph. and i'm sub.
y i''%ns ca aPd ~ "lthho'ds from the
but hy Il provision ip subdivision trl
n cry may regulate even WAftrrs ~ sft.,
concern within ifs boundaries ur.U IA
'gisln'ury intorHuurs. The rrmaind,r - ,l.
section rr.aies 10 the Amendment OF ,Nis,-
ing charters and ~ slv,.rl laws relating
Amendments to existing charters and 20
'perili laws r'lIfigC 20 elite. NAV be mai
hN ne Io,A, authorities without the inter
\tnllun or m, legislature. except where tho
changes the teamwork - lie
Of 'hr city or mnIi'.s ~r,sfrlr.
tiuus as to tho issuing uf b.ul. or con.
trtct,nE dcht This POWER ~ .m,rnl,nooonn
extends, g- already stated. even 10 ru,'.,.s
state concern uni ans un.,s- the l,gi--
goycrnmou; Of "a city which IN" civ q. ~,
authorized 80 chang" Without submission a.