The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-25

such municipal corporations; ana the lesis-
lature may regulate and fx the wages or
salaries. the hours of work or labor. and
make provision Tor the protection; we e.
iShee s tnn s or by al any pe rs1n,y, city. town.
village or other civil division OF the state.
or by any contractor or su9contfs st ths
state. or for any county. city, town, vi.
lage or other civil division therscf:] ~ 70
In TIL. article. Except ~. 70 cities hnvlns
ton, q. i"s si,. III he the duty d The !tyssi:i.s;
ture "a restrict the powers of. taSatlon amu
.s.sss,nent 40 ~ TO prevent snr "s o y" ,ncor-
Abstract.~The eliminated part Of this
taken e1" care rS'" Of n the nsS, succeeding sec:
ton 81, aud the new matter ad!us,s y ~
EXISTING provisions OF the e9n n 'runns.,tu.
tion. The duty OF the Legislature as 10 ia
strictions upon the power 81 taNat'SY thes
amendment to this section. %conhneI SO
far as cities arc concerned to those q
lation.
section IL partl :. The iegi.laiurs nay
regulate and nN the wage. ana, ShSeVs
otherwise provided In this srtle's. .SSs
salaries and may also regulate and ns me
hours OF work or labor. and make provis'oH
Tor the protection. ~eifars and SAW any
county. city. Town. village or other .,vr
division OF the state. or by any cSntra.hs or
or services tor the state, or for any county,
city. town. village or other civil di'is'o"
Abs,rac.,-This section is = Part OF :se,
constitution and mSd,'e, rom IL G phe ,es,sIae
ture to cities the right TO fix the salaries
mentioned In the ensuing provisions Vi '"'
~scct,ou 4. Every city sbn,, have es-
, ,nn,. pow, TO- m.r:Ec: . .sf" m"s,e sse
this r""s,isu,i" s"y and subject {fnriSsr 70 ne
pro,isicn. Of u. ,~xcnrraI laws q 'hss
the state with""i "Ias,iaration or di.-
, TN and oi law apE,y.ns c,S cst"S.,
fishing or affecting the relation between
'"s s%c { ; ""%.I : and : b: s't Se. .@:sf's 70 include
"a The pow r To organize and MANAGE
~ aepariment.; bureaus. or "ths, divisions
81 selection. number. terms Of ofnce. CON;
police and health Officers and cmployrrs
uns@ !. and nd . s.,si . .ss . ., 81 %'a 70 court:
not Of. record. and Ia regulate the ro,n-
lsn.ntion Of all officers not chosen by Inc
situated Wholly within . city except as
.l-tants and employ rr- 81 district 'attor;
" INV sN'eVy otu'etS -
tbl The power. rs hereinafter provided
to revise Or sna", amendment. to =. char.
ter IN relation to Its property. ahsirs or
municipal government and TO enact amend
ment. TO any local or special law In rcla;
charter or enact a~mendments 90 IT,, cha!-
ter or ANY existing special or local law In
msnsxsmsn, raa"is;,o" and control 81
which shall have been delegated to the
/ tuFe. nursuunt tu the lVaxtsiuOs Of section
four 81 this article shall enact . law In.
consistent t%herew It'll. The term "charter'
u declared for the purpose Of this article
to include any general city law enacted for
the cities IT one class In NO far ~ II ap-
plies to such city.
The Legislative body of the city may en-
act such amendments. subject. to the .sp.
prevail of the ma, Or and 81 the board Of
r sn. sn.,r an =. "np",i,% .% o. the S.y y
. city In which any of the members ~ the
board 81 estimate aud apportionmrnt are
no such amendment shall be enacted With.
out the assent of two-third. ~ all mem.
Ever, .urh. rnar,mcni. shall embrace :nt,
one subject aud shall expressly declare
sm"nimcn, Mnich "ha"r"s III" framework
81 the government ~ the city or m'.diir,
rrstr,',ions a. Z" issuing h.nt- ar costract'
ing dcht>. >l,ali lie submitted 10 the trgir
l.iure in the year one thousand ninc hun.
'rrd and sixteen an ar before the fifteenth
day ~ March and in an, year thereafter
during the hr.t week " its neat regular
session. and shall taxi effect A. law siNt,
day. after such submission unless In the
meantime the legislature shall di~approN'
the" same h, joint resolution. Every otheI
such amendment shail take effect upon u.
enactment a. above provided without sucl
.iibint..ton Ia the legislature.
The Legislature b, general law shall pro,
vide for - public notic- and opportunity
for a public hearing by the legislative bod,
mrnt before final action thereon by IL.
VI the general election IN the year on,
u'Is,s Il. " "h"r, .a" "f,ca o a"e ssi.ian ,%.s rSS
YEAR tIsIcaitrr either at the general Or :
10 the electors thereof, the question ',hai
there be = commission To revise III,
time choose seven commissioners to rrvis,
the cit. charter in Ease the question b,
however. that In the city 81 New YORK In,
number Of such commissioners shall h
%,i.t..n: nine q Mh.m hal be chosen ;,
electors Of the borough Of Manhattan. tw,
b. The electors of the boIour; "
Queen. aud Richmond respectively. sucl
the Office Of the city clerk, and not les
than .i> weeks after such fiing shall b
submitted =" the %rl"cto!- ~ the city n
the neat ensuing general election or at
special election to l- called for that pur
p.,c. y ."ch r%e,l,i"n be arrro,rd by a.
%.ir,t"r- voting thereon .uch revision .hnI
h.. submitted To the Legislature .Iuvinv IN
hr.t week ~ u. session In January ~ III
year following ~" approval thereof. and !
not di>appro,ed b., the legislature nv Join
resolution prior Ia the first ,la, ~ .IuJ
thereafter shall t%hcr.up"n take effect =
The legislature shat, by general law pro
vide for carving Into effect the provision
Of this pa M rpph
Every charter revision and every amend
suant To this section. shall he d-posite-
with the secretary ~ state and publishe,
A. the legislature may direct.
Abstract This section 4, entirely ne,
and contains tho hulk 81 the provision
relating 10 hom" rule for cities, The gen
eral grant ~ power Is contained In the mrs
paragraph and Is made subject TO On IN
provisions Of the consti,utlon. &c, g.nera
laws ~ the STATE. az laws applying 10 "A
applying 20 Il county not wholly Within
city ,ircaniur Il county outside Of Ne,
York cityl. SubIIyi slous tal and OBJ snu
mcra'" some II III. powers contained 1
the general grant " power. hut not All q
them Tn" general grant ~ power con
taincd in she nrsi paragraph ana in sui
divisions "a ana 30 withhoids from Ia
city the control Of matters ~ state cor
ccrn, hut by a provision IN subdivision ,h
n city may regulate even matters OF stat
concern within it, boundaries until IN
section re ates 20 the amendment OF exis,
ing charters and ~ special laws relatin
to cities tad the adoption 81 new charter
Amendments 10 existing charters and ,
special laws relating to cities may he mad
by the luCal authorities without the int
Nuntior Of thu legislature. eNcep. where IN
amendm'nt changes the framework OF IN
goVcruincut Of he city or mobiles r,s,ri,
lions ~ to the issuing Of bonds or 90,
tracing dchts. This power Of amendmer
extends, Hs already stated, even TO matte,
laturs intcrvcues. Thc framework Of IL
government OF n city which the city Is N,