The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25

such municipal corporations; and the lesis-
lature may regulate and tx the wages or
salaries. the hours of work or labor, ana
make provision tor the protectlon' WEI
fare and safety of persons employed oy
the state or by any county, city, town
village or other civil division Of the state.
or by any contractor or un'"h'TdCtV
performing work, labor or services Tor IN
lage or other civil division thereof. IN
such manner as shall secure to. them une
in TsF this article n' ips"ept a. 70 cities having
more than one hundred thousand popu,a-
tion, II shall be. the duty 81 the ieg'.,ai
ture to restrict the powers OF taNntion anu
assessment 80 as to prevent abuses In taxa
tion and assessments by any city or i"cor-
Abstract@The eliminated part Of this
section relating to employees mas peeh
taken care Of in the next succeeding ST.
ton t2J and the new matter adjusts tne
existing provisions of the constitution 10
the home rule provisions OF this 'nhStltu-
ton. The duty of the legislature as 10 re,
strictions upon the power OF TAXATION aha
assessment by municipalities Is, ny the
amendment to this section, c2nnneI 80
ing more than one hundred thousand popu-
lation.
section n part1 .. The legislature may
regulate and nV the wages and. except as
otherwise provided In this article. the
salaries and may also regulate ana hN me
hours of work or labor. and max" PROVISION
for the protection, welfare ara sai'tN OF
persons employed by the state or Nv 3nH,
COUNT, city. town, village 81 bln'l w
division of the state. or by any contractor
or subcontractor performing work labor
or services for the state. or for any county,
thereof.
Abstract-Thl section is q part Of sec.
constitution and notifies 1t only to the
extent OF transferring from the legisia-
turc to cities the right to FIX the salaries
article.
section .. Every city shr;i have cx,
control Il. T Uroprp,,' amst.. and mnnicipa
government subject = the provisions OF
this constitution and .dbjcct further to the
provisions of the general laws ot tne
state. Of laws applying to all the cities OF
the state without classification or us
not Wholly t"" in"lnGsd With" a city ssia6.
fishing or affecting the relation between
such = count, and, "a cit, therein. ,.
among others:
taD The power to organize and manage
OF it, municipal government and to regu-
late the powers, duties, qualifications, mode
Of selection. number. terms Of office. com,
pensation and method of removal OF AZ
city officers and EMPLOY rps. including all
police and health officers and employ cs
paid hy the city. and Of all non-judicia
officers and empio, res attached to courts
not ot record, and to regulate the com
p.nsntion Of all officers not chosen b. the
electors and OF all employees of counties
situated wholly within IA city except as
-istants and emplo, ees of district attor.
v y NV fNffDt Objects hNl v VI
courts Of record.
Cb) The power a- hereinafter provided.
TO revise or enact amendment. To it, CHAR
ter In relation to Its prupcrtN. AFFAIR." or
municipal government and to enact amend
ments to any local or special law In rria.
ti"n thereto. \ city may adopt u revised
charter or enact amendments To its char
ter ar any existing special or local law IN
relation to an! matter. ~ state concern the
management regulation and control 81
which shall have been delegated &" the
city by law. until and unless the Irgisla-
aNR.. .s..-...a a.. sl... ..- N a Inn
four of this article shalt enact IL law in
consistent t~herrwith. The term 'chnrtrr"
to include an, general cit, law enacted for
III" cities of on" class In - far "a II ap-
plies Ia such city.
The legislative body Of the city may en-
act such amendments. subject to The sp.
prevail Of the mayor and of the board 81
e>timntr and superintendent of the city u
a "its In which any of the members Of the
board 81 rstimntr and app"rtionmrn are
not elected or In which no such body exists
no such amendment shall be- enacted with
out the assent Of two-thirds Of all mem
Every such enactment shall embrace only
one subject and shalt expressly declare
that j. such an amendment. Every
amendment which changes the framew orS
~ the government of the city or mOdific-
restrictions a. 10 issuing bonds or contract
ing debts. shall he submitted to the lrgis-
laturc in the year one thousand min, hun
dre,I and sixteen on or before the fifteenth
day. Of March and In an, year thereafter
session. and shall take effect IA law sixty
days after such submission unless in the
meantime thu. legislature shall di~appro,e
the same 10y joint resolution, Every other
such amendment shall take effect upon its
enactment a. above prov ihcd without such
submission to the legislature.
III" legislature by general law shall pro-
vide for n publ" notice and opportunity
for a public hearing b, III" icgislati,, body
NJ the city concerning ANY such amend
mrnt before final action thereon h, H..
NJ tn. general election In the year one