Year: 1870




ARTICLE Iv.-oF THE Co .oRDrSATE CITY DEPARTMENTS


GENERALLY
SIC So All the heads of departments hereinafter men,
shall be appointed suspended. or removed at pleasure
H tne Mayor 10y ana Win ,he consent OF She BIS'd S 9"
Governor power to remOve any officer OF the City Govern
81 There shall he the following other Departments
IN sand city: Finance Department, Law Department.
Police Department. Department OF Public Works Depart
nent Of Public Charities and Correction. Fire Depart
men Sanitary Department, Excise Department, Depart
ment of Public Parks Department OF Buildings. Depart
ment of Education.
The salaries OF the head officers OF each Of said depart
ment shall be as follows To the Mayor. Controller.
Counsel to The Cooperation; Commissioners OF Public
Charities and Correcton and Superniendents oi Pubic
BudIngs as now provided by laws or ordinances: TO
20 each Commissioner Of the Metropolitan Police. To
TO that lately designated by statute ordnance
10 the President OF the Croton Aqneduc Board To each
Fire Commissioner salary equal 10 tnat now or lately
designated by law or resolution to the Comm OF
Of Boards shall receive $40 per day as salary Tor duties as
such members
SIC 80 The said Departments Ishal at such times as
the Mayor may direct, make TO him. IN such form and
unuer such lnes as ne may pesGIaDei & 81 % VI @ n
shall always when required by him. furnish to him such
Information rs lie may demand within sneh time us lie
SIC 49, The heads of all departments except other
point aud remove all chiefs OF bureaus except the Cham
emnoV6S and snborinates i'm their Tespcctiyc depart
meus The number OF all officers clerks, employees and
sUbordinatoS in every department, except the Police and
Fire Departments with their respective salaries or cOul
pensaon shall be such the head of each department
shall designate and approve except that the aggregate
expense thereof shall exceed the total amount duly
appropriated by law TO each department for said pur
poses.


ARTICLE v-oF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.


SEC. 81 The Finance Department shall have control Of
patons made carrying The business of the corpo
ration. II shall prescribe the forms of keeping and
rendering all city accounts, and the manner IN which all
salaries shall be drawn. and the mode by which all
creditors officers and employees OF the corporation shall
SIC s5 All accounts rendered to kept in the other
vision OF the officers OF this department. and shall settle
aud adjust al claims in favor ofor against the Corpora
uOn, aud all accounts IN which the Corporation is CON
Src S6 The chief officer of This department shall be
called the Controller Of the City Of New York. who shall
he elected at the general election preceding the eXpa
ton OF his term OF office and hold his office for the term
81. In the ease of vacancy in the Office of the
Controller the Mayor shall appoint person to fiji
the place the Monday Of Jauuary;neXt after
the next general election at winch election there shall
be election OF Controller for the full term Of four
from said first Monday in January.


department: l. bureau for the collection Of the reye-
accTung from rents and Interest on bonds and mort
cages arising from the sale Of pTOepry
belonging to or managed by the city the chief Oeer OF
which bureau shall be called the Collector Of City Reye
nue." bureau for the collection of taxes; the chief
officer of which shall be called the Receiver OF Taxes"
ana he shall have an the powers, ana perform
all the duties heretotoro prescribed by law for
the Receiver OF Taxes. .. bureau Tor tae
assessment OF taxes 10 consist Of four Off
GERS called Commissioners Of Taxes and Assess.
taxes assessmets and waterrens the chief cnicer OF
which shall be called Clerk of Arrears s. An audit
ing bureau which shall audit revise, and settle all ac'
counts ia which the city is concerned as debtor or cred
itor, aud which shall keep an account of each
claim for against the corporation, and Of the
sums allowed upon eaeh and certify the same to tue
Controller with the reasons for the allowance the chief
officer Of which shall be called Auditor of Accounts
Bureau Of Licenses; the chef officer OF which shall
he called Register of Licenses" z A Bureau of Mar
ke the chief officer OF which shall 6e called super;
all MONEY paid Treasury of the city. and the
payment Of money warrants drawn by the Controller
which shall he called the {" Chamberlain"
SIC 49, Tke Chamberlain shall keep books showing the
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and warrants shall be paid on account OF any appo-
iOr that specific purpose shall have been expended.


SIC 40 All moneys drawn from the City Treasury shall
be upon vouchers for me expenditure thereof examined
aud allowed by the Auditor, and approved by the Con-
tTOller and Ged in his Office.


ARTICLE YI-OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT.


SEC. Al Tine law department shall have the charge and
conduct OF all law business Of the corporation and OF its
departments, except when any department shall nave
orempoy separate counsel and for the employ ment OF
whom mere rs @ m & m IS m @ cTpe T snd
conduct Of the legal proceedings necessary in widening,
pied 10 by the Controller draw the leases, deeds and
other legal papers connected with the Finance Depart


sEc 80 The chief officer of the Department shall be
al general election and hold his Office for four years


SIC as TLcrc shall be a Bureau IN this department
ton Attorney and bureau the chief officer of which
shall be called the Public Administrator"


ARTICLE YIL-THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
SEC. a. The Department Of Police shall consist Of
Board of Police composed Of five commissioners. two
saG Board shall be ID, the % head Of said dcpartmen


There shall be two bureaus IN this department.
90 be known as the first and second bureau.
SIC &C. At the head OF the first bureau shall be Off
20 he called the Chief Of Police" who shall be ap
pointed by the Mayor and hold his office at the pleasure


SIC A. The said Chief Of Police SHALL subordinate to
said Mayor have command over the whole police force OF


the City, aud especially with respect TO the designating
transferring, detailing controlling, and maneuyerng
SIC l5 The Chief of Police shall select appoint and
remove at pleasure three clerks, aud shall have the
charge OF Organizing and directing detective stan Of
not more than thirty; which stan shall, from time 10
be selected, dos gnaed and detailed for services
connected with the prompt detection aud aid in the pun
i,hment. Of me, aud such mode ard manner the
Mayor may select and direct the said selection TO be Of
one Captain, and the rest from patrolmen.
SIC. a. The police force OF the first bureau shall be
composed Of as many captains OF police, sergeants OF
police. patTOlmCn and dOormen OF police the Mayor,
by and with the consent Of the Board Of Police may from
tine TO time determine
SIC The second bureau shall have for its head
chief officer TO De called Inspector OF Police and under
him shall be such clerks ana subOrdnatcs the Board Of
shall authorize for his aid but whose conduct and
services he shall direct.
SIC 81 In the second bureau shall be located, and
therefOm detailed by the Inspector. the surgeons Of
police, clerks, aud telegraph operators.


SIC 81 The Board OF Police shall appoint and remove
pleasure the captains, sergeants, rOundsmeD, and
dOolmcn the first bureau also all the officers Of the
second bureau Including chef clerk property clerk,
SIC 50. Patrolmen shall be removable only after
written charges shall have been preferred against the
and after The charges shall have been examined into
such manner OF examination the rules and regulations
ana the provisions OF this act may prescribe
sEC 81 The government and discipline Of the Police
Department in respect TO the relation Of the head TO the
force aud of the sbOrdnates to each other or to any
superior officer shall be such the Board may from
10 time by rules aud regulations prescribe except
that the Mayor shall have entire control to prescribe the
ana manner which the Chief Of Police the detec
patroimen and Inc doormen shall perform police duties
wherever they may be on duty whether In station nhOuse
SIC IS Members Of this department are prohibited |
he be old offender intoxicated, or charged
With felony And when any property shaL 1e taken