Year: 1873

son Interested ~ such contract his suthorzea req
resentative Tho proceeds Of all sales maze uuo ,u u
by virtue of mis- aet shall except provided IN seo9h
6T hereof b. by the officer reoeving tne No ancount
atey depos ted with Chamberain ana inc % accUuns INV
of sales veed by the officer making tho sales, sai oe
Immediately filed in the Office OF the o,ut Sr
which no contract is required shall be made except he
necessity therefor certified TO by the head OF tne ap
propriate department, aud the eApo"u0 ""' "0o"
duly authorized and appropriated N ,o .u,o,,o, -.


SEC 93 Every person n ct Shall receive a certif
cate OF appointment, designating the term ior whioh
SIC o. Every person elected appointed to any
Office nndcr the CITY Government shall, within five days
nbscr,b before the Mayor any Judge of court Of
record oath or affirmation faithfully 10 perform the
duties Of his Office which oath or affirmation shall DO


SEC S5 Anv Oiccr Of the City Government or person
employed in its service, who shall wilfuy violate or
eyade any Of the provisions OF this act commit any
fraud upon the city, or convert OF the public prop
son so to convert it, or by gross cupable neglect Of
duty allow the same to he lost to the city, shai pe
deemed guilty OF misdemeanOr and In addition TO the
penalties imposed by law. and on conviction snail Tor
felt his Office and be excluded forever alter from re-
aud any person who shall wully swear falsely In any
oath Affirmation required by this act shall be guilty oil


SEC &C. No officer of the City Government
shall have or receive TO his own use any
fees perquises commissions, any percentage but
every such officer shall be paid by fixed salary ana al
fees percentages and commissions received by any such
officer shall be the property OF the city. And every
officer who shall receive any fees perqusites, commls
siOns percentages or other money which should De pau
over TO the city. shall, before he shall be entitled 10
receive salary make under oath detailed return
10 the Controller, showing the amount OF all such ices
commissions percentages, perquisites, and moneys TO
ceved by him since the last preceding report the per
from whom received and the reasons for ts pay
ment and shall produce the receipt Of the Chamberlain
showing the payment 10 him, by said oiheer, OF tne
aggregate amount thereof All sums received as @ aUo
without deduction by the officers or department reeeN
ing them. the Chamberlain, and detailed return unuer
oath shall time be made in such form as the
Controller shall prescribe stating when ana from "hO
| and for what use such moneys we're received. H..
SpC
treasury whose offices now exist but are not emOrdccu
| porionment such Board may, by majority vote,
reduce any such salaries, but shall not increase the
salary of any Office the compensation OF wmeh no"


SEC Ss The salaries of all officers whose offices may
be created by the Common Council for the purpose OF
giving effect TO the provisions of tins shall be pre-
scrbed by ordinance or resolution TO be passed by he
Common Council and approved as herenbeforo provided
| for the approval OF ordinances or resolutions. ..


SEC. 90. No bid shall be accepted FROM or contract
awarded to- person who In arrears 70 the
tion upon debt contract, who is defaulter, as
surety otherwise, upon any Obligation to the corpora
| SEC. 100 Every person who shall promise, offer, or
give cause or aid or abet In causing TO DO promseu
offered. given, furnish agree TO furnish IN whoe
part any other person TO be promised onereu OF
given to any member OF the Common Council, or any
officer OF the corporation clerk after his election or
appointment as such officer, member or eleIh d or
before or after he shall have quaiseu dSfT sna
| any moneys goods, right in action or other
vantage present or prospective with influence
his vote opinion, Judgment. or action on any Question
| eE,G ",
ing may by law be at any time brought before him
ms official or clerical capacity, shall be deemed guilty OF


felony. and shall, upon conviction be Imprisoned IN
penltentlary Tor term not eAceeulng Two yehls' ~
shall be fined not exceeding 5000 OF BOTH IN the ds-
cretiOD of the Court. Every officer IN TINS secuOn
enumerated who shall accept any such gift or PROMISE OF
undertaking TO make the same under any agreement or
| understanding that lis vote, opln0n judgment, or
action shall Be Influenced thereby, shall be given IN
any question: matter, cause, or proceeding then or AZ
before him IN his Official capacity shall be deemed guilty.
of felony, and shall, upon conviction be dlsquaIned
under the City of York. and shall forfeit his office
and shall be punished by imprisonment IN the penl-
exceeding 5000 bOn, in the discretion OF the court
Every person offending against either OF the PROVISIONS
OF this section snail be competent witness against any
other person offending in the same transacuon ana may
be compelled TO appear ana give evidence DeaUIe % any
other persons but the testimony so given shall not De
against the person testiying


SEC lOl. No member of the Common Council head OF
therein. other officer VI the corporation shall be or
become, directly indirectly interested In or in the
performance any contract, work. business, the
sale any article; the expense, price or consideration
of which payable from the city treasury, or by any
LEVIED by any act ordinance Of the Com
Council; in the purchase or lease OF any real
other property belonging TO or taken by the
corporation or which shall De sold ior taxes or ASSESS
ments by virtue OF legal process at the suit OF the
said corporation. II any person in tnis section men
toned shall during the time Tor which he was elected or
appointed, knowingly acquire an interest IN any CON
work with the city or any department or oCer
thereof unless the same shal be deYOved upon MN Dy
law he SHALL conviction thereof, forfeit his Office and
he punished for mlsdemeanOr, All bucn contracts
IN which any such person rs OF Decohes S
shall, at the option OF the ConIoHer, DO lot lot
shall give or promise to ve portion Of his compen
saon or any money valuable thing TO any ocer OF
The cy or TO any other person. in consideration or ms
having been being nominated, appointed elected or
employed such officer agent, clerk or enpOye under
tbe Denay fOreitng his office ana being forever ds-
qualified from being elected appointed or employed In
the service of the city, and shall ON conviction be pun


SEC lO2 There shall continue to be, as now provided
and recognized by special laws and ordinances Board
| n, Of The
Mayor, Recorder, Chamberlain, Controller, and the
Chairman OF the Finance Committee OF the Board OF Al
dermen with all the powers and duties now assigned,
des gnaed and ratified by existing laws ana ordinances
The said Board shall have power TO sell or lease for the
highest marketable price or rental at pubic auction or
by sealed bids and always after public advertisement
and appraisal under the direction Of said Board any
property be market property, ~ snail not DC SOFA OF
leased unless under condition that the purchaser
lessee thereof sha maintain said market property as
and for the purposes OF public maTket lor at least
| ten years from and after such sale OF lease, and
under due ordinances Of the Common Council or OF the
Department OF HEALTH or under supuauOns III TIE deed
of sale or lease The proceeds Of said sale or leasing
snail on receipt thereof after paying necessary charges
be Immediately paid to the credit OF tne SINKING innd
IL shall be lawful for the Commissioners OF the sinking
Fund Of the City NewYork in their discretion, and
they hereby empowered in such discretion To cancel
| them which is by law redeenable from the sinking
fund and to sell any stocks and bonds which they may
proceeds Of sale of stocks and bonds 10 buy any
other stocks bonds which payable from said fund


SEC l03 No real estate buildings other than such
as are exempted by general law, shall be exempt from
| taxation.


SIC 1O4 All the provisions Of law now in force In
gard to the duration, manner OF conducting elections
and estimate and disposition of votes at gem
| eral elections, shall apply TO each election Of city
| officers.


SEC IO5 The Mayor, Controller, Commissioner OF Pub
lie Works. the President Of the Department OF Public
Parks, and the President OF the Board OF Aldermen
Shall hereafter together form Board TO be known as
the Board OF Street Opening aud Improvement" in
place and the Board of Street Openings hereto


fore constituted by law shall keep full public record Of
its proceedings, and shall have all the powers and au-
thory as to laying opening, widening Frightening
extending and closing streets or avenues parts
OF streets that part Of the City OF