Manual of the Corporation of the City of New YorkThe Council, 1852 |
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66 April 66 August 66 John 66 July 66 June 66 March 66 Sept 66 William Abraham De Peyster ALDERMEN Anthony APPOINTED Assistant Captains Beekman Benjamin Blagge Board of Ald Bogert Capt Catharine Charles Chief of Police City Hall Clerk Commissioners Committee Common Council Cornelius Cornelius Roosevelt corner Cortlandt Court Croton Croton Aqueduct Daniel David Department Edward Edward Holland Eighth avenue Eleventh Elizabeth feet Ferry Fifth Fourth Francis Filkin Frederick George George W Gerardus Stuyvesant Grand street Henry Isaac Jacob James January 1st Johannes Johannes Jansen John Cruger John Pintard Joseph Justices Leonard Mary MAYOR Montgomerie Nicholas Bayard Ninth North ordinance Patrick Peter Philip pier policemen Primary School RECORDER Residence Richard Richard Varick Robert Samuel Sarah Schepens Seventh Simon Johnson Sixth avenue Smith South Station-House Stephen Tenth Third avenue Thomas Trustees Ward School Water West Whitehead Hicks William H William Roome York
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Page 38 - And no member of the Common Council, head of department, chief of bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other officer of the Corporation, shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract, work or business, or the sale of any article the expense, price or consideration of "which is paid from the city treasury...
Page 48 - A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate.
Page 35 - Each house shall be the judge of the election,, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may...
Page 38 - Department," which shall have the charge of and conduct all the law business of the Corporation and of the departments thereof, and all other law business in which the city shall be interested, when so ordered by the Corporation...
Page 44 - All Committees shall be appointed by the President, unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
Page 32 - If then two-thirds of the members elected agree to pass the same, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered; and if approved by two-thirds of the members elected to that house, it shall...
Page 33 - The Clerk of the Board of Aldermen shall, by virtue of his office, be Clerk of the Common Council, and shall perform all the duties heretofore performed by the...
Page 48 - Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to decide on the case, but without debate.
Page 48 - Motion shall be debated or put, unless the same be seconded. When a motion is seconded, it shall be stated by the President before debate and every such motion shall be reduced to writing, if any member desire it.
Page 38 - ... no member of the common council head of department, chief of bureau, deputy thereof, or clerk therein, or other officer of the corporation, shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract, work or business, or the sale of any article, the expense, price or consideration of which is paid from the city treasury...