Bis duties.

He shall keep the sealof the

specific improvement, or involve the sale, disposition or appropriation of public property, or the expenditure of public moneys or income therefrom, or lay any tax or assessment, such ordinance shall, before the same shall be sent to the other Board, and immediately after the adjournment of the Board at which the same shall have been passed, be published, with the yeas and nays, and with the names of the persons voting for and against the same, in the newspapers employed by the Corporation, as part of the proceedings.

§ 21. He shall, in all cases, when required by the Chairman, or a majority of any Committee of the Board of Aldermen, issue, and cause to be served upon persons whose attendance may be required before such Committee, subpoenas, as provided by the law of the state, passed February 8, 1855, accompanied with the usual fee of twenty-five cents; and shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor by the Comptroller, upon a certificate thereof.

§ 22. He shall keep the common seal of the Corporation, Corporation. and cause it to be affixed to all instruments in writing, made or executed by order of the Common Council, pursuant to the charter of the city, or any law of the state.

He shall keep the Mayoralty seal.

He shall is

sue notices of meetings.

§ 23. He shall keep the seal of Mayoralty, and cause the same to be affixed to such instruments as the Mayor shall, from time to time, direct.

§ 24. He shall issue notices to the members of the Board of Aldermen, and of the Board of Health, when directed by those Boards respectively, and to the members of the different committees of those Boards, and all persons whose attendance will be required before any such committee, when directed by the chairman thereof.

shall

transmit pa

§ 25. He shall, without delay, deliver to all officers of He the Corporation, or of the Board of Health, and to all pers. committees of that Board, or of the Board of Aldermen, all resolutions and communications referred to those officers or committees by those Boards respectively.

liver papers

§ 26. He shall, without delay, deliver to the Mayor all He shall deordinances or resolutions under his charge, which may re- to the Mayor. quire to be approved or otherwise acted upon by the Mayor, with all papers on which the same were founded.

§ 27. He shall, on the day succeeding the approval by the Mayor of any ordinance or resolution, or on the day succeeding its return by the Mayor, without approval or objection, by which the payment of any sum of money out of the public treasury is directed, deliver to the Comptroller a certified copy of the same.

§ 28. He shall receive and collect :

He shall de

liver copies

of certain pa

pers to the Comptroller.

He shall collect

1. All fees, profits, revenues and emoluments granted fees.
by the charter to the Mayor, or which, by virtue of
the charter, the Mayor is entitled to receive, except.
such fees and perquisites as the Mayor is legally
entitled to.

2. All fees for licenses to owners and drivers of
hackney coaches, carriages and accommodation
stages, and to pawnbrokers, dealers in second-hand
articles, keepers of junk shops and keepers of intel-
ligence offices.

certain

and render

moneys re

§ 29. He shall enter in a book, to be provided for that He shall keep purpose and kept in his office, open at all convenient times an account of to public inspection, the names of all persons from whom ceived. he may receive money for the Corporation, the amounts received, and on what account, and when paid, and shall

render an account thereof, under oath, item by item, to the Comptroller, on Thursday of each week, and shall thereupon pay over the amount, so received, to the Chamberlain. He shall, also, thereupon, receive from the Chamberlain a voucher for the payment thereof, which he shall forthwith, on the same day, exhibit to the Comptroller, and shall, at ⚫ the same time, leave with him a copy thereof.

Deputy Clerk of the Board

§ 30. There shall be a Deputy to the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen. of Aldermen, who shall assist the Clerk of the Common Council in the performance of the duties of his office, and shall attend to such branches thereof as may be assigned to him by the Clerk, under his direction, and shall receive an annual salary of two thousand dollars.

Powers ofthe
Deputy clerk.

The Deputy clerk

shall

§ 31. In case of a vacancy in the office of the Clerk of the Common Council, the Deputy Clerk of the Board of Aldermen shall act as clerk until the vacancy shall be filled by a new appointment, and until the person appointed shall be duly qualified.

§ 32. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the give bond. Deputy Clerk of the Board of Aldermen shall execute a bond to the Corporation, with one or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office.

Of his Assistant Clerks.

33. There shall be five Assistant Clerks in the office of the Clerk of the Common Council, to be denominated, respectively, the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Clerks, and who shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Clerk, and under his direction; the First Clerk shall receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars; the Second Clerk shall receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars; the Third Clerk shall re

ceive an annual salary of one thousand dollars; the Fourth Clerk shall receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars; the Fifth Clerk shall receive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars.

sengers, Li

Clerks.

34. There shall be a Messenger and an Assistant Mes- of the Messenger to the Board of Aldermen, who shall serve all sub-brarian and Engrossing pœnas, notices, and all other official papers, which shall be delivered to them for that purpose by the Clerk or under his direction, and shall be officially subject to the Clerk; the Messenger shall receive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars; the Assistant Messenger an annual salary of seven hundred and fifty dollars. There shall also be a Librarian and Engrossing Clerk, who shall have charge of the City Library, under the entire supervision of the Clerk of the Common Council, and who shall receive for his services an annual salary of nine hundred dollars. There shall also be an Engrossing Clerk, to engross the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen, who shall be paid for such service at the rate of eight cents per folio.

pointment &

these officers

35. All the officers hereinbefore mentioned, except the or the apClerk of the Board of Aldermen, shall be subject to ap-remover of pointment and removal, as provided in section 36 of the charter of 1857.

ARTICLE III.

OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN, HIS DEPUTY

AND ASSISTANTS.

36. The Board of Councilmen shall appoint a Clerk, His appointwho shall hold his office during the continuance of the moval. Board by which he is appointed, and until his successor shall be duly appointed and qualified. He may, however, at any time, be removed by that Board, and another Clerk

Bond.

His duties.

Ibid.

He shall is

sue notices of meetings.

be appointed in his stead, who shall hold his office during the unexpired term of the Clerk so removed.

§ 37. Before entering upon the duties of his office, he shall execute a bond to the Corporation, with one or more sureties, to be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office.

§ 38. He shall attend all the meetings of the Board of Councilmen, and shall keep the minutes thereof, proper records of which he shall cause to be made, copied and kept in his office, in books to be provided for that purpose.

§ 39. He shall publish all ordinances and amendments of ordinances which shall be passed, and also the proceedings in the newspapers which may be employed by the Corporation, except such parts as may require secrecy; and whenever a vote shall be taken in the Board, upon the passage of an ordinance which shall contemplate any specific improvement, or involve the sale, disposition or appropriation of public property, or the expenditure of public moneys, or income therefrom, or lay any tax or assessment, such ordinance shall, before the same shall be sent to the other Board, and immediately after the adjournment of the Board at which the same shall have been passed, be published, with the yeas and nays, and with the names of the persons voting for and against the same, in the newspapers employed by the Corporation, as part of the proceedings.

$ 40. He shall issue notices to the members of the Board of Councilmen, when directed by the Board, and to the members of the different Committees of the Board, and all persons whose attendance will be required before any such Committee, when directed by the chairman, or a majority thereof.