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WHOLE NO. 7543, oS See THE MUNICIPAL REVOLUTION. ‘Wetifiea tien of the Injupetion Against the Commis- aenere, 00 a0 to Let the Law Operate in Kings, Richmond and Westchester Counties. wr PROCKEDINGS BY QUO WARRANTO. Miwate injunction leencd on the Attoraey General. Annee ' Complaint of OGURT—SPBCIAL Hernando Wood vs. James W, Nye, Simeon Draper, Jaca MPrabeelt, James Howes, James. T Stranahan aiut 5. 8. See. Bon. 26. Ae arranged at the close of the argument on WRiiay ‘evening, the oounse) en both rides attended Before Judge Davies, at 10 o'clock this of having the temporary On BO. to confine its operation to the city and ‘@eemty of New York, There was a very amee of persons, feeling an interest in the ment ot Sh Htruggie between the municipatity§ of the mmdbthe Legislature of the State. ‘MY. Fvarte opened the proceedings by 5 ring as the form in which whe modi pat M ing ‘that it was ‘ible t deal with eee af a6 an entirety. exercise any physical functions at all, strict! were vanly #0 exert a ort of logidative control. fore they coukt not perform an Pot ip some way affedt this city fabey gave an order, it wouki be a general order uuder thority. ‘The Comzniss fo disrogard county Knes. Altogether the thing Iv a unit that he thought it w Possible to limit this restraint in such a way @ any particular county or precinct from the ofte The Court might as weil undertake to cujoin ‘tient of War from defending a particular po > Revertheless, that « should be at liberty t de- the whole country except that of that would be the surrender of the whole, the 4th and Sth sections of this act, made so completely 2 é Hl LF point, while the sur i In addition to Wat objection to a —which appeared to him to be unanswerable there were other objections. The proposition was W gave the city of New York by means of an exception. But perhaps he should in regard to that, as fe modification of the , if made, would be which his Honor Rad reduced to writing. associates were all | @fj the decided conviction that it was not possil wertrain the Board of Comi except for the purpose of fr disconnected regard to, the public in y by allowing this affair to remain in its for a month. The argument was that es Commissioners to organize in the Egyptian might have interfered by 0 exercise of their authori- ,Wanted the Court to go further, and virtu- destroy its own injunction by allowing the Commis moners to act outside of the boundaries of New Yor! Ast bis himself and associates they mo interest in the case as counsel for tho people @berter, Richmond and Kings counties. beieve it to be practicable for hiv Honor 10 draw up the injunction in euch a way as to except the city of Now from the operation of the law, and yet leave & iu force a» t the remainder of the district. ‘Mr. Edmonds followed on the same side. fe counsel for the Commissioners hud shown no reason the injunction should not be © motion was whatthey regarded asa concesion @oounse!, that the injunction relates onl He admitted that it had fice of courts to confine injunctions to property was only a habit,as many cases show. ‘There wi Feason why any jut of the injunction should be modiied. Was firet presented it way distinctly upon Gy lst section, to prevent thie organization, which thas They (the counsel for plain- ST) moved prompély in the matter, because it was ox pected, as the Cominissioner of office in Albany, the Roars be prepared to tke SUU, tbey did not Ho urged that ontinued ; the only basis ‘Ths he denied Been authorized by To at that timo taking the would within twenty-four seesion of the pallor d whether polideal power, corporate priviloge of our Mr, Haimonds was procerding with the hive ection, whether the defendant: any specific iwonvenience to re y of action in the adjucent counties for a He argued that no incouvenicace could result If the Court granted the mo eonid Iny their from Wing the matter rest. ideation propoved, the Commissioners could meet in yn within an boar, and appayat twelve hundred po ny WeWarm Over He whole district, Including this ~ would be eure to come wehal wav now the jegal force. maview (intorrapting) suid he had been looking to could be immediately done by this Hoard in these od that they could de ‘jwors had met, and he I perties tw let the mater precwely as waranu! be should reaier hiv deci sion. Mr. O'Conor remarked that that was procisely what be ‘wanted. Mr. Fiekt objected to that, and when the opportunity of- fered bo desired to speak o6 Uat point, bvarts followed on the part of the Commicdon Draetly, the rea pon the ‘presenta appointed by & salute, on ground of that statute's pe modification for the purpose granted, and the organized jon of the Court. The opposite counsel eemed w { question alone was within the it AO far as respected the action Board, aside from the police property of New York, the Mayor of New York had no power or right to iaterfure, could Hot Kepurate whut was ke whiob was iiegal. To this he would answer cannot fraine an injunction for a legal object with. ext be freaching to an itegal extent, thon it must fail A conttict would thue be Gferent counties. He nothing until the Board ht it would be better for Plaint a general injunction of these ofticers, zing the Board aitod putientiy | emmeede that Ue prope of the injunction, ‘Bat 't wae eaid that they were called apon to give reasons why an unlawsal should not be stayed wuti!l the lawful part of jecailnd. ‘The Court internupted, with euggestions BOW bo restraint as relates to the ther countins, and to add to the first modification, ‘and from the duties of Commissioners of Police '* thie Mr. O'Conor strenuously arts proceeded Y Were entitled to a reduction of the iu #6 that it should not be larger than the ri and the evils he compluins of. It wae plain pugn and arrest «lew, to werent ti whore it did it was eaid Ut Ue Court Part of the injunction frown tic whole would fall, as Court sees that it ie ey were mct with argument of conve , and told that no harm could artse from keeping the When they had pasitive ive right on their side, hey were mot Ww be driven to of conrenience . Biel followed on the same side, Nobatly eaid there was a particle of aright to restrain theee Gomn\ soners from ecting in parte of the country outdde of The injunction shonid pot be permitted for & moment ty cover the other counties; it War not asked ma favor but demanded as & right. of counsel ayplyl confess) they that there wae i @ecursion, Mr. Kv: ‘contended unt they ‘ Wf there were a right ere waa po right of wt interfere with him. qrrud net weparate the ft iy over Sunday. He yas whe to etop the operation id ot Goden man Imends denial having made auy euok edinis precerded. ot Wood, neitlior os Mayer atax payer of Tomy ty hed any right @ inter. The safety of the Adi these three counties 60 our borders, dy oh whieh fudge Bay candid opinion as :. tuwyer that you believe this act is con- 4 chao Mr. hGaner 1 defy. tapitve on ay wy a lawyer Jou believe you have thy to this remesty. Davies-—Course? wilfplwse conting (hemsstves to oe hte eded to that the paint had . 100 argue % no Coe thar there defendams shoul be: restrained ia Westchester, Riekmond and Kings eoupties, ‘and also that this Court bad po rigtit to grant af injunction which would affect directly the interests of the people uf war. Conor, Mr. ‘Wrt maid that grasping ats straw in death fiirry or case for the defendants, after the counse). for the plaintif” had closed their observations im the case, to honor to ae wore pleased wo calla moditica- tion of the injunetion. to make his honor repeal and render inefticaeious the in- Junetion which he had gravted. 60 much for al) that. ter as to concessions, which was certainly surplus: age. His learned associnte (Mr. Edmonds) been pro- bel ar argue this Matter to his honor Morning, ‘when his hovor, with great propriety—a conceived: —inmerrupted him, und said that the ia & in this whole case that could possibly demand ‘ind of in- terlooutory interveution wes the point of injury that ani result. for letting two or three days ‘elapse before he (Judge Davies) shonld decide the case, and from his ‘deokting ‘this act was tation- nal. He, the Judge, had said, and 1 acqni- esced in it, that it was not necessary to argue on any other than this specitic question—whether any particular incouvenience or any inconvenience was Nkely to result ‘or could possibly result fn the administration of the law, the preservation of order, and the protection of property, in the dhree adjacent counties, in case this injunetion should stand as at present during short period that may elapse before the Conrt decides, Hoe (the Judge) had call ed on counsel Wo lay their finger on any specific inconve- nience to resull {rym a delay for a few . He asked thom to address themselves to that specitic, intelligent, simple, plain inquiry—an inquiry which indeed presents the only question ai ail calling for this extraordinary emer- gent action require from his Honor. Had the loarned genteman Qfr. Fvarts) said, inthe whole course of his ‘observatlons, one single word aboutanything that rendered Lhis course desirable, in regard to the counties of Kings, Richmond or Westchester? No: he had not attempted to do so. He had merely gone back on the argument present edt before on this gencral point, that the act'was atact of the Iegislatore—a vatid act of the Logislature—and that | any interference with it on the part of the judiciary was illegal. He had talked abont the desire of: his chent: to enter on the prompt performance of their duties ; but as to | the inconveniences that were to arise from a delay of two or three days, counsel had not laid his finger on a single one. Connsel on the ‘other side hud been unable to paint out 4 single disadvantage to arise trom it, except so far as it wouk delay these commissioners in the enjoyment of the emoluments apd honors of their office. “Had the learned gentieman who followed him (Mr. Field) laid his finger on any specific inconvenience? When had got through some of his remarks and the Judge called his aivention to that specific point, what was his y? Why, the same old argument about abstract mghte, and abont the desire of the Commissioners to enter om the pertorm- anée “of their Antles, but met one single, sober, steady, apprecivble fuct. ‘The Codrt ey askod counsel to £0 to work and get proof inconve- nience He had not put them to the pain and dificulty of establishing it by legal affirmative proofs. " Re hed allowed them to resort to their own ima- mation to Say apything that was plausible, or that would id his Honor t suppose, not merely in a judicial way, but in a general way, that any evil would fol from this delyy. What had the Jodge done by the origimal injunc- tion? He had retrained them from enter! the duties of — as Ange cena bard be re strained them from! an} lar duty. The eficct of that woe’ unin, olla ‘thugs closed. opened it by the second. allowed them to come in and rform the primary and principal act which was in the Rrst forbidden, and they were thus, by the removal of pd fed cd junction, placed. All that part of the in- Mca We Wowie hed suid, od no furthor operation; and that was manifestly the correct construction of it, The Judge had gone into no detail, hud restrained no par. ticular act; had merely prevented the act of entry and of their becoming fully clothed with the office. first injunction had been moditied 8 as to allow to enter to be clothed—to ueame the priesthood in this new temple of justice, They had dene so, and there the matter stood. But the infunetion had gone further. In addition to fir- bidding them to enter the office, the Jndge had gone on to epecify the particular things which in that officemif by any mean# they got in—they shoult not do. And what had the Judge forbidden thera wy do? He had forbidden them to mesnme any control over the police force of the city and county of New York; to enter into or take possession of any telegraphic apparatus, public police property, books, records oF acroutrements how in possession of the Police Department of said city, or to exerciee any aut power over or in regard to the police of the sald ei y of New York, or to any of ite offices, records or But tho Jodge hut allowed them to enter on ir ottice. There was not a tion to restrain them from doing anything else except these acts Judge Navies so understood it Wr. O'Conor—The ficulty in understanding it, Mr. Field—Then there ts no objection to saying eo. Mr. O'Con0r--We will ©. Mr. Field (to the Coart)—fle (Mr, O'Coner) doo not Want you to sy #0; that is the dittienlty Mr. O'Conor eonld perfectly well unilerstand that if @ traitor were allowed to draw up a law ayainst treason he would make it strong enough to satis any ordinary xert- tiny and weak enough to permit hitn to eseape whenever he saw fit to commit an act of treason. So he @hjected to pilemen ayainst whom that injunction was its terms. He vever would allow an of- fender dranght the law by which he was to be testrained, He wow w it himself if be could, becanse he wished Acct bis rights: and if be were pot permitted to do so we, he would atk the tiupsrtial Judge who rat te Jodgmen and wisdom, and comes up sort, The Commi exerekeing any 601 ofthat? Why, if dey Jor the Metro Dill, of a genern! character, and according to and authority therein given, that may affect city of New York, itwanld be breach of this injanction ; and the consequence Was that when Dey proceeded to act in re- ference to Kings county, Richtnond or Westchester, they must corefuily construct their orders and ecta, so that they shall held op their hands off the city of New York Aud had not the Court perceived that, in order to evade punishment for contempt, for di- ing his injuvetion, they would have but to come in an order and say, “here was our order t the men net to act int aity of New York,” or ing generally of that kind. ‘They might say troy had carefully framed this order; that they had euthorized nobody to do anything, no engine it. motion that could affect the city of Ne apd ‘y could not be punished for con If the Commissioners could act aguibet the good p of West chester, Kings. or Richmond, (for if they woted at all, it would be igaitet them, not for them), why, in heaven's namue, Jot them do so, unless the Judiclary should hone to preventibem. They wanted heense to go aad do any. thing they might please to de there, tantum wat, Rut bis honor did not ett here to give them any commissioner. He sat here to comeider the modification of an injane- tion, and perhaps to admonish them t be very care ful lest, under te apypesrance of doing something which they might seem to have « fight to do, they should viokte thie innunctlion. This, the Court would per crtve, was but a sensbie, rational and ‘v ‘uca- Die application of the Judge's power in the way of this in- Janetion to dhe law af the lund. These gentlemen had al- ready had all which they sald they wanted. They said that the law new allowed Wem to act in these counties un: less the Judge restrained them. The Judge bad not re trained them. Hut, said they, we want you to tell us on 0 many words that you have not restrained ur, end we want you to give us have to actin Kings county, oot withstanding that you hare oply forbidden us t ect in Ue city 8 New York. We want you to draw it up just in eneh Away, But, add Mr. O'Conor, if you tuck away the city of New York under an exception you wil wultify yourself; you will nullify your own injnne tion, “amd render it ineffectual aud fod. k ie that, and that wlone, we object ta. Vie learned friend (Mr. Field) had asked how lon this state of thir be mets wot sitting here til! next. Now be ra O'Coner) would fell bis jearned friend just how jong ht would lect, unless his (Mr. Fiokl's) cliauts chose to play the game o evading a Wiel. He . O'Gonor) would engage to file against them, before the #un went down, writ of gus reno. He would emgage to assert nothing against them eave that they were in possewion of the office o Monday ning, would ulmit t bis Honors i'n matin whet Ghat might be, He would no sk to go to another Jade, tut he would wk Qe other } in the month of June the Oourt of Appeals would at, nnd is Honor might undertake to say that a cace of euch mag- ‘nitude as this, invohving dhe interests of this great metro pies affecting "reat constskuboud question, wonkd first ¢0 be heard Mr, PieldThe Gourt is bound by taw to hear ft fret, Judge Davies—Ves; © quo warranto has always the pre- forenes. Mr. O' Conor was not putting the case on ite legal proce. dence, but on the ‘of ts importanse. ‘The Gemeral wae ane of the coups) ip the caso, and wonkd 8 quo rant Immediately If that were Broemary and i called for. Tt was plain that it conkd be setthd before the Ot ee eee Wel ad ae een ie care of their merry ticans. mean pottical republicans, Dal Seurocrste, whige, and men of ever, 5 Xi? Pieid-¥ou do not mean black bieape? We Cason Was; Sven Shake vers 3. He had no enw Geek petary Or tee et oy Sey weer bo apaniad to have the case prongunced On Rreat constitutional Court, and go have au end put to the claisor of the plaints of the falve pretences of the defendants. i Judge Davies made the following order in thé case:— It js ordered that the injunction heretofore niade in this PEL ing orton bes be read as follows:—In the meantime, and until said iotion be deeided, Ido hereby and enjoin the shore need Ree 10, c an act to establish a jitan Police District, and prdvide for the government passed, Aprid 16, 1867, from assuming any control force of ube city and over or in respect 0 the pokice of the city county of New York, or any of its offices records or ren! Ayvnn. 2b, 1857. HENRY &. DAV ORS. NEW PROCKEDINGS' BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL— ABSOLUTE INJUNCTION AGAINST TER COMMIS- BIONKRS. As Mr. O’Conor, in his ‘argument, had jatimated would |, be done | Mr, Cushing, Attorney General of the Staue, who! is associate counsel for Mayor Wood, sued out a writ of quo warrdnto, aud Judge Roosevelt granted an absolute ingunc- tion, restraining the defendants from interfering in any way whatever with the duties of the office of Police Gom- missioner, The injunction is as follows:— Me State of New York, in the relation of The Pema Wel, Mayor of the city of New York vs. Simeon , the complaint in this action demands judgment against the above named defendangs, that they he ourted from the offices hereinafter mentioned, and restrained. from exercising, as a pretended bourd, under an act of the: Legislature of the State of New York’ entitled “an act to establish & metropolitan police district, and to provide for the government thereof,” or otherwise, the respective offices of Police Commissioners in the city of New York and heads of the respective police departinents @f the cities of New York and Brooklyn, respectively, fom exer- cising all or any purt of the powera and au thority which, before LIE we of (the said actof the Legislature were conferred by law, upon the Board of Cor rs of Police of the city of New York, or upon-the Recorder, and City Judge of the cities of Jyn, respectively, as the heads therein of the respective police department: therein, and which relate to or are connected with Ahe polive government, police appointments or police discipline within vither of sald cities, or’ within the counties of Kings or New York; and whereas it appears, by said raya that the pliintitfS are entited to the relief demanded, and that the continuanee by the defendants in the exercise of any of the afuresuid offices, or any of the aforesaid power or authority, would be a violation of the rights of the peo- ple of the Buu of New York respecting the subject of the action, totem to render postponement unaflé@cwed; and whereas it appears eatisfactorily by the affidavit of Hose nando Wood, prevented on behalf’ of tho plaintiff; tl Suilicient grounds for this injunction exist; now, there- fore, on motion of the Attorney General, om behalf of the people of the State, and on bearing Mr. Sedgwick und Mr. O'Conor of counsel in support of the motionr it is ordered that the shove sam- ed defendants and exch of them, be and they here. by are, commanded and enjoined wholly to desist and refrain from exertising, either of such pretended board or otherwise, the offices aforesaid or any of them, or the sait power authority aforesaid, or any part thereof, unul the further order of this court m the premises. + ° J. J. ROUSEVE LT. New York, April 26, 1857. The sudjoined papers are copies of the eammons and complaint of the Attorney General and the affidavit of Mayor Wout, on which the absolute injunction was is sued:— Supreme Court, Gnunty of New York.Tho people of the State of New York on the relation of Fernando, Wood vs. Simeon Draper, James Kowen, Jaines W. Nye, Jacob Cholwell and James 8. T. Stanahan. To the defendants: You are suintnoned and required w eens tae Siler Of wbish a copy if berewith served Upon you, and serve @ copy of your answer on ime at the otfice of the Theodore Sedgwick, No. 44 Wall street, im the city of New York, within twenty days after the ser: viee hereof, exclusive of the day of such sery looped if you Toi! to apewer te complaint as aforesaid, the r apply to the Court for the relief demanded int. anes ne 8 ¥ Att'y Genera! of the People of the Stato of N. Y. New Yoni, April 25, 1857. Same vs. same.—The people of the State of New York plaintiffs on the relauion of Fernando Wood, Mayor of the ity of New York, by Siephen B, Cushing, the Attorney General of said people, complain of Simeon Draper, James Bowen, James W. Nye, Jacob Cholwell and James &. Ty Stranahan, defendants in thix action, and ehow th time of the pasen n_ pretended gislature of th ‘ork, entitled establish a Met cl d to provide ™ or avout the 1 of Police of the Oty of New York was, and e hath been and etill is a public civil office of es said Police Commissioners of right comprising suc veing three in number—that is w say, the Mayor, Pecor: and (ity Judge of the said city of New York; and at the same time the offlee of head of the Police Deparunent of the city of New York twas and ever since hath hpen and still is & public civil office aid city, of right belonging and appertaining to the of Mayor of said city, aud at the same time the office of head of the Police Department in the city of Brooklyn was and ever since has been aud till is a public civil office in said of Brooklya, of ryght Dolonging and appertaining to the ‘office of Mayor of tho said erty of Brooklyn; and the anid plainuit further ea. that after that time, om the twenty-second day of Apri, 1867, at the ety and county of New York, Simeon Draper, James Bowen, Jaines W. Nye, Jacob Cholwell apd Janes B.T. Strapahan, as a pretended Board of Police, ander eaid pretended act, without any legal warrant, act whatioever, rped the said several of flees of Police Commissioners and heads of the Police Te linent, in the city of New York, and head of the Police partment in the city of Brooklyn, and then and from theneeforth hitherto, that i to my, for the space of three dayé, have unlawfully held and exereiod the valid offices of Commirsi ‘sand hen of the Police Department in the city of New York, and head of the Police Department of the city of Brooklyn, aod also all the power and authority which befare the pac of wal po tended act of the Legiclatare of tho Stato of Now York, was conferred by law upon the Board of Comtnissionars tof Po lice of the city of New York, or upon the suid Mayor, Be corder and City Judge of the cy of Newel ork ot ‘upon the Mayors of the sald cities of Now York ant rockin respectively, as the head therein, and which relate to or are in any way connected with the police government police appointments, or police dixcipline within either of said cities, or within the counties of Kings or New York, and still do so uniswfully usurp, hol! and exarcive t taid everal offices of Police Commissioners and le: police aforesaid. and all the power and authority aforesaid, in mpt of the people of the State of New York, end in violation of the constitution und laws of the said Suite, and to the prejudice of t Wherefore the raid plaintiffs RN, Traper, James Bowen, Jumes W. Nye, Jacob Cholw James #. T. Stranahan may answer and warrant they aud each of them claim to Jey the afot ceaid respective offices of Police heads of Police Depart 2 A i$ id plaintifis de the said Simeon Drajar, James James 8. 7 r tend judginent again Howen, James W. Ny Stranahan, that they y sted from the said office, from and wl the Raid power and authority a sald, and every part thercof; and that the said felat declared entitied to hold, use, exercise and enjoy ali the power, rights, and privileges of the said o of Volvo Commigsioners and said Beard of P Commissioners, and bead of the Poles Department in the city of New York, as he of righ ought & have hold, exercise and enjoy the sate under the laws of the State of New York existing and in force at the tine first above mentioned, and that tho said defendant y Pie costs of his action, and that the eaid plaintiff may we such other or further relief in the premises, or chili, as may be granted. 8 R. CUSHING, Auorney deureal Kame vs. Same ity and County of New York, #t.—For nando Wood, Uw relator above named, being duly ew says that he i pow legaily and nctually the Mayor of cily of New York, und that as euch, by virtae of various wote of the Htate of New York, te now, and for a lone time poet hax been, the head and chief executive of the police departinent of the city of New York, wud ae euch has the Posseaeion, custody and control of’ & large amveunt and humber of etation houses pituated in the city of New York telegraph epparatir, eccourtrements, books, wnd other property, real and persoval, all of which is exckisively used for Use use of the said police department of the city of New York, and also the charge, direction and gover ment of the police foren ot corps of the said departm being a body of about twelve hundred men; and thie « ponent further sayy that he has read the complaint in thir caure, and that the facts therein plated are trae of his ove knowledge. Aud Wis deponent furiber wuutes that tie defendants above named have proceeded to organize as 4 Metropolitan polive commission, under and ‘hy virtue of ao act entitled “An act to tablish @ Metropolitan Molioe dix ict, and to ide for the government thereof,” pa on oF about fifteenth day of April, m the 1867 that this deponent has taken us competent legal advice Hf Hie Premises as he has been able to. procare, and that be @dvieed that the act aforesaid ts wncontitufional and 8 copy is hereto annexed. Pa Ry de ie 5 said Metropotitan Poties Commiseianers_ are enjoined from proceeding under the aaid act, aml from ‘eet to avert over the fal Poioe Tegan SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1957. tion, Ce } Ment list the sev contr that purpose, a full areostente confirmed by the Supreme Court, or by the Common Couneil, which sball, at all convenient times, bo oven to public inepection Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty to the government of the Tuited the for such purprres, reserving, how y een Wisdiction relati minal c ad Sri tr tri a ease Sworn before me, this April 25, 1663, J. J. Roomy, Jurticref Rupreme Coart. RESOLUTION OF THR BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Whereas, in the opinion of this Board, the act of the Tegisiature known aa the Police bill, a uncoustigutional and void; be it | Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor, the Recorder and City Judge, be, and are hereby, directed to retain posses- sion of all the property belenging to or with the Police Dogariuicnt, und refuss to neknowledge obey. tue Police Commissioners, 60 called, in said w con- Unue in the discharge of their duties as AMposed on them rte of u ‘them as Com. py ‘by vil the laws appointing —— Iu addition to the laws of the vecent Legislature atfoct ing the elty of New York, which we pablished some dayx sitive-—the Metropolitan Police, the Central Park and thy: Rxciné Dills—the same body passed the following ober HIN, Of Minor though sulbof much importange, also re- Lating othe city, ‘These are, the Asessment bill, the now City Hall bill, tho Qaurantive bi}. apd an act bo establiey Teguintions for the port of New York. THE NEW ASSESSMENT BILL. ABOLITION OF THE WARD ABSESHORS, AND A ROARD OF TWELVE DEPUTY TAX, COMMISSIONERS TO TAKK. ‘THEIR PLACE-—HOW ASSESSMENTS ARM TO BE MADE AERRAPTER. One of the last acts of the State Legislature waa to pass @ law redrganiziny, that department of the city government which relates to ussessing the value of real and personal estate, The ward assessors have been legislated out of existence, and itt their stead a board of twelve deputy tax commissioners has been instituted. The object of this bill is to equalize the valuation of property throughont the city Under thy law just abolished, some strange anomolies were presented by the tax rolls. A house on one side of the street would be valued at $8,000, while a precisely similar deseription of house ou the ober side of the atreet was os- timated as being worth $12,000, all owing to the varying judgment of the ward assessors ~The new law provides a remedy for this dixcrepancy in future. Again: it bs notorious that the ganon of property in this eity is far top low, each CG aaRessOr, rry favor with hig constituents, putting the value of pperty in hia ward to the lowest figure, It feo that the new law will rectify allthis. The follow! A ByLOp+'s of its principal provisions:— Ee ‘Tax Conmeenent ee in power to until the first Monday in , » i ‘The Board of pice oma appoint the Tax when their term of office ex weir 4,500 per angum each. eS The Barnan of Assessments in the Street Com missioner’s vifice is abolished, aud also tho présent ward Assessore, oa Sees, 4 ant 6 provide for the appointment of twelve da- puties by the Tax Commissionors, who can alko remove them. at any time they see tt. The salary of the deputies to be desiguuted by the Board of Supervisors. | See. 6. The duties of the Deputy ‘Tax Commissioner are, to ae seas ali the rty in the several districts that may be assigned to them for that purpose by said Commis. sioners, and shall furnish to them under each atch a de- tailed statement of all such property; that said deput have examined each aud every. bouse, building, lot, pier, or other assessable property, giving the stroet and ward map number vf such real estate embraced withth said dis tricts, together with the name of the owner or occupant, if known; also, in their jadgment, the sum for which such property, under ordinary circumstances, would sell, with such other tuforration in detail relative to per 1 pro- perty, or otherwise, as the said Commisrjoners may from Ume to time require. Snch deputies shall chee to assess real and personal estate on the first Monday of Sep- tember in each and every year. Sec. 7. The books are to be kept open for public inspec- Secs. @and 9. Provide for the appointment of sueh clerks as are neccesary; abo, Oty Surveyor, with a salary not ex! Sing $3,000: WW. The asvedement roti to be kept open from the second Monday in January tw the Ist of May, for correction and review. Sees. 1, and 13, Provide for the correction of mis- taken asbesements aud for ihe equalization of the city wna and 15. Provide that the aasesement rolls shall a over Wo the Supervieers by the tiret Monday wn hee. 16. Stricken out. Hee. 27. Whenever any permit shall be granted by the proper adticer of the government for the erection of uti pleror pead within eald city, a copy of nd wee shall be furnished by the eal Commissioners of Taxe# and Axsesamente. See. 18, All assessments directed by ordinance of the Common Council of the elty of New York, shall be made in accordance with existing laws, by the persons, &c., se lected and des as deputies. The said Commissioners, with any one of said deputies, shall together form a Board and select » President, who shall give all notices now re: goirea by law w bo given by Assessors, oF the Chairman ereof, for assessments directed by corporation or- dinaners, and al! objections shall be heard before said Roard; until the Ist day of January, 1859, the persons now in office, known a8 the Assessors of the Street Depart- ment, shall be designated by said Commissioners as Uheir deputies for making street and other acessments, and shall exercise the powers, perform the duties, and recety> the compensation ax provided by law before the passace of this act; butat the expiration of the eaid tert the de: puties designated for sneh duties shall receive an annual ry, as provided for in «ection five of this net 19, The said Commissioners and the patios, tor nated ax aforesaid, ohall make the estmates and by law for building w and repairing streets and filling publi od by av ordin De of Common: improvement dire neil ©. 20, Provides that due notice shall be given on Tues the Corporation bewspapers of Uhe action taken on ere mentioned in the preceding aectior See, 21. Th missioners khall describe { houses and s and the ward rin the names of th cUpant or occupants thereof respect ly. Inmaking their aasowstment, the Comunissionens shall in io case assess upon a house or lot, or upon land, whether improved or whimproved, more than one-third’ the valne, as tixed by annual record of assessments for taxes last hy the Board of Muperyisors. Bee. 22. They shall enter, in books to be provided for } and complete record in detail of ali the Sec, 93. All the powers atl duties now possessed hy the Street Commissioner of the city of New York, or by bis Jepartinent, in tegard to making and porter xing nae te, shall devolve vpow the Gorumisioner of Theos Asso =mmenta, Sec, 24. A certiorar! to review and correct on the mer: decision or action of the said Comrmissioner oh 12 of 13 of this act, © Court, or any Judge ts iationers on the petition 1, with the return, be ty forthwith by: Court in preference W all other matters, acuions ar and proweedingy. The act to go into effect immediately. THE NEW CITY HALL BILL. The following ix the act, praved April izing tho the city of New York to ereet a new City Hail, to raise mouey by Joan and Cotamiastoners for that Parposs Of the Bate of New York represented ia nate Aseembly, do enact as foilens THR COMMURIONERS, THRE POW RIS, PUTIN AND EMOLCMENTS. s A. Conover ry Rreaen are Frimet, Fdwin I. Me Dy aprednied Common: Gty Mall in ity of New York, and all vecancitw which may occur ng the sak! Comunccioners chull be fled by the Com, men Couael), y of the ald Commistionars to tion of a new City Hall ta the om of the Park lying on ‘ork tpon that rear of the it City minded hy Hroadway, Chambers and e streets, or x0 much Wereef as may be found Bee. 8. The said Commissioners shall have power to de cide upon the plan and specifications, to advertise for end receive proposale, to make coniract:, and to doa! rything pecemeary to the botlding and omupietion Sime Under the provisions of th's act UNITED ATAT IE POUT OFFICE ANT COU WTS Rut before deciding on any plang or eperifieatione It shal be their duty to offer to the proper author ties of the United Atates government to conforta any peetion of the interior plans OF said building to the purpose of a Tet Office and the necommodations of the courte of the United States, and to convey to the Thited Ste govern: ground Covered by said building «0 nt the portions of apied, And the ity of Sew York Mayor, Alderraen and Von ty of tb are hereby authorized ant emyermeret to make convey Pari ance by deed Of grant or lease of any portion of ‘Npenee Of said government purprees Of 8 Peet Ottien or accontn «tauan for the courts of the United States held tn auld city end for the officers attached © said Courte, upen being dil) corapensated for tye nate; and ease of such conveyane by the city the sdiction of the State of New York over said ground shalt be hereby released to the government of the United States ty the Slate of New tw all civil and ort. See. 4. The suid ommiksiouers shal) have fall pewer to employ architedta, engineers, eupenutendencs, clerks and euch other necessary axsivtants a mwy be required for the comstruction of the vaid City Hal), the comp avation of such wrchiterts, eagineers, enporintendent:. clerks and @seist ante to be fixed by the Commixsioners, by and with the con. set of ie Comamon Counell. The sand Commueeioners shu) receive 48 Compensation not exceeding five dollars per day, for each day's aetual attendance om Uhetr Gutics, to STOCK. the #aid Mayer, Akdermon Lime w Lime apd in SME pot exceeding foe. 7, Weahalt be by and Commonahy to raise by law, f voek amounts as they may thik 1 two milhons of dollars, by the creation uf « public stock w De called “New City Hall stock of the city of New York,’ which =hall be redeomabie in tho year one (hogsaud eyght ty five, out of the sinking fund of the ear AL LAO PeMt BORER: suid ety of New York, and shall ceeding six per cent Bee. & It shall be Commonatty to determine amount or value of each share of the said what number of share Commissioners are he of gneb shares at pub! he said Mayor, Aldéerien hat shall be the nominal the same shall con y authorized to sell and dispose ction, and t@ issue certificates therefor on such terms av they shalithink proper, provided \bat the stock shall not be sold at bess than its par value, Jate the finances of t 1812, which are not rep: apy provisions in (hij cy pasted June 8, ant to, or incompatible with. t contained, suet! appty to said Kk See. 10. It shall be lawfal for the and connty of New York to orde by tax on all property subject tuxaton within raid eity and county, {i addition to the ordinary taxe. every year, @ sun of money suflic anntaily accruing on suid stock. Ser. TL. Tha moneys to be raised by virtue of this act on and complelion of a new City Hall in said city of New York, and to a0 other purpace it! rity of New York Sapery sors of the city ALG Ghuse tO be raised ehall be applied to the er COMMISSIONERS MAY RY REMOVED POR CAC BY MAYOR AND See. 12, The Conimissianens appointed under this act ctly.or indirectly, interested in the plans uilding, or in any contreet for ta be furnished therefor; tation of the provisions of this i vor, by and Wilh the approval of the Bowed of der Soe. 13. This act shal! take effect immed: QUARANTINE LAW. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR MO} ING AGAINST THE BPREAD OV PRSTILENTIAL DI8- PASSED APKUL La, 1857. The people of the hate and Assembly, do enact as fellows POWEKS AND DUTIES OF ROAKDS OF KRALTN AND MRALTIE OP See. 1. The Board ¢ rlioners of Mealth of t Health of Brooklyn New York, when ith shal reqnire of the city, or in thy or xothe Other place 6 Or things introduced {pte the et to be seized, returned a FROTUALLY GUARD 2 TIERRA. Health or the Mayor and Commis city of New You or the Board of or his judymont, the public any Vossel at the wharves ity, to the quarantin y,and may require all persons Health, or Health h AASISHALICE MS Muy al, at the expense of such master, owner or consignes; and such vessel or person shall’ return to the city without the written por- Mission Of the said Board of Health, or Mayor and Com missioners of Health, or a Health Otlicor, Whenever auy person shall have beon employed as above provided to re: , Or to remove any article or thing intro ity from such vessel, and shall in pursu. ance of such employment effyot auch removal, he shall have a lieu on enid vessel, hor tackle, apparel abd furni- ture, for his services und expenses in eflvcting such re See. 2. Whenever the said Health Officer in tho per- » of the duties in the execution of th posed and conferred upon him by law, or tion or ordinance m State, shall order or «lrect the master, owne: i eof any vesselunder quarantine to remove sich shorage, or t do aDyiact or thing, or yulution relative to sihd ve any person or thing ou board thereof, or which been brought to said of or consignee, shall order or direction to employ such pursuance of any comply with any r and said masta owner, fuse to comply with such said Health Officer «hail have power OLS and assistance as may be neeessa- ry W carry out and enfores such order or direetion, and the persons co employed shall L her tackle, apparel aud furnitu fa lien on sugh vessel, for their services and ‘The liens specified in the preceding sections may forced, by warrant or attachment, in the mode pre seribed in title eight, of chaptor eight of the thind part of the rey ined statutes, all Uke prov isionaef whiel: Apily bo the services atl expences npeciied tn this wet; and persons ao rendering such services and in- rues shall be deamed erediturs of such her master, OWROT OF consigned réspec. ole Thay have and maintain An Action aghinst the muster, oWnerfor consignee,or either ‘of them, of such veosel, w recover dhe value of gueh sor viees and expense: See. 4. Every person who shall oppose or ebstruct the said Health Officer in performing the duties required of him by law, and every person who shall goon board of or have any communication, intercourse or dealing with any vessel her crew or passengers, palih Officer, or who shall » quarantine grounds or Jemeanor, and shall be fine of wot less then one hundred por more by imprisonment, not bors curring such « vessels, and of tively; or such. person or pri quarantine, or with any Without the permission of the without such permission inva anchorage, shall be gailty of a mi than Give bund than three nor . K Jusive Jurisdiction noes syweitied iy given w dhe courts ence of the city of Lee Dietiet Altor any person shall bs the court shall fort wreseribed in the ns Of existing laws as are inconsis tent herewith are hereby repealed; but euch repeal shall not be considered to revive any act or part o” an aot re pealed by the laws hereby Seo. 1. Thi act shall ta! 6 affeet Imamaed ately THY PORT BIL. TO PETABLISH RRGULATIONS POW Chk vor OV NEW YORK. The yeopla of the Sate ef New York, represented in Section 1. It ehall pot te n board of any steamboat, to be thrown ite the Walore of the port of New Fork, be fork, on Hudson river, of below Fast rivet, nor in the tay imide of ors or shes from anch sthambowt, T the penalty of #25 tor each and every offeuce mre berenalwer pamed, and for ambest fram which such cinders or an, mate, oF » UIT OF Cale verable by the Com veh penalty the aehes wore ChrowA shall be lable, RUAKD OF COMMON MIE Seo. 2. The Board of Comuminioners of Tote up the city of New York, appointed im pursuance of “An adt entitled dacensing aud government 0 pletage of the port + shall be Uae Comma an act & provide for the alot, ald regulabng York,’ passed June 2 under this act. KERPAA OT TO Rh DOKOWN ON OO) PUN On INTO THE DOERR See. 3. Tt ahall not be awful for any person w throw any Dallas’, rabbish, ashes or cinders from out of any yeavel, upon any pier or bulkhead ia the port of New York, unless to discharge the saine immediataly into carte and any person who shall violas the provisions of this sec: tion shall forfeit and pay to the jess owhers f suid piers the eum of Gz, be retained by the Commis cubic yard of material so threr ntl paid, on the ve rial Wax thrown or discharges See. 4. Prery porson wilfully inrowing of putting any etones, carth, shavings, night soil ofrubbish into the docks of New York, and any person whe thal deposit on any pier in sall port any ditt or rw shall forfeit and pay der lessors of suid dock of slip dhe which shall be retained by they Cormumissioner Mf one half of whieh out, and eweh bi U from which eweb mute © the owner or See, G. Tt whall be the duty of every ewner, ms inste or other person having the charge or many of pny vessel from which, cinders, tour, brick, ties, dv couveyed, © faton canvas, fons or eboth nr aher lowe taatorin 4 to prevent any part thereat fv and if to be landed, fo place woeh materia’ ot from the edge of the pier or balkhead, ander use for the violation of any of the proviewu. of ‘be paid 4 the sad Commissioners PRETRCTION YO TH TTR, See. 6. It shall not be lawfal to throw iron, lead thetal, or any package of merebaadien we; vunds, from & vessel On to a pier in ork without adeqnate protection to the jeer, under the penalty of ® for ench © Of wid pier; wor eliall or caune W be drawn, port of New York auy to the owner or for ALY pereon oF Perrone oF Wail or drag over any pier in the anehor or blocks of stow than rollers, wheel carriages or sleds, uoder the penalty ery oMenee, owe half of which shall be retained bj mmissioners Ww te paid to the owner or HOW DARVOCET FLATTER RAL Wh OtNCEnRts See, 7. When any ship, or basin, or shoal in New York shall be dredged or excavated, it z i 3 i z s 3 ij % 3 Ps moval, together with the charges for storage, shall be paid by the owner of ¢uch merchandiae to the sad Com- Tolesioners, See. 9. Whenever merchandise discharged from a vee- fel and encumbering a bulkhead or pier in the New York shall not, in the judgment of the suki Coramis- sioners, be of sutticient value tw pay the expenses of re- moval and storage, a4 provided in last preceding sec- Non, sueh merehahilise ehall be removed and stored at the: exprice of the owner, cousgnee ov master af the ship or vom , from which such merchandise shall have been dit- chared. DISPORAL OF UNCLADCED MKRCHANDISE. See. 10, At the expiration of every six inenths 1 shat be the duty of the said Commissioners to advertiae, for uot less than one week, in three or more daily papers io the cities of New York and Brooklyn, the: morchandive which they have stored, and which ‘has reruained un- claimed, setuing forth Ube marks and pumbers of each package, the deseription ef the merchandise, the pier Whence such merchandise Was removed, and lhe date o: esnch removal, and if aby of such merchandise 40 adver tised shall remain thereafter unclaimed for three months, the said comissioners may then sell the same, after furthor advertisement tor one week in three or more of Ue daily papers published in the cities of New York aod Brooklyn, at public suction, to the highest bkkder, ta pay the expenses which have been incarred on such mer chandice, and the remainder shall be hold in trust BY tee ssuid Commissioners for the owner or: ownets 5 twelve inonthe, when, U not chimed, Htshall form part of the fund of said Comniiesioners. " WPAUKS OF PUERS AND) BUTKRORATSE, See, 11, Itshall be the duty of the raid: Cognminsionent Lo require the owners aud lessees of the and Dude heads of the cities of New York aud Brooklyn W keep the said piers and butkheads clean and in good Fepoir; and if, when repair any pler or Dalkhaad, the ctor refuse #0 to do, the saxt same to be claaued or re paired, and the owners thercof shall pay the expense Uiereby incurred. RUOYS AND RKAOONS, Soe. 12. Any. person mooring any vessel any of thw bueys or beacons placed in the harbor of New York by the Mnhited States Lighthouse Reard, or in’ any manner hanging on with a boat or vessel 16 any snel buoy or bea con in said harbor, shall forfeit and pay to the commis: sioners of the port the sum of $50 for every offence; and any person who shall wilfully remove any such busy or beacon shall be deemed guiky of a misdemeanor, and tn midition to the punishment which therefore be inflicted he shall forfeit and pay to the sald eousmissionery the sum of $250 for every offence. WISHING See.10. Hshall net be lawful, exceptin tases now pro vided by lw or drive in the soil under wat “ork, any pole for the purpose of fishing, where the water! & of greater | eden age gedit yg tm: under the penaity of for each pole erected or driven to the provi sions of this section; and tt Shall be the dy of Uwe baiel comtniseiouers to cause the same be remeved. LITTROGNG OF LIGHTERS, See. 14. Thehall be the duty of the owner or owners of 'y lighter which by ¢ mage d exctusively in the business of lightering in the port and place of business of one of the owners thereof to be peed i rs at leaet three inches me On. the sides of iis lighter; and in default thereof, he sl — pay to the sald Commissioners the eum of $5; and for each and eyery week the owner of said lighter shalP negivet wo cause his name So to be painted on his lighter, after being notified Jie shall forfvit and pay the sum of $10. WAKNOR MASTERS AND PILOTS TO REPORT ON OF ACT. See. 15. Ibehall be the duty of the harbor amcters and pilots of the port of New York to report to said Commis sioners all violations of this act which may come w the knowledge of said harbor masters or pilots, or which may be made known to them by complaint or ee. HARBOR BUSTERS 407 OF 1850 RIPRALED. Seo, 16. The act entitind “An act to amend an act ents tled ‘An act relating w the Harbor Masters of the port of New York,’ passed March 16, 1850,” passed April 17, 1851, 140), 18 bereby repealed. COMPENAATION OF CONDITIONERS, ITO. Soe. 17. All fines and penaltie. incurred’ and recovered under this act, which are recoverable As or fh de name of te: Commissioners under thir act, « be paid, except ax otherwise provided in this act, info the treawnry of this ‘State, and the Treasurer shall keep account of the same, and he shall pay to the said Commissioners arinually the sum of $10, ee ore ee, Detween ‘them, but a case the fines and penalthes aforeeaid ghall not amount to the sum of $10,000 per annum, then he shall pay to the said Commissioner euch sums as shall be recetved by him from such fines and penalties, and no more. i Bee. 18, All the fines and penalties incurred under this wot ehall be recoverable by and in the Dame of ue sad Commissioners, See. 19. This act shall take effect immediately Our Madrid Correspondence. Mavaip, March 24, 1867. The Fiat (ruestion——ielograph tetioren Lisbon and Madrict— The Di qraph between Crba and the United Stoter Tosdlay it may be said that the question of subsistence was entirely mastered. ‘The reduction in Madrid of the price of bread made with the whoat and four exported at the expense of the government, may be attributed to the tact that on the coast none of these graing are sold, and that the wouther is everywhere most advantageous for Ube crore, For account of the government, 1,400,000 bushete of wheat and 1,100,000 bushels of tour have entered Spain At prevent the government. ix about to give the necessary orders fur four and wheat to be sent to Retremadura, aod ww eome other points where the difficulties of transporta tiou have hitherto prevented the full benefits beng felt from the geal of which the administration has given proofs in this afuir. Bread hae fallen two cents and « half in » and wheat nty- five cents to @ doiiar ia the The coming er yugh late, looks well Portuguese goverment, desiring aa $000 ad powsib le te establih telegraphic communication be€weea Lisbon and Madrid, has ordered the construction of the telegraphic line from Oporte to Valenza, in continuation of that whieh runs between Lishon and Oporto. Thie ine wil » paes through the towns of Hr: Vianna and Ce Where there will be stations, Spanish govern: ment on its side lg alee at work w meet the kno at die frontier Arrangements have beon nade between the Ambarsador | of his most falthfnl Majesty and the general direouon of wlegraphe, vthe mew. of establishing wlographie com munication between Lisbon aad Madrid. The project d treaty iy the same which iy at present in with Franee, modified only in those pointy which have refereuce to the especial Coudition of both countries The Kepana saye— coment re garde with vbmarine Slectri¢ cable w upite the baud of Cuba. w the United States, by way of Fluoride, ‘The Shanish army has worthily corresponded to the i ntertaim of ite patrietiom, In all the regime untecrs have presented them elves for the expedition to Mexico than the number neces. Fury to cover the quote assigned to them. They are dew Linéd w form part of the ariay of Cuba, witepee the expe- dition iwelf will be elietly drawn tn die fleet instance. tn the Class of officers there arr also a great many mere than are needed, Who wieh to go to Cuba in case operauens ehonkd be undertaken aguitut Mexico ‘Tbe state of the aflair of Mews. Peter Cooper, —— Faldy ane Wiken G. Hunt, of New York, ing For ube pelinge in canotruct the’ clectrio' ttegrddhe: Bertone, tee Juvann and the United States ix precisely thie: Mr. Seo retary Marey instructed General Dedge last Noveraber, to prowent the petiion of these gentlemen to her Mayety' goverment, aud to urge it with all the foree he was abie, in the uatne of the government of the United Staies, Gen. Deige accordingly presented the |, MOCOMP HE.) Ww UD & diplomatic note of hie own, in the mest efficient terins of socmmmenaninn Ls Tavorable attention my - government. They have puwed Spank artment of State and the Direction of the |, and ave Bow been referred ° ee ject. The pay whieh left ball Peet 4 o'clock yesterday afernoon @ Gre broke ont in «frame Mabie on Cohuntia street, near Allantic, coeupied by J. A&W. Puryee, m merchant. The fare: extemied to the inmber yard almant the enurs ftock belouging to the . 64,000 to 610,000, wiich is enid gnrance. The fiatnes alo extended Mesors. Shepard & Houghton, on i bout 66,000 worth of ad their low is ® three sory brink 'y Jad of Mesers. Duryee, wae probably sicount of $0, The re of the stores New. i 4 AO IO A lantic street, coeupied by T. Mulligan and Braste & Co. & four rwres, were vlighiiy damaged. credit due to the Unieu Ferry Company for their aid in geuing « stream of water qui kKly upon the fire, The Clintan Hotni, Bo doubt was weved through their exertions. RUN OVRR AND KILLED—Michael Brophy was aersdentalty Mn over by owe of Wilder's safe ant the corner of Summit street at! Hamilton avetue om Fyi- dey evening and inetantiy Killed. Ble leaves wife and Ove Child who reside at the corner of Hamihen aver aud Hush erect. The doceaced was employed 86 @ driver of owe «of Adaun's express wagons. oat pews Pean—A eolored woman named Joann Fife tel) down dead in Myrtle averme, sear the Myre eave Railroad terminus, on Friday evening. She waser Arie and fesidel in. Steuben etreet, maw ee fue, Ste owned a howe and lot worth Ehe ha: no relatives and conemquemly no heirs, ner Beit an i aod the jury rendered @ werdia of Aonid (vow divease of the beart,