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Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions
1 - Short Title. - § 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...
2 - Term City Defined. - § 2. Term city defined. The term "city," when used...
Article 2 - General Provisions
3 - Corporate Powers. - § 3. Corporate powers. The citizens of the state of...
4 - Application of Chapter. - § 4. Application of chapter. A provision of this chapter...
Article 3 - Officers
10 - Officers. - § 10. Officers. City officers, within the meaning of this...
11 - Elective Officers. - § 11. Elective officers. There shall be elected by the...
12 - Appointive Officers. - § 12. Appointive officers. There shall be appointed by the...
13 - Terms of Office. - § 13. Terms of office. The term of office of...
14 - Elections. - § 14. Elections. All elections of city officers, including supervisors...
15 - Vacancies. - § 15. Vacancies. If a vacancy shall occur, otherwise than...
17 - Additional Fees or Compensation Not to Be Paid. - § 17. Additional fees or compensation not to be paid....
18 - Official Undertakings. - § 18. Official undertakings. No person elected or appointed to...
19 - Holding More Than One Office. - § 19. Holding more than one office. No person shall,...
20 - Charges Against City Officers. - § 20. Charges against city officers. Whenever it is provided...
21 - Office Hours. - § 21. Office hours. Unless otherwise provided by law, the...
22 - Officers, Trustees of Public Property. - § 22. Officers, trustees of public property. The common council...
23 - Annual Reports of Departments. - § 23. Annual reports of departments. The several heads of...
Article 4 - Common Council
30 - Legislative Power. - § 30. Legislative power. The legislative power of the city...
31 - Members; President; Organization of Council. - § 31. Members; president; organization of council. The aldermen of...
32 - City Clerk. - § 32. City clerk. The common council shall choose a...
33 - Meetings. - § 33. Meetings. The common council shall hold regular meetings...
34 - Powers. - § 34. Powers. The common council shall determine the rules...
35 - Legislative Acts. - § 35. Legislative acts. All the legislative acts of the...
36 - Appropriations. - § 36. Appropriations. No appropriation of money shall be made...
37 - Disposition of Real Estate; Franchises. - § 37. Disposition of real estate; franchises. No ordinance shall...
38 - Procedure After Passage of Ordinance. - § 38. Procedure after passage of ordinance. Every ordinance of...
39 - Record of Ordinances. - § 39. Record of ordinances. Every ordinance shall, upon its...
40 - Regulations of Duties of Officers. - § 40. Regulations of duties of officers. The common council...
41 - Executive Functions; How Performed. - § 41. Executive functions; how performed. Whenever an executive or...
42 - Penalties for Violation of Ordinances. - § 42. Penalties for violation of ordinances. Any person violating...
43 - Designation of Official Papers; Official Printing. - § 43. Designation of official papers; official printing. At the...
44 - Penalties. - § 44. Penalties. Any member of the common council who...
Article 5 - Mayor
50 - Executive Power. - § 50. Executive power. The executive power of the city...
51 - Acting Mayor. - § 51. Acting mayor. Whenever there shall be a vacancy...
52 - Secretary and Assistants. - § 52. Secretary and assistants. The mayor shall appoint a...
54 - Duties of Mayor. - § 54. Duties of mayor. It shall be the duty...
55 - Execution of Deeds and Contracts. - § 55. Execution of deeds and contracts. The mayor shall,...
56 - Examination of Books and Accounts. - § 56. Examination of books and accounts. The mayor shall...
57 - Additional Powers and Duties. - § 57. Additional powers and duties. The mayor shall have...
Article 6 - Department of Finance
60 - Temporary and Funded Debts. - (b) Provision shall be made for the payment of each...
62 - Comptroller and Deputy Comptroller. - § 62. Comptroller and deputy comptroller. The comptroller may appoint,...
63 - Duties of Comptroller. - § 63. Duties of comptroller. The comptroller shall superintend the...
64 - Claims Against the City. - § 64. Claims against the city. No claim against the...
65 - Custody and Management of Sinking Fund. - § 65. Custody and management of sinking fund. The comptroller...
66 - Accounts With Treasurer. - § 66. Accounts with treasurer. The comptroller shall keep an...
67 - Annual Financial Statement. - § 67. Annual financial statement. The comptroller shall, within thirty...
68 - Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer. - § 68. Treasurer and deputy treasurer. The treasurer may appoint,...
69 - Duties of Treasurer. - § 69. Duties of treasurer. The treasurer shall demand, collect,...
70 - Deposits and Accounts. - § 70. Deposits and accounts. All moneys deposited by the...
71 - Board of Estimate and Apportionment. - § 71. Board of estimate and apportionment. There shall be...
72 - Sinking Fund. - § 72. Sinking fund. Unless under special laws governing the...
73 - Fiscal Year; Departmental Estimates. - § 73. Fiscal year; departmental estimates. The fiscal year of...
74 - Determination of Positions and Salaries. - § 74. Determination of positions and salaries. The board of...
75 - Annual Estimate. - § 75. Annual estimate. Within sixty days after the commencement...
76 - Annual Appropriations. - § 76. Annual appropriations. When the common council shall have...
77 - Tax Budget. - § 77. Tax budget. The amount of estimated expenditures contained...
79 - Contracts and Expenditures Prohibited. - § 79. Contracts and expenditures prohibited. No officer, board, or...
80 - Penalties for Violation of Preceding Section. - § 80. Penalties for violation of preceding section. Any officer...
81 - Appropriations for Band Concerts. - § 81. Appropriations for band concerts. The board of estimate...
Article 7 - Department of Public Works
90 - Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Public Works. - § 90. Commissioner and deputy commissioner of public works. The...
91 - Powers and Duties of Commissioner. - § 91. Powers and duties of commissioner. The commissioner, subject...
92 - Repair of Sidewalks; Removal of Snow and Ice. - § 92. Repair of sidewalks; removal of snow and ice....
93 - Performance of Public Work to Be Certified. - § 93. Performance of public work to be certified. All...
94 - Water Works. - § 94. Water works. In case the city owns and...
95 - Collection of Water Rents. - § 95. Collection of water rents. All water rents shall...
96 - Superintendent of Parks. - § 96. Superintendent of parks. Unless otherwise provided by law,...
97 - City Engineer. - § 97. City engineer. No person shall be eligible to...
98 - Duties of City Engineer. - § 98. Duties of city engineer. It shall be the...
99 - Alteration of Grades and Names of Streets. - § 99. Alteration of grades and names of streets. The...
100 - Apportionment of City's Expense of Improvements. - § 100. Apportionment of city's expense of improvements. The common...
101 - Discontinuance of Streets. - § 101. Discontinuance of streets. Whenever the common council shall...
102 - Streets by Prescription. - § 102. Streets by prescription. All lands which shall have...
103 - Acquisition of Lands. - § 103. Acquisition of lands. Whenever any real estate or...
Article 8 - Department of Contract and Supply
120 - Board of Contract and Supply. - § 120. Board of contract and supply. There shall be...
121 - Proposals. - § 121. Proposals. No contract shall be let, except after...
122 - Contracts for Lighting. - § 122. Contracts for lighting. All municipal lighting shall be...
123 - Secretary of the Board; Commissioner of Supplies. - § 123. Secretary of the board; commissioner of supplies. The...
124 - Contracts for Paving. - § 124. Contracts for paving. The common council shall, by...
125 - Power to Purchase and Contract Limited. - § 125. Power to purchase and contract limited. No person...
Article 9 - Department of Public Safety
130 - Commissioner of Public Safety; Appointees. - § 130. Commissioner of public safety; appointees. The commissioner of...
131 - Duties of Commissioner. - § 131. Duties of commissioner. The commissioner of public safety...
132 - Deputy Commissioner. - § 132. Deputy commissioner. The deputy commissioner shall have authority...
133 - Rules, Orders and Regulations. - § 133. Rules, orders and regulations. The commissioner of public...
134 - Constitution of Police and Fire Departments. - § 134. Constitution of police and fire departments. The police...
135 - Membership. - § 135. Membership. No person shall be appointed to membership...
136 - Terms of Office. - § 136. Terms of office. All members of the police...
137 - Discipline. - § 137. Discipline. If a charge may be made by...
138 - Appeal From Determination of Commissioner. - § 138. Appeal from determination of commissioner. In case any...
139 - Exemptions. - § 139. Exemptions. No member of the police or fire...
140 - Pension Funds. - § 140. Pension funds. The provisions of law governing the...
141 - Chief of Police. - § 141. Chief of police. The chief of police shall...
142 - Powers and Duties of Members of Police Department. - § 142. Powers and duties of members of police department....
143 - Service of Process. - § 143. Service of process. All criminal process for any...
144 - Political Activity Prohibited. - § 144. Political activity prohibited. Any officer or member of...
145 - Department of Health. - § 145. Department of health. The commissioner of public safety...
146 - Health Officer. - § 146. Health officer. No person shall be eligible to...
147 - Deputy Health Officer. - § 147. Deputy health officer. The health officer by the...
148 - Appeals From Orders of Health Officer. - § 148. Appeals from orders of health officer. Any person...
149 - Inspection of Public Buildings. - § 149. Inspection of public buildings. The health officer and...
150 - Approval of Plans for Sewers and Drains. - § 150. Approval of plans for sewers and drains. All...
152 - Actions to Restrain Nuisances. - § 152. Actions to restrain nuisances. The commissioner is authorized,...
153 - Duty in Case of Peril to Public Health. - § 153. Duty in case of peril to public health....
154 - Public Health Law Applicable. - § 154. Public health law applicable. The public health law,...
155 - Subordinates. - § 155. Subordinates. The superintendent of buildings may appoint such...
156 - Duties of Superintendent. - § 156. Duties of superintendent. In addition to the duties...
157 - Application of Chapter Limited. - § 157. Application of chapter limited. Where, by special or...
Article 10 - Department of Assessment and Taxation
160 - Department of Assessment and Taxation; Powers and Duties of Assessors. - § 160. Department of assessment and taxation; powers and duties...
161 - Description of Premises. - § 161. Description of premises. In the assessment of any...
162 - Rebates and Deficiencies. - § 162. Rebates and deficiencies. In all cases of assessment...
163 - Assessment Not Invalidated by Irregularities. - § 163. Assessment not invalidated by irregularities. No assessment or...
164 - Right to Review Assessment or Tax for Local Improvement Limited. - § 164. Right to review assessment or tax for local...
165 - Procedure on Review. - § 165. Procedure on review. No action or proceeding shall...
166 - Consolidation of Separate Proceedings. - § 166. Consolidation of separate proceedings. Two or more persons...
167 - State Lands. - § 167. State lands. Nothing herein contained shall affect any...
Article 11 - Department of Public Welfare
170 - Commissioner; Deputy. - § 170. Commissioner; deputy. The commissioner of public welfare may...
171 - Powers and Duties of Commissioner. - § 171. Powers and duties of commissioner. The commissioner of...
173 - City Owner of Supplies. - § 173. City owner of supplies. The city shall continue...
174 - Liability of City. - § 174. Liability of city. Nothing contained in this chapter...
Article 12 - Judiciary
180 - Jurisdiction of Police Court. - § 180. Jurisdiction of police court. If, under the general...
181 - Police Justice. - § 181. Police justice. There shall be one justice of...
182 - Vacancy, How Filled. - § 182. Vacancy, how filled. When a vacancy shall occur,...
183 - Jurisdiction and Powers. - § 183. Jurisdiction and powers. The police court shall have,...
184 - Further Jurisdiction. - § 184. Further jurisdiction. The police justice shall also possess...
186 - Office Hours. - § 186. Office hours. It shall be the duty of...
187 - Clerk. - § 187. Clerk. The police justice shall have a clerk...
188 - Trial by Jury. - § 188. Trial by jury. In the police court, at...
189 - Jurors and Juries. - § 189. Jurors and juries. Jurors for the trial of...
191 - Pay of Jurors. - § 191. Pay of jurors. Jurors in the police court...
Article 13 - Department of Law
200 - Corporation Counsel. - § 200. Corporation counsel. The corporation counsel shall be the...
201 - Duties of the Corporation Counsel. - § 201. Duties of the corporation counsel. The corporation counsel...
202 - Costs. - § 202. Costs. Neither the corporation counsel, deputy, clerk, or...
203 - Account of Moneys Collected. - § 203. Account of moneys collected. The corporation counsel shall...
204 - Certification and Approval of Contracts and Conveyances. - § 204. Certification and approval of contracts and conveyances. No...
205 - Compromise of Claims. - § 205. Compromise of claims. The corporation counsel shall, whenever...
206 - Judgments Against the City. - § 206. Judgments against the city. The amount of any...
Article 14 - Supervisors; Sealer of Weights and Measures
210 - Supervisors. - § 210. Supervisors. Supervisors shall have the powers and perform...
211 - Sealer of Weights and Measures. - § 211. Sealer of weights and measures. The sealer of...
Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions
240 - Additional Allowances. - § 240. Additional allowances. No allowance or compensation, in addition...
241 - Books and Papers to Be Public Records. - § 241. Books and papers to be public records. All...
242 - Inhabitants Not Incompetent; Place of Trial of Actions and Proceedings. - § 242. Inhabitants not incompetent; place of trial of actions...
243 - Witnesses Not to Be Excused From Testifying. - § 243. Witnesses not to be excused from testifying. In...
244 - Liability of City in Certain Actions; Commencement of Actions. - § 244. Liability of city in certain actions; commencement of...
245 - Definition of Words. - § 245. Definition of words. The word "his," as used...
Article 17 - Construction; Saving Clause; Repeal
250 - Construction. - § 250. Construction. The provisions of this chapter have reference...
251 - Saving Clause. - § 251. Saving clause. Nothing contained in this chapter shall...
252 - Laws Repealed. - § 252. Laws repealed. The following acts and parts of...
253 - When to Take Effect. - § 253. When to take effect. This chapter shall take...