The Greater New York Charter as enacted in 1897

(Albany :  Weed-Parsons,  c1897.)

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THE GREATER NEW YORK CHARTER.*
 

chapter   378.

.AN ACT to unite into one municipality under the corpo¬
rate name of The City of New York, the various com¬
munities lying in and about New York harbor, including
the city and county of New York, the city of Brooklyn
and the county of Kings, the county of Richmond, and
part of the county of Queens, and to provide for the
government thereof.

Passed without the acceptance of the city.    Became a law May 4, 1897, with
the approval of the Governor.    Passed, three-fifths being present.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

CHAPTER   I.

BOUNDARIES,  BOROUGHS,   POWERS,   RIGHTS  AND   OBLIGATIONS
OF THE CITY.

■:Seo. 1. The city of New York; corporations consolidated; territory; short title
of this act.

2.   Division into boroughs.

3.  Name; powers and rights of the corporation; seal.

4.  Local government;   municipal assembly;   liabilities of corporations

consolidated.

5.  Laws relating to the creation and payment of debts to remain in force;

common debt; taxation.

6.   Effect where only a part of a corporation is annexed.

7.   Same subject; creation of debt.

8.  Transfer of property; counties not to become indebted.

9.  Former funds; payable to the city of New York,

10.   Expenses of the city for the year 1898.

11.   Expense of public schools for tlie year 1898.

*See § 1.   Accepted by Brooklyn and Long Island City, but not accepted
hj the city of New York.
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