GENERAL CITY LAW

Laws 1909, Chap. 26.

AN ACT in relation to cities, constituting chapter twenty-one of the consolidated laws.

Became a law February 17, 1909, 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 21 OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS GENERAL CITY LAW

Article 1. Short title (§ 1).

2. General provisions (§§ 2-17).

3. Hearing on city bills (§§ 30–35).

4. Plumbing and drainage (§§ 40-57).

5. Bridges (§§ 70-80).

6. Police matrons (§§ 90-97).

7. Lodging houses (§§ 110-115).

8. Art commission (§§ 120-122).

9. Contracts for supply of gas (§§ 130-132).

10. Hospitals for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis

(§§ 140-142).

11. Protection of purchasers of coal (§§ 150-161). 12. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 170, 171).

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "General City Law."

ARTICLE 2

General Provisions

Section 2. Term of office of city supervisors.

2. City officers not to be interested in contracts.
4. Annual financial reports to secretary of state.
5. Certain parades and processions forbidden; penalty.
6. Swearing witnesses.

Section 7. Summoning witnesses.

8. Attachment for witness in contempt; proceedings
thereon.

9. Licenses for retailing goods on boats.

10. Licenses to adult blind persons.

11. Use of soft coal in public institutions.

12. Money for Memorial day in cities of the third class.
13. Moneys; how expended.

14. Permits for erection of booths and arches.

15. Firemen moving from one city to another.

16. Term of service; how reckoned.

17. Operation of crematories for disposal of garbage.

§ 2. Term of office of city supervisors. The term of office of each supervisor hereafter elected in a city shall, notwithstanding the provisions of such city charter, be two years, and a supervisor shall only be elected in such city each second year thereafter, except to fill vacancies.

§ 3. City officers not to be interested in contracts. No member of the common council of any city shall, during the period for which he was elected, be capable of holding under the appointment or election of the common council any office the emoluments of which are paid from the city treasury, or paid by fees or compensation directed to be paid by any act or ordinance of the common council, nor shall the mayor or any alderman, school commissioner or other public officer of any city be directly or indirectly interested either as principal, surety or otherwise, in any contract, the expense or consideration whereof is payable out of the city treasury, but this section shall not affect the right to any fees or emoluments belonging to any office. An officer of any city who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof his office shall be vacant.

§ 4. Annual financial reports to secretary of state. Every city of the second or third class shall annually within sixty days after the close of its fiscal year, make a report of its financial condition to the secretary of state. Such a report shall contain (1) an accurate statement in summarized form and also in detail of the financial receipts of the city from all sources for the last fiscal year; (2) a statement in detail of the debt of said city at the close of the last fiscal year, the nature thereof and the purposes for which it was incurred; (3) and such other, further or more specific information in relation to the cost of any branch of the municipal service or any improvement therein, as may be required by the secretary of state.