Civil Government for Common Schools: Prepared as a Manual for Public Instruction in the State of New YorkNortham, Henry C.
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Civil Government for Common Schools: Prepared as a Manual for Public Instruction in the State of New York
Northam, Henry C.
New York (State) -- Politics and government; United States -- Politics and government -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Q. Name the cities in New York State, when incorporated, and the
number of wards in each?
Answer:
Pop. in 1800
New York, 1680, has 24 wards, 1,206,590
Brooklyn, 1834, has 25 wards, 566,689
Buffalo, 1832, has 13 wards, 155,137
Albany, 1832, has 16 wards, 90,903
Rochester, 1686, has 16 wards, 89,363
Troy, 1816, has 13 wards, 56,747
Syracuse, 1847, has 8 wards, 51,791
Utica, 1832, has 12 wards, 33,913
Auburn, 1848, has 7 wards, 21,924
Oswego, 1848, has 8 wards, 21,117
Elmira, 1864, has 7 wards, 20,541
Poughkeepsie 1854, has 6 wards, 20,207
Cohoes, 1869, has 4 wards, 19,417
Yonkers, 1872, has 4 wards, 18,892
Kingston, 1872, has 9 wards, 18,342
Newburg, 1865, has 4 wards, 18,050
Binghamton, 1867, has 5 wards, 17,315
L. I. City, 1870, has 5 wards, 17,117
Schenectady, 1798, has 5 wards, 13,675
Lockport, 1865, has 4 wards, 13,522
Rome, 1870, has 5 wards, 12,045
Watertown, 1869, has 4 wards, 10,697
Ogdensburg, 1868, has 4 wards, 10,340
Hudson, 1785, has 4 wards, 8,828
The census for 1880 is not fully completed, but gives
substantially the above figures.
Q. How populous must a village be, before it can be incorporated
as a city?
A. No definite number is required; whenever a large proportion of
the inhabitant desire it, the legislature will grant a city
charter.
Q. What is the executive officer of a city called?
A. The Mayor. His term of office is one year, unless otherwise
ordered by the, charter, as in New York and Albany where it is two
years.
Q. What other important officers are elected?
A. Aldermen and Supervisors; one each in every ward unless
otherwise ordered by their charter.
Q. What officers form the common council?
A. Mayor and aldermen; and they are the legislative body of the
city; they have authority to appoint police officers.
Q. What courts exist in cities in addition to those established
for the State at large?
A I. The Superior Court of the city of New York.
II. The Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of New York.
III. The Superior Court of Buffalo.
IV. The City Court of Brooklyn. Const, Art. VI., Sec. 12.
JURIES.
Q. What is a jury?
A. A body of men elected according to law, and sworn to inquire
into and try any matter of fact, and declare the truth of it on
the evidence given in the case.
Q. Name some juries?
A. I. One of six persons for the trial of causes in a Justice
Court
II. One of twelve persons, summoned for the purpose of laying out
new roads or discontinuing old ones.
III. One of not less than six nor more than fifteen persons,
summoned by the coroner, to inquire into the cause of any violent
death.
IV. One of twelve men, called a petit jury, whose duty it is to
try causes, civil or criminal, in the county court and sessions,
or circuit and oyer and terminer.
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