nanees.

for viola

thereof.

of ordi

ordain, amend and repeal all such ordinances, by-laws and ordiand public regulations, not contrary to the laws of this State, as may be necessary to carry into effect the powers given to said trustees by this act, and enforce observance of all rules, regulations, resolutions, ordinances and by-laws made in pursuance of this act, by Penalties imposing penalties on any person or persons or corpora- tion tions violating the same, not exceeding in any one case of violation, one hundred dollars, to be recovered with costs in a civil action in any court having cognizance thereof. Every such ordinance or by-law imposing any Publication penalty or forfeiture for a violation of its provisions, nances, etc. shall, after the passage thereof, be subscribed by the president and clerk, and published at least once a week for two weeks successively, in one or more newspapers printed in said village, and proof of said publication by the affidavit of the printer or publisher of said newspaper, taken before the president of said village, or any officer authorized to administer oaths, and filed with the clerk of the village, or any other competent proof of such publication, shall be evidence of the legal publication of such ordinance or bylaw, in all courts and places. It shall be the duty of every justice of the peace, constable, sheriff, attorney, or any other person who shall collect or receive in Pines and any official capacity, any monies in payment, or on ac- be paid count of any fines or penalties so imposed by the ordinance of the said trustees, to pay the moneys so received by him, within ten days thereafter, to the treasurer of said village; and in default of such payment to said treasurer after notice and demand, the person so collecting or receiving said moneys, and making said default, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to be punished for the same. It shall be the duty of any justice of the peace or constable, within said village, whenever required to do so by ordinance of said trustees, to make oath in writing as to the moneys so colleeted or received by him as aforesaid, and to file the same with the clerk of said village.

penalties to

into village

treasury.

Duties of

appointive

§4. The trustees shall have power from time to time to prescribe the duties of all officers and persons ap- officers.

Powers of president,

trustees and police

to make

arrests.

deemed disorderly persons.

pointed by them under this act, subject to the provisions of the same, and may remove such persons so appointed at any time.

§ 5. The president of said village, the trustees, and each of them, or any of the police, shall have constables power and are hereby authorized, at any and all times, to arrest or cause to be arrested, with or without process, all persons who shall sell strong or spirituous liquors and wines within the limits of said village contrary to law, all habitual drunkards, all persons found intoxicated in the streets of said village, or engaged in quarrelling and fighting, or immoderate riding or dri ving, or doing anything calculated to injure or endanger persons or property in any of the streets of said village, Who to be in addition to those persons enumerated in the first section of title fifth, chapter twentieth of the first part of the Revised Statutes, all of whom shall be deemed disorderly persons; and the said officers shall have power, with or without process, while in pursuit of such disorderly person, to enter or cause to be entered, any building or place within the limits of said village, and arrest or cause to be arrested any such disorderly person or persons and shall take them forthwith before the police justice of said village, to be dealt with according to the provisions of this act. In case the police justice or a justice of the peace holding court for committed said police justice for the time being, cannot be found, 10 jail, etc. then the officer arresting any such offender may detain him in custody or commit him to the county jail or any other convenient and secure place, for safe keeping, until such justice can be found, not to exceed twenty-four hours, when the officer shall immediately bring him before such justice, to be tried as hereinafter provided; said officers or either of them shall have power to command assistance whenever he or they shall deem it ne

In what cases offenders may be

Proceed

ings before justices in cases of arrest of

cessary.

§ 6. When any person charged or complained against as a disorderly person, under the provisions of this act, shall be arrested and brought before the police justice disorderly of said village, the said justice shall proceed forthwith to hear, try and determine the complaint or charge on which such person is so arrested, or he may in his dis

persons.

cretion, adjourn the hearing or trial on cause shown, not to exceed five days, and in the meantime shall commit the accused to the county jail or any other convenient and secure place until such day, or suffer him to go at large on his executing a bond with sureties under the approval of said justice, conditioned that he will appear on said adjourned day; and upon the conviction of any such offender, either by confession or competent testimony, the said justice shall have the full power, and is Punishhereby authorized to punish by fine, not exceeding fifty fine and imdollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail of West- Prisonchester county, not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

TITLE VIII.

OF THE ASSESSMENT, LEVYING AND COLLECTING OF TAXES.

ment by

ment.

village tax.

For what amount aube raised.

objects and

thorized to

SECTION 1. The trustees are authorized and empow- Annual ered to raise money by tax, to be assessed upon the estate, real and personal, within the bounds of said corporation, and to be collected from the several owners and occupants thereof, for the lease of any real or personal property for the use of the said village, and to defray the ordinary and contingent expenses of the said corporation; but no tax shall be levied and collected to an amount exceeding fifteen thousand dollars in any one year, except as in this act is hereinafter provided, until To be authe same shall have been authorized by a vote of a ma- vote of taxjority of the taxable inhabitants of said village, qualified abban to vote under this act, present at any annnal election or meeting, or at any special meeting duly called for that purpose.

One at

thorized by

habitants.

Town as

sessors to serve as 8.5

Sessurs for village and board of

education. Assessors

§ 2. The assessors of the town of Yonkers shall be the assessors of the village of Yonkers, and also for the several boards of education within said town. least of said assessors shall reside within the limits of the said village. Said assessors shall, on or before the first day of September in each year, deliver to the board to deliver of trustees of said village a true, correct and certified trustees copy of the assessed valuation or appraisement made by certified them of all the property, both real and personal, liable lage valua by law to taxation, and lying or located within the lim

copy of vil

tions.

Also a copy of

School distriet valua

tions to boards of education.

Copies of valuations; what to contain.

its of said village, and also to the respective boards of education in said town, a true, correct and certified copy of the assessed valuation or appraisement made by them of all their property, both real and personal, liable by law to taxation, and lying and located within the limits of the respective school districts of said boards of education. In said assessed valuations or appraisements so delivered as aforesaid, all the real estate within the limits of said village or district shall be clearly designated by the street and location on said street, and by the quantity of land, as nearly as the same can reasonably be ascertained. The said assessors shall also perform all and singular the several duties heretofore required by law of the assessors of said village. The assessments or appraisements hereinbefore provided to be delivered, shall be exact copies of the assessed valuations or appraisements adopted by the assessors for the levying of State, county and town taxes, and shall be severally adopted by the said board of trustees and by the boards of education of the several school districts, as the assessed valuation upon which the taxes authorized by law to be raised, Correction shall hereafter be levied and imposed. The trustees of said village, however, and the board of education of cach school district, on receiving from said assessors such copy of the assessment roll, shall have the power, in their discretion, to correct any palpable and manifest error they may find therein; as where property taxable in said village or district is erroneously taxed elsewhere, or where property taxable elsewhere is erroneously included in said roll, or where there has been a change of ownership since the assessment; but they shall have no power to make a new assessment of property already appraised by said assessors. In case one, at least, of said assessors, shall not be an actual resident within the pointed in limits of the village of Yonkers, or in case such copy of said assessment roll shall not be delivered to the trus tees of said village, or the board of education of any such school district, within the time above limited for the pur pose, such trustees or such board of education may, in their discretion, refuse to accept and adopt such assessment roll, and proceed to appoint their own assessors, and such appointment shall be made, and such assessors

of errors.

Village as

sessors

may be ap

town assessors does not

reside in village.

when appointed shall proceed, in the same manner and form as provided by law and by the village charter prior to the amendment thereof, passed April twentytwo, eighteen hundred and sixty-five.

of taxes on

roll and warrant to collect

assessment

levy and

taxes.

§3. Whenever any tax shall have been directed to be Receiver levied, the trustees shall deliver the assessment roll to receiving the receiver of taxes of the town and village of Yonkers, with their warrant, under the hands of a majority of them, or of the president, to be directed to said receiver, commanding him to levy and collect the amount of said tax, in the same manner and with the same authority as the warrants issued by the board of supervisors to the collectors of towns, and to make return thercon within thirty days after its receipt by the said receiver, and to pay over the money to the treasurer of the village according to law.

ceiver to

collected

sale of

lands

how

§ 4. Whenever any person or corporation, upon whose Tax reestate or property shall have been assessed, pursuant to make rethe provisions of this act, any tax, shall neglect or refuse turn of unto pay the same, and no personal property can be found tax. whereon the same can be levied, the receiver shall make return thereof to the trustees, who are authorized to Trustees cause the land or estate on which such tax is assessed to may direct be sold at public auction for a term of time, for the pay therefor. ment of such tax, giving three weeks' notice of such Notice of sale, by advertisement in any newspaper published in sale and said village; which notice shall contain a brief descrip- served. tion of the premises, the amount of the tax, requiring the owner or owners to pay the same by a day therein specified, a copy of which notice shall be served by the village clerk on each of said owners on or before the day of the first publication thereof, by leaving the same at his place of residence with some person of suitable age to receive the same, or by depositing the same in the village post office, addressed to such owner at his last known place of residence, and paying the postage thereon. If such tax be not paid at the time and place Proceedspecified in such notice, the real estate so advertised sale. shall be sold, under the direction of the trustees, by some person for that purpose appointed by the trustees, to the person who shall offer to take it for the shortest term for the payment of such tax and the interest

ings upon