INDEX.

ACCUSED-Right of, 38-39.

ACCUSATION-Of criminal offence; how made, 38.

ADDRESS Judges may be removed; proceedings in, 33.

ADJOURNMENT-Neither house of General Assembly without consent, 25.

Neither Board without consent, 51.

AGENCY—Of Foreign Insurance Companies, to be licensed; penalty, 348–356.
ALDERMEN-Board of, how composed; election of, 50.

Qualifications and disqualifications of an Alderman, 51.

Classification of the members of, 51.

Majority of to constitute a quorum, 51.

See CITY COUNCIL, 112.

To appoint judges of election, 121.

Powers and duties as Court of Appeals, and of delinquent tax lists, 339-

340-314.

ALLEYS Power of Council in relation to, 53, 56, 61, 62.

Opened or widened only upon assessment of jury, 61, 62, 326.

Damages

for opening; how collected, 327.

Inquest may be set aside; payment to be enforced, 62.

Engineer to survey, open, keep map of, levelings of, 127, 128, 131.
Declared public high-ways to a certain extent, 417.

Certain alleys laid off by owners declared high-ways, 420.
`AMENDMENTS-To Constitution of United States; how made, 15.
To State Constitution; how made, 37.

Charter may be altered; how, 65.

APPEALS To Criminal Court: by whom taken, 60, 110.
In civil suits, by Counsellor, 108.

From Recorder's to Criminal Court, 460, 461.
APPOINTMENT-Of Clerk of Recorder's Court, 97.
APPORTIONMENT-Of representation in Congress, 6.
In General Assembly; how made, 23.

APPROPRIATIONS—Not to exceed income of previous fiscal year, 52.
For debt, Water Works, lighting the city, surplus, 65.
Mis-appropriation, Mayor and Council liable, 65.

ARMS-Right of people to bear, 18, 38.

Who not compelled to bear, 39.

ARMY-Power of Congress to raise, 9.

ARREST-Privilege of Senators and Representatives from, 25.
Electors, privilege from, during elections, 24.

See City Marshal, City Guard, Market Master, 292, 176, 281.

Also, Engineer's Department, Street Inspectors, Cemetery, Lumber and
Harbor Masters, 126, 360, 73, 221, 262.

ARTS AND SCIENCES-Power of Congress to promote, 9.

ASSEMBLY-Legislative, power vested in, 23.

Who eligible to, 23, 25.

Apportionment of members, 23.

ASSESSMENT-Of property; how to be assessed, 62, 457.
ASSESSORS-Appointment, qualifications, oath, commission, 457, 458.

Each Ward a district; how to make assessment, may employ interpreter,
oath of, 458.

To examine and assess property; proceedings when too high, 339.
Returns made to Auditor; how corrected, &c., 340.

May demand list of property; may administer oaths; when, 458, 459.
Owner not known, to examine records; expense of, how paid, 459.

Enter owner on atlas; owners of property in more than one Ward may give
all in one list, 459.

Property omitted to be assessed; wilfully omitted, double taxes, 459.

May demand list and description of owner not living in the ward, 460.
Shall assess poll tax; on whom, 460.
Return to be made in sixty days, 460.
Vacancy in; how filled, 461.

ATLASES-To be furnished by Engineer to Assessors, 128.

Auditor to deliver to Assessors; owners to be entered on, 458, 459.
ATTAINDER-No bill of shall be passed, 10.

ATTORNEY-City, constituted; to be elected, 59.

How qualified and commissioned; vacancy in how filled; duties of, 108,
109, 110, 111.

May have assistance on application to Mayor; proceedings in taking ap-
peals, 110.

Penalty for failure or neglect of duty; previous engagement, place how
supplied, 110, 111.

Not by himself, or partner, to take fee against the city, 111.

Salary, $400 per annum and tax fee; when, 321.

ATTORNEY GENERAL-Appointment and term of service, 34.
AUCTIONEERS-See Misdemeanors, 306, 309.

To take out license; per centum on sales; bond, &c., 347, 349.
AUDITOR-Public accounts; how appointed, term, salary, &c., 30.

City, constituted; to be elected; general accountant, 59, 444.
Report to Mayor and Council first day of session, 65, 455.
Bonds to be cancelled in presence of, 88.

To renew bonds issued under funding ordinances, 95.

Duty in relation to contracts, 133.

May appoint deputy; salary of $1200 per annum, 319, 320.
Duties in relation to assessment lists; see Revenue, 337.

Oath, bond, office in Town Hall, expenses how paid, 444.

To examine and audit accounts; certify to Comptroller, 444, 445.

Duties of; books to be kept; in relation to Treasurer, Collectors and Reve-
nue, 445, 446.

May administer oaths, draw warrants; no appropriation, warrant not to issue;
report to Council, 446, 447.

AUDITOR-Continued.

Revenue officers failing to pay, duty of; furnish Mayor and Council with
copies, 447.

Books of to be settled by Committee; proceedings of Committee, 447.

When to enter upon duties; vacancy, how filled, 448.

Not to audit claim of more than a year standing, 455.

Warrant not to be drawn in favor of any one indebted to city, or whilst in'
arrears to, 456.

To deliver to Assessors atlases and assessment list of previous year, 458.
AVENUES-See Streets.

BAGATELLE TABLE-Keeper of, defined, licensed, penalty, 348, 352.
BAIL-Excessive not to be required, 19, 39.

BANKS Only one to be incorporated; capital of, 35.
BANKRUPTCIES-Congress may establish uniform laws, 9.

BEEF-Inspection of, 55.

Not to be sold without inspection, size of barrels, classes of, how branded,
237, 238, 239.

BILLIARD TABLE-Keeper of, defined, license, penalty, 347, 352.
BILLS Where to originate; how passed and signed, 25.

How passed in City Council; when majority of all elect necessary, 52.
BILL OF RIGHTS-37.

BILLS OF MORTALITY-Register to carry act of Assembly into effect, 216.
Sexton not to inter without certificate of Physician, 216.

Register to furnish Physicians and Sexton with blank certificates; enter cer-
tificates in book, 216.

Abstracts to be published every week; penalty if Register or Sexton fail to
comply, 217.

Act of General Assembly concerning, 219.

Overseers, Sextons, &c., to make weekly reports; penalty for neglect, 219.
Penalty on Physicians neglecting to give certificate, 220.

BOARD OF CONTROL-Of Common; appointment, qualifications, 100.
Powers and duties, 101, 102, 103.

BOATS Masters and owners of; see Quarantine, Harbor Master.
Landing or receiving freights on Sunday prohibited, 305.

BONDS-Of the city, to be issued, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88.

To be issued in lieu of warrants, amount of, classed, how signed, 86, 87, 88.
Issued to John Stacker, 89, 90, 91, 92.

To Trustees of Christ's Church, 92.

To B. Allen and others in trust for heirs of Meadley and Turnbull, 93.

Renewed to estate of John Brackenridge, 94.

Mayor, Auditor and Comptroller to renew any, 94.

Under funding ordinance to be renewed; redeemed, cancelled, 95, 96.
For public works, to be taken by Engineer, 132, 133.

For purchase of North Market, 287.

For purchase of Washington Square, 331.

BOOKS-To be kept by City Counsellor, 107.
BOUNDARY-Of the State, defined, 21.

Of the City, defined, 49.

BRACKENRIDGE, JOHN-Bonds renewed to estate of, 94.

BREAD-Weight, &c., may be prescribed, 55.

BRIBERY-Giving or offering in an election; consequences, 24, 25.
BRICKS-Size of, 55.

BROKERS, MERCHANDISE AND REAL ESTATE-Defined, license, pen-
alty, 337, 350.

BROKERS, MONEY-Amount of license; penalty, 347, 350.

BUILDERS-May obtain permits from Street Commissioner or Inspector to occupy
street or erect vault, 138.

To enclose cellars and vaults, 307.

BUILDINGS Council may erect for city use, 53.

Partition and parapet walls; manner of may be prescribed, 55.

Standing in street, not to be repaired, 67.

Wooden in certain district not to be built, 67.

Mayor and Marshall to cause to be pulled down, 68.

Wooden in certain district may be repaired, 68.

Burnt walls to be pulled down; notice to be given, 68, 69.

Public; Engineer to make drawings of, contract for, and superintend con-
struction, 127.

To be numbered by Street Commissioner, 137.

Erecting or repairing to be examined by Street Inspector, 371.

Prevention of fires in, 487.

BURYING GROUND-City may purchase land for, 49.

Not to be located within a quarter of a mile of the city; penalty for, 69.
BUTCHERS-To cleanse slaughter house, destroy garbage, not to hang up green
hides, 204, 205, 371.

To cleanse stalls, exclusive privilege of selling meats, selling unsound meats,
consequence, 275, 276.

Not to purchase for others, to remove wagons, may have but one stall, 276
277, 281.

BUTTER-Inspection of, 55.

How sold; see Markets, 279.

CAPITAL OFFENCES-Prosecutions for to be by indictment, 18, 39.

Slaves convicted of, 27.

CARTS--See Drays, Carts and Wagons, 192.

CELLARS-Vegetable substances to be removed, when; when water to be pumped
out, 206.

To be enclosed in the night; doors to be shut, when, 307.
CEMETERY, CITY-Located on blocks forty-eight and fifty-three, 70.

Division of, lots may be sold, deeds to be executed by Comptroller, 70, 71.
Sexton to be employed by Mayor, residence and duties, 71.

CENSUS Of United States, to be taken every ten years, 6.

State, to be taken every four years, 23.

City, to be taken every two years; manner of, 460.

To be entered by blocks, heads of families, return of, 461.
CENTRE SCALES-See Weighers of Hay and Stone Coal, 474.
CERTIFICATES-To be issued for loan; what to Specify, 77, 79, 80.
CESS POOL-See Privies.

CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DELEGATES-To be a member, 51.
CHANCERY-Courts may be established, 33, 45.

Jurisdiction vested in Supreme and Circuit Courts, 33, 45.