GENERAL CITY LAW L. 1909, Ch. 26. "An Act in relation to cities, constituting chapter twenty-one of the Consolidated Laws." (In effect February 17, 1909.) CHAPTER 21 OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS [Formerly L. 1900, Ch. 327, being chapter 22 of the General Laws.] Article 1. Short title (§ 1). 2. General provisions (§§ 2-17). 3. Hearing on city bills (§§ 30-35). 6. Police matrons (S$ 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 (SS 140-142). 11. Protection of purchasers of coal (§§ 150-161). 12. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 170, 171). Section 1. Short title. ARTICLE 1 Short Title § 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "General City Law." Formerly L. 1900, ch. 327, § 1. ARTICLE 2 General Provisions Section 2. Term of office of city supervisors. 3. City officers not to be interested in contracts. 4. Annual financial reports to secretary of state. Explanation. For location and disposition of former sections of the General City Law see L. 1900, Ch. 327, in "Consolidated Schedule of Repeals,", Vol. 7. §§ 2-4 Section 5. Certain parades and processions forbidden; penalty. 6. Swearing witnesses. 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. Formerly L. 1900, ch. 327, § 2. § 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. Formerly L. 1900, ch. 327, § 3. § 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 Art. 2 General Provisions. § 5 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. The secretary of state shall annually before the close of its fiscal year and as much earlier as practicable, furnish to the chief fiscal officer of every such city, to the mayor thereof and to every officer or board therein having charge of receipts and expenditures for any branch of the municipal service, independently of the mayor and council of such city, printed blanks and forms on which shall be indicated the information required according to the provisions of this section, together with suitable printed instructions as to filling the same. The mayor and chief fiscal officers shall each make a separate report of the financial condition of his city according to the provisions of this section, to the secretary of state, and duly verify the same. In case there is an officer or board having charge of some branch of the municipal service as aforesaid, the secretary of such board, if there be a secretary, and if not, then the president thereof, shall make, if required by the secretary of state, a verified report as to that branch of the municipal service of which it has charge. All or less than all of such officers may unite in making a joint verified report instead of separate reports. If any such report shall not contain the information required by the secretary of state, under the provisions of this section, he may submit a further request to any of said officers therefor, and it shall be their duty to furnish the same without delay. Any officer required to make a report under the provisions of this section who shall wilfully neglect and refuse to make the same, or wilfully withhold or suppress any information required by this section to be set forth in a report, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Formerly L. 1903, ch. 347, §§ 1, 2. § 5. Certain parades and processions forbidden; penalty. All processions or parades occupying or marching on any street of any city to the exclusion or interruption of other citizens in their individual right and use thereof, excepting the National Guard and the police and fire departments, and the associations of veteran soldiers, are forbidden, unless written notice of the object, time and route of such procession or parade be given by the chief officer thereof, not less than six hours previous to its forming or marching, to the police authorities of such city; |