New York Second Class Cities Law Article 4 - COMMON COUNCIL

• 30 - Legislative Power.
  The legislative power of the city is vested in the common council thereof, and it has authority to enact ordinances, not inconsistent with law, for...
• 31 - Members; President; Organization of Council.
  The aldermen of the city shall constitute the common council thereof. The members of the common council shall meet in the room provided for the...
• 32 - City Clerk.
  The common council shall choose a clerk to hold office during the term for which its members were elected, unless sooner removed by a vote...
• 33 - Meetings.
  The common council shall hold regular meetings at times to be determined by it from time to time. The president of the common council, or...
• 34 - Powers.
  The common council shall determine the rules of its own proceedings and be the judge of the election, returns and qualifications of its members. Its...
• 35 - Legislative Acts.
  All the legislative acts of the common council shall be by ordinances, and on the passage of every ordinance, the yeas and nays of the...
• 36 - Appropriations.
  No appropriation of money shall be made for any purpose except by ordinance specifying each item, the amount thereof, and the department or specific purpose...
• 37 - Disposition of Real Estate; Franchises.
  No ordinance shall be passed making or authorizing a sale or lease of city real estate or of any franchise belonging to or under the...
• 38 - Procedure After Passage of Ordinance.
  Every ordinance of the common council shall immediately after its passage be separately engrossed and signed by the president and attested by the clerk. The...
• 39 - Record of Ordinances.
  Every ordinance shall, upon its taking effect as herein provided, be recorded in a book kept for that purpose by the clerk. Such records shall...
• 40 - Regulations of Duties of Officers.
  The common council may, by ordinance passed by three-fourths of all its members, not inconsistent with this chapter, or other laws of the state, regulate...
• 41 - Executive Functions; How Performed.
  Whenever an executive or administrative function is by law or ordinance of the common council required to be performed, the same shall be performed by...
• 42 - Penalties for Violation of Ordinances.
  Any person violating an ordinance of the common council shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except that an ordinance may provide that a violation thereof...
• 43 - Designation of Official Papers; Official Printing.
  At the first meeting of the common council for the purpose of organization, as provided herein, it shall designate not more than two newspapers published...
• 44 - Penalties.
  Any member of the common council who shall knowingly or unlawfully disregard any provision of law applicable to the members thereof, or who shall vote...

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