SHERIFF'S JURY FOR 1850,

Will meet for the purpose of taking Inquests, and for trial of Claims, and such other business as may be brought before them, at 5 o'clock, P. M., during the months of January, February, March, April, September, October, Novem ber and December; and at 6 o'clock, P. M., during the months of May, June, July and August, as follows:

7, 21 and 25 4, 18 and 20

First Panel-first and third Monday and last Friday of January,

March,
May,
July,

6, 20 and 31

1, 15 and 26

September, 2, 16 and 27
November, 4, 18 and 29
February, 4, 18 and 22

April,

1, 15 and 26

A. W. Bradford...

SURROGATE'S OFFICE.

No. 3 Hall of Records.

Surrogate. William Ripley....Recording Clerk. Gabriel Van Cott........Chief Clerk. Daniel R. Jacques. Engrossing Clerk. Cornelius Minor......General Clerk.

COMMISSIONER OF JURORS.

Office, No. 7 New City Hall, (Basement.)

Wm. A. Walker, Commissioner........

...Residence, No. 11 Wooster.

Persons exempt from Jury duty should record their exemption at the Commissioner's Office; they will thus avoid being summoned to attend as Jurors.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS.

Joseph McKeen....

Residence, No. 35 Fifth-street.

BOARD OF HEALTH COMMISSIONERS.

Mayor's Office, 5 City Hall.
Health Officer,

Doctor Alexander B. Whiting, Quarantine.

Resident Physician,

Doctor Ovid P. Wells, 103 9th Avenue.

Health Commissioner,

Doctor Richard L. Morris, 26 St. Mark's Place.
W. Ritter, jr., Clerk to the Health Commissioners, 36 King-st-

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AN ACT

For the Establishment and Regulation of the Police of the City of New-York.

Passed May 7, 1844, by a two-third vote.

The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Article I.
Of Police.

3. The Corporation, by ordinance, shall divide the City into two or more Police Districts, in each of which Districts shall be established a Police Court and Office.

4. The business of the Police Courts, in two of said Police Districts, shall be conducted by the Police Courts now established by law, in and for said City; and if the City shall be divided into more than two Police Districts, the Police Court which shall be established for such additional District, shall possess all the powers, and be subject to all the laws relating to the Police Courts now established in and for said City. The Corporation, by ordinance, shall prescribe the time and place for holding such Courts, and shall designate the Magistrates and Clerks for each Police District.

7. Captains of Police, within their respective Districts, shall be Street Inspectors, Health Wardens, Fire Wardens, and Dock Masters; and in the Twelfth Ward, in addition thereto, shall be Superintendent of Roads; such Captains, aided and assisted by the Assistant Captains of Police and Policemen, shall do and perform all the duties heretofore performed by the several officers in this section mentioned.

10. In case of the absence of the Captain, the duties required of him shall be performed by the First Assistant Captain, and in his absence, by the Second Assistant Captain, who, while acting in such capacity, shall possess and exercise the powers and rights of such Captain.

11. At any alarm of fire, it shall be the duty of the Captain of Patrol nearest the scene of conflagration, forthwith to proceed to the same, with one-half of the number of Policemen off duty, to be diligent in preserving order and protecting property. In case of any riot, or any sudden emergency, requiring the services of the Police, on notice being given, the Captain of Police shall forthwith proceed to the scene of riot, with the whole of the Police off duty, or any part thereof, and be vigilant in suppressing the same.

§ 16. A room shall be provided at each Police Court, for the deposit and preservation of property brought to said Court. One of the Clerks of said Court, under the direction of the Magistrates, shall be charged with the safe keeping of said property.

17. The Mayor shall detail from the Policemen a sufficient number to attend upon the Police Courts, serve the process of said Courts, and to attend upon other Courts of the City.

Article II.

Of Chief of Police.

1. The offices of Inspector of Hacks, Omnibuses, Cabs, and Public Porters, Inspector and Deputy Inspector of Stages, Inspector of Carts, Keepers of Lands and Places, are hereby abolished; and all the duties performed by said Officers, shall be performed by the Chief of Police, aided and assisted by the Captains of Police, Assistant Captains of Police, and by the Policemen, in pursuance of the rules and regulations of the Mayor, in accordance with the Laws of the State and the ordinances of the Common Council.

2. The Chief of Police in and for the City and County of New-York, shall possess the powers of a Special Justice of the Police Court, to entertain com. plaints in all cases where crimes have been committed; to issue a precept for the arrest of the person charged with having committed a crime, and to commit the person arrested for examination, such examination to be taken by officers now authorized to take such examinations; and in all such cases shall proceed in the same manner, and be governed by all laws relating to Police Justices in like cases; and shall also possess all the powers now possessed by Marshals appointed by the Mayor of the City of New-York; he shall (subordinate to the Mayor) be the chief executive of the Police Department; he shall obey, and cause the Police Department under him to obey the rules and regulations prescribed by the Mayor, in accordance with the laws of the United States, of this state, and the ordinances of the Common Council; he shall repair to the scenes of fires and riots, and take command of the Police present, and may direct any, or all of the Police of the City of New-York, to any place where their services may be deemed necessary.

§3. The Chief of Police shall have his office in the Mayor's Office.

Article III.

Of Appointments and Removals.

§ 2. All vacancies in the office of Chief of Police, shall be filled in the same manner, and for the residue of the term.

§ 5. The Mayor shall, at least every three months, report to the Common Council, the state of the Police in practical operation, with such information in his possession as may promote the welfare and efficiency of the department, with such suggestions as he may deem proper.

67. There shall be kept in the Mayor's Office, a book, in which shall be entered the name of the Chief of Police, of each Captain, Assistant Captain, and Policeman of each Ward; the time of his appointment: the period for which he is appointed, and the time his office will expire; the time of any removal from office, or the recurring of a vacancy.

68. The Chief of Police, Captains, Assistant Captains, and Policemen, shall subscribe, and take before the Mayor, the constitutional oath of office, which oath shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Common Council.

Article IV.

Compensation of Officers.

3. In cases of complaints for assaults and batteries, the Magistrate may require that the complainant pay the fees heretofore authorized by law. In case the examination shows that the complaint is just and legal, the Magistrate shall return such fees to the complainant. Should said complaint be frivolous or malicious and untrue, the Magistrate may charge to the complainant, and receive from him all the costs and fees now authorized in such proceedings, which costs and fees shall be paid to the Clerks, who shall monthly pay all such fees into the City Treasury, accompanying such payment with an affidavit or affirmation, that the sums so paid, are all the fees received by them, for any matter or cause specified in this section.

64. In the City and County of New-York, except by the first and two Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, there shall be no costs or fees charged or received upon any proceedings upon writs of habeas corpus, either by the Judge or Commissioner granting them, or by the Officer serving them, or the Jailer obeying their orders; and the Judge, before whom the matter shall be heard, shall, if the case be bailable, and the amount of bail shall have been fixed by the Committing Magistrate, only determine whether the party is lawfully committed, or is legally chargeable with the offence imputed, and shall not adjudicate upon the question of bail. The amount of bail ordered by the Committing Magistrate, shall in such cases only, be altered by a Court having jurisdiction of the offence for which the prisoner was committed; and any Officer violating the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to the pains and penalties for such offence; the First Judge and Assistant Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the City of New-York, may charge the fees now allowed by law in such cases.

§ 5. The salaries of the Captains, Assistant Captains and Patrolmen, shall be paid by the Comptroller, by warrant, semi-monthly. The Captains of the Patrol shall receive the pay of the Patrolmen, and pay the same over to them as often as received, and immediately on the receipt thereof, and account therefor in such manner as shall be prescribed by ordinance of the Common Council. The Captains and Assistant Captains of Patrol, shall give bonds for the faithful performance of all duties enjoined on them by this law, in the sum of three thousand dollars each, to be approved of by the Mayor and Comptroller. The Clerks of the Police shall give bonds with the like condition, to be approved in the like manner, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars.

6. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, resolutions, and acts now in force, and inconsistent with this act, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed.

7. The powers and duties of the Officers abolished by this act, shall be possessed and performed by them, until the Officers created by virtue of this act are appointed and enter upon their respective duties.

8. All cognizances given to answer to a charge preferred, or for good beha vior, or to appear and testify in all cases cognizable before Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction, on being forfeited, shall be filed by the District Attorney, together with a certified copy of the order of the Court forfeiting the same, in the Office of the Clerk of the said City and County, and thereupon the said Clerk shall docket the same in the book kept by him for docketing of judgments, transcripts whereof are filed with him as such Clerk, as if the same was the transcript of a judgment record for the amount of the penalty; and the recognizance and certified copy of the order forfeiting the recognizance, shall be the judgment record; such judgment shall in good faith be a lien on the real estate of the persons entering into such recognizance from the time of filing said recogni zance, and copy, order, and docketing the same, as in this section directed; an execution may be issued to collect the amount of said recognizance in the