Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1784-1831, Volume 15

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Page 238 - Legislature so next chosen as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each House, then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to...
Page 237 - Assembly; and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two Houses, such proposed amendment shall be entered on their journals, with the yeas...
Page 211 - ... an act to reduce several laws relating particularly to the city of New- York, into one act...
Page 237 - Senators, and shall be published, for three months previous to the time of making such choice, and if in the Legislature so next chosen, as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall...
Page 330 - ... the committee are of opinion that the prayer of the petitioners ought to be granted, and have directed their chairman to ask leave to introduce a bill accordingly. "Ordered, That leave be given to bring in such a bill.
Page 225 - An act for the more effectual prevention of fires in the city of New York, and to amend the acts heretofore passed for that purpose.
Page 732 - Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed, whose duty it shall be to...
Page 126 - Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to decide on the case, but without debate.
Page 550 - ... apply to the Supreme Court for the appointment of commissioners of estimate and assessment in the matter of the closing of said steeet, avenue, or part thereof, as in the manner provided by law.

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