Chapter.

LAWS OF 1888.

WITH DATE OF APPROVAL OF EACH ACT.

CONTENTS.

TITLE.

An Act creating in all cities of the first class having a popu-|

lation according to any legally authorized census of more

than thirty thousand inhabitants, a board of public works

and defining the powers and duties of its members. Ap-

proved April 9, 1888...

2 An Act extending to cities organized under special charters

the provision of chapter 192 of the acts of the Twentieth

General Assembly. Approved March 12, 1888.....

3 An Act to regulate the manner of issuing or paying city

warrants in cities of the first and second class and cities

organized under special charters Approved April 12, 1888 H. F.

4 An Act to regulate the appropriation of money in certain

cities of the first class. This bill having remained three

days with the Governor without approval, became a law

April 12, 1888 ..

5 An Act to repeal sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 of chapter

168, acts of the Twenty-first General Assembly, and enact

ing a substitute therefor relative to making contracts by

cities of the first class containing a population of over

thirty thousand for paving and curbing streets and con-

struction of sewers and the making and collection of assess-

ments and issuance of bonds or certificates to pay for the

same. Approved April 16, 1888...

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6 An Act relating to the construction of sewers in cities hav-

ing a population of more than thirty thousand according

to the census of 1885, supplementary to chapter 162 of the

acts of the Seventeenth General Assembly, entitled

An act to authorize cities of the first class containing ac-

cording to any legally authorized census or enumeration,

a population of over thirty thousand, to provide for the

construction of sewers additional to Code, chapter 10, title

4 concerning cities and towns, and to repeal chapter 166 of

the acts of the Twenty-first General Assembly, relating to
the construction of sewers. Approved April 16, 1888...... H. F.

7 An Act granting additional powers to certain cities of the

first class in the construction of sewers and to provide for

the payment of the costs of the same, and to repeal a part

of section 10, chapter 25 of the acts of the Twentieth Gen-

eral Assembly. Approved April 13, 1888 .

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Chapter.

LAWS OF 1888-CONTINUED.

TITLE.

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8 An Act to authorize cities organized under special charters]

to provide for the construction of sewers. Approved

March 24, 1888 ....

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9 An Act to repeal section 9 of chapter 116 of the laws of the

Twenty-first General Assembly, and to enact a substitute

in lieu thereof. Approved April 12, 1888 ..

10 An Act providing for the issue of water-works bonds by

cities of the second class. Approved February 22, 1888 ... H. F.

11 An Act to amend section 471 of the Code of 1873 relating to

the power of establishing water-works by cities and towns,

and making the powers granted in sections 472, 473, 474 and

475 of the Code of 1878 applicable to establishment of gas

works or electric light plants, and providing for the pay-

ment for the same by the issuing of bonds. Approved

April 9, 1888 ....

12 An Act granting additional authority to certain cities of the

first class relating to the improvement of public places,

street, highway, avenue and alley intersections, and to

provide a system of payment therefor. Approved April 3,

1888...

13 An Act to amend section one (1) of chapter 51, acts Fifteenth

General Assembly. Approved April 3, 1888.

14 An Act granting additional powers to cities organized under

special charters with reference to the improvements of

streets, highways, avenues or alleys, and to provide a sys-

tem for payment therefor. Approved April 10, 1888.....

15 An Act to amend section 467 of the Code, in relation to re-

pairing sidewalks. Approved April 9, 1888..

16 An Act granting additional powers to certain cities of the

first class and to cities organized under special charters,

and cities of the second class having over 7,000 inhabitants.

Approved April 10, 1888...

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17 An Act providing for funding certain bonds and outstanding

indebtedness of certain cities, and authorizing certain

cities to fund certain outstanding indebtedness, and to

provide for the levy of taxes for the payment thereof, and

providing a penalty for the diversion of such tax. Ap-

proved April 3, 1858....

18 An Act to empower cities of the first class, organized as

such since January 1, 1885, to levy taxes additional to sec-

tion 461, Code. Approved April 11, 1888.....

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19 An Act to authorize cities organized under special charters

to refund their outstanding bonded debt and to provide

for the payment of the same. Approved March 10, 1888... H. F.

20 An Act to authorize incorporated towns to refund outstand-

ing bonded debt. Approved April 13, 1888.....

21 An Act to authorize cities of the first class to make regula-

tions against danger or accidents by Fire, to establish fire

limits and to prohibit the erection of certain buildings

within such limits, and to provide for the removal of build-

ings erected contrary to such regulations. Approved April

3, 1888.....

22 An Act to amend chapter ninety-three (93) of the laws of the

Twenty-first General Assembly. Approved April 3, 1888.. H. F.