CITY COUNCIL, (Continued.)

record of abatements of taxes to be laid before, 400.

to appoint water commissioners, 415.

to fix their compensation, 415, 416.

to make ordinances, &c., in relation to water, 415, 416.
may issue water scrip, 418.

may make temporary loans, 419.

may issue additional scrip, 419.

to regulate the price of water, 419, 420.

to choose Cochituate water board, 424.

appropriations of, not to be exceeded by said board, 424.

said board to report to, 424.

to send schedule of water rates to, 425.

to choose city engineer, 425.

to choose a water registrar, 426.

water not to be sold and delivered out of the city, unless by vote of, 428.

CITY DEBT, 121-123. See Debt.

CITY ENGINEER, 425-426, 428. See Water.

CITY LANDS, 17, 309–313. See Public Lands.

CITY MARSHAL, 64, 65, 71, 102, 103, 123, 202, 204, 272, 273. See Marshal,

CITY MONEYS, 16, 18, 119–123, 313. See Public Moneys.

CITY OF BOSTON, incorporated, 2.

to have rights and duties of town of Boston, 2.

to be divided into wards, 3.

powers of the town of Boston vested in city council, 14.

to have powers, duties, &c., mentioned in charter and special laws, 22.

actions, &c., by and against, where brought, 23.

inhabitants of, shall not be disqualified as magistrates, jurors, appraisers, &c.,
in suits where city is interested, 24.

to be bound by recognisance, authorized by mayor and aldermen, 24.
authorized to purchase Boston south bridge, 47.

transfer of same to, 48.

to assume care of Boston free bridge, 49.

surrender of same to, 50.

authorized to construct wharves, &c., at free bridge, 51.

may recover damages for injury thereto, 51.

authorized to purchase Chelsea point bridge, 52.

county property to be transferred to, 76-78.

to have management of county buildings, 77.

may apply to legislature for alterations of laws respecting courts, without
opposition by Chelsea, 77.

to pay salaries of justices of police and justices' courts, 96.

authorized to contract with banks for payment of interest, 118.

Rainsford Island and state arsenal may be released to, 154.

may establish cemetery, and make rules, &c., 201.

to recover for support of poor persons in house of industry, 238.

authorized to establish a public library, 256.

remedies of, for support of lunatics, 269.

CITY OF BOSTON, (Continued.)

authorized to construct a branch railroad across South Bay, 309.

to pay one quarter of expense of common sewers, 355.

powers granted to, in relation to water from Long Pond, 413-415.

to be liable for damages therefor, 416.

may commence proceedings for damages, in case other party neglects, 417.
may make tender, &c., for damages, 418.

may purchase property, &c., of Aqueduct corporation, 422.

may carry water to East Boston, 423.

CITY PHYSICIAN, 209-211. See Health.

CITY PROPERTY, 17, 18. See Public Property.

CITY REGISTRAR, 123, 211–213, 274, 321-328. See Registrar.

CITY SEAL, 22.

CITY SOLICITOR, 122, 123, 360, 361. See Solicitor.

CITY TREASURER. See Treasurer.

CITY WHARF, not to be sold, leased, &c., 312.

CLERK, of city, to enter returns of votes for mayor on journal, 5.

returns of votes for aldermen, 8.

to record certificate of oaths of office, 11.

to be chosen by board of aldermen and common council, in convention, 11.

to be sworn, 11; term and tenure of office, 11; his duties, 11.

to enter returns of votes for state and national officers on journal, 19.

to sign certificate of result of same, 19.

to grant licenses for dogs, keep record, account, &c., 102.

to pay over moneys to city treasurer, 123.

to lay quarterly statement before city council, 123.

fees for licenses to innholders to be paid to, 257, 258.

office hours of, 274.

to have care of records, documents, &c., 275.

to keep records of mayor and aldermen, and city council, 275.

to record all ordinances in a book, 279.

duties in relation to births, marriages, and deaths, 321-327.
such duties transferred to city registrar, 321, note, 324, 325, 327.
to transmit blank forms of school returns to school committees, 344.
report of school committee to be deposited with, 344.

duty of, in distributing school returns, blanks, registers, &c., 346.

to keep a record of streets, and acceptances of sidewalks, 392.

to inform assessors of abatements of taxes made by mayor and aldermen
400. See Registrar.

of common council,

to record certificate of oaths of office, 11.

how chosen, 12; to be sworn, 12; his duties, 12.

of Faneuil Hall Market, 109–118. See Faneuil Hall Market.

of justices' court, 93-97. See Courts.

of market, 109-118. See Faneuil Hall Market.

of municipal court, 86-90. See Courts.

of police court, 90-93, 97. See Courts.

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CLERK, (Continued.)

of ward, how chosen, 3.

shall be resident of ward, 3; shall keep record, 3.

shall preside in absence of warden, 4.

shall be under oath, 4; may administer oath to warden, 4.
to certify record of votes, 5, 8, 19, 21.

to deliver same to clerk of city, 5, 8, 19.

to sign certificate of election of common councilmen, 10.
voting lists to be delivered to, 21.

COACHES, regulated, 61-76. See Carriages.

COAL, not to remain in street, longer than, &c., 386.
not to be placed on sidewalks, 392.

COAL HOLES, regulated, 390, 391.

COASTING on sleds in streets forbidden, 386.

COCHITUATE WATER BOARD, 424-430. See Water.

COCOA, penalty for roasting, except in licensed building, 129, 130.

COHORN, 145. See Fire Arms.

COMMERCIAL STREET, authorized to be extended, 382.
COMMON, not to be sold or leased by city council, 17.

to be under care and custody of mayor and aldermen, 81.
expenditures on, not to exceed appropriations, 82.

police officers may remove offenders from, 82.

horses not to be rode upon, except at military exercise, &c., 82.
sward, gravel, &c., not to be taken from, 82.

trees not to be injured, 82.

filth, &c., not to be placed on, 82.

carpets not to be shaken within 10 rods of malls or paths, 82, 83.

cattle, &c., not to go at large upon, 83.

penalties for violation of ordinance respecting, 83.

not to be sold, leased, &c., 171, 312.

throwing stones on, forbidden, 386.

shooting with bow and arrow on, forbidden, 386.
exposing gaming tables on, forbidden, 386.

COMMON LANDS, sward, gravel, &c., not to be taken from, 82.
COMMON COUNCIL, to consist of forty-eight persons, 3.

with board of aldermen to compose city council, 3.

with aldermen, to elect mayor in case of decease, &c., of mayor, 6.
president of, to issue warrant for election, in case no mayor or aldermen is

elected, 8.

election of four members in each ward, 9.

to be inhabitants of the ward, 9.

to be furnished with certificate of election, 10.

council to decide upon qualifications, elections and returns of members,
10.

when and how to be sworn, 6, 10.

to sit as a separate body, except when in convention, 12.

to choose a president, and clerk, 12.

sittings to be public, 12.

COMMON COUNCIL, (Continued.)

twenty-five members to constitute a quorum, 12.

with mayor and aldermen in convention to elect city treasurer, 17.
president of, to be one of the school committee, 18.

members of, not eligible to salaried office, 18.

to meet in convention to fix number of representatives, 18.
members of, shall hold no other office under city government, 19.
reports of superintendent of public lands, to be sent to, 312.
to appoint committee to nominate assistant assessors, 399.
COMMON CRIERS, regulations respecting, 97, 98.
COMMON PLEAS. See Courts.

COMPLAINTS under by-laws, &c., 24, 277.

it shall not be necessary to set forth such by-law, &c., 24, 277.
CONSTABLES, to be appointed by mayor and aldermen, 83.

to give bonds, 83; condition of bond, 83.

powers of constables, 83.

to give additional bond for execution of warrants committed to them by
the treasurer, 83.

suits upon bonds in name of treasurer, 84.

copy of bond to be given to persons applying for same, 84.

general laws respecting, 84, note.

to serve warrants for ward meetings, 105.

meetings of citizens in Faneuil Hall, 106.

duty of, in case of fire, 138.

firemen exempt from serving as, 127.

treasurer and collector may issue his warrant to, 397.

duties of, as to collection of taxes, 397, 398.

head constables of the watch and constables of divisions, 408.

they shall report every morning, 408.

their powers and duties, 408-411.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. See Health and Infectious Diseases.
CORD WOOD. See Wood.

CORRECTION, House of, 195, 215-235, 247, 248, 305, 307, 495-500.
See House of Correction.

COSTS, in municipal court, how taxed, accounted for and paid, 89, 90.
how examined and allowed, 96.

COUNTY, duty of as to state pauper accounts, 295.

See Chelsea, City of Boston, Public Buildings and Taxes.

COUNTY BUILDINGS, to belong to and be under care of city of Boston, 77.
to be provided by the city of Boston, 305.

mayor and aldermen to provide for erecting, 305.

not to be under charge of joint committee, 307.

superintendent of public buildings to have charge of, 308.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, mayor and aldermen to perform duties of, 14.
powers and duties of in relation to houses of correction, 216–235.

as to licensed houses, 257-259.

as to railroad crossings, damages, &c., 314-320.

See House of Correction, Licensed Houses, and Railroads.

COUNTY PROPERTY, to be assigned to and vested in city of Boston, 76, 77,

78.

COUNTY TAXES, to be assessed by city of Boston, 14, 15, 396.

Chelsea not to be taxed for, 78.

COURSING or coasting on sleds in streets forbidden, 386, 387.

COURTS, to which actions, &c., by city are removed, to have jurisdiction, 23.

Court house, to be provided by city of Boston, 305.

mayor and aldermen to have authority to provide, 305.

not to be under charge of joint committee on public buildings, 307.
Justices' Court, to be held for civil actions, 93.

to have same jurisdiction as justices of the peace in civil cases, 93, 377.
teste and form of writs, 93.

trustee writs may run into any county, 93.

proceedings to be like those before justices of the peace, 93.

powers of justices, 94; times and place of holding, 94.

appeal allowed to court of common pleas, 94.

justices to establish rules of practice, 94.

may discharge from prison in certain cases, 94.
senior justice to be first justice, 94.

to have a separate seal, 94.

appointment of clerk, 94, 95.

clerk to be sworn and to give bond, 95.

to attend and keep record, 95.

to make out processes, tax costs, receive fines, &c., 95.

to account for and pay over moneys, 95.

to appoint assistant clerks, 95.

to be responsible for them, 95.

may remove them, 95.

justice or clerk not to be of counsel, 95, 96.

salary of justices, 96; salary of clerk, 96.

compensation of assistant clerks, 96.

justices of, to be, with judge of probate, board of accounts, 96.

penalty of clerk's bond, 97.

time for which it shall be in force, 97.

Municipal Court, duties of judge to be performed by justices of C. C. Pleas, 86.

no justice to hold more than three monthly terms in succession, 86.

name, style and caption to remain the same, 86.

time and place of holding, 86.

to be adjourned, in absence of judge, 86.

concurrent jurisdiction with S. J. C. of crimes not capital, 87.
with police court of offences against by-laws of city, 87, 277.
of aggravated assaults, 91.

appellate jurisdiction, 87, 277.

concurrent jurisdiction with C. C. P. of suits on recognizances, 87.

may sentence minors to house of reformation, 87.

to issue writs, &c., like C. C. P., 87.

writs, &c., to run into any county, &c., 87.

seal and teste of precepts, 87.