Examination proved otherwise hrst, it was nccessary to rend and examine all the ordinances on file, to see what had been repealed and what might yet have vitality next,. but a small portion of the ordinances could be found on file, so loosely had the original ordinances been taken care of in former years then, by reason of this last fact, it became necessary to examine the minutes of all the meetings of the Board since the commencement of your municipality and, still further, to examine the files of the corporation newspapers, to see what had been published. But this rviis not all it was thought by many that some of tlie published ordinance6 mere of questionable legality, either by reason of the loss of the original ordinanoes, or by reason of their not having been published according to the requisites of the City Charter of 34. To obviate these difioulties, as far as possible, if, indeed, they were well founded, a delay was necessary until the passage of the Charter just adopted at the late session of the Legislature, a provision having been inserted in the draft thereof, having in view this object. He respectfully submits, that the mork is as correct as the mate- rials and circumstances mould permit. The index mill be found very full, and a great assistance to new members of the Board, as well as others, while the headings to chapters, though an innovation upon the old style, is an improvement, asit gives to the reader the gen.. era1 points of all the ordinances on each subject. and by the number attached, the particular section, at one general glance. HOWAR C D . CADP, Brooklyn, Ju7 1, 1850. CONTENTS OF CHAPTERS. CHAPTFR. PAGE. I. Assessors Compensation, - - - - 5 11. Attorneys Duties and Salary, - - - 6 111. Board of Education, - - 8 IV. Buildings, how to be Erected, - - - 10 V. Burials, and Renlovals of Dead, and Bills of Mortality, - - - - - - 20 VI. Carriages and Stages, - - 23 VII. Carts, Sleighs and Cartmen, - 3 3 VIII. Chimney Sweepers, - - - - 4 1 IX. City Buildings, - - - - - - 43 X. Coal, Sale of, - - - - - 44 XI. Comptroller, - - - - - 47 XII. Counsellor, C., - - - - 51 XIII. Cows, - - - - - 54 XIV. Distilleries, - - - 55 XV. Dogs, - - - - - 56 XVI. Duties of Certain Officers, C., - - 57 XVII. Election Districts, - - - 67 KVIII. Evil Practices, - - - - 6 9 XIX. Fire Department, C., - - 85 XX. Firewood, - - - - - - 92 XXI. Gunpowder, - - - - - - 95 XXII. Ouagers, - - - - - 97 XXIII. Hay and Straw, - - - - 100 XXIV. Hospital, - - - - 102 XXV. Inspector of Lamps, - - - - 111 CONTENTS OF CHAPTERS. SXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. AYXIX. xxx. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. XYXV. XXXVI. XXXVII. XYXVIII. XXXIX. . XL. XLI. XLII. XLIII. Inspector of Pavements, - - Long Island Rail Road, - - XSanufactories, - - - - Markets, - - - - - Public Cisterns, - - Public Porters and Hand-Cartmen, School District for Colored Children, Sewers, - - Sinks, Privies and Sesspools, - Streets, C., - - - Surveyors, - - - m Swine, Horses and Cattle, - - Waste or Junk Shops, - Watch Department, - - CYeighmasters and Measurers, - Weights and Measures, - - Wells, - - - - - Wharves and Wharfages, - - C ERRATA. On page 12, at the end of sec. I, note that the district is atneaded by ordinance passed April 29, 1839-see page 14. 118, in heading S, instead of 100, 1000... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.