Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-24

not legally entitled to the same so helm
me Gods" the said election shall be clos.
ed on the day 1t is begun, and the poll shall
be kept open until sunset and no LONGER.
he said com. hssioners i'm each ward or a
majority OF them shall, on the next day
alter the election, make list of all the
votes received at said election; and the
tour persons having the greatest number
ct votes, shall be duly elected; and in all
cases OF an equality of votes, the commits.
sIoners shall decide, and shall make re-
turn OF the persons SO eleGled, under their
bands & sealst the mayor, who shall cause
the same to be published in the newspapers
ofthe town; the said commissioners shall
also send a.duplicate return, under the
hands and seals, of the persons elected, to
the clerk OF the common council, who shall
preserve AID record the same ; the said
common council shall Judge of the legal
ty OF the election of any person who shall
be returned as a member thereof, and shall
have full power to pass all laws to enable
them to come to Just decision upon a
contested election. They shall have pow
or to compel the attendance of the mem
bers the council by reasonable penalties,
and to pass all laws for the orderly and re-
gular conduct of business They NAV
punish any member for disorderlv behavi-
or. and with consent OF three fourths of the
whole council eXpei member
Sec. l.. .Hni BE- IL further enacted, That
whenever taxes upon real property or o
thcr claims charged upon real property
within the town shall he due, and owing
to the common council, and the proprie-
tor shall fail 10 discharge the same, the
said common council, after giving the par
tv reasonable notice when he resides i'm the
town, sixty days notice when he resides
out OF he town, and in the United States,
and alter six months publication in the
newspapers, when he resides out Of the u
nited States, shall be empowered to reco-
Yer the said taxes or debts, by motion in
the court of Alexandria county: ind hyo
Uded, 1t shall appear to the satisfaction OF
the court, that such taxes. or claims are
Justly due, Judgment shall be granted. and
an execution shall issue thereupon, with
the costs Of suit, against the goods and
chaiteIs OF the defauter, if any can be
found within the town; if not that the whole
property upon which the tax or claim is
due shall by order of the court, be leased
ont at public auction Tor the shortest terms
~ years that may be offered on condition
that the lessee pay the arrearages, and also
the future taxes accruing during the term,
and be at liberty to remove all his improve
men,s at the expiration of the lease: Pro-
Uided aiwaya. That the common council
may prosecute any other remedy, by &C
tloa FOR the recovery Of said taxes and
Claims which is now possessed or allow
ed.
SEC. %. tint he IL further enacted. That
so muchsof any a6t or acts of the general
assembly of Virginia, as comes within the
Purview Of this ACT shall he and the same
is hereby repealed: ProUted That moth
ing herein contained shall be construed "a
impair or destroy any right or remedy
which the mavor and cnmmonalty of A
i"Xsndria now possess or enjoy to o. con-
cerning any debts. claims or demands a.
galnst any person or persons whatsoever.
or % repeal any of The law. and ordinan.
ces Of the mayor and commonally of the
said town IN force, which are not incon.
sstent with this al.
NATHL. MACON,
Sneaker offte House o. Representatives,
TOHN BROWN.
Presiem of the Senate hro fe,,bore.
February IS, 1904.
APPROVED,
TIL JEFFERSON.