Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-06

may Ia lawful Cor he Executive 10 cause 20 BE sold
at pabiic auction to the high bidder, tor ready
money, or onsrch credit, rs the Executive may
t.ink lit, the following public property, wit =
The lot appropriated garden ios the use Of the
Governor, lot which has been markea out AS -
seize upol Which to csbbi IA Heap House, aud
lot u. which there has heretofore beeu Il pu6l,c
war. house.
Ill ind De a. further elIckesi, That the pro-
eeeds oi tie sale aforesaid shalt be, and the saaie
are hereby constituted find for ,eIi'aying the ex-
p-nc's Authorized by the first o, this act
lar rs the same may be necessary, a.i that wnaIev-
er surplus may remain o such t,;nd, after compile
trg i..e wurS aforesaid, the Executive saail nave
power to expend IN purchasing, ii to be obtained,
5" much OF the ground adjacent II the pubic square,
rs lies IN the East angle % the said square the
si'e t which leads by the rear ui the Governors
house, IRON the top oil ShoclOe hiu TO the laain
street OF Rich r,old.
". .inG u i, farther enacted, That the sevc-
raj streets which run throlsh the public square, SO
lar as tbs SINE are withn lie square, are hereby
put down AIT, discontinued And the Exc cative
areherchy authorized and empowered, shoald it
appear upon examination that the with OF tie
veIal streets hch surround the square is greater
uian 10 necessary, aud thst the cosent OF the Cor
pUison OF tac CITY u Richmond is necessary To its
reduction, tosubmit TO said Corporation proposal
n To that effect.
V. ind 1stereds, difference Of opinion exist
as "a II pat of The public square which mean
10y AN Act oiihe present SesS Of the General Ast
seuoly, eut.t,e" An Act authorizing lie establish
ment vi - muSc,In Ca the public square :; And as
the erect.oH OF tAe sed museum improper
part Of tAe square may essentially interfere with
the purposes vi this Act; De 1t therefore enacted
Tat. the Commissioners named IN the said Act
shall desgnatetse settle Or the sad b0ding, ut some
p"ist On the street, orary, connecting the stree,
Gown the bOvernOr's hill, with tbs way street
passing in trout OF the Capitol 10 Z street, and
on that part of The street, or alley, lying
between tie said way or street in front of the
Capi'oi and the rsyine or upon the ground which
nay b. purchased ia pursuance Of the provision
contained Ia the trd session OF this act AHd the
said COIN :nsaioners hereby requested aud EN-.
powered TO prescribe The plan of the said building to
be approved by lie Extsu.Ve, ~ shonld the Exec
uIiye think proper 10 require it, the said building
stall be 30 erected to constitute oil the ave
nues or entrances into The public square.
VI. IND 6e 10 further enacted, That all the psb-
lie property la die cty OF R;chm .ui shall be aud
the sa'ne is hereby placed under the imm edia,e
controct OI the xeeutivc, who are hereby charged
with the preservation OF the in proper repair
and III prp2er order and cleann 81; and that to eli
et any OF these purposes the city guard shall be,
and the same IS placed AT tl- dispose! Oh the EXecu
tive.
VII. .Aidbe Hftrther enacted, That to the other
duties 0 the a.ljltant general shall be added that Of
Inspector the pubic ediices and property in the
City Il Richmond; that his duty in that capacity,
snail be inspect the condition of the in
each month, or otener ireqnired by the Excel
i've, and To report the CONDITION thereon 10 the
Exeeutive---tu notice and to report especially al!
defects OF neatness and goo order in the OF tie
same, aud ali neglect OF duty the part OF aly OF
the Officers agents employed therein. Hc shall
also inspsctlrGn time to time the arms manuactlr-
ell at the Armory, and report to the Executive any
defect which he may discover in them.
VIII. lind b. i. firrher enacted, That, for til
proper re,,,ia Of The police OF the public square,
,star the same shall have been enclosed The CorpU-
ration ofthe City Of lschraoud shalt be, AMI they
are hereby empowerld Is enact aa to enforce such
ordinances in relation therto, as they NAV deem
proper, subject however 20 be approved, altered,
suspended AID repealed by the Executive ut their
discretion. they rnay, also subject in like manner
to the control ofthe Executive, grant refuse liz
csnses f,r tie sale ofreireshncns therein, between
such hours in tue day as they may prescribe, and
charge sor sdeh licenses such price may seem 10
them reasonable; the proceeds of such licenses to
De applied 10 the maiataHance OF keeper or
pernen'lant OF the public square, who shall be APP
pointed by the said Corporation be paid thereby
for his services, and ~ charged with the preserya-
ton ufthe tur;; walks and trees of the said square
Pr0Uiled, that nothing herein contained shall be
dee med to impair the tu, and perfect title of the
Commonwealth in a1d 10 The said square or the
right Of the Commonwealth to sell otherwise dis
| pose of tAe sane, at any flture period.
X. This Act shalt commence and be in force
! from the passage thereof.