Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-06


,,,.t 6; tho Council. If by tho poll booSs Il appear
tie of The ireeholderG Of tho city voting upon
hst % are In favor OF the subscription, the Councl
the on behalf of the city tor stock in said company
nj" mount no, exceeding the maximum mentioned IN sau
resolution :, ,, :, tho ,op,a and for the use of the
.,n,rnct loans 10 be issued cerhca'es VI
M bonds bu, such loans certificates or oon's sha ho'
period greater than thirty 'out years
Thrrs shall I've set apart annually, from the accrulne
rcnus Of city equal 10 seven per cent oi e
., ,rh existing the commencement oil ths act Inc
cry Inns sci aDart shall be- called the Sinking Fund, and
aI he applied the payment OF the interest OF Inc cl
~, and The principal Of such part as may be reoeeraec
be rcdccna5c then the residue OF the sinking tuno
rr The paynlent such interest," shall be Invested IN TIT
s,ns or certificates of debt of the city, or OF tins State
ii the United States OF some OF the States OF THIS Union
and applied 10 the payment OF the city oeo as sah DC
come redecmabls. -,
IS Whenever after the commencement OF this act ieie
shall b. contracted by the city any debt not payable Will
the ne1t Twelve months there shall be set apart IN Ae id
ner annually hirylour years or until the aeo ri
sum exceeding BY per cent. the aggregate ,ire IF
the annual interest agreed TO be paid thereon " i've singing
contraction; which sum shall Dc par hsfs directed
fund and shall be applied in the manner @ Of The sink
20 The council stall not appropriate han is mention
np fund or its accruing interest oief" ;n If v, IN,
ed in the two preceding sections e'f
20 suv to fine penalty under 's aci o, unoes
any ordinance bylaw 0! inc s,s md nnv other claim
,h civ or person therein II II DC not OF greater
value or amount than fifty dollars, SeScusNe VI ase.usn
he
- I've Civ The mayor when he is absent from the city,
~ his oce vacant the recorders or he be absent from the
civ or his Office vacant the senior alderman sal s esey
w e,cspt Sunday, in such place us the council may
and take cosnzance Of such cases as may be broug
before him under The laws Of the State and OF all cases In
which any ordinance by law Of the city is alleged 10
been violated. , ,.,o
The high constable of the CRY shall in civil cases nave
Inc same powers duties and fees and be subject 10 e s1
ncnnlcs as are prescribed by law 10 other c"nstaoe
and M stable OF the county of Henrico shah Within he
erpoaIe limits execute issued by justice OF Inc
peace in civil case or an execution ssues on
nhajne! on such The said hight constable may,
vim The consent uf OF husings appoint any person
"A his deputy whom the court shall enter OF record mat
h. man of honesty and good deneanor Any SUCH depu
- m,y be removed from office by his principal by the
cnur During his continuance in office, he may discharge
any o! the official duties OF his principal.
$, The Council may appoint such otflcers as tey may
m nrop.r in addition those herein before provided for
and nav define the powers and prescribe the duties and COM
pssa,on only OF officers so appointed ou' also OF Inc
supen,eEdsns of the streets and gas WORKS. supennen
dent and register of the water worHs assessor anu collector
Of the city taxes captain OF the night wach gauser mea
sarer of grain ard manager OF the poor-house ana may
IKE from any Of said officers bond with surees in such
penalty as 10 the Council may seem nj, payable to the
civ BY corporate name. and conditioned tor Tue a!'
n; discharge OF the said duies Any OF said ohceIs may
h. removed. from office BY the Couac! for misconduct or
neglect of official duty; and the council may declare ~heh
the office any OF em shall become vacant by failure 10
qualify All officers appointed oy the Counc may DC eso'
ed from otiice al its pleasure.
53 The pocc officers u the city such OF them as the
Council may designate ior The parpose shall IN crn;na.
cases the powers dcs and fees and be subject
the penalties that are prescribed oy law as con-
stables and u proceedings for violations OF ms act or
OF any ordinance bylaw of the city, said olcerS shuii
act and In such manner as Inc Counc may
direct. . - :.
g. No person shall be capable OF holding at the same time
more than one o The Offices mentioned In the oth and I'm
sections. .
s. In all Courts This act shall! be construed as avoraby
TO. the city as the nature o; the vii! admit Of
So The who under The Sd section of the act pass
ed the 9h March ISL amend The charter OF the city
of Richmond and for other purposes shall have been ap
pointed darng the present year for each ward shall at the
place appointed under that section in their ward open
poll the first Wednesday in April next TO be headed
The Charter Revised and 10 contain two separate col
umns The cO!nmn be headed For the Revised Char
terri The other &c headed tEans; the Revised Charter
And The said persons shall In c, respective wards then
aud there receive and have recorded in said book the
votes Tor and against this charter o! all persons qualified to
under the charter existing. vino may 9!er 10 vote
and after proceeding in other respects required by The pro-
visions oil charter Of the 2lst of February 1872
amended by the said of the 29h CT March, $751; far
those provisions be applicable shall ascertain and ccrt
fy The number OF given for and the number Of
given agans this revised charter! and cause their cerIiti
Gates with polls te delivered TO The clerk Of the Con
Gil The Cuuc upon receiving said certificates and polls,
sh! result o Tie polls and forthwith enter upon
thi- nrna the aggregate vote and against the revised
chatter; a,t appear that ority OF the votes cast IS
against tho revised charter e proceedings snail thence!orlh
be az they would have he-a if this act had not passed But
iii, appea, THAI oery If the votes cast is for The revised
charter then the persons elected the first esday
Of Ap. next from each ward under the 9Th section Of the
charter o! tn, 2ls, o February 1912 majority Of them
shall elect themselves person as senior al
denan and Others as aldermen o. the city, distributing
recorder aI aldermen equally among The several wards
and from the residue designate five from each ward
be members of c Council Of The city. And thenccorth all
the other sections ii this acI shall b. in force
81 All persons who shall the first Wednesday in April
next be in office under The existing charter shall continue
in office until their qualified And tie re.
sons who under the cxstn. charter and the preceding sec
,on OF this ec; may durn. the present year, DC elected
corc and aldermen be designated as members OF the
council and The persons VIII" the said first Wednesday
in April may the existing charter be elected TO other
Offices she'll after being duly qualified, continue In Office
until their elected appointed under this act
shall be uuad Ard all ordinances of the city in force
the said .s Wednesday in April $50 far consistent here
With and oil rights prosecutions actions claims and con-
tracts shall remain and continue If this act had not
puSset.
So The fifty sixth section Of this act shall be In force
from lis nassuss April Cit
EXECUTION.
Edmund Clorc convicted of the murder Of Thomas Car