Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-21

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~ sss.s.ss 80 seAeeaa9 tate enc
s:s..1s "An so - eoeesps-
1872. - hynsAssss, 49, Ss~ e.
- ses severn Aeee -
.ea erecting seaA sssyn
seess - act a. the dcAerat Assembly Of
s.sa, 1900 .ereh lsth 1919 The 'otssnd ssr~ets
e.yss.sae the town ct Lynchhurs, and exsend-
~ soysn~ee % far - tweihh street, uth-.sst to
cssn sissJ. ssa nvrthvest Ia eleventh alley sd-
s.u e.ae par ct she said town ii Luxembourg;
,s1 ~ $4,000 ACT " sne oenersl Assembly, passed
10Y svmt 1870 the limits :" said town were -eA-
- - 70 i1csde within the ssme. ." much land
ssnss tns following boundary lines. to viii: begin
% tho eass tsae ~ che junction II fifth street aud
Alley henee 81 rg the branch to the s,uth margin
0e nver q the h"rsrh,rd; thence aorg che banks Of
- nrr % Dsaetwstrr Creek and slons the creek to
NE nm,n = $40 c'wn on the norsh;" wow.
SIC. De9eso0ea y M Grserni Asss sbty 1hss the
terrfsy included within said boundsri TO att b~Ein-
ming st the mouth of the branch, the s'nth margin IL
the usef u the hors~fd trnee a'"e tue bank 1T the
river :" tee moueh 1t backwsrfer creek thenre along
tns enck % eleventh siey' meme nng seh s'~y I"
twsash srees; theuee ss"ng SAID street 20 ,inh alley
tnsece a'ag ss'd o. ~ " .n~ eas. i'm. NJ ehs Jnet"n
ns.s s'.se. And 'sf .s. so"s %. oesnen 20
the eossn mafgn " ene river atfnc n"r'-"rd the BE-
glsnfne snen no'"re, oe known snd hrsgnsfed ssth"
sym Ayacnu'e'soa ..e seeen"'detS "oa,eSesPers ana
'AseD.n' ~'tn'" 40 "m"s' a"o tnef '"'cees"rN' shs
c"sti""e Cooperation 'S we h"hr ahn stye :" tne
Wy o. IynIsys1s' ana t,s 's'h ana so,h ene"f!s
~ suc Soae Z" ..B'"h small De sfPeAo'c 70 '"e s"'a
corporation -" " ooane" ~ s.n ''y :" Va. ., ".s
% consistent Win t"s a1'. ssde'ty ana It's innsp'A"e
$500 1e"oe'o'n' oe eAe"Pt 'r''n :" .s ~ :"
~T - Ut ~ " ..A'' "'i"-s" " '''' o'N''! S""''
"Cs"poel, t"r any purP"se ~ua'rver
cEc There sasii e"nt'nue to be Tor the said cnpo
rsa"n c"o5, when sh'n oe called the Court o, fos'
in9s ."r tae C'ty ~ !nchburg' and inc same sha" 90
mea oy t"e rccnsces ~" aldermen :" raid c"y, I" any
three az more IT then, except where IL is cthcr~s- pro-
>iae"'
SIC D. The sad e'"rt shall continue :" have Jur'',
tnn, and the ssid mayor recorder ana aldermen s".
conaiuue rsch to have the Dwrrs "t justice oil the
peace, not only within said corporate limits but also tor
the space OF one mile ~nhaf uf around said city and
every r<st hsre"f sor nsstess srisine within the same
acc"fdiss I" inc Jaws "' tne Con'"n~r"tn. Ana any
presentment maze IN ssis ." y grand jury TAR an
uence against said laws c"nrted within the Jur''dic-
sion Of said court may be prosecuted In SAID court in
ike manner and like proceedings be had therein a. in
the county courts OF tins Commonwealth
Sac T. There shall b. b"ard called the "Cou"cii OF
the City OF Lynchbuvg, which shall be composed OF
twelve members, ~ whom until the COUNCIL SHAH other-
~se six esai he fr each wsrd VI members o,
said court 1t hustnrs other than the mayor there shall
alec b. twelve; Of whom until the council shall otherwise
escrbe there shaii in like manner be SIX tor each waf'
sEc j. The council may grant compensation out OF
che funds OF the city to the mayor :" the city and the
members ct the C"urt 81 husihgs-
Sac g. There shall be III election annually IN each
warh on the nrst tuesday IN April or in case o niurs
to hold the election on t.t day. then on 'uch dsy
wards ~ thr council may direct whcn IN ~srd
the Court of Hustings and for persons to ill., until the
annual election in said ward, the following offices
rssid city. to-wt: msyor, sergeant. high constable,
u police and commissions and assessor 1T rev.
enuc
SEC Tat the first election held under the preceding
section there shal be held in like manner an election
for the following officers to-wc clerk OF the Hustngs
Court Of said city. and surveyor for said city, and
tho day every sxth thereafter there sha be
elected clerk uf said and surveyor; and every
Vacancy occurring in either uf the ofc'r enumerated in
this secon, shall be filed by clcIionr mu IN OF
said remsns rired be held such time
Ne shall b. directed by the council and in the manner
prescribed in this ac and in tn" be in the
ONCE VI clerk the said Hastings Court may appoint
clerk pro tsmpove who shall discharge the duties u"tiia
clerk shsl be elected and qualified
SEC. 8 Al such election in a ward. any white male
citizen II tho commonwealth ct the age of t~.nty-one
yrsss who resdes in such ward and qualified to vote
in the city for members Of the General Assembly shall
have right to vote, ana be eligible rs member OF the
council Or Of the Court Of HustiHgs.
SIC. O. For such election the city shall continue d.
vided las 1t presently into two wards. until the council
shall il of into wards differently or alter the wards
The sad election shal be held at such place in each
card shall have been prescribed by the council tho
Pfesident Clerk OF the Council pubtftng previous
the election notice Of the time and place therefor.
in twopaPers city for two weeks or for such other
time ~ the council may direct
SKc TO- For experimenting said election tho council
esll previous THERETO, sproint hve person. in each
ward - commissioners, any two or more ct whom may
Uct to superntend the election in such ward and said
commissioners shsll have such powers and perform such
dues prescribed by the sixth section OF the sew
enth chapter ii the Code Of tginis, after taking such
oath as is mentioned In the seventh ot"n ct that nap
ter; Certificate Of which oath shal he riurned To the
Clerk Of the Council, to be preserved in his once.
SEC H. The second section Of said chapter shall ap-
ply tothe poll at such election An "fc.r 10 CONDUCT
tue election In each ward shall be appointed oy the
council or the coonel fail t" do so or the ofheer aP
pointed BY fail to attend by the commissioners. Under
the supcsinendence aud control OF the COMMISSIONER,
shall be the duty Of sad odcer after taking the oath
prescribed BY the tenth section OF said chapter, ceri-
cate whereof shs be returned {" the clerk of the conn
~i the polls {" lie opened publicly tor the cleo
t"n in the ward for which he aPpn;ed TO proclaim
and recor led the votes admitted by the commission
crs t'prcserve order and remove farce The said 9TH
sha employ such writer's and at such rate ct con"
pcnsation the council dr-ct in the absence OF
such wrers and al such rate a. he shall
think ct; and they shs respectively take rn OATH TO be
administered BY said hcer 10 record the vtes nthtuy
and imPetiaily lie shall deliver to each writer poll,
book fo~ those ces As such To record
the vOtes and each writer shall enter the meme I" each
voter in column under the name OF each person tor
whom he vorcs for AT. of sale office" The said votes
shs be given ~ prescribed by the fourth section OF tns
third article OF the constitution.
SEC H. After the names Of all the pfrs"ns offering to
vote before the time tor coaiS "r eeeton snai nave
been thus entered The ofcer shall conc 'ude tue lo
Immediately on the conclusion there" the correctness
ct the poll shai be certified BY the cnmsr" ner- super
nIan sIln III I.I hsss