The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-05


"A. The council may tax within the city every
person who keeps an ordinary or house OF enier.
fainmens public or private; apublic eating house or
raves are confined and boarded and may tax every
nerson who is an agent TO hire or sell slaves Tor
pru6t: every person who il Q dealer In hofEes or
mules: every person who keeps livery stable ev-
cry broker; every person who sss OF naiaels any
spirituous liquors, shopkeepers, merchants and
traders TIL " may levy taxes on incomes and
licenses of persons the city, Ia cases not herein
otherwise provided for; subject, however, to the
provso in the 25h section of the 4th article OF the
constitution.
As On the petition OF onefourth of the stock
holders of the city, the council may by resolution
direct poll to take the OF the treehooers OF
the city ON the question whether the council on be-
haf of the city shall subscribe TO the stock OF a
company incorporated for work OF internal I'M
provement in this state (Which any part OF which
is to be constructed in or near the cy) an amount
not exceeding certain maximum TO De stated IN
the resolution. The resolution shall designate
certain time for the poll not less than one month
from its date and shall be published tor one month
in at least two newspapers OF the city, AT the iime
designated. commissioners appointed By the coun
Gil SHALL after taking oath fairly to take and re-
turn the poll proceed IN the city in ise manner as
commissioners acting under the 33th and 39tn Sec
tons OF chapter 81 of the Code proceed In couh-
ty except that the polls, instead of being OF free
holders of the county and at the courthouse OF the
county and at other places shall be OF ireenoiders
of the city and at the courthouse OF the city ana
other places at which elections are heid In the
wards and inseadof being returned to the clerk Of
the county court, shall be returned to the clerk OF
the council. If by the pollbooks it appear that
majority of the reeholders of the city voting upon
the question are in eavor of the subscription, the
| council may subscribe on behalf of the city tor
stock in said company to an amount not exceeding
the maximum mentioned in said resolution.
46 The council may in the name and tor the use
of the city, contract loans caused to be issued
icnf1 pfd doh nr II
tifcates or bonds shall not be irredeemable Tor
| period greater than thrty-four years.
AZ, There shall be set apart annually, from the
accruing revenues of the city, equalto seven
per cent of the city debt existing at the commence
ment of this act The fund thus set apart shall be
called the Sinking Fund and shall be applied to the
payment of the interest OF the city debt and the
principal of such part may be redeemable. lfnJ
part pc reasonable then the residue OF the sinking
fund, after the payment OF such interest shall be In.
vested in the bonds certificates OF debt OF the
city of this state, of the United States, or OF
of the states of this Union AMI applied to the
payment of the city debt, as it shall become re-
deemable.
4s Whenever after the commencement of this
act there shall be contract, by the city any debt
cot payable within the next twelve months, there
shall be set apart in like annually for thirty
four years. until the debt is paid, exceed
ing by one per cent the aggregate amount OF the
annual interest agreed to be pail thereon at the
time its contraction; which sum shall be part of
the sinking fund, and shall be applied in the
ner before directed
40. The council shall not appropriate any part of
the sinking fund its accruing interest otherwise
than is mentioned in the two preceding sections,
| except in time of war, instruction invasion.
80. ANY claim to fine or penalty under this act.
under any ordinance or by law of the city, if it
be limited to all amount not exceeding twenty dol
| lars, and any other claim against the city, or a
| person therein if it be not of greater v,lue or
! 9unt than fifty dollars, Exclusive of interest)
shall be cognizable by the mayor, recorder or any
| alderman of the city The mayor, or when he is
absent from the city, or his office vacant, the re-
corder; or if he be absent from the city, or his of
flee vacant the senior alderman shall sit every day
except Sunday, in such place as the council may
| designate, ana take cogniZance of such cases as
may be brought before him under the laws of the
| state, and OF all cases in whicl any ordinance
by law of the city is alleged have been vic
81. The high constable of the city shall in civil
cases have the same powers dut, and fees, and be
subjected to the same penalties as are prescribed
by law to other constables; and no cons able of
the county of Henrico shall within the corporate
limits execute warrant issued by justice of the
| peace in civil case, an execution issued On
| Judgment obtained such warrant The said
aign constable may, with the consent Of the court
Of hustipgs appoint any person his deputy, of
whom the court shall enter of record tn at he is
man of honesty and good demeanor Any such
| deputy may be removed from office by his princi.
pal or by the court. During his continuance in OF
nee he may discharge any Of the official duties of
| his principal
81 Tne council may appoint such officers as
| they may deem proper, III addition TO tnuse here
IN before provided tor, and may define the powers
and pres ribe the duties nd compensation, not
only OF officers so appointed, but also of the super
intendents OF the stlee:s and gas works, superin-
| tendent and register of the water works. assessor
and collector OF the city taxes captain OF the night
watch guager, measurer of grain, and manager OF
| the poorhouse and may take from any of said of.
hcers bond with surcties in such penalty as to the
council may seem tit, payable to the city by its
porate name, and conditioned for the faithful dis.
charge OF the said duties Any of said officers NAV
be IT moved from Office by the Council for nscon.
duct neglect IF official duty and the council ma
| declare when toe office of any of them shall be.
come vacant by failure to qualify. Al officers an.
pointed by the council may be removed from office
| at its pleasure
SO The police officers of the city, or such of them
as the council may designate for the purpose shall
In criminal cases have the same powers, duties ana
fees and be subject to the penalties that are
prescribed by law to constables and in proceed
| lngs for violations OF this act Of any ordinance
or by law OF the city, said officers shall to such
extent aud IN such manner the council may rect
Sd No person snail be capable OF holding at the
same time more than one of the offices mentioned
| in the sixth and seventh sections
81. la all courts, rhis shall be constructed as
avoraoly tor the city the nature OF the case will
| admit of.
SO. The persons who, under the Bird section of
the act passed the 29th of March, 1851 to amend
the Garter Of the city OF Richmond and for other
PN' Poccss nave DtcH HppUlHteu during the
present year for each ward, shall, at the place ap
pointed under that sect d, in their ward open a
poll book ON the first Wednesday in April next to
be headed, 1.-The Charter as Revised and to con.
tain two separate columns: the first column to be
| headed "For the Revised Charter the other 10 be
headed Against the Revised Charter" And the
SAID persons SHAH in their respective wards then
and there receive and have recorded in said poll.
book the votes for and against this charter OF all
persons qualified &c vote under the charter no " ex
lsllng VINO may otfr 10 vote; and at er proceeding
IN other respects as requiied by the provisions OF
the charter OF the 2lst Of February Ie42 as amend
ed by the said act ofthe 29th Of March 1851 so far
as those provisions may be applicable, shall ascer.
tam era ecrufy the number OF votes gwen for and
the number Of votes given against this revised
CHARTER and cause their certificates with the roll
to be delivered 10 the clerk Of the council. The
council upon recs living said certificates and polls.
shai ascertain the result OF the polls and forthw
enter upon their journal the aggregate vote far
ana against the revised charter andi it appear
that majority of the votes cast is against the re-
fhesy L. n