Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-06


is DONE curbsone put down. whether the sidewalk
carriage wayl not exceeding twohirds of the expense
ohe eqrbstone paving that half of the street oppo
site such lot
81. The collector of the city may distrain and
sell therefor in like sheriff may disrain and
sell for State and shall have in other respects like
powers to enforce the collection thereof
80. There shall be lien real estate for the city tax
assessed thereon from the of the year
for which they assessed The council may require
real estate in the city delinquent for the nonpayment OF
taxes to be sold for said taxes with interest thereon and
such per centum they may prescribe Tor charges ana
they may regulate the which real estate so de-
Hnquent may be redeemed
49, The council may grant refuse licenses to auction
eers and require taxes be paid their licenses in adj
don any paddy them to the State; and may reg
uate sales auction within the city, and require per
cenum be paid any such sales Except sales in the
city under the judgment decree of court magistrate
ots State and may require bond with security for the
payment of such per centum.
40 The council may grant refuse licenses for theatri
cal performances in public theatre or for any public
show, exhibition performances elsewhere and may
require be paid such licenses and make reg
aons to the houses or looms for such show exh
bition performance.
or keepers of drays CARTS hacks and other
wheeled carriages kept employed in the city for hire
and may require taxes to be paid thereon and subject the
same to such regulations they may deem proper
AZ The council may grant Or refuse licenses to hawk
ers and pedars In the city under such asthey
may deem proper and may require taxes TO % PAID on
such licenses.
49, The council may provide that agent CIR subagent
ofany insurance company or Office Incorporated
thorzed by another state shall establish keep any
Office the business oh agency within this city
without obtaining license therefor and may require
payment of tax such license and Of per centum
the premiums received by such agent subagent and
bond with security for the payment of such per centun
A. The council may tax within the city every person
who keeps ordinary house ofenertanrnent public
private public eating house coffee housea private
negro Jail place wherein slaves confined and boar
ded and may tax who agent to hire
sell slaves orprot every who is dealer in hor
mues every person who keeps livery stable;
broker every person who sells baer patent spec
sic orquack medicine and all sellers ofsprituous liquors,
chop keepers merchants and traders They may levy tax
incomes and licences of persons in the city
not herein otherwise provided for subject however
the provso in the 25th section OF the 4h article of the
constitution
as On the petition ofone fourth of the freeholders of
the city, the council may by resolution direct poll to
take the of the eehoers ofhe city the question
whether the council behalf of the city shall subscribe
the stock OF company incorporated for work inter
nal this state (which or any part of which
is be constructed in the city, amount not
exceeding certain maximum to be stated in the resou
ton The resolution shall designate certain time for the
poll less than month from its date and shall be
published for month in at least two newspapers OF the
dry the time designated commissioners appointed by
the council SHALL after taking oath fairly to take and
return the poll proceed in the city IL like
ssoners acting under the 3sth and 39th sections of
chapter of the Code proceedn county, except that
the polls instead of being of eehoders of the county
the house of the county and at other Places shall
be oeehoders of the city and at the courthouse of the
city and other places which elections held in the
wards and instead OF being returned the clerk of the
county court shall be returned the clerk of the council
If by the poll books it appear that majority of the free
holders the oi y voting upon the question in favor
othe subscription the council may subscribe behalf Of
the city for stock said company to amount not ex
ceeding the maximum mentonedin said resolution
49, The council may IN the name and for the of the
city, contract loans to be issued certificates OF
debt bonds; but such loans, certificates bonds shall
not beiredeemable for period greater than thyfour
years.
A. There shall be set apart annually, from the accru-
ing of the city, sum equal to seven per cent
ofthe city debt existing the commencement of this
The fund thus set apart shall be called the Sinking Fund
and shall be applied the payment of the interest the
city debt and the principal of such part may be
deemable Fno part be redeemabe then the residue of
the sinking fund.- aferthe payment of such interest shall
be invested in the bonds certificates of debt of the city,
of this state of the United States of some of the
of this Union and applied to the payment of the
city debt it shall become redeemable.
43 Whenever after the commencement of this act there
shall be contracted by the city any debt not payable
within the twelve months there shall be apart
like annually for thirty four years. until the
debt paid exceeding by per cent the aggre
gate amount OF the annual interest agreed to be paid
thereon the time of its contraction; which shall
be part of the sinking fund.- and shall be applied in the
before directed.
The council shall appropriate any part of the
sinking fund its accring interest, otherwise than is
mentioned In the two preceding sections, except III time
Ofwar, insurrection orIinvasion.
So Any claim to fine penalty under this act, or
under ordinance or bylaw of the city, if it be limited
to exceeding twenty dollars, and any other
claim against the city, person therein if it be of
greater value amount than fifty dollars Exclusive Of
nterest shall cognzable mayor recorder or any
alderman of the city The mayor when he is absent
from the city, his office vacant the recorder he be
absent from the city, his office vacant the senior alder
shall sit every day except Sunday in such place
the council may Designate and take cognizance of such
may be brought before him under the ofthe
State and of all in which any ordinance bylaw
of the ctys alleged to have been violated
81 The high constable of the city shall in civil
the penalties prescribed by law to other
constabss; and constable of the county of Henrco
shall within the corporate limits execute warrant issued
bya justice OF the peace IN civil case an execution s
sued Judgment obtained such a warrant The
said high constable may with the cont of the of
hastings, appoint any person as his ty, of whom the
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and good den'eanor Any such % may be removed
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duties of his principal
So. The council may eint such officers they may
for and may define the and prescribe the duties
and compensation, not only OF officers appointed, but
also OF the superintendent the streets aud gas works.
superintendent and register of the works
and collector of city taxes captain Of the night watch
gauger of grain and the poorhouse
and may take from OF said officers bond with surees
In such penalty as to the council may fit payable
to the city by its corporate conditioned for the
faithful discharge of the said duties said officers
may be removed from Office by the council for miscon
duct or neglect duty and the council may declare
when the office Of any ofthem shall become vacant by
failure to qualify. All officers appointed by the council
may be renovation office at its pleasure.
49, The police officers of the city such of them
the council may designate for the purpose SHALL in crim
nal have the powers duties and fees and be
subject to the penalties that prescribed by law
consabes and III proceedings for violations ofths
act ofany ordinance bylaw of the city. said officers
shall such extent and in such manner the council
may direct
Sd No person shall be capable of holding at the
time than of the Offices mentioned in the sixth
and seventh sections.
So In all courts, this shall be construed favora-
bly, for the city the of the will admit OF.
Sc The persons who under the Sd section of the act
passed the Goth of March, 1851, amend the charter of
the city of Richmond, and or other purposes shall
have been appointed during the present year each
ward SHALL the place appointed under that section,
in their ward open poll book the first Wednesday
in April next, to be headed "The Charter Revised
and to contain two separate columns the first column
to be headed For the Revised Charter :" the other
TO be headed against the Revise Charter" And the
said persons shall in their respective wards then and
there receive and have recorded in said polbook the
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