The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-31

FOR the dniendWent'Or -'agGtns' ne 0Wendmens,
Resoired, That the said amend rent to the Char
shed in the daily papers for the Information OF the
voters, till the day OF election.
Ao0''TrfHf os. LA wsoN. C. CIR.
A BILL to amend the Charter Of ,hs C;.y, q RnA-
,nOnd, and to reOTgantze the Cohrf o. MUSINGS
Bel enacted b. the General A. ,.msly. THAT the
d9c,ng into one ast the prSvfio rs Of the Charter
amended so as to read as follows:,
81 There shall continue t. ID he ioL the sad cor
s4 bs y .h' ns %
same shall be held by the May or. Recorder and
Of the said city, or any sS q" them s:
by Judge, to 10 called the "Judge of the Court of
Hustinss," in the following mannsr that i, to
be held by the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen Of
the said city. in every month; as is row provided
for by law except that it shall not exceed six days;
and the said Court SO held by the said MAYOR Re;
corder and Aldermen, shall have and perform all
the said Court Of Hastings; except such as are
hereinafter expressly YES ed IN and delesated to
the said Court Of Hastings, when held by the
A term Of the said Court Of Hastings. net OK
Gssdns twenty days. aso re snc csa by ,ns
place as shal be prescribed by the Council OF the
said SAID .S 2" .na 8" hsd
clusiveiy the jurisdiction now vested IN the said
Court OF Hastings in all civil cases and matterse..
law and in chancery, all matters concerning the.
probat of wills. the appointment. qualification and
removal of hducaries, and the settlement of their
those relating to apprentices, hastards. the regis
tration of free negroes, and other matters of po
The SAID Court of Hastings, held by the Judge
thereof. shall also have orig nal jurisdiction of all
territorial limits of the jurisdiction of the said
Court, rs are now cogn,zabie IN CIRCUIT Courts
And the cc of t of s re sea M
the Judge thereof. appellate jurisdiction from the
decisions Of the Mayor of the city, In cases aris-
The business Of the. said Court Of Hastings
whether held BY the Mayor. Recorder ard Alder,
between the monthly and quarterly terms OF the
said Court, as is now prescribed by law: and the
the terms held by him shall be quarterly terms
Grand Jury shall re summoned, in the mode
Court Court Of Hastings. held by the Mayor, Recorder
and Aldermen, for the months of February, May.
Ausnst ana November "a; and a Grand Jury shall be
held by the Judge thereof. for the months immed.
ateiy succeeding each Quarterly term of the SAID
by the Judge of the said Court. And all the prov-
SONS of law concerning Grand Jures and other
Juries. applicable TO Circuit Courts shall apply to
thereof.
held by the Mayor. Recorder and Aldermen, shall
be remanded for trial to the Court Of Hastings, to
recos nlzances shall be taken and returned to the
said Court; instead of to the Circuit Court for the
The said Court of Hastings, when held by the
Judge thereof, and the said judge respectively;
shall have Ike power AS C1cMs Court or JUDGE
damus ana prohibitions.
Appeals wits OF error and supercedeas to judg,
ments, DEGREES or orders from the SAID Court of
Hastings. when held by the Mayor. Recorder and
aldermen shall be taken IS heretofore to the Cir
cult Court OF the city "f Richmond and from the
said Court Of Hustlnss. when held by the judge
thereof, to the District Court or the Supreme
Court Of Appeals, as is now prescribed by law for
The Conmonwealth's Attorney for the Circuit
Court of the city of Richmond shall attend and
act as prosecutor for the Commonwealth in the
SAID Court of Hastings. when held by tbs Judge
During the absence of the judge of the said
Hastings Court. or his inability for any cause to
hd the wSose ay ne
pensation shall be pald ~ the city OF Richmond;
thereof, may order the removal Of any suit from
his Court to any Circuit Court. in the same
and Tor the same causes as Is now PROVIDED by law
tor the removal OF causes from one Circuit Court
'.s3. The said Court of Hastings shall continue
said Ma,or, Recorder, Aldermen and Judge shall
each have the powers OF a JUSTICE of the Peace:
city. but also for the space of one mile the
north side of James river without and around said
he SAID river 70 low Wa.er marx on the s"re
the county OF Chesterfield. as shall be between two
lines uf1Wn que SOuLU lFOHi the eastern anu west
ern Examinations of the one mile aforesaid, for
matters arising within the same, according to the
laws of the Commonwealth
= There shall be an election annually in each
ward OF the SAID CITY. on the hrst W ednesday IN
April; or in case of failure to hold the election
that day, then on such day afterwards the
he for its members Of the Council and members of
of, and for persons to fill, until the next annual
election in said ward. the following offices for said
Woiks IF st1ees, o m %
emit of the Water Works, Assessor, Collector of
Of the Night Watch. Manager OF the Poor House.
Gauger, and Measurer of Grain.
And there shall also be elected, by the qualified
voters OF the SAID city. at such time and place as
the Council of the said city shall prescribe Judge
OF t the Court OF Hastings for the said city, who
ed by the SAID Council: provided, that his election
Shall not take place within thirty days of any mu
nlcipal or State election in the said city and that
his COMPENSATION shall not he Diminished during
election of making the return thereof, Of bus quail
ihcatlon. of ordering new elections To fill vacan-
tons, shall be prescribed by ordinance. to lie en-
acted by the Council Of the said city,"
adopted BY the vote cf q majority Of the qualified
voters of the city of Richmond, given at such time
and place as the Council OF the SAID city shall pre-
scribe. NH 2-tde
CHARTER ELECTiONs.-TheC Council of
~ the City of Richmond have appointed the fol-
loving 70 named gentIemen az CON MlSSloNERS
Anu GO1DCN lONC OF the CaAH EN- EI1EC-
TloNS for the present year, in the several Wards
-FoR JEFFERSON WARD.-Joseph Brummel, J. j.
Wilson, l.. Libby A; CIais and L. +. Word, Com
tons to be held at Market Hall =.
FoR MADISON WARD.+E. Shepperson. Jas. A.
Scott. J. H. Grant, q. NJ Gwathmey asiGi g. w.
Eanddslph, Th j. and IN a Fl H. sakey
Hail. It, = ~ 0e''''''1 ~ 10 '''' a. '''' 0'''
For MONROE WARD.-T. Boudar, T. Barham,
K. P. Davis, T. NJ Jones. and F. Matthews. Co,a-
gaiSSiOnerS and VIM. N. Kelley, Conductor. The
elections to he held at iscy's shop. on Broad st:
March 20, 1850
tering and defining the boundaries Of the Wards
the eastern line of MADISON WARD begins at
MayO's Bridge, thence running along the middle
OF th street to Broad street; thence across Broad
College street ITO Marshall street; the nee along
the middle of Marshall street to l4th street, thence
along the middle of l4th street to Shockoe creek
thence along Shockoe creek to the eas'e branch
to the corporation line. The western boundary Of
MADISON WARD nuns from the corporation line
along the middle Of Attn street to Arch street;
the James River and Kanawha Canal; ..ence up
said Canal to the middle Of the stree: "a out be-
tween the Tredegar Works property sd Tate's
old tan yard; thence along the middle Of said last
JEFFERSON WARD embraces all ttAt part of
the city east Of Madison Ward; and :InNROE
WARD embraces all that part west Oh Msdison
Ward. [mh 10-tdel +. l..
virginia SAVINGS BANK.
c"a'''1 caf fYf "a 1L..'s.sas5: ef W.
MONEY received on deposit in sums: of FIVE
DOLLARS and upwards, on which intercst ut the
rate OF slx per centum per annum is pail for sums
fiO0a, interest at the rate nj 4 ner ccrt,u, ~