Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-29

Bill 10 aaeu6 d. Cbocr fne ty 81 Richmond, and tore
OTgdHi-c ne CoWt ~ HHtNgS ytte s1id city:
aud sixth sections Of passed March 80 s2 entitled
revising and reducing into act the provisions the Charter Of
the city OF Richmond be eenacted and amended 70 read
There .ha continue to be for the said corporation Co, IT.
which shall be called the Court of Hastings for the City Of Rich
mond the shall be held by the Mayor Recorder I'd
Aldermen Of the sail city, four Of them except where r is
OF the Court Of Ius'ug in the following manner that
Aerm OF the said Court Of Hastings shall he held by the May
Recorder Aldermen said city, every month
provided for by Law, except that shall exceed six days ID
men, shall have and perform an the jurisdiction, powers and
vested In the said Court OF Hastings except such
hereafter eNpres, vested in and delegated the said Court OF
IIusuugs when held ~ the Judge thereof
the said Court OF Hastings not exceeding twenty d
held by Judge thereof every
times and places ha be prescribed by the Council OF the sal
Of shall have and exercise exclusively the Jurisdiction veet
in the said Court Of Hastings in all civil and matters alaN
and 10 chancery all matters concerning the probate Of wills thu
ent o2 t aceo9p and an other civil pIoeeediBrs ey
cept those relating apprentices bastard the registration or
free negroes and other matters OF police.
The said Court Hastings held by the Judge thereof shall also
have original jurisdiction OF all such criminal and matters
arising within territorial limits Of the Jurisdiction Of the said
And the Council Of The city Of Richmond vest 10 the said
Hastings held by Judge thereof appellate
dcon from the decisions The Mayor Of the city In cases arising
under the ordinances Of The city
The business OF the said Court Of Hustng-wheher held by the
Mayor Recorder and hdermen or by the Jude thereof SHAH he
distributed between the monthly ana quarterly terms Of the Iad
Court shah designate which Of the terms held BY him shall he
tery terms
attend the Of the said Court Of Husng1 held by the
Mayor Recorder aud Aldermen for the months Of February May
August November AMI Grand Jury shan be summoned to
attend the Of the said Court held ~ the Judge thereof for
Court and the said Grand Jury shan be charged by r
the said Court And all the provisions Of Law concerning and
Jues and other ures applicable 10 Circuit Courts shall apply to
the said Court Of Hastings when hf by The Judge the eot
All criminals examined BY the Court Of usings held by the
Mayor Recorder ana Aldermen sA ne ioi ta 20 te
Court OF lung' be held by h- Judge thereof and depos
instead the Circuit Court for the city Of Richmond
The said Court o. Hastings when held oy the Judge thereof and
1 TUHa .ffvAHu gta IN.fa NrNui r
Judge 10 award nunco wrts OF habeas corpus miadAmu
wits OF error and uperceieas Judgments DEGREES
orders from the said Court OF us!n wnen held by the Mayor
Hastings when held by the Judge thereof to the district Court
the supreme Appeals prescribed By law for
The Attorney for Circuit Court city
Richmond shall attend and aci prosecutor for the Common
wealth In the said court Of iung, when held By the Judge
During the absence Of the Jnlg- said Hungs Court
his inability any hold the crms Of tie sad Court the
pensa,on shah be paid by the Of RcLinonI the said
Court Hastings the thereof may order the removal Of
aud for s provided by Law for the removal
o. causes circuit Cour 10 another.
s. The said Court Hastings shall continue TO have civil and
criminal arslictau the said Recorder Aldermen and
Judge shah each powers Justice 81 the Peace not
only within limits said city also space
Of mile the month side Of James river without ami around
RIVER shore ofthe county Chesterfield
shall between wones drawn south from the eastern and
mile aforesaid matters arising
within the same according the laws Of The Commonwealth
D.
city the first Wednesday In April or In Of failure to
hold day then such day afterwards the
Council may direct which election 10 ward shah be Tor s men,
the Council and members Of the Court Of Hastings other
the Judge thereof sai for persons M until the next
election said ward the following Offices for said city, to VII
Superintendent the Gas WORKS rsrntendent Of Streets
Of the Water Works Assessor Collector Of The
Cy Taxes Sergeant High Constable, Captain Of the Night Watch
Manager Of the PooHouse, Gauger and Messurer Of Grain
there shall also be elected by the qualified voters Of the
sai city The Council the said city shall
prescribe Judge Hastings the said city,
lis for the o. eight years and shall receive
uch compensation be allowed by the said Council proy
his election shall take place within thirty days Of any
municipal IN. said city, and that his compen
s1u diminished during his term Of office. The
conducting MS election Of making The return thereof Of his
qualification ordering eec III vacancies In lis oce
an elections shall be prescribed by ordnance
20 be enacted by the Council OF the said city
shall take effect has been adopted by the
vote Of msoty Of the qualified city Richmond
given at such place Council Of the said city shall
prescribe mh2S-tde