Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-30
Tnos. LAWSON, @. c. R.


BuL to amod he Caarer fae Cy Of Richmond, and tore
orgGHi=i ne CONT y RtfiHgs eftte s0d city:
b tsRde'st 6y e Gc"s'dt Aey That the second, hird
and iyh sections passed March So 49, entitled
revising and reducing act the provisions Of the Charter
e city Of Richmond be enaeed and amended as 20 read
$ There continue the said corporation Court
which shall be called the Court Of Hastings for the City Of Rich
moni and the shall be held by the Mayor Recorder and
Aldermen Of the sail city, four o. the except where Il Is
OF the Court IIus'ug" following manner say
Aterm the said Court Of Hastings shall be held by The Mayor
provided for by law except that shah not exceed six days and
men, shall have and perform all the usdcton powers ard du-
s vested in the said Court OF HuSng except such as
hereafter s vested In and delegated TO the said Court OF
Hastings, when held by the Judge thereof
term Of the said Court Of not exceeding twenty days
places sha prescribed the Council OF the said
city which salt Court Of hungs held by The Judge there
In the said Cou Hastings 10 all civil and matters at law
and In charcery an matters concerning the probate or W the
settlement Of their accounts and all other civil proceedings
cpt those relating TO apprentice Iasrd the registration Of
The said Court Husngs held by the Judge thereof shall also
have orens jurisdiction Of all such criminal cases and matters
arising within the territorial limits Of the Jurisdiction OF the said
Court coguiz able in Circuit Courts
Court OF usn 70 be held the Judge thereof appellate us
deon the decisions Of he Mayor Of the city In arising
The business OF the said Court OF Hungs-wheer held by
Mayor Recorder and Aldermen y the judge thereof shall be
Court prescribed by And the Judge Of the said
Court shan designate which Of the terms held by him shall be quar-
terly terms
Grand Juy shall be summoned in the mode prescribed by
law attend The Of the said Court Of Husng held by the
Mayor Recorder and Aldermen for The months February May
August and November ana Grsnd Juy shall be summoned to
attend the terms Of the said Court held by TIE Juge ereo or
the months Immediately succeeding each qus'ery term OF the
Court and the said Grand Jury shall be charged by the Judge Of
Jues and other Ju applicable 70 Ccut Courts shall apply to
the Hungs when hell 10y the Judge the eof
An criminals examined by the Court Husngs hec by the
Mayor Recorder and Aldermen shall be remGnded for ai to the
tou and recoguanccs shall be aud returned the said
Court instead Circuit Cour; FOR the city OF Richmond
NafN hN the Ind n1
said Judge repcrtiyy ha have ike power Circuit Court
Judge award nuncons wr Of habea corpus sndamua
ws o error and ,upercedeas to judgments DEGREES
or ORDERS from the said Court Of usn s. by
Recorder and Aldermen sham be taken as heretofore TO he Cir
cult Court OF e city OF Rchmond and on the said Court OF
Husngs Judge thereof the district Court
the supreme Court Appeals as now prescribed by law for
The ComonEcas Attorney for the Circuit Court Of the city
Richmond sha attend and act prosecutor for the Common
wealth In the said Of Huiiag whoa held by tie Judge
During the absence othe Judge said Hastings Court
bis inability for to hold the terms Of the said Cour the
rSy held by the Judg Circuit Court wose
pensa,on paid 10y the City OF Richmond and the SAIL
Court Hsngs thereof may order the removal o
u from h Court to Circuit Court in The same manner
and FOR the Is provided by law for the removal
OF causes from one circuit Court TO another
SIS The said Court Hastings shah continue 10 have civil and
crma Iic0u the said Mayor, Recorder Aldermen and
ouy capoTate limits saiG city but also for the
me the noIih side q James river without ana around
b,I he between dra soa,h rom the cas- ern and
termnAchs Of the mile Aforesaid for matters arising
within the same according Of the Commonwealth"
"s There hail election annually Ia each ward Of the
Wednesday In Apr orin Of failure tc
dsy then slch afterwards th'
Council may direct which election IN ward shan be Tor It's mem
o. the Council and members o the Court Of Hastings Other
than the Judge thereof and for persons 70 h until The next an
election said ward the following offices for said city 10 vi
Mayor supented WORKS ntendent OF Streets
Superintendent the Water Works Assessor Collector Of h
Sergeant High Constable Captan Of the Night Watch
Manager the House. Gauger aud Measurer OF Grain
shall also be elected by the qualified voters Of the
sa cv place Tie Council Of the said city sha
prescribe Judge Court Of HustiDgs for the said cy,
lis Office eight years and shall recev,
compensation be allowed by the said COunc proy
ded that his election shall not take place within thirty days Of
municipal election the said city, and that his
shall he diminished during his term Of Office. Tie
election, Of making the return thereof Of his
qualification ordering elections m In his ONCE
deciding disputed elections shall be prescribed by oronanc
! 10 be enacted BY the Council Of the said CITY,"
Ths shall take effect Il has been adopted by The
vote Of majority qualified the city Of Richmond
and place the Council Of the said city shall
prescribe. mh2S-tde