Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-04
LAWSON, G. @. r

BILL 10 amend he Charter fGs city Of Richmond, ami
organize The court u Hastings oftte said city.
BE- enGotd I he General assembly That the second, third
and sixth sections OF an act passed March 80 1884, entitled
revising reducing into provisions the Charter
the city OF Rchnond be Fenaeted and amended to read
follows;
$ There hall continue for said corporation Court
which shall be called the Cou NJ Hastings for the City Of Rich
mond and the shall be held nv the Mayor Recorder and
Aldermen OF the SAID city, VI any four OF Them except where
oherEise provided and s by Judge TO be called the udse
term Of the said Court Of Hastings shall be held by the Mayor
Recorder and Aldermen Of the said city, ~ MONTH
provided for by law except that shall not exceed six days and
the said Court so held by s sad Mayor Recorder and Alder
sha have and perform all the jurisdiction powers and du
tbs vested the Court Hunss except as
hereafter eNpres vested In and delegated to the said Court
liustngs, when held by the Judge thereof
NJ the said Court u,tug exceeding twenty
shall also be held by the Jddge thereof In month at such
city which Of hSstngs so held by the Judge there.
Of shah have and exercise exclusively the jurisdiction
in tbs said Court Of Hastings all civil
and in chancery all concerning the probate Of Wills
appointment qualification and removal Of hduaiis and the
settlement OF their accounts and all other civil proceeding
cep those relating TO apprentices bastards the reg OF
| free negroes and other matters police
have original jurisdiction Of all such criminal and matters
Court, cognizable in Circuit Courts.
And the Council Of the city Of Richmond may in the said
Court OF Hastings to be held by the e thereof appellate
dcon from the decisions Of tA Mayor Of the city arising
under the ordinances Of he city.
Mayor Recorder and Aldermen by the judge thereof shall
drnuied between the monthly and quarterly Of the raid
Court as prescribed by law And the Judge of the said
Court shall designate which Of the terms held BY him shall
Grand Jury shall be summoned in the mode prescribed by
law to attend tie terms OF the said Court OF Hastings held by the
Mayer Recorder and Aldermen for the months Of February
August November AMI Grand Jury hlI be summoned to
aepd the terms of the said Court held by Judge thereof
the months Immediately succeeding each quarterly
Court and the said Jury chsrgc ~ Judge
hesa Court And ali the provisions Of law concerning Grand
Jues and other Jure applicable TO Circuit Courts shall app
the said Court Of Hungs when held by the Judge
Mayor Recorder and Aldermen shall yeDsnded for trial 10 the
Court OF usng to be held by ' Judge thereof depos
lions and recogances shall be and returned the said
Court instead Of To the circuit Court city OF Richmond
The said Court usne when held by the Judge thereof and
the said Jadge repevy ha have like power Circuit Court
badge to award unetOn' wr ofhabeas cOus manasmus
orders from The said Court Of usn held
Recorder and Aldermen ihall be taken
the city OF hmond; from the sid Court OF
Hastings when held ~ the Judge thereof district 5urt
the Supreme Court Of Appeals, as now prescD, b. as ior
Commonwealth Attorney the circuit Court Of the city
Richmond and act as prosecutor for the Common
thereof
During the absence the Judge said Hastings Court
his inability any hold OF the said Court The
be held by the Judge any Circuit Court whose
Court Hastings Judge thereof may order the removal
any suit from his Court to any Circuit Court in the
and for the provided law for the
OF causes from circuit Court o another
So The said Court Hastings nnue to have civil and
criminal urls Icton and the sad Mayor Recorder Aldermen
Judge shall each have the Of Justice Peace
only within the corporate limits Of the SAID city but
Of one mile an he north side Of James river without and
said city and part thereof including the sal
shall he between two lines drawn nom
termlnacns Of the mile Arising
IS There hail be election annually the
sao city on the first Wednesday In April
hold the eecan that day. then such day afterwards
Council may direct; which election shall he for It's
beers Of the Council and members Of the ungs
than the Judge thereof and for persons ILL., unit,
hua election said ward the following city,
Mayer Of the Gas WORKS
superintendent Of the Water Works. Assessor Collector Of
City Taxes Sergeant High Constable, Captain Night
Manager Of the PoorHouse GEager and Maasuer of GRAIN
And there shall also he elected by the qualified tn
ss1 city at sgoh time and Plsoe Council said city shall
sEa hold o'e for the term Of eshl years
'uoh compensation be allowed by the Council proy
died. that his election shall not take place within thirty days
municipal State eeoonin the said city, compen
saon shall not be diminished during his Office The
Of conducting his election Of making thereof
qualification Of ordering elections al vacancies lis
and Of deciding disputed elections shall prescribed BY
10 he enacted by the Council OF the said city"
This act shall take effect as a has been adopted By
given a. such time and place a. the Council Of he ssd ih.
prescribe, lA2sAde