The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-30
AMBlfo2D CHARTER.
THE FOLLOWING PREAMBLE All
= RESOLUTIONS WIRE ADOPTED BY TIL (
COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, uI

| AsHifo2D CHARTER.
q $Ss Civ "a
3. 4sssn a,'ss tho
Hnssinss Court; and whereas the terms Of the .ais
a s ss a sss ses sss
Resoired, That the Commissioncrs Of Eleciloni
1ns s,y ss pei III hs s
| April next. by which tho vote may be taken upor
Charter" resisserins such votes 40 may he siver
| FOR the a,nend,qsHt'Or 'dgainsf the awendnent.
| and returning The same to the Council with the
| Rssotcsd, That the said ame ndment to the Char
ter, y, this preamble and resolutions: be pub
shet In the daily pagers for the in formation Of the
voters tai the . d css OF election! ELECTION
THOS. LAWSON, c. CIR.
| A BILL to amend the Charter u the City Of Rich
niond. and to ,eo'sanize the Court Of Hustings
Be 4 enaetsd ~ the General assembly,, That the
secord' third and sixth sections OF an act passed
dacinG into one act the provisions of the Charter
of the CITY Of Richmond; he re-enacted and
amended SO as to read Us follows:
~: There shall continue 70 be for the said cor
pora'nn Court. VIII ch shall be called the 'Court
Same shall be be- held he'll BY the Mayor Recorder and .
Aldermen OF the said city, or any four of them.
Be- eaes hs o the Co4.
hustinss," IN the foewins manner, that is to
say: \ term of the said Court Of Hastings shall
be held BY the May or, Recorder and Aldermen of
the SAID CITY. III every month. as is BOW provided
for by law. except that il shall no: exceed tx days.
and tho said Court. SO held ty the said Mayor, Re
cnrder and Aldermen, shall nave ard perform all
the jurisdiction, powers and duties now vested in
the said Court of Hastings, except such as are
hereinafter expressly YES Oh and delegated to
the said Court of Hastings, when held by the
term Of the said Cour, of Hastings, net ex-
ceeding twenty days. shall also re held by the
Judge thereof, In every month, at such times and
place as shall he prescribed by the Council OF the
said city which said Court of Hastings. SO held
by the Judge thereof, shall have snd exercise ex-
Court Of Hastings i'll all civil and matters at
law and in chancers. all matters concerning the
removal of iduciares, and the se.lsm mt Of their
accounts. and all other civil proceedings, except
these relating to apprentices. hastards the rssis-
traton OF free negroes, and other matters of po-
lics.
The said Couit of Hastings, held by the Judge
thereof. shall also hav. orIe NAL jurisdiction of all
such crininf cases and matte RS arising within he
Territorial. limits ci the jurisdiction of the said
And The Council Of Tie city e of Rehmon @'' ma,
vest IN the SAID Court Of Hastings. to lie held 81
tecsions OF the Mayor OF The city, IN cases aris-
Ing under the ordinances of the city
nf nasnsss 81 H., shs a sad Court Of Hnsnis
men. or BIZ the Judge thereof shall be distributed
between The monthly and quarterly terms of the
JuIge OF the SAID Court shall designate which cf
the terms held b, hin! shall be quarterly terms
Grand iury shall he summoned, in the mode
prescr'bsG by Jaw. to attend the terms of the SAID
Court of Hastings. held by the MAYOR. Recorder
August and November; and Grand Jury shall he
summoned, to attend the terms of the said Court,
ateiy succeeding each quarterly term oil tie said
Court and the SAID GraLd jury shall he charged
' Of as nee Grand e , and as1
Juries. applicable To Circuit Courts shall apply to
the saia Court OF Hastings, when held by the Jude
thereof.
Al',cri Y. exaT,nod BY the Court of Hastn2s,
held ~ the slay or. Recorder and Aldermen. shall
lie rema'.ded for trial To the Court of Hastings to
be held D, tie Iudge thereof; ard dispositions and
reco2rizances stql be taken ard eLuin ned to the
sand Court instead CT to the Circuit Court for the
CITY OF Richmond,
The said Court ,of Hastings, when held By the
judge thereof and the sad Judge respectively,
shall have like power Circuit Court or Iua re-
to award nunctions, wrlts fhabeas corpus, man
Appeals, wcits of error and supercedeas TO judy
ments, decrses or o'ders from the SAID Court Of
Aldermen. shal! be tahen as heretofore to tie Cir
cut gouTf CT the city of Richmond; and from the
shd SGu t. s a s. when held BY the ad.e
Court OF Appeals, AS is now prescribed by law for |
Circuit Courts.
The Commonweath's Attorney for tue Circuit !
Coa1. Of the city of Richmond shall attend and i
act as prosecutor for tie Commonwealth in the |
thereof.
:, During the absence Ct .he Ialge OF the said |
bold the terms Of tie SAID Court. the saaie nay be
held by the Judge Of any Circuit Court whose con-
and the said oourf of Eustinss or The jude
thereof. may order the removal of any suit from,
ana Inpt ~, 10 any circuit Court IN the same tnnar
r tue removal OF causes from one Circuit Court |
to another
- 3. The said Court of HASTINGS shall continue
10 nave civil ant CRIMINAL jurisdiction. and the
sai- Nav or, Recorder. Aide men and judge shall
zach have lie powers of Justice of the Peace
not only wilma .hr corporate limits Of the said
;isi tut aiso for the spare of one mile on the
'ily. ana every part thereof. iuciuang 20 much of
he SAID river to low water mark on the Shore OF
ines drawn due south from the eastern and west |
.fn examinations OF tie ore mile aiorssaii, for
'afters arising within the same, ge4ording to the |
avs nf the Commonwealth
. lnere shall be an election Annually ia each |
'a.no the SAID X on the first Wedaesda, IN
,pri or IN ease of failure IN nod the lection on
par day. Then on such day afterwards as the
'"Incii MAJ direct' which election in a ward shall
re curt OF Hastings. q, her nan the Judse the e
!. ara Tor pc ;sons 70 FIJI, ,pnti the next annual
~ =" Tlt: Way r. Superintendent of the Gas
sc'hs. separ, htendent Of Streets. superntend-
ae Sit, Taxes serseahf b. J. Constable. Captain
the Night Watch Mana-ef Of the Ioor 1iII"use.
anger, and Measurer uf Grain. ~ r.
Ard here shall also lie elected. by the ouaiiGed
oe1s "t Liie s.id CIT! At such time and place as
70 no9nol a. t.s sad city shall prescribe, Judge
'ali nou ms "Hca Tor the tan of eight years and
~ "a receive s such coEipensat6r ss ,nav be allow
iaii not tsIe PLACE within 'hirt. days Of any nu-
g pa! or state election in the said city and that |
IS coIApenssron shall not he diminished during /
$ term of office The n.su.er of cnndtietin| his
ect!on, OF making the return thereof! Of his qual
es in bis oce, ard Of deed ~ d H. nj. , eIse
ms Eha,i b, PRESCRIBED b, ordinance to be en-
This act shall take effect so soon as it has leen
'rgssn by the vote Of majority of the qualified
III pittcs as tbs ttDunc. Il OF the Saii ri hiatt |
ILhe. ~ ~ w NH 1: as-, de-
, n IA. az iEK ELECTInsS.s-The Council of
the City of Richmond have ao.a,A.ed The FOL |
GoSbrcro5ssss Of as e" c iI RHT1RsssiI1ERs
oiss ior the present year, ia the several Wards a
iison, l.. Libby "A; CIals and e Word, r o. x
ms BE- LED ans a. arkst Ha aI"'"'0 The cleo
ssa.S MAPisoN WARD..E. shepperson Jas A. e:
p at n &C. Gra1t 6. Gw IVA and G w
ra"ctor. fhe sIections to be held at the CITY :.
?. Davis, r NJ Jones aa, , = rtt,ci BaT ann
s. !ossrs ana IN. n. Kelley. Condmslo1 Ike 4
fssss rhos Law .hSR so Sc b e g 4 (
.orE.-Accordins to the late ordinance for Gal. bs
ing and defining the boundaries of the Wsras,,, OF
EASTERN line of MADISON WARD besirs nj
lith stleet to Broad street ffenee anrnss Rr"aa
e ecu, 70 Coiiese street. and along the middle of
iioso 81 ect 20 NaiAi)dH street: thence along
movie OF Marshall st.ee. 10 Ii.h street; thenne
ns the middle OF lith street Ia SLnckoe creeE
ace along ShockOe creek 10 the sass n branch |
>ald creek. and thence along said easter u branch
ne ,cnrporation iine. The western bouuaaty nf !
AplSON WARD nuns from the corpora.inn l,os |
ne the middle of 18th street To Asch street: |
nee f IN GEont,nuat.on of the line of 4,h street to
Canal - the middle of the street laid cnt le e
zen the iredegar Works property and Tate:s 7
tan trG thehce along the middle If said last
',t !. y :, 3 street t. James river AZ
.,.f E.h,os WARO emnraces ali that part Of