The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-02

Wh,yens. sill has recently passed the General
Assembly .amsndinx the Charter efthe city OF Ri:h
H1sn an. CONT; and whereas the terms 81 the Md
PIN provide that It shall r. mt" elect SSn,E a,1sr
Rssoirsd. That the commisso nerss Of EIsct,ons
IN the several wards sh1lI open poll a. Inc sec e.
the acce ptamce OF the said /" an .endment to The
!:5or aaa a,endnpsma asatns he anasnamsnt"
and returning the same to the Council with the
Resolrsd, That the said smend rent to the Char
ter. wth this preamble and rel hiutions: he pub
i!s.sa in He ed daily papers for the Information Of the
rhoS. LAWSON. c. c. r.
A BILL 20 amend the Charter Of ths City Of RicA-
moxd, and 10 reergc"iSe the Csxrt 0 Hastings
BE Al enacted by the General A. st,atIy, That the
secord. third ard sixth sectiunA Of an act passed
March 80, 1859, entitled an act revIsng and re-
of the CITY of Richmond. be enacted and
amended so as to read as follows:
poration u Court. VIII ch shall be called the Court
of Hastings for the City Of Kichmopd !. and the ne
s be held ' s sny ="
exec pt where it is otherwise provided; and also
BY Judge to be called the Judge OF the Court OF
say A term Of the said Court of Hastings shall
he 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 days
and The said Court, SO held by the said Ma,oT. Re,
corder ard Aldermen, shall nave and perform all
the jurisdiction, powers and duties now vested in
the said Court OF Hustinss; except such as are
the said Court Of Austnss. when held BY the
term Of tho said Court Of Hustinss, not ex-
ceedins twenty days. shall also re held by the
place as shall be prescribedby the Council of the
said city which said Court of Hustings 80 held
by the Jude thereof. shall have and exercise ex-
clusively the jurisdiction now vested IN the said
law and in chancery, all matters concerning the
probat Of wills. the appointment, quailhcailoL and
removal Of iduciaries, and the settlement Of their
accounts, and all other civil proceedings, excep:
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 orsnal jurisdiction OF all
such criminal eases and matters rising within the
territorial limits of the JURISDICTION OF the said
Court. as are bow cosn,zatis in Ci5cult Courts.
vest in the SAID Court of Hastings, to he held by
the Judge thereof: appellate jurisdiction from the
decisions OF the Mayor of the city, IN cases aris-
ing under the ordinances of the city.
The business Of the sad Court OF Hustings-
men. by the judge ereoi, shall be distributed
between the monthiy aud quaLterly 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 he summoned in the mod,
prescribed by law, to attend the terms OF the SAID
Court Of Hastings. he'd by the Mayor. Recorder
and aldermen. for the months OF February, May.
Aus ust and November and a Grand jury shall be
summoned, To attend the terms of the said Court,
held by the judge thereof for the months immedi-
Court and the said Grand Jury shall he charged
bs the Judge of the said Court. And all the provi
Jures, applicable to Circuit Courts shall apply to
the said Court of Hastings, when held by the Judge
Allcriminas examined by the Court of HASTINGS,
held by the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen, shall
he held by the judge there"i and dispositions and
recognlZances shall be taken and retufned TO he
said Court instead OF to the Circuit Court for the
city OF Richmond.
The said Court of Hastings. when held by the
Judge thereof. and the SAID Judge. respectively,
shall have like power as a Circuit Court or Judge,
to award injunctions wits II haGeas corpus man
damns ana prohibitions.
Appeals. writs of error and supercedeas to judg :
Hastings, when held by the Mayor, Recorder and
Aldermen. sha. be taken heretofore to the Cir
cult Court of the city of Richmond and froin the
said Court OF Hnstlnss, when held by the judge
Court OF Appeals, as is now prescribed by law Tor
The Commonwea.h'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
thereof.
During the absence of the Judge of the said
Hastings Court. or his INABILITY for any cause To
hold the terms Of the SAID Court the same may he
held by the Judge OF ans Circuit Court. whose com
pensation shall be pad by the oIty Of Richmond !;
thereof. may order the removal of any suit from
his Court to any Circuit Court. IN the same Banner
lar the removal OF CAUSES from one Circuit Court
Is another.
to haye civil and criminal jurisdiction, and the
said Ma,or, Recorder, Alder ,nen and Judge shall
each have the powers Of a Justice of the Peace.
not only within the corporate limits OF the sad
city. but also for the space OF one mile on the
north side of James river. without and around SAID
city. and every part thereof, including much of
The said river to low water mark on the shore Of
the county of Chesterfield shall he between two
lines drawn due south from the eastern aud west
ern examinations of the one mile aforesaid, for
matters arising within the sane' according to the
* There shall lie an election annually in each
ward OF the SAID city. on the first Wednesday in
Aprl or in case Of failure to hold the election on
that day, then on such day afterwards as the
Council may direct: which election in u ward shall
the Court OF Hastings, .: her than the judge there
Of. and for persons To fill, .nnt,i the next annual
election said ward. tie following offices for said
city tn wit: Mayer. Superintendent of the Gas
Works. Superintendent of Streets. SMperintend-
ent of the Water Works; Assessor Collector of
of the Night Watch. Manager OF the Poor House.
oauger. and Measurer Of Grain.
And there shall also be elected, by tho qualified
voters Of the SAID city, 1T such time ard place as
the Council II the said city shall prescribe, Judge
Shall hold his {" "cs for the term n as &
shall receive such compensation as ma' be allow
ed by the said Council: provided. that his election
shall not take place within thirty days of any
ncipal or State election in the said city, aud that
his compensation shall hal not be diminished during
his term Of Office. The manner of conducting his
election, Of making the return thereof of hls quail
tcstion. OF ordering new elections 70 fill vacan-
cies in his, office, and Of deciding disputed eec-
.ions. hall be prescribed by ordinance, to be en-
acted by the Council of the said city"
This act shall take effect as it has been
adopted hv the vote Of a maJoIits of the qualified
voters of tic city of Richmond, given at such time
and place as the Council OF the said city shall pre-
scribe NH 2S-tde
CHARTER EIEcTiONS.-The Council Of
~ the City of Richmond have appointed The fol.
and GoSbUcToEs Of the e. CHARTER EL &c
II0NS Tor the present the several WaYda
of the city.
, Foa jfFFERsoN WARD-JosePh Brummell, J. J.
missioners and f. r. Seal Gcnanetor. The cleo
tons to be held at Market Hall.
sco. r. Grant, g. and 5Ss
Randolph, CSmmissioners; and f.. H. Chalkey,
GoadHeter. Tne elections to be held at the City
:. FoR MONROE WAaD.-T. Boudar, T. Ba,ha,x,
~ pays and 9nfs and Mathews cS%
IS e0 rios L llSP 81 n 70
Neutrality-suspicious. to the late ordinance for ..al-
tering and denim the boundaries of the Wards,''
the eastern line of MADISON WARD begins at
of 4th street 70 Broad street thence across Broad
street to Cnlese street. and along the middle of
the middle Of Marshall street to iii street; thence
along the middle OF l4th street to ShuckOe creek ;
thence along shockoo creek to the eas'e' n branch
MADsoS from sSe ns
thence. IN continuation of the linz OF 4th street. to
the James RIVER and Kanawha Canal thence up
:d hs sas dds the ss laid
old tan yard; thence along the middle of said last
msntl9ned street to JaInes river.
the city east Of Madison Ward; and M0NROE
WARD embraces all thai part west OF M,dson
ara INN N-tdel I. l..
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