The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-29
rios. LAWSON. c. c. r.


rHos. LAWSON. c. c. r.
.Er1 70 amend iAe Casrfey Of the CRY Of Rim
,aosd ard 10 'tersantss the Conrs Of Hna,as
Pe A. eHacf,d bs the General Assembly, That tn
ssrord third and sixth sections OF an act passe,
March 70, 1859, entitled an act REVISING and re
duclas INTO one act the pTovisio of the Chsrte
cf The clty Of Richmond; he re-enacted ant
snerded so as TO read as follows:
go There shall continue 10 he for the said cor
poratinn Court: VIII ch shall be called The "Conr
z h for ssa s CITY s Se @ aed n
Aldermen OF the said city, or ans four OF them
except where i is otherwise provided; and ast
hg judge, to be called the 'Jndse Of the Court o
Eus,tnzs,' IN the following manner. that 10 t.
say A term Of the SAID Court of Hastings shal
for By law, except that shall not exceed six day
and tae said Court, so held by the said MAYOR. Re
eorder and Aldermen, shall nave and perform al
tie jursd' 'ction, powers ard duties now vested il
the SAID Court Of Hastings; except snch as are
hs.eInaiter expressly vested IN and delegated "a
the said Court of Hastings, when held by the
judge thereof.
term OF the said Cour. of Hastings, net ex-
oeedinr twenty days. shall also he held by the
Judge thereof, IN every month, at such times and
place as shall lie prescribed by the Council of the
SAID city which said Court of Hastings. so held
~ the Iudse thereof. shall have and exercise ex
elusively the jurisdiction now vested In the SAID
Cnurt of Hustings in a civil and matters at
sw and IN ehancer,. all matters concerning the
yrobat Of wills the appoi nt.nen. qnaiih cation and
removal of idneiares. and the settlement OF their
accounts. and all other civil proceedings, except
those relating TO apprentices. bastards the regis
irsson of free negroes. and other matters of po-
The sad Court of Hastings, held by the Judge
thereof shall also have original jurisdiction of a
saeh criminal cases and matters arising within the
,arrinrIai limits of the jurisdiction of the said
Court, rs ore now cognlzatle IN Circuit Courts.
And the Council of the city OF Richmond may
vest III the sad Court OF HustInEs. 10 be held by
the lndge thereof, appellate jurisdiction from the
decislous o the Mayor of the city, IN cases arls-
!ng under the ordinances OF the city.
fasIu @
whether held hy the Mayor. Recorder I'D Alder
nen or by the Jndce thereof, shall be distributed
peweeu the monthly aud quarterly terms of the
ssgd Court as is now prescribed by law: And the
jalse Of the said Court shall designate which of
IN, ,srrls held By him shall he quarterly terms.
Grand IGrs shall he summoned IN the mode
prescribed by law. 10 atte Ed the terms OF the said
snd Aldermen. for the mont tbs OF February, May,
tGgust and November and 4 Grand Jury shall he
summoned. to attend the terms of the said Court,
he'd i, The Iudge thereof, for the months immedi-
ats, succeeding each quarterly term of the said
Court and the SAID Grand Jury shall he charged
!, the Judge Of the said Court. And all the prov-
SONS Of law concerning Grand Juries and other
Juries applicable to Circuit Courts. shall appiv to
the said Court OF Hastings, when held by the Judge
thereof
Ai,5r.rinals examined hx.the Court of H1st.ngs,
hed ty tll{ %tsor. h,e.orxF and Aldermen, saaIl
lfcosnlzluces shall hstaken and returned 10 the
sad Court, instead oi 10 the Circuit Court for the
ciry of Richmond,
TIE said Court Of Hus,ings. when held by the
Judge thereof, and the sad JUDGE respectively,
shall have he power Il Circuit Court or judge |
I, aSsfd ih!uncfions wrIts vi habeaS corpus man
dsmgs ana prohibitions.
Appeals. wits of error and supercedeas to ludc-
meats. decrees orders from the SAID Court of |
Sins,ngs, when held by the Mayor. Recorder and
Aldermen, shall be taken as s'heretofore to the Cir
cur Court of the city OF Richmond and from the
sad Court ol Hustings. when held by the judge
thereof, 70 the District Colrt or the Supreme
EeaFt oi Appeals as is now prescribed by law for |
The Commonwealth Attorney for the Circuit |
Court OF the city of Richmond shall attend and |
ret IS prosecutor Tor TIE Commonwealth in the |
thereof.
DURING the absence OF the Judsc of the said |
Hisunss Court. or his inability for any caase 10 |
bold the terms oi the SAID Court, the same MAJ lie
he'd ' the judge OF any Circuit Court whose com
FRsati7n shall be paid by the city Of Richmond |
aud the SAID Court OF Hustinss, or tine Judge |
hereof may order the removal Of any suit from |
bs Court to any Circuit Court. in the same manner
ana ier The same causes as is provided by law
i'f ,he removal ci causes from one Circuit Court
= The sad Court of Hastings shall continue
"a hhye civil aud criminal jurisdiction. and the
ssId Ma'or, Recorder, Aldermen and judge snail
each nave Tue powers OF a Justice of the Peace, |
AeI EMS within the corporate limits of the said |
eit, 'ut also for the space of one nile en- the
Luttn siie OF James river, without and around said
SN, ana every part thereof, including SO muci, OF
,a .s sfla I'eT 70 low water mar on the shore of
mes dfaWn due south from the eastern and west |
e,a formations of the one mile aforesaid, for
"aets = a,ishs within the same, according to the
l
y. > Q There shall he an election annually in each
sa,ac s the sad city. on the first "Wednesday in
hWii or IN case of failure to hold the election on
,ha day, then such day afterwards AS the
tNlhci NAV direct which election in ward shall
e lor lts members of the Council and members of
4etdlrt OF Hastings, other than the judge there !
y ana ior persons to fill. until the next annual |
eeetoh IN said ward, the following Offices for said
NJ - Wit: Mayer, Superintendent of the Gas
NeTss, Superintendent Of Streets, Superlntend- |
sEi Of the Water Works. Assessor, Collector of
1e W, Taxes. Sergeant. High Constable, Ca pfaln |
ae Night Watch, Manager OF the Poor House. |
;aaser. and Measurer of Grain.
t.ll here shall also be elected, by the qualified
,afii oi the ssid city. at such time and place as
1s council oi the said city shall prescribe, Judge
y the Court OF Hustings for the said city who
aat mold his Office FOR the term OF eight years and
=! ~. 81 receive such compensation as NAV he allow
s me said Council: provided. that his election
Ia aal hoi take PLACE within thirty days of any mu-
tepN OF State election III the said city. and that |
M ~ compensation shall not he diminished during
R ~ iernl Of Office. The manner of conducting his
s%eon OF MAX ing the return the reoi, OF his quail
sAedtion. OF ordering new elections TO fill vacan-
= N ms Office, and of deciding disputed cleo |
,,f 20 shal be prescribed by ordinance, to be en-
f1su IS " the Council of the said city,"
4Ais act shall take effect soon AS it hss been |
pted it the vote OF majority of the qualified |
sa y ni the city Of Richmond given At such time
sailbe oA '"e '''" o'ts M hssn ssntpp az
| HAkTEK ELECTiONS.-The Council of
sl .r CIsy OF Richmond have appointed fhe fol |
nt1leu gentlemen AS ,OAGISStONERS