Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-28
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BILL amend He c1oytsr ,fhe Caycf Richmond and tore
orgdaisi ne Court 81 Hu,tiHgs cfAs .did city:
Be ue1dd Jy Tie General ssenbi That the second third
and sixth sections Of an act passed March go l entitled
revising and reducing into act the Of the Charter
the city Of Richmond be reenaed and amended read
follows:
$ There hall continue for the said corporation Court
which shall be called the Court Of Hastings City
mond and the shall be held by the Mayor Recorder and
Aldermen Of the said city, four Of them except where
ana Ss' y Judge 70 be called me Jude
Of the Court OF Hdsng' In the olowng that Ia to
erm Of the said Court Of Hastings shall be held by the Mayor
provided for by law that shall days
the said Court so held by the said Mayor Recorder and Alder
It's vested in the said Court NJ usng except
hereafter EXPIRE vested in ami delegated the said Court
Hastings when held ny the Judge thereof
term ofhe said Court OF Hastings exceeding twenty days
shall also be held by the Judge thereof in every such
tines and places ha he prescribed by the Council Of the said
city, which sail Court OF Musings held Judge
Of ha have and exercise exclusively the jurisdiction vested
IN The said Court OF Hastings In all civil and
and In chancery all matters concerning Wills
appointment qualification removal Of fuaries and the
settlement Of their accounts, and all other civil proceeding
cep those relating TO apprentices bastard the registration
fee negroes, and other matters OF police
The said Court q Hastings held the Judge thereof shall also
have original Of all such criminal cases and matters
Court, as are now cognzabe in Circuit Courts.
And the Council Of The city Of Richmond may IN the said
Court OF Hastings be held by the ereo appellate urs.
dcion from the decisions Of the Mayor city in arising
ualer the ordinances Of the city
DG9ess OF the said Court OF Hastings held by the
Mayor Recorder and Aldermen by the Judte thereof shall
soaed between the monthly aud quarterly terms o. ,he ,ad
So is now prescribed by law; And the Judge OF the said
Court shall designate which Of the terms held by him shall he
terry terms.
Grand JOry shall be summoned in the mode prescribed by
law 20 attend The Of the said Court ustng held by
Mayor Recorder and Aldermen for the months o February
Angn and November @ad Grand Jury hl be summoned 10
attend the terms Of the said Court held by Judge
Court and the said Grand Jury shall charged Judge
the said Court And ali the provisions OF law and
Jus and other Jues applicable circuit apply
the said Court Of Hastings when ha by the Judge the eof
All criminals examined by the Court ofustinvs by the
Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen shall he remanded trial 10 the
Court dstngi be held by tn Judge thereof and spo
aud recognlnces shall be taken returned the said
of
The said Court OF Hastings when held by the Judge thereof
said Judge respectively. sha have ike power as Circuit ourt
Judge, award Junctoas wits Of habeas corpus
a1d prohibitions
Appeals and upercedeas judgments DEGREES
from the said Court Hun hy the Mayor
Recorder and Aldermen ha be taken herecior to the Cir
Musings when held by the Judge thereof district Court or
the supreme Court ofAPpes, now prescribed b. law
The Comoaweahs Attorney for the Circuit Court Of the city
Richmond shall attend and prosecutor the
wealth in the said court Of HUI a, when held by Judge
thereof
his inability for the said Court the
be held by the Judg. OF orca Court
Court Of Hastings the Judge thereof Of
suit from his Court to Circuit Court in the
and for provided by the
Of causes from one circuit Court to another.
criminal cn, and the said Mayor Recorder Aldermen and
Judge shall each have the Of Justice Peace not
only thin The of the said cIty but jso
north side Of James river without and around
said city and part thereof including OF the
yer 10 low water mark shore othe county OF
from the eastern and
examinations OF the mile aforesaid for matters asng
Nithn the same according to the laws OF the
IS There 81, be election annually In each ward OF the
sau city the first Wednesday 10 April Of failure 10
hold toe election that day. then on sueh day
Council may direct which election In ward shall be for lts
beers Of the Council and members Of the Court other
than Judge thereof and for persons m until the rN AN
nua election said ward the following Offices said city 70 wi
Mayor Superintendent Of the Gas Works Of
superintendent Of the Water Works AE-sOr Collector Of the
City Taxes Sergeant High Constable Captain the Night Watch
Manager OF the Poor Bou Gsager and measyrer Grain
And there shall aso be elected by the quaed yoes Of the
SAID city ct saeh time and place the Council city shall
prescribe Judge OF The Court Of Hastings fer the said city
shall hold Is oce for the Of eight and shall
UGH compensation be allowed by The said poy.
died. that his election shall take place within thirty DAYS Of y
municipal State election In the said city, that his compen
saion ,hal be Diminished during his Office The an
conducting his election, Of making the return thereof Of
qualification Of ordering new eleci to AL In lis
deciding disputed elections shall be prescribed by
10 be enacted by the Council Of the said city,"
shall take effect has been adspted NV The
majority Of the qualified voters Of the city Of Richmond
given such time and place the Council Of said Cay shall
prescribe. mh2s-tds
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