Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-13

deprived Of his ciIics, which sha! .'.ereiIp:,
, (! 5ccoma vacant, and sha! forever be di,o1a,;:
). ed to hold say Office in this Coumpnaes.ta, {
to exercise any civil privilege e;:;a. a.so.rar; 10
shall ;he Governor exercise the rCser ni ps,
provided for il the Code OF Tirsin:5, caan G
: IT, SIS
, s. Eacancies in clice, occa:rins undcr tn;
+ Ordinance, stal be filled, 6: in o:hes cases :
vacAncy, as provided by inv.
This ordinance shali D: in force frtn i;
passage, ultil repealed by nc, of ASSEMBLY, c
t b; nm? urdiGancs Of Canrcntioc.
, s.. HoLLADAT.-It viii be observed on reed
iis he ;uu. IL seclion, iEat these rffces arc |;
, bv vacated without any proceeding, aud tn.
all acts dor.s by the paity thereafter shall b
wholly void
There arc many officers in The State Ct VIZ
gina who are not so sltu.!ed Us to he ab.s t,
take the cath prescribed by liv.
1t would seem proper, Therefore, that prori
sion should be made whereby soms civil OF mil
itary authority should be qualified for Ihe pu7
pose. Again, there are certain ciril eff :ers o
the State, who may lave been driven frca
their county in Consequence Of the State Q
public sentiment therein. Provision shoal,
also be made by which they also may MIX
oath before the proper officers. In view 0
these facts, amendments being e7l-l!ly NC
esssry, uovs that III, ordinance be recon.
nitted for consideration.
The motion was agreed to-
THE AD3ENcE OF TIE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC 40
COUNTS.
The following ordinance being mex! in order
was taken up and passed:
AN ORDINANCE
Proriding for tho appointment Of Comm IL
sioncrs Of tho RerenHe and Collectors O.
7aSes in certain casfs, and providing f0,
tho absence of the Iuditor If Prblie d.
counts
Be it ordained That wheHoror it is neces
sary fer ths Auditor Of Public Accounts 20 bs
absent from his Office Hhan he is employed IL
the performance Of the duties of any board o.
which ho is ex.,ifico member. or whcn en-.
gagged in any special or important duty appcr
tanning to his cfice, he NAV thereupon author.
i1e tic duties Of the said officer to be perform.
ed, for such time, by any clerk il his office, ol
Thich authority, information shall be given 10
the Treasurer and Second Auditor. The Audi
tor of Public Accounts, and his securities,
shall be liable ioT any default or breach Of duty
while so actjr5. No additional compensation,
beyond the annual salary, shall DO allowed 10
any clerk for his services while SO acting.
II shall DO lasfdl for the Auditor OF Public
Accounts to appoint ons or E,ore Commission.
ers Of the Revenue, for each district in this
Commonwealth, to Gil any vacancy therein, or
to perform any duty which the lrcun bent has
failed or refused to perform The Commits.
sioners, so appointed, Shall continue in Office
until his successor is elected and qualified, tir
appointed 10 i'll vacancv.) and aiterward.
uni: he s.illl have completed his assessments
of al! licenses, persons, and property which
NAV have hocn commenced By him, and the
delivery Of the certificates OF licenses and books
Of his assessments Of persda4 and property 80
the proper collecting officers. in the ,node pre-.
scrn,d hy liw. TIE time for the assess mari:
and livery Of lie certificate; ard boJks there
0f a. af"reSGid, shall be prescribed by IT,:
Auditor al the time Of the appointment FuI
good cause tho said Auditor, "i!h tho appro.
bation Of the GoSernoT, iaaT al,n7 such Com
missioner a. additional &c for r1ch ceriidc2,c
Of hccrsn, - be issued nv hiri, not excet0iEe;
one dollar, - be in, ludsG IN The ,icerse tax
Whenever ,he rtii'a Of any Sheriff of Col.
lector Of tsxes shall become Tacsrt, Or wE7n
the security o! aay Sheriff IT Collector IS 91ai!-
ilestly insufficient the Auiitor q PlA!ic AZ
counts Elay appoint Collector Of TIC taxes
militia dnes and other public dues, in aay
equity Or corporation, to collect the s"a,", and
may allo:F nm q reasonable ctnPapsat!o1, to
10 a5rced upon, [hefars tro service is c9:-1
ncacsd) and approved by the Executive.
Such c,!!ecror ss.rll have reasonable l.tnr
allowed ll;in by the Auditor 20 rclIe sue; cc!lec
tinn5 and p.y tic sa;re into ,he Treasury; eLd
skal betoTn ne sc:s, execute boad with sure
!ics annrc7ed Is tie soi Auditor, co0dit;ono!
tin. DO wiil faithfully cnllec. the SAT-! taxes;
militia tincs, and otler public dues, and accoua
f,7 and pay the same into he Treasury within
the time 30 ailoSvd The said bord shall re
NAN fsd in The Aufitors tice In al; case
Of default in The payment Of LIMOS collected b!
any cHcer where the Auditor pf Public IL
counts is required 10 take judgment asains
such delsultng officer within given time
without notice, the said Auditor may, in i.ia
discretion, within sa;d Time, take such juds-
lncnt or lot.
This ordinance shall be in force from its pas
sage and continue 10 force unti rspesled By
the General Assembly; the right to do which
s hereby vested in the said General Assembly.
Jr%ysoIcTIos oE COUNTY COURTS.
The following WAS also passed without de.
bate:
An Ordnance extending tbs Jurisdiction OF
the County Cnurts in Certain Crssa.
Be it ordained, That when tha coUr. Of aug
county shall fai! to meet for the transaction Of
business, or the people thereof, or any Of them,
| shall be prevented from attending lhereupon
By reason of the public enemy, the court OF
tho county ncxt thereto, where such obstruc.
tion does not exist, and the clerk th1reof, shall
have jurisdiction Of all matters and authority
to do and perform ali acts which, as the law
now is, arc referrab!e to the court or to the
clerk Of the county so obstTncted.
The Chair call'd up
An ordinance to prohibit citizens Of Virginia
from holding oflcs under tho Uated States
Government, but
Ga motion Of Mr. SEEP2Ey w;so stated that
gentleman was absent WIZ desired to be
present when tho subject cam. up for conside-
ration, it was laid upon the tai: t.
TIE BOARD OF TCBtIc ORES
The noxt ordinance caller W was
An ORDINANCE
To suartnd the Bsard cf' I'n5hc Works
B, j. ordained, That tho lizard Of Public
Works be, and the same is hereby, suspended,
during the continuance Of tho existing war be.
tween the United States an! lhe Confederate
States of America but it shall be competent
for the General Assembly al any time to repeal
this ordnance and restore the said Board OF
Public Works
Be it further ordained, That tbs Governor,
First aud Second Auditor, majority Of whom
may act. shall hereafter. during the suspension
OF the Board of Public Works, perform all
the duties and exercise all the functions OF the
ssid Board, prescribed by the sixty sixth chap.
ter Of the Code Of 1860, or any other act Of
Assembly.
This ordinance shall os in force from and
after its passage.
Mr.. SrGART-As that ordinance falls within
the scope Of the fundamsnt law of the Com