Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-06

A. W. MORTON,
mh9--4t Clerk Of Council.
AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT PASSED
n MARCH 18TH, lsel, ENTITLED An ACT TO
AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF RICH
MOND.
Passed February "a, 1861
Be IL Enacted On tie General assembly " TirgiRia,
That sections dye six, seven, nineteen twenty two,
thirty, thirtyhys hfty- one my four sixty eight six
ty-nine eighty two, ninety and ninety-three OF the
act passed March eighteenth, thousand eight hun
bred and sixty-One, entitled " An act 70 Smehd Ihe
charter Of the city Of Richmond be amended anu 10
enacted 80 as 20 read a follows
SECTION There shall be an election Annually ih
each ward 81 the said city the hrsi "Wednesday ln
April for members Of the Council and lhefo sAl ~
an election Ia each ward, on the nrsI "edhesDa!
April next and the fr,t "Wednesday IN APii .u
esery fourth year thereafter, for Mayer OF said Sly
and Tor the members Of the Court OF hustnks V'neI
tb rbe Ius thereof. and in the event Of failure 20
hold either Of said elections on thai day then sueh
election shall be held such day A. the Counell may
5rct and there shall also be elected by the qualified
voters OF said civ az such time and places as the Coun-
ell shall prescribe Judge Of the Court OF musings
for AID etv who shall hold his Office for the term Of
eight wears and shall receive such compensation as
NAV be allowed By the Council PrOrldsd that his cleo
lion shall not take place within thirty days OF any mu-
ici,s or state election other than state election for
iudge and that his compensation shall not be dimin-
ished during his term Of ONCE. The manner OF CON
Quoting his election, Of making return thereof OF ms
qualification Of ordering elections % h vacancies
in his ONCE, and OF deciding contested oecoh' Hhai
be prescribed by ordinance OF the Council
SECTION 8. The term Of Office Of members Of the
Council and Of the Mayor and other members OF the
Court OF Hastings except the Judge thereof shall com
mence on the Saturday after the election
SECTION T. At the next May term Of the Hastings Court
held by the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen a. al the
Nav term Of said Court held ia every fourth year there
after there shall be appointed by said Court sergeant
and High Constable for said city and al The May term
OF the Hastings Court held by the Mayor Recorder AMI
Aldermen before the expiration ct the Prese mt
term Of oce 81 the Attorney for tha Commonwealth IN
aid Cout aud the Clerk Of said Court there shall be
f.H ht.. tiI( Al he
wealth In said Court and Clerk OF said Court In the
event Of failure 20 hold term ot said Court m the
month Of May, or TO make any OF said appointments
then such appointment or appointments sh1I % utde
al the ensuing term Of said Court The term OF
Oce Of the Sergeant High Constable Attorney Tor tho
Commonw salth and Cork shall commence ON the nrSt
day Of July next succeeding their appoutmentand shl
continue for four years
sScrIoS 10 The Council shall certify TO the Court Of
Hastings held by the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen
the names Of the persons elected from each ward as
members Of said Court and the said Court shall take
from said Sergeant and Constable respectively bond IN
such penalty As 10 may deem hi, conditioned lot tue
faithful discharge of his duties. The Council shall
cause the persons elected 90 Doc nouhed OF their
election and the persons elected members OF the Court
Of Hastings shall elect from among themselves one per
son as Recorder and one As Senior Alderman OF tho
cy and certify such election % said Court The other
persons elected members e" said Court snail De Alder
SEc,1oS D. Ii, during the term for which any per.
may have been elected OF appointed 20 any once
herein mentioned, vacancy occur IN said once ON
erwse than Is mentioned 10 the preceding section, or
unless Il be in the office Of Judge Of the Hastings
Cont such VACANCY may De fllcd hy uppointmg nj
for so much Of said term may he uneNplrcd. such
appointment shall be by the Court Of Hastings, held
bv the Mayor recorder and Aldermen, i II DC In the
otace Of the Attorney for the Commonwealth, Clerk,
Sergeant High Constable, Recorder senior Alderman
or any other Alderman and shall Ina all other cases, be-
by the Council The appointment, n the vacancy Do
the Office Of Recorder Senior Alderman, >hait be
from among the other members OF the Court; II u th"
Office of any other Alderman, OF q member OF the
Council from among the voters In the ward Tor which
mi 90
and II in any other Office, from among those who may
be- eligible thereto.
SgcTtoN go. The Council may appoint such officers as
they may dee proper, Ia addition 20 those hervnbe-
fore provided for, and define their powers and pre-
scribe their duties and compensation and may take
from any OF the officers, &c, appointed bonds wiki
suretiss in such penalties A. the Council may seem
It, payable the city by its corporate name, with CON
dition for the faithful performance %; said duties All
officers appointed by the Council may be removed rom
once a It's pleasure.
SEcrIoN IS The Council may cree, or provide, iD or
the city, suitable warehouses, house, Of eorree
uon, and houses for the reception ana maintenance OF
the poor and destitute They shall possess and eNcr
else exclusive authority over al persons within the
limits OF the city receiving or entedto the benefits OF
the poor laws appoint officers and other persons
neeted with tho aforesaid Institutions aud regulate
pauperism within the limits Of the city aud the C"un-
ell through the agencies 70 shall appoint for the diree-
tiOn and of the poor of the city, shall eN
erese the powers and perform the duties vested 10y law
IN overseers OF the poor
owner owners Of not less than one-tourth OF the
ground included IN any square of the city, prohibit the
erection In such square Of any buldnS OF addition TO
any building unless the outer walls thereof be made Of
brick ard uOrtar stone and mortar, and 60 provide
for the removal Of any such building or addition which
shall be erected contrary 90 such Prohibition AZ the
expense Of the builder or owner thereof, and may
provide for the regular and safe building Of houses In
the city. And 10 any building shall have been com
meneed before said petitions can be ac'rd on by the
Council II building In progress appears clearly TO
be unsafe, the Council may have such buildings taken
down.
other animals from running at large bon the city, and
may subject the 20 such cOunscati-n> regulations
and taxes As they may deem proper and the I"uuSi
s %1y prohibit the raising OF A''p"s OF ''S ''
sEcr1oS 6s. For the execution Of its powers and
duties the Council may tax real estate la the city All
personal property therein all free persons over SIX
teen Of age all corporations located IN tue city
or having their principal Office therein not exempt Dy
law from taxation all moneys owned by or credits
due to- any person living In the city all capital OF per
sons having place Of business tn the city and doln
business therein and employed In said business thous
the said business may extend beyond the eNy pro
vide that much Of said capital as is invested In real
estate Is employed ia the manufacture OF articles
outside Of the city limits shall not De taxed a. capital
AN stocks IN incorporated oint-sOek companies owned
by persons living the city, not exempt by law from
taxation; incomes, interest or money dividends OF
banks or other corporations owned by persons AvnS
in the cy provided that capital interest income or
dvidepds shall be taxed when license or other tax Is
imposed upon the business In which the capital Is EN-
ployed or upon the principal money, credit or stocks
nom which the interest income dividend Is derived
nor shall tax be imposed a. the same time upon stock
Of a corporation and upon the dividends thereon
SECTION 81 The Council may tax the keepers OF ord'-
naries houses Of entertainment boarding houses, puO
lie or privateJ public eating houses, coffee houses
lager beer, or other drinking saloons or cook SHOPS
agents to rent out houses agents sell cattle sheep
or hogs dealers IN horses and mules keepers OF Nv
cry stables brokers, lawyers physicians and dentists
persons who keep daguerrean, photograph, OF am
brotype gallery and all who take pictures by ght or
whose or barter any patent or specinc OF 4uaeS meu
cine all sellers Of wine or Spriuoa' OF Lslueu'sI
rfraHrrr
shop keepers, and any other person or emplo! mvn'
apOn whom or upon which the stale may AZ the Uue
have imposed license And as 20 all persons OF
employments embraced IN this section, tne NVuuS'.
may lay the tax directly may require them 70 1Ne
ont a license under such regulations IS may De pre-
serioed by ordinance, and impose laN lhere,u o'
the taxes herein authorized shall be subject TO the pro
visions stated in the next preceding section: -,
SECTION - The said Court held by the Judge shall
have original jurisdiction OF all felonies commltte1
within The territorial limits Of is jurisdiction and u
prisoner put on his trial for felony, shall be found
court held BY the jadge shall have Jurisdiction Of the
case and % shall have appellate iurdie on in cases
IN which the eonstitutonAiy or validity Ct ordi-
nance Of the city Is involved
90 The Council may impose penalties for the
violation OF TINS act OF any % the ordinances OF the
city, not exceeding three hundred dollars for one Of
fence II the penalty be above one hundred dollars it
shall be prosecuted in the Court OF Hastings the citv
al the terms held BY the Mayor, Recorder and Alder
men but any claim dns penalty under This art
or under any ordinance OF the city n u be mite5 20 an
amount not exceeding one hundred dollar. ana 49,,
ether claim against the city person therein II il
does not exceed one hundred dollars exclusive in
terestj shall be equitable In the Mayors Court ana
his iud gment shall be final In all civil where the
matter in controversy, exclusive Of costs is more
than twenty dollars.
STcrIoN rs The Mayor shall be the head Of police
the city, and shall have general superineudenee and
control u said police pursuant 90 the ordinances of IN,
city when he be absent from the city, or is sick
10 be unable TO attend % his duties his ONCE q
vacant the Recorder or n he be absent from the city
or is SO sick a. % be unable % attend 90 his duties
his Office be vacant the senior Alderman shall exercs
An the powers of the Mayor.
sEcrIox 2 The 2Si and 5sth sections OF this act ar
hereby repealed.
SgcfIoN 3, This shall be submitted 20 the quail
6ed voters Of said city for adoption rejection on sNt
dav Of March, eighteen hundred and sixtysix aud sha
h. in force and take effect from the said election,
adopted By majority Of the cast II such election
m hall be the duty Of the Council Of said city TO max
snitable provision and arrangement for submlttin
tb act to the qualified voters VI the said city, and
live uublic notice Of the time and places when sue
Election will be held and to ascertain and declare N
result thereof
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