Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-02
N ACT TO AMEND THE ACT PASSED
"a MARCH 18TH, 1861, ENTITLED AN ACT TO
AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF RICH
PASSED February q, 1866. J

y-nne, eighytwo ninety one and nnety-four Of the
act passed March eighteenth, thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-one, entitled An act to amend the
charter of the city of chmond' be amended and
| enacted To read a follows;
| SECTION .. There shall be an election annually in
each ward of the said city, the first "Wednesday in
April for members of the Council aud there shall be
| an election in each ward, on the first Wednesday in
April next, and on the first Wednesday in April in
every fourth year thereafter for Mayor of said city
and for the members Of the Court of Hastings other
than the Judge thereof and in the event of failure to
hold either of said elections that day, then such
election shall be held such day the Council may
direct and there shall also be elected by the qualified
of said city, such time and places the Coun
ell shall prescribe, Judge of the Court of Hastings
for said city, who shall hold his Office for the Of
| eight years, and shall receive such compensation
be allowed by the Council pFOrided, that his elec
ton shall not take place within thirty days of any
ncpal or State election other than State election for
ind and kat his compe nsation shall not be d min.
| shed dnrng his term of Office The manner OF con-
ductng his election of making return thereof of his
oua Gcation of ordering new elections TO I'LL vacancies
in his Office and Of deciding contested elections shall
| be prescribed by ordinance of the Council
SECTION d. The term of Office of members of the
Council and of the Mayor and other members of tho
Court of Hastings except the Judge thereof shall com
| mence the Saturday after the election
SECTION z At the next May term of the Hastings Court
held by the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen, AID the
of laid Court held in every fourth year there
after there shall be appointed by said Court Sergeant
and High Constable said city, and at the May term
of the Hastings Court held by the Mayor, Recorder and
! Aldermen next before the expiration Of the present
term of Office of the Attorney for the Commonwealth in
said Court and of the Clerk of said Court there shall be
appointed by said Court Attorney for the Common
wealth i'm said Court and Clerk of said Court In the
event of failure to hold term of said Court in the
month of May or to make any Of said appointments
then such appointment or appointments shall be
the next ensuing term Of said Court. The term Of
office of the Sergeant High Constable Attorney for the
Commonwealth and Clerk shall commence on the first
day July uccsedin their ppointInen and shall
continue for four years.
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 wand
members of said Court and the said Court shall take
from said Sergeant and Constable respectively bond IN
such penalty ii may deem fit, conditioned for the
| faithful discharge Of his duties The Council shall
ans The several parsons elected TO be notified of their
aIoction and tho per,ons elected of the Court
of Hastings shall elect from among themselves one rer-
| son as Recorder and one AS Senior Alderman of tn.
ciy and certify such election to said Court The other
persons elected members said shall be Alder
| men of the city
| SECTION -. IT. during The term for which any per-
SON NAV have been elected or appointed To sny Office
| herein mentioned a vacancy occur in said office 9th
erwi,e than is mentioned in the preceding section or
unless il be in the Office Of Judge of the Hastings
Court such vacancy may be filled by an appointment
for so much of said term AZ NAV be uneXpired Such
amendment shall be bv the Court of Hastings, held
by the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen if it be in the
| oircc If lie Attorney for The Commonwealth CLERK
| Sergeant uigh Constable Kecorder senior Alderman
or any other Alderman and shall in all other eases be-
bv the Council. The appoint mcnt il the vacancy be
i'm the Office of Recorder or Senior Alderman shall be
from among the other members of the Court if in the
office of any other Alderman, or of member of the
Cornell from among the voters in the ward for which
snch Alderman or member of the Council was elected
and if in any other office from among those who may
| be eligible thereto.
SrcTIoy 20 The CopnciI may appoipt such officers As
thew may deem proper in addition to those hrrpinbr-
for: nro yidrd for and define their mowers and pre
| from any of the officers 80, amounted bond: with
surees in such penaes A. Ia the Council NAV seem
m ,,ny,L tn thc citv Inv II. c,rnor, n, me " I'M rom
Ji,i Cr tbo Giibf,I ,oyGor,nanrc of said d1ties All
ar ,ri,toJ h,, H. a Con,ciI mos, Ls ramov.d fran,
| en- NJ H. nIessnr:
SPrrtnv "a ;Cbn CounciI NAV er.c or provLIe in mr.
near the civ suitbIs workbau.as houtes of cnrrec
ion and bcnsas for rho reren,n ~ md m,incuonra If
IN. moor nd destitute They shall uoss.s. and cxcr
else TX rIusve authority over all persons within the
limits of the city receiving or entitled to the ats of
the poor laws appoint officers and other persons con-
nectcd with tho aforesaid institutions aud regulate
puperi,m within the limits of the city and the uun-
cil through the agencies il shall appoint for the direc
on and management of the poor of the cty shall eX
erce the mowers and perform the duties vested by law
| in oversecrs ot the moor
SprrIny Al TN. CounciI may on the petitiou of the
o,rn,r or urnsr. nf NOT ess Than onefonrtb nf t,a
Wv npi - iiI w. % ,r, 80 ia i,, ibit ,b
- ;n ,,ch snnars ~ .ng IuiIJing ~ ,lJnn to
49, I'M A. - ~ o,,,a! ra iIo tLsr.If h nal, nf
a,y ou,iJs, uiesS .' i ,a d " t
DIoH a. lo A. ''"e anu ,; t'H ~
bs he nr"c,sJ u conror 10 r SrohbiioU a, 1S
cxnen.e Of The buiIder or owner thereof: and may
nrnvide for th. regular and saf- bnding 81 h.. An
the civ And if any bnlldinq shall nave been com
mencei before said petitions can be acted on BY the
Cnnnc or if building in progress appears clearly
he unsafe, the Council may have such buildings taken
|
sRcrIoy o. The Council may prevent hogs dogs aud
other AMI mails from running at large in the city, aud
may subject the same to such conhscati.ns regulations
NAV prohibit the raising or keeping OF hsgs in the
city.
SECTION Gs For the execution of its power, and
lnes the Council NAV tax real estate in the city, all
personal property therein all free persons over six
teen years of age all corporations located in the city,
or having their principal Office therein, exempt by
law from taxation all moneys owned by, or credits
due to- any person living in the city all capital Of per-
having place Of business in the city aud doing
business therein and employ In said business though
the SAID business may extend beyond tho lily pro-
videl, that so much Of said capitals = invested T. real
estate, is employed Ia the Manufacture OF articles
outside the city limits shall be faxed capital
al stocks in Incorporated uint-sOck companies owned
by persons living IN the city, not exempt by law from
taxation; incomes interest money, dividends al
banks other corpo atoms owned by per4or. living
in the city, provided that capital interest, iBcope or
dividends shall be taxed when licelso or other tax i.
imposed upon the business in which the capital j.
ployed ar upon the principal, money, credit or stocks
from which the interest income dividend Is derived,
aor Shall tax he imposed at the same time upon .tock
Of a corporation and upon the aividGnds thereon.
Section % The Council may the keepers OF ordi
narieS, houses Of entertainments boarding houses, pub
lie or privateJ pubic eating houses, coffee houses,
lager beer, other drinking saloons or cook shops
agents to rent houses agents to sell cattle, sheep
or hogs dealers in horses and mules keepers Of liv
cry stable, brokers LAWYERS physicians aud dentists
persons who keep a daguerrean photograph or am
brotype gallery and all who take pictures by light
who sell or barter any paent specific quack medi
cine all sellers Of wine or spirituous fermoate
liquors all manufacturers, merchant trdc:s ami
shop Keepers and any other paissE OF erp6. m-Ht
upon whom or upon which lie state may al The time
have impo, Cd license tax And as 10 all persons or
e.ploJtgegts eEbraeGd in this secog, the GGuAcil
nay lay the taE directly, may require thom to- take
out license under such regulations as may be- pre-
scribed by ordinance, and Impose tax thereon bit
the taxes herein authorized shall be subject TO the pro-
visions stated in the next preceding section;
SECTION 81. The said Court held by the Judge shall
have original jurisdiction Of all felonies committed |
within the territorial limits of its Jurisdiction ant /.
prisoner, pat on his trial for felony, shall be found
by the iury guilty Of only a misdemeanor the laid
court held 6y the Judge shall have iuristis,ion . tie
case and IL shall have appellate isctton in Gases
in which tn. constitution ALT or VI fdi,y Ct 6u udi-