Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-03
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT PASSED
n MARCH 18TH, 1861, ENTITLED AN ACT TO
AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF RICH

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT PASSED
n MARCH 18TH, 1861, ENTITLED AN ACT TO
MOND.
Passed February 81, 1861
Be IL Enacted By the General AsseaJly Of Virgiaia
That sections five, SIX seven, nineteen twenty-five,
thirty thirty five one fifty four sixty eight
y-nne eghty-two ninety and ninety four of the
act passed March eighteenth, one thousand eight hun
bred and sxty-one entitled "An act to amend the
charter of the city of Richmond" be amended and
enacted so As to read as follows:
SECTION 8. There shall be an election annually in
each ward of the said city, the first Wednesday in
April for members Of the Council and there shall be
an election in each ward the first Wednesday in
April next, and the first Wednesday in April in
every fourth year thereafter, for Mayor of said city
than the Judge thereof and in the event Of failure to
hold either of said elections that day, then such
election shall be held on such day the Council may
direct and there shall also be elected by the qualified
of said city, at 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 term
eight years, and shall receive such compensation
may be allowed by the Council rOrided that his cleo
ton shall not take place within thirty days Of any mu-
ncipa State election other than State election for
Judge, and that his compensation shall not be dimin
ished during his term OF office. The manner ti CON
Quoting his election OF making return thereof of his
qualification, OF ordering elections to I'll vacancies
in his Office and Of deciding contested elections shall
be prescribed by ordinance of the Council.
SECTION 6. The term OF office Of members OF the
Court of Hastings, except the Judge thereof shall
mence on the saturday after the election
SECTION At the next May term of the Hastings Court
held by the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen and AT the
MAY term of said Court held in every fourth year there
after there shall be appointed by said Court Sergeant
and High Constable for said city and the MAY
of the Hastings Court held by the Mayor Recorder aud
Aldermen next before the expiration Of the present
term of office of the Attorney for the Commonwealth in
said Cou-t and of the Clerk of said Court there shall be
appointed by said Court an Attorney for the Common
wealth in said Court and Clerk of said Court. In ii"
event of a 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 b. made.
at the next ensuing Term Of said Court The term al
Office Of the Sergeant High Con. table, Attorney for the
Commonwealth aud Clerk shall commence "n thf lfrst
day Of July succeeding theirappo shall
continue for four years.
SECTION H. The Council shall certify to the Cont 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 lake
from said Sergeant and Constable respectively bond N
such penalty As it may deem it, conditioned for the
faithful discharge Of his duties. The Council shall
cause the several persons elected Ia he notified of their
election and the persons elected members of the Court
Of Hastings shall elect from among themselves per-
son As Recorder and Senior Alderman OF the
city, and certify such election to said Court The other
persons elected members of said Court shall be Alder
men of the city.
SrcIIox % If, during the term for which any per.
son may have been elected appointed To any Office
herein mentioned, vacancy occur in said Office 9th
erwse than Is mentioned in the preceding section, or
unless it be in the office OF Judge of the Hastings
Court, such vacancy may be filled by appointment
for much of said term may be uneNpired. such
appointment shall be by tho Court OF Hastings, held
by the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen, If It be In the
Office of the Attorney for the Commonwealth, Clerk,
Sergeant High Constable, Recorder, Senior Alderman
other Alderman and SHALL IN oil other cases, De
bv the Council. The appointment, If the vacancy be
i'm the Office of Recorder Senior Alderman, hall he
from among the other members Of the Court II Ia the
Office of any other Alderman or of u member OF the
Council from among the voters in the ward for which
such Alderman member of the Council was elected,
and, if in any other Office, from among those who may
be eligible thereto
SECTION 30. The Council may appoint such officers as
they may deem proper in addition to those hcrrnbe-
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 with
suretes, in such penalties To the Council may seem
fit payable to the city by its corporate name, with CON
dition for the faithful performance of said duties All
officers appointed by the Council may be removed from
office at It's pleasure.
SECTION 81. The Council may erect or provide in or
the city, suitable warehouses;, houses OF correc
ton and houses for the reception and maintenance OF
the poor and destitute. They shall possess and eSer
else exclusive authority over all persons within the
limits of the city receiving entitled to the b. nehts al
the poor laws appoint officers and other persons con-
nected with the aforesaid institutions and regulate
p4uperism within The limits of the city, and the Coun
ell through the agencies it shall appoint for the drec-
ton and manag Of the poor OF the city, shall eX-
erce the powers and perform the duties vested by law
in Overseers OF the poor.
SECTION 81. The Council may, the petition Of the
owner owners of not less than one.fOurth of tue
ground ulCuuou III any bl
erection in such square of any building addition TO
any building, unless the outer walls thereof be made Of
brick and mortar, stone and mortar, and To provide
for the removal of any such building or addition which
shall be erected contrary to such prohibition AT the
expense of the builder or owner thereof; and may
provide for the regular and safe building of houses ia
the city And if any building shall have been COM
menced before said petitions can be acted on by the
Council, if building in progress appears clearly TO
be unsafe, the Council may have such buildings taken
down.
SECTION d. The Council may prevent hogs, dog and
other animals from running at large In the cily and
may subject the TO such cOuscatn>, regulations
and taxes a. they may deem proper and the Council
may prohibit the raising or keeping OF hsgs IN the
city.
SECTION s. For the execution Of its powers and
duties the Council may tax real estate in the city all
| personal property therein; all free persons over SIX
teen of age all corporations located in the city,
having their principal Office therein, not exempt by
law from taxation all moneys owned by or credits
due to- any person living in the city all capital OF per
sons hayng place Of business in the city and doing
business therein and emp yed in said business though
| the said business may extend beyond the city pro
videl that much Of said capital as Is invested In real
estate is employed in the manufacture OF articles
outside Of the city limits shall not be taxed capital
All stocks in incorporated Oini-sock cOmpane, owned
by persons living In the city, not exempt by law from
taxation incomes, interest or money, dividend, Of
banks other corporations owned by persons living
in the city provided that capital interest income or
dividends shall be taxed when licens1 other tax i
imposed upon the business in which the capital Is en-
plOyed upon the principal, money, credit or stocks
from which the interest income or dividend Is derv we'd
shall tax be imposed At the same time upon stock
OF 4 corporation and upon the dividends thereon
SECTION 60 The Council may tax the keepers oi ord-
naries houses of entertainments boarding houses pub
| lie or private) public eating houses coffee houses,
lager beer, other drinking saloons or cook shops
agents rent out houses agents 10 sell catte' shr
or hogs dealers Ia horses aud mules keepers oi Nv
cry stables brokers lawyers physicians and dentist,
persons who keep daguerrean, Photograph pr am-
brOtype gallery and all who take pictures by Hight, or
whoSell barter patent specific or quack Hrd-
cine all sellers Of wine or spirtuous or lermened