The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-10

THE DETECTIVES, AGATH-THE CoMMos
COUNCIL FORGETs THE ABOLITION OF THE SYs-
TEN THE FACTS FROM TIE ENEwsPAPERs.-In
the hiatus that occurs between the adoption
Of the City Ordinances and the date anterior
to the enacting ordinance therein referred to
an ordinance was. passed (now in force) re-
pealing all ordinances and resolutions con-
cerning the election. or appointment, (either
by the Board Of Police Commissioners or the
Council,) or pay of detectives By force OF
this ordinance the recent proceeding of the
Common Council looking to the appoint
meat OF two city detectives is utterly null
and void.
The repeating ordinance referred to was
introduced by Mr.. George l.. Christian, and
pissed by the Common Council, December
21st, BY the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. BargamIn, Braseman, Bright,
Christian, Curtis. Davenport, Davis Of Madison
Wn1d, Davis Of Marshall Ward English, Eng Foster
NOES -Messrs. Babcock. Carter, Higgins, Tai
bolt, and johnson of Clay Ward-5.
The ordinance came up in the Board of
Aldermen on the 18th Of December, and was
concurred in by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bass. Forester: Manly. Scott,
Spangcnburg. ranner Todd. Eandervali, Wagner,
Williams, thinner, aud Meredith-12.
y.
Smith,.
On the 3Oth of December, 1874, it was
presented to the Mayor, and by him returned
to the Common Council, the body in which
it originated, on the 4th of January, 1875,
with his veto. On the same day the ordi-
narce was passed over his veto by the Com.
mon Council, and on the 11th of the same
month by the Board Of Aldermen. By refer
euce to the files Of the Dispatch we find the
vote on the passage of the ordinance over
the Mayors veto recorded as follows:
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
AYEs-SIessrs. Rargamin. Christian, Curtis, Da-
yenport. Davis of Madison, Davis Of Marshall, Eng
lish. Foster. Gilman, Higgins, Klein, Manson.
Metzser, Newell, oliver, Powers, Purcell, Straus,
NoEs.-Messrs. Carter, jenkins, Talbot, john
son-4.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
scott, Spangerburg, Tanner, inner VannderVal ;n Was.
ner, Williams, Zimmer, Meredith-12.
SoEs.-Messrs. kellam, Ordway, Smith-3.
1t is true that when the revised ordinances
were prepared Mr.. Christians repeating or.
dinance was accidentally omitted, and the
old ordinance under which the detectives
were appointed at the last meeting of the
Common Council inserted. Butthe euacting
ordinance to the revised ordinances, which is
contained in the last chapter of the new book,
contains the following section:
"The foregoing ordinances, as they have
been hereinbcfore printed and corrected, the
last in date having been approved by the
Mayor on the 2Gth day Of November, 1919
shall be in force on and after the 1st day OF
April, 1915, except such paris thereof as
have been or may be repealed, superseded,
or substituted either by the express words
or the proper effect of ordinances approved
since the said Goth day OF November, 1874; and
all ordinances and parts Of ordinances Of a
general nature in force on the said 2Gth day
of November. 1874, and not included in toe
foregoing ordinances, shall be, and they are
hereby ordained to be, repealed on the 1st
day of April, 1915, with such limitations and
exceptions as are bercinftcr expressed" &c.