Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-28
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY, APRIL %. 1875
The Amended Charter.

cit; charter, next lnnfSuay, may Oe eAelcl>eu,
we again publish that remarkable instrument,
this time, however, accompanied With the Sec
tons of the previous city charters to which II
refers:
AN ACT to amend section eight of an act en-
titled an act TO amend the Charter OF the
City of Alexandria, approved February TWEEN
tictn, eighteen hundred and seventyope,
and pro2iing for submitting the same to
the qualified voters Of said city. Approved
March II, 1876. :.
/. Be it enacted by the General Assembly OF
Virginia, That section eight OF an act entitled
an act to amend the charter of the CITY OF Al
exandria. approved February the twebueth,
eighteen hundred and seventy one, be and tn
same is hereby amended so as to read as t1l-
Iws:
IS. All cficers and clerks other than those
prescribed by the Constitution OF the State and
laws passed 10 accordance Herewith Except
such as arc provided for 10 section five OF the
act approved May the seventh, eighteen hun
dred and 6.ty-tWo) shall be elected annually on
the fourth Thursday in May by the qualified
voters OF said city.
,. The City Council shall define the powers
of all such officers aud clerks SO elected and
may take FROM them bonds with surrtlcs, 10
such penalties as to the CITY Council may seem
f., payable TO the City Council by its corporate
name, conditioned for the faithful performance
ty such officers and clerks OF the duties of
their respective Offices.
3. The City Council shall have the power 10
remove or suspend such officers aud clerks for
misfea >apce, nooieasance lu office, or for dere-
lc,tou Of duty.
/. This act shall not be 10 force until it shall
have been submitted to the qualified voters OF
th, city of Alexandria Tor their ratih .atio0 and
a majority of such voters at az election shall
have voted Tor the ratification thereof.
5. This act shall be submitted to the quail
fed voters Of the city of Alexandria at such
time aud 10 such manner as the City Couucll
shall provide.
6. This act shall be in force from its passage.
Section eight Of an act entitled an act to
amend the charter of the city of Alexandria,
approved February ooh, 1871, reads as fol-
lows:
5. The City Council may elect all officers
and clerks, other than those prescribed by the
Constitution, that they may deem proper for
the good government Of the city, and de6ue
their powers, and prescribe their duties and
compensation, and may take from any OF the
officers so elected bonds, with sureties, 10 such
penalties as to the City Council may seem BIT,
payable 10 the city by its corporate name. with
condition for the faithful p rformance of said
duties All officers elected BY the Counc. may
he removed trcm office at lis pleasure. Eich
board may remove all officers elected by such
board.
Section FIVE of she &C. approved May 7tb
1852, reads as tollo VS.:
5. The persons qualified to vote as aforesaid
shall meet at some convenient place IN the
wards in which they respectively reside, and
elect four persons for the representatives OF
such ward in the Common Council, out of the
qualified voters who shall have resided in such
ward Tor three mouths Immediately preceding
the election and two persons for representa-
tivas of such ward 10 the Board OF Aldermen,
out Of the qualified vo.ers who shall have re-
sided in such ward for six months immediately
preceding Aud she said election Of members
to serve in the Common Council shall be held
on the frs, Tuesday Of March 10 every year,
by three commissioners to be appointed 10
each ward for ,ha, purpose by the Commou
Council for the ensuing election, and alter
wal DIS by the City Council which appoint
meut shall tie al least ten days before the day
of each election Aud the said commissioners,
or a najorIty OF them, may employ such writ
ers, aud at such rate of compensation as the
Council may direct, or 10 the absence OF such
direction, such writer's and at such rate as they
shall think proper. and they shall respectively
take an oath, 70 be administered by the mayor,
or any Justice of the peace OF the county of Al
,Xandrla, to record the votes faithfully and iu-
partially. They shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to each writer poll book TOR those
officers as to which such writer Is 10 record the
votes, and each writer shall enter the name of
each voter in column under the uame OF each
person for whom lie votes for apy Of said off
ces. The said votes shall be given as prescrio
ed by the third section of this act, but at the
time vote is given the said commissioners
conducting the election shall receive OF each
on it, which shall specify he names of the per-
sons for whom be votes and for what office.
And at the election of members to serve 10 the
Common Council which shall be held 90 the
first Iu sday in March in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and 6fiy-three, at the
same tune aud in like manner, TWO persons
shall be elected for representatives OF each
ward 10 the Board OF Aldermen. Upon the
assembling of the members of the Board Of
Aldermen so elected, they shall be divld in-
to two DUAL classes one OF each class rom
each ward to be numbered by lot. The tcrm
Of service of the members of the first class !
Stall expire with that OF the members OF the |
Common Council first elected under this ACT
and of the members of the second class at the |
expiration OF one year thereafter; and this |
aI,cruation shall be Continued, SO that one half
of the members of the Board of Aldermen, one
from each ward, may be chosen every year.
TIL first election under this act shall be held
at such place in each ward as shall be fixed on |
by the Common Council, and thereafter shall
be held at such place in each ward as shall be
appointed by the City Council, of which pub
lie motto, shall be given. The mayor shall APP
point commissioners 10 ill vacancies which may
occur in the number of commissioners Of cleo
ton appointed as aforesaid by the City Couu-
Gil, caused by death, refusal to serve, absence
from the city, or any other disability.
10 make the puzzle more difficult, and, con.
more interesting, We will state that
hough diligeut inquiry has been made, the
author of the proposed change can not be dis.
,,vared that some say it was passed by the