Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-07
.,orosed Amendments to the sltF
Charter.

s,,,owinp is The report of the special joint
,u,;t,ee of the City Council appointed TO pro-
'o- .,,ch amendments to the City Charter as
.bair Judgment might suggest ana "n'cn was
aaonted by the Common Councll las' hisnI
Sec S. The Mayor Of the Guy U ;sos Hotars at
Iii he annually elected by the qualiheo voters a.
s1a ,,oes and places and in the manner that mem
luz nr The city council are elected. lie snail no!o
p;s onice for one year, and until sucEessot -
hosen and qualified in his stead. he snall oeioie
~ enters upon the duties of his Office take an oasn
or affirmation in the presence oc o. t WH e shall be
Ilonrdrd in its book OF proceedings. tie sna see
Tot the laws of the corporation be duly eSecusIu'
and in the event Of the removal OF any oiu 80 ~
His order he shall communicate the !aet' WIZ NC
reason therefor, TO the city counci ManG 1a have
o,rar 70 convene the city council whenever IL las
dO;nion the rood of the community may require ~
and he shall Law before the city sounci lIoii W..
70 time, in writing, such alterations III sne
,he CORPORATION as he shall deem neccssay ". -
~ he shall have and exercise all the powers VI q
in.,;cp of the peace within the said clty' anu snll
~ for his services annually just anu reason
.tio COMPENSATION. to be allowed and liked by the
ar cnnpcil. which shall not be Increased or a!min-
I.hrd during the period for when LIE snaii naNe
,nan elected, The election OF mayor anu neuioe!'
c.1o hoard of aldermen, and common councl,
VI tan Ia held ON the fourth Thursday IN May az
nch nlaces and by such persons as tue city COUNCIL
shall select: oo, ebou ,ccnr IN either
h-anrh of the city council by death, resignation,
silure to qualify or from any O.nel order
hronch in which such vacancy occurs snll oluel an
ec,ion 10 fill tue vacancy until the neAt regular
aiac,iOn. Removal from the ward shall not create
vacancy. .:, shall, oranr on election
annually by the people on the iourth ln1rsaay oi
t1,of named officers:
amItor of Public Accounts, superintendent OF Gas,
t'i"-: NJ the Cas- Collector or collectors OF Taxes,
t'rr, of the Market Attorney for the Corporatlon'
SUPERINTENDENT Of Police, Gauger OF Casks ana In
sntctor of Domestic Liquors, Inspector ana Meas
rrer of Wood and Bark and Inspectors OF Lumber.
Yah branch of the city council shall elect the
Ulcers necessary for the transaction OF It's leStl-
mate business All other officers snail be elected
BY the city council in Joint convention.
The city council may take from any OF the omcers
50 elected bonds with saretles IN such Pena!tes as
% the city council may seem lit payable TO the city
hr its corporate name with condition Tor the faith
c1l performance of their duties. And II any ol0cer
# whom bond is required fails to give such bond
within the time prescribed by law, his ONCE snail
I've vacant Whenever vacancy snail occur 10
any otnce under this charter (cxcept members OF
,he clty councD whether by removal from office,
Death, resignation, failure to qualify or otherwise,
rho c,tv council shall fill the vacancy at the next
or any succeeding meeting in joint convention.
Sec. II. Every male citizen of the United States,
twenty years oldwhO shall have been aresaentot
the Statc for twelve months and OF this city 1or
three months next preceding any electlon anu VINO
i onalified voter in and resident OF the ward IN
Tbich he offers TO vote and shall have paid 10 Inc
state and city on before the day OF electlon the
csptation tax required by law Tor the preceding
yrar shall be entitled te vote on all questions SUBJ
nied TO The people at such election, provided that
no officer, soldier, seaman or marine OF Tue OniIeu
States Army or Navy shall be considered resident
o this CITY by reason OF being stationed mere, anu
provided also, that the following named persons
Shall be ex cluded from voting TO wit: l. Idiots ana
luuatics. >. Persons convicted OF bribery IN any
election, embezzement Of public money, treason,
felony or petit larceny. 3. No person who while
citizen of this state has since the adoption OF the
constitution fought duel with deadly weapon,
sent or accepted challenge to hgnt duei VIII
deadly weapon either within or beyond the oounda-
ries of this state or knowingly conveyeda challenge
or aided or assisted in any manner IN ngnting
duel shall be allowed to vote, or hold any oAce OF
honor, profit or trust under this charter.
T., The members of the common council, eject
ed as aforesaid, or majority OF tEe snail on tue
rst day of July Of each year, assemble themselves
At the council chamber, or any other place winch
shall be hereafter fixed for their meeting, and shall
choose a member of their own body to be president
of the said common council, to whom snail DC au-
ninistered, by any justice OF the peace LOT lhe Guy
of Alexandria, an oath affirmation tor the iaIn-
uron the said president shall administer the oatn OF
oce to the other members Of the council; anu snail
have while they are in session, the same power
which is at present exercised by the president OF
the present common council upon Ike occaslons'
and shall convene the common council whenever,
in the opinion of four ef the members, expressly
MIN in writing, or whenever, in his op!nntbortU
GOOD of the city may require 1t; and ono rnar NJ
of said common council shall cr,:suu ste.S
until others are chosen and IuaIiAeu ~ 49, 's:
ana the members Of cue y. n, Gve ~ them
shat, on the first day of July in each year, assemble
themselves in the chamber Of the board OF aldermen,
or any other place which may be agreed upon LOT
their meeting, and shall organize IN ike manner
with the members Of the common council, ana Tue
president of the said board Of aldermen shall have
like power, while the said board IS IN session. WIN
the president of the common council, and he shall
cuoyene the city council whenever, IN the opinion
Of two members Of each board, expressed 10 MIN III
writing, or whenever, in his opinion, the gooo Oh
The city may require it, and the authority OF inc
ssd board Of aldermen Shall commune untli oInciS
are qualified in their stead and no longer .
Sec. II The jurisdiction OF the SAID city council
shall extend TO the limits hereinbeforc prescribed
The concurrence of majority OF the whole NUMBER
Of members of each branch Of The city council snail
be necessary for the passage OF any law, oruel OF
resolution or for repeating, altering or reVokng Tue
same, and no bill or act creating ne" ID" .,
amending or altering an existinglaW shall be passed
at the same session on which it is presented, unless
it shall receive the votes OF three'orrtns OF Inc
members of each branch of the city council. FRO
rded that when quorum is present majority o.
those present shall have the power to elect such o.
Ulcers as NAV be necessary the TRANSACTION OF tAe
business of each branch of the city council.
Sec. q. The collector or collectors OF the corpo
ration shall have power to collect the TAX ps hnes
and leyes due the city, and the superintendent OF
Gas shall have power to collect the Gas bills due
the city, and each shall have power to dstraln ana
sell therefor, In like manner rs the oncer chascu
with the collection ofstate land shall haVe,in
All other respects, the same powers as such state ON
GERS to enforce the payment and collection thereof
and he or they shall entitled such compensation
asmav be allowed by the city council. He and his,
or they and their suretics shall be liable to all the
lines, penalties, and forciturcs that such state oni
Ger is legally liable to for any failure or derecuon
in office, to be recovered in the same manner, anu
before the same courts that said hues, penalties
aud forfeitures are now recovered IN against suen
state officer.
Sec % The said collector or collectors shall re-
port to the Auditor daily or whenever the collec-
hal