The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-02

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o,se. ~ cha. e5Hyes,a IA ,,o q resident nf
each ~ the sir wards ~ the CITY. 3 The
MAYOR shalt he OF. oAIcia the nresident
AZ tba Roor,l aud nresidea me- I'm Enneat;nna. hat
sboi, o,,Iv bnve q vote IN case s,of a. fla vote
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tae StrS9l,, 4na ~ Souits W
"a - a. e'ty tne sst. go .mo ~
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eoulSn st.iEe feIs9ils ,.o.n gsou ~ Tug s.A
VI Ans VINO si!a1 pe fGtsfs, aIee.
noloels, ahas gave zreslaed 10 saio Guy W
ieast TWO years previous 70 such nomlna-
zion, ana snail nor hoia any 0mce-Federal,
state, or mqnlelpal-or be candidate for
any sucn ofhce. 49,
From the eighteen names thus sent In to
tne Council ny asae Judges, the Council
snaail proceed 10 elect SIX one ito be q resi-
sststsspl eacas@astisin the mede. that other
srsslacaeEssala. .steeaeo, except snat no per.
sehtsnaii Des decIared elected who shall NOS
receive majority of the votes of all the
members elected to both branches of the
Council; aud in case there is no election. or
those elected decline to act under the first
nomination thus made by the judges, they
shall Immediately name three other persons
from the ward or wards in which the va
cancy or vacancies exist, until the said
Board is filled by the Council by an
election In the manner above described. The
Mayor, rs president, with the six citizens
mus elected, shall constitute the Board OF
fohce commissioners for the city Of Rich
mona. ANY Tour OF said commissioners
snail constitute quorum Tor the TRANSACTION
OF any business. SAID Board may adopt
rules ana bylaws for the government
thcreol, ana may also establish, promulgate,
ana ENFORCE proper rules, regulations, and
orders lot the good government and disci-
pllne OF the ponce force, and shall have the
power, IN investigating any charge against
u poiiceinah OF olncer OF the force, or in the
InsessiSation n oI any HaEter over which the
poaio nas eohiioi, 10 send lor persons anu
pupels, ccMpei Tue attendance OF witnesses,
anu any, eAalnlhe a Lnelh uhoer oath provided that
saiu ruies, reg egulations'and orders snail notln
any way conIict Win any ordinance OF the
Clty Couneil, or OF the provisions, OF this
ac:, ol oi Inc Eohs1ltution ana laws OF
LUIS LUIS o,;ua,s Sta.e oI ene @ Cnated states. Inc
u .1Mens Msd;sa ME are e,ue,ea a soniss.oners
sbaII hoi5 thor ofinss for two naan. a ~n,as, a,
the f;rst e1ect;on nnder this t .c. .nd ua1er fen
thres vesrs mnJer evarr s,ect;on I bsd b thr ,ol
after Those from Monroe % JacESon Lo 'D ond
IoGa,,o,, ,,,aua. sl,a,i bni.9 ~: oa'nson' anu
ts ven., som @ ""nus S"ai nc,u , sneii orces los
sntes yeaas dauei ~ ] eaon 1iee'lon. Ine saiu
oions tn s nny .,n 1I .h is,ossu az any tlnle Wy
s1I SI.e u 'mo W. 'nlius noa Va Tue wnoie couneil
e,o oi ~, $50 upou piopes
oransJ hafaro p'Io ss;d |'ou,o;, aue ~ ;a;nt anu
spass;or po ossonoh,o5 T, u' n,- s,,ah ~, 'oii' ;ti
1an ,,,orahar sbaii d;a 9 nns;o 'uon u'nuo v.U',
fsor, tI,a I,,or5 srar, n,t;o,, Ln a1aa.oa
Or he y candidate FOR anr off;ooN &C NEadora1 %
Stote ~ n,mnicinoiN N+haro ehoIi ho ~ onna
a vacancy in enid Roard which Sha11 he tiIled %
bv three iudges nominntinr three other
persons from the ward or wards in which
such vacancy or vacancies shall exist: from
which names the Council shall at once fill
such vacancy or vacancies, as before. pro-
vided by this act, until the next regular
election of such commissioners. 49,. -:
Section 86. It shall be the duty Of said
police commissioners to select from among
the electors Of said city, and appoint BY
warrant OF appointment, bearing the sig
natures OF the Mayor and at least four
others Of said commissioners, to be imme-
diately filed with the city clerk. 40 many
policemen, officers of police. and natroImen
as shall be authorized by the City Council.
and said Board shall apDoint. with the an.
proval OF the Council, one chief Of police.
who shall hold office for the term
Of two years, through =. whom said
Board may promu1gate all rules, regula-
tions, and orders to the whole force, and
who shall have immediate direction and
control Of said force, subject, however, at
all times to the rules, regulations, and orders
OF the Board and the orders OF the Mayor,
provided that the. orders of the Mayor do
do not conflict with the rules. regulations. or
orders of the said Board then in force: and
the said Board shall proceed immediately
upon its organization to divide the said No.
licemen. officers Of malice and notroln1en
into three classes to he stvIed rho frst
second and third ciasses irhe lawns %, -;
sorv;co 80 tbo first oiaes sb,1, a-n;ro -, ~ ~ VI
1et do, - ~ In1,, o'Ho Sn w th .he
saoond closo an +ba ~ Sar - I'll,
1919; ana that OF tue third class
on the ISL day OF July, 1SSo: AND this al
ternat1on shal! !tnerea1ter continue by classes,
aceotulnS " IT'S hunpei, 80 thaG oHe,tnIo
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