Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-14
LIGHT AND FINANCE BOARDS.
Details of the BiI. Providing Tor
These Two Commissions.

Details OF the Bill Providing for
These Two Commissions.
The second bill is called IAN act to
amend and re-enact an act entitled An
act providing a charter for the city Of
Richmond, approved May a. 1870 as
amended and re-enacted by an act ap-
proved April g. 1S4. 50 as to provide
boards Of light and finance COMMISSION
ers for said city, the manner of creating
said boards, and prescribing the powers
and duties thereof" 1t reads:
BOARD OF LIGHT COMMISSIONERS.
BE II enacted by the General As
sembly OF Virginia, That the Light De
partment Of the city Of Richmond shall
be under the direction and control Oh
a hoard to be called "the board Of light
commissioners Of the city Of richmond
TO consist Of three persons, each quaiiheu
TO vote and hold Office under the laws
OF this State. Said board shall be created
in the following manner-viz:
As soon as practicable atter the Isl
dav of August, 1895. the Board Of Pubic
Interests shall nominate TO the Council
nine persons not more than two OF
whom shall be residents Of the same ward
and from these nine the Council, IN JOINT
rneeting assembled for that purpose
shall elect three, each one 10 be resi-
dent of a different ward Of said city
from the other two, which three thus
elected shall constitute said board oI
light commissioners for saic CITY 10
person shall be declared elected VINO
does not receive the votes Of majority
of All the members elected to each
branch of the Council and no person
snail be nominated or eligible 10 sald
foard who holds or n candidate or
anplicant fol- any office or employment
under the Federal. State or muhlciPai
Governments As soon as the mehpeis
of said board are elected, as afcresaid'
they shall qualify by taking ana SUI
scribing an oath faithfully 10 dlschalse
the duties OF their Office, when Oa'n
shall be filed with the CITY Clerk lney
shall then draw lots for the term OF Once
to he held bv eacn: the term of ofhce
Of the one drawing the lowest NUMBER
shall expire on the 1st day OF July,
1goS. that Of the one drawing the next
lowest on the 1st day OF July, l5VO anu
that OF the one drawing the highest on
tho 1st dav Of July, 1902. In the month
Of lime. 1898. and in the same mohth
every two years thereafter, one melhDeI
of said board shall be elected TO HI tne
office of the member whose term win
expire on the lst day OF July tneh loi-
lowing. The term OF office of each MEM
ber elected after the first election here
under. shall be for six years except IN
cases of elections 10 fill vacancies occur
ring during a term, which shall be only
for the uneXpired term), and any member
who shall have served a full term OF SIX
veary shall be ineligible for the next
succeeding term Whenever an election
is TO be held for a member Of said board.
after the first election hereunder, il shail
be the duty Of the two branches OF 'he
CITY Council to have entered on ther
respective Journals an order for such
election. which order shall be made at
least ten days before such election, ana
certified TO the Board Of Public lnte-
rests. Upon receiving said oertiicate II
shall be the duty Of the Board OF Public
Interests, by a recorded vote, 10 nomi-
nate three persons residing in some
ward or wards OF the city other than
those in which the other two commits
sioners reside. and qualified In all re-
specss to hold the Office of member
Of said board as those first elected here
under; and from the three thus nomi-
mated the Council, In joint meeting as
sembled shall elect one person TO be
member Of said board TO fiji the vacancy
which has occurred or which may occur
either by expiration Of term or otherwise.
WILL NOT BE PAID.
2. The members Of thu Board OF Light
Commissioners shall not receive any COM
pensatlon for their services as such. They
may be removed from office by a vote Of
two thirds Of all the members elected TO
the Council for good cause shown; and
when any member Of the Light Commits
sion is named as an applicant or candi-
date. or as a proper person to be sup
portcd as a candidate for, or TO receive
any office or employment. Federal, State,
or municipal, II shall be the duty of the
President of the Board Of Public Inter
ests AT once 20 notify him In writing that
his name is mentioned in connection with
such office or employment. and If said
member do not, within two days after
the recent of such notice. file with the
Board OF Public Interests his statement
an writing that he Is neither candidate
nor upicant for such Office or employ
ment and that he win not serve nor ac-
cent IL If appointcd or elected, then said
board shall declare his place vacant, and
notify the city Council Of its vacancy.
which shall be flied in the manner here
inbefore prescribed.
3. The members OF the first Board Of
Light Commissioners shall meet on the
first Monday after their appointment, or
as soon thereafter as practicable, at the
office Of the Light Department, at the
city Han. or other suitable place, and
after taking the oath OF Office shall pro-
ceed TO organize by electing one Of their
number president and by electing secre-
tary. Two members OF the board shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction
OF business. Each commissioner shall be
entitled 10 one vote, and the board may
determine the manner In which the vote
nav be taken on any subject brought before
H. The said board shall have the power
10 elect a president pro tempore. 70 serve
in the absence or In case OF the tempo
rary disability OF the president.
POWERS OF THE BOARD.
4 The force Of the Light Department
OF the city OF Richmond shall be appoint
ed by the said Board OF Light Commits
sioners. as herein provided: The force
shah consist OF such officers and en-
ployees as the Board Of Light Commits
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