The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-26
TO amend
THE CHARTER.
The Bill Has Been Passed by the
State Senate.
AN IMPORTANT BILL TO THOSE
INTERESTED IN THE MAGIC
CITY-THE BILL PRINTED IN
FULL FOR THE INFORMATION
OF THOSE CONCERNED.

The State senate has passed the bill to
amend the charter of the city of Roanoke
This is an ipmortant bill to the citizens
OF Roanoke and The Times herewith
prints the bill in full:
a BILL to amend and re-enact sections
%, Vi, 108, 109 of an ACT approved
February rs, 1876, entitled "An act to
provide new charter for the city of
Roanoke" Patron-Mr Clayton.
BE it enacted by the general assembly
of Virginia, That sections twenty. three,
sixty one, one hundred and eight and one
hundred and nine OF an act approved
February twenty eight, eighteen hundred
and ninety-siS, entitled can net to pro-
vide new charter for the city of Roam
oke," be amended and re enacted so as to
read rs follows:
Section %. To establish Il market or
markets in and for said city, and to ap-
point proper officers therefor; to prescribe
the time and place tor holding the same;
to provide suitable buildings and grounds
therefor, and to enforce such regulations
rs snail he necessary to prevent buck
steering, forestalling and regrating. And
for the purpose of regulating and con-
trolling the sale of fresh meats FIRE sh fish,
farm and domestic products in said city
the common council shall have authority
to conflne the sale of such articles or pro-
ducts to the public markets and public
squares provided by the city for that pur-
pose, and shall have authority to levy and
collect license tax for the sale of fresh
meats and fresh fish; and may impuse O
curbage tax, not exceeding twenty cents,
for each wagon, cart or other vehicle con-
tanning farm and domestic products
brought into said city and offered for
sale.
Section 81. The police justice shall pos.
sess and exercise all the jurisdiction and
exercise all the power and authority in
criminal cases of a justice of the peace for
said city, but he shall receive no fees from
the said city for services us sach police
justice in the issuance 5r trial Of State
warrants or for any services to the State,
and all fees collected by such police JUS
tice for State services shall be by him re.
ported to the city auditor and paid into
the treasury by pay-in- warraI according
| to law. He shall also try all violations
Of the city ordinances and infict such
punishments as may be prescribed for
violation of the same. He shall keep his
Office and court-at the place prescribed by
the council daily, except Sunday, and if
from any cause he shall he unable to act
the mayor shall appoint one of the JUS
tices of the peace of said city to discharge
| herein during such inability, and who
shall be paid for such services by the po-
lice justice Except in case Of inability
from sickness OF said police justice, not
exceeding thirty days in any one year, at
the same rate per diem as such police
! justice receives. From any decision of
the police justice affecting the legality or
validity of any ordinance passed by the
Council the city shall have the right of
an appeal to the hastings court of said
city.
Section los. There shall be lien en-
real estate for the city taxes assessed
thereon from the commencement of the
year for which they are assessed: and
! there shall he n further lien upon the rent
of said real estate, whether the same be
in money or in kind, for taxes for the
! current year. And the interest and pen
alties to be imposed or charged on nc.
count of the non-rayment of all city
levies and assessments shall be the same
| as ls provided by the general statute IN
the case OF State taxes. The tax collector
of said city shall make out list of the
lands delinquent for the non payment of
the city taxes and assessment thereon,
and shall deliver sf id list to the city
| treasurer, who shall consolidate or com
bine the same with the list of lands delin-
| quent for the nom payment of State taxes
| for the like year, arranging said lists in
separate columns, and shall advertise and
sell the same in conjunction Herewith,
and at the same time and in the same
manner as is provided for the sale of
lands delinquent tor the non payment Of
State taxes. and shall make report
thereof, as is provided by law, to the cor
poration court After said sales have
been confirmed or corrected by said court
they shall be recorded in the office of the
clerk of said court in book to he known
as the Delinquent Land Book" and the
sales of delinquent lands for city taxes
for the years eighteen hundred and
ninety seven shall be by the tax collector
reported 10 the corporation court for said
city. and after being confirmed or cor