Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-04

sons 30 examined shall not be used
against them in any criminal pro-
ceedings. He shall also have power
to suspend such officers and police,
and to remove such officers, and also
such police, when authorized by the
General Assembly, for misconduct in
Office or neglect of duty, to be speci-
fed IN the order of suspension or re-
mOval; but no such removal shall be
made without reasonable notice TO
the officer complained of, aud an Op
portunity afforded him to be heard
in person, or by counsel, aud to pre-
sent testimony in his defense. From
such order Of suspension or removal,
the officer so suspended or removed
shall have an appeal of right to the
corporation or hustings court, or TO
the circuit court of such city, in
which court the case shall be heard
de novO by the judge thereof, whose
decision shall be final. He shall
have all other powers and duties
which may be conferred and imposed
upon him by the general laws.
Sec. 6. There shall be IN every
city city council, composed of two
branches having a different number
of members, whose powers and terms
of Office shall be prescribed by law,
aud whose members shall be elected
by the qualified electors of such city,
in the manner prescribed by law,
but SO as to give as far as practicable
TO each ward or similar subdivision
of such city, equal representation in
each branch of said council in pro
portion TO the population of such
ward or similar sub division; but in
cities of under ten Thousand pOpula-
tion the General Assembly may per
nit the council to consist of one
branch. No member of such council
shall be eligible during his tenure of
Office as said member, or for one year
thereafter, TO any office TO be filled by
such council by election or appoint
ment. The council of every city
NAV, in 4 manner to be prescribed by
law, increase or diminish the number
and change the boundaries of the
wards or the similar sub divisions
thereof, and shall, in the year 1908,
and in every tenth year thereafter,
and also whenever the boundaries of
such wards or similar subdivisions
are changed, re-apportion the repre-
sentation in the council among the
wards or similar subdivisions in q
manner to be prescribed by law, and
whenever the council of any such
city shall fail to perform the duty
so prescribed, a msndamus shall lie
on behalf OF any citizen of such city
to comepl its performance.
Sec. z. The mayors and councils
of cities shall be elected on the
fourth Thursday in May, and their
terms of office shall begin on the
first day of July succeeding. All
other elective officers, provided for
by this article, shall be elected on
the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in November. and their
terms of office shall begin on the
first day of January succeeding: pro,
vided, however, that the General
Assembly may change the time OF
the election of all of the said officers
except that the election and the
beginning of the terms of mayors
} and councils of cities and towni
shall not be made by the Genera
Assembly to occur st the same time
with the election and beginning Of
} the terms of office of the other cleo
tive officers provided for this Consti
/ tuition.
Sec. 8. Every joint resolution oil
ordinance which shall have passed
both branches of the city council
shall, before it becomes operative, bt
presented to the mayor of said city
: If he approve he shall sign it, but il
not, he shall return it with his OBJ
r jectiOns in writing to the clerk, ol
r other recording officer, of thst branch
! of the council in which it shall have
: originated, which branch of saiC
3 council shall enter his objections a
length on it's Journal and proceed t
p consider it. If after such considera
5 tion two-thirds of sll the member,
elected thereto shall agree to pass th,
t resolution or ordinance it shall bt
r sent, together with the objections, Il
!, the other branch of said council, by
e which it shall likewise be considered
and if approved by twO-thirds of al
/ the members elected thereto, il shal
!, become operative notwithstanding tn,