Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
OF INTEREST TO TOWNS.
Bill Fixing Time Of Eiecting Their Ofi'
cers-Aqrees to Constitution.

| A measure OF general public interest
is that which has recently passed both
branches of the Legislature, relating
to extending the terms of the various
officials of the several incorporated
towns of the State.
The bill, which will be widely read,
is in full as follows:
/. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Virginia. That for the pur-
pose of conforming to the Constitution
OF this Commonwealth, the terms ct all
officers elected by the qualified voters
of each Incorporate town in this Com
monwealth, and of their successors
now in Office, which would terminate
prior to the first day of September,
nineteen hundred aud three, except
for the act, be. and they are hereby
continued and extended until Septem
Der, nineteen hundred and three, and
thereafter until their sue esSOrs shall
have been elected and have qualified; !;
provided, that the terms of Office of all
officers elected by the qualified voters
of each incorporated town. and of their
succt ssors now in office, which but for
the provisions of this act would expire
after September first, nineteen hundred
and three, and prior to September first,
min .teen hundred and four, be, and
they are, hereby extended until the
first day of September, nineteen hum
dred and four, and thereafter until
their successors shall have been elect
ed and have qualified; provided that in
any town where the term for which
the officers of said town has already
terminated, and where said officers at
the time of the passage of this act are
continuing in Office until their success
SOL are elected and qualified. the term
of said officers is extended until the
first day of September next succeeding
the time designated in the charter for
the regular election of officers for any
such town, and their succe ssOrs shall
be elected on the second Tuesday in
June of such year.
2. Any vacancies that may occur in
any such office, the term of which Is
continued and extended by this act,
occurring during such continuation or
extel sion, shall be filled in the man.
ner now prescribed by law for filling
such vacancies.
8. The successors to any such Off
cials now in office shall be elected on
the second Tuesday in June immedi
ately prior to the termination of their
terms of Office, and every two years
thereafter, and their terms of office
shall begin On the first day Of Septem-
Der next succeeding their election, and
shall continue thereafter for the period
of two years.
4. All other officials of any town in
this Commonwealth. whose term OF
office would expire On other dates, are
hereby continued in Office as provided
in section one of this act, and. there
after, until their successors are APP
pointed and have qualified, and any
vacancies occurring in any such ap-
pointive offices during the time Of such
continuation or extension shall be fill
ed in the manner now prescribed by
law.
5. Each and every official whose
term of office is hereby extended, shall
possess all of the rights, powers and
privileges, and be subject to all OF the
liabilities during such continuation or
extension in office as at present pro
vided by law.
6 Such portion, or portions, of any
act of the General Assembly of Vir-
ginia creating the charter of any town
of this Commonwealth, and any act or
acts amendatory thereto, as shall con
flict with this act are hereby repealed.
Z. This act shall be in force from
and after it's passage.