The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
Acts Of the Assembly

Council of the city, and If additional
councilmen are made necessary by the
order of the court, the Council must
within thirty days after date of the
order, elect the additional members
II the town has treasurer he shall
be the treasurer of the city, and il
| there be no treasurer, the Circuit
Court. or the judge in vacation. may
same Is true of the commissioner OF
revenue.
On the. second Tuesday in June, pre-
eedng the exPaton % Of the . egnlal
there shall he an election of q mayor
and Common Council, who shall &C
into office the first day of the follow
| ing September for term of -four
years.
At the next general election of State
officers on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. when similar
officers are elected for other cities,
there shall be elected in the new city
a treasurer, commissioner of revenue,
city sergeant and other necessary Of
tlcers, whose terms shall begin on the
first day of January and continue for
four years.
The Common Council may for good
cause remove any OF the town officers
and abolish any of the offices after
reasonable notice ara by recorded
vote of two thirds of the members.
The new city shall continue to be
within the jurisdiction of the Circuit
Court OF the county where 1t is stu
ated, and there shall be but one COURT
house. clerks office and clerk for both
the city and county.
of the city into wards In conformity
with section 1014 (a), subsection S, Of
the Code OF Virginia.
All county district and court officers
and all notares public of the county
shall continue to exercise jurisdiction
in the new city. and the qualified vot-
ers of tho city may vote for the coun-
ty and district officers as though 1t
had not been declared to be a city.
Tho Circuit Court of the county, or
the Judge in vacation, is required to
appoint an electoral board for the city,
in conformity with section 81 of the
Constitution,
Such city shall constitute one sepa-
rate magisterial district and one sepa-
rate school district in the county in
which 1t islocated, and there shall be
hut ono superintendent of schools for
the county and city.
The board of supervisors OF the
county have the same power to levy
taxes for county schools and district
purposes, except road taxes, In the city
as in the remainder of the county.
The authorities of the municipality
may levy taxes and licenses and coll
lect fines, which go into the funds of
the city.
The Council, by a recorded at,ima.
may borrow money and issue bonds
in, M amount not to exceed Is por cent
of the assessed valuation of the real
estate OF the city. such bonds not to
be sold for less than par value nor
bear interest at more than 9 per cent
and shall be payable not more than
forty years from date OF issue. The
Council must establish n sinking fund
for tho redemption OF such bonds, and
coupons may be receivable for city
taxes.
In addition to the authority given
by the general law to cities, city or
guniaed under this act may purchase,
condemn, construct own, lease and
operate It's own water light, power and
fuel plants, and may purchase or con-
denim sites for lire.engine houses, sta
hlea and other municipal purposes.
The poWers of the city in regard to
the leNytng of taNes are stated IN sec
ton Is, as follows!
The revenue of such city shall be
under the control Of the Council, and
shall be derived from tho following
sources: a tax upon all properly, real
personal and mixed, owned or SaNable