The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-26


constitutional requirements, and the /
power OF amendment in the Legisa- |
turc ~ restricted to provisions and I
powers not specifically ordained by ;
the Constitution as parts OF every /
municipal charter.
IL is true that IL has been held I'm I
several cases that law providing |
d form Of charter, for such cities AS !
might ny popular vote adopt the same. /
- not a special law. Still l. do not I
think that under statute the Leg !
stature could grant form OF char !
ter overriding the constitutional re- !
auirements as 10 all city characters,
We must, therefore. face the fact !
that, AS the Constitution now exists, /
there are certain provisions or re- /
A9ntrements. which are parts of every /
such character, and which the Legs |
lature can not nullify or alter. There /
remains. therefore. for us 10 pursue |
one or the other of two courses !
Either TO wait until an amendment |
OF the Constitution be had in the /
prescribed method, or to attempt To |
formulate desirable changes which /
viii not conflict with the above stated |
constitutional requirements In every I
municipal charter.
The method OF amendment pre- !
scented by the Constitution is:
a passage of the proposed amend |
ment by majority of the members |
elected to each of the two Houses /
at one session OF the Legisiature--a !
, puplcation OF the amendment three |
months neNt preceding the erection OF
ehs heheers I"r tho next regular !
session of the legislatures similar
adoption at the said next session
and "a submission to the people OF |
the state for their approval by ma
| Jority vote.
-,.11. po' ioon'"s " ah
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tfnr sjurad NJ, :, 4a, I'm. ieso'u
cd by tbn ragisIat,r ~. d. -,
, sinn nrnnosiry -, a,,.,,., ' - 80
tlan III.
, Without concedi,g hut ,,s,,r,t,r
for our purposss ma. ,ha pron,sad
, newer to no sy,va,, e. a. x,a,s,t,tr.
to grant a s,suecl., form nj s,nvnrn
peut" tn cities az ovar of,v tho,uand
formulation "a broad eno,,gb not only
To authorize tha grant NJ q cbsrtnr
/ bv q spccia1 act INIT alec r. nuI,ifv
tha cons.tt,,tiona1 rao,,travr,,t that
,bor. shaI, -. y, -, -"
tive deunrtpaent oF twn brancha. ard
assuming thai tna pext Tngistature
20 will also r,ae. tba s.,,,.. ,ot,t ya.,1,,
< lion ana tbat uban s,h,,i,,aa ~
] tl,a roonIa IL tha e,,ta 49,, r,,I1 ,,
,rn,,n thn aa,nn ,t,~;,, ,.,.,
70 arc 90 eaorsHrtas r,-;+,, w.
e,,irar,on. s.atnd &, +hc ,ronosao
no,..,,,,a.,. 80 ~ 49,, sfs.,.>>,
,,,,w, t,a -. ~ ,a,,,,o., 90 .ha -
as. ~, -, .-.,,.
,,-,int,r W w pie7~' '"e"
~ IN laf,1sfa,,,ro .,,,,,,a -,,rs.,rit,r
. ~.<,,,..st 81 a." 80, - ,,,-a.to1
o a,aatio az. .@m 80 !"
Il nno c.n ,,t,-s nm, ,ss,,ra,ca ,bat 49,
- ~ i,1-, - - ~ ,,s
=, fs,,or 81 to+a, ahetttfar1 nf 49,, ,tt
u 80 '110i ""ol.s'v' W. Nno
y - ~. ,,,lrtt :. - - ". -,
=. ~ Va" .t'S So".'''I' - Ntli oo eananE
Is 81 -. e GO :" " no, -, ~
d ~ ~, ''' 1919
Is 'o4"sT'e'. VIZ h'use "~eo '"Ho ''''
n '"'ioH ''e "ei"s ""'0A IA any
event "oaio ehsue'
r. IL would therefore seem the wiser
T. course NOT 10 wait Tor the result OF
" the proposed amendment, II, recog-
"a pizing the above mentioned existing
! I constitutional requirements. we can
20 graft such amendments to our city
q charter that the city will get the
=, benefits of what lis generally called
~. the commission form of government.
~ or course, it is necessary to know
: exactly what are those constitutional
y provisions and require ments, which
have to be reckoned with in such an
~ endeavor
An examination of Article 9 will
show follows.
1st There must he elected hs, nom
,,1ar vote rlt.rks for cartain cot,rts for
tar,ra If etght vasrs
. "a nnrn,issinrer NJ rsyerue
" ,,,1.. ~. o,,har .Iao,ad mr. arnntrtad
~ or.,1at,,r W., a.,ar,,,ps
' -. ,r,ea.,,rar ,~r., h.. aiac+sa
" % :, ~
ST ~ .,u.aa,,. ,o,x, ~. ca
n f.i' - wy
G. e'ecteo'
er b. a mayor inns othee. IN siFeh
70 super V'sory pow eis over e''. oineess
in ana departments RE has tiaa fis ~
H. 10 suspend heihpers oi 'he nv aiii
no p"lice departments al" aiso 10 re-
move them "heh au.'oiiN ea pF ehe
he Les'sia'ufs' anu suspehu an" ieii"f
20 eiA oiiceIs' Fioi' a"s o."e' af
e. suspension or iioN"' "t wy o.n
he .eTS' the I.sht Va apP"at I'VE " s"r ).
a huSsihsS Nooit' AZ ~ ais" Pt'tioeu
O. lhat ho may naNo az f,A'0i ~ 20 :
oil aho oaues "hte'' may 20 "i ., w
%: or llhposso upon tiiih ny hs 10
,ts kANfh "as rtsnt ~ W. - y, a.. aA@.
nuhoes of fesol u a MAINS
aa lect on an oroihalice' Ahu ~ amy
al i.eili 1n ai' app' opi ''''''' o'"A'A'i'e0
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