The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-01
MAY NOT QUALIFY
UNTIL Sep TENDER
Mayor Richardson Considers
Taking Vacation, Giving Coun-
Gil Time to Consider.
COUNCIL MUST ELECT MAYOR
Act OF Legislature Prevents Spe-
oial Election to Fill Municipal
Vacancies.

! In order not to cmbarrass the City
Council or force a hurried election OF
Mayor without duc consideration. d; is
probable that Mayor Richardson VIII
defer qualifying as judge OF Tho Hust-
nEs Court Tor the present. so that the
election OF his successor viii be al the
! hands of the incoming Council after
September l. The commission as judge
Will not he issued until next week oy
Governor Mann who has merely nou-
nc.i the Mayor OF his Intention OF max
ing the appointment After IL. com
mission is issued the Mayor VIII nave
thirty days In which TO qualify
Judge Southall who is now sitting n
the Hustings Court. has appointed Aug
Q fuY hearing certain. tax cases brought
By State Auditor & Lee Moore against
the city OF Richmond aud since the
city Is "a party I'm these cases 1t is
regarded as desirable that they he
heard by an out-of-town Judge Even
were Mayor Richardson 70 qualify at
once. +, is probable that he would ask
that another judge be- designated to
hear these cases.
Mayor Richardson also mas an on
Gagement of TWO years standing TO at
tend a convention OF knights of Pythlas
in Denver carly In August. and had
planned TO leave here Saturday on that
UP ""ich would probably Keep MIN
out % the city until about August 20
ne mas taken no vacation THIS summer
/ N"n ne ana AIRS Richardson had an
ticipated taking the trip 10 Denver as
'"t'I summer 'a'' ,lon. nile the new
Appointment ma kes II uncertain
whether he can so "a Denver. tho
Mayor Is Inclined. ~ 1t is practicablo
70 carry out the plan.
AS pointed ont in The Times Dispatch
yesterday the law provides thar tho
president OF the Board OF Aldermen
~ mayor IN the an
''e - 0' ''oI" inc cry or IN
80, vNi,es9 OF ma oility gut
~, ~. .iD" '"c pres
..r,.' 49, H. N.NNi i'ch may
,,,,,,,a. ."e He"'h or res
,ac,,o. H. ~ d" ACT
vim. II, ,ocsss,,, 20 on
IN, y. "''"'hs an clac-
in fo,. ,n $50 " W resent ~onn-
$50. sno'' Term OF less Than a
y,t,, no" ana Angus, H.
49,. S.'1'vn az the hands or
sor i,,",i's ,"V''' -'-"S"r lAoAara-
,.,,t, ~ ,'olu nus present Office,
la.,.irr p-.sts1 .'.P a. M"nheu'
,bo e., H0oe't Nniiiei. OF
.,ic hoard OF Aldermen, as acting
$40
III, 49, Angus, 70 Follow
IN, 49, 'seS' ne iiustlngs Court
wiz o,,,'.. t.1'' ''i S"H'e ''iHe. ana.
AZ. s ,,-.TS ia 'i.e CITY VINO can
- se"0,eS' u IS held that no
d. Y''u o' uohe 10 '"e public ser
IN .a,, ne lncominS coun-
G.' men eject p Manor as soon as
''' "'l.f us organisation on Sep
mat election 70 hold good
r"''l -'idYor is elected by tho people
81 .''e manner provided by law and mas
P'one''N Qualified
Council Must Eject.
In the election hv ~. r.,.,
member OF either branch In III
ell would be eligible S..v.,.t ,,,,,t't.
OF the Couno!l ar. anbi,io,,e g.
/ 10 tho ,nayoralty Thar. t.. %. -
effort to see If some rI., an
devised by which J,a,-. e,,. ''u' "e
/ issue writ far q snecf., ,'e'i '""''
J be held CARLY IN tna f.iI w." Q"
any cltizen 10 annoi,r,, go" u
.'No sDaciaI oiar.tl- us .inHl laey.
/ stated CIV Attorn..v ts4t, y- 'vi.''
/ afternoon when his ,,,a. 80 uas
l called to tho ranor, IL. was
might issue a wri, a., 9"1'haIl
/ Mayor. Tho en-, c,ea a.. .iee" N Tor
/ icaliy amended ~ IL, US specli-
/ dinicultv. ou' o. mat
There is no do,h, g..
the fact thar Tia r "o'ld about
tn. MAYOR IN no must elect
and that thar siec,i,-,, fseAn' =.
til the next succacdtrr - mona I'M