Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-18
Proclamation Of the Governor
COMMONWEALTH, OF VIRGINIA,
Office Of the Governor.
Richmond, December 10. 1912.

To People Of the Commonwealth Of Virginia:
ed February A. l92 and March a. 1912 VIM Hodges Mann Gov
Of Virginia do proclaim that at the election held on the fifth Of
ast for the to Section Ill., Article
stuton Vrgna concerning the form of organization OF cities ana
against eight thousand for hundred and votes
Commissioners Of the revenue to succeed themselves
nine hundred votes cast against it, that
the Constitution permitting city teare to succeed
and twenty thousand hundred end hhee votes were cast
therefore that all Of said amendments have been adopt
Sec H. General laws the organization and govern
Of cities and towns shall enacted by the General
Assembly special shall be passed relation there
to- except the provided in Article ~ Of this Con
members house and except also in the of
cities havnE than m % and ons b sa
having the time OF the adoption of this amendment NUM-
peaed 3 b the p Assembly prod that
such charter is hereby so as to O flor to all
otherwise provided in this Constitution.
he Gene AsemSy @ by by special
act (passed prescribed in Article w. Of this Constitution
prescribed ed0h by Article for and towns and
may provide from time to time for the various cities and
towns of the Commonwealth sueh form forms Of mum NUM-
but no form mort forms y the
n ee or isvs ss s m ss op M
BY majority gos Of its 94h At 7 msons O
the powers Of the councils of cities and towns imposed by this
article shall apply p like o msD N to m h msT be
hereunder The term council used III section
hundred twenty-five and hundred and twen-sev
this Constitution shall be construed to include the body
which, under any form of municipal government shall be
vested with the principal legislative authority OF such NUM-
cipaty.
Assembly for the purpose Of this article
classify cities according their population but the maximum
population prescribed for shall exceed the minimum
semby, the request made in which be pres
cribd by law city having population OF over y
thousand inhabitants grant special form OF government
for such city
to the provisions of
this section shall subject the provisions of this Consttu
ton relating expressly JUDGES and clerks OF courts attor
for the Commonwealth commissioners OF revenue city
and city sergeants.
Sec. 49, In city, long 1t has a corporation
Court court shall be elected for
Of four by the qualified of such city
Attorney for the Commonwealth who SHALL also, in those
cities having be the attorney for the
Commonwealth for such circuit
In there shall be elected for OF four years
in to be provided by law Of
whose duties and compensation shall be prescribed by
law.
100 every city there shall the quail
fled voters thereof city treasurer OF four
duties shall be prescribed by law land mayor for
of four years. who shall be the chief executive officer such
All city and officers whose election appointment
provided this Constitution shall be elected by the
electors of cities and division there Of
appointed by such authorities thereof the General As
sembly shall designate.
Given hand under the lesser Seal Of the
1onweah Richmond this tenth day of December in the year
ur Lord thousand hundred and twelve and the
red and thirty seventh year of the Commonwealth.
WILLIAM HODGES MANN.
" the Governor: Governor
B. O. James,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.