The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-26
CHECKS ON POWER
/ TO SPEND C|II'S
MONEY DISCUSSED
Charter Changers Finally Refer
Question Of Handling Money
to Subcommittee
LEGISLATURE HAS NOT
I EXHAUSTED ITS POWER
City Attorney Says Lawmak-
eys Can Go Further Yet in
Giving Cities Right to Adopt
Own Plan Of Government

OWn Ran OF Government
A free and animated exchange OF
Itews marked the lengthy, meeting OF
khe Council Committee on Charters
Changes last night. but besides the
banning Of committee Of three. to act
Nth the city attorney IA framing q
RESOLUTION emhodying q plan for the
banding Of the city budget. and ref
ronoe to Ne city attorney of all the
bgopositlons already disposed OF by the
eomm3ttse. to put in shape. nothing
1oD AonA
II the beginning. in response TO =
Request Of the committee. City Attorney
Pollard. presented \ lengthy opinion an
10 whether the Legislature of vir-
raniA has exercised its full authority
binder the recent Constitutional amend
nent In reference to cities and towns,
Ind to Indicate what power. II any.
b lodged in said Legislature to give
10 cities broader powers in the man
hSemant Of their affairs, and prescrib-
|ng the method Of adoption of tho same.
md to defns the limitations upon the
.egislature In relation to the govern
nent OF cities and towns"
The city attorney presented an ex-
rave as his opinion in substance that:
n cannot be said that the LsRis-
ature has exhausted its power In AZ
s..atng cities and towns Of the Com
benweaith an opportunity to avail
themselves OF the provistons Of the
mended Constitution. namely section
IL. and the Legislature may exercise
ts legislative functions in passing
ther constitutional acts, relating to
ne mode and procedure necessary In
rider TO- aicpt such form Of govern
sem best
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= N ! ccmrr,ssien. a. !. ~er~Ts, man
~ voulh he dts,inr, ana IN additio,,
y ne duties tina, belong 10 him ~ the
hief executive ofacer Of the city.
Hence hold as limitation upon
NJ powers conferred in section III
: amended that the form of special
assembly must be in the shape OF a
ended to be exercised by tho corporate
authorities authorized In the new form
government"
This opinion was hlcd for future
efefences and VIII prove OF great value
vhen tns nnai disposition Of the pro-
ossd cnAr.er is discussed.
Mai!ersse.h On Frnacntse.
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% s cs. . Ieso.n',"n oesisnea 70
s.sa. oiH a~au,hs
,,hssc "s,,,,v carnors,,nr U,.se. 70 ans
s~sr~ ~. rnss,tnr - ~. $500, -. :.
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,tsl NJ wsn.r.,.tn cn,,n - -
n.
The committee than ven, into A,.cu..
ion Of the Christian resolution nro.
hatng for safeguards around the An.
III appropriations. and prohibiting
onncii from appropr.atinE more than
ctual income for any given year.
This question was discussed by
voey member OF the committee, Va.
nous Views were held. Mr.. Chris.
an'e paper provides that per cent
g t4as annual income be set aside for
uergency appropriations ana that
auproprfations In the budget shall
eeed the anticipated revenue. II
Eovides, also, that no extra appro-
x4n4aone may be made. excent an 4
6Sir-flfths vote or t1n0 CIV CounciI.
n. Meredith ofbared An arnendment
which appropriations mud "a
nAo upon reuuest az thu Administra-
yo Beard or the Mayor. or On : two
AxnA necossAry to delvo into the
= eenk reserve.
These two papers were fully discuss