The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-08
LEGISLATIVE POWERS
CONCERNING CHARTER
Committee What Can BE Legally
Done In Matter.
THE ooUNCILMANIo PROVINCE
Interesting Study of the situation
Pertaining 10 Work Along the Lines
OF Proposed Charter Changes.

GA aitiNlfucu CDdI Will NOT meet,
because City Attorney Pollard has
been unable to prepare a tentative
outline of what has been accomplish
ed by the committee toward a tenta
tive ordinance. He was asked at the
former meeting OF the committee to
draw up paper containing the
various items already passed upon by
the committee. Being busily engaged
! in Supreme Court matters. Mr. Pol
lard has not had time to devote to
the charter proposition.
| Chairman Jones will probably call
! the meeting for one night later in the
week.
| At the last meeting OF the Charter
/ Changes Committee, City Attorney
Pollard presented an opinion, which
! the committee had asked for, con-
! corning the rights of the committee.
the privileges of Council. and the au-
/ thority of the Legislature. All these
I questions hear upon the work of the
| Charter Changes Committee. and Mr..
| Pollard's opinion adds to the valuable
/ literature pertaining to the situation
! as 1t now exists.
| This opinion will be read with in
terest by all who are interested in the
formation Of a new. or an amended.
charter for the city of Richmond. The
opinion in full reads as follows:
City Attorneys Opinion.
Special Committee on City Charter.
Richmond, Va.
1sh.ietheh'-i oes 70 a@h''o"ieuS
iecetps VI Sotiiiiiu i.tatioIi Al YIN yout
clerk aated octoper ~ 1919, IN "hich
you desire me to advise you:
Whether the Legislature OF Fir-
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POPULATION or Tess, anu therefore need
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| 'he hutnner OF persons qualitied to
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ely OF Town, ana TURNER. before any
form ol soVeTfiihe.t Sai pe made Ell
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popular vote ana mus. receive "A ma
| 1oTitS Oh the GuaH1iE1 voters author