Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-16
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said work.
Whereas, forty-four years nave
elapsed since the last revision ana
codifcation of the laws of the City
of Alexandria and there exists an
immediate necessity for new re-
vision and ccdification thereof; there
fore
Be it ordained by the City Council
of Alexandria as follows, to-wlt:-
~. Charles Bendheim, c. Keith
Carlin. w. w. Ballenger and Maur-
ice wilkins, constituting the Commit
tee on General Laws of the City
Council of Alexandria, shall forthwith
proceed to revise, codify and index,
with suitable marginal citations and
references, the laws of the City OF
Alexandria; and they are hereby de-
sirnated a Special Committee for that
purpose; and it shall be their duty
to collate, revise and codify all the
ordinances and all joint resolutions
having the force and effect OF law,
civil and criminal, Of this city which
NAV be in force at the time OF the
completion of their work, and prop
erlv index the same. In performing
this duty the said Committee shall
denote all contradictions, omissions
or impcrfections they may discove.'
and recommend to the City Council
how the same may be reconcilcd, sup
nlicd or amended without producing
= radical change in the present sys-
tenn of law of this city; they shall
arrange all the laws under proper
titles and chapters and divide the
whole Code into sections, numbering
shem consecutively from one to the
END, having regard to the divisions
into titles and chapters: they snail
make such marginal citations and
references as they may deem helpful
to clear understanding of the ordl-
nances, and prefix 10 each chapter
table, stating briefly the subject
thereof, and inserting or omltt'ng
such captions to sections as to them
seem fit; they shall in all respects
execute and complete the revision
and codifcation AS hereby directed in
such manner as in their opinion Wi!
harmonizc tho general laws and make
the Code of city laws as existing at
ithc clo." Of their work as complete
as possible; that they supervise the
publication of the first edition OF
such revision and codification of the
laws and examine. read and correct
The proof thereof until the said work
shall have been fully completed and
published, including proper index.
,(2). The said Committee shall have
power to employ sucil legal and cler1-
cal assistance as may be necessary,
and to purchase such stationery and
supplies as shall re necessary at
total expense not to exceed S5oo.
Warrants for the rayment OF the
moneys hereby authorized to be cX-
pended shall be drawn by the Audi
tor. Of Public Accounts, upon the
Treasurer of the City on the order
of the said Committee, or majority
Of them.
(3). The Mayor of the City and
the Auditor of Public Accounts shall
furnish to each member of the Com,
mittee such copies of the several
codes of the city and of the ordin-
ances and joint resolutions of the
City Council as they may need IN inc
of their work.
(4l. The said Committee shall make
a report of their work to the City
Council on or before the second Tues F.:
day in September, 1917. and in tn?
meantime they are hereby authorized
to deliver the whole or any part Of
their report at any time to prlntc",
who shall print 100 copies thereof
for the use of the City Council
(5). The said revision and codlii-
cation, together with index, citations
and references, shall be printed und"r
The supervision, advise and direction
1f the said Committee in one volume,
printed on good paper in such type
as NAV be prescribed by the Com
mittee. well bound in leather ard
lettered on the back "The Code OF the
CITY of Alexandria, Virginia. the
said Code shall also contain can His
torical Sketch Of the Municipal Coz
eminent of Alexandria" brought!
down to date, and the charter of
Alexandria with amendments 10 da;c.
and complete index to the same.
And ii shall be the duty Of the 50 d
Cofmittec to prepare the same 7or
publication.
(Gl. The printer. in having ibci
printing, binding and lettering ARE
said done ard in attending to TIC
publication Of said revision ard codi-i
ication, shall in all respects conform
to the requirements Of the law and
the directions of the Committee in re-;
gard to the printing.
%. When the said revision and
codifcation of the laws Of this city
shall have been completed and adopted
by the City Council, $50 copies there!
CT shall be printed by the printer,