The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-11

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.. Be st further enacted by the gen
eral assembly of Virginia that the
following sections designated eighteen
&c, eighteen-d, eighteen-e. twenty
seven-a, twenty-seven-b. tive nty-
seven-c, twenty-seven-d, twenty eight
a and eighty-one-a Re, and they are
hereby. added to the charter OF the
city of Richmond
1870. The said city clerk shall at
tend the meetings of each branch OF
the council, and keep a record OF their
proceedings. He shall keep all pa
pers that by the provisions of this act.
or by the direction of the city coun-
Gil, or either of hts branches, are re-
quired to be kept or filed with him.
1t shall also. be his duty to make and
present TO the mayor a transcript of
every ordinance, resolution or order
passed by both branches Of the city
council, all of which, II approved, or
otherwise become law, shall be
promptly printed, bound and in
dexed. He shall likewise trans
NIT to the comptroller trans
cript of all ordinances, resolutions
or orders appropriating money. or
authorizing the payment of money,
the issue OF bonds or notes; and to
the heads of all departments OF the
city government all ordinances, reso-
buttons or orders relating to their de-
partm tents. He khalI likewise give In
formation to parties presenting COM
munications or petitions to the city
council OF the final action of the coun-
Gil on such communications or pc
titions. He shall publish such re-
ports and ordinances as the city coun-
Gil are required by this act to publish.
and such other reports and ordinances
as the said council may direct, and
shall, in general, perform such other
acts and duties as the city council,
or either branch thereof, may from
time TO time require of him.
1s-d. Any officer who by the pro-
visions of the charter of Richmond is
required to be elected or appointed
by the city council. shall be elected
or appointed by the two branches in
Joint meeting. The president of the
board OF aldermen shall preside at
such joint meeting, and each member
of the two branches shall be entitled
to one vote in all joint meetings of the
two branches.
1879. All ordinances. resolutions and
acts Of the city council shall be signed
by the president of each branch. and
shall be presented to the mayor for
his approval who, If he objects there
to- shall, within five days after 1t shall
have been presented to him for assent,
return it to that branch of the city
council in which 1t originated, with
his objection in writing. and If two
thirds of all the members OF each
branch shall be of opinion that the
ordinance, resolution or act ought to
be passed 1t shall, Notwithstanding
the objections OF the mayor. become
a law,
ga. There shall be elected by the
people one comm issioner OF the rev.
enue, whose term of office shall be
four years from the first day of jan
uary succeeding his election. and there
shall be appointed by the council in
Joint session one city clerk, one SER
geant-at-arms of the city council. one
city attorney, one city comptroller,
two police justices, one clerk to the
police justice, and nine members of
the city school board. and each
branch of the council shall be au-
thorized to appoint such officers and
clerks as may be deemed proper for
the regulation OF It's proceedings and
for the convenient transaction OF their
business. the terms of which officers
and clerks so to be appointed shall be
two years from the first day OF July
succeeding their appointment, except
as herein otherwise provided.
able and qualified person as assistant
city clerk. who shall be ex=otficio clerk
Of council committees, and whose
com pensation shall be fixed by the
city council.
27-b. The council may create such
offices and clerkships as they may
deem proper, in addition 10 those
| herein provided for. and define their
powers and prescribe their duties. and
require bonds with sureties in proper
| penalties, payable to the city by its
| corporate name, with condition for
the faithful performance Of such
! duties. In case of vacancies occur
ring in any such municipal Office
| elective by them other than those APP
pointed by the mayor and confirmed
by the council they shall elect quail
| fed person TO fill such office during
the unexpired term.
&c. The parties to bonds taken in
| pursuance OF any section of this char
ter. their heirs, devisees, executors and
administrators. shall he subject to
| the same proceedings on the said
| bonds for enforcing the conditions
and terms thereof. by motion or
otherwise. before the circuit court of
the city of Richmond, or any other
courts held in the city which may
succeed to the civil common law
! Jurisdiction of said court that col
| lectors of the county levy and their
securities are or shall he subject to
on their bonds, for enforcing payment
of the county leyies.
cd No property within the ter
rltorial limits OF the city shall be laid
out by the owner thereof with streets
and alleys therein except upon a plan
to be first approved by the council OF
the city Of Richmond.
asa. The mayor OF the city of
Richmond Is hereby authorized to
designate the directors of the depart
ments hereinbefore provided for, other
than the departments of finance and
law, who shall ex-officlo constitute
an advisory board. of which the mayor
shall be member and ex-officio
chairman, to whom the head OF any
department may refer for their final
adjudication ell questions arising con-
corning the administration OF his de-
partment. of which questions the said
advisory board shall take coEniZance
and finally determine, should they be
of opinion that the question submit
ted is one which should properly be
referred to them for determination.
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