The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-09
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own compensation and authorized
charges and expense against the same.
2. Be 1t further enacted by the gem
eral assembly of Virginia that the
following sections designated eighteen
C, eighteen-d. eighteen-e, twenty
seven-a, twenty-seven- tw e n y
seven-c, twenty twenty-eight-
a and eighty-one-a be, 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 its branches, are re-
quired to be kept or filed with him.
IT 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 a trans
cript OF all ordinances. resolutions
or orders appropriating money, or
authorizing the payment of money,
the issue or DODOS or notes. anu w
the heads of all departments of the
city government, all ordinances. reso-
lutions or orders relating to their de-
partments. He Ahall 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.
lS-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,
IS-e. All ordinances, resolutions and
acts of the city council shall be signed
by the president of each branch, and
shah he presented to the mayor for
his approval. who, il he objects there
to, shall, within FIVE days after it 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.
21-a. There shall be elected by the
pcople one COMM ssioner 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
iuint 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 ITS proceedings and
for the convenient transaction of then
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.
The city clerk shall appoint suit
able and qualified person as assista nj
city clerk. who shall be ex-ofiicio CLERK
/ of council committees, and WHOSE
com pensation shall he fixed by th'
city council.
27-h The council may create such
offices aud clcrkships as they may
deem proper. in addition TO those
! herein provided for and define theil
I powers and prescribe their duties. and
! require bonds with sureties in proper
/ penalties. payable to the city by its
corporate name. with condition fol
the faithful performance of such
/ duties Ia case of vacancies occur
I ring in any such municipal office
| elective by them other than those ap
pointed by the mayor and confirmed
4 by the council they shall elect d quail
/ fed person to hll such Office during
the unexpired term.
27-C. The parties to bonds taken ir
| pursuance of any section of this char
| ter. their heirs. devisees. executors anC
! administrators. shall be subject tc
! the same proceedings on the sale
| bonds for enforcing the condition:
! ana terms tAtTtrl, u IAOtitli VI
otherwise. before the circuit court o
/ the city of Richmond or any Other
courts held in the city which may
succeed 10 the civil common Law
! Jurisdiction of said court. that col
! lectors of the county levy and theil
securities are or shall be subject Il
on their bonds. for enforcing paymen
| OF the county levies.
/ gid No property within the ter
ritorial limits of the city shall be laic
our by the owner thereof with street:
and alleys therein except upon plar
to be first approved by the council Of
the city of Richmond.
asa. The mayor of the city Of
| Richmond is hereby authorized tc
designate the directors OF the depart
ments hereinhefore provided for. Other
than the departments OF finance anc
| law, who shall. eX-ofslcio constitute
an advisory board. of which the mayor
shall be member and exofficit
/ chairman, to whom the head OF an,
department may refer for their fina
Adjudication all questions arising con
corning the administration of his de
partment, of which questions the SAFE
| advisory board shall take cognizanc'
and finally determine. should they b.
of opinion that the question submit
ted is one which should properly b.
referred to them for determination
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