The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-12

charges and expense against the same.
2. Be 1t 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 TWEEN I y
seven-c. twenty-seven-d twenty eight
n and eighty-one-a he, 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 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-
Gill; or either of its branches, are rer
quired to be kept or filed with him.
1T shall also be his duty to make and
present to the mayor IL transcript or
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
crlpt 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-
partment He snail likewise give in
formation to parties presenting COM
municatfons 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.
al urtHj, other rannrfa and nF6lnanTpa
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.
iS-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
1S-e. 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 it shall
have been presented TO him for assent.
return IL to that branch OF the city
council in which 1t originated, with
his objection in writing, and II two
thirds of all the members of each
branch shall be of opinion that the
ordinance. resolution or act ought to
be passed. It shall. Notwithstanding
the objections of the mayor. become
a law.
ETA There shall be elected by the
people ono commissioner 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 or 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.
The city clerk shall appoint suit
able and qualified person as assistant
| city clerk. who shall be ex-officio clerk
| OF council committees, and whose
com pensation shall be fixed by the
city council.
! 27-b. The council may create such
lof1ces and clerkships as they may
deem proper. in addition to 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
! fled person TO fill such Office during
the unexpired term.
27-c. The parties TO bonds taken in
| pursuance of any section of this char
| ter. their heirs, devisees. executors and
| administrators. shall be 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 GllN hl IAbCiiI40iIl, III any htllGi
| 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 be subject to
on their bonds. for enforcing payment
| of the county levies
| 27-d. No property within the ter
rtorial 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.
| 2s-a The mayor of the city OF
| Richmond is hereby authorized to
| designate the directors OF the depart
| ments nhefore provided for. other
than the departments of finance and
| law, who shall. ex-officio 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 all questions arising con-
corning the administration of his de-
partment, OF which questions. the said
| advisory board shall take cogniZance
and finally determine, should they be
| OF opinion that the question submit
ted is one which should properly be
referred to them for determination
rather than for the determination oil
and action by the head of the depart