The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-09

have properly flIed and preserved po~S
pers and documents relating th@retu,
and to that end they are hereby au-
thorized to designate some person II
some one OF the departments to act
In that capacity.
STA. The said director of public
utilities shall have the general man
sgement and control OF the water
works, gas works, and the electric
light plant of the city of Richmond.
and he Is hereby authorized to ap-
point a manager of each one OF said
enterprises, to serve during good be-
havior who shall have and exercise.
under the direction OF said director.
the Immediate control Of the enter
prise of which he IL so appointed
manager. and such other officers. as
sistants, clerks and employees as he
may deem necessary for the proper
administration Of his department..
subject, however. to the approval Of
the advisory board, as hereinbefcre
provided. but such officers, assistants,
clerks and employees may be remove
ed at any time by the said director
of public utilities.
g. Be it further enacted by the
general assembly of Virginia. that sec.
tons thirteenth, thirty-a, thirty-b.
thirty-c, thirty-d thirty-e., thirty-f,
thirty-g, thirty-h, thirty-i, thfrty-1
ninety-three-a. ninety-th ree-b, ninety.
three-c, ninety-three-d. ninety-three-
e. ninety three-f, II n e y-three-g.
ninety three-h, ninety-three-i, ninety
three-j, ninety-three-k, ninety-three-L,
ninety -three-m, inety-t n en-.
ninety-three- ninety-three-p, ninety
three-q, ninety-three-r. ninety-three-
s. and one hundred and nine of the
charter of the city of Richmond. be
and the same are hereby repealed.
and the board known as the admfniA-
trative board of the city of Rich
mond as the same now exists under
the acts of the general assembly II
hereby abolished. and that the board
known as the board of fire commits
sioners of the city of Richmond, a.
1t now exists under the acts of the
general asse mbly. be and the same IL
hereby abolished.
4. Be it further enacted by the gen.
eraI assembly of Virginia that as soon
as may be after this act is In force, It
shall he the duty of the keeper of the
rolls of the general assembly to GER
tify a copy OF this act to the hastings
court Of the city of Richmond, and
upon the receipt OF the same by the
said court or Judge II shall be the duty
Of the said court or Judge, as the case
may be, fOftnWitn 10 enter an OTQeF
calling and fixing n date for the hold
ing of an election for the purpose OF
submitting the foregoing amendments
to the charter of the city Of Rich
mond 10 the electors of the city,
1 qualified to vote at the next ensuing
city election, such election to be held
/ not less than thirty nor more than
sixty days after the date OF the enc
try Of the said order, provided, how
ever that should any other election
! regular or primary. be held within the
/ said period the said court or the Judge
| thereof shall direct that the election
/ hereby authorized shall be submitted
| to the vote OF the electors at such
| election so to be held. AS soon as
such election is ordered II shall be the
! duty OF the city clerk. at least ten
days before such election, TO cause
such proposed am endm ents to be pub
| lished for five successive issues In one
or more newspaper having a general
circulation in the city of Richmond.
! The ballots used in such election shall
state the object OF the election as fol-
lows: ITO ratify or reject the pro-
posed am endments to the charter OF
/ the city of Richmond. authorized by
an act of the general assembly ap-
| proved on the ............... day of
......,......, nineteen hundred and
! eighteen" and below the following
propositions in the order here set
/ forth: