The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-10


have properly aied ana prsoofvp1 40
| and to that end they are hefUeY 0llS7
tthorized to designate some pevutM @oMs
some one of the departments u 60
in that capacity.
STA. The said director Of pubii0|
utilities shall have the general maft-
agement and control of the water
works, gas works, and the electric
light plant of the city of Richmonds5
and he isy hereby authorized to apr
point a manager Of each one Of said
enterprises. to serve during good boz
havior, who shall have and exercise.
under the direction of said director,
the Immediate control Of the enter
prise Of which he is so appointed
manager, and such other officers, A.
sistants. clerks and employees ~ he
may deem necessary for the proper
| administration of his department..
subject, however, to the approval Of
the advisory board, as hereinbefOre
provided, but such officers, assistants,
clerks and employees may be renaov-
| ed at any time by the said director
of public utilities.
! 3. Be II 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, thirty-j.
lninety-three-a, ninety-th ree-b, ninety
three-c. ninety-three-d. ninety-three-
e. ninety-three-f. n lie y-three-g.
ninety -three-h, ninety-three-i, ninety
three-j, ninety-three-k. ninety-three-i,
ninety-three-m, ninety thre en-.
ninety-three-o, ninety-three-p. ninety
threeq, niuety-three-r, ninety three
s. and one hundred and nine of the
hu rfo ~ he N ptChnnnnA.
and the same are hereby repealed;
and the board known as the adminis-
trative board of the city of Rich
mond as the same now exists under
the acts of the general assembly Is
| hereby abolished, and that the board
| known as tho board OF. fire corn mis-
| sioners of the city Of Richmond, an
| it now exists under the acts OF tho
/ general assembly, be and the same II
| hereby abolished.
| A. Be 1t further enacted by the gem
eral assembly of Virginia that as soon
| as may be after this act Is in force. IL
! shall be 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, forthwith to enter an Order
| calling and fixing 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 to the electors of the city.
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 en-
| 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 ~
such election is ordered 1t shall be the
duty of the city clerk. at least ten
| days before such election, to cause
such proposed amendments to be pub
! lished for five successive issues in ono
or more newspapers 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: TO ratify or reject the pro-
posed amendments TO the charter OF
the city of Richmond authorized by
an act of the general assembly APP
proved on the ............ day Of
............., nineteen hundred and
eighteen" and below the following
propositions in the order here set
forth