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

spectively, after the satisfaction Of HIS
own compensation and authorized
charges and expense against the same.
| 2. Be IL 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, tw e n y
seven-c, twenty seyen-d, twenty-eight-
a and eighty-one-a he, and they are
| hereby, added to the charter of the
city of Richmond.
! 1s-c. The said city clerk shall at
| tend the meetings OF each branch or
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-
ouired 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, If 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 of bonds or notes; and to
| the heads OF all departments of the
city government, all ordinances, reso-
lutions or orders relating to their de-
| partments He Anall 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.
lS-e. All ordinances, resolutions and
acts of the city council shall be signed
I 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 it TO that branch of the city
council in which it originated, with
/ his objection in writing, and IL two
thirds of all the members of each
/ branch shall he of opinion that the
! ordinance, resolution or act ought to
/ be passed. 1t shall notwithstanding
, the objections of the mayor, become
a law.
j 27-a There shall he elected by the
| people one 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-
| thortzed to appoint such officers and
/ clerks as may be deemed proper for
the regulation OF its 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 tfle III 81 ddy VI d IA ,
| 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-ofilcfo CLERK
of council committees. and whose
com pensation shall be fixed by the
city council.
/ Alb. The council may create such
Offices and clerkships as they may
deem proper. in addition to those
herein provided for. and define then
powers and prescribe their duties. and
require bonds with sureties in proper
penalties, payable to the city by lis
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
ned 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 be subject &c
the same proceedings on the said
bonds for enforcing the conditions
and terms thereof by motion 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 be subject tc
on their bonds, for enforcing payment
OF the county levies.
ed. No property within the ter
ritorial limits of the city shall be laid
out by the owner thereof with streets
and alleys therein except upon plar
TO be first approved by the council OF
the city Of Richmond.
2s-a. The mayor of the city OF
| Richmond Is hereby authorized 10
designate the directors of the depart
ments hereinbefore provided for, other
than the departm of finance and
law, who shall. ex-officio constitute
an advisory hoard, of which the mayor
shall be member and ex-officic
chairman, TO whom the head of any
department may refer for their flnal
Adjudication all questions arising con-
corning the administration of his de-
partment. Of which questions the said
advisory board shall take cogniZanct
and finally determine. should they be
of opinion that the question submit