The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-08

have properly aled andF pr~uoee0 III
pers and documents rotating S1ee1 Il
and 10 that end they are hNr96y U~
thorized to designate some peSeon r. IN
some one OF the departments 70 ~
In that capacity.
STA. The said director Of public
utilities shall have the general man. 4
agement and control OF the water
works. gas works, and the eiecfrte
light plant Of the city of RichmcnAs
and he IN hereby authorized 10 ap-
point a manager OF each one of said
enterprises. to serve during good be-
havior. who shall have and exerciee.
under the direction of said director.
the Immediate control of the enter.
prise of which he is so appointed
manager. and such other officers, ~
sistants, clerks and employees as ne
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,
cIer ks and employees may he remove
ed at any time by the said director
of public utilities.
3. BE IL further enacted by the
general assembly of Virginia, that sec.
lions thirteenth, thirty-a, thirty-b,
thirty-c thirty-d. thrty-e., thirtyrf,
thlrty-g, thirty-h. thirtyi, thfrty-t
ninety -three-a. ninety-three- ninety
three-c. nincty-three-d. ninety-three-
O. ninety-three-f n n y-three-g,
ninety three-h, ninety-three-f ninety
three-t. ninety-three-k ninety-three~i,
ninety-three- ninety thre 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and the same are hereby repealed.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 adminfs-
trative board of the city OF Rich
mond as the same now exists under
the acts OF the general assembly IL
hereby abolished and that the board
known AS the board of FIRE ommis-
sioners of the city Of Richmond. as
il now exists under the acts of the
general assembly. be and the same 10
hereby abolished
4 BE il further enacted by the gen.
eral assembly OF Virginia that as soon
as may he after this act Is in force, II
shall be the duty of the keeper of the
rolls of the general assembly to GER
tify a copy of this act to the hustings
court of the city of Richmond. and
upon the receipt Of the same by the
said court or Judge 1t 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 a.
such election is ordered II 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 one
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: ITO ratify or reject the pro-
posed amendments 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
! fort h