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

and to that end they are hereby ~
thorized to designate some persOm IN
| some one of the departments 70 Act
In that capacity.
s1-a. The said director OF public
utilities shall have the general man-
agement and control of the water
works gas works, and the eieCttt0
light plant of the city of Richmcnd.
and he IL hereby authorized to Ap~
point a manager of each one Of sat6
enterprises TO serve during good De-
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 ofhcers, a.
sIstants, clerks and employees a. he
may deem necessary for the proper
administration OF his department.
subject, however. to the approval of
the advisory board. as herefnbefSvS
provided, but such officers. assistants
clerks and employees may be remov-
ed at any time by the said director
OF public utilities.
g. Be II further enacted by the
general assembly of Virginia, that Sec
tons thirteenth, thirty-a, thfrty-b,
thlrty-c. thirty-d. thirty-e., thirty-E
thirty-g. thirty-h. thirty-i, thirty-l
ninety-three-a. ninety three-b. ninety.
three-c, ninety-three-d, ninety-three-
@, ninety -three-f, NJ { y-three-g.
ninety three-h, ninety -three-f, ninety
three-j, nlnety-three-k, ninety-three-I,
ninety-three-m. ninety hr EN-.
ninety-three-o. 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and the same are hereby repealed: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 10
hereby abolished, and that the board
known as the board OF fire commits
sioners OF the city OF Richmond, as
1t now exists under the acts OF the
general assent bly,, be and the same -
hereby abolished.
T. Be 1t further enacted by the gen.
erai assembly OF Virginia that a. soon
as may be after this act is in force. It
shall be the duty of the keeper of the
rolls of the general assembly to GER
tfy a copy of this act to the musings
court OF the city of Richmond. and
upon the receipt of the same by the
said court or fudge It shall be the duty
of the said court or Judge as the case
may be. forthwith to enter an order
calling and fixing a 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, he held within the
said period the said court or the Judge
thereof shall direct that tho election
hereby authorized shall be submitted
| to the vote of the electors at such
election go to be held. As soon a.
such election is ordered It 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 APP
proved on the day Of
eighteen" and below the following
propositions In the order here set
| forth:
| r OK a NJ Elm II NJ EMS
| and
AGAINST AMENDMENTS"
In any such election the voter shall
| draw line with pen or pencil
| through the proposition he does not
| wish 10 vote for. leaving the PROPOSE
ton that he does wish to vote un-
scratched. If q majority of tho quail.
fed voters voting In said election vote
a =
ascertainment and certifcation Of the
result of such election by the commits
sioners OF election to the hustings
court OF the city OF Richmond or the
Judge thereof in vacation, and upon
the entry upon the records OF the said
court OF the result, then and In that
case the said proposed amendments
shall become part OF the charter Of
the city OF Richmond as OF the frst
day OF January. nineteen hundred and
nineteen, and in either case It shall
be the duty of the said hastings court
or the Judge thereof In vacation to
| forthwith cause copy OF the order
showing the result OF the said election
to be forwarded to the mayor Of the
city of Richmond, and another copy
to the city clerk; and all provisions
OF other acts or parts Of acts pro-
viding or amending the charter OF
ances or resolutions of the council or
1.-the city of Richmond now in force. in-
consistent with the said proposed
amendments are and shall be, az Of
the date aforesaid. repealed; and al
other provisions of the present char
ter of the city of Richmond ana Of
the resolutions and ordinances passed
| In pursuance thereof. not so inconstst-
ent, are hereby retained in force ana
| effect
| Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to repeal, or to I'm any wise I'm
| pair or affect the provisions of this
| consolidation ordinance between the
cities of Richmond ana Manchester.
as finally approved or confirmed BY
order OF the corporation court Of the
. latter city of April fifteenth. nineteen
hundred and ten.
ALE. II. MCDOWELL.
City Clerk.