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

|spective,y.V after the subtraction Of his
own compensation and authorised
charges and expense againet the same.
2. BE IL further enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of Virginia that the
following sections designated eighteeti-
C. eighteen-d eighteen-e. twenty
seven-a. twenty seven-b, TWEEN "
seven-c twenty-seven-d, twenty eight
a and eighty-one-a ne. and they are
hereby added to the charter OF the
city OF Richmond. 4,
ls-c. The said city clerk shall at
tend the meetings OF each branch OF
the council, and keep 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 it's branches. are re-
quired to be kept or filed with him.
IT shall also be his duty to make ana
present to the mayor transcript OF
every ordinance, resolution or order
passed by both branches of the city
council, all of which, IL approved, or
promptly printed, bound and in
dexed. He shall likewise trans
NIT to the comptroller trans
cript of all ordinances. resolutions
or orders appropriatlng money, or
authorizing the payment of money.
the issue Of bonds or notes; and TO
the heads Of all departments of the
city governmental ordinances. reso-
buttons or orders relating to their de-
Dartments. He ANAL likewise give in
formation TO parties presenting COM
munications or petitions to the city
council of the final action Of the Coun-
ell on such communications or pc
titions. He shall publish such re-
ports and ordinances Az 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.
1S-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 he 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 ali joint meetings Of the
two branches.
lS-e. All ordinances resolutions and
acts of the city council shall he signed
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 1t sha II
have been presented to him for assent,
return it to that branch of the city
council in which II originated. with
his objection in writing, and il two
thirds of all the members of each
branch shall be of opinion that the
ordinance, resolution or act ought to
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the objections of the mayor become
law.
27-a. There shall be 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 he 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 10 the
police Justice, and nine members oil
the city school board and each
branch of the council shall he au-
thorized 10 appoint such officers ana
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 the first day of July
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 eXofficio clerk
Of council committees and whose
com pensation shall be fixed by the
city council.
2T-b The council may create such
offices and clerkships as they may
! deem proper. in addition to those
| herein provided for. and define thetl
powers and prescribe their duties, ant
require bonds with sureties in proper
penalties. payable TO the city by its
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 ap'
pointed by The mayor TNt confirmed
| by the council they shall elect quail
! fed person to I'll such ONCE during
the uneXpired term.
! 27-c. The parties TO bonds taken in
| pursuance of any section of his char
| ter. their heirs. devisees, executors ana
| administrators. shall be subject &c
! the same proceedings on the sale
| bonds for enforcing the conditions
| ana terms thereof, HS htAIpil vi
otherwise. before the circuit court o.
the city of Richmond. or any other
! courts held TN the city which MAY
succeed to the civil common Law
| Jurisdiction of said court. that col
| ectors of the county levy and theil
securities are or shall he subject &c
| on their bonds. for enforcing payment
| OF the county leVies.
| 27-d No property within the ter
| ritorial limits Of the city shall be laio
| 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 hereinhefore provided for, other
than the departments of finance and
! law. who shall. eX-officto constitute
an advisory board of which the mayor
shall be member and ex-officic
| chairman. TO whom the head OF any
department may refer for their fina
publication all questions arising con
corning the administration of his de
| partment of which questions the sale
advisory board shall take coEnizanCt
and finally determine, should they be
| of opinion that the question submit
ted Is one which should properly ID
referred to them for determination