Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-15

At a Special Term of the Circuit
Court of the City of Alexandria con-
tinued and held at the Courthouse of
said City on Thursday, July 81, 1921.
Present: Hon. Samuel G. Brent,
Judge.
In the Matter of the Petition Of
the Electors of the City of Alexar-
dria, Virginia, for the Change in the
Form Of Government for said City
under the Provisions of the Code OF
Virginia Of 1919 and the Acts Of the
General Assembly of Virginia Amen
datory thereof.
This 21st day Of July, 1921, came
the petitioners and presented petit
tons prepared and executed in due
form of law Of electors of the City
of Alexandria, equal in number to at
least 10 per cent Of those qualified to
vote at the last general election held
in said CRY at which a mayor or
council was elected, and specifying
in said petition the particular form
of government permitted under the
provisions of the Code Of Virginia,
1919, and the Acts of the General As
sembly of Virginia, amendatory there
of, to wit: "City Manager Plan"
which form of government they wish
TO adopt, including a Council to be
composed Of, five councilmen, to be
elected at large and to serve with
COMPENSATION, and asking that ar.
election be held on the 4th day VI
October, 1921, as provided by the
Code of Virginia, 1919, and the Acts
of the General Assembly of Virginia
amerdatory thereof; and said petition
being in all respects IN conformity
with the provisions of the Ccde of
Virginia or 1919, and the Acts of tie
General Assembly anendatory there
of; it is ordered that Windsor W. De-
maine, R. E. Sweeney and Frank E.
Moore, or their successors in office
composing the Electoral Board cf
the City of Alexandria, Virginia, be
and they are hereby directed to take
such steps and prepare such means
as may be necessary to submit to the
qualified voters of the City of Alex
andria, Virginia, Ct an election
which said Electoral Board is hereby
ordered and directed to hold on the
18th day of Ocosber, 1921, for the de-
termination of the question whether
said proposed change in the form Of
government for the City of Alexan-
dria. shall be adopted or not; and that
SAID election shall be conducted in
The manner prescribed BY law Cor
the conduct of regular elections by
the regular election officers of said
city.
And it i further ordered that ::
cCDy or this orier be published IN
the Alexandria Gazette,a newspaper
published ii the City Of Alexandria,
Virginia, for at least 80 days prior
to said election, and said Electoral
Board is further directed to give all
the due publicity to said election that
under the law they are required to
give Of regular elections.
And the Clerk Of this Court is d.
rected tc transmit copy of this or
der to each member of the Electoral
Board Of the City Of Alexandria, Vir-
GINA.
TESTE:
NEVILLE S. GREENAWAY, Clerk
In pursuance of the annexed order
of the Circuit Court Of the City Of
Alexandria, Virginia, entered July
81, 1921, notice is hereby given that
an election will be held in the city
of Alexandria, on Tuesday, the 4th
day of October 1921, for the purpose
in said order set forth, and that the
said election will be conducted in
the manner pres cribed by law, eor
the conduct of regular elections and
by the regular election officers Of
said city.
WINDSOR W. DEMAINE,
Chairman.
2. E. SWEENEY,
F. D. MOORE,
Electoral Board Of the City of Alex
andria, Virginia.