Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-08

At Special Term of the Circuit
tinucd and held at the Courthouse of
said City on Thursday, July q, 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 2lst day Of July, 1921, came
the petitioners and presented petit
gi0ns prepared ard 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 city 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 tie 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 Council to be.
composed Ct five councilmen, to be
elected at large and to serve with
coinpensatiGn, and asking that an
election be held on the 18th day IF
October, 1921, IS provided by the
Code of Virginia, 1919, and the Acts
of the General Assembly Of Virginia
ameEdatory thereof; and said petition
being in ali respects in conformity
with the provisions of the Code Of
Virginia III 1919, and the Acts of tie
General Assembly aaendatory there
Of; it is ordered that Windsor W. De-
maine, R. Z Sweeney and Frank E.
Moore, or their successors in office
composing the Electoral Board Of
the City of Alexandria, Virginia, be
and th.y 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, {: an election
which said Electoral Board is hereby
ordered and directed to hold on the
4th day Of Occtber, 1921, for the de-
termination of the question whether
said proposed change in the form Of
government for the City of Alexan-
1ria. 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 CT said
city.
And it IS further ordered that a
copy o. this order be published in
the Alexandria Gazette,a newspaper
published IL the City Of Alexandria,
Virginia, for at least 80 days prior
to said election, and said Electoral
Board is furthe: directed to give all
the due publicity to said election that
under the law they are required to
give Of regular elections.
Ard the Clerk of this Court is d.
rccted to transmit copy of this or
der to each member Of the Electoral
Board of the City Of Alexandria, Vir-
ginia.
A TRUE COPY.
TESTE:
NEVILLE S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
In pursuance of the annexed order
Of the Circuit Court Of the City Of
Alexandria, Virginia, entered July
q, 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 prescribed by law, cor
the conduct of regular elections and
by the regular election officers OF
said city.
WINDSOR w. DENIAINE;,
Chairman.
R. E. SWEENEY,
F. D. MOORE,
III IL.