Year: 1867

THE CITY LIxITs.-A prominent citizen
sends US the following bill for extending
the limits of the city of Richmond. IL Is
simply the expression Of his own views
and the views Of those who concur with
him. We do not know what form of BIZ!
the city delegates may propose. We do
not think, however, they will approve that
which we present below:


"a Blu to Extend the Limits Of the City Of
Richmond.


81. Be It enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That the corporate limits OF
the city of Richmond shall be extended to
the breastworks, or line Of entrenchments
commonly called the middle line, COM
mencing on the south on James river, and
extending with the said line to the west on
the said river, and thence along James
river at its low-water mark and the char
ter of the city, its courts, and authori-
ties shall extend over the same and all
persons and property therein as fully and
efiectually as they now do over the present
city.


"2. The present inhabitants of the district
of country lying between the present boun-
dary Of the city and the new boundary
hereby established shall not be liable in
their persons or property within the sad
district for any portion Of the debt now
due by the city of Richmond, or of the in
terest due and accruing thereon, and all
taxes levied upon them by the City Coun-
ell prior to the first day of January, 1872,
unless they shall in the mean time be fur
nished with streets, curbs, sidewalks, light,
and water, shall be applied to improving
the said district, supplying it with gas and
water, defraying the expense OF its police,
and contributing to the payment of the ex-
pense of the judiciary of the city, and such
debts as the city may hereafter create
other than for the payment of the present
debt: Provided, that this clause shall not
affect such license taxes as are or may be
demanded for doing business in the present
city.


"3. The Council of the city of Rich
mond shall, Immediately after the voters
of Henrico and Richmond have adopted
the extension, cause the whole city to be
divided into ten wards, and publish the
same, and at the next election thereafter
of members of the Council for the said
city, two members for each of the said
wards shall be elected, according to the
charter of the city.


-. This act shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of the city Of Richmond
and county of Henric0 on the fourth
Thursday in May Mkt by the Council of
the city of Richmond and county Of Hen
rico, in such manner as the said Council
and County Court may direct, conforming
said election as near as may be to the
mode of electing delegates to the General
Assembly. Polls opened by the officers
conducting the election shall be headed
respectively" For extension of the limits
of Richmond " Against the extension of
the limits of Richmond" The said officers
shall also cause copy of this act to be
printed in large type, and posted in con-
spicuous and convenient place for read
ing it.


IS. The polls thus taken shall be re-
turned to the Council of the city of Rich
mond and the County Court of Henrico
respectively and If a majority of the votes
Of the city and county severally actually
given shall be for the extension, they shall
announce that result in two or more of the
newspapers published in the city of Rich
mond and the limits of the city shall be
extended according to the provisions OF
this act, and this act shall thenceforward,
in all respects, be enforced.


sc. The voters in that portion of the
county which will be included in the limits
of the city shall continue to vote in the
county of Henrico for member of Con-
gress, and the State Legislature, and elect
Ors of President and Vice-President, until
otherwise legally ordered but the district
in which they reside shall be attached to
the Richmond Judicial Circuit"