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January S3~ 191~ 4?, the Wards. The amendment was lost. Then the amendment by.-~r, l~urry was adopted~ Section 53. Adopted, as read. and section 1S, as amended. bets Section 76. The seetion having been read, Mr. Davis moved of said Council." The amendment was adopted~ and 76, as amended. to strike out the words "to mere- Yinally~ sections 4~ 1~, 53, and 76 were adopted as amended. Third. To amend and re-chanted section 53, approved March 10: 1908, in relation to the publication of ordinances. This section was considered and acted on in the above named sections. Fourth. TO amend and re-enact an Act to provide a new Charter for the City of Portsmouth~ to be known as "Chapter 1X,~ in relation to a Civil and Police Justice~ The section having been read, Er. Hanvey stated that the proposed bill was long and new to the Council, and he would move~ therefore~ that it be referred to the Ordinance Committee. The motion by Er. Hanvey was lost. ~r. Davis then moved that the Council petition the General Assembly to authorize the City to have a Police Justice. The motion was adopted. Mr. Hall moved the following amendment: "That the Police Justice shall be under the juris- diction of the City Council~ end that he shell obtain supplies for his office with the approval of the Council.~ The amendment was adopted. He then moved to further amend that, the Police Justice should not leave the City~ without the permission of the Council therefor; but said amendment was ~ithdrawn, to be substi- tuted hereafter by an ordinance regulating said matter, if found necessary. Mr. ~arkham moved that se~tibn[4, relating to ~Civil Jurisdiction," be amended so as to substitute $100,00 for $$00.00 on any debt, &c. The motion was los~. He then moved to amend section E by striking out the words: ~shall h~ve practised law in this State for at least five years." The amendmsnt was adopted. Finatly~ the~Police Justice bill~ as amsndsd~ was adopted. Fifth. To amend section ?t, Chapter Vll, so as to provide for abolition of the office of City Collector. The section having been read~ ~r.~ Williams explained the same. Mr. Hall then moved to amend that 'the duties of the T~easurer and of the City Collect- 'or, when combined, shall be prescribed by the Council. The amendm~ent was adopted. On mo~isn~, the advisability of combining_the office of Treasurer and City Collector was re- ferred to the Joint Finance Committee~ On motion of Er. B~znoon, all of the bills, as amended, were referred to the City Ettorney to be put by him in proper legal shape at once. ~r. Hall moved that the Water Committee be authorized to investigate and report concerning the failure of the Water~ Company to furnish an adequate supply of water at e fire in Park View about a week ago. The motion was adopted. Council, to have ~arkham moved that a Committse'of Five be appointed to present the bille~ adopted by to ~ur representatives in the General Assembly and to do whatever else may be necessary said bills enacted. The motion was adopted. The following is the full text boys, and adopted on thi~ date: of the proposed amendments to the A BILL Charter, referred to a- to amend and re-enact sections 4~ 1E, and 5~ of the Charter of the City of Portsmouth, approved March t0~ ~90~ in reference to the time of election of councilmen, the number of councilmen, and the p=z~ting of ordinances; and to add to the said charter a new section to be known as sec- tion ~Ea in reference to the issue of bonds~ t. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia that sections 4, .1~, and BZ of the Charter of the City of Portsmouth, approved March 10~ 1908, in reference to the time of the e- lection of councilmen~ the number of councilmen~ and the printing of ordinances be amended and re-enacted so as to read as hereinafter follows; and to further amend the said Charter by add- ing a new section to be known as section 3Sa in reference to the issue of bonds as hereinafter follows: Sec. 4. The ~ayor and council shall be elected on the second Tuesday in June, im- mediately preceding the expiration of the terms of office of their predecessors~ for a term of four years~ and their said terms of office shall begin on the first day of September succeeding. The election of the first council under this act shall be on the second Tuesday in June~ 1914~ and their terms shall be~in on the first day of Septe~oer succeeding; provided~ that the ~emrs of all councilmen which will expire on the first day of September~ 191~ are extended to the first day of September, 1914. But, upon the first assembling of the Council under this act the~ members of each branch thereof shall be divided, into two equal classes, to be determined by lot, and the term of members of the firs~ class shall be two years, and that of members of the second class shall be four years, and thereafter the terms of all the members of each class shall be four years, so that one-half of each branch shall be elected evary two years; provided~ however, that in eases where the total membership of a branch is uneven provision~may be made in suc~ division into classes for the assighment of the odd number to one of such classes; and provided, that all elections to fill vacancies in any council shall be for the unexpired term. All other elective officers provided for by this charter, or hereafter authorized by law~ shall be elected on the Tuesday after the firs~ Monday in November, and their terms of office shall begin on the first day of January succeeding, except that the terms of office of clerk of Courts shall begin coincidentally with those of the judges of their respective courts.