Chap. 158.—An ACT changing the Charter of the City of Lynchburg.
Pissed February 26, 1855.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the fiftieth
section of an act making the town of Lynchburg a city, and

- revising and reducing into one act the provisions of its char-

ter, passed March twenticth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read:

“$40. That any claim to a tine or penalty under this act,
or under any ordinance or by-law of the city of Lynchburg,
it it be Hmited to an amount not exceeding two hundred dol-
lars. and any other claim against the city, or a person therein,
if it be not of greater value or amount than fifty-dollars (ex-
elusive of interest and costs), shall be cognizable by the

- mayor. recorder, or any alderman of the city. The mayor of

the city, or in his absence (or in case of vacancy), the recorder,
or if he be absent, then the senior alderman. shall sit every
day (except Sundays) in such place as the council may desig-
nate, and take cognizance of such cases as may be brought
betore him under the laws of the state, and of all cases in
which any ordinance or by-law of the city is filened to have

heen violated. But in all cases where any such fine or penalty

exceeds the sum of fifty dollars, it shall be the right of the
defendant. on the return day of the summons, to have the
ease sent to the court of hustings for the city of Lynchburg,
for trial; which ease shall be tried at the first term of the
said court thereafter, whether it be quarterly or monthly
term, unless either party shall show good cause for a con-
tinuance: and in all cases where the fine or penalty shall not
exceed fifty dollars (exclusive of costs), the judgment of the
mayor, recorder or alderman as aforesaid to be final.”

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Chap. 158.—An ACT changing the Charter of the City of Lynchburg.
Pissed February 26, 1855.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the fiftieth
section of an act making the town of Lynchburg a city, and

- revising and reducing into one act the provisions of its char-

ter, passed March twenticth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read:

“$40. That any claim to a tine or penalty under this act,
or under any ordinance or by-law of the city of Lynchburg,
it it be Hmited to an amount not exceeding two hundred dol-
lars. and any other claim against the city, or a person therein,
if it be not of greater value or amount than fifty-dollars (ex-
elusive of interest and costs), shall be cognizable by the

- mayor. recorder, or any alderman of the city. The mayor of

the city, or in his absence (or in case of vacancy), the recorder,
or if he be absent, then the senior alderman. shall sit every
day (except Sundays) in such place as the council may desig-
nate, and take cognizance of such cases as may be brought
betore him under the laws of the state, and of all cases in
which any ordinance or by-law of the city is filened to have

heen violated. But in all cases where any such fine or penalty

exceeds the sum of fifty dollars, it shall be the right of the
defendant. on the return day of the summons, to have the
ease sent to the court of hustings for the city of Lynchburg,
for trial; which ease shall be tried at the first term of the
said court thereafter, whether it be quarterly or monthly
term, unless either party shall show good cause for a con-
tinuance: and in all cases where the fine or penalty shall not
exceed fifty dollars (exclusive of costs), the judgment of the
mayor, recorder or alderman as aforesaid to be final.”

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.