Chap. 89.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of the charter of the city of
Richmund, as embodied in the act approved May 24, 1870, and to provide for
the establishment of certain election precincts in said city.

Approved February 27, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section three
of the charter of the city of Richmond, as embodied in the act approved
May twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy, be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

§3. The said city shall be divided into seven wards, which number of
wards the city council hereafter may increase as they may deem it ex-
pedient. Every such division shall be made in such manner as to in-
clude an equal number of voters in each ward as nearly as conveniently
may be consistent with the well-defined limits of each ward. Until such
revision be made, the boundary lines of wards shal] remain as now estab-
lished, except that Clay ward shall be bounded as follows, namely: Com-
mencing at a point on the corporation line at its intersection with the
center line of Belvidere street ; thence northwardly along the center line
of Belvidere street to its intersection with the center line of Franklin
street; thence westwardly along the center line of Franklin street to its
intersection with the center line of Laurel street; thence southwardly
along the center line of Laurel street to its intersection with the center
line of Park avenue; thence westwardly along the center line of Park
avenue to the corporation line; thence southwardly along the corporation
line to the beginning. And except further, that the seventh ward hereby
established, to be called and known as Lee ward, shall be bounded as
follows, namely: Commencing at a point on the corporation line at its
intersection with the center line of Park avenue; thence eastwardly along
the center line of Park avenue to its intersection with the center line of
Laure] street; thence northwardly along the center line of Laurel street
to its intersection with the center line of Franklin street; thence east-
wardly along the center line of Franklin street to its intersection with the
center line of Belvidere street; thence southwardly along the center line
of Belvidere street to its intersection with the center line of Main street;
thence eastwardly along the center line of Main street to its intersection
with the center line of Adams street ; thence northwardly along the center
line of Adams street to its intersection with the center line of Leigh
street; thence westwardly along the center line of Leigh street to the
corporation line; thence southwardly along the corporation line to the
beginning.

2. The council of the said city of Richmond shall, at the first meeting
of the common council and board of aldermen, respectively, after the

passage of this act, establish suitable election precincts in each of the
two wards above mentioned; or, in event of their failure so to do, the
judge of the hustings court of said city of Richmond, upon petition of
any five citizens of either of said wards, shall establish suitable election
precincts in each of said wards.

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