Chap. 114.—An ACT to amend the charter of the city of Richmond so as
to amend and re-enact sections 93-c and 93-m, as the same or either
of them may have been heretofore amended, and so as to add to the
said charter section 93-s, relating to the retirement of the members of
the fire-and fire alarm departments. (H. B. 259.)

Approved March 4, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
sections ninety-three-c and ninety-three-m of the charter of the
city of Richmond, as the same or either of them have been here-
torore amended, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as

ollows:

Sec. 93-c. The force of the fire department of the city of
Richmond shall be appointed by said board of fire commissioners
as herein provided. The said force shall consist of a chief en-
gineer, one or more assistant engineers, and a secretary, and as
many foremen, stationmen, hosemen and laddermen as from
time to time may be required, in the opinion of the said board,
except that the total number of the force shall not be increased
without the consent of the city council above its present num-
ber. The chief engineer, assistants and other members of the
department shall be appointed to serve during good behavior
and efficiency. The said officers and members of the fire and
fire alarm department may be removed by the said board for
cause at any time, or such fines and suspensions may be im-
posed for cause, as the board may deem proper, as hereinafter
provided. In any investigation pertaining to the duties of said
officers and members the board shall have power to send for
persons and papers and by their presiding officer administer
oaths. The board of fire commissioners are hereby empowered
to prescribe the duties of the chief engineer, assistant engineers,
secretary, as well as of other members or employees of the fire
department, assigning to them such duties in the department as
the said board shall deem proper.

Sec. 93-m. The said board of fire commissioners shall ap-
point a superintendent of fire alarm and such other employees
as the proper working of the fire alarm system may require, to
serve during good behavior and efficiency, their compensation
to be the same as now prescribed and not to be increased ex-
cept by the council on the recommendation of said board of fire
commissioners.

. Be it further enacted by the general assembly of Vir-
ginia, That the charter of the city of Richmond be, and the
same is, hereby amended so as to add the following section to
said charter:

93-s. The board of fire commissioners, under rules and regu-
lations to be established by themselves, may retire members of
the fire and fire alarm department for inability to perform their
duties.

3. This act shall be in force on and after July first, nineteen
hundred and sixteen.