Chap. 338.—An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Sections 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and
21 of an Act entitled ‘‘An Act to Amend and Ke-enact the Charter of
the Town of Danville, and Incorporating into One all Acts Amendatory
thereof,” passed 15th December, 1805.

Approved March 25, 1872.

1. Be it enacted by the gencral assembly of Virginia, That
sections two, four and six, seven eight and twenty-one (as
above set forth), be amended ond re-enacted so as to read as
follows: :

§ 2. There shall continue to be for the said corporation a
court of record, which shall be called the corporation court of
Danville, and shall be held by the judge thereof with such
powers and at such times as the constitution and laws of the
state now in force for the government of corporation courts
may provide.

§ 4, The jurisdiction of said corporation court, except as to
matters of police, which shall belong to the council, shall be
the same as the constitution and laws of the state now pro-
vide; and said court shall have jurisdiction not only within the
corporate limits, but also for the space of one mile without
and around the limits of said town, in all matters arising
within said town, or the space of one mile beyond and around
the same.

§ 6. The corporate powers of the town of Danville shall be
vested ina board called the council of the town of Danville,
which shall be composed of twelve members, any seven of
which shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi-
ness.

§ 7 and 8. The regular elections of town officers shall be
held on the fourth Monday in May, at the court-house of said
town, or at such place or places as the corporation judge may
designate. At such elections there shall be elected one mayor,
three justices of the peace, twelve councilmen, one common-
wealth’s attorney for the corporation court, one clerk, who
shall be clerk of both the corporation and cirepit courts, one
sergeant, one treasurer, and one commissioner of the revenue.
These officers shall enter upon their duties upon the first of
duly succeeding their elections, and shall hold for the follow-
ing terms, viz: The mayor for two years, Justices of the peace
and councilmen for one year, commonwealth's attorney for two
years, clerk for six years, sergeant for two years, treasurer
three years, and commissioner of the revenue two years.

§ 21. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of said
town, and as such invested with the power of a justice of the
peace, and shall see that the duties of the various town officers
are faithfully performed. He shall have power to investigate
their acts, have access to all books and documents in their
offices, and may examine them and their subordinates upon
eath. The evidence given by persons so examined shall not
be used against them in any criminal proceedings. He shall
also have power to suspend or remove such officers, whether
they be elected or appointed, for misconduct in office or neg-
lect of duty, to be specified in the order of supervision or
removal; but no such removal shall be made without reason-
able notice to the officer complained of, and an opportunity
afforded him to be heard in his defence. In the absence of
the mayor, or in case of a vacancy for any cause, the president
of the council shall act as mayor, and discharge all the duties
pertaining to his office.

2. This act’shall be in foree from its passage.