Chap. 284.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-division 5 of section 19 of chapter
3 of the act entitled “an act providing a charter for the city of Richmond,” ap-
proved May 24, 1870, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled “an act to
amend sub-division 5 of section 19 of the charter of the city of Richmond, ap-
proved May 24, 1870, ” approved February 24, 1890, as amended and re-enacted
by an act entitled “an act to amend and re-enact sections 15, 23, 87, and 94 and
sub-divisions 5 and 6 of section 19 of the charter of the city of Richmond,”
approved February 25, 1892, enlarging the powers of the city council in regard
to maintaining or improving water works, gas works, and electric plants owned
by the city of Richmond.

Approved March 25, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sub-divis-
ion five of section nineteen of chapter three of the act entitled “an act
providing a charter for the city of Richmond,” approved May twenty-
fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy, as amended and re-enaeted by an
act entitled “an act to amend sub-division five of section nineteen of the
charter of the city of Richmond, approved May twenty-fourth, eighteen
hundred and seventy,” approved February twenty-fourth, eighteen hun-
dred and ninety, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled “an act to
amend and re-enact sections fifteen, twenty-three, eighty-seven, and
ninety-four, and sub-divisions five and six of section nineteen of the
charter of the city of Richmond,” approved February twenty-fifth, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-two, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:

§ 19. Sub-division 5.—To establish, maintain, enlarge, or improve
water works, gas works, and electric plants within or without the limits
of the city of Richmond, and, to accomplish these purposes, to contract
and agree with owners of land for the use or purchase thereof, and for
all land, rights, or easements necessary for the construction, mainte-
nance, or repair of dams, sluices, conduits, culverts, pipes, basins, reser-
voirs, poles, or wires connected therewith, or any fixture or appurtenance
thereof, or may have the same condemned for said purposes and for the
supplying of water to any canal, sluice, pipes, or other fixture or appli-
ance used in connection with said water works whenever, in their dis-
cretion, they may deem the same necessary or desirable. They shall have
power to protect from injury by adequate penalties the said works, pipes,
poles, wires, fixtures, land, and canals, or anything connected therewith
within or without the limits of said city, and to prevent the pollution of
water in James river or in any branch or stream flowing into the same by
prohibiting the throwing or discharge in anv manner of any filth, offen-
sive or deleterious matter or liquid therein above the said works within
fifteen miles above said works or so near thereto as probably to render
the water in said works impure. There shall be no lease nor sale of the
city gas or water works unless the proposition shall first be submitted to
the voters of the city of Richmond at some regular city election and re-
ceive in favor thereof a majority of all votes cast at such election.

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