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The code of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia

containing the Charter as amended and re-enacted as a whole (approved March 14, 1908), the constitutional and legislative provisions of the state relating to cities, and the general ordinances of the city enacted as a whole August 6th, 1909, in effect September 1st, 1909
  
THE HECK MEMORIAL LIBRARY
  
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  
CHARTER OF The City of Charlottesville.
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CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CITIES.
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LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS RELATING TO CITIES
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CODE OF VIRGINIA.
 114. 
Sec. 114. Councils of cities to establish election districts.
 823. 
Sec. 823. Councilment and other city officers forbidden to have interest in contract with, or claim against their city; such contract to be void.
 1013a. 
Sec. 1013a. Definitions of the words "incorporated communities," "cities" and "towns."
 1014. 
Sec. 1014. Survey and plan of cities and towns to be made and recorded; effect of plan as evidence.
 1015. 
Sec. 1015. Wards of cities; how changed; map of wards to be recorded, and description, etc., published.
 1015a. 
Sec. 1015a. Councils of cities.
 1015b. 
Sec. 1015b. Council to reapportion representation among wards; when obligatory upon council to change boundaries of wards.
 1015c. 
Sec. 1015c. Mandamus to lie in case of failure of council to reapportion representation or change boundaries or wards as prescribed in the preceding section.
 1015d. 
Sec. 1015d. Members of city councils to be ineligible during tenure of office, and for one year thereafter, to any office to be filled by the council of which they may be members.
 1015e. 
Sec. 1015e. Vacancy; how filled.
 1015f. 
Sec. 1015f. Presiding officers of city councils; their duties.
 1015g. 
Sec. 1015g. Rules and officers of councils; investigations by councils and by boards of fire and police commissioners.
 1015h. 
Sec. 1015h. Rules as to quorum and the passage of certain ordinances.
 1016. 
Sec. 1016. Election or appointment of charter officers of cities.
 1017a. 
Sec. 1017a. Powers and duties of the police force of the cities and towns of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
 1018. 
Sec. 1018. Of city sergeant.
 1019. 
Sec. 1019. Allowance to sergeant by city court.
 1032a. 
Sec. 1032a. Clerk of courts of cities.
 1032c. 
Sec. 1032c. City and town officers to be chosen by electors when not otherwise provided.
 1033. 
Sec. 1033. Mayors of cities; how chosen; their duties; appeals from their decisions; how removed for malfeasance, et cetera.
 1033b. 
Sec. 1033b. Mayors, councils, and other elective officers of cities; when elected; when their terms begin, et cetera.
 1033c. 
Sec. 1033c. Veto power of mayor of city: when ordinance may become operative, notwithstanding his objection; vote to be entered on journal; no ordinance, et cetera, appropriating over one hundred dollars in money or authorizing the borrowing of money to be passed, except by recorded affirmative vote of a majority of all members.
 1033d. 
Sec. 1033d. Streets, et cetera, of cities and towns not to be used for certain purposes, without previous consent of corporate authorities.
 1033e. 
Sec. 1033e. Restrictions on the granting of franchises and selling of public property by cities and towns.
 1033f. 
Sec. 1033f. Regulating the grant of franchise, et cetera, by cities and towns, and providing for the advertisement thereof and the public reception of bids therefor, and providing for the enforcement of the obligations of the grantees, grantors, or owners of franchises, and providing penalties for the usurpation of or violation of the terms and provisions of franchises.
 1033g. 
Sec. 1033g. Regulating the issue of bonds and other interest-bearing obligations by cities and towns.
 1033h. 
Sec. 1033h. Assessment of property for municipal taxation to be the same as that for State taxation.
 1038. 
Sec. 1038. General and enumerated powers of councils of cities and towns.
 1038a. 
Sec. 1038a. To exempt those engaged in the publication of newspapers from being required to obtain a license for the privilege or right of printing or publishing the same in the cities, towns and counties of the State.
 1038b. 
Sec. 1038b. To authorize the city councils of cities to adopt reasonable ordinances to prevent improper interference with scholars attending or boarding at any female school situated in cities.
 1038c. 
Sec. 1038c. To authorize and empower the corporate authorities of the incorporated cities and towns of the Commonwealth to contract with any sewerage or water purification company, et cetera.
 1040a. 
Sec. 1040a. Taxation of shares of stock issued by banks located in counties and cities.
 1041. 
Sec. 1041. Penalty for non-payment of levies.
 1041a. 
Sec. 1041a. Providing for local assessments to pay for certain public improvements in cities and towns.
 1042. 
Sec. 1042. Licenses.
 1042a. 
Sec. 1042a. To prohibit the several cities and towns of the Commonwealth from imposing and collecting any tax, fine, or other penalty upon persons selling farm and domestic products, grown or produced by them, within the limits of such town or city outside of and not within the regular market houses and sheds of such towns and cities.
 1043. 
Sec. 1043. Authorizing cities and towns to make city and town levies.
 1044. 
Sec. 1044. Collector may distrain for city or town levies.
 1045. 
Sec. 1045. Delinquent lists.
 1046. 
Sec. 1046. How examined and allowed; copy of list of real estate to be sent to auditor.
 1047. 
Sec. 1047. Disbursements of moneys; claims allowed to be posted and published.
 1043a. 
Sec. 1043a. To authorize cities and incorporated towns to establish and maintain free public libraries and reading rooms.
 1048. 
Sec. 1048. Effect of chapter on charters of cities and towns.
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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF The City of Charlottesville.
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Franchises.

  
INDEX TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
  
INDEX TO LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS RELATING TO CITIES.
  
INDEX TO CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA.
  
INDEX TO GENERAL ORDINANCES.
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Sec. 188. Hauling earth, garbage, etc., over the streets.

The owner or operator of every cart or other vehicle employed
in removing or carrying dirt, sand, coal, manure, or filth or offensive
matter of any kind or description, along or over any of
the streets of the city, shall have and keep the same in such tight
and secure condition that such matter shall not be scattered or
suffered to fall on any of the streets aforesaid, under a penalty
of $5 for each offense.

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