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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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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF The City of Charlottesville.
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CHAPTER I.
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Sec. 1. The council—term and compensation.
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Sec. 2. Oath of office—when taken.
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Sec. 3. Punishment of members.
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Sec. 4. Vacancies—how filled.
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Sec. 5. Disqualification of members for certain offices.
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Sec. 6. Time of meeting for organization.
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Sec. 7. Monthly Meetings—how special meetings may be called.
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Sec. 8. Business at special meetings.
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Sec. 9. Quorum—reconsideration of votes.
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Sec. 10. Absence of quorum—how quorum secured.
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Sec. 11. Election of president—vice-president—duties of.
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Sec. 12. Standing committees—how appointed—expenditures of.
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Sec. 13. Record of proceedings.
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Sec. 14. Rules and procedure.
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Sec. 15. Ordinances and resolutions—how adopted.
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Sec. 16. Ordinances—their reference and passage.
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Sec. 17. Ordinances appropriating money, imposing taxes, etc.
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Sec. 18. Ordinances appropriating money for outside highways.
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Sec. 19. Ordinances creating debts for longer period than four months.
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Sec. 20. Additional expenditures beyond annual appropriations.
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Sec. 21. Ordinances granting aid to various associations or objects.
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Sec. 22. Ordinances increasing indebtedness, etc.—motion to reconsider.
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Sec. 23. Disposition of public property and franchises.
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Sec. 24. Ordinances or resolutions—action by mayor.
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Sec. 25. Ordinances—proceedings upon veto by mayor.
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Sec 26. Members failing to vote—disqualifications for voting.
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Sec. 27. Elections by council.
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Sec. 28. Witness before council and committee—how attendance secured.
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Sec. 29. Rules of order by the council.
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CHAPTER II.
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CHAPTER III.
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CHAPTER IV.
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CHAPTER V.
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CHAPTER VI.
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CHAPTER VII.
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CHAPTER VIII.
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CHAPTER IX.
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CHAPTER X.
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CHAPTER XI.
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CHAPTER XII.
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CHAPTER XIII.
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CHAPTER XIV.
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CHAPTER XV.
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CHAPTER XVI.
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CHAPTER XVII.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
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CHAPTER XIX.
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CHAPTER XX.
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CHAPTER XXI.
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CHAPTER XXII.
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CHAPTER XXIII.
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CHAPTER XXIV.
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CHAPTER XXV.
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CHAPTER XXVI.
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CHAPTER XXVII.
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CHAPTER XXVIII.
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CHAPTER XXIX.
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CHAPTER XXX.
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CHAPTER XXXI.
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CHAPTER XXXII.
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CHAPTER XXXIII.
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CHAPTER XXXIV.
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CHAPTER XXXV.
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CHAPTER XXXVI.
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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. 10. Absence of quorum—how quorum secured.

If a quorum fail to attend a meeting of the Council within a
half hour after the appointed time for such meeting, those present
may adjourn to such time as they deem proper, after the
names of those present shall have been entered on the journal.

At such meeting, five or more members shall have authority
to compel the attendance of absent members by a process in
writing signed by them and addressed to any policeman, directing
him to summons such absent members to such time and place
to which the meeting shall have been adjourned. Any member
refusing to obey such summons may be fined by a two-thirds
vote of the Council in a sum not less than five dollars nor more
than ten dollars. (Code, Sec. 1015g.)

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