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INDEX TO CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

	Sec.
ABUTTING LAND OWNERS,
Assessments for making and improving sidewalks	15
Assessments for construction of sewers	15
ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE,
Dogs, hogs, etc., may be prohibited	38
Dogs, hogs, etc., may be sold to enforce payment of fine	38
Dogs, delinquent for taxes, may be killed	38
ANIMALS, speed of on streets, abuse of, etc.	cl. 12, 14
APPEALS,
City officials suspended or removed, right of appeal to corporation court	30
Fine or imprisonment imposed by police justice, alderman or council, right of appeal to corporation court	16
ARBITRATION OF QUESTIONS arising between county and city	45, 46
ARRESTS, warrants for to be executed by police	17
BIRTHS AND DEATHS, certificate of, council may compel returns of	cl. 5, 14
BOARD OF ARBITRATION provided for to adjust all questions between county and city	45, 46
BOARD OF HEALTH,
Establishment and powers	cl. 5, 14
Members and employees of may have police powers	cl. 5, 14
BONDS,
For municipal improvements, how authorized, election for, how and when held	25
Power of council to issue, rate, term, limitations	25
Refunding, how issued and disposed of	23
BONDS OF CITY OFFICERS, failure to give vacates office	7
BOUNDARIES OF CITY	2
BUDGET to be made up annually	18
[References are to Sections]
BUILDINGS,
Buildings within fire limits, regulation of	cl. 3, 14
Construction and removal	cl. 3, 14
BURIAL PERMITS, council may compel returns to health department	cl. 5-6, 14
CEMETERIES, how acquired and regulated	cl. 6, 14
CERTIFICATE OF OATH of mayor and councilmen to be filed with clerk of council and entered on journal	7
CHIEF OF POLICE,
Fines, collection of	37
Fines, how accounted for	37
Fines, failure to account for, action to recover	37
CITY TO REMAIN PART AND PARCEL of same legislative and senatorial districts	42
CITY TO BE DIVIDED INTO WARDS	3
CITY ENGINEER,
Election, term, may be non-resident	6
CITY FUNDS,
Failure of treasurer to account for, and pay over, action how taken	36
How disbursed, treasurer custodian of	35
CITY OFFICERS,
Election and term	4
Election by council	6
Failure to give bond	7
Investigation of by mayor, suspension and removal of, right of appeal	30
May hold more than one office	4, 6
Oath of office	7
Office or offices not provided for, how created	6
Powers and authority same as like officers of the state	28
Salaries to be fixed by the council	32
Vacancies, how filled	6, 8
When elected	6
When to qualify	7
Who are eligible for	4
Who required to give bond	cl. 17, 14
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION	cl. 20, 14
CLERK OF COUNCIL,
Certain papers not to be exhibited without authority	12
CLERK OF THE CORPORATION COURT, election and term	4
COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE, election and term	4
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY, election and term	4
CONCEALED WEAPONS, council may regulate	cl. 10, 14
CONDEMNATIONS,
Dangerous buildings, etc.	cl. 3, 14
Private property for streets and other purposes	39
Private property for water and sewerage system	43
CONSERVATORS OF THE PEACE, aldermen and police justice constituted as such	17
CONSTABLE, election and term	4
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, council may prevent introduction or spread	cl. 5, 14
CORPORATION COURT, term, jurisdiction, abolition provided for	42
CORPORATE LIMITS	2
COUNCIL, DUTIES OF,
Authority to adopt rules for its regulation	12
Budget and levy to be made annually	18
Compel attendance of members	12
Corporate powers to be exercised by	5
Expulsion of members	12
General ordinance book	12
General powers	14
How composed	4, 5
Journal of proceedings	12
Levy to be made annually	18
Meetings of, how called	9
Meetings shall be open	12
Meetings, special, what business may be transacted	33
Meetings, when held	33
Meetings, when secret	12
Minutes, how approved	13
Officers and clerks of	12
Publication of quarterly reports	22
Punishment of members	12
Quorum	10
Recorded votes	13
Reports, quarterly, publication of	22
Rules of the council, authority to adopt	12
Special meetings, only such business as specified in call to be transacted	33
Animals and fowls running at large, keeping of in city, regulation and tax	cl. 11, 14
Animals running at large, powers to prevent	38
Animals running at large, may be sold to enforce payment of fines	38
Animals running at large, owners of may be fined	38
Assessments, annual	14
Births and deaths, certificate of, power to compel return of to health department	cl. 5, 14
Board of health, establishment of	cl. 5, 14
Bonds may be issued for certain improvements	25
Bonds, official, who may be required to give, how recorded and filed	cl. 17, 14
Buildings, regulation of construction and removal	cl. 3, 14
Burial, cremation or disposition of the dead, regulation of	cl. 5, 14
Burial permits, power to compel returns to health dep't	cl. 5-6, 14
Cemeteries, how acquired, power to regulate	cl. 6, 14
City property, real and personal, control of	14
Condemnation of private property for streets and other purposes	39
Contagious diseases, may prevent introduction or spread of	cl. 5, 14
Dogs delinquent for taxes may be killed	38
Drunkards, vagrants, mendicants and street beggers may be punished or restrained	cl. 13, 14
Expel from city persons guilty of lewdness, indecent or disorderly conduct	cl. 14, 14
Explosives, fireworks, etc., regulation, storage and sale of	cl. 10, 14
Fire limits, regulation of buildings within	cl. 3, 14
Fire department, establishment and regulation	cl. 3, 14
Fires, to extinguish and prevent and compel citizens to render assistance to fire department in case of need	cl. 3, 14
Fiscal and municipal affairs, control of	14
Flying of kites, throwing of stones, sport, etc., in streets and alleys	cl. 12, 14
Gaming houses, power to suppress	cl. 14, 14
Gas works, water works and electric light works, council may erect	cl. 18, 14
General powers	16
General welfare powers	cl. 20, 14
Health of city, regulations to secure same	cl. 5, 14
Hospitals, establishment and regulation, who may be forced to enter	cl. 5, 14
Houses of ill fame, lewd, indecent or disorderly conduct or exhibition, prevention of	cl. 14, 14
Lights, carrying of into certain buildings	cl. 10, 14
Loans, power to negotiate	25
Nuisances, right to compel abatement of	cl. 8, 14
Official bonds, who may be required to give and how recorded and filed	cl. 17, 14
Paupers and vagrants coming into city, council may require their return or bond by railways, etc., bringing them into the city and may compel such persons to leave city	cl. 15, 14
Power conferred to impose fines and imprisonment	16
Private property for streets and other public purposes, how obtained	39
Property, to prevent from being stolen	cl. 3, 14
Quarantine, power to establish	cl. 7, 14
Refunding bonds, power to issue	23
Revenue, provision for raising	14
Riots, disturbances and disorderly assemblages, prevention of	cl. 14, 14
Sewers, power to make or construct	cl. 1, 14
Shade trees along streets	cl. 1, 14
Sinking fund to be annually provided for	24
Slaughter houses, soap and candle factories, power to regulate and prevent	cl. 8, 14
Smoke and dust, abatement of	cl. 8, 14
Speed of animals and vehicles on street, regulation of	cl. 12, 14
Stables, construction and location of	cl. 8, 14
Stagnant water, marshy ground, etc., prevention of	cl. 9, 14
Streets, etc., to prevent cumbering of in any manner	cl. 2, 14
Streets, to prevent or remove any structure, obstruction or encroachment	cl. 1, 14
Streets, when closed, to whom land reverts	cl. 1, 14
Streets and public alleys, power to extend, widen, narrow, lay out, graduate, improve and otherwise alter; properly lighted and keep in good order	cl. 1, 14
Streets and sidewalks, to compel occupants or owners of buildings or grounds to remove snow, etc.	cl. 2, 14
Streets, encroachments upon by fences, buildings, or otherwise, how removed	40
Theatricals and other performances may be prohibited	29
Tires upon vehicles, regulate breadth of	cl. 4, 14
Transportation of articles through the streets, regulation of	cl. 8, 14
Vice and immorality, prevention of	cl. 14, 14
Water and sewerage system, authority to establish	43
Water, pollution of	cl. 19, 14
COUNCILMEN,
Certificate of oaths to be filed with clerk of council	7
Conservators of the peace with powers of justice of peace	17
Election and term	4
Failure to give bond	7
Removal from ward vacated office	8
Vacancy, how filled	8
When to qualify	7
DOGS DELINQUENT FOR TAXES may be killed	38
DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE may be prohibited	38
DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE may be sold to enforce payment of fine	38
DRUNKARDS, etc., council may punish or restrain	cl. 13, 14
ELECTIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS, how and when held	25
ELECTIONS held under this charter to conform to state law	44
ELECTIONS BY COUNCIL, when held	5
ENCROACHMENTS UPON STREETS by fences and buildings, how removed	40
ENCROACHMENTS UPON STREETS shall not constitute adverse possession of	40
ENACTING AND REPEALING CLAUSES	49
EXPLOSIVES, FIRE WORKS, etc., regulation of storage and sale	cl. 10, 14
EXPULSION OF PERSONS FROM CITY guilty of lewdness, indecent or disorderly conduct	cl. 14, 14
FINES AND PENALTIES,
Collection of	16
Collection of by chief of police	37
Failure of chief of police to account for, action to recover	37
Imposed for violation of city ordinances to be paid into city treasury	16
Power conferred to impose	16
FIRE ARMS, carrying of or firing of, power to regulate	cl. 10, 14
FIRE LIMITS, establishment, what buildings may be erected within	cl. 3, 14
FIRE WORKS, council may regulate storage and sale	cl. 10, 14
FRANCHISES,
Rights in gas, water, sewer and electric plants, how disposed of	26
How granted	34
GAMING HOUSES, council may suppress	cl. 14, 14
GAS WORKS, how sold or leased	26
HOUSES OF ILL FAME, VICE AND IMMORALITY, power of council to prevent	cl. 14, 14
IMPRISONMENT, power conferred to impose	16
INCOME TAX, rate of	19
JAIL, use of in accordance with contract	16
JOINT OCCUPANCY of county and city property	45
JURISDICTION, civil and criminal to extend one mile beyond corporate limits	cl. 20, 14
JUSTICE OF PEACE, election and term	4
LEVY, on whom laid	19
LEVY, limit of	19
LEVY, how and when to be made	18
LICENSE TAX, how and on whom imposed	20
LIGHTS, council may regulate carrying of into certain buildings	cl. 10, 14
LOANS, power of council to negotiate	25
MAYOR,
Certificate of oath to be filed with clerk of council	7
Election and term	4
How and for what cause removed	30
Investigation of city officials, suspension and removal of	30
Powers and duties	30
Power to prohibit certain theatricals and other performances	29
Removal from city to vacate office	8
Suspension and removal of city officers	30
Vacancy in office, how filled	8 & 30
Vacancy, who to perform duties	30
MEETINGS OF COUNCIL,
How called	9
Minutes, how approved	13
Open meetings	12
Recorded votes	13
Secret meetings	12
Special meetings, object thereof to be stated in call	33
When held	33
MILLER SCHOOL, rights of citizens of city to participate in benefits of	45
NAME OF CITY	2
NUISANCES, council may compel abatement of	cl. 8, 14
OATHS OF OFFICERS, how taken	7
OFFICE NOT PROVIDED FOR, how created	6
OFFICIAL BONDS, who required to give	cl. 17, 14
OFFICIAL BONDS, how recorded and filed	cl. 17, 14
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, effect of charter on	41
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, power conferred to pass	16
OVERSEER OF POOR, election and term	6
PAUPERS, VAGRANTS, etc., coming into city, regulation as to deportment, bond of common carrier, etc., and may compel such persons to leave city	cl. 15, 14
POLICE, conservators of peace	17
POLICE COURT, when and where held	31
POLICE JURISDICTION	cl. 20, 14
POLICE JUSTICE, conservator of peace with powers of justice of peace	17
Election and term	6
Fines and penalties to be reported by to treasurer monthly	31
Jurisdiction and powers	31
Removal, how and for what cause	31
Salary	31
When to hold court	31
Who to act in absence of	31
POWERS OF COUNCIL, GENERAL	14
PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL,
Election, term and duties	9
Entitled to but one vote	11
Vacancy, how filled	8, 9
When to act as mayor	30
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, when elected	9
PRIVATE PROPERTY, how obtained for streets and other public purposes	39
How acquired for water and sewerage systems	43
PROPERTY OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY within the city subject to joint jurisdiction of county and city	45
PROPERTY, real and personal, how assessed	19
PUBLICATION OF QUARTERLY REPORTS	22
QUARANTINE, establishment of	cl. 7, 14
QUORUM OF COUNCIL	10
RATE OF TAXATION, limit, etc.	19
REFUNDING BONDS, how issued and disposed of	23
REMOVAL OF MAYOR FROM CITY, and councilmen from ward to vacate office	8
REPEALING AND ENACTING CLAUSES	48, 49
REPORTS, quarterly reports of treasurer to be made to council and published	22
RESIDENTS OF CITY eligible to election or appointment to county offices	47
REVENUES, collection and custody of	21
RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND PROPERTY OF CITY, effect of charter on	41
RULES OF COUNCIL, authority to adopt	12
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS to be fixed by council	32
SARGEANT, appointment of deputies, duties of	27
Election and term	4
SEWERS, assessment upon abutting land owners for construction	15
SIDEWALKS, assessments upon abutting land owners for making and improving of	15
SINKING FUND,
Commissioners of	24
How invested	24
How and when provided for	24
SINKING FUND COMMISSION, composition, powers and duties	24
SLAUGHTER HOUSES, soap and candle factories, power of council to regulate or prevent	cl. 8, 14
SMOKE AND DUST, power to abate	cl. 8, 14
SNOW, etc., removal of, council may compel	cl. 2, 14
SPEED OF ANIMALS AND VEHICLES ON STREETS, power to regulate	cl. 12, 14
STABLES, construction, location and management, regulation of	cl. 8, 14
STAGNANT WATER, marshy ground, unwholesome articles, etc., regulation of	cl. 9, 14
STREETS,
Encroachment upon by fences, buildings, etc., how removed	40
STREET COMMISSIONER, election and term	6
STREET COMMISSIONER may be non-resident	6
SUITS TO RESTRAIN BY INJUNCTION	16
TAXATION, ADDITIONAL, levy of how authorized	19
TIRES UPON VEHICLES, council may prescribe breadth	cl. 4, 14
TRANSPORTATION OF ARTICLES THROUGH STREETS, regulation of	cl. 8, 14
TREASURER OF CITY,
Custodian of city funds	21, 35
Disbursement of city funds	35
Election and term	4
Failure to account for and pay over city funds, action how taken	36
Shall make quarterly report of receipts and expenditures	22
VACANCIES, how filled	8
VAGRANTS, etc., council may punish or restrain	cl. 13, 14
VICE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL,
Election, term and duties	9
Vacancy, how filled	8
VOTES, when to be recorded	13
WARDS, boundaries of, how changed	3
How increased or diminished	3
Number of	3
WATER, pollution, power to prevent	cl. 19, 14
WATER WORKS AND SEWERS, how sold or leased	26
WATER WORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, land for how acquired, power to establish	43