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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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 |