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The code of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, 1945 :

the charter of the city and the general ordinances of the city ; enacted as a whole April 16, 1945, effective May 1, 1945
  
  
  
  
  

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Article I. Council.

Part 1. In General.

                                     
§ 1.  Powers, duties and responsibilities generally. 
§ 2.  Members—Election; term. 
§ 3.  Same—Compensation. 
§ 4.  Same—Oaths of office, etc. 
§ 5.  Meetings for organization. 
§ 6.  Election of president and vice-president; president pro tempore;
powers and duties generally. 
§ 7.  Meetings—Regular meetings. 
§ 8.  Same—Special meetings; calling; business transacted. 
§ 9.  Same—To be open; exception. 
§ 10.  Quorum. 
§ 11.  Same—Absence of quorum; compelling attendance of absent
members. 
§ 12.  Punishing and expelling members. 
§ 13.  Vacancies in office of mayor or councilman. 
§ 14.  Disqualification of members for certain offices. 
§ 15.  Appointment of committees. 
§ 16.  Finance committee; powers and duties. 
§ 17.  Witnesses before council, etc.; production of books and papers. 
§ 18.  Annual and special appropriations. 
§ 19.  Annual budget and levy. 

Part 2. Rules of Order and Procedure.

                           

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§ 20.  Adoption and suspension. 
§ 21.  Parliamentary rules; exceptions. 
§ 22.  Duties of presiding officer. 
§ 23.  President to decide questions of order; appeal of decision. 
§ 24.  President to state questions and declare results. 
§ 25.  Members—Withdrawing without leave. 
§ 26.  Same—Conduct in addressing body. 
§ 27.  Same—Order of recognition by the president. 
§ 28.  Same—Number and length of speeches. 
§ 29.  Same—How called to order. 
§ 30.  Same—Conduct while sitting. 
§ 31.  Non-members addressing council. 
§ 32.  Communications to be in writing. 
§ 33.  Motions, etc.—To be in writing; stating before discussing; withdrawing. 
§ 34.  Same—Admitting under color of amendment. 
§ 35.  Same—Order of procedure. 
§ 36.  Same—To reconsider. 
§ 37.  Same—When motion to adjourn in order. 
§ 38.  Previous question—Motion for. 
§ 39.  Same—How put. 
§ 40.  Majority vote to govern unless otherwise provided. 
§ 41.  Aye and no vote. 
§ 42.  Dissent may be recorded. 
§ 43.  Committees—Reports—When made. 
§ 44.  Same—Same—Form. 
§ 45.  Same—Meetings; chairman; quorum. 
§ 46.  Calendar of unfinished business. 
§ 47.  General order of business. 
§ 48.  Special order of business. 
§ 49.  Reconsidering or rescinding vote at special meetings. 
§ 50.  Voting at elections. 
§ 51.  Members failing to vote; disqualifications. 

Part 3. Ordinances, Resolutions, etc.

                     
§ 52.  Style of ordinances and resolutions. 
§ 53.  Procedure in enacting general ordinances. 
§ 54.  To be in writing. 
§ 55.  Repealing and amending ordinances. 
§ 56.  Filling blanks in certain ordinances. 
§ 57.  Effective date. 
§ 58.  Appropriating money and imposing taxes, etc. 
§ 59.  Appropriating money in excess of annual appropriation. 
§ 60.  Appropriating money for improvements outside city. 
§ 61.  Granting aid to various associations, etc. 
§ 62.  Disposition of public property; granting franchise. 

Part 4. Clerk of Council.

           
§ 63.  Election; duties generally. 
§ 64.  Keeping of books and documents; inspection and exhibition. 
§ 65.  Furnishing officers with ordinances and resolutions; notifying
certain persons of action by council. 
§ 66.  Keeping calendar of petitions, etc., presented to council. 
§ 67.  Keeping minute book and ordinance book; ordinances passed
subsequent to adoption of code. 
§ 68.  Giving notice of hearings on budget; publishing synopsis.