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RESIGNATION FROM SCHOOL BOARD MATTER RE: REZONING PROPERTY FOR NEW HEALTH CENTER ON ROSE rH'iLL DRIVE REPORT RE: DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS TAXES COMMITTEE REPORT RE= SALE OF FIREARMS THE RESIGNATION OF MR. E. V. THACKER, JR. FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS ACCEPTED WITH REGRETS. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE NEW HEALTH CENTER ON ROSE HILL DRIVE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORAT- ED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE I!1 OF APPENDIX !1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY ~ CHARLOTTESVILLE., 1959., BY THE REZONING OF A PORTION OF A PARCEL OF LAND FRONTING 210 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE OF ROSE HILL DRIVE~ WAS OFFERED BY MR. MOUNT., SECONDED BY MR. PONTON., AND CARRIED OVER TO A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON MARCH 19, 1962 AT 7:30 P. M. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED: THE CITY COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: FEBRUARY 16., t 96:::' WE HAVE EXAMINED THE CITY TREASURER'S LIST OF 1960 DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS TAXESs DATED JUNE 30, 1961, IN THE AMO~NTS OF $68,788.38 AND $6.,379.49 RESPECTIVELY. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE LIST BE ACCEPTED, THAT THE ERRONEOUS TAXES BE CHARGED OFF~ AND THAT THE CITY TREASURER BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT THE DELINQUENT TAXES. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTEDt B. J. HAGGERTY (SIGNED) J. R. PONTON (SIGNED) ORA A. MAUPIN (SIGNED} J. S. RUSH, JR. ('~IGNED) ON MOTION BY MR. PONTON., SECONDED BY MR. LEE, THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUS- LY APPROVED. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTEDt FEBRUARY. 19.~ 1 962 To: MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CfTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN[ AF~ER:A STUDY OF THE STATE AND CITY CODE SECTIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF FIREARMS AND RELATED SUBJECTS YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AS FOLLOWS: (1) DELETE FROM CITY LICENSE TAX ORDINANCEs SECTION 29, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERMIT FROM THE MAYOR AN~ REPORTING PROCEDURE, AMEND THE SECTION SO THAT IT REQUIRED A SPECIFIC LIC['NSE TAX FOR ANYONE SELLING FIREARNS, DIRKS OR BOWIE KNIVES, 'AT THE PRESENT TAX OF ~5.00, (2) PROVIDE IN CITY SECTION 19-84 THAT A JAIL SENTENCE AS WELL AS A FINE MAY BE IMPOSED BY THE COURT' FOR SHOOTING WITHIN THE CITY. (3) ADD A NEW SECTION TO CITY CHAPTER 23 PROVIDING THAT ALL PERSONS, :FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS SELLING FIREARMS SHALL MAKE A MONTHLY REPORT TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE SETTING FORTH THE NAMEs ADDRESS, AND AGE OF THE PURCHASER., THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND THE DESCRtP'TION~ WITH SERI_AL NUMBER, OF THE FIREARM PURCHASED. (4) ADO A SECTION TO CHAPTER ~3 REQUIRING AN ANNUAL PERMIT TO BE ISSUED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE .WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR BEFORE ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION CAN OBTAIN A LICENSE TO SELL FIREARMS, DIRKS OR BOWIE KNIVES WITHIN THE CITY.. THE STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SALE OF PISTOLSs SWITCHBLADE KNIVESs DIRKSs BOWIE KNIVES OR TOY FIREARMS WHICH SHOOT CARTRIDGES, TO ANY MINOR UNDER THE AGE DF ~. THE STATE LAW ALSO PROHIBITS THE~SALE OF S~iTCHBLADE KNIVES, BRASS KNUCKS, ETC. TO ANYONE E[CEET LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THE STATE LA~ ALSO PROHIBITS THE ILLEGAL USE OF TEAR 'GAS, PHOSGENE AND OTHER GASES. THEREFORE~ YOUR COMMITTEE FEELS THAT THE CITY NEED NOT DUPLICATE THESE PENAL STATUTES. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ J. R. PONTO. (SIGNED) R. E. LEE (SIGNED) PAUL D. SUMM.ERS~'JR. FIREARMS COMMITTEE MR. W. M, CARTER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THaT "THE ~25~00 LICENSE FEE BE ABOLISHEDs THAT SECTION ~ OF THE REPORT BE REVISED AND SECTION 3 BE DELETED. AFTER DISCUSSION, THE REPORT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE~MMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY OF THE POINTS