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RESOLUTION RE= CHARLOTTESVILLE HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT ON MOTION THE MEETING ADdOURNEDo COUNCIL CHAMBER - NOVEHBER 17, 1964 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. B. J. HAGGERTY MR. L. B. MOUNT HR. J, R, PONTON HR, B, A. ~ENNOLDS MR. L. L. SCRISNER TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON THE 17TH INSTo AT 3:30P, M. O'CLOCK. 1. EESOLUTtON RE: CHARLOTTESVILLE HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT, BY ORDER OF J. S. RUSH= J~._!Sl~N[o) L.B. HOUNT (SIGNED) CLER~ PRESIDENT T,E COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTYs HRo HOUNTs HR. PONTONs HR. RENNOLDS AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. ON NOTION BY HR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY HR. HAGGERTY, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION ~AS UNANIHOUSLY ADOPTED= WHEREAS THE lg60 FEDERAL CENSUS GAVE THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE 29,427 PERSONS, AND WHEREAS THE CITY ANNEXED 3.928 SeUARE MILES FROM ALBEMARLE COUNTY ON JANUARY 1s 1963 WHICH THE ANNEXATION COURT DETERMINED HAD AN APPROXIMATE POPULATION OF 4~386, BASED ON THE 1960 CENSUS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY~ AND WHEREAS BY TH;SE OFFICIAL FIGURES THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE ON JANUARY 1~ 1963 HAD A POPULATION OF 33,813 AND AN ESTIMATED POPULATION ON NOVEM~;R 1, 1964 OF 36,500 PERSONS~ NHEREA$ TH[ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BELIEVES THAT THE LEGISLATIVE NEEDS OF ITS CITIZENS CAN BEST BE MET IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY A REPRESENTATIVE ELECTED SOLELY BY CHARLOTTESVILLE VOTERS. NOWTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THIS COUNCIL DOES HEREBY STATE ITS FIRM CONVICTION TO THE PRIVILEGES AND ELECTION COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES THAT BY REASON OF ITS 33~813 POPULATION BASED ON THE 1960 CENSUS AND ANNEXATION ORDERs THE EXISTING REPRESENTATION IN THE HOUSE~ FOR THE CiTYs IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND GIVES ITS CITIZENS THE CLEAR AND UNEQUIVOCAL VOICE IN THEIR LEGISLATIVE AFFA.IiRS THAT THE LAW REQUIRES AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE. THEREFORE THE COUNCIL RESPECTFULLY URGES THE PRIVILEGES AND ELECTION COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT CHARLOTTESVILLE RETAIN ITS PRESENT HOUSE REPRESENTATION OF A DELEGATE ELECTED SOLELY BY ITS CITIZENS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE SENT TO THE HONORADLC JOHN WARREN COOKE= CHAIRMAN, THE OTHER HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF PRIVILEGES AND ELECTION COMMITTEEs SENATOR EDWARD O. HCCUE, JR. AND DELEGATE C, ARMONDE PA×SON.