_SEPT 1 1938-MARCH 21 1947 - MINUTE BOOK H - COUNCIL

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15 referred to in clauses (a) , fib) and (c) up to and including December 31, 1938. And the Court is of opinion that the City of Charlottesville should assume no part of the indebtedness of Albemarle County evidenced by Road Bonds issued for or by other Districts than Charlottesville District and which are primarily the obligations of other Districts, and cloth so order. TENTH: A claim is being asserted against the County of Albemarle by R.Stuart Royer in the amount of V1424-39 on account of fees claimed by Royer to be due to him for engineering s-rvices in connection with planning the sexier system in the Fryts Spring Sanitary District of Albemarle County, which claim the County of Albemarle denies. It appearing to the Court that all of the proposed se,:,er system in said Sanitary District is :ithin the line of the territory hereby annexed to the City of Charlottesville, the Court doth order that if it shall finally be determined by judicial proceedings that the said County of Albemarle is indebted to the said R. Stuart Royer.in the said sum of $3424.39, or .any part thereof, then the City of Charlottesville is ord: red to pa-.- to the County of Albemarle or on its behalf any sum which may finally be dett-.rmined to be due from the said County to the said Royer for the claim above set forth, with interest and costs. The City of Charlottesville shall have the right, if it be so advised, to defend said suit in the name of and on behalf of the County of Albemarle. To this action of the Court in holding the City of Charlott- esville contingently liable for said. debt the City of Charlottesville excepts on the ground that it is not an existing debt of the County of Albemarle and is not any portion of the cost of any construction of permanent improve- ments which have been made by the County of Albemarle, and Court does not come thin the purview of the statute providing Order for the reimbursement of the County for certain debts, improvements and obligations. ELEVENTH: And it is further ordered that no city license tax shall be required to be 1.aid in the territory hereby annexed until the commencement of the next i icense year of the City of Charlottesville, May 1, 1939. TTELFTH: The tax rate upon the land annexed to the City of Charlottesville by this order shall not be increased for a period of five years after such annexation becomes effective, except up:Dn a petition of a majority of the voters ;f such territory t.) the City of Charlottesville, and all revenues derived by such city from taxation in said territory during such period either on property or from other sources, including licenses, shall be wholly expended by the City of Charlottesville upon streets, serer, might, water or other public improvements in said territory; provided however that at any time within the said five gears the Council of the City may by ordinance set apart a sum e:;ual to twelve per centum of the- asse:.,sed value at the time of the annexation of said land annexed which sum so set apart shall be wholly expended in and for the benefit of the annexed territory in public improvemen 1-s; and -- hen said sum, s'_.all have been so set apart and said public improvements shai 1 have b: en , sub:: tantial ly completed, the land annexed shall be subject to the city tax °ate and the proceeds thereof shall be paid into the City Treasury along with all other taxes and licenses in such territory for generalLurposes although said five years shall not have elapsed. Out of the proceeds of the sale of the next issue of bonds by the City of Charlott- esville after this annexation shall became effective, except the bond issue already authorized for school .sur-oses by the City :)f Charlottesville, a sum e:jual to twelve per centum of the asse..sed value at the time of annexation of the land annexed, reduced by such sums as have already been expended for public improve=ments in said territory, shall be set apart and expended in said territory as hereinbefore provided. THIRTEENTH: That all county levies imposed upon persons and prDperty within the annexed territory for the year 1938 and all years prior thereto shall be paid to the Cr) <nty of Albemarle. FOURTEENTH: The paupers who have been `:a .en by Albemarle County from the territory hereby- annexed end are now supported by Albemarle County in the District Home at the expense of said county shall be cared for by the City of Charlottesville in said District Home or other suitable place which shall be provided. FIFTEENTH: Now, therefore, be it further ordered