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<br />Air OPDIInANCE TO PUNISH THE SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS OIT
<br />WILL PRODUCE IIII.OXICATI0II.
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<br />ANY YIr TJPX iPrTPA-rATIO! OP, L Q;:ID 'v.,,,IC$
<br />7IT - EAS the people of the City of Charlottesville have voted against license to
<br />&ell liquor in said City, therefore,
<br />BP IT h"1ACTED by the Council of the Cite of Charlottesville that if any perso sells
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<br />G LX1C ti any wire, spirituous or malt liquor, or any mixture thereof, or who shall sell any
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<br />�`�� fwd, mixture,preparation or liquid w'•�ich brill produce intoxication in t:;e Cite of Charlott,
<br />ville during the time that the action of the people as stated above is effective
<br />14XIH(/ under the Local Option law of this State, he shall ' be deemed guilty of a riisdemeanor
<br />and shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars (w20. ) and i,. the
<br />discretion of the Court,bir imprisonment not exceeding twelve rionths.
<br />This ordinance shall be in_ force from its passage.
<br />Presented October 14,1907,
<br />Approved October 15,1907,
<br />Adopted Octu1►er 10,1907.
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<br />AN ORDINAI CF PROVIDIZ�G RUMS AIuIu;D DTJTIi'S OF THE COtJhCIL OF CHARLOT'I'FSVILLE.
<br />TI11`1 C 0t1NC I L ---ITS POWERS, DUT IND& PRO CrDURf
<br />SEC. 1.
<br />The Council of the City of Charlottesville shall be composed of twelve members
<br />three from each of the four Wards of 'the City, who shall be residents of tl,dit reaps r;
<br />Wards and qualified voters therein, and shall be elected by the qualified voters of
<br />such Wards, and their terra of office shall be for four years except that all election
<br />to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. (Code,Sec.1015a).
<br />SFC.2. OATt1S OF OFFICE---WTZFN TAKE1u.
<br />Every Councilman shall, within thirty days after his election, appear before the'.
<br />Clerk of the Hustings Court, or some other officer duly authorized to administer oath'
<br />and take the oath of office prescribed by the laws of `Tirginia, a cert if icate of whiff
<br />shall be filed with the clerk of the Council; and the Clerk stall not enter the no
<br />of any person so elected on the rolls sof the Council unless the provisions of thio
<br />s6ct ion be complied with.
<br />SFC.3. Pt111,JS17'TI:;T OF 171TTMS.
<br />The Council may, by a majority vote of its whole number, punish one of its ora
<br />mevbers for disorderly behaviour by a fine not exceeding $300.00; and, by a two -tri
<br />vote of its wh-ole-number, expel a metier of its own body for malfeasance or misfeaea
<br />in office. Fines imposed under this section shall be collected in such manner ae
<br />fines imposed by the Police Justice. (Code Bec.1015g).
<br />SFC. 4A VACANCIES---II0W FILIM
<br />When any vacancy shall occur in the Council by death.,resignation,expulsion,
<br />removal from the Ward from which a member was elected, failure to qualify, or from
<br />other cause, the Council shall elect a qualified person to supply the vacancy, but
<br />such election shall be for the unexpired tern only. (Code,�'ec.1015e ).
<br />SFC. 5. DISQTIALLIFICATION OF 1.917 -MRS FOR CF.RTA111 OFFICES. k
<br />No member of the Council shall be eligible during his tenure of office, or for
<br />one year thereafter, to any office to be filled by the Council either by election or Y
<br />al,,po intment. (C ode , Se c.1015d) .
<br />SEC, 6s T I1.T OF 1'TYT IY G FOR ORGANIZATION
<br />The Council Shall greet for organization on the first day of September after th��
<br />election (unless that day be Sunday, in which case they shall gleet on the following)
<br />at 8 o'clock p.m. But in case of unavoidable absence from such meeting of any melabef
<br />elect , it shall be competent to adjourn said meet in from time to t ime, as trey ODI
<br />deem proper.
<br />SEC, 7* IMITTHLY ITM INGS - -HOW SPECIAL ?'y7,T IYGp TRAY BE CALIFn.
<br />The Council shall hold its regular meetings in the Council Chamber on the
<br />Thursday of each month, at such hour as may be agreed upon, provided said day shall
<br />not be a legal holiday, in which event said meeting shall be held on the day follow
<br />Special meetings may be called by the Pres; dent at any t ime , and in the case of
<br />his absence, sickness disability or refusal to do so, the Council may be corlver►6d'by
<br />the order an writing of any three members thereof addressed to the clerk. '
<br />SEC. 8. BUSINESS AT SPYCIAL IMETINGS.
<br />Every summons, for special meeting of the Council shall contain an explicitlt
<br />notice of t})e object of such meeting and no other business shall be transacted at 9a
<br />special rleet ing.
<br />SFC. 9. WORMY ---RECONSIDERATION OF VOTFS.
<br />A majority of the Council Shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of inded
<br />ordinary business, but no vote of a former meeting shall be reconsidered or desc
<br />at a special meeting unless there' be then present as many .members as were present to
<br />such vote was taken, and two-thirds of all members present vote in favor thereof,
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