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(5). Certain portions of the territory proposed to be annexed, lying in some instances
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<br />close to the corporate limits, are not only closely built up, but densely populated,
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<br />necessitating better police and fire protection, and more rigid sanitary measures than
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<br />may be provided by the County government with the means at its disposal: the result
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<br />being that the health, life and property of both those within and those without the
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<br />corporate limits -are endangered.
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<br />(6) The City of Charlottesville shall assume and provide for the reimbursement of
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<br />Albemarle County of a just proportion of any existing debt of said County, if any
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<br />there be, and shall also rake corpensation to said County for any school house, or
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<br />other public building, or land of said County within said territory proposed to be
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<br />annexed, which it may appear to be proper and necessary to transfer to the City of
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<br />Charlottesville.
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<br />(7) The tax rate upon real estate and personal property, assessed within said
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<br />territory shall not be increased for five years after such annexation beyond the rate
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<br />at present assessed by the County of Albemarle for its purposes, except upon a
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<br />petition of a majority of the fre-eholders of such territory, presented to the Council
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<br />of the City of Charlottesville.
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<br />(8) All the revenues derived by the City of Charlottesville from taxation in such
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<br />territory during the first five years, either on property or from other sources,
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<br />including licenses, (except the tax for schools as provided by Section 136 of the
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<br />Constitution), shall be wholly expended by the City of Charlottesville upon streets,
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<br />sewers, light, watter and other public improvements in said territory: Provided,
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<br />however, that at any time within the five years, the Council of the City of Charlottes-
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<br />ville may, by ordinance, set apart a sum equal to twelve per centum of the assessed
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<br />value, at the time of annexation, of the lands annexed. And when said sum.shall have
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<br />been so set apart, and said public improvement shall have been begun, the land
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<br />annexed, or part thereof, as aforesaid, as well as the assessable personal property
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<br />therein, subject to the City tax rate, and the proceeds thereof scall be paid into the
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<br />city treaury, along with all other taxes and licenses in such territory for general
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<br />purposes, altrough said five years scall not have elapsed: provided, that said sum
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<br />to be set apart and expended shall be reduced by the sum already expended on said
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<br />improvements under any other plan of anneyation; and provided, further, that out of
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<br />the proceeds of sale of the next issue of bonds by the City of Charlottesville after
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<br />such annexation, the said sum equal to the said twelve per centum of the assessed
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<br />value at the time of annexation, of the lands annexed, reduced by the sum hereinbefore
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<br />mentioned, shall be set apart and explended in said territory as hereinbefore directed,
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<br />unless said sum has already been expended.
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<br />(9) That all county levies imposed on persons and property within such territory for
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<br />the current fiscal year in wrich said annexation is made, shall be paid into said
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<br />county treasury.
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<br />(10) The City of Charlottesville shall, by proper ordinance, organize such annexed
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<br />territory into new ward, or wards, and shall, upon annexation, select the proper
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<br />number of Councilmen from the residents and qualified voters of such new ward, or
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<br />wards, to serve until the next general election, or attach the same to existing wards,
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<br />by rearranrrement, or otherwise, of said wards, ans shall providw by proper ordinance,
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<br />or ordinances, as may be necessary, for the future management and Government of such
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<br />annexed territory, comfortable to the present management and government of the City
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<br />of Charlottesville now existing, and as may be rendered necessary by reason of
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<br />increased population, or for any other reason,as may be required by law.
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<br />11) The paupers now in the County Alms House, heretofore taken by the County of
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<br />Albemarle from the annexed territory, shall be receivyd and cared for by the City of
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<br />Crarlotteeville in the City Alma House, or other suitable place which it shall provide,
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<br />if necessary or their maintenance.
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<br />4. The City Attorney shall proceed at once to institute such proceedings as may
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<br />be required and necessary to the end that said territory may be annexed, in accordance
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<br />with the terms and conditions of this ordinance.
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<br />Adopted June 29, 1915. Presented and approved June 30, 1915.
<br />President Singature. Mayor Signature.
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