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333 (7) That after this bond issue has been authorized by vote of the people, the finance committee of the Council shall prepare and dispose of the issue in its entirety at one sale or in such installments as may be deemed advisable by said Committee. Any sale of said bonds shall be ratified and approved by the Council. (8) That it is hereby ordered that an election be held on the 12th day of December, 1944, at which qualified voters may vote for or against sanctioning the said issue of 5x500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) of bonds, that is to say: it For bond Issue 11 " Against Bond Issue" ' The marking and counting of the ballots for said election shall be in accordance with Chapter 396 of the 1938 Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia and Section 162 of the Code of Virginia (Michie). Said election shall be held in accordance vjith Section 24 of the Charter of the City of Charlottesville and the laws of the State of Virginia regarding elections by the people. (9) The Treasurer shall prepare sufficient certified copies of a list of the tax- payexs in the City of Charlottesville who pay a tax on real or personal property assessed at x;.250.00 or more and the said copies shall be delivered to the election officials in the same manner and number as poll tax lists are now furnished. Said election officials in each voting precinct shall provide, at the expense of the City, two ballot boxes, one to be used for the purpose of enabling those having the aforesaid property qualifications to cast their ballot therein, and the other to be used for the purpose of enabling those who do not have the above mentioned property qualifica- tions to cast their ballot therein. The election officials shall count said ballots and certify as provided for by Section 24 of said charter and the laws of the State of Virginia, whether or not a majority of the votes cast by all those voting at said election is in the affirmative, and whether or not a majority of tizose persons who pay a tax on real or personal property assessed at $250.00 or more is in the affirmative, and the number of votes cast for and against in each instance. (10) That the mayor of said City be and he is hereby authorized and uirected to give the required notice by publishing a copy of this notice and ordinance in a newspaper published in the City of Charlottesville for four successive reeks of the holding of said election, and record said notice in the book kept for that purpose in accordance with the provisions of Section 24 of said City Charter. 1 Adopted by the Council November 9, 1944. Ayes: Mr. Adams, Ilir. Gleason, Mr. Hildreth, :,1r. Morris and Mr. Watson. Noes: None. Clerk President AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUA14CE OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) OF BONDS OF THE CITY OF CFu'_RLOTTESVILLE, TO BE KNOVv'N AS11WATER IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES OF 1945" WHEREAS, the issuance of Five hundred Thousand Dollars (.500,000.00 of serial bonds of the City of Ch:;.rlottesville, to be known as"Water Improvement Bonds, Series of 194511 has been approved by an ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, on November 9, 1944, and spread in Ordinance Book 2, page 332 - 333, and approved by the voters of the City at a special election held for that purpose on