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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE <br /> <br />CITY CODE OF 1945, BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 81, ENTITLED <br /> <br /> "MALICIOUS INJURY TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY, OR TO BUILDINGS OR PLACES OF RELIGIOUS <br /> <br /> WORSHIP OR INSTRUCTION". <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT CHAPTER 19 OF THE <br /> <br /> CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945, IS HEREBY AMENDED AND REENACTED BY THE ADDITION <br /> <br /> THERETO OF A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 81, TO READ AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> SECTION 81. MALICIOUS INJURY TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY, OR TO BUILDINGS OR PLACES <br /> <br /> OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP OR INSTRUCTION. <br /> <br /> ANY PERSON WHO (1) WILFULLY DESTROYS, DEFILES, DEFACES OR OTHERWISE INJURES ANY PUBLIC <br /> <br />BUILDING OR PROPERTY, OR PART THEREOF OR APPURTENANCE THERETO, (2) WILFULLY DESTROYS, DEFILES, <br /> <br />DEFACES OR OTHERWISE INJURES ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE USED OR DESIGNED FOR USE AS A PLACE <br /> <br />OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP OR INSTRUCTION, OR ANY PART THEREOF OR APPURTENANCE THERETO, OR ANY BOOK, <br /> <br /> RELIGIOUS VESTMENT, FURNITURE, ORNAMENT, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, ARTICLE OF SILVER OR PLATED WARE <br /> <br />OR OTHER CHATTEL OR PROPERTY KEPT THEREIN, (3) BRANDS, WRITES, MARKS OR PAINTS ANY SIGN, LETTERS <br /> <br /> OR CHARACTER OF AN OBSCENE OR DISPARAGING NATURE ON ANY PUBLIC BUILDING OR MONUMENT OR UPON <br /> <br /> ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE USED OR DESIGNED FOR USE AS A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP OR INSTRUCTION, <br /> <br /> OR UPON ANY PART OF SUCH BUILDINGS, WHETHER SUCH PART IS INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR, OR (4) ATTEMPTS TO <br /> <br /> COMMIT SUCH ACTS, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION BE PUNISHED BY CONFINEMENT <br /> <br /> OF NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DAYS (120) NOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR IN JAIL AND BY A FINE OF <br /> <br /> NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) NOR MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) <br /> <br /> FOR EACH SEPARATE OFFENSE. <br /> <br /> THE POSSESSION OF PAINT, INK, STAIN, VARNISH, DYE OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE WHICH LEAVES A MARK, <br /> <br />WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF THE OWNER, LESSEE OR AGENT OF THE OWNER, BY A PERSON APPREHENDED UPON <br /> <br />PUBLIC PROPERTY, IN A PUBLIC BUILDING OR UPON THE GROUNDS OF ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE USED OR <br /> <br /> DESIGNED TO BE USED AS A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP OR INSTRUCTION SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE <br /> <br /> OF AN INTENT TO DEFILE, DEFACE, BRAND, WRITE, MARK OR PAINT SUCH STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AS IS PROHIBITED <br /> <br /> BY THIS SECTION. <br /> <br /> THIS SECTION SHALL BE KNOWN AS SECTION 19-88 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE OF 1959 <br /> <br /> WHEN SUCH CODE BECOMES EFFECTIVE APRIL 11, 1960. <br /> <br /> ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL MARCH 7, 1960 <br /> AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. <br /> NOES: NONE. <br /> PRESIDENT <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 34 OF CHAPTER 19 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY <br /> <br />CODE OF 1945 AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "INJURING OR DEFACING TREES OR PROPERTY". <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SECTION 34 OF CHAPTER 19 OF <br /> <br /> THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED AND REENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> SECTION 34. IF ANY PERSON WILFULLY (1) INJURES ANY FRUIT, SHADE OR ORNAMENTAL TREE OR SHRUB PLANTED <br /> <br /> BY THE CITY AUTHORITIES OR OTHERS, (2) WILFULLY INJURES OR DEFACES ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, MACHINERY, <br /> <br />BUILDING, WALL, MONUMENT OR BASE THEREOF, FENCE OR ENCLOSURE, OR ANY SIGN, AWNING OR OTHER FIXTURE <br /> <br /> OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY, REAL OR PERSONAL, NOT HIS OWN, (3) POSTS UP ANY SHOW BILL, NOTICE OR ADVERTISEMENT, <br /> <br />OR (4) BRANDS, WRITES, MARKS OR PAINTS ANY SIGN, LETTERS OR CHARACTERS UPON THE BUILDING, WALL, WHETHER <br /> <br /> INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR, FENCE OR PROPERTY OF ANOTHER PERSON, WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING THE CONSENT OF THE <br /> <br />OWNER, OR OF THE AGENT OF THE OWNER OF SUCH PROPERTY, THE PERSON SO OFFENDING SHALL UPON CONVICTION <br /> <br /> BE FINED NOT EXCEEDING $500.00 OR CONFINED IN JAIL NOT EXCEEDING ONE (1) YEAR OR BOTH, FOR EACH SEPARATE <br /> <br /> OFFENSE. <br /> <br /> ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL MARCH 7, 1960 <br /> AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. <br /> NOES: NONE. <br /> PRESIDENT <br /> <br />