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SECONDED BY MR. BARRY THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY RESOLUTION RE: IN THE LEGISLATURE BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY REQUESTED BILL TO AMEND TO INTRODUCE AND URGE THE PASSAGE OF A BILL TO AMEND SEC. 99 ACTS. OF ASSEMBLY SECTION 9, SUBSECTION (D) OF CHAPTER 226 OF THE 1944 ACTS OF ASSEMBLY TO PERMIT THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE STATE COMPENSATION BOARD TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT ON THE AMOUNT OF FEE(S) TO BE PAID THE JAIL PHYSICIAN TO CARE FOR PRISONERS IN THE JAIL WHO ARE IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED: FEBRUARY 1, 1950 CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. GENTLEMEN: AT A RECENTLY HELD QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEV TWO RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED WITH PRO- COMMUNICATION RO- COMMUN1CATION FROM VISIONS TH AT THEY BE TRANSMITTED BY LETTER TO THE CHARLOTTES- CH'VILLE REP. COMMITTEE VILLE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION. BOTH OF RE: VOTING PROCEDURE, ETC. THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE TO STUDY SAME. ( 1 ) RESOLVED9 THAT THE REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE BELIEVES IT DESIRABLE THAT THE CITY PURCHASE VOTING MACHINES FOR EACH OF THE CITY VOTING PLACES, AND RECOMMENDS TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS MATTER BE CONSIDERED AS SOON AS POSS i BLE. (MOTION MADE BY MR. GRATTAN COLVIN9 AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED.) (2 RESOLVED, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR TO STUDY CONDITIONS IN THE VOTING PLACES OF THIS CITY TAKE tMLIEDIATE ACT I ON9 ESPECIALLY IN REGARD TO CHANGING THE LOCATION OF THE THIRD WARD POLLING PLACES AND ALSO IN OTHER MATTERS DEEMED NECESSARY TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS AND METHODS OF VOTING IN CHARLOTTESVILLE: )(MOTION MADE BY DR. ANITA LOTT1, AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THESE MATTERS9 I REMAIN? VERY TRULY YOURS9 JAMES M. MULLENDORE (SIGNED) JAMES PSI. MULLENDORE, CHAIRMAN, REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE. ON MOTION THE FOREGOING WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED TO STUDY METHODS FOR BETTER VOTING PROCEDURE AND IMPROVED VOTING CONDITIONS* MR. STUART ROTHWELL, REGISTRAR, AND MR. E. L. TURNER, SECRETARY REQUEST RE: OF THE ELECTORAL BOARDS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT CARD INDEX SYSTEM FOR REGISTRATION IMMEDIATE STEPS BE TAKEN TO PERMIT THE EMPLOYMENT OF A CARD INDEX SYSTEM FOR THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE. MR. ROTHWELL DISCUSSED AT SOME LENGTH THE ADVANTAGES OF A CARD INDEX SYSTEM AS COMPARED TO THE SYSTEM NOW USED, AND STATED THAT THE PRESENT METHOD IS ENTIRELY INADEQUATE UNDER PRESENT CONDITIONS. ON MOTION BY MR. HADEN 9 SECONDED BY MR. HAMMIP THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY RESOLUTION RE: REQUEST TO IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY REPRESENTATIVES CARD INDEX SYSTEM REQUESTED TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO AMEND THE PRESENT STATUTE TO PERMIT CITIES THE