Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-04
The
Convention.
ARTICLE TX.
AND GOVERNMENT OF
CITIES AND TOWNS.

ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Sec. /. AS used in this article the
words, incorporated communities. y
shall be construed TO relate only tc
cities and towns. All incorporated
communities, having within defined
boundaries population of five
thousand or more. shall be known a.
cities; aud all Incorporated commu.
mites within defined boundaries 8
population of less than five thous
aud, shall be known as towns. In
determining the population of such
cities and towns the General Assem-
bly shall be governed by the last pre-
ceding Federal census, or such other
enumeration as may be made by au-
thority of the General Assembly
provided, that nothing contained in
this Section shall be held to repeal
the charters of any incorporated
community of less than five thous-
and inhabitants having a city charter
at the time of the adoption of this
Constitution, nor to prevent the abo
lition by such incorporated commu-
mites" of the corporation or hustings
courts thereof in the manner pre-
scribed in article of this Constitu-
ton.
Sec. ,. General laws for the or
ganizatiOn and government of cities
and towns shall be passed by the
General Assembly in the manner
prescribed bv this Constitution. and
no special act shall be passed in rela-
ton thereto, except in cases where, in
the judgement Of the General As
sembly, the act cannot be attained by
general laws, and then only bv re-
corded vote of two thirds of the
mrmbers elected to the house of the
General Assembly. But each of the
cities aud towns of the Common
wealth having at the time Of the
adoption of this Constitution a mu
nicipal charter may respectively re-
tain the same, and except in so far
as they shall De respectively repealed
or amended by the General Assembly
provided, however, that each Of such
charters is hereby amended as to al
the provisions, restrictions, limita
tions, and powers set forth in this
article, or otherwise provided in thi:
Constitution.
Sec. 3. In each city which has a
court in whose deeds are admitted tc
record, there shall be elected by the
qualified electors of such city clerk
of SAID court, who shall hold his
office for term of eight years, and
perform such other duties as may be
required 10y law.
There shall be elected in like
manner and for like term ell such
additional clerks of courts as the
General Assembly may prescribe
But in no city of less than thirty
thousand inhabitants shall there bt
more than one clerk of the court
who shall be clerk of all the court.
of record in such city.
Sec. 4. In every city, so long as il
shall have under the provision Of
this constitution corporation ol
hustings court, or a separate circuit
court, there shall be elected by th'
qualified electors of such city on,
Commonwealth attorney, who shal
also. in those cities having u separat,
circnlt court, be the Commonwealth
attorney for such circuit court, anC
who shall hold his office for a tern
of four years.
In every city there shall be elected
or appointed in a manner to be pre-
scribed by law, one commissioner o
the revenue, whose duties and com
pensation shall be such as may b
prescribed by law, and who shall
hold his office for a term of lou
years; but should such commissions
of the revenue be chosen by electioi
by the people, then he shall be in
eligible for reelection to the oific
for the next succeeding term.
Sec. 5. in every city there shall b
elected by the qualified elector
thereof one city Il easurer, who shal
serve for term of four years, bu
who shall not be elected nor serve 70
more than two consecutive term;
nor act as deputy for his immediat
successor.
One city sergeant who shall hol
his Office for term of four years
and whose duties shall be as pre-
scribed by law.
A mayor who shall hold his offic