Chap. 124.—An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 3 and 20 of Chapter 384
of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which provided a
new charter for the city of Charlottesville, and to amend the Chapter by
adding a new section numbered 45-a, the amended and new sections relating
to exclusion of certain grounds from the city, levy of taxes, and Scho board.

H 107)
Approved March 5, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That sections three and twenty of chapter three hundred
eighty-four of the Acts of Assembly of nineteen hundred forty-six,
approved March twenty-eight, nineteen hundred forty-six. be
amended and reenacted, and that the chapter be amended by adding
a new section numbered forty-five-a, the amended and new sections
being as follows:

Section 3. Same—University of Virginia excluded—The
grounds, walks, driveways and all the land which on January one.
nineteen hundred thirty-nine belonged to “Rector and Visitors of
the University of Virginia” a corporation, although embraced with-
in the boundaries of the city of Charlottesville as described in
section two, shall nevertheless be deemed to be excluded therefrom
and shall be, remain and continue in all respects and for all purposes
a part of the county of Albemarle; provided that this exception
shall not apply to any of the lands now used and embraced within
the streets and roads known as West Main Street, Fry’s Spring
Road, the Old Lynchburg Road, Rugby Road, State Highway No.
250, State Highway No. 29, nor any sidewalks on such roads, nor
to any portion of the right of way of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, and all of said streets, roads and rights of way within the
boundary lines set out in section two hereof shall be in and a part
of the city of Charlottesville.
Section 20. Tax levy; persons and property liable; amounts;
additional taxation.—In order to execute its powers and duties and
to meet the wants and purposes of the city, the council is hereby
vested with power and authority to levy taxes upon persons, prop-
erty, real and personal, privileges, businesses, trades, professions
and callings and upon such other subjects of taxation and in such
amounts as the council shall deem necessary and proper to provide
such sums of money as they shall deem expedient without limita-
tion as to subject or rate except such as may be provided by the
laws of this State and of the United States. ‘

Section 45-a. School Board.—The city of Charlottesville shall
constitute a single school district. The school board of the city
shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the council and
there shall be at least one member from each ward of the city.
The council shall appoint three members of the board to serve for
a term of three years, two members to serve for a term of two
years, and two members to serve for a term of one year from
july one, nineteen hundred forty-eight and all subsequent appoint-
ments shall be for a term of three years. Vacancies occurring other-
wise than by expiration of the term of office shall be filled by the
council for the unexpired term. No member shall be eligible to
serve more than three successive full three year terms. The board
shall have all powers and perform all duties granted to and imposed
upon school boards of cities by general law.

2. Anemergency exists and this act is in force — its passage.