Chap. 22.—An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 2, 3 and 6 of Chapter 420
of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved April 1, 1940, incorporating the
town of Vienna in Fairfax county. (H 65]

Approved February 19, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That sections two, three and six of chapter four hundred
twenty of the Acts of Assembly of nineteen hundred forty, approved
April one, nineteen hundred forty, be amended and reenacted, as
follows:
Section 2. The government of said town shall be vested in a
town council, which shall be composed of a mayor and five
councilmen, all of whom shall be residents and qualified voters of
the town.

The mayor, and five councilmen shall be elected by the qualified
voters of the town, on the second Tuesday in June of the year
nineteen hundred forty, and every two years thereafter, all of whom
shall hold office for terms of two years, beginning on the first
day of September next succeeding their election, and shall continue
in office until their successors shall have qualified.

Section 3. The council shall appoint a clerk, a treasurer, a
town sergeant and such other officers as the council may deem
necessary or proper, all of whom shall hold office at, and during
the pleasure of, the council, and said officers shall qualify as pre-
scribed by law, and shall execute such bonds as may be prescribed
by resolution of the council; and the council shall have power to
fill any vacancy in any of such offices.

The same person may be appointed to two or more of the
offices provided for by this section, in the discretion of the council.

Section 6. The council shall by ordinance fix the time of their
stated meetings, and they shall meet at least once a month. Special
meetings may be called at any time by the mayor or by three
members of the council, provided that all members are duly notified
a reasonable period of time prior to such meeting, and no business
shall be transacted at a special meeting thereof, except that for
which it shall be called, unless all members of the council be
present.

Three members of the council, and the mayor, or four members
of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. No vote taken at any meeting shall be reconsidered or
rescinded at any subsequent special meeting unless at such special
meeting there be as many members of the council present as were
present when such vote was taken.

The council shall have all powers and authority that is now
or may hereafter be granted to councils of towns by the general
laws of this State; and by this act; and the recital of special powers
and authorities herein shall not be taken to exclude the exercise
of any power and authority granted by the general laws of this
State to town councils, but not herein specified.

2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passave.