CHAPTER 94

AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Orange, in the
county of Orange; and to repeal the existing charter of the
town, and certain other acts inconsistent with this act.

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Approved March 3, 1950

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Corporate status.—The inhabitants of the territory
comprised within the present limits of the Town of Orange, or
as such limits may be hereafter altered by law, shall constitute
and continue a body, politic and corporate, known as the Town
of Orange and as such shall have and may exercise all powers
which are now or hereafter may be conferred upon or delegated
to towns under the Constitution and general laws of the Com- |
monwealth of Virginia, as fully and completely as though such
powers were specifically enumerated herein. The Town shall
have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers and
privileges and be subject to all the duties and obligations now
pertaining to and incumbent on it as a municipal corporation;
and shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, im-
plead and be impleaded, contract and be contracted with, and
may have a corporate seal which it may alter at its pleasure by
proper ordinance.

. Corporate Limits.—The present corporate limits of
the Town are hereby re-established in accordance with a survey
plat made by O. R. Randolph, Engineer, the courses anc
ances of which are set forth in an Order in re: Annexation
ceeding, Town of Orange vs: County of Orange, dated De-
ber 30, 1948, and recorded in Law Order Book No. 7 on file
he office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Orange County.
§ 3. Form of Government.—The Town shall be governed
er the Town Manager Plan, with a council of five members,
et forth in Title 15 of the Code of Virginia of 1950. The
ent members of the Town Council shall continue in office
] September 1, 1951, or until their successors are legally
ted and qualified.

§ 4. Taxation.—The Town is empowered to levy and col-
taxes on all subjects of taxation except as restrained by the
stitution or by general law heretofore or hereafter adopted,
rided that the Town shall impose no tax on bonds of the
nm, and provided further that the levy of ad valorum taxes
out limitation of rate or amount for payment of general ob-
tion bonds of the Town is authorized upon all taxable prop-
within said Town as now and hereafter constituted.

§ 5. Repeal of Previous Charter.—Chapter 256 of the
; of Assembly of 1855-’6, Chapter 123 of the Acts of Assem-
of 1883-’4, Chapter 97, Acts of Assembly of 1895-’6 and
pier 14 Acts of Assembly of Special Session 1919, are
aled.

§ 6. Reference.—This Act may be referred to or cited as
Orange Charter of 1950.

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