Chap. 820.—An ACT authorizing cities and towns to make city and town
levies.

Approved March 6, 1900.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
council of every city or town shall cause to be made up and entered on
their journal an account of all sums lawfully chargeable on the city
or town which ought to be paid within one year, and order a city or town
levy of so much as in their opinion is necessary to be raised in that way
in addition to what may be received for licenses and from other sources.
The levy so ordered may be upon the male persons in the said city or
town, above the age of twenty-one years, and upon any property therein,
and on such other subjects as may at the time be assessed with state
taxes against persons residing therein.

2. Nothing in this act in conflict with any provision of the charter
of any city or town shall be construed to repeal such provision.

3. This act shall be in force from its passage.