Chap. 75.—An ACT to amend the Charter of the Town of Danville,
by the addition of a new section to come in after section thirty-one of
said Charter, as amended by Act of the General Assembly, passed
December fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five.

Approved February 17, 1876.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the act
passed December fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five,
entitled an act to amend and re-enact the act entitled ah act
amending the charter of the town of Danville, passed March
fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and incorporating
into one, all acts amendatory thereof, be amended by adding
thereto the following section, to come in after section thirty-
one:

§ 32. Whenever any new street shall be laid out, a street
graded or paved, a.culvert built, or any other public improve-
ment whatsoever made, the city council may determine what
portion, if any, of the expenses thereof ought to be paid
from the public treasury, and what portion by the owners of
real estate benefitted: provided, that not more than one-half
of the cost of any such improvement shall be assessed on the
owners of real estate benefitted thereby. But no such pub-
lic improvement shall be made, to be defrayed in part by a
local assessment, until first requested by a petition signed by
at least a majority of the owners of property to be assessed
for such improvement, or unless at least three-fourths of all
the council shall concur, in voting any improvement to be
expedient, or in determining to make the same after allega,
tions have been heard, in which case no petition or request
shall be necessary. The council shall have the same powers
to collect such local assessments for improvements as are:
vested in them for the collection of taxes: provided further,
that a majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business, except that on all ordinances or
resolutions appropriating money exceeding one hundred dol-
lars, imposing taxes, or authorizing the borrowing of money,
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected, shall be neces-
sary, and the yeas and nays shall be entered on the journal.
No vote shall be reconsidered or rescinded at any special or
call meeting, unless at such special or call meeting there
shall be present as large a number of members as were pres-
ent when such vote was taken. No ordinance or resolution
appropriating money exceeding the sum of one thousand
dollars, imposing taxes or authorizing the borrowing df
money, shall be passed until after ten days from the intro-
duction thereof.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.