Chap. 72.—An ACT to legalize, validate and confirm a certain ordinance of the cit
of Charlottesville enacted March 5, 1923, and a certain election held in the sai
city of Charlottesville, April 10, 1923, both of which relate to the negotiation
of a city loan not exceeding three hundred and fifteen thousand dollars
($315,000.00) and to the issuance by the city of coupon bonds therefor and to
legalize, validate and confirm all other proceedings of the said city, ita of-
ficials and agents, relating to said loan and to said bond issue and to authorize
the mayor and council of the city to proceed to issue and to sell such bonds to
the amount of three hundred and fifteen thousand dollars ($315,000.00), for
the following municipal purposes: Two hundred and ninety thousand dol-
lars ($290,000.00) for public school expansion and improvement and twenty-
five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) for the improvement of the armory; and
to declare said bonds, when executed, valid and binding obligations of the
city of Charlottesville. (A B 137]

Approved February 29, 1924.

Whereas, an ordinance was enacted by the council of the city of
Charlottesville on the fifth day of March, nineteen hundred and twenty-
three, by which it was ordained that the said city negotiate a loan not
exceeding three hundred and fifteen thousand dollars ($315,000.00) and
to issue coupon bonds therefor, of which two hundred and ninety thou-
sand dollars ($290,000.00) to be used for public school expansion and
Improvement and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) is to be
used for the improvement of the armory, and wherein it was ordered
that an election be held by the qualified voters of the said city to approve
and sanction the issue of such bonds; and,

Whereas, by virtue of an order of the corporation court of the city of
Charlottesville, entered on the fifth day of March, nineteen hundred and
twenty-three, an election was held on the tenth day of April, nineteen
hundred and twenty-three, by the duly qualified voters of the said city
for the purpose of determining the question whether the issue of such
bonds should be approved and sanctioned; and

Whereas, the canvass of the returns of said election showed that the
issuance of bonds to the amount of three hundred and fifteen thousand
— ($315,000.00) as above set forth, was sanctioned at said election;
and,

Whereas, the said city has been unable to sell and dispose of said
bonds by reason of doubt as to.the legality of the ordinance and election
above recited and of the other proceedings of the said city, its officials
and agents, relating to the loan and bond issue authorized, thereby;
now, therefore,

1. Beit enacted that the general assembly of Virginia hereby vali-
dates, legalizes and confirms a certain ordinance enacted by the council
of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, on the fifth day of March, nine-
teen hundred and twenty-three, wherein it was ordained that the said
city negotiate a loan not exceeding three hundred and fifteen thousand
dollars ($315,000.00) and issue coupon bonds therefor on terms therein
prescribed for the following municipal purposes: ,

Two hundred and ninety thousand dollars ($290,000.00) for public
school expansion and improvement, and twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000.00) for the improvement of the armory; also validates, legalizes
and confirms a certain election held on the tenth day of April, nineteen
hundred and twenty-three, pursuant to the terms of the said ordinance
at which the question of the issuance of said bonds was submitted to
the duly qualified voters of the city of Charlottesville, and at which both
of said issues were sanctioned, and approved by the affirmative vote of
the majority of the said qualified voters; and also validates, legalizes
and confirms all other proceedings whatsoever, of said city of Charlottes-
ville, its officials and agents, relating to said loans and the said bond
issue.

2. Be it further enacted that the mayor and council of the said city
are hereby authorized without further sanction or approval of the quali-
fied voters and taxpayers of the said city than that given at the said
election, to proceed to issue and sell bonds of said city as in said ordi-
nance provided, and that said bonds, when executed, and delivered
pursuant to law, shall be valid and binding obligations of the city of
Charlottesville, Virginia.

3. It appearing that an emergency exists by reason of the fact that
said city has already made arrangements to do the work contemplated
at said election, this act shall be in force from its passage.

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