Chap. 234.—An ACT to amend and re-enact subsections 7 and 11 of section 2

and section 56 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city

_ of Roanoke and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several

acts amendatory thereof, and all other acts and parts of act inconsistent with

this act so far as they relate to the city of Roanoke, approved March 22,

1924. [S B 304]
Approved March 23, 1926.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sub-
sections seven and eleven of section two and sections fifty-six of an
act entitled ‘‘an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke
and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several acts
amendatory thereof and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act so far as they relate to the city of Roanoke, approved
March twenty-second, nineteen hundred and twenty-four,’ be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 2. Sub-section 7. To make and maintain public im-
provements of all kinds, including municipal and other public build-
ings, armories, markets, comfort stations or rest rooms and all build-
ings and structures necessary or appropriate for the use of the depart-
ments of fire and police, and to establish a market or markets in and
for said city, and to appoint proper officers therefor; to prescribe the
time and place for holding the same; to provide suitable buildings
and grounds therefor, and to enforce such regulations as shall be
necessary to prevent huckstering, forestalling and regrating, and for
the purpose of regulating and controlling the sale of fresh meats,
fresh fish, farm and domestic products in said city the council shall
have authority to confine the sale of such articles or products to the
public markets and public squares provided by the city for that pur-
pose, and shall have full power and authority to use such streets,
avenues or alleys in the city as may be necessary to provide for ve-
hicles from which farm and domestic products are offered for sale, and
shall have authority to levy and collect a license tax for the sale of
fresh meats and fresh fish, and may impose a curbage tax for each
wagon, cart or other vehicle containing farm and domestic products
brought into said city and offered for sale, and to acquire by con-
demnation or otherwise all lands, riparian and other rights and ease-
ments necessary for such improvements, or any of them.

Sub-section 11. To acquire by purchase, lease or condemnation
any existing water, gas or electric plant, works or system, water
power, or any part thereof, within or without the limits of the city of
Roanoke, and all real estate, personal property and appurtenances
used in connection therewith, or any part thereof, and all rights,
privileges and franchises, or any part thereof, owned by any person
or persons, manufacturing corporation or public service corporation
for the purpose of owning, acquiring, establishing, maintaining or
operating a water, gas or electric plant, works or system, and in case
of any disagreement between the city and such person or persons,
manufacturing corporation or public service corporation, as to the
amount of price or compensation to be paid therefor, the said city
may condemn such water, gas or electric plant, works or system or
water power, real estate and personal property, and all corporate
rights, privileges, and franchises, personal property and appur-
tenances used in connection therewith, or any part thereof, whether
the same was owned or operated in whole or in part on or prior to the
eighteenth day of February, nineteen hundred and eight, or has been
owned or operated since that date; but the said city shall not pur-
chase, lease or condemn such water, gas or electric plant, works or
system, water power, or any part thereof, or any personal property
or appurtenances used in connection therewith, real estate or personal
property corporate rights, privileges and franchise, or any part there-
of, until an ordinance is passed by a majority of the whole council
providing for the same, and published for at least thirty days in some
newspaper published and circulated in the city of Roanoke, and said
ordinance is approved by a majority of the free hold voters on the
question at an election to be called, held and conducted in accordance
with an ordinance adopted by the council for the city of Roanoke
providing for such election and for giving due publicity to same, and
also providing by whom and how the ballots shall be prepared and
return canvassed, and the result certified. In the event such an
ordinance is approved by a majority of the free hold voters and con-
demnation proceedings is necessary to acquire such system, the award
found in any such proceedings shall be paid within twelve months
after final determination of the amount.

All sums necessary to pay the purchase price, lease or award as
the case may be, shall be secured by the sale of bonds authorized by
the freehold voters voting at an election called, held and conducted
in accordance with section forty-seven of the charter of the city of
Roanoke.

Section 56. Powers and duties of the school board.—The school
trustees of said city shall be a body corporate under the name and
style of the school board of the city of Roanoke, and shall have all of
the powers, perform all of the duties and be subject to all of the limita-
tions now provided, or which may hereafter be provided by law in
regard to school boards of cities and except that all real estate with
the buildings-and improvements thereon heretofore or hereafter pur-
chased with money received from the sale of bonds of this city, appro-
priated by the council or received from any other source for the
purpose of public education, shall be the property of the said city of
Roanoke, unless such money so received from any other source be
received on other conditions. The school board shall transmit to
the council and to the city auditor a detailed statement of all moneys
received by said board or placed to its credit. No money shall be
expended by said school board until the account, claims or demand
has been approved by said school board and a record thereof made
in the proceeding of said board, and said account, claim or demand
submitted to the auditor of the city of Roanoke for audit. After
such account, claim or demand has been audited as above provided,
a warrant on the city treasurer shall be drawn, signed by the chair-
man of the board and countersigned by the clerk thereof, payable to
the person, or persons entitled to receive such money, and stating on
the face_the purpose or service for which it is to be paid, and that such
warrant is drawn in pursuance of an order entered by the board on
the........ day of......... 0... cee Separate accounts shall be
kept by the said board of moneys appropriated by the council, and.
moneys received from other sources, and every such statement shall
show the balance of each class of funds on hand or under control of
said board as of the date thereof.

The said school board shall on or before the fifteenth day of
November of each year prepare and submit to the city manager for
his information in making up the annual budget a detailed estimate
of the amount of money required for the conduct of the public schools
of the city for the ensuing fiscal year, with an estimate of the amount
of all funds which will probably be received by said board for the
purpose of public education from sources other than appropriations
by the council.