VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact §§2.1 and 11, §13, as amended,
and §15 of Chapter 477 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, which provided a
charter for the Town of Middletown, in Frederick County, relating to elections;
council.
[H 1243]
Approved
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§2.1 and 11, §13, as amended, and §15 of
Chapter 477 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954 are amended and reenacted as
follows:
§2.1. Election of mayor and council members.
Six residents and qualified voters of the town of Middletown
shall be elected as councilmen council members of the town on
the first Tuesday in May, 1972. In this election, three councilmen shall
be elected to terms of two years' duration and three councilmen to
Successors to the three members of the present council whose terms expire in
2014 shall be elected on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in
November of 2014 for terms of four years' duration, and every four years
thereafter; the three councilmen council members receiving
the greatest number of votes in said the election to fill the
four-year terms. Thereafter, as their terms expire, three councilmen shall
be elected each two years for terms of four years each, such elections to be
held on the first Tuesday in May, 1974 and each two years thereafter. The
successors to the three members of the present council whose terms expire in
2012 shall be elected on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in
November 2012 and every four years thereafter; the three council members
receiving the greatest number of votes in the election to fill the four-year
terms. On the first Tuesday in May, 1972 following the first
Monday in November 2012, and every four years thereafter, there shall be
elected one qualified voter of the town who shall be denominated as
mayor. The mayor and councilmen council members shall constitute
the town council and be the governing body of the town of Middletown. They
shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the first day of July
January next succeeding their election, and shall continue in office until
their successors are duly qualified. Every person elected as councilman
council member shall take an oath administered by the clerk of the
Frederick County Circuit Court that they shall faithfully to execute
the duties of his the office to the best of his their
judgment and ability. The person elected as mayor shall take the oath
prescribed by law for State state officers.
§11. The council shall appoint at its first regular meeting
in September after its election, a clerk of the council who shall hold
office at the pleasure of the council. He shall attend the meetings of the
council and keep its minutes and records and have charge of the corporate seal
and shall attest the same. He shall keep all papers required to be kept by the
council, shall publish reports and ordinances as are required to be published
and shall perform such other duties as the council may require. His
compensation shall be fixed by the council. Any vacancy in this office shall be
filled by the council.
§13. The council shall appoint at its first regular meeting
in September after its election, or as soon as practicable
thereafter, a treasurer who shall hold office for a term of two years. The
council may provide a salary for the treasurer.
He shall give such bond, with surety and in such penalty as
the council prescribes. He shall receive all money belonging to the town, and
keep correct accounts of all receipts from all sources and of all expenditures
of all departments. He shall be responsible for the collection of all taxes,
license fees, levies and charges due to the town, and shall disburse the moneys
of the town in the manner prescribed by the council as it may by ordinance
direct. The treasurer shall make such reports and at such time as the council
may prescribe. The books and accounts of the treasurer shall be examined and
audited at least once during the term for which he is appointed by a certified
public accountant, such examination and audit to be reported to the
council.
§15. The council may shall appoint at its first
regular meeting in September or as soon as practicable thereafter, a
town sergeant, who shall also be chief of police and have all the powers vested
in town sergeants by general law. He shall hold office at the pleasure of the
council. His duties shall be such as the council prescribes. He shall be vested
with the powers of a conservator of the peace. His compensation shall be fixed
by the council.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force
from its passage.
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