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RESOLb~fZO~ REQUESTING ~ G~K~hAL ASSembLy CITY OF PORTS_~DU'i~.~ %f~REAS, Sections 15.1-835 and 15.1-912 of the Code of Virginia, 1950: as ~mended, provide for amendment of city chs~ter u~on the hotdin~ of a public hearing and request of the City Council to th~ General Asse~ty~ ~/,~REAS: the City Council is of the o ' ' pm~on that certain ~men~ments to t~_e Charter of the City of Portsmouuh are necessary a~ad desirable at this t~e, and has held the public hes~ing required by law. NOW, TB~Ra~ORE, BE ~RESOL~ by the Co~mncil of the City of Portsmouth~ Virgir~a~ that the City Attorney is hereby ~irected to prepare and transr~t to the General Assembly~ together v~th certified copies o? this resolution: drafts of bills a~nendir~S the. Charter of the City of Portsmouth by repealin~ Sections 32(A)~ Ch%o%er IV; Sections 80, 81 and 82~ Chapter VIII; and Section 1~ Ch~over ll.l~ ~nd by amending or a~ding to the Charter the follo~ng sections: CY~R ~. SECTION ~. Election and TezYas of CotunciLmen. (1) Time of ~ ~ ' e~e~tmons. A municipal election shall be held on the second Tuesday in June of the yes_~ 1962 and of eve~ second yeaz~, tnere~ which shall be Lmovm as the mur~cipal election for the election of cotunci!- men. ~ matter ~.~ich~ by the terms of this cha?ter, may be submitted to the electors of the city at gnv special election,' mal/ be subm..~Ltted at a municipal election· (2) Nomfi-nation of cmndidates. Candidates for the comncil mnder the provisior~ of this charter shall be nominated by petition. ~ny quali- fied voter of the city may be nominated as provided herein. Subject to the provisions herein: there shall be printed on the ballots to be used in eny mmnicips_l election for the election of councilmen the names o~ all candi- dates ~no ,have been nominated by petition and no others. A nominating~ petition shall conform substantially no the following ~' ~ requmremenss. (a) Such petition shall state the n~me and place of residence of each person v~aose name is presented for a place upon the ballot, and s~hall request such person or persons to become a candidate or candidates for the office of counci!m~un for the city of Portsmouth. (b) Such petition shall be si~ned by at least seventy-five qualified electors of the city. (c) Each elector signing a petition may ~ ' ~ ' · ouos~rlbe to one no~p~ tion for each of the places to be f~!led at the ensui~ election, and no