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April 9, 1968 <br /> <br /> At a special meeting of the City Council, held at 5:00 P.M., on April 9th, 1968, there were <br />present: <br /> <br /> R. Irvine Smith, Burrell R. Johnson, Isaac W. King, L. L. Knight, W. T. Leery, A. P. Johnson, Jr., <br />~¥~Man~g~ md Lee Morris, AssistantCity Attorney. <br /> <br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. King. <br /> <br />~8-122 -The Mayor stated that tile meeting had been called to make sure that our Police Department will be <br />acting within the law in enforcing a curfew. <br /> <br /> The City Manager sta~ed that the General Assembly, in its last session, amended the Code of Virginia <br />by adding thereto a section, numbered 15.1-514.1, as follows: <br /> <br /> Section 15.1-514.1 -"The governing body Of any county, city or town is a~thorized to empower the <br />chief law enforcement officer to regulate, restrict or prohibit any assembly of persons or the movement <br />therein of persons or vehicles when there exists an imminent threat of any civil commotion or disturbance <br />in the nature of a riot in such county, city or town or any part thereof which constitutes a clear and <br />present danger thereof; and in such circumstances said governing body may convene immediately in a special <br />meeting and enact mn emeregency ordinance or ordinances for the p~poses hereof, notwithstanding any contrary <br />provisions in any city charter or under the general law." <br /> <br />The City )~anager presented the following ordinance and recommended its adoption: <br /> <br />"~N ORDIN~qCE DECLARING THAT IT IS T~ JUD~E}~ OF THE COb~,]CIL THAT THERE EXISTS IN THE CITY <br />OF PORTSMOUTH ~ I~g{INENT %qREAT OF CIVIL C0hNOTION OR D!STURBkNCE IN THE NATURE OF A RIOT <br />AMD THAT SUCH TUREAT CONSTITUTES A CLEAR AND PRESENT D~MGER THEREOF AND TO PEOPLE ~D PROP- <br />ERTY WITHIN THE CITY .~ND EMPOWERING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO _REGULATE, RESTRICT OR PROHIBITT~'J~N~ <br />ASSEmbLY OF PERSONS OR THE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS OR VEHICLES WI~qIN THE CITY OR ANY PART THEREOF." <br />The ordinance was to take effect immediately. <br />On motion of Mr. Knight, the ordinance was ,adopted, and by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Smith, Johnson, King~ Knight, Leary <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />On motion adjourned. <br /> <br />APPROVED - <br /> <br /> President <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />