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February 15th, 1960
<br />
<br />on February ISth,
<br />
<br /> At a special meeting of the City Council, hold in the Council Chamber at 2:30 P.M.,
<br />there wore present:
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<br /> B.W. Bakgr~ A.C. Bartlett, W.R. Breedlove, R,B. S~ward, R.Irvine Smith,
<br /> ~eorge R. Walk~r, A.~..Johnson~Jr.~ City Mnnage~, and. ~.S. Livesay,Jr.,
<br /> City Attorney.
<br />
<br />The followin~ letter and call for the meeting were read:
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<br /> "CitylClerk - Will you please zssue a call for a special meeting of the
<br />City Council, ~o be held in the Council Chamber at 2:30 P&M., o~ Monday,
<br />February 15th, 19~0, ~o *co~sider a resolution opposing annexation legisla-
<br />tion now pending in the Legislature?" Sig~ed - William R. Breedlove
<br /> R. [trine Smith
<br /> R.B. Seward."
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<br />"At the written request of Councilmen William R. Breedlove, R.Irvine Smith
<br />and R.B. Seward~ a call for a special meeting of the City Council, in the
<br />Council Chamber, ~t. ~:30 P.M,, on'~ouday, February 15th, 1960 is hereby issued,
<br />to col~sider the adoption o~.'the following resolution:
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<br />'WHEREAS, there hame. been presented to the General Assembly certain
<br />bills which would drastically altarthe existing, annexation laws of.
<br />this State to-the end that annexatzons would ~irtually cease; and
<br />WHEREAS, the cities of this State shouted not be .deprived ofltheir
<br />right to g~Ow~h as bestowed.by Section. 126 of The Constitution of
<br />Virginia, for the rsason that wi~ho~t~such growth.$h~ financial
<br />ability of t~e cities to pgr£orm the~r'$ssential goverD-mental fu/lc-
<br />tions would be impaired add destroyed.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED. by.~h~ Council of the City of Ports-
<br />month, Virginia,.thSt the sense of this Cou3acil be and hereby is
<br />declared as opposing any alteration of the general, annexation laws of.
<br />the State.at this time.
<br /> BE IT FUHTHEE RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be
<br />Iorwarded to the elected representatives of the City of Portsmouth now
<br />serving in .the Geaeral~AsseEzhly and .to the Chairmen of the Committees
<br />on Comities, Cities and Towns of the House of Delegates and Senate of
<br />Virginia.'"~
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<br />Motion of~r. Breedlove that the resolution in the call be adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Walker read a statement and requested, as a point of personal privilege, thathis
<br />dissenting opinion be attached.to copies of the resolution which are to be forwarded ~o our Representatives ~n
<br />Richmond.
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<br /> After discussion, the Chair denied the point of personal privilege.
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. Walker that his ce~nts be included as an addenda to the resolution,
<br />was lost, the~e being ne second.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Walker that the resolution be ameuded by changing :the second paragraph
<br />to eliminate the wording .following the word 'Virginia' and substituting 'for the reason that the normal growth
<br />of cities would be impaired a~d destroyed' was lost, there being no-second.
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<br />Vote being;taken, Mr. Breedlgve's motion was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith
<br />Nays: Walker
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
<br />
<br />City Clerk
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<br />Approved -
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