Saturday, August 30, 2008
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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB1350: Charter; City of Williamsburg.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 44.1 of Chapter 393 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, as amended, is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 44.1. Financial powers.
In addition to the powers granted by other sections of this charter, the city shall have the power:
1. To raise annually by taxes and assessments in the city such
sums of money as the council shall deem necessary to pay the debts and defray
the expenses of the city, in such manner as the council shall deem expedient;
provided, such taxes and assessments are not prohibited by the laws of the
Commonwealth. In addition to, but not as a limitation upon, this general grant
of power, insofar as not prohibited by general law, the city shall have power
to levy and collect ad valorem taxes on real estate and tangible personal
property and machinery and tools; to levy and collect taxes for admission to or
other charge for any public amusement, entertainment, performance, exhibition,
sport, or athletic event in the city, which taxes may be added to and collected
with the price of such admission or other charge; to levy on and collect taxes
upon the purchase of meals, which taxes may be added to and collected with the
price of such meals; to levy on and collect taxes upon the purchase of
transient lodging [ (lodging for not more than ] thirty [ ninety
] [ consecutive days) ] , which taxes may be added to and collected with the
price of such lodging; to levy on and collect taxes from purchasers of any
public utility service, which taxes may be added to and collected with the
bills rendered purchasers of such service; to establish, classify, impose, and
enforce sewerage rates, garbage collection rates, and water rates, or other
services, products, or conveniences, operated, rendered, or furnished by the
city; to require licenses for the conduct of any business or profession and to
require licenses of owners of vehicles of all kinds for the privilege of using
the streets, alleys, and other public places in the city, require taxes to be
paid on such licenses and prohibit the use of streets, alleys, and other public
places in the city without such license, and to require licenses of operators
of trailer camps or sites in the city.
2. To make appropriations, subject to the limitation imposed by this charter, for the support and operation of the city government and any other purposes authorized by this charter and not prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 44.1 of Chapter 393 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, as amended, is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 44.1. Financial powers.
In addition to the powers granted by other sections of this charter, the city shall have the power:
1. To raise annually by taxes and assessments in the city such
sums of money as the council shall deem necessary to pay the debts and defray
the expenses of the city, insuch manner as the council shall deem expedient;
provided, such taxes and assessments are not prohibited by the laws of the
Commonwealth. In addition to, but not as a limitation upon, this general grant
of power, insofar as not prohibited by general law, the city shall have power
to levy and collect ad valorem taxes on real estate and tangible personal
property and machinery and tools; to levy and collect taxes for admission to or
other charge for any public amusement, entertainment, performance, exhibition,
sport, or athletic event in the city, which taxes may be added to and collected
with the price of such admission or other charge; to levy on and collect taxes
upon the purchase of meals, which taxes may be added to and collected with the
price of such meals; to levy on and collect taxes upon the purchase of
transient lodging (lodging for not more than thirty consecutive
days), which taxes may be added to and collected with the price of
such lodging; to levy on and collect taxes from purchasers of any public
utility service, which taxes may be added to and collected with the bills
rendered purchasers of such service; to establish, classify, impose, and
enforce sewerage rates, garbage collection rates, and water rates, or other
services, products, or conveniences, operated, rendered, or furnished by the
city; to require licenses for the conduct of any business or profession and to require
licenses of owners of vehicles of all kinds for the privilege of using the
streets, alleys, and other public places in the city, require taxes to be paid
on such licenses and prohibit the use of streets, alleys, and other public
places in the city without such license, and to require licenses of operators
of trailer camps or sites in the city.
2. To make appropriations, subject to the limitation imposed by this charter, for the support and operation of the city government and any other purposes authorized by this charter and not prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth.
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