1920 election
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Charlottesville
On December 7, 1920, an election was held in the city of Charlottesville by which the qualified voters adopted the form of government provided by the Code of Virginia of 1919, and known as “Modified Commission Form.” Since 1916, Charlottesville had been operating under a 12 member bicameral form of government in which the city was divided into four wards, with three councilman elected from each one by plurality vote; the mayor was elected at large.
- Under the modified commission form of government, all corporate powers, legislative, financial and police authority of the city was to be vested in a council elected at large by qualified voters of the city. Each councilmen to hold office for two years and received an annual salary of $300 each (except the president of the council, who served as mayor, received $500) from the city for their services. The new council was to be selected at the next regular election for councilmen in June 1922.
According to the recitals in the 1922 Acts of Assembly, Chapters 109 and 411 (SB 115 and HB 486 respectively), the validity of the charter referendum was questioned because the enabling act only received 66 yes votes in the House of Delegates instead of the requisite two-thirds, leading to the 1922 charter.[1][2]
Albemarle Oil & Gas Co. v. Morris, 138 Va. 1 (1924)
Jan. 17, 1924, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Albemarle Oil and Gas Company, Inc., v. J. R. Morris, E. A. Joachim and J. Y. Brown
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References
- ↑ Web. Acts and joint resolutions of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia 1922, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1922, retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ Web. Acts and joint resolutions of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia 1922, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1922, retrieved 2025-12-19.