. Government and politics in Virginia . n §iM fk ?»*!fe(. i,i 13) m THE CITY HALL, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA by a sufficient number of voters. If the council does notenact an ordinance so proposed an election must be heldso that the voters themselves may decide whether the pro-posed ordinance shall go into effect. So also when the council 124 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN \ IRGINIA itselr enacts an ordinance the voters may petition to have suchordinance referred or submitted to them at an election. If amajority vote against it the ordinance does not go into effect. THE NEW GOVERNMENTS OF OTHER CITIES AN
. Government and politics in Virginia . n §iM fk ?»*!fe(. i,i 13) m THE CITY HALL, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA by a sufficient number of voters. If the council does notenact an ordinance so proposed an election must be heldso that the voters themselves may decide whether the pro-posed ordinance shall go into effect. So also when the council 124 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN \ IRGINIA itselr enacts an ordinance the voters may petition to have suchordinance referred or submitted to them at an election. If amajority vote against it the ordinance does not go into effect. THE NEW GOVERNMENTS OF OTHER CITIES ANDTOWNS. In 1914 the legislature enacted a charter lawpermitting cities and towns of less than fifty thousand in-habitants to adopt by a \ote of the people any one of threeforms of governnuiit. The first of these forms of govern-ment is called the general councilmanic plan. Under thisplan the law-making body of the city consists of only onehouse, or chamber, containing from three to eleven members,according to the size of the city. These members may beel
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