City of Roanoke v. Elliott
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to an order of the Circuit Court of city of Roanoke, in a proceeding on the petition of M. C. Elliott and others for an election submitting to the voters of the city of Roanoke the question of changing its form of government.
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
Section 117 of the Constitution of this State, as amended, authorizes the General Assembly to provide from time to time for the various cities and towns of the Commonwealth such form or forms of municipal government as it may deem best, but that no form or forms shall become operas tive except as to such cities or towns as may thereafter adopt the same “by a majority vote of its qualified electors at an election to be held as may be prescribed therefor by law.” This amendment became effective in 1912. In 1914 the legislature enacted a statute to put it into operation. (Acts 1914, p. 165). In…
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