Legal Opinion
Town of Madison, Inc. v. Ford
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 27, 1998No. Record 970642PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE WHITING delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case turns on whether a town zoning ordinance was adopted in compliance with the second paragraph of the following constitutional provision:
No ordinance or resolution appropriating money exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars, imposing taxes, or authorizing the borrowing of money shall be passed except by a recorded affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the governing body. . . .
On final vote on any ordinance or resolution, the name of each member voting and how he voted shall be recorded.
Va. Const. Art. VII,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Union Bank of Richmond v. Commissioners of OxfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
- Mumpower v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- Harrison v. DaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- Steckert v. City of East SaginawMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
- Raymond Thomas Council v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Ray Milton Pennington, III v. Town of Front RoyalCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
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