Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. Development Corporation
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 4, 1963No. Record 5540PublishedCited by 19 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
The question on this appeal is whether a certain proposed ordinance is within the authority of the initiative and referendum provisions of section 1, chapter 10 of the charter of the city of Portsmouth, as amended by an Act of the General Assembly, approved February 23,1918, Acts 1918, Chapter 69, pages 123 et seq.
Section 1, chapter 10 of the charter of Portsmouth provides that: “Any proposed ordinance or the question of the repeal of an existing ordinance may be submitted to the council of said city by petition signed by the qualified electors of the city equal in number to the percentage…
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- Etheredge v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
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