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HOUSE BILL NO. 2131 Offered January 10, 2007 Prefiled January 8, 2007 A BILL to amend and reenact § 4 of Chapter 186 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938, which provided a charter for the Town of Clifton, relating to speed limits in the town. ---------- Patrons-- Hugo; Senator: O'Brien ---------- Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 4 of Chapter 186 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938 is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 4. Insofar as not prohibited by general law, the council of said town shall have all of the general powers vested in it by the general laws of this State, and shall also have the power to mark the bounds of existing streets and to widen or narrow, lay out and graduate, pave and otherwise improve streets and public highways within said town, to remove obstructions therefrom, and shall also have the power to pass and enforce all by-laws, rules, regulations and ordinances which the town council may deem necessary for the government of the town, the management of its property, the conduct of its affairs, the peace, order, comfort, convenience, morals, health and protection of its citizens or their property, or do such other things, adopt any ordinance that may be necessary or proper to carry into full effect all power, authority, capacity or jurisdiction which is or shall be granted to or vested in said town, or in the council or officers thereof, or which may be incident to a municipal corporation.

The council of said town shall have the power to set and enforce speed limits that it deems appropriate within the corporate limits of the town.