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Ch. 1, § 2 MARTINSVILLE CODE Should the council determine to act as the.commissioners of the Martinsv~le Redevelop- merit and Housing Authority as above provided, it shall 'designate which of the commissioners shall be the chairman of the authority, and four commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the said authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all purposes, and action may be taken by the authority upon the vote of a majority of the commissioners present, unless in any case the bylaws of the authority shall require a larger number. The determination of the council made hereunder and any determination that may be made by the authority as constituted hereunder shall be effective without the prerequ/site of an election being held to determine the question as provided by the Housing Authorities Law. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the council and the authority from otherwise proceeding under and in accordance with the Housing Authorities Law; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of T/fie 36 of the Code of Virginia, no bonds of the authority shall be issued unless and until a majority of the voters voting on the question of such bond issued shall have approved the same in a referendum called and held in accordance with § 4118 2 of chapter 11] of this Charter. (Acts 1956, Ch~ 586; Acts 1962, Ch. 329; Acts 1975, Ch. 416; Acts 1982, Ch. 193, § 1; Acts 1991, Ch. 15, § 1; Acts 1995, Ch. 172, § 1) Sec. CHAPTER 2. THE COUNCIL 1. Created; general powers. There shall be a council which shall have full power and authority, except as herein otherwise provided, to exercise all the powers conferred upon the city, and to pass all laws and ordinances relating to its municipal affairs, subject to the Constitution and general laws of the state and of this Charter. Sec. 2. Composition; election and terms of members; to be continuing body; ~Hing of vacancies; removal of member for absenteeism. The council shall be elected as provided by general law. The council shall consist of five members, who shall be elected at large and serve for aterm of four years from the first day of July next following the date of their election and until their successors have been elected and qualified. The terms of councilmen shall be staggered. Two councilmen shall be elected in the year in which their predecessors' terms in office expire and three councilmen shall be elected in the year in which their predecessors~ terms in office expire. The incumbents'~ successors .shall be elected every four years thereafter. ! Supp~ No. 36 12