Virginia Constitution Article VII § 8 – Consent to use public property
Terms Used In Virginia Constitution Article VII § 8 - Consent to use public property
- city: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on the first day of July. See Virginia Constitution Article VII § 1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon. See Virginia Constitution Article VII § 1
No street railway, gas, water, steam or electric heating, electric light or power, cold storage, compressed air, viaduct, conduit, telephone, or bridge company, nor any corporation, association, person, or partnership engaged in these or like enterprises shall be permitted to use the streets, alleys, or public grounds of a city or town without the previous consent of the corporate authorities of such city or town.