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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 80; in 1985, chapter 522; in 1996, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0590\">590<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0598\">598<\/a>; in 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0869\">869<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":148295,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68339,"identifier":"13.1-985","token":"13.1\/11\/13.1-985","url":"\/13.1-985\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-985\/","token":"13.1\/11\/13.1-985","dublin_core":{"Title":"Governor to approve articles of incorporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-985","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The articles of incorporation shall not be issued by the Commission unless approved by the Governor in writing. 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