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It has been modified 3 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 1956, chapter 42; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":151297,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60545,"identifier":"15.2-103","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-103","url":"\/15.2-103\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-103\/","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Name &#8220;Mount Vernon&#8221; reserved","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The name &#8220;Mount Vernon&#8221; is reserved for the home and tomb of the late General George Washington in Fairfax <span class=\"dictionary\">County<\/span>. 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