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Whenever a number of voters equal to at least twenty-five percent of the voters of such town, registered in the town on the January 1 preceding the filing of the petition, petition the circuit court for the county wherein such town is located for an election to be held on such bond issue, the circuit court shall, in accordance with Article 5 (\u00a7 24.2-681 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 24.2, issue a writ of election, ordering a special election upon such bond issue, in which the date of holding such election in the town shall be fixed. Such petition shall state the purposes for which the proceeds of such bond issue shall be used, and the amount of such issue. The election shall be held and the vote canvassed and returns made in accordance with the requirements of the general election law, except that the certificate of the electoral board shall be as follows:\n\t\t“We hereby certify that at the election held in the town of………… on the………. day of………., 20….., upon the question of a bond issue of………. dollars, to be used as a donation to………. county as an inducement for removal of the courthouse of the county to the town,….. votes were cast for the bond issue and….. votes were cast against the bond issue.”\n\t\tThe ballots used in the election shall be as follows:\n\t\t“Shall the Town of…………. issue bonds to the amount of………… dollars to be used as a donation to………. County, as an inducement for the removal of the courthouse?\n\t\t[ ] Yes\n\t\t[ ] No”\n\t\tThe electoral board shall certify in duplicate the vote cast in such elections, for and against the bond issue, one of such certificates to be filed with the clerk of the county and the other with the judge of the circuit court.\n\t\tSuch election shall be subject to inquiry in the manner provided by \u00a7 15.2-1654.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303375,"text":"When any town desires to donate to the county any land or sums of money as an inducement for such removal and the town has not sufficient funds in its treasury as it may desire to offer, the town may borrow the money and issue its bonds therefor. Whenever a number of voters equal to at least twenty-five percent of the voters of such town, registered in the town on the January 1 preceding the filing of the petition, petition the circuit court for the county wherein such town is located for an election to be held on such bond issue, the circuit court shall, in accordance with Article 5 (\u00a7 24.2-681 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 24.2, issue a writ of election, ordering a special election upon such bond issue, in which the date of holding such election in the town shall be fixed. Such petition shall state the purposes for which the proceeds of such bond issue shall be used, and the amount of such issue. The election shall be held and the vote canvassed and returns made in accordance with the requirements of the general election law, except that the certificate of the electoral board shall be as follows:\n\t\t“We hereby certify that at the election held in the town of………… on the………. day of………., 20….., upon the question of a bond issue of………. dollars, to be used as a donation to………. county as an inducement for removal of the courthouse of the county to the town,….. votes were cast for the bond issue and….. votes were cast against the bond issue.”\n\t\tThe ballots used in the election shall be as follows:\n\t\t“Shall the Town of…………. issue bonds to the amount of………… dollars to be used as a donation to………. County, as an inducement for the removal of the courthouse?\n\t\t[ ] Yes\n\t\t[ ] No”\n\t\tThe electoral board shall certify in duplicate the vote cast in such elections, for and against the bond issue, one of such certificates to be filed with the clerk of the county and the other with the judge of the circuit court.\n\t\tSuch election shall be subject to inquiry in the manner provided by \u00a7 15.2-1654.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12878,"edition_id":1,"name":"Courthouses","identifier":"8","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12877,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":153663,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12878,"identifier":"8","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/8","url":"\/15.2\/II\/16\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12877,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Constitutional Officers, Courthouses and Supplies","identifier":"16","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":153305,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12877,"identifier":"16","token":"15.2\/II\/16","url":"\/15.2\/II\/16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":54980,"structure_id":12878,"section_number":"15.2-1638","catch_line":"County or city governing body to provide courthouse, clerk's office, jail and suitable facilities for attorney for the Commonwealth; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1975, chapter 517; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63752,"section_number":"15.2-1654","catch_line":"Contest of election","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1654\/"},{"id":58078,"section_number":"24.2-681","catch_line":"How special elections superintended and determined","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-681\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153713,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84635,"identifier":"15.2-1649","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/8\/15.2-1649","url":"\/15.2-1649\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1649\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/8\/15.2-1649","dublin_core":{"Title":"Town may issue bonds to finance donation; election on bonds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1649","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When any town<\/span> desires to donate to the county<\/span> any land or sums of money as an inducement for such removal and the town<\/span> has not sufficient funds in its treasury as it may desire to offer, the town<\/span> may borrow the money and issue<\/span> its bonds<\/span> therefor. Whenever a number of voters<\/span> equal to at least twenty-five percent of the voters<\/span> of such town<\/span>, registered in the town<\/span> on the January 1 preceding the filing of the petition<\/span>, petition<\/span> the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the county<\/span> wherein such town<\/span> is located for an election to be held on such bond<\/span> issue<\/span>, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall, in accordance with Article 5 (\u00a7 24.2-681<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 24.2, issue<\/span> a writ<\/span> of election, ordering a special election upon such bond<\/span> issue<\/span>, in which the date of holding such election in the town<\/span> shall be fixed. Such petition<\/span> shall state the purposes for which the proceeds of such bond<\/span> issue<\/span> shall be used, and the amount of such issue<\/span>. The election shall be held and the vote canvassed and returns made in accordance with the requirements of the general election law<\/span>, except that the certificate of the electoral board shall be as follows:\n\t\t“We hereby certify that at the election held in the town<\/span> of………… on the………. day of………., 20….., upon the question of a bond<\/span> issue<\/span> of………. dollars, to be used as a donation to………. county<\/span> as an inducement for removal of the courthouse of the county<\/span> to the town<\/span>,….. votes were cast for the bond<\/span> issue<\/span> and….. votes were cast against the bond<\/span> issue<\/span>.”\n\t\tThe ballots used in the election shall be as follows:\n\t\t“Shall the Town<\/span> of…………. issue<\/span> bonds<\/span> to the amount of………… dollars to be used as a donation to………. County<\/span>, as an inducement for the removal of the courthouse?\n\t\t[ ] Yes\n\t\t[ ] No”\n\t\tThe electoral board shall certify in duplicate the vote cast in such elections, for and against the bond<\/span> issue<\/span>, one of such certificates to be filed with the clerk of the county<\/span> and the other with the judge<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>.\n\t\tSuch election shall be subject to inquiry in the manner provided by \u00a7 15.2-1654<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTOWN MAY ISSUE BONDS TO FINANCE DONATION; ELECTION ON BONDS (\u00a7 15.2-1649)\n\nWhen any town desires to donate to the county any land or sums of money as an\ninducement for such removal and the town has not sufficient funds in its\ntreasury as it may desire to offer, the town may borrow the money and issue its\nbonds therefor. Whenever a number of voters equal to at least twenty-five\npercent of the voters of such town, registered in the town on the January 1\npreceding the filing of the petition, petition the circuit court for the county\nwherein such town is located for an election to be held on such bond issue, the\ncircuit court shall, in accordance with Article 5 (\u00a7 24.2-681 et seq.) of\nChapter 6 of Title 24.2, issue a writ of election, ordering a special election\nupon such bond issue, in which the date of holding such election in the town\nshall be fixed. Such petition shall state the purposes for which the proceeds of\nsuch bond issue shall be used, and the amount of such issue. The election shall\nbe held and the vote canvassed and returns made in accordance with the\nrequirements of the general election law, except that the certificate of the\nelectoral board shall be as follows:\n\t\t“We hereby certify that at the election held in the town\nof………… on the………. day\nof………., 20….., upon the question of a bond issue\nof………. dollars, to be used as a donation\nto………. county as an inducement for removal of the courthouse\nof the county to the town,….. votes were cast for the bond issue\nand….. votes were cast against the bond issue.”\n\t\tThe ballots used in the election shall be as follows:\n\t\t“Shall the Town of…………. issue bonds to the\namount of………… dollars to be used as a donation\nto………. County, as an inducement for the removal of the\ncourthouse?\n\t\t[ ] Yes\n\t\t[ ] No”\n\t\tThe electoral board shall certify in duplicate the vote cast in such\nelections, for and against the bond issue, one of such certificates to be filed\nwith the clerk of the county and the other with the judge of the circuit court.\n\t\tSuch election shall be subject to inquiry in the manner provided by \u00a7\n15.2-1654.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-48; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-564; 1975, c. 517; 1997, c.\n587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}