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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":153721,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85541,"identifier":"15.2-1651","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/8\/15.2-1651","url":"\/15.2-1651\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1651\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/8\/15.2-1651","dublin_core":{"Title":"When supervisors may issue bonds of county","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1651","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the land is not donated, and the fund offered is not sufficient to acquire the land and erect the necessary buildings, or if the land is donated and the fund offered is not sufficient for the purposes aforesaid, the board of supervisors<\/span> may issue<\/span> the bonds<\/span> of the county<\/span> to an amount which with the fund offered shall be equal to the amount set out in the petition<\/span>, and the proceeds of the bonds<\/span> with the amount donated shall constitute the fund out of which the land shall be acquired, if not donated, and the buildings erected and improvements made. If the financial condition of the county<\/span> is such as to render the issue<\/span> of bonds<\/span> unnecessary, the supervisors may decline to issue<\/span> them. However, the amount expended shall not exceed the amount named in the petition<\/span> and authorized by the voters<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN SUPERVISORS MAY ISSUE BONDS OF COUNTY (\u00a7 15.2-1651)\n\nIf the land is not donated, and the fund offered is not sufficient to acquire\nthe land and erect the necessary buildings, or if the land is donated and the\nfund offered is not sufficient for the purposes aforesaid, the board of\nsupervisors may issue the bonds of the county to an amount which with the fund\noffered shall be equal to the amount set out in the petition, and the proceeds\nof the bonds with the amount donated shall constitute the fund out of which the\nland shall be acquired, if not donated, and the buildings erected and\nimprovements made. If the financial condition of the county is such as to render\nthe issue of bonds unnecessary, the supervisors may decline to issue them.\nHowever, the amount expended shall not exceed the amount named in the petition\nand authorized by the voters.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-50; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-566; 1997, c. 587.","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}}