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The cost of any new building erected for the joint use of the city and county shall be provided for in like manner. However, in the case of buildings used jointly by the City of Covington and Alleghany County, no repairs or alterations shall be made to any such building, and no new building shall be erected without the approval of the governing body of both the city and the county. If such governing bodies cannot agree, relevant controversies shall be resolved in the manner provided by \u00a7 15.2-3829.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":251937,"text":"After a town becomes a city under this chapter, the costs and expenses of the circuit court for the county, including jury costs, and the salaries of the judge and clerk of the circuit court and the clerk, attorney for the Commonwealth and sheriff of the county shall be borne by the city and county in the proportion that the population of each bears to the aggregate population of the city and county.\n\t\tSuch expenses and costs shall include stationery, furniture, books, office supplies and equipment for the court and clerk&#8217;s office; supplies, repairs and alterations on the buildings used jointly by the city and county; and insurance, fuel, water, lights, etc., used in and about the buildings and the grounds thereto. The cost of any new building erected for the joint use of the city and county shall be provided for in like manner. However, in the case of buildings used jointly by the City of Covington and Alleghany County, no repairs or alterations shall be made to any such building, and no new building shall be erected without the approval of the governing body of both the city and the county. If such governing bodies cannot agree, relevant controversies shall be resolved in the manner provided by \u00a7 15.2-3829.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13063,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transition of Towns to Cities","identifier":"38","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13062,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","permalink":{"id":157557,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13063,"identifier":"38","token":"15.2\/III\/38","url":"\/15.2\/III\/38\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13062,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boundary Adjustments and Changes of Status of Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","permalink":{"id":156919,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13062,"identifier":"III","token":"15.2\/III","url":"\/15.2\/III\/","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":80368,"structure_id":13063,"section_number":"15.2-3800","catch_line":"Ordinance petitioning court for city status; 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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 1962, chapter 623; in 1970, chapter 143; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>; in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0813\">813<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61008,"section_number":"15.2-3829","catch_line":"Assumption of debt; adjustment","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3829\/"}],"permalink":{"id":157679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69691,"identifier":"15.2-3830","token":"15.2\/III\/38\/15.2-3830","url":"\/15.2-3830\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3830\/","token":"15.2\/III\/38\/15.2-3830","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain costs and expenses to be apportioned between city and county","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3830","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>After a <span class=\"dictionary\">town<\/span> becomes a <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> under this chapter, the costs and expenses of the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> for the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>, including <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span> costs, and the salaries of the <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span> and clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> and the clerk, attorney for the Commonwealth and sheriff of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> shall be borne by the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> in the proportion that the population of each bears to the aggregate population of the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>.\n\t\tSuch expenses and costs shall include stationery, furniture, books, office supplies and equipment for the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> and clerk&#8217;s office; supplies, repairs and alterations on the buildings used jointly by the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>; and insurance, fuel, water, lights, etc., used in and about the buildings and the grounds thereto. The cost of any new building erected for the joint use of the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> shall be provided for in like manner. However, in the case of buildings used jointly by the <span class=\"dictionary\">City<\/span> of Covington and Alleghany <span class=\"dictionary\">County<\/span>, no repairs or alterations shall be made to any such building, and no new building shall be erected without the approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of both the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> and the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>. If such governing bodies cannot agree, relevant controversies shall be resolved in the manner provided by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Assumption of debt; adjustment\" href=\"\/15.2-3829\/\">15.2-3829<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN COSTS AND EXPENSES TO BE APPORTIONED BETWEEN CITY AND COUNTY (\u00a7\n15.2-3830)\n\nAfter a town becomes a city under this chapter, the costs and expenses of the\ncircuit court for the county, including jury costs, and the salaries of the\njudge and clerk of the circuit court and the clerk, attorney for the\nCommonwealth and sheriff of the county shall be borne by the city and county in\nthe proportion that the population of each bears to the aggregate population of\nthe city and county.\n\t\tSuch expenses and costs shall include stationery, furniture, books, office\nsupplies and equipment for the court and clerk&#8217;s office; supplies, repairs\nand alterations on the buildings used jointly by the city and county; and\ninsurance, fuel, water, lights, etc., used in and about the buildings and the\ngrounds thereto. The cost of any new building erected for the joint use of the\ncity and county shall be provided for in like manner. However, in the case of\nbuildings used jointly by the City of Covington and Alleghany County, no repairs\nor alterations shall be made to any such building, and no new building shall be\nerected without the approval of the governing body of both the city and the\ncounty. If such governing bodies cannot agree, relevant controversies shall be\nresolved in the manner provided by \u00a7 15.2-3829.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-104; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1005; 1970, c. 143; 1997,\nc. 587; 2007, c. 813.","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}}