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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":[{"id":60705,"section_number":"22.1-47","catch_line":"Composition of boards; appointment and terms; tie breakers","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-47\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":151423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81923,"identifier":"15.2-400","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-400","url":"\/15.2-400\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-400\/","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-400","dublin_core":{"Title":"Form of government to be known as county board form; applicability of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-400","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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