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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 626 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1952 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":179549,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85540,"identifier":"21-119.1","token":"21\/2\/1\/21-119.1","url":"\/21-119.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/21-119.1\/","token":"21\/2\/1\/21-119.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of certain sanitary districts to towns","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 21-119.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The governing body of any county in which a sanitary district has been established and subsequent thereto a town has been created, the boundaries of such town being the same as those of the sanitary district, is authorized to transfer all <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> and control over such district to such town. <a id=\"paragraph-306453\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/21-119.1\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Such transfer shall be subject to approval by the bondholders. <a id=\"paragraph-306454\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/21-119.1\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Upon the transfer of such district to the town all power and authority of the county over the affairs of such district shall terminate and all such power and authority shall be transferred to and vest in the governing body of the town and all obligations and indebtedness of such district shall be and become an obligation of the town. Such transfer shall not be made, unless, in addition to the other conditions herein set forth, the governing body of such town assents thereto. <a id=\"paragraph-306455\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/21-119.1\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF CERTAIN SANITARY DISTRICTS TO TOWNS (\u00a7 21-119.1)\n\n1. The governing body of any county in which a sanitary district has been\nestablished and subsequent thereto a town has been created, the boundaries of\nsuch town being the same as those of the sanitary district, is authorized to\ntransfer all jurisdiction and control over such district to such town.\n\n2. Such transfer shall be subject to approval by the bondholders.\n\n3. Upon the transfer of such district to the town all power and authority of the\ncounty over the affairs of such district shall terminate and all such power and\nauthority shall be transferred to and vest in the governing body of the town and\nall obligations and indebtedness of such district shall be and become an\nobligation of the town. Such transfer shall not be made, unless, in addition to\nthe other conditions herein set forth, the governing body of such town assents\nthereto.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 626.","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}}