                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION AND STATEMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH (§ 10.1-517)

Upon the creation of a district by any means authorized by this chapter, two
district directors appointed by the Board and authorized by the Board to do so,
shall present to the Secretary of the Commonwealth an application signed by
them, which shall set forth: (i) that a petition for the creation of the
district was filed with the Board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
and that the proceedings specified in this chapter were conducted; (ii) that the
application is being filed in order to complete the organization of the district
as a political subdivision under this chapter; (iii) that the Board has
appointed them as district directors; (iv) the name and official residence of
each of the district directors together with a certified copy of the
appointments evidencing their right to office; (v) the term of office of each of
the district directors; (vi) the proposed name of the district; and (vii) the
location of the principal office of the district directors. The application
shall be subscribed and sworn to by the two district directors authorized by the
Board to make such application before an officer authorized by the laws of the
Commonwealth to take and certify oaths. The application shall be accompanied by
a certified statement by the Board that the district was created as required by
law. The statement shall set forth the boundaries of the district as they have
been defined by the Board.
		If the creation of a district necessitates the dissolution of an existing
district, an application shall be submitted to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, with the application for the district to be created, by the
directors of the district to be dissolved, for the discontinuance of such
district, contingent upon the creation of the new district. The application for
discontinuance, duly verified, shall simply state that the lands encompassed in
the district to be dissolved shall be included within the territory of the
district created. The application for discontinuance of such district shall be
accompanied by a certified statement by the Board that the discontinued district
was dissolved as required by law and the new district was created as required by
law. The statement shall contain a description of the boundaries of each
district dissolved and shall set forth the boundaries of the district created as
defined by the Board. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall issue to the
directors of each district a certificate of dissolution and shall record the
certificate in an appropriate book of record in his office.
		When the boundaries of districts are changed pursuant to the provisions of
this chapter, the various affected district boards shall each present to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth an application, signed by them, for a new
certificate of organization evidencing the change of boundaries. The application
shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth accompanied by a certified
statement by the Board that the boundaries have been changed in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter. The statement by the Board shall define the new
boundary line in a manner adequate to describe the boundary changes of
districts. When the application and statement have been filed with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, the change of boundary shall become effective and the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall issue to the directors of each of the
districts a certificate of organization evidencing the change of boundaries.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 21-28; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.