                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

GOVERNING BODIES MAY HAVE A LEGAL ENUMERATION OF THE POPULATION (§ 15.2-1414)

Any locality wishing to have a legal enumeration of the population of the
locality, or part thereof, may make application therefor to the circuit court
for the locality. When the application is made, the judge shall forthwith divide
the locality, or part thereof, into such districts, with well-defined
boundaries, as may appear advisable and shall appoint for each of the districts
one enumerator. Before entering on their duties, such appointees shall take an
oath before a notary public or other officer qualified to administer oaths under
the laws of this Commonwealth, for the faithful discharge of their duties. The
enumerators shall at once proceed to enumerate the actual bona fide inhabitants
of their respective districts. They shall report to the judge the result of
their enumeration and a list of the persons enumerated by them within a
reasonable time after their appointment, and a copy of the list of persons so
enumerated by them shall be furnished by the enumerators to the clerk of the
court, who shall receive the list and keep it open to public inspection. Upon
evidence produced before him, the judge may add to the list the name of any
person improperly omitted and may strike from the list the name of any person
improperly listed. If it appears advisable to the judge, he may order that the
enumeration for any or all of the districts be retaken under all the provisions
of this section by other enumerators, who shall be forthwith appointed by him.
The judge shall cause to be tabulated and consolidated the lists and return to
the governing body the results thereof, in accordance with the application of
the governing body. The judge shall allow each enumerator a reasonable fee for
each day actually employed by him in making the enumeration. He shall certify
the allowance and costs to the governing body for payment out of the local
treasury, and the allowance shall be a legal charge upon the governmental unit
requesting the enumeration.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-19; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-17; 1997, c. 587.