                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EFFECT WHEN BOARD OF VIEWERS ACQUIRES LAND AT SALE (§ 21-385)

The board of viewers, after acquiring a deed for such lands, may hold the same
as an asset of the project of which the lands are a part, and shall be liable
for the payment of all drainage assessments and state and county taxes accruing
after the sale at which the district was a bidder, and in all respects be deemed
the owner of the lands and subject to the same privileges and liabilities as any
other landowner, including the right to convey the lands for a consideration and
pay the proceeds of the sale to the county treasurer for the credit of the
district, of which such lands are a part, which may be distributed by the board
of viewers for the benefit of the district in the same manner as other district
funds.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 1771; 1926, p. 621; 1936, p. 1036; 1954, c. 642.