Code of Virginia - Title 15.2 Counties, Cities And Towns - Chapter 37 Annulment Of Town Charters

  • 15.2-3700 Towns may annul charters
    A town may annul its charter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (1992, c. 453, § 15.1-965.28; 1997, c. 587.) ...
  • 15.2-3701 Agreement required
    Before initiating proceedings pursuant to this chapter, a town council shall enter into an agreement with the board of supervisors of the county or counties ...
  • 15.2-3702 Ordinance required
    After the agreement required by § 15.2-3701 has been reached, the town council may, by ordinance passed by a recorded majority vote of all the ...
  • 15.2-3703 Notice of motion; service and publication; docketing
    Upon adoption of the ordinance required by § 15.2-3702, the town shall serve notice on the attorney for the Commonwealth, or on the county attorney, ...
  • 15.2-3704 Order for election; conduct of election
    When publication of the notice and ordinance is completed, the circuit court shall by order issued in accordance with § 24.2-684 require the regular election ...
  • 15.2-3705 Results of election
    The ballots shall be counted and returns made and canvassed as in other elections and the results certified by the secretary of the electoral board ...
  • 15.2-3706 Annulment of surrendered charter
    Upon the effective date of the annulment, the town charter which is surrendered by the ordinance shall be annulled. The terms and conditions of the ...
  • 15.2-3707 General effect of annulment
    Upon the effective date of annulment, the town shall terminate, as shall the terms of office and the rights, powers, duties and compensation of the ...
  • 15.2-3708 Transfer of property and indebtedness
    Upon the effective date of annulment, the title to all property, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of the former town shall be vested in, ...
  • 15.2-3709 Special debt district
    If so provided in the agreement required by § 15.2-3701, the territory constituting the former town may be a special debt district for the purpose ...
  • 15.2-3710 Records and documents
    All records and documents of the former town shall pass to and be held by the county or counties in which the town was located ...
  • 15.2-3711 Effect on pending suits
    If at the time of annulment there are any pending actions or proceedings by or against the town, or if after the effective date of ...
  • 15.2-3712 Repeal of charter
    After a town charter has been annulled in accordance with this chapter, the local governing body of the county or counties in which the town ...

Last modified: April 2, 2009