Code of Virginia - Title 21 Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation And Public Facilities Districts - Chapter 4 Sanitation Districts Law Of 1946 - Nontidal Waters

  • 21-224 Short title
    This chapter may be known, designated and cited as the "Sanitation Districts Law of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Six." (1946, p. 346; Michie Suppl. 1946, § ...
  • 21-225 Definitions
    Wherever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) The term "district" means a sanitation district ...
  • 21-226 Ordering and conduct of elections
    Every order made pursuant to this chapter requiring the opening of a poll and the taking of the sense of the qualified voters of a ...
  • 21-227 Court proceedings
    Wherever in this chapter the circuit court of any county, or the corporation court of any city, is authorized to accept any petitions or papers, ...
  • 21-228 Territory which may be embraced in district
    Any integral body of territory within which are situated rivers, creeks or other watercourses or streams, not affected by ebb and flow of the tide, ...
  • 21-229 Notice of hearing on petition for creation
    Upon the presentation of a petition complying with the requirements of this article, praying for the creation of a sanitation district, fixing the boundaries thereof ...
  • 21-230 Contents of petition
    Every such petition shall pray for the creation of the proposed sanitation district, and set forth the name of the proposed sanitation district (which shall ...
  • 21-231 Signatures on petition
    Every such petition shall be signed by not less than 100 qualified voters of the proposed sanitation district, including not less than 25 qualified voters ...
  • 21-232 Hearing and determination; ordering election
    Any person interested may answer the petition and make defense thereto and at such hearing all persons interested or desiring to controvert the allegations of ...
  • 21-233 Order when election favors establishment
    If upon the certificate of the result of the said election made by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to such court it shall appear that ...
  • 21-234 Exclusion from district of county, city or town voting against establishment
    If upon the certification of the results of the election provided for in § 21-233 it shall appear that a majority of the qualified voters ...
  • 21-235 Approval of State Health Commissioner
    The State Health Commissioner is authorized, upon being satisfied that the creation of a proposed sanitation district will provide a practical means for abating or ...
  • 21-236 Governing bodies may adopt resolutions
    The governing body of each city and county and town is authorized, in its discretion, to adopt resolutions, as above referred to, approving and joining ...
  • 21-237 Creation
    In and for each district heretofore or hereafter created pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to a special act of the General Assembly, a commission ...
  • 21-238 Officers of commission
    The commission, at its organization meeting and thereafter at its first meeting in each calendar year, shall elect one of the members of the commission, ...
  • 21-239 Compensation and expenses of members
    The members of the commission, including the chairman, shall receive no salary, but shall be paid their necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in attendance ...
  • 21-240 Meetings
    Regular meetings of the commission shall be held at least once every month at such time and place as the commission shall from time to ...
  • 21-241 Quorum
    Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of four members of the commission shall be necessary to take any action. ...
  • 21-242 Suspension or removal of members
    Members of the commission may be suspended or removed by the State Health Commissioner at his pleasure. (1946, p. 352; Michie Suppl. 1946, § 1560iii4.) ...
  • 21-243 Oath and bond of members
    Each member of the commission shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties under this chapter, take and subscribe the oath of office required ...
  • 21-244 Description unavailable
    Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 463. ...
  • 21-245 Manner of letting contracts
    All contracts, except in cases of emergency, over $5,000 that the commission may let for construction or materials shall be let after public advertising. The ...
  • 21-246 How power of eminent domain exercised
    The powers of condemnation or eminent domain conferred on the commission by this chapter shall be exercised by the commission under the same conditions and ...
  • 21-247 County, city or town not liable for act of commission
    No pecuniary liability of any kind shall be imposed upon any county, city or town constituting any part of any district because of any act, ...
  • 21-248 Enumeration of powers of commission
    Every commission shall have the following powers: 1. To adopt and have a common seal and to alter the same at pleasure; 2. To sue ...
  • 21-249 Relief from pollution to be purpose of commission
    The purposes of every commission shall be the relief of the waters of the district from pollution and the consequent improvement of conditions affecting the ...
  • 21-250 Acquisition and use of pipes, sewers, plants, stations, etc
    Every commission is authorized and directed to acquire, in the name of the commission but for the cities, counties and towns in whole or in ...
  • 21-251 Collection from public sewage systems
    The commission is authorized and directed when in the judgment of the commission its sewage disposal system, or part thereof, will permit, to collect from ...
  • 21-252 Use of public sewer and disposal facilities
    In order to carry out and effectuate the purposes of the commission, every commission is authorized to enter upon and use and connect with any ...
  • 21-253 Use of public places
    In order to carry out and effectuate the purposes of the commission, every commission is authorized to construct and operate its trunk, intercepting and outlet ...
  • 21-254 Special contracts for disposal of sewage and other wastes
    (a) Every commission is authorized to enter into contracts with the United States of America, or with any department, institution or agency thereof, on such ...
  • 21-255 Approval of disposal methods
    The method proposed to be used by a commission for treating and disposing of sewage and industrial wastes so as to prevent the pollution of ...
  • 21-256 Prohibition of sale or encumbrance of system
    Neither the commission nor any of the counties, cities or towns in whole or in part embraced within the district shall have power to mortgage, ...
  • 21-257 Agents and employees of commission
    The commission is authorized to appoint a general manager for the district, prescribe his duties and fix his salary, such general manager to be responsible ...
  • 21-258 Funds of commission
    (a) All moneys of a commission, whether derived from the sale of bonds or other obligations or from the collection of fees, rents and other ...
  • 21-259 Accounts and records
    Every commission shall keep and preserve complete and accurate accounts and records of all moneys received and disbursed by it and of all of its ...
  • 21-260 Authority to collect fees, rents or other charges
    Every commission is hereby authorized and empowered to charge and collect fees, rents, or other charges for the use and services of the sewage disposal ...
  • 21-261 Uniformity and basis
    Such fees, rents and charges being in the nature of use or service charges, shall as nearly as the commission shall deem practicable and equitable, ...
  • 21-262 Schedule
    The commission shall prescribe and from time to time when necessary revise a schedule of such fees, rents and charges which shall comply with the ...
  • 21-263 Time and place of payment
    The commission shall likewise fix and determine the time or times when and the place or places where such fees, rents and charges shall be ...
  • 21-264 Effect of failure to pay
    In the event that the fees, rents or charges charged by the commission for the use and services of the sewage disposal system by or ...
  • 21-265 Register
    The commission shall keep and preserve a complete register, or registers, open to public inspection, of all fees, rents and other charges which have been ...
  • 21-266 Appeal from action fixing fees, etc
    From any action of the sanitation commission in prescribing fees, rents and charges, or either of them, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, an ...
  • 21-267 Actions for collection
    The commission shall have the right to recover the amount of any fees, rents or other charges charged by the commission to the owner or ...
  • 21-268 Contracts for collection
    Any commission, and any county, city or town in whole or in part embraced within the district, are authorized to enter into a contract or ...
  • 21-269 Outstanding bonds not to exceed ten million dollars
    Bonds of a commission shall at no time be outstanding in a principal amount in excess of $10 million. (1946, p. 356; Michie Suppl. 1946, ...
  • 21-270 Election prior to issuance
    No bonds shall be issued by a commission, except to fund or refund bonds theretofore issued and thus to redeem a previous liability, unless the ...
  • 21-271 Other matters determined by resolution
    All other matters relating to the issuing of such bonds, and all matters relating to the contracting of debt, borrowing of money and issuing of ...
  • 21-272 Form and contents
    Bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the commission, and shall be issued from time to time in one or more series, be in such ...
  • 21-273 How sold
    Such bonds may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices as the commission shall determine, provided the interest cost to ...
  • 21-274 Resolutions may be part of contract with bondholders
    Any resolutions of the commission authorizing any bonds may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the several holders of such ...
  • 21-275 Negotiability
    Any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds or temporary bonds issued pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall be deemed to ...
  • 21-276 Liability of Commonwealth, county, city or town on bonds
    The bonds, notes and other obligations, and any indebtedness, of a commission shall not be in any way a debt or liability of the Commonwealth, ...
  • 21-277 No personal liability on bonds
    Neither the members of the commission, nor any person executing any bonds or temporary bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds or temporary bonds ...
  • 21-278 Purchase of bonds by commission
    The commission is authorized, out of any funds available therefor, to purchase any bonds of the commission. (1946, p. 358; Michie Suppl. 1946, § 1560iii8.) ...
  • 21-279 Bonds constitute legal investments
    Any bonds issued pursuant to the authority of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this Commonwealth and ...
  • 21-280 Special remedies of bondholders
    (a) The provisions of this section shall be applicable to a series of bonds of a commission only if the resolution or resolutions authorizing such ...
  • 21-280.1 Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
    Should any bond issued by the commission become mutilated or be lost or destroyed the commission may cause a new bond of like date, number ...
  • 21-281 Inviolability of rights and remedies
    The Commonwealth does pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds or other obligations issued by any commission pursuant to this chapter that ...
  • 21-282 Interim certificates
    Pending the preparation, execution and delivery of definitive bonds of the commission to the purchaser of such bonds, interim certificates or other obligations may be ...
  • 21-283 Plans, maps, etc., to be available to commission
    Each county, city or town in whole or in part embraced within a district shall, at the request of the commission, make available to the ...
  • 21-284 Payments by county, city or town
    Each county, city, town or other public body shall promptly pay to any commission all fees, rents and charges which the commission may charge to ...
  • 21-285 Contracts with counties, cities and towns outside of district
    Any commission, and any county, city or town in whole or in part outside of the district, is authorized to enter into a contract or ...
  • 21-286 Additional powers conferred on counties, cities and towns
    The powers conferred by this chapter on counties, cities and towns are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and ...
  • 21-287 Discharge into waters of matter causing pollution
    No county, city, town or other public body, or person shall discharge, or suffer to be discharged, directly or indirectly into any waters of the ...
  • 21-288 Discharge of matter injurious to system
    No county, city, town or other public body, or person shall discharge, or suffer to be discharged, directly or indirectly, into the sewage disposal system ...
  • 21-289 Jurisdiction
    Jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the two preceding sections and to grant any remedy or relief authorized by this article shall be in the ...
  • 21-290 Punishment of violations
    Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished accordingly. (1946, p. 365; Michie ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009