When any town desires to donate to the county any land or sums of money as an inducement for such removal and the town has not sufficient funds in its treasury as it may desire to offer, the town may borrow the money and issue its bonds therefor. Whenever a number of voters equal to at least twenty-five percent of the voters of such town, registered in the town on the January 1 preceding the filing of the petition, petition the circuit court for the county wherein such town is located for an election to be held on such bond issue, the circuit court shall, in accordance with Article 5 (§ 24.2-681 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 24.2, issue a writ of election, ordering a special election upon such bond issue, in which the date of holding such election in the town shall be fixed. Such petition shall state the purposes for which the proceeds of such bond issue shall be used, and the amount of such issue. The election shall be held and the vote canvassed and returns made in accordance with the requirements of the general election law, except that the certificate of the electoral board shall be as follows:
"We hereby certify that at the election held in the town of............ on the.......... day of.........., 20....., upon the question of a bond issue of.......... dollars, to be used as a donation to.......... county as an inducement for removal of the courthouse of the county to the town,..... votes were cast for the bond issue and..... votes were cast against the bond issue."
The ballots used in the election shall be as follows:
"Shall the Town of............. issue bonds to the amount of............ dollars to be used as a donation to.......... County, as an inducement for the removal of the courthouse?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No"
The electoral board shall certify in duplicate the vote cast in such elections, for and against the bond issue, one of such certificates to be filed with the clerk of the county and the other with the judge of the circuit court.
Such election shall be subject to inquiry in the manner provided by § 15.2-1654.
Code 1950, § 15-48; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-564; 1975, c. 517; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 16 - Local Constitutional Officers, Courthouses and Supplies
§ 15.2-1601. Requirements for officers
§ 15.2-1602. Sharing of such officers by two or more units of government
§ 15.2-1603. Appointment of deputies; their powers; how removed
§ 15.2-1605. Vacations; sick leave and compensatory time for certain officers and employees
§ 15.2-1605.1. Supplementing compensation of certain county and city officers and their employees
§ 15.2-1605.2. Salary increases for constitutional officers
§ 15.2-1606. Defense of constitutional officers; appointment of counsel
§ 15.2-1607. Providing legal fees and expenses for sheriffs and deputies
§ 15.2-1608.1. Salaries of city treasurers
§ 15.2-1608.2. Salaries of county treasurers
§ 15.2-1609.1. Number of deputies
§ 15.2-1609.2. Sheriffs' salaries; salaries of certain full-time deputies; maximum limits
§ 15.2-1609.3. Fees and mileage allowances
§ 15.2-1609.4. Records of expenses of sheriffs and full-time deputies
§ 15.2-1609.5. Submission of statement of expenses
§ 15.2-1609.6. Agreements regarding traveling expenses
§ 15.2-1609.7. Salaries and expense allowances to be paid by Commonwealth
§ 15.2-1609.8. Payments to counties having certain optional forms of organization and government
§ 15.2-1609.9. Compensation of part-time deputies
§ 15.2-1609.10. Prohibited practices; collection of data
§ 15.2-1609.11. Arrest or summons quota prohibited
§ 15.2-1610. Standard uniforms and motor vehicle markings to be adopted by sheriffs
§ 15.2-1611. Alternate clothing for sheriff and deputies
§ 15.2-1612. Wearing of same or similar uniforms by unauthorized persons; penalty
§ 15.2-1613. Operation of sheriff's office
§ 15.2-1613.1. Processing fee may be imposed on certain individuals
§ 15.2-1614. Destruction of receipts
§ 15.2-1614.1. Expense of boarding and lodging jurors
§ 15.2-1615.1. Manner of payment of certain items in budgets of sheriffs
§ 15.2-1616. When deputy may act in place of sheriff
§ 15.2-1617. Deputies of deceased sheriffs
§ 15.2-1618. Compensating certain law-enforcement officers disabled in performance of duty
§ 15.2-1619. When officers not to take obligations
§ 15.2-1620. Process, etc., sent to officer by mail
§ 15.2-1621. Receipts to be given by officers
§ 15.2-1622. Judgment against officer for money due from him
§ 15.2-1624. When judgment against officer or sureties has been obtained and paid
§ 15.2-1625. In what court motions may be made
§ 15.2-1626. Attorney for the Commonwealth
§ 15.2-1627. Duties of attorneys for the Commonwealth and their assistants
§ 15.2-1627.1. Salaries of attorneys for the Commonwealth and assistants
§ 15.2-1627.2. Disposition of fees of attorneys for the Commonwealth
§ 15.2-1629. Part-time attorneys for the Commonwealth in certain counties may seek full-time status
§ 15.2-1631. Part-time attorneys for the Commonwealth in certain cities may seek full-time status
§ 15.2-1633. Part-time compensated assistants to attorneys for the Commonwealth
§ 15.2-1634. Clerks of circuit courts
§ 15.2-1635. Appointment of deputy when clerk of circuit court unable to perform duties
§ 15.2-1635.1. Maximum total compensation for clerk of the court in certain counties
§ 15.2-1636. Commissioner of the revenue
§ 15.2-1636.1. Salaries of city commissioners of the revenue
§ 15.2-1636.2. Salaries of county commissioners of the revenue
§ 15.2-1636.3. Real estate transfer and license fees in counties
§ 15.2-1636.4. Real estate transfer and license fees in cities
§ 15.2-1636.5. Membership; compensation
§ 15.2-1636.6. Duties of chairman
§ 15.2-1636.6:1. Statement of receipts and expenses of officers
§ 15.2-1636.7. Filing requests for salaries
§ 15.2-1636.8. Duties of Board in fixing salaries, expenses, etc.
§ 15.2-1636.9. Appeal from decision of Board
§ 15.2-1636.10. Appeals from certain decisions affecting expenses, etc., of circuit court clerks
§ 15.2-1636.11. Determination of population
§ 15.2-1636.12. Increase in salaries in certain cases
§ 15.2-1636.13. Time and manner of payment
§ 15.2-1636.14. Proportion borne by Commonwealth and by localities
§ 15.2-1636.16. Appropriations chargeable with Commonwealth's proportion of salaries, etc.
§ 15.2-1636.17. Payments to counties which do not have certain officers
§ 15.2-1636.18. Deputies, office expenses, premiums on bonds, etc.
§ 15.2-1636.19. Adjustment of questions of division of compensation, expenses, etc.
§ 15.2-1636.20. Payments to localities under the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998
§ 15.2-1637. Sharing of offices; transfer of jurisdiction
§ 15.2-1639. Providing offices for various officers, judges, etc.
§ 15.2-1640. Renting rooms in courthouse
§ 15.2-1641. Leasing or other use of other buildings
§ 15.2-1642. Certain conveyances of courthouse grounds validated
§ 15.2-1643. Circuit courts to order court facilities to be repaired
§ 15.2-1644. Petition for removal of county courthouse; writ of election
§ 15.2-1645. How election held and conducted
§ 15.2-1648. Donation of land and money
§ 15.2-1649. Town may issue bonds to finance donation; election on bonds
§ 15.2-1650. When and how council to issue bonds; payment of interest; sinking fund
§ 15.2-1651. When supervisors may issue bonds of county
§ 15.2-1653. Ascertaining results
§ 15.2-1654. Contest of election
§ 15.2-1655. No other election held for ten years
§ 15.2-1656. Supplies and equipment to be furnished to clerks of courts of record