Whenever it is deemed desirable to contract the corporate limits of a town located partially in one county and partially in another, a majority of voters registered to vote at the preceding November general election residing in that part of the town which is proposed to be abandoned may petition the circuit court for the county in which that part of the town is located to amend the charter of the town so as to exclude from the corporate limits of the town that part of the town which is located in such county.
Such petition shall be signed by the petitioners. It shall accurately define the boundary of the territory proposed to be abandoned and shall pray that the charter of the town may be amended so as to exclude such territory from the corporate limits of the town. The circuit court with which the petition was filed shall notify the Supreme Court which shall appoint a special court to hear the case as prescribed by Chapter 30 (§ 15.2-3000 et seq.) of this title.
Code 1950, § 15-158; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1064; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 32 - Boundary Changes of Towns and Cities
§ 15.2-3200. Boundaries of cities and towns to remain as established until changed
§ 15.2-3202. Ordinance for annexation by city or town; appointment of special court
§ 15.2-3204. Notice of motion; service and publication
§ 15.2-3205. Additional parties
§ 15.2-3207. Pretrial conference; matters considered
§ 15.2-3208. Assistance of state agencies
§ 15.2-3209. Hearing and decision
§ 15.2-3210. Boundary line where territory fronts on river, bay, etc.
§ 15.2-3211. Powers of court and rules of decision; terms and conditions
§ 15.2-3212. Determination of value of public improvements
§ 15.2-3213. Declining to accept annexation on terms and conditions imposed by court
§ 15.2-3215. County reimbursement for town annexation proceedings
§ 15.2-3216. Proceedings not to fail for technical or procedural defects or errors
§ 15.2-3217. Court granting annexation to exist for 10 years
§ 15.2-3218. Continued existence of court under certain conditions
§ 15.2-3219. Reduced taxation on real estate in territory added to corporate limits
§ 15.2-3220. Mandamus and prohibition
§ 15.2-3221. Appeals; how heard
§ 15.2-3222. What order to be entered by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals
§ 15.2-3223. What order and proceedings clerk to certify, and where same shall be recorded; fees
§ 15.2-3227. Annexation proceedings final for 10 years
§ 15.2-3228. County not to be reduced to insufficient area, population or sources of revenue
§ 15.2-3229. Annexation of whole town
§ 15.2-3230. Article not applicable to consolidation of two cities
§ 15.2-3231. Agreements between towns and counties authorized; effect; provisions
§ 15.2-3232. Hearing before Commission on Local Government required; notice
§ 15.2-3233. Adoption of agreement
§ 15.2-3234. Inability to agree; petition to Commission on Local Government
§ 15.2-3236. Council may enact ordinance
§ 15.2-3238. What court may do
§ 15.2-3239. Certification of real estate list
§ 15.2-3240. Transfer of registration records
§ 15.2-3242. Parties defendant and publication of such petition
§ 15.2-3243. Hearing and order upon such petition