All proceedings heretofore taken in the creation of sanitary districts of whatsoever kind in the Commonwealth of Virginia, whether under general law or special act, are hereby validated, ratified, approved and confirmed, and all such districts so created or attempted to be created thereunder are hereby declared to have been validly created and established, notwithstanding any defects or irregularities in the creation thereof.
All proceedings heretofore taken and all elections heretofore held in sanitary districts of whatsoever kind in the Commonwealth of Virginia, whether under general law or special act, to provide for, and with respect to, the contracting of bonded indebtedness and the authorization, issuance, sale, execution and delivery of bonds by or on behalf of all such sanitary districts, are hereby validated, ratified, approved and confirmed, notwithstanding any lack of power of the governing body of the county in which any such district is located to authorize and issue such bonds, or to authorize the execution, sale or delivery thereof, and notwithstanding any defects or irregularities in any such proceedings or elections, or in such execution, sale or delivery; and such bonds so issued or to be issued are and shall be binding, legal, valid and enforceable obligations of any such sanitary districts, notwithstanding any statutory limitation on the amount thereof.
It is the intention of the General Assembly that this section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes set out therein.
1966, c. 199.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 21 - Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation and Public Facilities Districts
Chapter 2 - Sanitary Districts
§ 21-113. Creation; inclusion of town in new or enlarged district
§ 21-114. Hearing and notice thereof
§ 21-116. Enlargement of sanitary districts
§ 21-116.1. Alteration of boundaries or reduction of area of sanitary districts in certain counties
§ 21-117. Merger of sanitary districts
§ 21-117.1. Abolishing sanitary districts
§ 21-118. Powers and duties of governing body
§ 21-118.1. Authority to acquire property from United States or any agency thereof
§ 21-118.2. Certain counties authorized to use sanitary district funds for certain purposes
§ 21-118.3. Levy and expenditure of taxes in certain counties; validation of expenditures
§ 21-118.4. Certain additional powers of governing body
§ 21-118.6. Same; application of revenues; tax levy where revenues insufficient
§ 21-118.7. Same; payment to county of revenues held by district
§ 21-118.8. Same; ratification of prior agreements
§ 21-119.1. Transfer of certain sanitary districts to towns
§ 21-120. In certain cities and counties
§ 21-121. Validation of proceedings
§ 21-121.1. Further validation of proceedings
§ 21-121.2. Additional validation of proceedings
§ 21-121.2:1. Same; bond issues
§ 21-121.3. Powers of districts created under other laws
§ 21-121.5. Validation of certain actions
§ 21-121.6. Sanitary districts in certain counties with a water and sewer authority
§ 21-122. Authority to issue bonds; limitation of amount
§ 21-122.1. Bonds for special purpose; no election required
§ 21-123. Order requiring election
§ 21-124. Conduct of election; canvass of returns, etc.
§ 21-125. Procedure after election
§ 21-126. Inquiry into election and returns
§ 21-127.1. Borrowing in anticipation of bond issue
§ 21-128. Failure or refusal to issue bonds
§ 21-129. Agents for sale of bonds
§ 21-130.1. Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
§ 21-131. Delivery to treasurer
§ 21-132. Liability of treasurer
§ 21-133. Cost of giving surety on additional bond or bonds required
§ 21-134.01. Allocation of county funds to sanitary districts
§ 21-134.1. Reimbursement of county for advances to sanitary district
§ 21-134.2. Validation of advances to sanitary district
§ 21-135. Insolvency of depository
§ 21-139. Laws continued in effect
§ 21-140. Validation of proceedings
§ 21-140.1. Further validation of proceedings