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- Va. Code § 15.2-3520 · Counties, cities and towns specified; alternative consolidations
- Va. Code § 15.2-3521 · Proposed consolidated city; notice of motion; service and publication
- Va. Code § 15.2-3522 · Petition; appointment of special court
- Va. Code § 15.2-3523 · Parties
- Va. Code § 15.2-3524 · Time limit for intervenors
- Va. Code § 15.2-3525 · Pretrial conference; matters considered
- Va. Code § 15.2-3526 · Hearing and decision by court
- Va. Code § 15.2-3527 · Assistance of state agencies
- Va. Code § 15.2-3528 · Appeals
- Va. Code § 15.2-3529 · Consolidation agreement generally; advisory committee; filing agreement and referendum petition with court
- Va. Code § 15.2-3530 · Continuation of services of Department of Transportation after consolidation
- Va. Code § 15.2-3531 · Voters' petition requesting consolidation agreement and referendum
- Va. Code § 15.2-3532 · Required provisions of consolidation agreement
- Va. Code § 15.2-3533 · Transfer of property and indebtedness
- Va. Code § 15.2-3534 · Optional provisions of consolidation agreement
- Va. Code § 15.2-3535 · Advertising of charter
- Va. Code § 15.2-3536 · Charter for consolidated city
- Va. Code § 15.2-3537 · Publication of consolidation agreement
- Va. Code § 15.2-3538 · Order for election
- Va. Code § 15.2-3539 · Conduct of election
- Va. Code § 15.2-3540 · Result of elections; determination of form of government
- Va. Code § 15.2-3541 · General effect of consolidation; officers
- Va. Code § 15.2-3542 · Governing body to be elected and take office before effective date of consolidation in certain cases; powers
- Va. Code § 15.2-3543 · Electoral board, general registrar and officers of election
- Va. Code § 15.2-3544 · Effect on pending suits
- Va. Code § 15.2-3545 · Effect on assembly districts
- Va. Code § 15.2-3546 · Effect on jurisdiction of courts
- Va. Code § 15.2-3547 · Consolidation of entire county requires no action of town council
- Va. Code § 15.2-3548 · Effect on town charter
- Va. Code § 15.2-3549 · Powers of a tier-city
- Va. Code § 15.2-3550 · Effect of consolidation into single county; exceptions for tier-city
- Va. Code § 15.2-3600 · Petition for incorporation of community; appointment of special court
- Va. Code § 15.2-3601 · Hearing before Commission on Local Government; notice; parties; finding of Commission
- Va. Code § 15.2-3602 · Proof required and order for incorporation
- Va. Code § 15.2-3603 · Request for charter
- Va. Code § 15.2-3604 · How first election ordered and held
- Va. Code § 15.2-3605 · How appeals granted and heard
- Va. Code § 15.2-3700 · Towns may annul charters
- Va. Code § 15.2-3701 · Agreement required
- Va. Code § 15.2-3702 · Ordinance required
- Va. Code § 15.2-3703 · Notice of motion; service and publication; docketing
- Va. Code § 15.2-3704 · Order for election; conduct of election
- Va. Code § 15.2-3705 · Results of election
- Va. Code § 15.2-3706 · Annulment of surrendered charter
- Va. Code § 15.2-3707 · General effect of annulment
- Va. Code § 15.2-3708 · Transfer of property and indebtedness
- Va. Code § 15.2-3709 · Special debt district
- Va. Code § 15.2-3710 · Records and documents
- Va. Code § 15.2-3711 · Effect on pending suits
- Va. Code § 15.2-3712 · Repeal of charter
- Va. Code § 15.2-3800 · Ordinance petitioning court for city status; appointment of special court
- Va. Code § 15.2-3801 · Referendum
- Va. Code § 15.2-3802 · Town and county agreement concerning proposed city
- Va. Code § 15.2-3803 · Notice of motion; service and publication; answer or other pleading
- Va. Code § 15.2-3804 · Parties
- Va. Code § 15.2-3805 · Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
- Va. Code § 15.2-3806 · Pretrial conference; matters considered
- Va. Code § 15.2-3807 · Hearing and decision by court
- Va. Code § 15.2-3808 · Assistance of state agencies
- Va. Code § 15.2-3809 · Appeals
- Va. Code § 15.2-3810 · Declining of grant of city status
- Va. Code § 15.2-3811 · Proceeding final for three years
- Va. Code § 15.2-3812 · Effect when town becomes city
- Va. Code § 15.2-3813 · Town liabilities and assets
- Va. Code § 15.2-3814 · Mayor of town to continue in office
- Va. Code § 15.2-3815 · Council of town to continue in office; additional members
- Va. Code § 15.2-3816 · Town treasurer to continue in office; appointment where town had no treasurer
- Va. Code § 15.2-3817 · Commissioner of revenue or assessor to continue in office; appointment where town had no commissioner or assessor
- Va. Code § 15.2-3818 · Town sergeant to continue in office
- Va. Code § 15.2-3819 · Election and terms of office of mayor and councilmen after town becomes city
- Va. Code § 15.2-3820 · Election and terms of other city officers
- Va. Code § 15.2-3821 · Qualification of officers; vacancies
- Va. Code § 15.2-3822 · Sharing of offices; transfer of jurisdiction
- Va. Code § 15.2-3823 · Tenure and reelection of county officer whose homesite becomes part of city
- Va. Code § 15.2-3824 · Town officers
- Va. Code § 15.2-3825 · Courts
- Va. Code § 15.2-3826 · Appointment of electoral board, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth and circuit court clerk
- Va. Code § 15.2-3827 · Transfer of assessments to city books
- Va. Code § 15.2-3828 · State, county and district taxes accruing before transition; county sales and use tax becomes city sales and use tax
- Va. Code § 15.2-3829 · Assumption of debt; adjustment
- Va. Code § 15.2-3830 · Certain costs and expenses to be apportioned between city and county
- Va. Code § 15.2-3831 · Registrars and their duties
- Va. Code § 15.2-3832 · Authority to city to provide by condemnation, etc., water, light, power and fuel
- Va. Code § 15.2-3833 · Chapter not applicable to cities already existing
- Va. Code § 15.2-3834 · Congressional, etc., districts and judicial circuit not changed
- Va. Code § 15.2-3900 · Transition authorized
- Va. Code § 15.2-3901 · Ordinance petitioning court to declare eligibility
- Va. Code § 15.2-3902 · Moratorium on annexation suits pending transition to city
- Va. Code § 15.2-3903 · Notice of motion; service and publication; answer
- Va. Code § 15.2-3904 · Parties
- Va. Code § 15.2-3905 · Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
- Va. Code § 15.2-3906 · Pretrial conference; matters considered
- Va. Code § 15.2-3907 · Hearing and decision by court
- Va. Code § 15.2-3908 · Assistance of state agencies
- Va. Code § 15.2-3909 · Appeals
- Va. Code § 15.2-3910 · Charter commission; appointment; compensation
- Va. Code § 15.2-3911 · Charter provisions generally
- Va. Code § 15.2-3912 · Optional charter provisions
- Va. Code § 15.2-3913 · Public hearing on charter; notice and publication; adoption of charter by governing body
- Va. Code § 15.2-3914 · Rejection or adoption of charter at election