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Chapter 38

Va. Code Ann. tit. 15.2, ch. 38

Transition of Towns to Cities

15.2-3800Ordinance petitioning court for city status; appointment of special court 15.2-3801Referendum 15.2-3802Town and county agreement concerning proposed city 15.2-3803Notice of motion; service and publication; answer or other pleading 15.2-3804Parties 15.2-3805Time limit for intervenors; publication of order 15.2-3806Pretrial conference; matters considered 15.2-3807Hearing and decision by court 15.2-3808Assistance of state agencies 15.2-3809Appeals 15.2-3810Declining of grant of city status 15.2-3811Proceeding final for three years 15.2-3812Effect when town becomes city 15.2-3813Town liabilities and assets 15.2-3814Mayor of town to continue in office 15.2-3815Council of town to continue in office; additional members 15.2-3816Town treasurer to continue in office; appointment where town had no treasurer 15.2-3817Commissioner of revenue or assessor to continue in office; appointment where town had no commissioner or assessor 15.2-3818Town sergeant to continue in office 15.2-3819Election and terms of office of mayor and councilmen after town becomes city 15.2-3820Election and terms of other city officers 15.2-3821Qualification of officers; vacancies 15.2-3822Sharing of offices; transfer of jurisdiction 15.2-3823Tenure and reelection of county officer whose homesite becomes part of city 15.2-3824Town officers 15.2-3825Courts 15.2-3826Appointment of electoral board, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth and circuit court clerk 15.2-3827Transfer of assessments to city books 15.2-3828State, county and district taxes accruing before transition; county sales and use tax becomes city sales and use tax 15.2-3829Assumption of debt; adjustment 15.2-3830Certain costs and expenses to be apportioned between city and county 15.2-3831Registrars and their duties 15.2-3832Authority to city to provide by condemnation, etc., water, light, power and fuel 15.2-3833Chapter not applicable to cities already existing 15.2-3834Congressional, etc., districts and judicial circuit not changed