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Statutes > Virginia > Title-21 > Chapter-3 > 21-190§ 21-190. Election prior to issuance.
No bonds shall be issued by a commission, except to fund or refund bondstheretofore issued and thus to redeem a previous liability, unless thequalified voters of the district shall approve by a majority vote of thequalified voters voting in an election the issuance of the bonds. Wheneverthe commission shall determine by resolution that it is advisable to issuebonds for the purposes of the commission, such resolution shall be certifiedto the circuit court of a county or corporation court of a city in whole orin part embraced within the district and the court shall thereupon make anorder requiring the opening of a poll and the taking of the sense of thequalified voters of the district in accordance with § 21-143 on the questionof issuing the bonds in not exceeding the amount stated in such resolution.The question so submitted shall be "Do you favor the issuance of notexceeding $. . . . . . bonds of the . . . . . . sanitation districtcommission (inserting the amount of bonds stated in such resolution and thename of the commission)?" If upon the certification of the result of theelection made by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the court, it shallappear that a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting at theelection shall have voted "yes" and in favor of the issuance of the bonds,the court shall make and enter of record an order stating such result andthereupon the commission shall have power in accordance with this article toissue bonds in not exceeding the amount stated in such resolution and, inanticipation of the issuance of such bonds, to borrow money on temporary loanand issue temporary bonds therefor.
(1938, p. 519; 1942, p. 604; Michie Code 1942, § 1560oo.)
