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Every such petition<\/span> shall pray for the creation of the proposed sanitation district<\/span>, shall set forth the name of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> (which shall include the words “sanitation district<\/span>”), shall fix the boundaries thereof, shall name the cities and counties and towns<\/span> which are in whole or in part to be embraced therein and shall contain an allegation<\/span> (1) that the proposed sanitation district<\/span> includes within its territorial limits waters affected by the ebb and flow of the tide which are polluted, (2) that no part of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> is within the territorial limits of an existing sanitation district<\/span>, (3) that the proposed sanitation district<\/span> is an integral whole and does not completely surround any territory not included in the proposed or some existing sanitation district<\/span>, (4) that the creation of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> in accordance with this chapter will provide a means for abating or preventing the pollution<\/span> of tidal waters of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> and will benefit all the property within the proposed sanitation district<\/span>, (5) that the creation of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> has been approved by the State Health Commissioner as providing a practical means for abating or preventing the pollution<\/span> of the tidal waters of the proposed sanitation district<\/span>, and (6) that the petition<\/span> has been approved and the prayer thereof joined in by each city, county<\/span> and town<\/span> which is in whole or in part embraced within the proposed sanitation district<\/span>, expressed by resolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the governing body<\/span> thereof.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTENTS OF PETITION (\u00a7 21-147)\n\nEvery such petition shall pray for the creation of the proposed sanitation\ndistrict, shall set forth the name of the proposed sanitation district (which\nshall include the words “sanitation district”), shall fix the\nboundaries thereof, shall name the cities and counties and towns which are in\nwhole or in part to be embraced therein and shall contain an allegation (1) that\nthe proposed sanitation district includes within its territorial limits waters\naffected by the ebb and flow of the tide which are polluted, (2) that no part of\nthe proposed sanitation district is within the territorial limits of an existing\nsanitation district, (3) that the proposed sanitation district is an integral\nwhole and does not completely surround any territory not included in the\nproposed or some existing sanitation district, (4) that the creation of the\nproposed sanitation district in accordance with this chapter will provide a\nmeans for abating or preventing the pollution of tidal waters of the proposed\nsanitation district and will benefit all the property within the proposed\nsanitation district, (5) that the creation of the proposed sanitation district\nhas been approved by the State Health Commissioner as providing a practical\nmeans for abating or preventing the pollution of the tidal waters of the\nproposed sanitation district, and (6) that the petition has been approved and\nthe prayer thereof joined in by each city, county and town which is in whole or\nin part embraced within the proposed sanitation district, expressed by\nresolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the governing body thereof.\n\nHISTORY: 1938, p. 512; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 1560jj.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}