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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2015, chapter 221<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1449217,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363760,"identifier":"44-129","token":"44\/2\/44-129","url":"\/44-129\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-129\/","token":"44\/2\/44-129","dublin_core":{"Title":"Joint use of public buildings for armories","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-129","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body of any county, city or incorporated town, wherein a unit or units of the Virginia National Guard have been, or may hereafter be established, may either severally, or acting jointly with each other, or with the Adjutant General, construct or acquire by purchase, contract<\/span>, lease, gift, donation or condemnation, grounds and\/or buildings which shall be suitable for public assemblages, conventions, exhibitions and entertainments; provided, that such buildings, or the plans and specifications therefor, are first approved by the Adjutant General as suitable for use as armories by such National Guard units; provided further, that such governing bodies or either of them, shall have contracted with the Adjutant General for the use of such buildings as an armory by such National Guard unit or units upon terms not inconsistent with this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJOINT USE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS FOR ARMORIES (\u00a7 44-129)\n\nThe governing body of any county, city or incorporated town, wherein a unit or\nunits of the Virginia National Guard have been, or may hereafter be established,\nmay either severally, or acting jointly with each other, or with the Adjutant\nGeneral, construct or acquire by purchase, contract, lease, gift, donation or\ncondemnation, grounds and\/or buildings which shall be suitable for public\nassemblages, conventions, exhibitions and entertainments; provided, that such\nbuildings, or the plans and specifications therefor, are first approved by the\nAdjutant General as suitable for use as armories by such National Guard units;\nprovided further, that such governing bodies or either of them, shall have\ncontracted with the Adjutant General for the use of such buildings as an armory\nby such National Guard unit or units upon terms not inconsistent with this\nchapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1932, p. 759; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(112); R. P. 1948, \u00a7 44-129;\n2015, c. 221.","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"}}