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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>354005</law_id><section_number>21-270</section_number><catch_line>Election prior to issuance</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="58" identifier="21">Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation and Public Facilities Districts</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="4">Sanitation Districts Law of 1946 -- Nontidal Waters</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="5">Bonds</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> shall be issued by a commission, except to fund or refund <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> theretofore issued and thus to redeem a previous liability, unless the qualified voters of the <span class="dictionary">district</span> shall approve by a majority vote of the qualified voters voting in an election the issuance of the <span class="dictionary">bonds</span>. Whenever the commission shall determine by resolution that it is advisable to <span class="dictionary">issue</span> <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> for the purposes of the commission, such resolution shall be certified to the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> of a <span class="dictionary">county</span> or corporation <span class="dictionary">court</span> of a city in whole or in part embraced within the <span class="dictionary">district</span> and the <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall thereupon make an <span class="dictionary">order</span> requiring the opening of a poll and the taking of the sense of the qualified voters of the <span class="dictionary">district</span> in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Ordering and conduct of elections" href="/21-226/">21-226</a> on the question of issuing the <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> in not exceeding the amount stated in such resolution. The question so submitted shall be &#x201C;Do you favor the issuance of not exceeding $_____ <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> of the _______________ sanitation <span class="dictionary">district</span> commission (inserting the amount of <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> stated in such resolution and the name of the commission)?&#x201D; If upon the certification of the result of the election made by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, it shall appear that a majority of the qualified voters of the <span class="dictionary">district</span> voting at the election shall have voted &#x201C;yes&#x201D; and in favor of the issuance of the <span class="dictionary">bonds</span>, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall make and enter of record an <span class="dictionary">order</span> stating such result and thereupon the commission shall have power in accordance with this article to <span class="dictionary">issue</span> <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> in not exceeding the amount stated in such resolution and, in anticipation of the issuance of such <span class="dictionary">bonds</span>, to borrow money on temporary loan and <span class="dictionary">issue</span> temporary <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> therefor.</p></section></text><history>1946, p. 356; Michie Suppl. 1946, &#xA7; 1560iii8.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
