SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
1999 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.02 as amended of Chapter 227 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.02. Vacancies in Office of Councilman.
Vacancies in the office of councilman, from whatever cause arising, shall be
filled for the unexpired portion of the term by majority vote of the remaining
members of the council, except that, if the unexpired portion of the term at
the time the vacancy occurs is thirty months or more, the appointment shall run
only through June 30 following the next regular municipal election, at which
election the vacancy for the remaining portion of the term shall be filled.
The person so elected shall qualify and take office July 1 following his
election. If the council shall fail to act within sixty days of the occurrence
of the vacancy it shall be filled by appointment of the Circuit Court of
Alleghany County, in accordance with § 24.1-76 of the Code of Virginia in
accordance with the general laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.