CHAPTER 418

An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-262 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to purchase, sale or exchange of property by counties. 5 505}
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Approved April 2, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 15.1-262 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 15.1-262. Purchase, sale or exchange of property; how sale or ex-
change made.—The governing body of the county shall have power to sell,
at public or private sale, or exchange and convey the corporate property
of the county ; to purchase any such real estate as may be necessary for the
erection of all necessary county buildings; to provide a suitable farm as a
place of general reception for the poor of the county, and to make such
orders as they deem expedient concerning such corporate property as now
exists or as may hereafter be acquired; provided, that no sale or exchange
of such property shall be made without the approval and ratification of
such sale and exchange by an order of the circuit court of the county or by
the judge thereof in vacation, entered of record, however, this approval
and ratification shall not be required for the conveyance, with or without
consideration, of easements for highways, streets, alleys, curbs, sidewalks,
storm drainage, sanitary sewers, electricity, gas, water and other public
utilities, by the governing body of any county, county board or local
authority.

But this section shall not be construed to deprive the judge of the
right to control the use of the courthouse of the county during the term
of his court therein.