CHAPTER 490

An Act to amend and reenact § 22-48, as amended, of the Code of
Virginia, relating to public schools. (H 490}

Approved March 31, 1964

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22-48, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 22-43. All special school districts and special town school districts
except the special school district for the town of Lexington of Rockbridge
county and the town of Bedford of Bedford county and the town of Fries
of Grayson county, which are hereby preserved, are hereby expressly
abolished, except the special town school district for the town of Kilmar-
nock in Lancaster county and all those special town school districts which
have heretofore been established by and with the approval of the State
Board, which are hereby expressly continued for the purpose for which
established; provided, however, that the town of Herndon of Fairfax
county and the town of Colonial Beach of Westmoreland county, and incor-
porated towns having a population of not less than three thousand five
hundred inhabitants, according to the last United States census, may, by
ordinance of the town council and by and with the approval of the State
Board, be constituted separate school districts either for the purpose of
representation on the county school board, or for the purpose of being op-
erated as a separate school district under a town school board of not less
than three nor more than five members, appointed by the town council. In
the event that such a town district be set up, to be operated by a board of
three members, the members of such board shall be appointed in accord-
ance with § 22-89, providing for the appointment of trustees in cities
and of such members, one shall be designated by the town school board as
a member of the county school board and entitled to serve as a member of
the county board.