Chap. 43.—An ACT to validate proceedings in the creation of all sanitary districts
in the State, and all proceedings in connection with bond issues of such sani-
tary districts. [H B 49]

Approved February 22, 1946

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, as follows:

1. Section 1. All proceedings had in the creation of sanitary
districts in the State of Virginia prior to January one, nineteen hundred
forty-six, whether under general law or by special act, are hereby vali-
dated, ratified, approved and confirmed, and all such districts so created
or attempted to be created under existing law or by special act are hereby
declared to have been validly created and established notwithstanding any
defects or irregularities in the creation thereof.

Section 2. All proceedings had and all elections held in any sani-
tary district of the State prior to January one, nineteen hundred forty-six
to provide for and with respect to the contracting of bonded indebtedness
and the authorization, issuance, sale, execution and delivery of bonds by
or on behalf of such district are hereby validated, ratified, approved and
confirmed, notwithstanding any lack of power of the governing body of
the county in which such district 1s located to authorize and issue such
bonds, or to execute, sell or deliver the same, and notwithstanding any
defects or irregularities in such proceedings or elections, or in such execu-
tion, sale or delivery: and such bonds so issued or to be issued are and
shall be binding, legal, valid and enforceable obligations of such sanitary
district.

2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.