CHAPTER 113

An Act to amend and reenact § 21-118 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to powers and duties of governing bodies with respect to sanitary

districts.
[H 379]
Approved February 23, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. 7 That § 21-118 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:
§ 21-118. After the entry of such order creating a sanitary district
in such county, the governing body thereof shall have the following powers
and duties, subject to the conditions and limitations hereinafter prescribed:

(1) To construct, maintain and operate water supply, sewerage,
garbage removal and disposal, heat, light, fire fighting equipment and
power and gas systems and sidewalks for the use and benefit of the public
in such sanitary districts.

(2) To acquire by gift, condemnation, purchase, lease, or otherwise,
and to maintain and operate any such water supply, sewerage, garbage
removal and disposal, heat, light, fire fighting equipment and power and
gas systems and sidewalks in such district.

(3) To contract with any person, firm, corporation or municipality
to construct, establish, maintain and operate any such water supply, sewer-
age, garbage removal and disposal, heat, light, fire fighting equipment and
power and gas systems and sidewalks in such district.

(4) To require owners or tenants of any property in the district to
connect with any such system or systems, and to contract with the owners
or tenants for such connections. The owners or tenants shall have the
right of appeal to the circuit court or the judge thereof in vacation within
ten days from action by the governing body.

(5) To fix and prescribe the rates of charge for the use of any such
system or systems, and to provide for the collection of such charges.

(6) To levy and collect an annual tax upon all the property in such
sanitary district subject to local taxation to pay, either in whole or in
part, the expenses and charges incident to constructing, maintaining and
operating water supply, sewerage, garbage removal and disposal, heat,
light, fire fighting equipment and power and gas systems and sidewalks
for the use and benefit of the public in such sanitary district.

(7) To employ and fix the compensation of any technical, clerical or
other force and help which from time to time, in their judgment may be
deemed necessary for the construction, operation or maintenance of any
such system or systems and sidewalks.

(8) To negotiate and contract with any person, firm, corporation or
municipality with regard to the connections of any such system or systems
with any other system or systems now in operation or hereafter estab-
lished, and with regard to any other matter necessary and proper for the
construction or operation and maintenance of any such system within
the sanitary district.

(9) The governing body shall have the same power and authority
for the abatement of nuisances in such sanitary district as is vested by law
in councils of cities and towns for the abatement of nuisances therein,
and it shall be the duty of the governing body to exercise such power
when any such nuisance shall be shown to exist.