CHAPTER 332

An Act to amend and reenact section 15-676 of the Code of Virginia in
relation to the payment of assessments against abutting landowners
for improving walkways upon streets and for improving and paving
alleys in installments.
[S 186]

Approved March 29, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That section 15-676 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted
as follows:

Section 15-676. How such appeal tried; lien of judgment; when to
take effect; how enforced.—Such appeal shall be tried by the court or the
judge thereof, in a summary way, without pleadings in writing and
without a jury, in term time or in vacation, after ten days’ notice to the
adverse party, and the hearing shall be de novo. The amount finally
assessed against or apportioned to each landowner, or fixed by agreement
with him, as hereinbefore provided, shall be a lien on his abutting land,
from the time when the work of improvement shall have been completed;
subject, however, to his right of appeal and objections as aforesaid, and
may be enforced by suit in equity; and provided, that as against a pur-
chaser for value and without notice, such assessment or tax shall not be a
lien except and until an abstract of such resolution or ordinance is re-
corded in the judgment docket of the clerk’s office, in which deeds convey-
ing real estate in such city, town or county are required by law to be
recorded, showing the ownership and location of the property to be affected
by the proposed improvements, and the same indexed in the name of
the city, town or county and of the owner of the property; and provided
further, that in counties the board of supervisors may in its discretion
cause the payment of the amount finally assessed or apportioned against
each landowner or fixed by agreement with him to be divided into two
or more, but not exceeding ten, semi-annual installments, bearing interest
at the rate of six percentum per annum; and provided further, that in
cities the council, in its discretion, may cause the payment of the amount
finally assessed or apportioned against each landowner, or fixed by agree-
ment with him, for improving walkways upon streets or for improving
and paving alleys to be made in such manner and divided into such install-
ments as shall be determined by the council, bearing interest at such rate
as shall be fixed by the council.