CHAPTER 346

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-278 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to boards of supervisors of counties, so as to provide a method by
which certain supervisors in certain counties may be elected.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 15-273 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
follows:

§ 15-273. The powers of the county as a body politic and corporate
shall be vested in a board of county supervisors, to consist of one member
from each magisterial district of such county. Each such member shall
be a qualified voter of his district and shall be elected by the qualified
voters thereof.

The supervisors first elected shall hold office until the first day of
January following the next regular election provided by general law for
the election of supervisors. At such election their successors shall be
elected for terms of four years each. —

In the event that the number of magisterial districts in any such
county shall be increased by redistricting or otherwise subsequent to a
general election for county supervisors under such form of government
and such supervisors shall have taken office, then, in such event, the
county board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution requesting a judge
of the circuit court of such county to call a special election for an addi-
tional supervisor or supervisors in accordance with the increase in the
number of magisterial districts, such additional supervisor or supervisors
to be elected, however, at large, and such election shall be held within
forty-five days from the date of such request. The qualifications of cand1-
dates and the election shall be as at general law applying to special elec-
tions. Any supervisor or supervisors thereby elected shall hold office
until the first day of January following the next regular election provided
by general law for the election of supervisors, and at the next regular
election all supervisors of any such county shall be elected from magisterial
districts as provided by law.

The requirements of residence within magisterial districts shall not
be requisite to holding office until January first, following the next gen-
eral election.

Any vacancy on the board of county supervisors shall be filled by the
judge of the circuit court of the county; his appointee shall hold office
during the remainder of the term of his predecessor in office.

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