CHAPTER 487

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-766, as amended, of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to the alteration and vacation of streets and alleys.
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Approved March 30, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 15-766, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
re-enacted as. follows:

§ 15-766. In addition to the powers contained in the charter of any
city or town and any powers now had by such governing body under the
common law or by other provisions of law, streets and alleys in cities
and towns may be altered or vacated on motion of such governing body
or on application of any person after posting notice of the intended appli-
cation on the first day of the term of either the circuit, corporation or
hustings court, at the courthouse or courtroom thereof, and at two public
places in the city or town at least five days before the council appoints
viewers as hereinafter set forth. On application of any person as afore-
said the council shall appoint not less than three nor more than five
viewers to view such street or alley and report in writing whether in
their opinion, any and if any, what, inconvenience would result from dis-
continuing the same. From such report and other evidence, if any, and
after the land proprietors affected thereby, along the street or alley pro-
posed to be altered or vacated, have been notified, the council or other
governing body, may discontinue such street or alley. A certified copy
of the ordinance of vacation may be recorded as deeds are recorded, and
indexed in the name of the city or town. The appeal, if any, shall be to the
court at the courthouse or courtroom at which the notice was posted. All
proceedings which have been instituted and concluded in the manner pre-
scribed by this section are valid to the same extent as if they had been
expressly conducted hereunder and any such pending proceedings may be
conformed to and continued under the provisions of this section without
necessity of discontinuance and institution of the new proceedings.