7949241-229Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016General ProvisionsCommon Law And Rules Of ConstructionRules Of Construction And DefinitionsOptional form of county government; effect of change in form1990, c. 253, § 1-13.35:1; 2005, c. 839. . . . Nathan Thomas v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of . . . 8650_1313 F.2d 9341963-01-08https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/259745/nathan-thomas-v-w-k-cunningham-jr-superintendent-of-the-virginia/Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . . . Nathan Thomas v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of . . . 9324_1335 F.2d 671964-06-23https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/265136/nathan-thomas-v-w-k-cunningham-jr-superintendent-of-the-virginia/ . . . statute commands such an inquiry. Va.Code 1950, 19.1-229. See Wood v. Commonwealth, 146 Va. 296, . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . . . Sam Miller v. J. R. Blalock, M.D., Superintendent, . . . 10079_1356 F.2d 2731966-02-09https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/270623/sam-miller-v-j-r-blalock-md-superintendent-southwestern-state/ . . . committed for observation prusuant to 19.1-228 or 19.1-229 to the department for the criminal insane . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . . . Jessie Kibert v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the . . . 11126383 F.2d 5661967-09-01https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/277330/jessie-kibert-v-c-c-peyton-superintendent-of-the-virginia-state/Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitLimonja v. Com.Record No. 1230-86-2383 S.E.2d 4761989-08-15https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1366392/limonja-v-com/ . . . a traffic infraction in violation of Code § 46.1-229.4. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Owsley v. CunninghamMisc. No. 3450190 F. Supp. 6081961-01-27https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1622956/owsley-v-cunningham/ . . . additional statutory provision, § 19-203 (now § 19.1-229), provides that if a court in which a . . . District Court, E.D. VirginiaFishback v. Com.991615532 S.E.2d 6292000-06-09https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059599/fishback-v-com/ . . . instructed about executive clemency, see Code §§ 53.1-229 through -231, or earned sentence . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr> . . . Philip J. Hirschkop, and American Civil Liberties Union of . . . 76-2016594 F.2d 3561979-03-02https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/364177/philip-j-hirschkop-and-american-civil-liberties-union-of-virginia-and/Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitCopeland v. Com.1547081664 S.E.2d 5282008-08-12https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1062685/copeland-v-com/ . . . exclusive power over executive clemency, Code § 53.1-229, et seq. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Diggs v. Com.Record No. 0254-86-4369 S.E.2d 1991988-05-17https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1379666/diggs-v-com/ . . . e.g., Code §§ 46.1-17, 46.1-171.1, 46.1-215.1, 46.1-229.1, 46.1-263. However, because the language . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/1-229//1-229/1/2.1/2/1-229Whenever any county, city, town, political subdivision, or combination thereof is identified in an act of the General Assembly by reference to its proximity to a county that has adopted an optional form of government provided in Title 15.2, and that county changes its form of government, the act shall continue to apply to such county, city, town, political subdivision, or combination thereof and shall cease to apply only upon the subsequent enactment by the General Assembly of a measure in which such intent clearly is stated.section1