CODE OF VIRGINIA MANDAMUS AND PROHIBITION (§ 15.2-3220) Mandamus and prohibition shall lie from the Supreme Court or any circuit court to compel a city or town to carry out the provisions of this article or to forbid any violation of the same. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-152.18; 1952, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1048; 1997, c. 587.