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And the Library shall cause to be procured, from time to time, as opportunity may offer, a copy of any book, pamphlet, manuscript, or other library material, relating to the history of Virginia, not now in The Library of Virginia, which can be obtained on reasonable terms.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1354691,"text":"The Library may from time to time acquire books and other library matter by gift, purchase, exchange or loan. 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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 606; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0064\">64<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1447827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363546,"identifier":"42.1-10","token":"42.1\/1\/1\/42.1-10","url":"\/42.1-10\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/42.1-10\/","token":"42.1\/1\/1\/42.1-10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of books and other library matter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 42.1-10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Library may from time to time acquire books and other library matter by gift, purchase, exchange or loan. And the Library shall cause to be procured, from time to time, as opportunity may offer, a copy of any book, pamphlet, manuscript, or other library <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span>, relating to the history of Virginia, not now in The Library of Virginia, which can be obtained on reasonable terms.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATTER (\u00a7 42.1-10)\n\nThe Library may from time to time acquire books and other library matter by\ngift, purchase, exchange or loan. And the Library shall cause to be procured,\nfrom time to time, as opportunity may offer, a copy of any book, pamphlet,\nmanuscript, or other library material, relating to the history of Virginia, not\nnow in The Library of Virginia, which can be obtained on reasonable terms.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 42-44; 1970, c. 606; 1994, c. 64.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}