Bartlett v. Commonwealth

By Judge Melvin R. Hughes, Jr.

Chapter 896 of the Virginia Acts of Assembly of 2007, which authorizes raising revenue for transportation construction and projects through the issuance of financing bonds, is said by plaintiffs to violate Article X, § 9, of the Virginia Constitution. As such, this is a proceeding testing the validity of the bond issuance under the provisions of the Public Finance Act of 1991, §§ 15.2-2650 to 15.2-2658. The parties have briefed and argued the issues through cross-motions for summary judgment as to Count 6 of the Complaint, the only Count remaining in dispute.

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