Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 3, as amended, of Chapter 493 of the Acts of Assembly of 1973 is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 3. Elections by the qualified voters of the said Town of Boyce will be held on the first Tuesday in May of each even numbered year as set forth in the Town's ordinances governing elections.

On the first Tuesday in May, 1980, Elections shall be held in odd-numbered years. Beginning in 2013, a Mayor a Recorder and two Councilmen shall be elected for a term of four years, and a Recorder and two Councilmen shall be elected for a term of two years. On the first Tuesday in May, 1982 beginning in 2015, a Recorder Mayor and two Councilmen shall be elected for a term of four years. Thereafter, the Mayor, The Recorder and all Councilmen shall be elected for a term of four years. The Mayor, Recorder, and Councilmen shall constitute the Common Council of the said town. They shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the first day of July the second month next succeeding their election and shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualified.