Chap. 225.—An ACT to Authorize the Town Council of Marion, in
Smythe County, to Borrow Money.

Approved April 22, 1874.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That p
he town council of Marion shall have power to borrow moncy, &
‘nd issue the bonds of said corporation for the same, in such ro
mount or amounts as the said town council may deem ncces-
ary: provided, the same shall not exceed in amount twelve a
housand dollars, for the purpose of bringing water to and o
establishing water works in said town; of improving the
streets, alleys and sidewalks of said town; and of buying a
lot ot ground not exceeding six acres, outside of the corpo-
rate limits of said town, for a cemetery, and for removing the
bodies, which are buried at the Presbyterian graveyard in
said town, to said cemetery: provided, however, ‘that the
town council shall n®t be authorized to remove or cause to
be removed the bodies of those buried in the said Presbyte-
rian graveyard, if any objection is made to such removal by
the relations or friends of those buried in said graveyard.

2. That the bonds so issued shall be in the name of the
corporation of Marion, and shall state on their face when
payable, which shall be in twenty years or sooner at the dis-
cretion of the town council, and shall bear not exceedi
eight per centum interest per annum, and shall not be sol
at less than par value.

3. That the said town council shall have the power to pur-
chase any lands, or privileges over any lands outside of or
within the corporate limits of said town, for the purpose of
establishing said water works, and that in the event of its
being onal to agree upon the price to be paid for any such
land or privileges over land, upon their application to the
county court of said county, a writ of ad quod damnum shall
be directed and proceeded upon as in like cases prescribed
by law.

4. That the said town council shall have the power to lay
off, not exceeding one-half of the lot of ground so to be pur-
chased for a burial ground, into sections, and to sell them to
private individuals for family burial grounds, and to lay off
the residue into two equal parts, one-half part thereof, to be
a public burial ground for the white Popwiation, and the
other for the colored population of said town, with power
however, to sell to any of the colored population sections of
this last part, for family burying grounds. And the said
town council are further empowered to make such regula-
tions as they may deem necessary by ordinance, for the pro-
tection of said cemetery and for carrying out this act in re-
lation thereto.

5. Before the provisions of this act shall be operative, the
said town council shall give notice in the newspaper pub-
lished in Marion, and shall cause to be posted up at not less
than three of the most public places in said town, copies of
this act, and shall cause an election to be held at such time
as they shall deem proper: provided, that no election shall
take place sooner than thirty days after giving the notice
and the posting of the copies of this act, as prescribed in
this section. If, at the election, a majority of those voting
in said corporation, and said majority includes a majority of
freeholders, shall be in favor of the provisions of this act,
then it shall be the duty of the town council to issue the
bonds of said corporation as provided in sections one and
two of this act.

6. This act shall be in force from its passage.