Chap. 24.—An ACT to Incorporate The Town of Banister, in the
County of Halifax.

Approved February 2, 1874.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the town
of Banister, in the county of Halifax, as the same has here-
tofore been, or may hereafter be laid off into lots, streets and
alleys, and within the following boundaries: beginning at 8.
rock on the top of the High Hill, on the north side of Toot’s.
creek, nearest to the courthouse; thence north twelve and
one-third degrees, east ninety poles, seventeen links, to a
pine in a graveyard; thence north twenty-seven and one-
quarter degrees, east one hundred and two poles, to a pine at
Mrs. M. W. More’s stable lot; thence north twenty-five and
one-third degrees, east twenty-seven poler, to red oak in old
Methodist church lot; thence north thirty-one and one-third
degrees, east seventy-two poles, to a pine; thence north
thirty-seven degrees, east fifty-three poles, to a cedar at the
corner; thence across the bridge road, north seventy-two and
one-half degrees, west twenty-six poles, to a pear tree; thence
south sixty-five and one-half degrees, west fifty-eight poles,
to a cherry tree; thence south forty-one and one-quarter de-
grees, west one hundred and twelve poles, to an apple tree;
thence north seventy-four degrees, west forty-two poles, to a
white oak; thence south twenty-two and one-quarter degrees,
west twenty-eight poles, to a rock; thence north seventy-
four and one-half degrees, west seventy-one poles, to north-
west corner of Willingham’s lot; thence south forty-seven
degrees, west thirty-six and one-half poles, to pines in woods;
thence south fifty and one-half degrees, west forty-eight
poles to Pointer’s; thence south sixty-three degrees, west.
twenty-four poles to post; thence south five and one-half de-
grees, east thirty-seven poles, to N. T. Green’s stable; thence
south nine and three-quarters degrees, west thirteen poles,.
to a cedar; thence south sixty-five degrees, east two hundred’
twenty-five and one-half poles to beginning, shall be and the
same is hereby made a town corporate by the name of Ban-
ister, and by that name shall have and exercise the powers
conferred upon towns, by the fifty-fourth chapter of the
Code of Virginia, edition of eighteen hundred and seventy-
three, and be subject to all the provisions of said Code, and
to all laws now in force, or which may hereafter be enacted
in reference to the government of towns of less than five
thousand inhabitants, so far as the same are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this act.

2. Be it further enacted, That Henry A. Edmondson, Na-
thaniel T. Green, James E. Johnson, J. M. Carrington, George
C. Holt, Edwin Grubbs, and W. W. Willingham, shall con-
stitute the board of trustees of said town, and in them and
their successors the government of said town shall be vested..

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