Chap. 126.—An ACT to authorize and empower John W. Peyton, one
of the Trustees of the Front Royal School District, to execute a lease
of the third story upon the public free school building in the town of
Front Royal, for the term of ninety-nine years, with the right of re-
newal, to five trustees therein named, and their successors.

Approved March 5, 1877.

Whereas in pursuance of an act, approved March twenty-
seventh, eighteen hundfed and seventy-six, the trustees of the
Front Royal school district have erected, in the town of Front
Royal, a public free school building, two stories high; and
whereas said trustees did consent, in writing, on the seventh
day of October, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, that Unity
lodge, number one hundred and forty-six, of Ancient York
Masons; Front Royal lodge, number thirty-five, of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd-Fellows; Senedo lodge, number forty-
seven, of the Improved Order of Red Men; and Front Royal
council, number one hundred and forty-one, of the Friends of
Temperance, might erect, at their equal and joint expense, a
third story upon said public free school building, for their
respective uses, and to execute a lease of said third story to
trustees for said four lodges, for the term of ninety-nine years,
with the rigbt of renewal; and whereas said third story has
been erected by said four lodges upon said public free school
bailding; and whereas said trustees of the Front Royal
school district did authorize and empower John W. Peyton,
one of their number, on the seventh of October, eighteen
hundred and seventy-six, to sign and acknowledge said lease
for and in their behalf; and whereas some doubt exists as to
whether said school trustees have the power under the pro-
visions of chapter seventy-eight of the bode of eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-three,.to execute said lease; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That John W.
Peyton, one of the trustees of the Front Royal school district,
be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to execute to
Gabriel H. Hill, trustee, elected by said Unity lodge, number
one hundred and forty-six; William C. Weever, trustee, elected
by said Front Royal lodge, number thirty-five, of the Indepen-
dent Order of Odd-Fellows; William P. King, trustee, elected
by said Senedo lodge, number forty-seven, of the Improved
Order of Red Men; William O. Rust, trustee, elected by said
Front Royal council, number one hundred and forty-one, of
the Friends of Temperance; and Giles Cooks, junior, trustee,
elected by the trustees hereinbefore named, of said four lodges
of secret orders, and their successors, a lease of said third
story upon eaid public free school building, in the town of
Front Royal, for the period of ninety-nire years, with the
right of renewal; that the said lease shall be valid and bind-
ing on the parties thereto, and that the same is hereby rati-
fied and confirmed.

2. That if by reason of the failure of either of said four
lodges, or all of them, to fill the vacancies which may occur
in their representation upon the board of trustees for said
third story, occasioned by death, resignation, refusal to act,
or other cause, then the circuit court may, upon the applica-
tion of any party in interest, supply the vacancy or vacancies
by the appointment of the trustee or trustees.

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