Chap. 118.—An ACT to amend and re-enact the preamble and section
1 of chapter 126 of the Acts of 1876-77, in relation to the execution
of a lease of the third story of the public free school building in the
town of Front Royal.

Approved April 22, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the pre-
amble and section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-
six of the Acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-six-seven,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Whereas, in pursuance of an act approved March twenty-
seventh, eighteen hundred 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 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
independent order of Odd-Fellows; Sinede 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 right of renewal; and whereas said third
story has been erected by said four lodges upon said public
free school building; and whereas said trustees of the Front
Royal school district did authorize and empower John W.
Peyton, one of their number, on seventh of October, eighteen
hundred and seventy-six, to sign and acknowledge said lease
for and in their behalf; and whereas said lease has not been
executed, and said John W. Peyton is no longer a school
trustee for town of Front Royal schoo! district, in which last
named district said school building is located, and to which
it belongs; and whereas some doubt exists as to whether
said school trustees have the power under the provisions of
chapter seventy-cight of the Code of eighteen hundred and
seventy-three to execute said lease; therefore,

§ 1. Beit enacted by the general assembly, That John W.
Peyton, one of the school trustees of town of Front Royal
school district, be, and he is hereby authorized and empow-
ered, to execute to Gabriel H. Hill, trustee elected by said
Unity lodge, number one hundred and forty-six, of Ancient
York Masons; William C. Weaver, trustee elected by said
Front Royal lodge, number thirty-five, of the independent
order of ddd-Fel ows; 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 Cook, 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 said public free school building, in the town of
Front Royal, for the period of ninety-nine 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: provided, however, that the said lodges
or societies to which said third story of said school building
is 80 leased, as herein provided, shall jointly and severally be
responsible £0, and shall pay to the school trustees of town
of Front Royal school district, one-third of the amount of
the reasonable cost of all necessary repairs and renewals of
the roof and cupola of said school building; and on failure
to pay the same within a reasonable time after demanded by
said school trustees, said lease shall be void.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Chap. 118.—An ACT to amend and re-enact the preamble and section
1 of chapter 126 of the Acts of 1876-77, in relation to the execution
of a lease of the third story of the public free school building in the
town of Front Royal.

Approved April 22, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the pre-
amble and section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-
six of the Acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-six-seven,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Whereas, in pursuance of an act approved March twenty-
seventh, eighteen hundred 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 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
independent order of Odd-Fellows; Sinede 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 right of renewal; and whereas said third
story has been erected by said four lodges upon said public
free school building; and whereas said trustees of the Front
Royal school district did authorize and empower John W.
Peyton, one of their number, on seventh of October, eighteen
hundred and seventy-six, to sign and acknowledge said lease
for and in their behalf; and whereas said lease has not been
executed, and said John W. Peyton is no longer a school
trustee for town of Front Royal schoo! district, in which last
named district said school building is located, and to which
it belongs; and whereas some doubt exists as to whether
said school trustees have the power under the provisions of
chapter seventy-cight of the Code of eighteen hundred and
seventy-three to execute said lease; therefore,

§ 1. Beit enacted by the general assembly, That John W.
Peyton, one of the school trustees of town of Front Royal
school district, be, and he is hereby authorized and empow-
ered, to execute to Gabriel H. Hill, trustee elected by said
Unity lodge, number one hundred and forty-six, of Ancient
York Masons; William C. Weaver, trustee elected by said
Front Royal lodge, number thirty-five, of the independent
order of ddd-Fel ows; 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 Cook, 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 said public free school building, in the town of
Front Royal, for the period of ninety-nine 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: provided, however, that the said lodges
or societies to which said third story of said school building
is 80 leased, as herein provided, shall jointly and severally be
responsible £0, and shall pay to the school trustees of town
of Front Royal school district, one-third of the amount of
the reasonable cost of all necessary repairs and renewals of
the roof and cupola of said school building; and on failure
to pay the same within a reasonable time after demanded by
said school trustees, said lease shall be void.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.