Chap. 205.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act passed January
16th, 1873, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Martinsville, in
the county of Henry.

Approved March 1, 1884.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
sections one, two and four of the charter of the town of Mar-
tinsville, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§ 1. The town of Martinsville, in the county of Henry,
chartered by an act of assembly passed January sixteen,
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, shall, by that name,
have and exercise all the powers, and be subject to all the
duties which now belong to said town, and be subject to all
the provisions of the existing law with regard to towns, ex-
cept as hercin may be otherwise provided.

§ 2. The boundaries of said town shall be as follows, to-
wit: Beginning at the upper corner of M. T. Penn’s, on ‘the
turnpike; thence south fifty degrees west, seven hundred and
fifty-six yards to the aa of the river road with H. M.
Drewry’s road, near a barn; thence south eighty-nine degrees
west, seven hundred and twenty-nine yards to a large poplar
three in the fork of Aaron’s branch; thence down said branch
as it meanders, five hundred and ninety-yards, to J. B. Laven-
der’s corner, on the turnpike; thence north twenty-six
degrees thirty minutes west, tw elve hundred and ten yards
to Gabe Smith’s corner, on the Waller’s Ford road; thence
north fifty-four degrees east, three hundred and ten yards to
the corner of Fulcher’s fence, on Jones’ path; thence north
sixty-one degrecs east, nine hundred and eighty -eight yards
to mile post number forty- three, on the Danville ‘and New
river railroad; thence up Poplar Spring branch, as it mean-
ders, one thousand, seven hundred and twenty yards to mile
post number forty- -two, on said railroad, and thence south
eighteen degrees east, three hundred yards to the begin-
hing.

g 4. The qualified voters of the town shall elect a presi-
dent, who shall preside at the meetings of the board of trus-
tees, and when they are equally divided, shall, in addition to
his individual vote, give the casting vote. He shall also be
the mayor of the town, and shall be vested with all the
puwers of a justice of the peace within the limits of said town,
except that no civil warrants shall be tried by him.

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