Chap. 468.—An ACT to change the name of the town of Gish’s, in
the county of Ruanoke, to Vinton, and to incorporate the same.

Approved March 17, 1884.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the town of Gish’s, in the county of Roanoke, as the same
heretofore has been or may hereafter be laid off into lots,
streets and alleys, shall be made a town corporate by the
name of the town of Vinton, and by that name shall have
and exercise the power conferred upon towns by the fifty-
fourth chapter of the Code of Virginia of eighteen hundred
and seventy-three, and of all laws now in force or that here-
after may be enacted for the government of towns of less
than five thousand inhabitants.

2. The boundaries of said town shall be: Commencing at
the crossing of First street and Washington street, in said
town, and extending therefrom one-half mile north, south,
east and west, and embracing the area contained therein.

3. All lands contained in this area, and used strictly for
farming purposes, shall not be liable to taxation under this
corporate law.

4. Samuel H. Pollard is hereby appointed mayor of said
town, and B. A. Jones, R. S. Funk, L. W. Vinyard, G. T.
Walker, John McFalls and P. B. Stevens, are hereby ap-
pointed councilmen thereof—any three of whom shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The said
mayor and council shall have power to levy such taxes as
they may decm necessary for the purpose of said corporation
as is allowed by existing laws: provided that no tax upon
the real and personal property in said corporation shall ex-
ceed ten cents on the one hundred dollars value thereof, ex-
cept that on the petition of three-fourths of the frecholders
within the corporation, the council may levy a corporation
tax not to exceed the amount named in said petition, and
they shall have power to appoint a sergeant and such other
officers as may be necessary, and fix their salaries.

5. The said mayor and councilmen above named and ap-
pointed in this act, shall remain in office until the first day of
July, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and thereafter until
their successors shall be elected and qualified according to
law—the term of which shall be two years. And no person
shall be eligible to be a member of this council except be be
frecholder.

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