Chap. 132.—An ACT requiring the county judge of Brunswick county
to submit the question of continuing or repealing the fence law to
the voters of Sturgeon magisterial district in said county, upon cer-

tain conditions.
Approved February 16, 1886.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be the duty of the judge of the county court of Bruns-
wick county, upon the petition in writing of twenty-five free-
holders from the magisterial district of Sturgeon in said county,
which petition may be presented either in term or vacation, to
order the several officers conducting elections in said magiste-
rial districts, at the time and places for holding the first gene-
ral election after the passage of this act, to prepare a separate
ballot-box for each voting precinct in said magisterial district,
in which shall be deposited the ballots of the then qualified
voters who shall desire to vote upon the question of continu-
ing or repealing the present fence-law in said district. The
said ballots shall be respectively as follows: for present fence-
law; against present fence-law: provided that notice shall be
given by the sheriff, by posting the time and places of voting
at the front door of the court-house of such county, and ai
each voting precinct of said magisterial district as aforesaid,
and by publication in some newspaper published in or as near
to said county as possible, at least thirty days prior to said
election.

2. The manner of receiving and canvassing the ballots cast
at such election on said question, and making returns and ab.
stracts of the result thereof, shall conform in all respects to the
requirements of the general election law of this state, excep
that the certificates of the judges of election shall be as follows

We hereby certify, that at the election held vote:
were cast for present fence-law, and " votes were cas’
against present fence-law. |

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3. If from such returns and abstracts of votes so cast on the
question aforesaid, it shall appear that three-fifths of the quali
ed voters of said magisterial district (provided that saic
three-fifths shall include a majority of the freeholders voting
upon the question aforesaid) are in favor of repealing th
present fence-law, then it shall be the duty of the county cour
to declare all acts or orders creating or defining a fence-law in
said district repealed and rescinded: provided, however, tha
said repeal shall not take effect for two years thereafter.
4. This act shall be in force from its passage. ]