Chap. 411.—An ACT to submit the question of increasing the levy for
district school purposes, including lengthening of school term, to
the qualified voters of Occoquan district, Prince William county.

Approved March 8, 1888.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
an election shall be held in Occoquan school district, at the
first general election after the passage of this act, by the
judges of election in said district, at the several voting places
therein, to enable the qualified voters of said district to de-
clare, by their votes, whether or not they will submit to an
increase of the tax for district school purposes, including the
lengthening of school term; said tax, inclusive of the levy
now authorized by law, not to exceed thirty cents on every
one hundred dollars value of the real and personal taxable
property in said school district; said tax to be collected and
disbursed as the district school taxes are now collected and
disbursed, and to be used for necessary district purposes, in-
cluding lengthening school term. The ballots shall be, re-
spectively, as follows: For increase of district school tax;

. against increase of district school tax: provided, that notice
shall be given by the sheriff posting the time and places of
voting on the front door of the courthouse, and at the several
voting places in said district, thirty days before the day of
election.

2. The manner of receiving and canvassing the ballots at
such election on said question, and making abstracts and re-
turns thereof, shall conform in all respects to the general
election law of the state, except that the certificates of the
judges shall be as follows: We hereby certify that at the elec-

tion held , —— votes were cast for increase of district

tax, and —— votes were cast against increase of tax. -
A. B. G. HSI udges.
C.D. i Vile TR.

3. If it shall appear from the abstracts and returns of said
election, that a majority of the qualified voters of the said
district, voting upon said question, are in favor of the said
increase of tax, then it shall be the duty of the board of su-
pervisors of said county to lay the levy for said purposes in
such district accordingly.

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