Chap. 135.—An ACT toempower George Booker to erect a pavilion in Hamp-
ton Roads, in the county of Elizabeth City,and connect the same by a bridge
or walkway with the Sherwood hotel, in said county.

Approved January 23, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That George
Booker be, and he is hereby, empowered to erect a pavilion below
ordinary low-water mark in Hampton Roads, in the county of Eliza-
beth City, between the Chesapeake and Ohio railway bridge at Old
Point, Virginia, and the Sherwood hotel, owned by the said George
Booker, and to connect the said pavilion with the said hotel by a
bridge or walkway; provided that the said pavilion and bridge or
walkway shall not obstruct navigation, nor shall it be erected nearer
than fifty feet of the said Chesapeake and Ohio railway bridge; and
provided, further, that any structure built or erected under this act
shall be subject to taxation for federal, state and county purposes.

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