Chap. 196.—An ACT to Extend and Define the Boundaries of the City ot
Richmond.

Passed February 13, 1867.

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1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the boun-
daries of the city of Richmond shall be extended and defined
as follows: The said city of Richmond shall extend, on its
southern boundary, to the line which now divides the coun-
ties of Henrico and Chesterfield, from a point in said dividing
line which will be struck by the extension of the western
line of the city limits across the river to said dividing line, to
a point in said dividing line which will be struck by the ex-
tension of the eastern line of the city limits across the river
to said dividing line, and shall include all the territory lying
between the present southern limits of said city and the said
dividing line, and betwecn said western and eastern lines
extended as aforesaid.

2. The other boundaries of said city shall be as follows:
Beginning at a point in the line which divides the counties of
Henrico and Chesterfield, which will be struck by the exten-
sion southwardly of the western line of Hollywood ceme-
tery, and running thence northwardly to the southern line of
the Clark’s spring property, now belonging to the city of
Richmond ; thence along said line and the extension of the
same to a point one hundred and fifty feet west of the west-
ern line of Randolph street; thence northwardly and on a
line parallel with said Randolph street, and one hundred and
fifty feet from its western line, to a point on said line one
hundred and fifty feet southward from the southern line of
Dover street, on the Plank road, to a point one hundred and
fifty feet west of the western line of a street on which Mr.
John Carter resides, which is probably a continuation of Car-
ter street; thence northwardly, crossing the Plank road, and
on a line parallel with said Carter street, and one hundred
and fifty feet westwardly from its western line, to the street
or road which separates the farm of William C. Allen from
the lands of the Richmond college, and continuing the same
line through sundry lots and the lands of Nathaniel F. Bowe,
.o the northern margin of Bacon branch—one of the branches
of Shockoe creek; thence down :the northern margin of
Bacon branch, by its meanders, to the point where the pre-
ent northern boundary of the city crosses the said branch,
t or near the extended line of Seventh street-on the map of
he city ; thence eastwardly with the present boundary line,
assing the corner on said boundary, marked C on said map,
0 a point on the west side of the country road leading from
alley street, in said city, to Chelsea or. Bowling Green;
thence down the centre of said road southwardly to Seven-
teenth or Valley street; thence along said Seventeenth or
Valley street southwardly to the country road leading from
said Seventeenth or Vay street to Fairfield; thence up and
along the centre of said road eastwardly to a point one hun-
dred and fifty feet eastward of the east line of Gamble street,
extended northwardly as the said street is laid down on the
plan of Brown, Page and Gamble, commonly called McKen-
zie’s garden; thence southwardly and parallel with the said
Gamble, Federal or Purcell streets, one hundred and fifty
feet eastward of the eastern lines of said streets, to a point
in said line one hundred and fifty feet north of Venable
street, as marked on Adams’ plan; thence eastwardly and on
a line one hundred and fifty’feet northward of the north line
of Venable street, and parallel therewith to a point one hun-
dred and fifty feet northward of the north line of Q street;
thence along a line eastwardly and parallel with said Q street,
and one hundred and fifty feet therefrom, to a point one hun-
dred and fifty feet eastward of Thirty-first street; thence
southwardly and parallel with Thirty-first street, and one hun-
dred and fifty feet therefrom, to a point one hundred and
fifty feet north of the northern line of Marshall street, on
said plan; thence eastwardly and on a line one hundred and
fifty feet northward of the north line of Marshall street, and
parallel therewith, to a point on said line one hundred and
fifty feet eastward of Thirty-fourth street; thence south-
wardly on a line parallel with Thirty-fourth street, and one
hundred and fifty feet therefrom, to a point in said line one
hundred and fifty feet north of the northern line of Main
street extended; thence eastwardly and on a line parallel
with said Main street so extended, and one hundred and
fifty feet therefrom, until the said line meets a point one
hundred and fifty feet eastward of the eastern line of Fulton
street, in the town of Fulton; thence along said line in a
southwardly direction, and parallel with said Fulton street,
until it strikes a point in said line one hundred and fifty feet
southwardly of the south line of a street known as Orleans
street; thence westwardly and on a line one hundred and
fifty feet south of the southern line of said Orleans street,
and one hundred and fifty feet therefrom, to James river;
and thence across said river, continuing the same course, to
the dividing line between the counties of Henrico and Ches-
terfield.

3. The inhabitants of the district of country lying be-
tween the present boundary of the city and the new. boun-
dary hereby established, shall not be liable, in their persons
or property -within the said district, for the period of five
years from the passage of this act, for any portien of the
debt contracted by the city of Richmond prior to the com-
mencement of this act, or of the interest due and accruing
thereon. .

4, All.taxes levied and collected upon persons and pro-
perty within the limits hereby added to the city of Rich-
mond, shall, for the period of three years from the passage
of this act, be applied to the improvement, protection and
police of the district so annexed.

5. It shall be lawful for the sheriff or other collectors of
the county of Henrico to collect and make distress for any
public dues or officers’ fees which shall remain unpaid, by the
inhabitants embraced within the limits of the extension of
the corporation of the city of Richmond, at the time when
this act shall commence and be in force, and shall be account-
able for the same in like manner as if this act had never been
passed. ;

6. The county levy for the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven shall be collected within the limits added to the
city of Richmond by this bill by the authorities of Henrico
county, and no taxes shall be collected from the persons or
property within said limits by the authorities of the city of

ichmond for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.

7. The council of the city of Richmond shall provide for
the representation, in the council of the city of Richmond, of
the inhabitants of the territory embraced in said extension.

8. This act shall be in force from and after the first day of
July, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.

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