Chap. 252.—An ACT providing for the payment of a special license tax on
bulls, and for the protection of persons paying such tax by lien on the off-
spring thereof.

Approved February 16, 1901.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That persons
owning a bull or bulls in this state may apply to the commissioner of
the revenue of the district of the county, city or town in which he resides,
and receive from the treasurer of said county a special license tax for
the privilege of letting such bull or bulls to cows other than his own.
which tax shall be for the sum of two and one half dollars on each bull
so licensed.

2. Any person so obtaining said license shall have a lien on the get of
such bull so licensed for the period of six months from the date of the
birth of such get, for price agreed upon between him and the owner of
any such cow or cows served by such bull: provided, however, that this
lien shall not hold good as against an innocent purchaser for value and
without notice, except where said lien has been admitted to record, which
may be done in the following form: the owner of the bull, giving his
name, the name of the owner of calf, claims a lien on a calf less than six
months old for ———— dollars for the get thereof. On receipt of a fee
of tweniy-five cents it shall be the duty of the clerk of the county in
which the calf is ealved to place the same on record as other liens of sim-
ilar nature.

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