Chap. 112.—An ACT to provide for changing the boundaries of wards in cities,
and for increasing or diminishing the number thereof.

Approved March 28, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That in each city
of this Commonwealth there shall be as many wards as the city council
may establish: provided, however, that whenever by the last United States
census or other enumcration made by authority of Jaw it shall appear that
the population in any ward exceeds that of anv other ward by as much
as three thousand inhabitants, or whenever in the opinion of the council
it is necessary, or whenever the corporate limits of the city shall be
extended or contracted, it shall be the duty of the city council to redistrict
the city into wards, or so change the boundaries of existing wards, or so
increase or diminish the number of wards as that no one ward shall ex-
ceed any other ward in population by more than three thousand inhab-
itants. A mandamus shall lie on behalf of anv citizen to compel the
per formance by the council of the duty so prescribed.

. This act shall be in force from its passage.