Chap. 130.—An ACT to empower the county court of Botetourt county to au-
thorize and permit the erection of a Confederate monument upon the public
square, at the county seat thereof.

Approved April 4, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the county
court of Botetourt county be, and it is hereby, empowered, with the con-
currence of the board of supervisors of said county, entered of record, to
authorize and permit the erection of a Confederate monument upon the
public square of said county at the county seat thereof, and if the same
shall be so erected it shall not be lawful thereafter for the authorities of
said county, or any other person or persons whatever, to disturb or inter-
fere with any monument so erected, or to prevent the citizens of said
county from taking all proper measures and exercising all proper means
for the protection, preservation and care of said monument.

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