Chap. 305.—An ACT to prescribe the jurisdiction of the several boards of super-
visors of the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Page, and Shenandoah, on
and after the first day of February, 1904, in matters pertaining to county roads,
toll roads, bridges, ferries, mills, fences, stock laws, and apprentices.

Approved May 20, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virgina, That on and aiter
the first day of February, hineteon hundred and four, the several boards
of supervisors of the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Page, and
Shenandoah, in addition to the powers, duties, functions, and jurisdiction
now exercised by them, shall have all the powers, duties, functions, and
jurisdiction of every kind and description now exercised or possessed by
the county courts of their respective counties, whether exercised or pos-
sessed under a special Jaw for such county, or under general law, in all
matters pertaining to county roads, the supervision of toll roads, bridges,
ferries, mills, fences, and apprentices, except such as pertain to criminal
law.

2. Such matters as are now cognizable by said county courts, and are
hereby transferred to the said board of supervisors, shall only he heard
and determined by said hoard at a regular session. The form of pro-
cedure shall conform in all respects to “the procedure before said county
courts as far as practicable.

Any person aggrieved by any order of the board aforesaid, or the
Commonwealth’s attorney representing the interests of the county. and to
the extent that said interests are a rected, of his own motion, or upon the
petition of six freeholders, cither at the session at which said order is en-
tered, or at the next regular session, may have entered upon the records
of said board an appeal. No bond shall be required of the said Common-
wealth’s attorney, but the board, in the order allowing the appeal, shall
fix the penalty of the bond required of any other person. Within ten
davs thereafter the appellant, or some one for him, shall execute bond in
said penalty, with approved sceurity, befere the clerk of the cireuit court
of said county, conditioned to pay all costs, damages, or fees which may
be awarded against lim, and also conditioned to pav all costs and dam-
ages incurred in case said order be affirmed. Upon the execution of said
bond, all the papers in the proeeeding shall at once be transferred to the
clerk of said court, and he shall forthwith docket the same in his court.
The trial of such appeals shall have preference over other civil causes,
and shall be heard de novo by said court. The court shall enter such or-
der as it shall deem just and right, and make any provision as to costs as
the case may require. If the liability of the county is increased by said
order for land damages in road or bridge cases, the order shall not be
effective until the same shall have been approved by the board of super-
visors. In all cases, the final order of the court shall be certified to the
board for appropriate action on its part.
4. This act shall be in force from its passage.