Chap. 22.—An ACT to repeal sections 1185, 1186, 1187, and 1188, section 1189, as
amended by an act approved February 20, 1892, and by an act approved Janu-
ary 31, 1898; sections 1190 and 1191, section 1192, as amended by an act ap-
proved February 3, 1888, and by an act approved February 28, 1890, and by an
act approved March 6, 1896, and by an act approved February 26, 1900; see-
tions 1193, 1194, and 1195, section 1196, as amended by an act approved Febru-
ary 3, 1888, and by an act approved February 28, 1890, and by an act approved
March 5, 1896, and by an act approved February 26, 1900; section 1197, as
amended by an act approved February 2, 1892, and by an act approved Febru-
ary 24, 1898; sections 1198, 1199, 1200, and 1201, section 1202, as amended by
an act approved March 3, 1898; sections 1203, 1204, 1207, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217,
1218, and 1219, section 1220, as amended by an act approved December 20, 1897;
sections 1221, 1222, 1223, 1225, and 1226, section 1227, as amended by an act ap-
proved March 4, 1890; sections 1228 and 1229, section 1230, as amended by an
act approved February 12, 1894; sections 1231, 1232, and 1233, section 1234, as
amended by an act approved February 25, 1892; sections 1235, 1237, 1240, 1241,
and 1242, section 1243, as amended by an act approved February 17, 1898, and
by an act approved March 2, 1900; section 1244, section 1245, as amended by an
act approved February 25, 1892, and by an act approved March 3, 1898; sec-
tions 1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 12450, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1255, and 1256 of chapter 51
of the Cude of Virginia relative to works of internal improvement.

Approved February 19, 1904.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sections
eleven hundred and eighty-five, eleven hundred and eighty-six, eleven
hundred and eighty-seven, and eleven hundred and eighty-eight, section
eleven hundred and eighty-nine, as amended by an act approved Feb-
ruary twentieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and by an act ap-
proved January thirty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight; sections
eleven hundred and ninety and eleven hundred and ninety-one, section
eleven hundred and ninety-two, as amended by an act approved Feb-
ruary third, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and by an act approved
February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and by an act ap-
proved March sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and by an act ap-
proved February twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred; sections eleven
hundred and ninety-three, eleven hundred and ninety-four, and eleven
hundred amd ninety-five, section eleven hundred and _ ninety-six,
as amended by an act approved February third, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-eight, and by an act approved February: twenty-
eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and by an act approved March
fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and by an act approved Feb-
ruary twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred; section eleven hundred and
ninety-seven, as amended by an act approved February second, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-two, and by an act approved February twenty-
fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight; sections eleven hundred
and ninety-eight, eleven hundred and ninety-nine, twelve hundred
and twelve hundred and one, section twelve hundred and two, as amended
by an act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight;
sections twelve hundred and three, twelve hundred and four, twelve hun-
dred and seven, twelve hundred and thirteen, twelve hundred and fifteen,
twelve hundred and sixteen, twelve hundred and seventeen, twelve hun-
dred and eighteen, and twelve hundred and nineteen, section twelve hun-
dred and twenty, as amended by an act approved December twentieth,
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven; sections twelve hundred and twenty-
one, twelve hundred and twenty-two, twelve hundred and twenty-three,
twelve hundred and twenty-five, and twelve hundred and twenty-six,
section twelve hundred and twenty-seven, as amended by an act ap-
proved March fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety; sections twelve hun-
dred and twenty-eight, and twelve hundred and twenty-nine, section
twelve hundred and thirty, as amended by an act approved February
twelfth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four; sections twelve hundred and
thirty-one, twelve hundred and thirty-two, and twelve hundred and
thirty-three, section twelve hundred and thirty-four, as amended by an
act. approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two ;
sections twelve hundred and thirty-five, twelve hundred and _ thirty-
seven, twelve hundred and forty, twelve hundred and forty-one, and
twelve hundred and forty-two, section twelve hundred and forty-three,
as amended by an act approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight, and by an act approved March second, nineteen hun-
dred ; section twelve hundred and forty-four, section twelve hundred and
forty-five, as amended by an act approved February twenty-fifth, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-two, and by an act approved March third, eigh-
teen, hundred and ninety-eight; sections twelve hundred and forty-six,
twelve hundred and forty-seven, twelve hundred and forty-eight, twelve
hundred and forty-nine, twelve hundred and fifty, twelve hundred and
fifty-one twelve hundred and fifty-two, twelve hundred and fifty-three,
twelve hundred and fifty-five, and twelve hundred and fifty-six of chap-
ter fifty-one of the Code of Virginia, relating to works of internal im-
provement, be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

2. Such repeal shall not affect or impair any act done or right estab-
lished, accruing, accrued, or acquired, or any liability, penalty, for-
feiture, or punishment incurred prior to the passage of this act, under
or by virtue of any provision of the Code, or amendment thereof, or act
of the general assembly, repealed by the preceding section, but the same
may be asserted, enforced, prosecuted, and inflicted as fully and to the
same extent as if the same had not been repealed. It being the intent
hereof to preserve every right and remedy accrued or acquired, or to ac-
crue or to be acquired, and to authorize the enforcement of every liability
incurred prior to the passage of this act, under or by virtue of any pro-
vision of the Code, or amendment thereof, or act of the general assembly,
referred to in the said chapter and repealed by the preceding section.
All actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, commenced under or by
virtue of any provision of the Code, or amendment thereof, or act of the
general assembly, repealed by the preceding section, and pending at the
date of the passage and approval of this act, may be prosecuted and de-
fended to final effect in the same manner as they might under the laws
then existing, unless it shall be otherwise specially provided by law.
Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the charter
of any corporation existing at the date of the passage and approval of
this act, or any right or liability which any existing corporation, its offi-
cers, directors, stockholders, or creditors may have or be subject to, or
which any corporation had, or was subject to, at the date of the passage
and approval of this act, by virtue of any provision of the Code, or
amendment thereof, or act of the general assembly, repealed by the pre-
ceding section. Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to im-
pair any right or liability which any city, town, or county may have or
be subject to, or which any city, town, or county had, or was subject to,
at the date of the passage and approval of this act, by virtue of any pro-
vision of the Code, or amendment thereof, or act of the general assem-
bly, repealed by the preceding section; but every such right may be prose-
cuted, and every such liability may be enforced, in the same manner and
with like effect as if this act had not been repealed.

3. Whereas, at the last session of the general assembly an act entitled
an act concerning public service corporations was passed, and became a
law on the eighteenth day of January, nineteen hundred and four, which
said act contained all the provisions for the regulation of said public
service corporations, as amended and re-enacted, in lieu of the several
sections of the Code of Virginia, of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven,
by this act repealed as aforesaid; and whereas, by reason of the passage
of said act concerning public service corporations there are now two
sets of laws im effect in this State concerning such public service cor-
porations, the provisions of which are not consistent the one with the
other, an emergency exists, and by reason thereof, this act shall be in
force from its passage.