Chap. 253.—An ACT to repeal chapter 630 of the acts of the general assembly of!
1893-’4, approved March 5, 1894; chapter 192 of the acts of the general assem.
bly of 1887-8, approved February 23, 1888; chapter 373 of the acts of the gen.
eral assembly of 1887-’8; chapter 450 of the acts of the general assembly of
1887-’8, approved March 6, 1888; chapter 67 of the acts of the general assembly
of 1889-90, approved February 17, 1890; chapter 169 of the acts of the genera!
assembly of 1889-90, approved March 3, 1890; sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of chapter 614 of the acts of the genera!
assembly of 1891-’2, approved March 3, 1892; chapter 52 of the acts of the gen.
eral assembly of 1893-’4, approved January 22, 1894; chapter 737 of the acts of
the general assembly of 1893-’4, approved March 5, 1894; chapter 277 of the
acts of the general assembly of 1895-’6, approved February 11, 1896; chapter
181 of the acts of the general assembly of 1897-8, approved February 1, 1898,

ag amended by an act approved December 24, 1899, and by an act approved
March 13, 1903; chapter 226 of the acts of the general assembly of 1899-1900,

approved January 30, 1900, as amended by an act approved February 15, 1901;
chapter 312: of the acts of the general assembly of 1899-1900, approved Febru-
ary 9, 1900, as amended by an act approved. February 16, 1901; chapter 228 of
the acts of the general assembly of 1899-1900, approved February 14, 1900;

' chapter 880 of the acts of the general assembly: of 1899-1900, approved Marc

- 6, 1900; chapter 64-of the. acts.of the general assembly of 1901-2, approved

- January 16,.1902;- chapter 595 of the acts of the general assembly of 1901-72,

_ approved April 2, 1902; section 2 of chapter 438 of ‘the acts of the genéral
assembly of 1893-’4, approved February 27, 1894; chapter 346 of the acts of the
general assembly of 1899-1900, approved February 14, 1900; chapter, 689 of the

acts of the general assembly: of 1899-1900, approved March. 2, 1900, and chapter
966 of the acts of the genera! assembly of. 1899-1900, approved March 7, 1900,

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Approved March 15, 1904,

“1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That chapter six
hundred and thirty of the acts of the geenral assembly of eighteen, hun-
jred and ninety-three and eighteen :hundred: and ninety-four, approved
March fifth, eighteen. hundred. and ninety-four ; chapter one hundred .and
ninety-two of the acts of the general assembly. of eighteen hundred and
ighty-seven and eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, approved February
twenty-third, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight; chapter three hun-
Ired and seventy-three of the acts of the general assembly of eighteen
aundred and eighty-seven and eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, ap-
oroved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight; chapter four
xundred and fifty of the acts of the general assembly of eighteen hun-
lred and eighty-seven and eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, approved
March fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight; chapter sixty-seven of
he acts of the general assembly of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine
ind eighteen hundred and ninety, approved February seventeenth, eigh-
een hundred and ninety; chapter one hundred and sixty-nine of the
cts of the general assembly of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine and
sighteen hundred and ninety, approved March third, eighteen hundred
nd ninety; sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine,
en, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
nd nineteen of chapter six hundred and fourteen of the acts of thegeneral
issembly of eighteen hundred and ninety-one and eighteen hundred and
vinety-two, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-two;
chapter fifty-two of the acts of the general assembly of eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-three and eighteen hundred and ninety-four, approved
January twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-four; chapter seven
hundred and thirty-seven of the acts of the general assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety-three and eighteen hundred and ninety-four, ap-
proved March fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four; chapter two
hundred and seventy-seven of the acts of the general assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety-five and eighteen hundred and ninety-six, approved
February eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-six; chapter one hun-
dred and eighty-one of the acts of the general assembly of eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-seven and eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, approved
February first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, as amended by an
act approved December twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-
nine, and by an act approved March thirteenth, nineteen hundred and
three; chapter two hundred and twenty-six of the acts of the general
assembly of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred,
approved January thirtieth, nineteen hundred, as amended by an act
approved February fifteenth, nineteen hundred and one; chapter three
hundred and twelve of the acts of the general assembly of eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred, approved February minth,
nineteen hundred, as amended by an act approved February sixteenth,
nineteen hundred and one; chapter three hundred and twenty-eight of
the acts of the general assembly of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine
and nineteen hundred, approved February fourteenth, nineteen hundred ;
chapter eight hundred and eighty of the acts of the general assembly
of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred, approved
March sixth, nineteen hundred; chapter sixty-four of the acts of the
general assembly of nineteen hundred and one and nineteen hundred and
two, approved January sixteenth, nineteen hundred and two; chapter
five hundred and ninety-five of the acts of the general assembly of nine-
teen hundred and one and nineteen hundred and two, approved April
second, nineteen hundred and two; section two of chapter four hundred
and thirty-eight of the acts of the general assembly of eighteen hundred
and ninety-three and eighteen hundred and ninety-four, approved Feb-
ruary twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four; chapter three
hundred and forty-six of the acts of the general assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred, approved February four-
teenth, nineteen hundred; chapter six hundred and eighty-nine of the
acts of the general assembly of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and
nineteen hundred, approved March second, nineteen hundred, and
chapter nine hundred and sixty-six of the acts of the general assembly of.
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred, approved March
seventh, nineteen hundred, 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, forfeiture,
or punishment incurred prior to the passage of this act, under or by virtue
of any provision of the acts of the general assembly, or amendments
thereof, repealed by the preceding section ; but the same may be asserted,
enforced, prosecuted, or inflicted as fully and to the same extent as if the
same had not been repealed. All actions and! proceedings, civil or crimi-
nal, commenced under or by virtue of any provision of the acts of the
general assembly, or amendments thereof, repealed by the preceding sec-
tion, pending at the date of the passage and approval of this act, may be
prosecuted and defended to final effect in the same manner as they might
under the laws then existing, unless it shall be otherwise specially pro-
vided 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 ap-
proval of this act, or any right or liability which any existing corporation,
its officers, 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 provsion of the acts of the gen-
eral assembly or amendments thereof, repealed by the preceding section.

38. An emergency existing for the immediate passage of this act, the
same shall be in force from its passage.