Chap. 258.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to authorize the councils
of towns, villages, or where there are no such councils, the boards of super-
visors of any county in which there may be any town, village, or other point
in this State not having adequate police protection, to prohibit the transpor-
tation by railroad companies of excursions or picnic parties, and to make
it unlawful for railroad companies to transport excursions or picnic parties
to such towns, villages, or other points in this State under certain con-

ditions, approved March 14, 1904.
Approved March 15, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That an act to
authorize the councils of towns, villages, or where there are no such
councils, the board of supervisors of any county in which there may be
any town, village, or other point in the State not having adequate police
protection, to prohibit the transportation by railroad companies of ex-
cursions or picnic parties, and to make it unlawful for railroad com-
panies to transport excursions or picnic parties to such towns, villages, or
other points in this State under certain conditions, approved March four-
teenth, nineteen hundred and four, be amended so as to read as follows:

§1. It shall be lawful for the councils having jurisdiction thereof, or
where there is no council, the board of supervisors of any county in this
State in which there is any town, village, station, or other point, other
than seaside, mountain, or summer resort, or any steamboat wharf to
which now or hereafter there may regularly be made six landings weekly,
not having adequate police protection, to prohibit, either absolutely or
conditionally, any railroad company, steamboat company, or other carrier
of passengers, steam or electric, to charter or transport any train, car,
boat, or vessel for excursions or picnic parties destined to any town,
village, station, or other point in this State, other than seaside, moun-
tain, or summer resort, not having adequate police protection.

§2. The council having jurisdiction over any town, village, or point,
or where there is no such council the board of supervisors of any county
in which the same may be, desiring to avail itself of the benefit of this
act, shall do so by resolution passed as other resolutions are required to
be passed.

Notice of such resolution shall forthwith be given to all railroad com-
panies, or steamboat companies, operating lines to, through, or by such
village, town, station, or point, as is referred to in section one of this act,
and the same shall be sufficiently served by delivering a copy thereof to
the agent of such company having an office or place of business in or
nearest to such town, village, station, or point, if such company has any
such agent in such county or city; and after such notice it shall be un-
lawful for any railroad or steamboat company receiving the same to trans-
port or charter any train, car, or boat, or vessel, for excursion or picnic
parties, destined to any such town, village, station, or other point. except
upon the terms and conditions specified in such resolution: provided, that
nothing in this act shall apply to any seaside, mountain, or summer
resort.

83. Any railroad company, steam, or electric, or steamboat company,
or common carrier of passengers, violating the provisions of this act shall
be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars for each offense.