Chap. 126.—An ACT authorizing the submission to the legal voters of the city
of Winchester of the question whether or not they will favor the issuance by
said city of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars of Town Run improve-
ment bonds and to authorize the issuance by said city of not more than twenty-
five thousand dollars of said bonds if a majority of those voting vote in favor’
of such issuance. .

Approved March 3, 1908.

Whereas, it appears that the Town Run is the central drainage stream
flowing through the city of Winchester, and that most of said city drains
into said Town Run; and,

Whereas, it further appears that the channel of said Town Run is
crooked, obstructed and inadequate at many points, and that as a result
of its present incapacity to care for flood waters, the lower part of said
city has been flooded several times in recent years; and,

Whereas, an experienced engineer has made plans, surveys and speci-
fications to enlarge, straighten, grade and pave said Town Run to the
ead that it will remedy the suffering from an obstructed and constricted
channel; and,

Whereas, the common council of the city of Winchester has by reso-
lution requested authority from the general assembly of Virginia to call
a special election to submit to the qualified voters of said city whether
or not a majority thereof of those voting will favor the issuance of not
more than twenty-five thousand dollars of bonds, at such rate of interest
as the common council may determine, not to exceed five per centum per
annum, maturing not more than twenty years after date, in judgment of
council, the proceeds from the sale of said bonds to be used to defray
the cost of straightening, deepening, widening, grading and otherwise
improving said Town Run to the end that it may more freely and fully
carry off drainage, accommodate storm waters and relieve the city from
floods and unhygienic obstructions to drainage; and, whereas, if the
bonds provided for by this act shall be issued, the bonded indebtedness
of the city of Winchester will be less then eighteen per centum of the
assessed valuation of the real estate in said city subject to taxation, as
shown by the last assessment for taxes; now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the com-
mon council of the city of Winchester is hereby authorized, as soon as
may be after the passage of this act, to order a special election at which
all voters of said city, qualified to vote in general elections under the
laws of the State, may vote upon the question whether or not they favor
or oppose the issuance of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars of
Town Run improvement bonds, said bonds to bear such interest as the
council may determine, not to exceed five per centum per annum, and to
be in such denominations as the council may determine, and to mature
within such number of years after issuance as council may determine,
not to exceed twenty years after date of issuance. If a majority of those
voting shall vote in favor of the issuance of said bonds, the said common
council, by proper resolution or ordinance, may direct that they be issued
and executed on behalf of the city of Winchester and signed by such
officers or parties as the common council shall name, provided said bonds
shall not exceed the aggregate hereinbefore named.
%. The proceeds from said bonds shall be expended wholly in the im-
provement of the Town Run as aforesaid.

3. Said bonds shall be in such form as the common council of said
city may determine.

4. It appearing that an emergency exists, the probable summer storms
causing an overflow in the present condition of the run, it is ordered that
this act shall be in force from its passage.