Chap. 22.—An ACT to validate and confirm certain bonds issued by the school
board of Western Branch magisterial district, No. 1, of the county of
Norfolk, under an act entitled: “an act to authorize the school board of
Western Branch magisterial district, No. 6, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow
money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue
bonds therefor not exceeding $50,000 in amount,” approved March eighth,
nineteen hundred and six; and to authorize the board of supervisors of Norfolk
county to guarantee the payment of said bonds.

Approved February 8, 1908.

Whereas, by an act of the general assembly of Virginia, entitled “an
act to authorize the school board of Western Branch magisterial district,
number six, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money for the purpose
of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not
exceeding fifty thousand dollars in amount,” approved March eighth,
nineteen hundred and six, the school board of Western Branch magis-
terial district, number one, of the county of Norfolk, was, by the body
of said act, authorized and empowered to borrow money, not exceeding
fifty thousand dollars in amount, the same to be used for school im-
provements in said district ; and

Whereas, the school board of Western Branch magisterial district
number one, of the county of Norfolk, under the above-mentioned act
of March eighth, nineteen hundred and six, issued its bonds to the
amount of fifty thousand dollars, as authorized by said act and in con-
formity with its provisions; and

Whereas, some question has arisen as to the validity of said bonds,
owing to the fact that the title of the said act of March eighth, nineteen
hundred and six, authorized “the school board of Western Branch mag-
isterial district, number six of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money
for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue
bonds therefor not to exceed fifty thousand dollars in amount,” while
the body of said act authorized and empowered “the school board of
Western Branch magisterial district, number one, of the county of
Norfolk,” to borrow money not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, and to
issue its bonds therefor; and

Whereas, the true name of said school board is “the school board of
Western Branch magisterial district, number one, of the county of Nor-
folk; and

Whereas, the said bonds issued under the said act of March eighth,
nineteen hundred and six, were issued for the benefit of the said school
board of Western Branch magisterial district, number one, of the county
of Norfolk, for school improvements for said district, and the said
school board desires that the said bonds may be made valid; and
Whereas, in order to dispose of the said bonds the more readily and to
the best advantage, it is deemed advisable that the board of supervisors
of Norfolk county be authorized to guarantee the payment of the said
bonds; therefore

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the said
bonds to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, issued by the said school
board of Western Branch magisterial district number one, of the county
of Norfolk, dated July first, nineteen hundred and six, under the act
of March eighth, nineteen hundred and six, be, and the same are, hereby,
in all respects, validated and confirmed; and the board of supervisors
of Norfolk county be, and it is hereby, authorized and empowered to
guarantee the payment of said bonds, both principal and interest, in such
form as it may deem advisable.

2. The necessity of raising money for school purposes creates an
emergency, and this act shall be in force from its passage.