Chap. 353.—An ACT to ineorporate the town of Kenbridge, in the county of
Lunenburg, Virginia.

Approved March 14, 1908.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the ter-
ritory contained within the limits set forth and described in the second
section of this act be deemed and taken as the town of Kenbridge, and
the inhabitants of the said town for all purposes for which towns are in-
corporated in this Commonwealth, shall be a body politic, in fact and in
name, under the denomination of the town of Kenbridge, and as such
shall have and exercise and enjoy all rights and privileges and powers, and
be subject to all the duties and obligations incumbent upon and pertain-
ing to said town as a municipal corporation, subject to all the general
laws of the State.

2. The boundaries of the said town shall be as follows: Beginning on
Cox’s road at the intersection of the line between W. F. Kennedy and
A. L. Cralle and said road, and go in a southeasterly direction along
line of W. F. Kennedy and A. L. Cralle to land of heirs of E. B. Barnes ;
thence in a westerly direction along line of heirs of E. B. Barnes and W.
F. Kennedy to land of A. Wingold; thence in a westerly direction along
line of A. Wingold and W. F. Kennedy to right of way of Virginia
railway to Cox’s road; thence in a southerly direction along Cox’s road
to line of L. W. Bridgeforth and Tinkling land and improvement com-
pany; thence in a northerly direction along line of L. W. Bridgeforth
and Tinkling land and improvement company to Reedy creek road;
thence in a easterly direction to point of intersection of lands of A. L.
Cralle, J. G. Blackwell, and right of way of Virginia railway ; thence in
a northeasterly direction along line of A. L. Cralle and J. G. Blackwell to
land of W. F. Kennedy; thence along line of A. L. Cralle and W. F.
Kennedy in a northerly and easterly direction to land of heirs of Archer
Bridgeforth; thence along line of land of heirs of Archer Bridgeforth
and W. F. Kennedy to land of William Hicks; thence along line of
William Hicks and W. F. Kennedy to public road; thence in a south-
easterly direction to point of beginning.

3. The government of said town shall be vested in a mayor and six
councilmen, who shall be residents and voters in said town, to be chosen
every two years by ballot, at an election held according to law, on the
second Tuesday in June; the first election to be held in June, nineteen
hundred and eight, and enter upon their duties the first day of September,
nineteen hundred and eight, and until the regular election and quali-
fication of the said officers as hereinbefore provided for, the following
shall be officers of said town: mayor, H. K. Bagley; councilmen, Dr. W.
D. Hondig, T. W. Webb, E. W. Reay, Theo. Orgain, W. F. Kennedy and
J. J. Almond; town sergeant, Horace Hill.

The council shall appoint a clerk and a sergeant, whose terms of
office shall be two years, and to expire with the term of the council
electing them, or until their successors are elected and qualified.

4. The said town and its officers shall have all the powers and privi-
leges and be subject to all the restrictions provided by the general laws
of this Commonwealth for the government of towns and the powers of
officers of towns. - ,

5. The said town council shall have the power to adopt any and all
ordinances, and to enforce the same, as they may deem necessary, for
the regulation and improvement of the said town, subject, however, to
the general laws of the State.

6. The authorities shall have the use of the county jail of Lunen-
burg county, until the said town shall have built one of their own, for
the safe-keeping of all persons who shall be sentenced under the ordi-
nances of the town.

7. lo improve the sanitary conditions and secure police protection at
once, an emergencey exists, and it is ordered that this bill shall be in
force from its passage.

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