Chap. 250.—An ACT providing for the issue of bonds for the erection of twa
iron bridges across New river, in Giles county.

Approved March 16, 1910.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the board
of supervisors of Giles county shall, by order entered of record, or the
judge of the circuit court of Giles county, in term time or vacation, on
the petition of fifty freeholders of the county of Giles, may submit to the
qualified voters of said county whether or not the bonds of the county
shall be issued, in a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, for the
purpose of raising funds to be used in the building of two iron or steel
bridges across New river, in said county of Giles.

2. Said election shall be held after at least thirty days’ notice thereof
at any general election, or at any special election held for the purpose in
said county, and said election shall be held and certified in the mode
prescribed by law for holding and certifying elections under the laws of
this State, except that the election returns shall be made to the board of
supervisors of said county, who shall canvass the returns and ascertain
the result and spread the same upon the records of the board of super-
visors of the said county of Giles.

3. The notice of the time of holding said election shall be published
for four weeks in any newspaper of general circulation published in the
county of Giles, and this publication shall be a sufficient notice for said
election.

4. Each qualified voter of Giles county shall be entitled to vote on
said question, and shall designate his preference of two locations across
New river, in Giles county, where said two bridges shall be erected; the
two locations receiving the greatest number of votes shall be the locations
at which said bridges shall be erected.

5. The form of said ballot shall be as follows:

“For bridge bonds.”

‘Against bridge bonds.”

“Should a majority of the vote cast at this election be for bridge bonds,
my choice of locations is as follows:

Any ballot not having designated thereon two locations and no more,
for said bridges, shall not be counted as to location.

6. If a majority of the qualified voters of Giles county voting on the
question shall be in favor of the issuance of said bonds, then it shall be
the duty of the said board of supervisors to issue the bonds of said county
of Giles, in such amounts and upon such times, not exceeding, however,
the sum of thirty thousand dollars, as the board may direct, and in such
denominations, and payable at such times and at such places in Giles
county as said board shall determine, said bonds to bear interest at a
rate not exceeding five per centum per annum.

%. Said bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the board of super-
visors and countersigned by the clerk of the board, with the seal of the
board attached. The said board shall sell such bonds at not less than
par, and shall have powcr to appoint an agent or agents therefor, and
provide for his compensation, but the bonds when issued shall be placed
in some depository to be chosen by the said board of supervisors, and
shall only be delivered to the purchaser upon receipt, by such depository,
of the purchase money therefor.

8. In the event of building said bridges across New river, the board
of supervisors shall advertise for bids for the erection thereof in any
manner deemed best by the board, and the board of supervisors shall pre-
scribe the manner in which said bridges shall be erected, and to this end
ire empowered to employ a suitable inspector to superintend the construc-
ion thereof.

9, Any matter not fully covered by this act to suitably carry out the
‘lection provided for herein, and the building of the bridges provided for
ierein, shall be governed by the general laws as to such matters in which
his bill may be deficient.
10. Because of the delay in mails and traffic, an emergency is deemed
to exist, and this act shall be in force from its passage.