CHAP. 111.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 18 of the charter of
the town of Manassas, Virginia.

Approved March 11, 1912.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section eighteen of the charter of the town of Manassas, as ap-
proved by an act of March tenth, nineteen hundred and six, be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§18. The council may, in the name of, and for the use of
said town, contract loans and issue bonds for such improve-
ments as are herein authorized; provided, no such loans shal]
be contracted except by a two-third vote of the council, and
which shall be endorsed by a majority of the registered voters,
vating on the question, as authorized by law, and no bonds shall
be issued for a greater period than forty years. And provided
further, that in no case shall the aggregate indebtedness of
the town exceed at any time eighteen (18) per centum of the
assessed value of the real estate within the said town. All
contracts for the erection of public buildings and improvements
shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, after advertisement
for thirty days in any newspaper published in said town, and
the parties to whom such contract shall be let shall give such
bond as the council may require, but no member of the council,
or otficer of the town shall have any interest in such contract.

2. By reason of the town of Manassas desiring to hold a
special election to issue bonds for internal improvements, an
emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this act shall be in
force from its passage.