Chap. 216.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 4 and 5 of an act entitled
an act to authorize Northampton county to borrow money and issue
bonds for a sum not to exceed $150,000, for the purpose of building
public roads in said county, approved March 14, 1912. (H. B. 217.)

Approved March 24, 1914.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
sections four and five of an act entitled an act to authorize North-
ampton county to borrow money and issue bonds for a sum not: to
exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the purpose of
building public roads in said county, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

Sec. 4. The ballots to be used in such election shall be prepared
as are ballots for other general elections, and shall contain the words
“for the issue of bonds for public road improvement,” and “against
the issue of bonds for public road improvement;” and if upon the
canvass of the ballots cast, it shall be found that a majority of those
voting are in favor of such bond issue, the fact shall be so reported.
as are the results of other general elections, and the board of super-
visors upon receipt of notice of such results shall proceed imme-
diately to prepare, execute and negotiate such bonds accordingly:
provided, however, that if one or more of the magisterial district:
of the said county shall cast a majority vote in favor of such bond
issue and one or more shall vote negatively thereon, the said board
shall issue such bonds, in such proportion of the said sum of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, only, as the road mileage of
the district or districts voting in favor thereof shall bear to the
aggregate road mileage of the said county, or as nearly as may
reasonably be possible, the proceeds of such bonds so issued to be
applied exclusively to road building in such magisterial districts.
provided that the total amount issued by the district in favor of
this law shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).

Sec. 5. The said board of supervisors, together with the road
commission for Capeville magisterial district in the said county.
created by an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved
February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight and W. J.
Sturgis, P. W. Tankard, G. E. Colbourn, W. E. Thomas, J. W.
Chandler, C. D. Hurtt, J. L. Walker, Clarence Knight, of the
Franklin magisterial district of the said county; G. W. Holland.
W.L. Dalby, O. F. Mears, L. W. Nottingham, William H. Westcott.
Hi. L. Thomas, T. P. Bell, John B. Dunton, of the Eastville magis-
terial district of the said county; John S. Wise, W. W. Dixon.
*: Kemper Goffigon, Ruic Nottingham, C. F. Wilson, A. P. Scott, R.
: DPD. Stevenson, George F. Parramore, of the Capeville magisterial
- clistrict of the said county, shall constitute a road board for the
i; Purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, and the

said board of supervisors, road commission for Capeville magis-
terial district, and other district members of the said road board,
whose respective magisterial districts shall vote in favor of the
gaid bond issue, are hereby authorized and empowered to adopt
such methods and materials as, in their judgment, may seem best

- suited to the requirements of their respective districts, employ such

engineers, road builders and operatives, upon such terms and for
such compensation as to them may seem fit, and make all reasonable
and proper regulations as to location, construction and maintenance

* of the roads to be constructed hereunder, and to do generally and
’ perform all acts necessary of the effectuation of the intents and
'* purposes thereof, and said road board created under this act shall

cause its accounts to be audited annually and publish a full report

' of all receipts and expenditures in some newspaper in said county.

The treasurer of the road board provided for under this law shall,
when he enters upon the duties of this office, give a bond in the sum
of ten thousand dollars, conditioned on the faithful performance
of his duties.

2. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.