Chap. 33.—An ACT to create for the county of Princess Anne, Virginia, a
commission of roads, bridges and wharves and to prescribe the powers
and duties of such commission and thereby provide for controlling,
constructing and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges within
said county, and for acquiring, establishing, altering and vacating
roads, bridges and wharves therein, and to repeal any and all acts
not in keeping with this act. (H. B. 89.)

Approved February 16, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
permanent road commission, to consist of three members, one
rom each magisterial district and to be known as the commis-
ion of roads, bridges and wharves, for the county of Princess
nne, Virginia, is hereby created.

2. The commission shall be appointed by the judge of the
ircuit court of said county, to hold office for a term of four
pars and until their successors are appointed and qualify.

3. No person who holds any other State or county office, ap-
ointive or elective, or who is not a voter of said county shall
hold office as a member of said commission, or perform any of
the duties thereof.

4. The commission shall annually elect one of their num-
ber chairman and another of their number secretary of the same
and shall have authority to require the sheriff of said county,
or of any of his deputies, such attendance, and service as may
be necessary to preserve order and serve notices.

5. The said commission shall have the power and be
charged with the duty of providing, constructing, purchasing,
controlling, supervising, managing, building, improving and
keeping in order, all public roads and bridges and wharves
within said county (not included within the corporation limits
of any corporated town in said county which maintains its own
streets), and for such purposes may make such contracts as
they deem desirable for and on behalf of said county.

6. The said commission shall have, and may exercise the
powers, authority, jurisdiction now or heretofore conferred
upon boards of supervisors by general law (so far as not in-
consistent with this act) in regard to providing, purchasing,
constructing, establishing, altering and vacating roads and
bridges and the attorney for the Commonwealth of said county
shall render such legal service to the said commission as may
ne proper under this act, without additional compensation to

m.

7. Beside obtaining, having and using all county money
belonging to and available from county and district funds for
road purposes, the said commission shall have the right to apply
for and receive, and make use of, under this act, such State
money, or convict aid as may be properly applicable to the
county of Princess Anne, under the general laws of the State
on this subject.

The board of supervisors shall, from year to year, when-
ever requested so to do by said commissioner, or whenever re-
quired for the performance of any contract made by said com-
mission, make levies for road purposes up to the maximum al-
lowed by law, and appropriate the funds derived therefrom to-
gether with any and all other funds in the county treasury
available for road purposes, as directed by said commission.

9. Two of the members shall constitute a quorum for trans-
action of business and all sessions of the commission shall be
public and a permanent record (to be prepared by the secretary)
of its orders, proceedings, receipts, expenditures and all re
ports to or by it, which shall at all times during normal business
hours be open to public inspection.

10. The judge of the circuit court of said county shall re.
move any members of the said commission, for a failure to dis-
charge promptly and correctly, all of his duties, as herein re.
quired, and appoint his successor.
11. The judge of the circuit court of said county shall fix
the salaries of the commission which shall in no case exceed two
hundred dollars each per annum and the commission shall fix
the salary of its clerk and the court shall require of each mem-
ber a bond of good security, in the penalty of two thousand dol-
ars.

12. The commission shall keep a strictly itemized account
of all receipts and disbursements and give the names of each
and every person employed, and the amounts paid them and
report to the board of supervisors monthly, which reports shall
be published semi-annually.

13. All other acts or parts of acts inconsistent or in confiict
with this act are hereby repealed.

14. An emergency existing this act shall be in force from
its passage.