Chap. 31.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section (11) of section 4. sub-
section (b) of section 16, sub-section (j) of section 31, and section 63, of
an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Bristol, and
to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith, and to declare all
contracts and obligations heretofore or hereafter made by the present
council and government of the city of Bristol and all powers heretofore or
hereafter exercised by them, while in office to be legal and valid, approved
March 19, 1920. [H B 135]

Approved February 17, 1922.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sub-
section (eleven) of section four, subsection (b) of section sixteen,
sub-section (j) of section thirty-one, and section sixty-three, of an
act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Bristol, and
to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith, and to declare
all contracts and obligations heretofore and hereafter made by the
present council and government of the city of Bristol, and all powers
heretofore and hereafter exercised by them, while in office, to be legal
and valid, approved March nineteen, ninetcen hundred and twenty,
be and the same are, hereby amended and re-enacted, so as to read
as follows:

Section 4, sub-section (11). To join with the city of Bristol,
Tennessee, or the Bristol-Goodson Water Company (a Virginia corpo-
ration owned by the city of Bristol, Tennessee), separately or jointly,
in acquiring, developing, maintaining, and operating, leasing, or other-
wise handling any water power properties, pipe lines, reservoirs,
pumping stations, filtering plants, purification processes, and other
works, and auxiliary steam plants, in the States of Virginia and
Tennessee, or in either of said States, for the purpose of supplying
water and electric current, or either, for the use of the inhabitants
of the cities of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, and vicinity; and
to that end the city of Bristol, Virginia, is authorized to make the
city of Bristol, Tennessee, its trustee or agent to hold title to property
in Tennessee, or for any other purpose the city of Bristol, Virginia,
may deem proper; and the city of Bristol, Virginia, 1s authorized to
act as trustee or agent for the purpose of holding title to property in
Virginia for the city of Bristol, Tennessee, or for any other purpose
the city of Bristol, Tennessee, may desire and the city of Bristol,
Virginia, may deem proper.

Section 16, sub-section (b). Every ordinance of a general or
permanent nature shall be published in full once within ten days
after its final passage by posting a copy thereof at the front door
of the court house in the city, or when ordered by the council, by
publication in a newspaper published or circulated in the city for such
time as the council may direct ; provided that the foregoing require-
ments as to publication shall not apply to ordinances reordained in
or by a general compilation or codification of ordinances printed by
authority of the council.

Section 31, sub-section (j). The police justice shall keep'a regu-
lar account of all fines, forfeitures, and costs imposed for the violation
of the city ordinances, and make such reports as may be required by
ordinance or resolution of the council. The chief of police shall
collect such fines, forfeitures and costs and report and pay over the
same monthly or oftener as required. The police justice shall, until
othewise provided in accordance with section thirty-one (a) of this
charter, receive such fee as a justice of the peace and such fee as
may be allowed by general law for each warrant issued or tried, or
submitted for violation of city ordinances, to be assessed in the case
as other costs of trial; but in no case shall said fee be paid by the city.

Section 63. Elections——Each ward in the city of Bristol shall
be a separate election district; and the council of the city of Bristol
shall designate the voting places in each election district in the city,
and, until otherwise designated by the council of the city of Bristol,
the elections shall be held at the following places: In the first ward,
at the high school building; in the second ward, at the court house
and city hall; in the third ward, at the public school building on
Washington street. The duly constituted and authorized officials shall
take proper steps for registering the voters and holding the elections
in accordance herewith.