Chap. 317.—An ACT conferring upon the council of the city of Portsmouth
the power to establish, enlarge, or acquire electric light plants, heat and
power plants, street railway, trolley-bus and transportation system, and gas
works, and to acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease, or otherwise the
property in whole or in part of any private or public service corporation
operating such system or systems. [S B 366]

‘ Approved March 20, 1922.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
council of the city of Portsmouth, in addition to other powers con-
ferred by law, shall have power to establish, enlarge or acquire elec-
tric light plants, heat and power plants, street railway, trolley-bus
and transportation systems, and gas works within or partly within
and partly without the limits of said city, and shall have power to
acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease, or otherwise, land and
other property for the purpose of establishing said plants, systems
or works, and shall have the power to acquire by purchase, lease, or
otherwise, the property, in whole or in part, whensoever acquired,
of any private or public service corporation operating such plants,
systems or works, or chartered for the purpose of acquiring or oper-
ating such plants, systems or works, including its land, plants, works,
buildings, machinery, pipes, mains, wires, tracks, and all appurte-
nances thereto, its contracts, easements, rights and franchises, includ-
ing its franchise to be a corporation, whether said property or any
part thereof is essential to the purpose of said corporation or not.