Chap. 269.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2016 of the Code of Virginia,
as heretofore amended, in relation to the powers of cities and towns. [H 351}

Approved March 15, 1924.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section

two thousand and sixteen of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
Section 2016. Power of incorporated towns and cities to contribute
to the building, and so forth, of public roads, and bridges; ferries; towns
and cities may construct bridges across streams beyond or within their
corporate limits, and may borrow money and issue their municipal
bonds therefor; bonds heretofore issued for such purposes validated.—
An incorporated town or city, acting by and through its council or gov-
erning body, when in the judgment of such council or governing body
such action will tend to promote the material interest of such town or
city, may contribute funds or other aid within the control of such town
or city, towards the building or improvement of permanent public
roads leading to such town or city, or of bridges over streams crossing
such roads, or may purchase or construct such bridges outside of its
corporate limits, or may contribute to the establishment, maintenance
or operation of any ferry connecting such city or town with other places,
whether such other places be within or without this State; provided,
that no such contribution shall be made, or any such bridge purchased
or constructed, at any point more than forty miles beyond the corporate
limits, as measured along the route of said road.

Any such incorporated town or city may purchase or construct
bridges across streams without or within its corporate limits, so as to
afford access to its streets from permanent public roads outside of its
corporate limits, or so as to connect its streets; provided that no part
of any such bridge outside of such corporate limits shall be more than
forty miles therefrom; and, provided, further, that the navigation of
such streams shall not be interfered with; and such incorporated town
or city, acting through its council or governing body, may borrow money
and issue its municipal bonds therefor, for the purpose of purchasing or
constructing such bridges; and whenever any such incorporated town or
city(shall have heretofore issued its municipal bonds for such purposes,
such bonds shall be deemed and held valid in all respects, whether here-
tofore sold or not; provided, the proceedings of its council or other gov-
erning body in issuing the same be in all other respects regular and
legal.

2. Anemergency existing, this act shall be in force from its passage.