Chap. 335.—An ACT to authorize and empower any two or more of the coun-
ties, cities and towns through their respective governing bodies to contract
with each other for any public improvement and to provide in such contracts
for appropriations of such moneys as may be deemed necessary for such
purposes. [fH B 245]

Approved March 29, 1934

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, as follows:

1. The term “project” as used in this act shall mean any building or
improvement involving an outlay of a capital nature which may be
required by or convenient for the purposes of any county, city or town
and without limitation of the foregoing shall include water supply,
water works, electric lights or other lighting system, wharves, docks,
harbors, ferries, suitable equipment against fire, erection or improve-
ment of school buildings, jails, city or town halls, fire houses, libraries,
and other public buildings, incinerators, auditoriums, armories, airports
and equipment and furnishings for same, grading, paving, repaving,
curbing or otherwise improving any one or more of the streets or
alleys, or widening existing ones, or for locating, instituting and main-
taining sewers and culverts, or for any other public improvement.

2. Any two or more of the counties, cities and towns of this State
through their respective boards of supervisors, councils or other gov-
erning bodies are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into such
contracts and agreements as they may deem proper for or concerning
the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of any project
as defined in this act.

3. Any such counties, cities and towns so contracting with each
other may also provide in any contract or agreement for a board,

commission or such other body as their governing bodies may deem
proper for the supervision and general management of a project as
defined in this act and for the operation thereof, prescribe their authori-
ties and duties and fix their compensation.

4. Any such contract or agreement shall also set forth as nearly
as may be ascertainable the amount of money necessary for the acqui-
sition, construction, maintenance, and operation of any project as herein
defined and the proportional part thereof to be provided by each county,
city or town party thereto and shall authorize and direct the appro-
priation thereof by their respective governing bodies.

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