Chap. 12.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 7 of an act approved
July 11, 1870, entitled an act for the incorporation of the town of Bowling
Green, in the county of Caroline.

Approved January 11, 1900.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sections
two and seven of an act entitled “an act for the incorporation of the
town of Bowling Green, in the county of Caroline,” approved July
eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy, be amended and re-enacted so
az to read as follows:
§ 2. For the proper government of said town, it shall he the dutv
of the judge of the county court of Caroline to appoint annually from
the qualified voters of said town a registrar, whose duty it shall he to
register, as now or may he hereafter provided bv law for the registration
of the legally qualified voters of this commonwealth, the voters of said
town qualified to vote according to the constitution and laws of this
commonwealth: and it shall further he the duty of said judge to appoint
annually from the qualified voters of said town three judges of election,
whose duty it shall he to conduct all elections held under the provisions
of this act. It shall he lawful for the residents of said town. qualified
to vote for all officers elective by the people under the constitution of
this commonwealth, at the courthouse in said town, or such other place as
may he designated by the trustees of said town, annually, on the fourth
Thursday in May, to elect by ballot, under the provisions, as far as
practicable, of chapter ten of the code of eighteen hundred and eighty-
seven, unamended, seven fit, discreet and able men, being frecholders and
inhabitants of said town, to serve as trustees thereof. It shall be the
duties of the judges conducting said election to certifv the returns of the
same as provided in chapter ten of the code of Virginia, and deliver
one pell book, together with the ballot cast, hoth sealed, to the clerk of
the county court of Caroline county, and to deliver the other poll book,
sealed, to the mayor of said town. And it shall be the duty of the board
of commissioners of election provided for by chapter ten of the code of
Virginia to examine the said poll book returned to the said clerk, and
certify the result of said election in the same manner they do all other
elections held in the county of Caroline; and the clerk of the county
court of Caroline shall award certificates of election to the persons thus
declared to have been elected trustees of said town. In case of contest
of election, the same shall be conducted as in cases of contest for countv
offices. The persons so elected shall, before entering upon the duties of
their office under the authority of this act, respectively, take an oath well
and trulv, faithfully and impartially to do, execute, and perform the
duties of their several offices, as prescribed by this act, to the best of
their skill and judgment, and no other oath shall be required: and shall,
within fifteen davs after their election proceed to choose out of their
own body, one person to preside at their meetings, who shail be the mavor
of said town for twelve months from the first day of the next succeeding
July and give the casting vote at any legal mecting of the trustees of
said town whenever they are equally divided, and shall not otherwise
vote upon anv measure or proposition pending before the said board
of trustees. The person so elected president of the board of trustees
and mayor of the town as aforesaid, shall be, and is hereby, invested with
the powers and authority of a justice of the peace within the corporate
limits of said town and for one mile beyond the said corporate limits;
to have and exercise the like jurisdiction in all cases whatsoever origi-
nating within said limits as a justice of the county now or may hereafter
have; and it is hereby made the duty of said mayor, acting as a justice
of the peace as aforesaid, to suppress all disturbances, riots, and dis-
orderly conduct within the boundary of said town and for one mile
beyond the same, in accordance with the laws of this commonwealth, or
by the imposition of such fines and penalties as he may be authorized
by the by-laws or ordinances of said town; and for all fines imposed under
this charter, or the ordinances of said town passed in pursuance of this
charter, the said mayor, if the said fines are not at once paid, may issue
an execution for the same, or at his election may commit the party fined
to the county jail until the fine and costs are paid. The said town shall
pay the expenses of said imprisonment when the same is ordered for a
violation of a town ordinance; but no imprisonment for violation of a
town ordinance shall be for a longer period than six months. The said
mayor shall issue process, hear and determine all prosecutions, cases and
controversies arising under the by-laws and ordinances of said town,
saving to the party convicted the right of appeal to the county court of
Caroline county in all cases whatsoever wherein the fine or judgment
shall exceed the sum of ten dollars. Appeals shall be taken in the same
time and manner and upon the same terms that appeals are now or may
hereafter be taken by law from judgments of a single justice of the peace.

§ 7. Be it further enacted, That the said trustees shall have power to
appoint, annually, a sergeant or town collector, who may appoint a
deputy or deputies, the person so appointed to be approved hv the hoard
of trustees of said town, who shall have and possess the like right of
distress and powers in collecting the said taxes, service and return of
process arising under the authority of this act, or of any by-law made
in pursuance thereof, and shall he entitled to the same or like fees and
commissions as are allowed by law to constables for similar duties and
services. The sergeant, or town collector, shall execute bond with
approved surety in such penalty as said trustees shall deem necessary,
pavable to them and their successors in office, conditioned for the faith-
ful discharge of his duties and payment over of said taxes and other
monevs bv him collected or received in virtue of his office; and he and
his securities, his and their executors or administrators, shall be subject
to such proceedings, by motion or otherwise, before the county court of
the county of Caroline, for enforcing the payment of such taxes or other
monevs by him collected or received as aforesaid at the suit or motion of
the said mayor and trustees, or other person entitled, as collectors of
county levies are by law subject to for enforcing payment of the levies
by them collected.

8. This act shall be in force from its passage.