CHAP. 148.—An ACT to incorporate the town of Iron Gate,
Virginia.

Approved January 31, 1890.

Whereas the town of Iron Gate, as laid out, is situated
almost entirely in the county of Alleghany, and a small
portion thereof is probably in the county of Botetourt:
and whereas it 1s desired to incorporate the said town and
to have the whole of said town located in one county;
therefore,
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That the town of Iron Gate be, and the same is hereby,
made a town corporate by the name of the “town of [ron
Gate,” and by that name shall have and exercise all of
the powers conferred upon towns by law, and be subject
to all of the laws now in force or that may hereafter be
enacted for the government of towns containing less than
five thousand inhabitants; and O. Hileman is hereby ap-
pointed mayor of said town, and J. E. Carper, J. C. Trout,
Charles W. Showalter, William A. Cahoon, and A. S.
Dinkel are hereby appointed councilmen thereof, any
three of whom shall constitute a board or quorum for the
transaction of business. The said council, which includes
the mayor as president thereof, shal] have power to appoint
a sergeant and such other officers as may be necessary,
together with a police force for the preservation of order,
who shall remain in office until their successors are elected
and qualified according to law.

2. The said mayor and councilmen above named and
appointed in this act shall continue in office until the first
day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety, and thereafter
until their successors shall be elected and qualified accord-
ing to law. |

3. The boundaries of the said town shall be as follows,
to wit: Beginning ata point in the middle of Jackson
river, about one hundred feet southeasterly from the centre
line of thirteenth street produced; thence south fifty-one
degrees, forty-four minutes, west fifteen hundred and forty
feet to corner; thence north fifty-nine degrees, fifty-eight
minutes, west nine hundred and ninety and three-tenths
feet to corner; thence south fifty-two degrees, twenty-five
minutes, west fourteen hundred and fifty-two feet to cor-
ner near southeasterly corner of block one hundred and
thirteen; thence north forty-three degrees, twenty-five
minutes, west thirty-six hundred and sixty-three feet to
corner near westerly corner of block seventeen; thence
north twelve degrees, fifty minutes, east twenty-one hun-
dred and fifty feet to corner near northerly corner of block
two; thence north fifty-two degrees, twenty-two minutes,
east twenty-four hundred and forty feet to corner about
one hundred and fifty feet northerly from chalybeate
spring; thence north forty-two degrees, forty-nine min-
utes, east, crossing railroad to a point in the middle of
Jackson river; thence up the river seven hundred feet toa
point in the middle of the river; thence south eighty-
seven degrees, eight minutes, east sixteen hundred feet to
corner near northerly corner of block one hundred and
forty-five; thence south twenty-three degrees, fifty-three
minutes, east nine hundred and ninety feet to corner;
thence south thirty degrees, seven minutes, west six hun-
dred and forty feet to a point in the middle of the river,
and thence along the middle of the river forty-nine hun-
dred feet to the beginning; including also a somewhat
semi-circular piece of land comprising extension of Cres-
cent avenue and land enclosed.

4, That the whole of the town of Iron Gate be deemed
to be within the county of Alleghany, and the courts and
the officers of said county of Alleghany shall have ex-
clusive jurisdiction for the trial of all controversies of
every kind and description, both civil and criminal, that
may arise within said town, and for the collection of taxes,
levies, and assessments of all kinds, and for all other pur-
poses, as fully and completely as such courts and officers
have jurisdiction in other parts of said county: provided
that nothing contained in this section shall modify,
abridge, or in any manner alter the powers, rights, and
duties allowed or imposed by law on any of the officers of
the said town of Iron Gate.

5. This act shall be in force from and after ifs passage.